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Issue: Mad #500
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Pages: 60
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Price: $5.99 USD
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Content Items: 29 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Ficarra; Amy Vozeolas (associate editor); Dave Croatto (associate editor)
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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 Greatest Issue Ever!

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Mark Fredrickson
Mark Fredrickson
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Subject Matter
humorous
Alfred E. Neuman
Alfred E. Neuman
Alfred pops his head instead of a champagne cork.
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Nothing Hits Harder Than Vengeance!

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The Spirit
Ad for DVD of movie from Lionsgate and Oddlot Entertainment.
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inside front cover
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Departments

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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John Ficarra
various
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Subject Matter
humorous
Alfred E. Neuman; Barack Obama; Sergio Aragones; Groucho Marx; Nadya Suleman
Includes a "Note From The Editor." The feature "Unlimited Tights And Weekends Department" is phony and does not actually appear in the issue.
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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John Ficarra; David Lubin; Neil Cuadra; Steven Ferrara; Joshua Hecht; Liam Fox; Dalton Vaughn; Dylan Day; Kurt Wiseman; Ken Hildebrant
Jim Hutchings; Neil Cuadra; ? (photos)
Jim Hutchings; Neil Cuadra; ? (photos)
Jim Hutchings; Neil Cuadra; ? (photos)
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Letters And Tomatoes Department
Alfred E. Neuman; Kiss [Ace Frehley; Gene Simmons; Paul Stanley; ?]; Steven Ferrara; Neil Cuadra; Joshua Hecht; Dalton Vaughn; Dylan Day; Patrick James Folaron; Noam Chomsky; Ken Hildebrant
Letters, photos and fan art.
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Unknown who the 4th band member of Kiss is at this time.
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Get More Of The Action With None Of The Wait!

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Shonen Jump
Ad for DVDs of Naruto from Viz Media.
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between pages 1-2 of letters pages
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Beware of The Darkest Waters...

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Vampirates
Ad for books from Little, Brown.
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between pages 2-3 of letters pages
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[untitled]

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informational
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The 28th Century. The Darkest Age Has Yet To Come.

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Mutant Chronicles
Ad for movie from Isle of Man.
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The Fundalini Pages

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Jeff Kruse; Garth Gerhart; Duck Edwing; Tom Cheney; Michael Grinspan; Paul Peter Porges; Stan Sinberg; Scott Maiko; Anthony Barbieri; Desmond Devlin; Barry Liebmann; Arnie Kogen; Dick DeBartolo; John Caldwell; Teresa Burns Parkhurst; Jacob Lambert
Liz Lomax; Garth Gerhart; Duck Edwing; Tom Cheney; Sam Sisco; Scott Bricher; Bob Clarke (signed); Paul Peter Porges; Al Jaffee; Bob Staake; Leonardo Rodriguez; Kevin Pope; Peter Bagge (signed); Tom Fowler; Jose Garibaldi; Paul Coker; Ward Sutton; Rick Tulka (signed); Evan Dorkin; Teresa Burns Parkhurst; John Caldwell
Liz Lomax; Garth Gerhart; Duck Edwing; Tom Cheney; Sam Sisco; Scott Bricher; Bob Clarke (signed); Paul Peter Porges; Al Jaffee; Bob Staake; Leonardo Rodriguez; Kevin Pope; Peter Bagge (signed); Tom Fowler; Jose Garibaldi; Paul Coker; Ward Sutton; Rick Tulka (signed); Evan Dorkin; Teresa Burns Parkhurst; John Caldwell
?; Carl Peterson
typeset; Rob Leigh
Subject Matter
humorous
The Fundalini Pages
Nadya Suleman; Joe Bitterman; Abraham Lincoln; Alex Rodriguez; The Jonas Brothers; Melvin; Jenkins; Barack Obama; Monroe; Monroe's mother; Monroe's father; Rob Blagoevich
Various short satires of pop culture.
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6.5
Additional features: Bitterman; Duck Droppings; Pull My Cheney; Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds; Fast 5; Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions; Drop-Dead Porges; Comic Book Character or Child Of A Celebrity?; The 8 Bright Sides of Having Octuplets; Melvin & Jenkins; Monroe; 100% True Baseball Factoids!; Wakipedia; Superstitions from Around The World; Monkeys Are Always Funny; A Fundalini Unscientific Poll; Questions To Ask...; A Modern Nursery Rhyme...; Time-Tested Unsuccessful Pick Up Lines
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Life After Debt

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Scott Bricher
Scott Bricher
Scott Bricher
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Subject Matter
humorous
A Mad Ad Parody
Edward M. Liddy [Notorious A.I.G.]
The news about the federal bailout of A.I.G. presented as a rap album cover. Between pages 3-4 of Fundalini Pages.
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Parody of album "Life After Death" by rapper Notorious B.I.G.
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Celebrate the 500th Issue of MAD Magazine With Great Gear & Gifts

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International Spy Museum; Spy vs. Spy
Black Spy
Ad for Spy vs. Spy gear.
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500 Issues of MAD: A Visual History

