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Issue: Mad #488
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
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Pages: 52
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Price: $4.99 USD
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Content Items: 28 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Ficarra
Disclose Notes: Except for the cover, all pictures of Alfred E. Neuman in this issue are replaced with a chimpanzee version. ISSN 0024 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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Meet Our NEW Staff!

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Irving Schild (photo); Jack Syracuse
Irving Schild (photo); Jack Syracuse
Irving Schild (photo); Jack Syracuse
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humorous
Alfred E. Neuman
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We Stand Today On The Edge Of A New Frontier...

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Justice League The New Frontier
Wonder Woman; Aquaman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Flash [Barry Allen]; J'onn J'onzz
Ad for DVDs of movie from Warner Premiere Video.
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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 ? [as Mr. Jingles]
Tom Richmond
Tom Richmond
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Mr. Jingles
Letter explaining the change in staff, with a dedication to J. Fred Muggs.
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Includes a thumbnail reprint of cover of MAD #38, painted by chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs.
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Meet The New Staff of MAD

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Jeff Kruse
Tom Richmond
Tom Richmond
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Sub-Human Resources Dept.
Mr. Jingles; T. Worthington Snoots; Sir Wobbly; Little Miss Coconut; Baron von Whoopsie; Goopy III; Stompy Ding Dong; Bumbles McDaniels; Hoops; Captain Zippy; Thurston J. Howler; King Kong
Editorial staff of MAD (listed in sequence 6) depicted as monkeys and apes.
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Arthur, the MAD potted plant, is shown as a banana tree.
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

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John Ficarra; Jamie Schaub; Jared Goldberg; D. K.; Drew Paradis; Drew Morgan; Zack Babins; Linus Closs; Helter Siqueira; Evan Burke
Jamie Schaub (photo); Linus Closs; ? (photo)
Jamie Schaub (photo); Linus Closs; ? (photo)
Jamie Schaub (photo); Linus Closs; ? (photo)
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Letters And Tomatoes Department
Derek; Drew Morgan; Black Spy; White Spy; Helter Siqueira; Marcelo Siqueira; Evan Burke; Gallagher (comedian)
Letters, photos and fan art. Includes a letter from the magazine Acoustic Guitar.
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Professor Layton and The Curious Village
Ad for game from Level-5 Inc.
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Womb To Tomb, I'll Be A Gamer 'Til I Die

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DeVry University
Freedom A. Evans
Ad for classes at a university.
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Contributing artists and writers credited as "the usual barrel of monkeys."
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Own A Piece Of MAD History!

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Kelly Freas (signed)
Kelly Freas (signed)
Kelly Freas (signed)
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MAD Magazine
Alfred E. Neuman
House ad for subscriptions to MAD, with offer of a limited edition print of cover to MAD #43.
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FlagMad #43 published December 1958
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The Monkey-Lini Pages

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Chuckles; Jo-Jo; Joe Bittermonkey; Baboonsbury; Mr. Dookie
Various short satires of pop culture, and of the Fundalini Pages.
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Chuckles & Jo-Jo is parody of Melvin & Jenkins; Bittermonkey is parody of Bitterman; Baboonsbury is a parody of Doonesbury.

Segments include: False Ape-Spectations; Chuckles & Jo-Jo; Other Magazines Already Taken Over By Monkeys; Pull My Cheney!; Bittermonkey; Graphic Novel Review.
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MONKey

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Charlie Kadau
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
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humorous
Welcome To The OCD, Bitch! Dept.
Dishwater; Capt. Startlebuyer; Mr. Paris; Adrian Monkey; Nattily Teaser; janitor; Monkey's psychologist
Monkey solves a crime using a combination of deductive reasoning and chimpanzee habits.
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Satire of tv show Monk.
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A MAD Look at Humans

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Sergio Aragones
Sergio Aragones
Sergio Aragones
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humorous
Dissing Persons Dept.
Monkeys and apes making people look foolish.
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MOMA

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Hermann Mejia (sculpture); Roberto Parada; Richard Williams; James Warhola
Hermann Mejia (sculpture); Roberto Parada; Richard Williams; James Warhola
Hermann Mejia (sculpture); Roberto Parada; Richard Williams; James Warhola
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Parodies of these famous works of art using monkeys and apes instead of humans: David, by Monkeyangelo; Gorilla With A Pearl Earring, by Banannas Vermeer; Whistler's Monkey; The Screech, by Edvard Munkee. Presented as the Winter/Spring Catalogue of The Museum Of Monkey Art (MOMA).
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A Vision For The Future

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Appleseed Ex Machina
Ad for DVD movie from Ex Machina Film Partners and Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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In The Beginning, There Was Darkness.

