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Issue: Mad #486
Publication Date: February 2008
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Issues: #486 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
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: 60
ISBN:
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Price: $4.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 32 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Ficarra
Disclose Notes: Issue page count includes an 8-page insert special advertising section "MAD Presents The Whitest Kids U' Know", printed on heavier paper.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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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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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Terminator
Character(s): Sarah Connor
Synopsis: Ad for tv show on Fox Network.
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Pages: 1
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Departments

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Bore Growls; Black Spy
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): John Ficarra; Paul Roberts; Robert Schuster; Angela Liewen; Jeffrey Pearson; Richard Thompson; Gorjan Veletic; Robert Clemons; Ashley Davie
Penciller(s): Jeffrey Pearson (photo); Mike Proia (photo); Joseph Mehr (photo); Barry Fries (photo); Ashley Davie (photo)
Inker(s): Jeffrey Pearson (photo); Mike Proia (photo); Joseph Mehr (photo); Barry Fries (photo); Ashley Davie (photo)
Colorist(s): Jeffrey Pearson (photo); Mike Proia (photo); Joseph Mehr (photo); Barry Fries (photo); Ashley Davie (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Sophia (of Kid Nation); Angela-Jo Griffin [as White Spy]; Jennifer Mawhinney [as Black Spy]; Al Jaffee; Ashley Davie
Synopsis: Letters, photos and fan art.
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Pages: 2.67
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15 Years. 15 Superstars.

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Penciller(s): ? (photo)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Feature(s): WWE presents Raw
Synopsis: Ad for music CD.
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I Am Ripper, Tearer, Slasher, Teeth In The Darkness

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Beowulf
Synopsis: Ad for game from Paramount Pictures and Shangri-la Entertainment.
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They've Made Our World Their Battleground

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dragon Wars
Synopsis: Ad for game from Younggu Art Co, Ltd. and Sony.
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The Fundalini Pages

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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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): Dennis Kucinich; Al Gore; George Bush
Synopsis: Various short satires of pop culture.
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Disclose Notes: Contributors (roles unknown) include: Charles Akins; Peter Bagge; Scott Bricher; Tom Bunk; John Caldwell; Paul Coker; Desmond Devlin; Darren Johnson; Jeff Kruse; Jacob Lambert; Jack Syracuse; Sumukh Torgalkar; P. C. Vey.

Segments include: Things You Don't Want To Hear From a High School Guidance Counselor; Better Endings To Fairy Tales Than "Happily Ever After"; Least E-mailed Articles; The 3 Biggest Lies!!; Modern Heart Pendants; Meet The '08 Presidential Candidates; Vey to Go; Fundalini Goes to the White House; The Godfrey Report; Things Your Overprotective Parents Might Do If They See Your MySpace Page.
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The War Of The Future Begins Today

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Frontlines Fuel of War
Synopsis: Ad for game from THQ, Inc. and Kaos Studios.
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George W. Bush "Spins" His Final State Of The Union Address

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Frank Jacobs
Penciller(s): Ward Sutton
Inker(s): Ward Sutton
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): True Wrongs Don't Make A Right Dept.
Character(s): Bill Clinton; Hillary Clinton; John Kerry; Barack Obama; Al Gore; Dick Cheney; George Bush; Nancy Pelosi; Condoleezza Rice; George H. W. Bush; Barbara Bush; Laura Bush; Karl Rove
Synopsis: Parody of President Bush's final State of the Union address, noting supposed highlights of his presidency.
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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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joke And Dagger Dept.
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy fools the White Spy into thinking he can follow him into the air by filling helium ballons from a tank that is actually an H-bomb.
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Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Jaffee
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee
Inker(s): Al Jaffee
Colorist(s): Ryan Flanders
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): All Jaffee Dept.
Synopsis: More stupid answers to stupid questions.
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Zeroes

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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Mad Political Poster
Character(s): John McCain; Hillary Clinton; Fred Thompson; Barack Obama; Dennis Kucinich; Mitt Romney; John Edwards; Rudy Giuliani; Bill Richardson; Mike Huckabee; Ron Paul; Joe Lieberman
Synopsis: A poster of the presidential candidates arranged in a still photo from the tv show Heroes, with the headline "Ignore the Candidates, Save The World."
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Sergio Aragonès Presents A Mad Look at Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Sergio Aragonès
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragonès
Inker(s): Sergio Aragonès
Colorist(s): Tom Luth
Letterer(s): Sergio Aragonès
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Serge-In General Dept.
Synopsis: Unusual causes of death and things that can go wrong when you try to cheat death.
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In Content Item: FlagMad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] published January 2010
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Millions Of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books

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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
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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MAD Presents The Whitest Kids U'Know

