Mad #520
(April 2013)

EC, 1952 Series
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5.99 USD; 5.99 CAD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
6 times a year
On-sale Date
2013-02-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Barcode
074470332305 04
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
John Ficarra (credited) (editor); Charlie Kadau (credited) (senior editor); Joe Raiola (credited) (senior editor); Dave Croatto (credited) (associate editor); Jacob Lambert (credited) (associate editor)

Adventure Time One of the 50 Worst Things about Cartoons (Table of Contents)

MAD / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Houghton (signed)
Inks
Chris Houghton (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Alfred E. Neuman (as Finn the Human); Jake the Dog; Princess Bubblegum; BMO; Shelby; Lady Rainicorn
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Departments (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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various
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various
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various
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Letters and Tomatoes / letters page / 3 pages (report information)

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?
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various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Fundalini Pages / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jeff Kruse (credited); Jason Yungbluth (credited); Desmond Devlin (credited); Matt Lassen (credited); P. C. Vey (credited); Dick DeBartolo (credited); Tim Haggerty (credited)
Pencils
Charles Akins; Jason Yungbluth (credited); Rick Tulka (credited); Paul Coker (credited); Ty Templeton (credited); Evan Dorkin (credited); P. C. Vey (credited); Kevin Pope (credited); Tim Haggerty (credited); Leonardo Rodriguez (credited); Phil McAndrew (credited); Lucie Lang (photograph)
Inks
Charles Akins; Jason Yungbluth (credited); Rick Tulka (credited); Paul Coker (credited); Ty Templeton (credited); Evan Dorkin (credited); P. C. Vey (credited); Kevin Pope (credited); Tim Haggerty (credited); Leonardo Rodriguez (credited); Phil McAndrew (credited); Lucie Lang (photograph)
Colors
Sarah Dyer (credited); ?; Lucie Lang (photograph)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cataclysmic scenarios and prophecies to ignore in 2013
Genre
humor

The 50 Worst Things about Cartoons (Table of Contents: 4)

Back to the Drawing Bored Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Desmond Devlin (credited); Jeff Kruse (credited); Scott Maiko (credited)
Pencils
Peter Bagge (credited); Anton Emdin (credited); Hermann Mejia (credited); Adam Koford (credited)
Inks
Peter Bagge (credited); Anton Emdin (credited); Hermann Mejia (credited); Adam Koford (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody

Honey Boo-Boo's Family Circus (Table of Contents: 5)

Low-Class Dismissed Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
F. Santopadre (credited as Frank Santopadre)
Pencils
Tom Richmond (credited)
Inks
Tom Richmond (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Tom Richmond (credited)
Genre
humor; satire-parody

Planet Tad!!!!! (Table of Contents: 6)

In Blog We Trust Dept. / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tim Carvell (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor

Spy vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 7)

Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Kuper (credited)
Pencils
Peter Kuper (credited)
Inks
Peter Kuper (credited)
Colors
Peter Kuper (credited)
Genre
humor; spy
Characters
Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis
The Black Spy's paint brings whatever he creates to life.

Mad's Tom Bunk Visits a High School Lunchroom (Table of Contents: 8)

cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Bunk (credited)
Pencils
Tom Bunk (credited)
Inks
Tom Bunk (credited)
Colors
Tom Bunk (credited)
Genre
humor
Reprints

You've Hired the Wrong Life Coach If... (Table of Contents: 9)

Mentor Illness Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Caldwell (credited)
Pencils
John Caldwell (credited)
Inks
John Caldwell (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
John Caldwell (credited)
Genre
humor

A Mad Look at Washington (Table of Contents: 10)

Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés (credited)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (credited)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (credited)
Colors
Tom Luth (credited)
Letters
Sergio Aragonés (credited)
Genre
humor

Phrases That Left the English Language in 2012 (Table of Contents: 11)

Humor in a Vernacular Vein Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Lassen (credited)
Pencils
Ward Sutton (credited)
Inks
Ward Sutton (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody

Mad's Do-It-Yourself Adventure Time Episode (Table of Contents: 12)

And That's the Blanks You Get Dept. / photo story / 2 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody

