Mad
#499
(April 2009)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 4.99 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- John Ficarra (credited) (editor); Dave Croatto (credited) (associate editor); Amy Vozeolas (credited) (associate editor)
Issue Notes
Last monthly issue.
Who Wants To Watch Watchmen?
Alfred E. Neuman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Alfred is dressed as Rorschach.
- Reprints
Departments
table of contents / 1 page
- Characters
- White Spy; Alfred E. Neuman; Cookie Monster; Dr. Meatdanglin'
Indexer Notes
The feature "Horton Hears A Ho Department" is phony and does not actually appear in the issue.
Random Samplings of Reader Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Department [Letters and Tomatoes Dept.] / letters page / 3.34 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; Chris DeMattia; David Cook; Griffin Golden; Brian Williams; Ralph Nader; Christiane Amanpour; Bob Costas; John Madden; Chris Matthews; Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.; Tiki Barber
- Synopsis
- MAD's 2-Question Interviews
Letters, photos and fan art. Includes "MAD's 2-Question Interviews" by Vic Arkoff. The letters were written by Liz Clark, Chris DeMattia, Sam Share-Raab, Rob Scibetti, Robert Landis, Rob Golden, Peter Abrahan, James Smith, Jr., Vic Arkoff, Lee Cleaveland, and Daniel Doft.
Photos were submitted by Sam Share-Raab, Rob Golden, and Vic Arkoff.
An Important Message From MAD's Director of Business & Development
Mad Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
The Fundalini Pages
The Fundalini Pages; The Fast 5; The Yungbluth And The Restless; Melvin & Jenkins; The Sublime 7; Stories Reported By TMZ That Were Later Retracted; Eerie Similarities Between; Bitterman; How George W. Bush Will Be Perceived By Various Americans / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Abraham Lincoln; Barack Obama; Cookie Monster; Ron Jeremy; George W. Bush; Hillary Clinton; Bono; Melvin; Jenkins; Joe Bitterman; H. Bitterman
Indexer Notes
Contributors (roles unknown) include: Desmond Devlin; Evan Dorkin; Sarah Syer; Drew Friedman; Garth Gerhart; Mark Hempel; Darren Johnson; Jeff Kruse; Barry Liebmann; Kevin Pope; Sam Sisco; Warde Sutton; Jason Yungbluth
What The Heck Is The Difference?
Observation Dreck Dept. / activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed); ? (changes)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed); ? (changes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
- Synopsis
- Cover of MAD #213 with a variation to find the differences on.
- Reprints
-
from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #213 (March 1980)
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Botchmen
Moore's Code Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Desmond Devlin
- Pencils
- Tom Richmond (signed)
- Inks
- Tom Richmond (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Ozcargrouchius [Amoral Bleidt]; Nerd-Owl [Daniel]; Silk Speculum; Wackjob; Funnyman [Edward Branflake]; Dr. Meatdanglin' [Jon]; Alan "Smithee" Moore; Spider-Man (cameo); Batman (cameo); Robin (cameo); Hulk (cameo); Plastic Man (cameo)
- Synopsis
- The Botchmen wander through all the loose plot ends of the Watchmen story.
- Reprints
A MAD Look at Trade Schools
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Comic situations that are unlikely to happen during training classes.
Digital TV FAQs
A Small-Box Epidemic Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Foolish questions and answers concerning the pending US digital tv conversion.
The Decided Disadvantages of An Online Education
Modem Cum Laude Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Things that could go wrong with an online education.
The Darker Side of The Lighter Side
Berg's-Eye Askew Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Roger Kaputnik; Dave Berg
- Synopsis
- New gags written for Dave Berg's drawings.
- Reprints
- From Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #?
Indexer Notes
The new gag writer is not credited.
From JP CitiChaseWaCapitalMu Bank, Inc.
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Fake letter from a new mega-bank to the American people.
Indexer Notes
There is a simulated watermark to the page with a logo constructed out of financial company logos including Chase, Travelers, and WaMu.
MAD's Unheroic Watchmen Outtakes
Please Sir, Can I Have Some Moore? Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Rorschach [Walter P. Kovacs]; Daniel Dreiberg [Nite Owl]; Adrian Viedt [Ozymandias]; Dr. Manhattan [Jon Osterman]; Laurie Juspeczyk [Silk Spectre]
- Synopsis
- Stills from the movie "Watchmen" with fake dialog.
The Story of Deathbed Donkey...And The Rage of Sorrow
A Touch of Ass Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Deathbed Donkey
- Synopsis
- Story of a donkey that shows up whever someone is dying.
