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Issue: Mad #483
Publication Date: November 2007
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Issues: #483 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 56
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Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 36 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Ficarra
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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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Our Brain-Dead Zombie Issue!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mark Fredrickson
Inker(s): Mark Fredrickson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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Undead And Unrated

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flight of The Living Dead
Synopsis: Ad for DVD of movie from New Line Home Entertainment.
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Departments

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Toucan Sam
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): John Ficarra; Caleb Oldham; Joyce Carol Oates; Sam Barron; David Norris; Cooper Maestas; William Helton
Penciller(s): William Helton; ? (photo)
Inker(s): William Helton; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): William Helton; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters And Tomatoes Department
Character(s): Alfred E.Neuman; Chuck D.
Synopsis: Letters, photos and fan art.
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[untitled]

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Genres: informational
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Human History Just Got A Little Less Human

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Resistance Fall of Man
Synopsis: Ad for game from Insomniac games.
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The Fundalini Pages

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Writer(s): various
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Random Acts of Mindless Dept.
Character(s): Michael Vick; George Bush; Mitt Romney; Ralph "The Stickler" Backne; Joe Bitterman
Synopsis: Various short satires of pop culture.
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Segments include: The Fast 5; The Zombie Food Pyramid; Little-Known Provisions In The 2007 Immigration Bill; Duck Droppings; Movie Screw-Ups; Meet The '08 Presidential Candidates; Fundalini Asks "What If...?"; The Godfrey Report; The Yungbluth & the Restless; Bitterman
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Get Transformers First On DVD 10.16.07

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Feature(s): Transformers
Synopsis: Ad for movie DVD from Dreamworks.
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When Other Advertising Characters Get TV Shows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Scott Maiko
Penciller(s): Tom Richmond
Inker(s): Tom Richmond
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sit-Commercials Dept.
Character(s): Geico cavemen; Verizon guy; Marlee Matlin; Travelocity gnome; Heather Locklear; Doris Roberts; Mrs. Butterworth; Toucan Sam; Steve Shirripa; Tony the Tiger; Lisa Kudrow; Andy Richter; PC guy; Mac guy
Synopsis: Plot outlines for tv shows based on advertising characters.
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Clive Barker's Jericho

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jericho
Synopsis: Ad for game from Imajica Productions / Alchemic Productions.
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Rejected Hillary Clinton Campaign Slogans

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nathaniel Stein
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Phrase That Slays Dept.
Character(s): Hillary Clinton; Bill Clinton
Synopsis: Bad campaign slogans for Hillary's presidential campaign.
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Empower Your Imagination

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Feature(s): Full Sail
Synopsis: Ad for Full Sail School of Computer Animation.
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Another Fruitless Issue!

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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): MAD Classics
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: House ad for Latest issue of MAD Classics.
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A MAD Look At Zombies

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Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Serge-In General Dept.
Synopsis: Things that could go wrong for zombies, or because of them.
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Drizzt Is Willing To Let The Orcs Begin A New Chapter

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Orc King
Character(s): Drizzt
Synopsis: Ad for book by R. A. Salvatore from Wizards of The Coast.
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Planet TAD!!!!!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Tim Carvell
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Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): In Blog We Trust Dept.
Character(s): Tad; Tad's mom; April Dawson; Kevin; Chuck; Julie Kahn; Samantha Scanlon; Violet Liu; Nina Patterson; Sara Jacobsen; Kate McLean; Susan Regan; Stu Lawrence
Synopsis: Story of notes left on Tad's locker from a secret admirer.
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Unfurl Stories Of The Great Asian Powers

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Feature(s): Age of Empires III
Synopsis: Ad for game from Microsoft/Ensemble Studios/Big Huge Games.
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The Strip Club

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Writer(s): Rob Harrell; Dan Long; Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Keith Knight; Scott Nickel; Douglas Paszkeiwicz
Penciller(s): Rob Harrell; Dan Long; Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Keith Knight; Scott Nickel; Douglas Paszkeiwicz
Inker(s): Rob Harrell; Dan Long; Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Keith Knight; Scott Nickel; Douglas Paszkeiwicz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Rob Harrell; Dan Long; Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Keith Knight; Scott Nickel; Douglas Paszkeiwicz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pen and Stink Dept.
Character(s): King Ticklebunny; Father Flannity; Nicole Richie; The Boogieman
Synopsis: A collection of comic strips including Pondering The Really Meaningful Stuff...; The Long And Short Of It; Elf Droppings; Jump Cut; Father Flannity's Hot Tub Confessions; Product Placement In Horror Movies; Just Below The Surface.
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Zombie Ninja Pro-Am
Synopsis: Ad for game from Midway Home Entertainment.
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The Magical Bear That Made People's Dreams Come True

