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Issue: Mad #484
Publication Date: December 2007
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Issues: #484 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
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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: 35 (13 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Spend The Holidays With...Lindsay! Nicole! Britney! Paris!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Lindsay Lohan; Nicole Richie; Britney Spears; Paris Hilton; Alfred E. Neuman
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Unfurl Stories Of The Great Asian Powers

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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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Departments

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Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Donald Rumsfeld
Synopsis: Includes "An Important Message From the Editors" about safety precautions for reading MAD, to reduce the hazards of lead poisoning.
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Disclose Notes: Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "Wettysburg Address Department" is phony and does not actually appear in the issue.
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

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Writer(s): Natalie Beach; Augie Kahsar; Ester O'Neile; Graham Kaletsky; John Hadden
Penciller(s): Jordan Pope-Roush (photo); Bill Bramhall; Steve Macklen; ? (Clinton figure)
Inker(s): Jordan Pope-Roush (photo); Bill Bramhall; Steve Macklen; ? (Clinton figure)
Colorist(s): Jordan Pope-Roush (photo); ?
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Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Bill English; Sam Huntington; Nick Kroll; Jeff Daniel Phillips; Black Spy; White Spy; Bill Gaines; Mark Holsman; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; Hillary Clinton
Synopsis: Letters, photos and fan art.
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Disclose Notes: Includes cartoons reprinted from The New York Daily News; Tampa Bay Times; Ventura County Star, and a letter reprinted from Model Airplane.
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Statement of Ownership

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Genres: informational
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Disclose Notes: For October 4, 2007. Total paid distribution = 205,890. Owner = E. C. Publications, Inc., wholly owned by Time Warner.
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[untitled]

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Human History Just Got A Little Less Human

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Feature(s): Resistance Fall of Man
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The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon And Graphic Art, Inc.

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Feature(s): The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon And Graphic Art, Inc.
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The Fundalini Pages

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Britney Spears; Fred Thompson; Leona Helmsley; Larry Craig; David Chase; Joe Bitterman
Synopsis: Various short satires of pop culture.
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Disclose Notes: Contributors (roles unknown) include: John Caldwell; Matthew A. Cohen; Paul Coker; Garth Gerhart; Barry Liebmann; Hermann Mejia; Frank Santopadre; Jack Syracuse; P. C. Vey.

Segments include: Fundalini Goes To The MTV Video Music Awards; The Godfrey Report; Vey To Go!; Meet The '08 Presidential Candidates; The To-Do List of Trouble Helmsley, the Dog Who Inherited $12 Million; Senator Larry Craig’s Can’t-Miss Men’s Room Pick-Up Lines; Sopranos Wins The Emmy; Fundalini Goes To The Emmys; Political Bumper Stickers We're Sure To See; Bitterman.
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Bring Our Troops Home From Iran!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman; A MAD Protest Poster
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
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MAD Deconstructs TV Talk Shows

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Chat 'N The Stat Dept.
Character(s): Stephen Colbert; Jon Stewart; Jimmy Neutron (cameo); Marco Crandall
Synopsis: A look at the Colbert Report tv show.
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The Ultimate in Archival Storage for Comic Books!

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Feature(s): Mill Case
Synopsis: Ad for plastic cases for comic book storage.
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The New Magic of DrawerBoxes

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Feature(s): DrawerBoxes
Synopsis: Ad for storage system from The Collection Drawer Co.
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Juggles

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Humor In A Juggler Vein Dept.
Synopsis: A juggler keeps adding increasingly dangerous items to his act until he chokes on an apple and the whole mess comes down on him.
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Play Games For FREE

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Feature(s): Gametap
Synopsis: Ad for online gaming from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
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You're Not Exactly Full of The True Spirit of Christmas If...

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Totally Scrooged Dept.
Synopsis: Things you might do during the Christmas season that show you're a jerk.
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The Lines Are Drawn...

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Feature(s): Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Synopsis: Ad for game from Nintendo.
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Are We Winning The War On Terrorism?

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Homeland Insecurity Dept.
Character(s): Geraldo Rivera; Rudy Giuliani; Donald Rumsfeld; Dick Cheney; Condoleezza Rice; Osama bin Laden; George Bush
Synopsis: Questions about the progress of the war.
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The Don Martin 2008 Calendar

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Feature(s): Week-Al Matter Dept.
Synopsis: A calendar with some art from previous issues by Don Martin.
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NEW Blose QuiteDiscomforting 3 Acoustic Noise-Cancelling Headphones

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Noise Will Be Noise Dept.; A MAD Ad Parody
Synopsis: Phony ad for NEW Blose QuiteDiscomforting 3 Acoustic Noise-Cancelling Headphones.
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The Secret Of His Past Is The Key To The Galaxy's Future

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Feature(s): Ratchet Clank Future
Character(s): Ratchet
Synopsis: Ad for game "Tools of Destruction" from Insomniac Games.
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Millions of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books

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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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Ways To Keep Voters Interested Until Election Day

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Case of Ballot Fatigue Dept.
Character(s): Hillary Clinton; Kirsti Alley; Rudy Giulani; Barack Obama; Chris Dodd; Katie Couric
Synopsis: Goofy ways to pump up interest in the election by using television show gimmicks.
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The MAD World of Family Life

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mortal Kin Dept.
Synopsis: Mostly parents acting badly.
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Monroe and...The Tutor

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Monroe; Mr. Bines; Inga; Dylan; Monroe's mother; Monroe's father; Monroe's grandfather; Charles Stingler; childlover4000; No English; Walter
Synopsis: Monroe needs a tutor and the family finds a good one. Monroe actually passes a test but the tutor leaves due to nonpayment.
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You'll Go Head Over Heels For This Issue!

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Feature(s): MADKids
Character(s): Tony Hawk
Synopsis: House ad for latest issue of MADKids.
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Empower Your Imagination

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Feature(s): Full Sail
Synopsis: Ad for Full Sail School of Computer Animation.
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Spy Vs. Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy consistently escapes bombardment by the Black Spy and eventually drops a bomb himself.
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What The Heck Is The Difference?

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Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Cover of MAD #36 with a variation to find the differences on.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #36 published December 1957
was See Evil; Hear Evil; Speak Evil [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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A MAD Look At Sports Scandals

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Monetary, drug and criminal sports scandals.
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Not So Hot Topic Catalog

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Writer(s): Albert Crudo (clothes stylist)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Goods, The Fads And The Ugly Dept.
Synopsis: Catalog of ugly clothes and stupid gifts.
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Unlock Your Inner Hero

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Feature(s): Justice League Padlocks
Character(s): Batman
Synopsis: Ad for combination locks.
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What Primitive Form of Sub-Human Life Has Recently Been Discovered?

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Michael Vick
Synopsis: Answer is: Michael Vick.
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Drawn-Out Dramas

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I Am Ripper, Tearer, Slasher, Teeth In The Darkness

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Feature(s): Beowulf
Synopsis: Ad for game from Ubisoft.
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