Unabridged Sports Cliches
Humor In A Jock-Ular Vein Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Standard sports interview cliches, with explanatory remarks.
The Strip Club
Pen And Stink Dept.; The Machine That Travels Through Time; The Roommates: John, Joe and Jerry; The Dork Side; Your Mama's Website Is So Ugly; The Long And Short of It...; The Legendary Deliveries of Pete Zahn; One Lovely Easter Morning / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Scott Nickel; Tony Murphy; John Kovaleski; Todd Clark; Christopher Baldwin; Joey Alison Sayers (credited as Joey Sayers); Dan Long
- Pencils
- Scott Nickel; Tony Murphy; John Kovaleski; Todd Clark; Christopher Baldwin; Joey Alison Sayers (credited as Joey Sayers); Dan Long
- Inks
- Scott Nickel; Tony Murphy; John Kovaleski; Todd Clark; Christopher Baldwin; Joey Alison Sayers (credited as Joey Sayers); Dan Long
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Scott Nickel; Tony Murphy; John Kovaleski; Todd Clark; Christopher Baldwin; Joey Alison Sayers (credited as Joey Sayers); Dan Long
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Easter Bunny
Indexer Notes
A collection of comic strips.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- Black Spy; White Spy
- Synopsis
- Two strips. In the first, the White spy is beheaded after believing he's engineered a jailbreak. In the second, a trick diving board does in the Black Spy.
President Obama The Promise Vs. The Reality
Going Barack On His Word Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Desmond Devlin
- Pencils
- Leonardo Rodriguez; Kevin Pope
- Inks
- Leonardo Rodriguez; Kevin Pope
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Barack Obama; Nancy Pelosi; John McCain; Joe Lieberman
- Synopsis
- Compares Barack Obama's campaign promises to what he'll likely do in office.
A "Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions" Snowboarding Conversation
Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
inside back cover
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / filler / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Gags appear on 13 different pages.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Who Wants To Watch Watchmen?
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
Return of The Beat Down
Street Fighter IV -
2.
Departments
-
3.
Random Samplings of Reader Mail
Letters and Tomatoes Department [Letters and Tomatoes Dept.] -
4.
Naruto Shippuden
Shonen Jump -
5.
Dragon Ball Z Remastered
Dragon Ball Z -
6.
The Original Lowrider
Shin Chan -
7.
Halo Wars
Halo Wars -
8.
[no title indexed]
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9.
An Important Message From MAD's Director of Business & Development
Mad Magazine -
10.
The Fundalini Pages
The Fundalini Pages; The Fast 5; The Yungbluth And The Restless; Melvin & Jenkins; The Sublime 7; Stories Reported By TMZ That Were Later Retracted; Eerie Similarities Between; Bitterman; How George W. Bush Will Be Perceived By Various Americans -
11.
What The Heck Is The Difference?
Observation Dreck Dept. -
12.
Botchmen
Moore's Code Dept. -
13.
A MAD Look at Trade Schools
Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] -
14.
Digital TV FAQs
A Small-Box Epidemic Dept. -
15.
Humanity's Hope Begins With One Man's Retribution
Resistance Retribution -
16.
The Decided Disadvantages of An Online Education
Modem Cum Laude Dept. -
17.
The Darker Side of The Lighter Side
Berg's-Eye Askew Dept. -
18.
From JP CitiChaseWaCapitalMu Bank, Inc.
-
19.
MAD's Unheroic Watchmen Outtakes
Please Sir, Can I Have Some Moore? Dept. -
20.
The Story of Deathbed Donkey...And The Rage of Sorrow
A Touch of Ass Dept. -
21.
Unabridged Sports Cliches
Humor In A Jock-Ular Vein Dept. -
22.
Buy This Stuff Today!
MAD Books -
23.
The Strip Club
Pen And Stink Dept.; The Machine That Travels Through Time; The Roommates: John, Joe and Jerry; The Dork Side; Your Mama's Website Is So Ugly; The Long And Short of It...; The Legendary Deliveries of Pete Zahn; One Lovely Easter Morning -
24.
Coming March 2009
H-A-W-X -
25.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
26.
President Obama The Promise Vs. The Reality
Going Barack On His Word Dept. -
27.
What Happens When The Numbers Run Out?
Knowing -
28.
A "Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions" Snowboarding Conversation
Mad Fold-In -
29.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
30.
We Scoured The Universe To Find One
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