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Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Mark Fredrickson; Hermann Mejia; Jack Syracuse; Tom Bunk; Drew Friedman; Tom Richmond; ? (photo)
Inker(s): Mark Fredrickson; Hermann Mejia; Jack Syracuse; Tom Bunk; Drew Friedman; Tom Richmond; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Whitest Kids U'Know
Character(s): Trevor Moore; Zach Cregger; Timmy Williams; Sam Brown; Darren Trumeter, Jr.; Paul; Anne; Commander Livingston
Synopsis: Advertisement for tv series from Independent Film Channel (IFC), presented as a humor magazine styled after MAD.
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Pages: 8
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Monroe And...The Recall

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Anthony Barbieri
Penciller(s): Tom Fowler
Inker(s): Tom Fowler
Colorist(s): Ryan Flanders
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Angster's Paradise Dept.
Character(s): Monroe; Dylan; Monroe's mother; Monroe's father; Monroe's grandfather
Synopsis: Monroe's grandfather destroys everything in the house that was made in China, including Monroe's childhood toys, after hearing about a product recall.
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Own A Piece Of MAD History!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Kelly Freas (signed)
Inker(s): Kelly Freas (signed)
Colorist(s): Kelly Freas (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mad Magazine
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: House ad for subscriptions to MAD, with offer of a limited edition print of cover to MAD #43.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #43 published December 1958
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When The Morbidly Obese Go Bad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Caldwell
Penciller(s): John Caldwell
Inker(s): John Caldwell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): John Caldwell
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fats All, Folks! Dept.
Synopsis: Things that might happen if the obese used their weight and size to make life miserable for others.
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MAD's Juvenile Kid Nation Outtakes

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Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): No Child Left Behind The Scenes Dept.
Synopsis: Stills from the tv show "Kid Nation" with fake dialogue.
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Pages: 3
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The Black Pearl

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hawthorne Village
Character(s): Capt. Jack Sparrow
Synopsis: Ad for Ghost Ship Collection featuring characters from Disney's Pirates of The Caribbean.
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Pages: 1
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Every Issue Of MAD Magazine on 1 DVD!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Absolutely MAD
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Ad for DVD of MAD Magazines.
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The Strip Club

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Scott Nickell; John Kovaleski; Ted Rall; Stan Arrowood; Joey Sayers; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Christopher Baldwin
Penciller(s): Scott Nickell; John Kovaleski; Ted Rall; Stan Arrowood; Joey Sayers; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Christopher Baldwin
Inker(s): Scott Nickell; John Kovaleski; Ted Rall; Stan Arrowood; Joey Sayers; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Christopher Baldwin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Scott Nickell; John Kovaleski; Ted Rall; Stan Arrowood; Joey Sayers; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Christopher Baldwin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pen and Stink Dept.
Character(s): Fantabulaman [Dan Hack aka. Buzzman]
Synopsis: The Fantabulaman strip tells his origin, revealing his given name.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: A collection of comic strips including Eek!; The Legendary Deliveries of Pete Zahn; Fantabulaman; Whoops; The Machine That Travels Through Time; Just Below The Surface; It Only Hurts When I Laugh.
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A Thousand Years of Memories Lost. It's Time To Discover Them.

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lost Odyssey
Synopsis: Ad for game from Mistwalker and Microsoft.
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Pages: 1
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Happy Hour Candidate Rundown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ted Rall
Penciller(s): Ted Rall
Inker(s): Ted Rall
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ted Rall
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Political Drink Tank Dept.
Character(s): Rudy Giuliani; Barack Obama; John Edwards; John McCain; Hillary Clinton; Dennis Kucinich
Synopsis: Thoughts on what the presidential candidates would say if they had a few too many beers with you.
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Man Vs. Wild...At The Mall

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Shayne
Penciller(s): Herman Mejia
Inker(s): Herman Mejia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shop Goes The Weasel Dept.
Character(s): Bore Growls; mall cop
Synopsis: Parody of tv show, showing wilderness survival skills (mis)applied to a shopping mall.
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Pages: 4
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What The Heck Is The Difference?

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Observation Dreck Dept.
Character(s): The Clintstones; Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Cover of MAD #331 with a variation to find the differences on.
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From Issue: FlagMad #331 published October 1994
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Pages: 1
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The Epic Adventure Comes To Life In This First-Ever Feature-Length DVD!

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dragonlance
Synopsis: Ad for DVD from Filmproduktions GmbH & Co.
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What Unqualified, Smug Goofball Was, Thankfully, Banned From Running For President In 2008?

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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): George W. Bush
Synopsis: Answer is: George W. Bush.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside back cover
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Drawn-Out Dramas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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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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Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ball Park Franks
Synopsis: Ad for hot dogs.
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Disclose Notes: back cover

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