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Issue: Mad #438
Publication Date: February 2004
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Issues: #438 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Michael Jackson Cover
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $5.25 CAD
$3.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Ficarra; Charlie Kadau (senior); Joe Raiola (senior); Nick Meglin (contributing); Amy Vozeolas (associate); Greg Leitman (associate); Dave Croatto (associate)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color (#1-23, 400-550); color cover with black & white interior (#24-399)
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US (#1-23); magazine size (#24 onward)
Paper Stock: glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Michael Jackson Cover

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Drew Friedman
Inker(s): Drew Friedman
Colorist(s): Drew Friedman
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Character(s): Michael Jackson; Alfred E. Neuman
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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photos); ?
Inker(s): ? (photos); ?
Colorist(s): ? (photos); ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
Character(s): K.C. Mangen (photo); Harold Lloyd Clay (photo of him reading a 1958 issue of Mad); Matt Kramer (photo); Ice Cube (photo); Jeremy Tramer (photo); Ori (Alfred E. Neuman look-a-like contest photo)
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Letters, photos and fan art from readers - Lou Gary, William Gilpin, Andrew Isaac-Zrobek, Betty Lee Skelly, Kendra Ehrgood, Max Kratze, Kristina Larson, Gen Goodwin, Barry Fries, Melissa Fogel, Becky Farina, Eric Finkelstein, K.C. Mangen, N. Kolbasowski, Will Barron, Aaron Burzak, Wesley Dyson, W.T. Deskin, SSG John Reeder, Jake Savage, Jeremy Tramer and Paul Frank Bauer.
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The Fundalini Pages

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Fundalini Pages
Character(s): George Bush; Michael Jackson
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Fundalini contributors - Scott Bricher, Tom Bunk, John Caldwell, Butch D'Ambrosio, Desmond Devlin, Evan Dorkin, Drew Friedman, Garth Gerhart, Charlie Kadau, Arie Kaplan, Scott Maiko, Josh Malinow, Kevin Pope, Joe Raiola, Johnny Styne and Mike Snider.
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Fools of Rock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Tom Richmond
Inker(s): Tom Richmond
Colorist(s): Tom Richmond ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Chronic Black Pain Dept.
Character(s): Screwey; Petty; Principal Middling; Summary; Allowance; Too-Meeka; Narco; Silly; Charlie Brown (cameo); Calvin (cameo)
Synopsis: A satire of the movie School of Rock.
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Pages: 6
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Mad's Handy Glossary to the War on Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Desmond Devlin
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, political
Feature(s): Lexicon-Job Dept.
Character(s): President George Bush; Vice-President Dick Cheney; Attorney General John Ashcroft; Condoleezza Rice
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Pages: 2
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Monroe and... Survivor Jr., Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Anthony Barbieri
Penciller(s): Bill Wray
Inker(s): Bill Wray
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Angster’s Paradise Dept.
Character(s): Monroe; Barton; Carol Ann; Pablo; Gordon
Synopsis: Monroe participates in the Survivor television show.
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Pages: 4
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2003: The Year in Film

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Desmond Devlin
Penciller(s): Photos by AP/Wide World Photos
Inker(s): Photos by AP/Wide World Photos
Colorist(s): Photos by AP/Wide World Photos
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Title Waves Dept.
Character(s): Lebron James; Simon Cowell; Liza Minelli; Ruben Studdard; Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; Saddam Hussein
Synopsis: 2003 movie titles matched up with celebrity photos.
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Sergio Aragonès Presents A Mad Look at the Superbowl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragonès
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragonès
Inker(s): Sergio Aragonès
Letterer(s): Sergio Aragonès
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Serge-In General Dept.
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In Content Item: FlagMad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] published January 2010
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Pages: 4
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Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Peter Kuper
Penciller(s): Peter Kuper
Inker(s): Peter Kuper
Colorist(s): Peter Kuper
Letterer(s): Peter Kuper
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, humorous
Feature(s): Spy vs. Spy
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
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Pages: 2
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The Mourn Identity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Penciller(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Inker(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Letterer(s): Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing] ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tales From the Duck Side
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Pages: 1
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The League of Rejected Superheroes

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jeff Kruse
Penciller(s): Frank Miller (Inebrion); J. Scott Campbell (Scantily Clad Woman); Dave Gibbons (The Entomologist); John Byrne (Mediocre Man); John Romita, Jr. (Sloggtor of Globbzorr); Michael Allred (Vocabullon); Arthur Adams (Apathenia); Jim Lee (The Incredible Infringement Man)
Inker(s): Frank Miller (Inebrion); J. Scott Campbell (Scantily Clad Woman); Dave Gibbons (The Entomologist); John Byrne (Mediocre Man); John Romita, Jr. (Sloggtor of Globbzorr); Michael Allred (Vocabullon); Arthur Adams (Apathenia); Jim Lee (The Incredible Infringement Man)
Colorist(s): Wildstorm (Inebrion; The Entomologist; Mediocre Man; Sloggtor of Globbzorr; Apathenia); Matt Milla (Scantily Clad Woman); Laura Allred (Vocabullon); Alex Sinclair (The Incredible Infringement Man)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Power to the Feeble Dept.
Character(s): Inebrion; Scantily Clad Woman; The Entomologist; Mediocre Man; Sloggtor of Globbzorr; Vocabullon; Apathenia; The Incredible Infringement Man
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In Content Item: FlagMad About Super Heroes #[nn] published January 2012
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Pages: 6
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An Open Letter From Michael Jackson

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Desmond Devlin
Penciller(s): Chas D'eau
Inker(s): Chas D'eau
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Michael Jackson
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The Do's and Dont's of a Super Bowl Party

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Caldwell
Penciller(s): John Caldwell
Inker(s): John Caldwell
Letterer(s): John Caldwell ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): A Word to the Guys Dept.
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Absurd, Their Enthusiasm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Josh Gordon
Penciller(s): Angelo Torres
Inker(s): Angelo Torres
Colorist(s): Wildstorm
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): There’s Something About Larry Dept.
Character(s): Jason Alexander; Larry Davy; Cheryl Hines; Jeff Garlin; Richard Lewis; Rob Reiner; Ted Danson (cameo); Tony Danza (cameo); Sir Anthony Hopkins (cameo); Jimmy; Jerry Seinfeld; James Gandolfini
Synopsis: A satire of the television show Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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If Norman Rockwell Depicted the 21st Century: The Marriage License

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Richard Williams (painted)
Inker(s): Richard Williams (painted)
Colorist(s): Richard Williams (painted)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Disclose Notes: Painting depicts two men getting a marriage license.
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Now Playing at the California State House: Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Snider
Penciller(s): Mike Snider (video captures)
Inker(s): Mike Snider (video captures)
Colorist(s): Mike Snider (video captures)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, political
Feature(s): A Term for the Worse Dept.
Character(s): Arnold Schwarzenneger (photos from his various movies)
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Pages: 2
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What Stomach-Turning Reality Show Has Many Across the Land Completely Disgusted?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Colorist(s): Al Jaffee ?
Letterer(s): Al Jaffee ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
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Disclose Notes: Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: The democratic primaries.
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Drawn-Out Dramas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Letterer(s): Sergio Aragones
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Drawn-Out Dramas
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Pages: 0
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