The Strip Club (Table of Contents: 13)

Pen and Stink Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Brian Gordon; Matt Lassen (credited); Kenny Keil (credited); Noah Van Sciver (credited); Nate Fakes (credited); Christopher Baldwin (credited); Kit Lively (credited); Lance Hansen (credited)
Pencils
Brian Gordon; David DeGrand (credited); Kenny Keil (credited); Tom Hart (credited); Noah Van Sciver (credited); Nate Fakes (credited); Christopher Baldwin (credited); Scott Nickel (credited); Lance Hansen (credited)
Inks
Brian Gordon; David DeGrand (credited); Kenny Keil (credited); Tom Hart (credited); Noah Van Sciver (credited); Nate Fakes (credited); Christopher Baldwin (credited); Scott Nickel (credited); Lance Hansen (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Brian Gordon; David DeGrand (credited); Kenny Keil (credited); Tom Hart (credited); Noah Van Sciver (credited); Nate Fakes (credited); Christopher Baldwin (credited); Scott Nickel (credited); Lance Hansen (credited)
Genre
humor

Gangreens (Table of Contents: 14)

photo story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Jeff Kruse (credited)
Pencils
Scott Bircher (credited) (photographs)
Inks
Scott Bircher (credited) (photographs)
Colors
Scott Bircher (credited) (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody

[Spin Doctors for the Rest of Us] (Table of Contents: 15)

Let’s Twist and Make Up Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Desmond Devlin (credited)
Pencils
Rick Tulka (credited)
Inks
Rick Tulka (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor
Reprints

Frequently Overlooked Benefits of Being a Zombie (Table of Contents: 16)

The Ungrateful Dead Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Cheney (credited)
Pencils
Tom Cheney (credited)
Inks
Tom Cheney (credited)
Colors
Carl Peterson (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor

The Best of the Idiotical (Table of Contents: 17)

Our Daily Dread Dept. / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody

For Many Americans, What Is the Most Important Form They Will Ever Fill Out? (Table of Contents: 18)

Mad Fold-In / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Jaffee (credited)
Pencils
Al Jaffee (credited)
Inks
Al Jaffee (credited)
Colors
Al Jaffee (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Answer: their March madness brackets.

God Bless Our Assault Weapons (Table of Contents: 19)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
D. Woodbridge (credited as Deborah Woodbridge)
Inks
D. Woodbridge (credited as Deborah Woodbridge)
Colors
D. Woodbridge (credited as Deborah Woodbridge)
Letters
D. Woodbridge
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Adventure Time One of the 50 Worst Things about Cartoons
    MAD
  2. 1. Departments
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Letters and Tomatoes
  4. 3. ["Cataclysmic scenarios and prophecies to ignore in 2013"]
    The Fundalini Pages
  5. 4. The 50 Worst Things about Cartoons
    Back to the Drawing Bored Dept.
  6. 5. Honey Boo-Boo's Family Circus
    Low-Class Dismissed Dept.
  7. 6. Planet Tad!!!!!
    In Blog We Trust Dept.
  8. 7. Spy vs. Spy
    Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy
  9. 8. Mad's Tom Bunk Visits a High School Lunchroom
  10. 9. You've Hired the Wrong Life Coach If...
    Mentor Illness Dept.
  11. 10. A Mad Look at Washington
    Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.]
  12. 11. Phrases That Left the English Language in 2012
    Humor in a Vernacular Vein Dept.
  13. 12. Mad's Do-It-Yourself Adventure Time Episode
    And That's the Blanks You Get Dept.
  14. 13. The Strip Club
    Pen and Stink Dept.
  15. 14. Gangreens
  16. 15. [Spin Doctors for the Rest of Us]
    Let’s Twist and Make Up Dept.
  17. 16. Frequently Overlooked Benefits of Being a Zombie
    The Ungrateful Dead Dept.
  18. 17. The Best of the Idiotical
    Our Daily Dread Dept.
  19. 18. For Many Americans, What Is the Most Important Form They Will Ever Fill Out?
    Mad Fold-In
  20. 19. God Bless Our Assault Weapons
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