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Writer(s): Brian McConnachie
Penciller(s): Leonardo Rodriguez
Inker(s): Leonardo Rodriguez
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Beast And The Brightest Dept.; MAD's Inspirational Animal Stories
Character(s): Eliot Pressman; Malvolio
Synopsis: Story about a boy who grows up to buy a bear and his fantasies of the magic the bear performs.
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One Day At Lincoln High

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Eric Scott
Penciller(s): Eric Scott
Inker(s): Eric Scott
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Eric Scott
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Love Is In The Err Dept.
Synopsis: A boy discovers his teacher is not into teacher-student relationships.
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To End His Thirst For Blood, You Must Develop One Of Your Own.

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
Synopsis: Ad for game from Konami.
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Idiotic Anti-Gun Control Arguments The NRA Hasn't Used - Yet!

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Writer(s): Jacob Lambert
Penciller(s): Peter Kuper
Inker(s): Peter Kuper
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shoot Happens Dept.
Character(s): Thomas Jefferson; Michael Moore
Synopsis: Improbable arguments for not controlling guns.
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Season Three...What's Next?

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bo Bridges (photo)
Inker(s): Bo Bridges (photo)
Colorist(s): Bo Bridges (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): NBC; USA Network
Character(s): Bucky Lasek
Synopsis: Ad for AST Dew Tour on the NBC and USA networks.
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Things That Really Get Under A Zombie's Skin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): John Caldwell
Penciller(s): John Caldwell
Inker(s): John Caldwell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Monsters' Gall Dept.
Synopsis: Problems that zombies would run into if they tried to live normal lives.
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Spy Vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Peter Kuper
Penciller(s): Peter Kuper
Inker(s): Peter Kuper
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke And Dagger Dept.
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: In the first strip, the Black Spy tries to get into a White facility using a lifted fingerprint from the White Spy, but is clobbered anyway. In the second strip, the White Spy is done in by a fake guillotine.
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What School Bus Drivers Are Doing While You're In Class!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Penciller(s): Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Inker(s): Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Teresa Burns Parkhurst; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Wheel World Dept.
Synopsis: Goofy ideas of what school bus drivers do in their downtime.
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7 Periods Closer To Death

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Writer(s): Ted Rall
Penciller(s): Ted Rall
Inker(s): Ted Rall
Letterer(s): Ted Rall
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Is That Rall There Is? Dept.
Synopsis: What can happen when the schools remove restroom stall doors.
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Battling Evil From The Sea To Outer Space

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Aquaman; The Super Powers Team
Character(s): Aquaman; Superman; Batman; Robin; Wonder Woman; Cyborg; Firestorm
Synopsis: Ad for cartoon DVDs from Warner Home Video.
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Millions of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): MAD books
Synopsis: Ad for the following MAD books: Spy Vs. Spy 2; MAD About Star Wars; The MAD War on Bush; The Completely MAD Don Martin.
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1 Is Worse Than 100

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Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Tom Bunk
Inker(s): Tom Bunk
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Take This Mob And Shove It Dept.
Character(s): Boob Braggit; Henry Laporte; George Wendt; Paris Hilton; Vicki Newton; Bob Barker
Synopsis: The show bumbles along at its usual slow pace until Bob Barker shows up and closes it down.
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What The Heck Is The Difference?

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Penciller(s): Don Martin (original, signed); ? (changes)
Inker(s): Don Martin (original, signed); ? (changes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Observation Dreck Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Cover of MAD #165 with a variation to find the differences on.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #165 published March 1974
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Strength In Numbers

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Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Justice League Padlocks
Synopsis: Ad for combination locks.
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What Little Rat-Faced Chef Raked In Millions This Year?

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Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Inker(s): Al Jaffee (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Fold-In
Character(s): "Ratatouille" kitchen staff; Rachael Ray
Synopsis: Answer is: Rachael Ray.
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Drawn-Out Dramas

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Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Marginal Thinking Dept.
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The Shadow You Cast Is The Shadow They Fear

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Blue Dragon
Synopsis: Ad for game from Microsoft.
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