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Sergio Aragones; Dave Berg; Al Jaffee; Harvey kurtzman; Don Martin; Nick Meglin; Don Reilly; Phil Hahn; Joe Orlando; Gilbert Barnhill; Neal Barbera; Earle Doud; Frank Jacobs; Harry North; May Sakami; Sidney Paulson; Larry Siegel; Russ Cooper; Desmond Devlin; John Ficarra; Stan Hart; Paul Peter Porges; Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau; Anthony Barbieri; Tom Cheney; Jonathan Bresman; Henry Clark; Sean Eisenporth; Frank Santopadre; Andrew J. Schwartzberg; Arie Kaplan; Tom Koch; Kenny Byerly; Russ Cooper; Dave Croatto; Drew Friedman; Josh Malinow; Stan Sinberg; Scott Sonneborn
Sergio Aragones; Dave Berg; Al Jaffee; Harvey Kurtzman; Don Martin; Bob Clarke; Jack Davis; Mort Drucker; Bill Elder; Frank Frazetta; Kelly Freas; Lester Krauss; Norman Mingo; Antonio Prohias; Jack Rickard; Irving Schild; Margaret Szep; Basil Wolverton; Wally Wood; George Woobridge; Max Brandel; Harry North; Semi; Angelo Torres; Gerry Gersten; Tom Hachtman; Harry North; Paul Peter Porges; John Pound; Greg Theakston; Rick Tulka; Sam Viviano; Richard Williams; James Bennett; Henry Clark; Tom Bunk; Brian Farrelly; Sean Farrelly; Arie Kaplan; Kevin Pope; Mike Snyder; Bob Staake; Mark Stutzman; Peter Sun; James Warhola; Bill Wray; 3/Design Studio; Peter Bagge; Scott Bricher; Ray Alma; Drew Friedman; Marc Hempel; Jeff Kruse; Scott Maiko; Roberto Parada; Tom Richmond; Tim Shamey; Sam Sisco; Jack Syracuse; Rick Tulka; Mark Fredrickson; Hermann Mejia
Sergio Aragones; Dave Berg; Al Jaffee; Harvey Kurtzman; Don Martin; Bob Clarke; Jack Davis; Mort Drucker; Bill Elder; Frank Frazetta; Kelly Freas; Lester Krauss; Norman Mingo; Antonio Prohias; Jack Rickard; Irving Schild; Margaret Szep; Basil Wolverton; Wally Wood; George Woobridge; Max Brandel; Harry North; Semi; Angelo Torres; Gerry Gersten; Tom Hachtman; Harry North; Paul Peter Porges; John Pound; Greg Theakston; Rick Tulka; Sam Viviano; Richard Williams; James Bennett; Henry Clark; Tom Bunk; Brian Farrelly; Sean Farrelly; Arie Kaplan; Kevin Pope; Mike Snyder; Bob Staake; Mark Stutzman; Peter Sun; James Warhola; Bill Wray; 3/Design Studio; Peter Bagge; Scott Bricher; Ray Alma; Drew Friedman; Marc Hempel; Jeff Kruse; Scott Maiko; Roberto Parada; Tom Richmond; Tim Shamey; Sam Sisco; Jack Syracuse; Rick Tulka; Mark Fredrickson; Hermann Mejia
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Failing Out of Collage Department
Collage of images from issues 1-100, subtitled "Murmurs And Mumblings", Collage of images from issues 101-200, subtitled "Days of Triumph, Nights of Turpitude", Collage of images from issues 201-300, subtitled "Snatched Glory and Bruised Knuckles", Collage of images from issues 301-400, subtitled "The Rush To Antietam", Collage of images from issues 401-500, subtitled "Beginnings".
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from MAD (EC, 1952 series) (various issues)
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Appears as 2 pages after the Fundalini Pages, 2 pages before Planet Tadd, 2 pages before OBEY, 2 pages before Great Art Masterpieces, and 2 pages before Buy This Stuff Today ad.
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The Dead Celebrity Apprentice

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Credits
Desmond Devlin
Tom Bunk (signed)
Tom Bunk (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
You're Expired! Dept.
Donald Trump; Ivanka Trump; Cleopatra; Babe Ruth; Adolph Hitler; Groucho Marx; Nero; Jesus Christ; Donald Trump Jr.; Elvis Presley; William Shakespeare; Richard Nixon; Frank Sinatra; Betsy Ross; Andre The Giant
Parody of tv show "The Apprentice" with dead celebrities.
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Spy Vs. Spy vs. Spy

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Peter Kuper
Peter Kuper
Peter Kuper
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Subject Matter
humorous
Joke And Dagger Dept.
White Spy; Black Spy; Gray Spy
The Gray Spy lures the other two into a burning building with a hologram of herself.
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Planet Tad!!!!!

