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Issue: Mad #487
Publication Date: March 2008
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Issues: #487 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $4.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 29 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Ficarra
Disclose Notes: ISSN: 024 9319
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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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Viva La Stupidity!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Character(s): Alfred Che Neuman
Synopsis: Popular poster of Che Guevara, replaced by Alfred.
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Pages: 1
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Lost Odyssey

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lost Odyssey
Synopsis: Ad for game from Mistwalker, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Departments

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; George Bush; Hillary Clinton; Monroe
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "Wham, Bam, Thank You, Ham 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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Writer(s): John Ficarra; Andrew Barsky; Eric Ruskoff; Donald Goodlin; Stephen Curtis; Erik Schefler; Bo Lotti; Laura Gilbert; Tommy Thelen
Penciller(s): Erik Schefler (photo); Tommy Thelen
Inker(s): Erik Schefler (photo); Tommy Thelen
Colorist(s): Erik Schefler (photo); Tommy Thelen
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters And Tomatoes Department
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Letters, photos and fan art.
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Pages: 1.67
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Dragon Ball Z Remastered

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dragon Ball Z
Synopsis: Ad for DVDs from Tobi Animation and Funimation.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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Own A Piece Of MAD History!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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The Fundalini Pages

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Credits
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): George Mitchell; Leonardo DaVinci; Joe Bitterman; Mike Huckabee; Rambo; Fidel Castro; David Wells; Roger Clemens; Pete Rose; Hillary Clinton; Bill Clinton
Synopsis: Various short satires of pop culture.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Contributors (roles unknown) include: Charles Akins; John Caldwell; Evan Dorkin; Sarah Dyer; Garth Gerhart; Jeff Kruse; Jacob Lambert; Greg Leitman; Ryan Pagelow; Adam Rust; Sam Sisco; Jack Syracuse.

Segments include: Photo Exclusive; Paint Like The Masters; Bitterman; Meet The '08 Presidential Candidates; Rejected Catchphrases From Rambo; Castro Comments; The Fast 5; The Ryan's Den; Monkeys Are Always Funny; Lesser-Known Strikes In The Entertainment Industry; Shocking Revelations George Mitchell Left Out of His Report on Steroids in Baseball.
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Frontlines Fuel of War

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Frontlines
Synopsis: Ad for game from THQ, Inc.
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Pages: 1
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Zeroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Desmond Devlin
Penciller(s): Tom Richmond
Inker(s): Tom Richmond
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Yecch-Men Dept.
Character(s): Longwindy Smersh; Neato Geekarama; Nabob Porkbelly; Putter Porkbelly; Sicki; B.S.; Fatt Porkman; Stare Bennet; Stare's father; Moppet; the Haitian; Mr. Mutto; Mocha; Mrs. Porkbelly
Synopsis: Parody of tv show Heroes, with a surprise Evil Mastermind.
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In Content Item: FlagMad About Super Heroes #[nn] published January 2012
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Pages: 5
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Millions of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): MAD books
Synopsis: House 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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The Darker Side of The Lighter Side

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Berg (original); ? (revised)
Penciller(s): Dave Berg
Inker(s): Dave Berg
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Berg's-Eye Askew Dept.
Character(s): Dave Berg
Synopsis: New gags written for Dave Berg's drawings.
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Reprint Notes: From Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #?
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: The new gag writer is not credited.
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Monroe and...High School Musical

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; principal; Dylan; Walter; Mr. McClammy; Monroe's father; Monroe's mother
Synopsis: Monroe is cast in a school production of High School Musical and even though the show is shut down before the performance, he still manages to screw it up.
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Pages: 4
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Zygote 101

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Scott Bricher
Inker(s): Scott Bricher
Colorist(s): Scott Bricher
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A MAD Ad Parody; Jamie-Lynn Speared Dept.
Character(s): Jamie Lynn Spears
Synopsis: Parody of ad for a Nickelodeon movie.
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Advance Wars Days of Ruin