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God Of War: Chains of Olympus
Ad for game from Sony.
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Snappy Answers To Stupid Human Questions

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Al Jaffee (signed)
Al Jaffee (signed)
Al Jaffee (signed)
Ryan Flanders
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Subject Matter
humorous
All Jaffee Dept.
Answers monkeys and apes might give to stupid questions asked of them.
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Great Monkeys In American History

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Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Tom Fowler
Tom Fowler
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Subject Matter
humorous
Tall Tails Dept.
Goody Wendell; Miss Link; Corky McGoon; Chichi the Leader; Chokachikeel; Heavenly; Freeda Yasgur
Unknown monkeys who helped make American history, from the Mayflower to the Woodstock concert.
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Monkeybay

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Scott Maiko
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humorous
Don't Let The Bid Bugs Bite Dept.
Junk that monkeys and apes might sell on eBay, along with some feedback, ordering rules, and a Monkeybay store.
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9 Out of 10 Dentists Agree: MAD Won't Rot Your Teeth

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Norman Mingo (painted, signed); Tom Bunk
Norman Mingo (painted, signed); Tom Bunk
Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ?
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MAD Classics
Alfred E. Neuman
House ad for latest issue of MAD Classics magazine.
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Spyder Monkey vs. Spyder Monkey

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Peter Kuper
Peter Kuper
Peter Kuper
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humorous
Joke And Banana Dept.
Black Monkey; White Monkey
The Black Monkey tries to ruin a trap set by the White Monkey, but gets caught anyway.
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eHarmonkey

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Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Teresa Burns Parkhurst
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A MAD Ad Parody
Parody of eHarmony ad...for monkeys.
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The Strip Club

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John Kovaleski; Rob Harrell; Emily Flake; Scott Cunningham; Jason Yungbluth; Ted Rall; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Eric Scott; Christopher Baldwin
John Kovaleski; Rob Harrell; Emily Flake; Scott Cunningham; Jason Yungbluth; Ted Rall; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Eric Scott; Christopher Baldwin
John Kovaleski; Rob Harrell; Emily Flake; Scott Cunningham; Jason Yungbluth; Ted Rall; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Eric Scott; Christopher Baldwin
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John Kovaleski; Rob Harrell; Emily Flake; Scott Cunningham; Jason Yungbluth; Ted Rall; Douglas Paszkiewicz; Eric Scott; Christopher Baldwin
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Pen And Stink Dept.
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A collection of comic strips including Me, Myself and My Prehensile Tail Puppet; Pondering The Really Meaningful Stuff; Grooming Gaffes; Spare The Rod...Spoil The Monkey; The Facts of Life; Fantabula Monkey; Just Beneath The Peel; Hairy Plotters; It Only Hurts When I Go "Ook Ook Oook”!
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10 Things You, As A Concerned Monkey, Can Do To Save The Environment

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John Caldwell
John Caldwell
John Caldwell
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humorous
Planet Mirth Dept.
The foolishness of thinking monkeys can affect the planet's environment.
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How To Draw A Monkey

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John Caldwell
John Caldwell; (photo)
John Caldwell; (photo)
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humorous
That Was Easel Dept.
Skittles O'Shea (orangutan)
An orangutan shows how to draw.
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Bananas Republic Summer 2008

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Scott Maiko
Leonardo Rodriguez
Leonardo Rodriguez
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Subject Matter
humorous
Where The Style Things Are Dept.
Parody of a Banana Republic catalog, with fashions modeled by chimpanzees, doing things chimpanzees would do.
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What's The Worst Thing That Can Happen To Any Monkey?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Al Jaffee (signed)
Al Jaffee (signed)
Al Jaffee (signed)
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humorous
Mad Fold-In
Answer is: having to write an issue of MAD.
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Inside back cover.
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Drawn-Out Dramas

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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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Extend Your Lost Experience

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Lost Via Domus
Ad for game based on Lost tv show, from Ubisoft Entertainment.
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Back cover.

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