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Tim Carvell
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Subject Matter
humorous
In Blog We Trust Dept.
Tad; Cruella DeVille
Tad discusses the Wii, Mr. Sniffles the mouse, 101 Dalmatians, How I Met Your Mother, the Great Lakes, Ocean's 11-13, and his sister Sophie.
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Includes a map, photos of a Wii, and photos from How I Met Your Mother and 101 Dalmatians.
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A MAD Look At Marginals

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Sergio Aragones
Sergio Aragones
Sergio Aragones
Tom Luth
Sergio Aragones
Subject Matter
humorous
Serge-In General Dept.
Sergio Aragones; Batman; Spider-Man; Dracula; Black Spy; King Kong; Gulliver
Reprints of 500 of Sergio Aragones's favorite marginal gags from MAD Magazines.
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from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #? (various)
Miscellaneous
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Obey

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Jack Syracuse
Jack Syracuse
Jack Syracuse
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Subject Matter
humorous
A MAD Poster Parody; Flush Limbaugh Dept.
Rush Limbaugh
A message to the Republican Party.
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The Strip Club

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Dustin Glick; Joey Sayers; Ted Rall; Scott Nickel; Christopher Baldwin; Douglas Paszkiewicz
Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Dustin Glick; Joey Sayers; Ted Rall; Scott Nickel; Christopher Baldwin; Douglas Paszkiewicz
Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Dustin Glick; Joey Sayers; Ted Rall; Scott Nickel; Christopher Baldwin; Douglas Paszkiewicz
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Jason Yungbluth; Paul Gilligan; Dustin Glick; Joey Sayers; Ted Rall; Scott Nickel; Christopher Baldwin; Douglas Paszkiewicz
Subject Matter
humorous
Pen And Stink Dept.; That Sinking Feeling; Rex In The City; The Machine That Travels Through Time; Fantabulaman; It Only Hurts When I Laugh; Just Below The Surface
Batman; Rex; Fantabulaman; Feralman; starship captain; starship first mate
A collection of comic strips.
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Great Art Masterpieces And What They Would Be Saying Today

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Adam Rust
Jacques-Louis David; Francisco Goya; Edward Hopper; Gustav Klimt; Michelangelo; Edvard Munch; Myron; Pablo Picasso; Norman Rockwell; Georges Seurat
Jacques-Louis David; Francisco Goya; Edward Hopper; Gustav Klimt; Michelangelo; Edvard Munch; Myron; Pablo Picasso; Norman Rockwell; Georges Seurat
Jacques-Louis David; Francisco Goya; Edward Hopper; Gustav Klimt; Michelangelo; Edvard Munch; Myron; Pablo Picasso; Norman Rockwell; Georges Seurat
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Subject Matter
humorous
Paint Misbehavin' Dept.
Captions applied to art masterpieces.
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MAD Googles Google's Headquarters

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ryan Pagelow
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Subject Matter
humorous
Map Smear Dept.
Thoughts on what's in Google's headquarters buildings.
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An Important Message From MAD's Director of Business & Development

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jeffrey Lozenge ?
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Subject Matter
Mad Magazine
Jeffrey Lozenge
Why subscribing to MAD is better than being a Viking.
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#500 in a series. Jeffrey is wearing a Viking costume.
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Insanity Claws

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Desmond Devlin
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Just Hugh And I Dept.
Wolverine; Hugh Jackman
A fake blog by someone with an unhealthy obsession with Wolverine.
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FlagMad About Super Heroes #[nn] published January 2012
as Insanity Claws [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Buy This Stuff Today!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
MAD Books
Alfred E. Neuman; George Bush; Black Spy; White Spy
House ad for various MAD books and DVDs.
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The Bailout Hymn Of The Republic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Jacobs
Mort Drucker (signed); James Warhola (signed); Gerry Gersten (signed); Tom Richmond (signed); Angelo Torres (signed); Harry North, Esq. (signed); Richard Williams (signed); Hermann Mejia (signed)
Mort Drucker (signed); James Warhola (signed); Gerry Gersten (signed); Tom Richmond (signed); Angelo Torres (signed); Harry North, Esq. (signed); Richard Williams (signed); Hermann Mejia (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Frank On A Roll Dept.
Barack Obama; Nancy Pelosi; Senator Shelby; Chris Dodd; Barney Frank; Alfred E. Neuman; Black Spy; White Spy; Monroe
New words to the Battle Hymn of The Republic showcasing the 2009 financial crisis and the government's mishandling and bailouts.
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3
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The MAD Guide To Man Boobs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ryan Pagelow
Drew Friedman
Drew Friedman
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
The Jiggle's Up Dept.
A catalog of the various types of overweight men's breasts.
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What Horrible Blight Has Terrorized Americans Relentlessly?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Jaffee (signed)
Al Jaffee (signed)
Al Jaffee (signed)
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Mad Fold-In
Alfred E. Neuman
Answer is 500 issues of MAD.
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inside back cover
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Drawn-Out Dramas

Filler  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sergio Aragones
Sergio Aragones
Sergio Aragones
Subject Matter
humorous
Marginal Thinking Dept.
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Gags appear on 12 different pages.
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MAD Factoids

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?
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Subject Matter
informational
Info A Treat Dept.
Information about the history of MAD Magazine.
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Facts appear on 19 different pages.
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War. Perfected.

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Subject Matter
Killzone 2
Ad for game from Sony Computer Entertainment.
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back cover

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