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Advance Wars
Synopsis: Ad for online game from Nintendo.
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If Classic Old Movie Scenes Were Filmed Today

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Hermann Mejia
Inker(s): Hermann Mejia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Go Ahead, Remake My Day Dept.
Synopsis: Ways that technology has made some old movie plot devices unusable.
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Planet Tad!!!!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tim Carvell
Penciller(s): Brian Durniak; ? (photo)
Inker(s): Brian Durniak; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): In Blog We Trust Dept.
Character(s): Tad; Mrs. Lewis; Laurie Watson; Chuck; Sam Turner; Jabba the Hutt; Lady; Tramp; Tony (unnamed)
Synopsis: Tad discusses the movies Lady And The Tramp and Star Wars, and his class assignment to watch over an egg as if it's a baby.
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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: The Black Spy sends a robotic peace dove to the White Spy that turns out to be a bomb.
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Why George W. Bush Is In Favor of Global Warming

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Jacob Lambert
Penciller(s): Joel Pett; Mike Peters; Jack Higgins; Dick Locher; Matt Davies; Clay Bennett; Michael Ramirez; Ben Sargent; Steve Breen; Jim Morin
Inker(s): Joel Pett; Mike Peters; Jack Higgins; Dick Locher; Matt Davies; Clay Bennett; Michael Ramirez; Ben Sargent; Steve Breen; Jim Morin
Letterer(s): typeset; Joel Pett; Mike Peters; Jack Higgins; Dick Locher; Matt Davies; Clay Bennett; Michael Ramirez; Ben Sargent; Steve Breen; Jim Morin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): An Inconvenient Doof Dept.
Character(s): George Bush; Karl Rove; Michael Moore; Laura Bush; the Devil; Osama Bin Laden
Synopsis: Political cartoons on a single theme by a variety of newspaper cartoonists.
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Pages: 3
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Extremist Makeover Politician Edition

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jeff Kruse
Penciller(s): Drew Friedman
Inker(s): Drew Friedman
Colorist(s): Drew Friedman
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): About A Quote Low Dept.
Character(s): Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton; John Edwards; Mitt Romney; Mike Huckabee; Rudolph Giuliani; Ty Pennington
Synopsis: Comparisons of politicians' statements that change their positions over time.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Concept based on tv show Extreme Makeover.
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MAD's Bat-tastic The Dark Knight Outtakes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wayne, Wayne Go Away Dept.
Character(s): The Joker; Batman; Commissioner Jim Gordon
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Stills from the movie "The Dark Knight" with fake dialog.
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A MAD Look At Halo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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 can go wrong for serious players of the game Halo.
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Pages: 3
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A Gigantic Collection

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): MAD For Decades
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: House ad for hardcover book available exclusively at Barnes & Noble.
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Pages: 1
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American Gagster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnie Kogen
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Drucker (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Leader of The Smack Dept.
Character(s): Crank Locust; Itchy Conners; Ellswood "Burpy" Jackson; Cuba Gooding, Jr.; Mama Locust; Miss Puerto Rico; Detective Lupo; Tempo
Synopsis: Parody of the movie American Gangster, showing how it lifted key scenes from other gangster movies.
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Pages: 5
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On Sale Now!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): MADKids
Character(s): Mario
Synopsis: House ad for newest issue of MADKids.
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Pages: 1
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What The Heck Is The Difference?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ? (changes)
Inker(s): Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ? (changes)
Colorist(s): Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ? (changes)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Observation Dreck Dept.
Character(s): Fidel Castro
Synopsis: Cover of MAD #82 with a variation to find the differences on.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #82 published October 1963
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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What Major Star Has Recently Admitted Receiving Illegal Career-Damaging Human Growth Injections?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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): Jamie Lynn Spears
Synopsis: Answer is: Jamie Lynn Spears.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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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
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Marginal Thinking Dept.
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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: Gags appear on 15 different pages.
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Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ball Park Franks
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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