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Issue: Mad #503
Publication Date: May 2010
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Issues: #503 of 550 Issues (594 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $5.99 USD
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Content Items: 32 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Ficarra; Dave Croatto (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: Last quarterly issue.
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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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reprinted 2 times from a Content Item in another Issue.
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I ♥'ed Obama

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Mark Fredrickson
Inker(s): Mark Fredrickson
Colorist(s): Mark Fredrickson
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Alfred has taken a marker to his I ♥ Obama tee shirt, to indicate a change of heart.
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Now Available

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Everquest II Sentinel's Fate
Synopsis: Ad for game from Sony Online Entertainment.
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Pages: 1
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Departments

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Sarah Palin; Tiger Woods; Black Spy; White Spy; Twitter trademark bird; Shellshock
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art is excerpts from various articles in this issue.
The feature "Spanx-Giving 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)
Credits
Writer(s): John Ficarra; Hannah Cook; Mark Guzman; Kirsten Angel; Jim Mazur
Penciller(s): ? (photo); Kirsten Angel (photo); Jim Hutchings (photo); Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): ? (photo); Kirsten Angel (photo); Jim Hutchings (photo); Sergio Aragones
Colorist(s): ? (photo); Kirsten Angel (photo); Jim Hutchings (photo); ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
Character(s): Hannah Cook; Dick DeBartolo; Conor Angel; Jim Mazur; 'Pits' DeArmond; Alfred E. Neuman; The Situation; Snooki; Lady Gaga; Zach Galifianakis; Kim Kardashian; Frank Jacobs
Synopsis: Letters, photos and fan art.
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Pages: 2.75
Disclose Notes: Includes art by Sergio Aragones for the Free Comic Book Day 2010 t-shirt.
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[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Pages: 0.25
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Celebrating Over 30 Years!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Kubert (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Joe Kubert School Of Cartoon And Graphic Art, Inc.
Synopsis: Ad for art school.
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Pages: 1
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The Fundalini Pages

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jeff Kruse; Nate Fakes; J. C. Duffy; Desmond Devlin; Darren Johnson; ?
Penciller(s): Sam Sisco; Nate Fakes; Evan Dorkin; Sarah Dyer; ? (photo); Sam Viviano; Tom Richmond; J. C. Duffy; Rick Tulka; Richard Williams; Tom Bunk
Inker(s): Sam Sisco; Nate Fakes; Evan Dorkin; Sarah Dyer; ? (photo); Sam Viviano; Tom Richmond; J. C. Duffy; Rick Tulka; Richard Williams; Tom Bunk
Colorist(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset; Nate Fakes
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; The Silly Six; The Kitchen Sink; Twisted Toaster Tales; Rundalini Rates; Celebrity Cause of Death Betting Odds; Spotted At The Multiplex; 6 Degrees of Separation Between Anyone And Anything; When The Going Gets Duff
Character(s): Barack Obama; Lady Gaga; Twisted Toaster; Sarah Palin; Geico Gecko; Flo; Dennis Haysbert; Jake Sully; Mark McGwire; Billy Mays; Glenn Beck; Garfield; Conan O'Brien; Jay Leno
Synopsis: Various short satires of pop culture.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Additional features are: Graphic Novel Review; Signs of A Growing Gun Problem In The NBA; Reasons Cited By Sportswriters...; Pros And Cons of The Kindle; Product Acronyms You Never Knew Existed.
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Relive The Stupidity!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo); Tom Richmond
Inker(s): ? (photo); Tom Richmond
Colorist(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Mad Ad Parody
Character(s): Barack Obama; Tareq Salahi; Michaele Salahi; Falcon Heene; Richard Heene
Synopsis: Advertisement for videos of phony movies "30,000"; White House Crashers; and "Made Up."
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: between pages 3-4 of The Fundalini Pages
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Tiger Cheat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A MAD Parody
Character(s): Tiger Woods; Jon Gosselin
Synopsis: Parody of cover of magazine "Tiger Beat" featuring women Tiger Woods has supposedly had affairs with.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: between pages 4-5 of The Fundalini Pages
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We're Temporarily Stopping Production

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Mad Ad Parody
Synopsis: A parody of a Toyota apologetic ad.
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Pages: 1
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On Sale Now!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): MAD About Super Heroes
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: House ad for book "MAD About Super Heroes Volume 2."
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Pages: 1
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The MAD Quarterly Report December 2009 - March 2010

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Paul Coker
Inker(s): Paul Coker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Eventing Our Spleen Dept.
Character(s): Lou Dobbs; Donald Trump; Rod Blagojevich; Kate Hudson; Alex Rodriguez; Rush Limbaugh; Sarah Palin; Brian Williams; Tareq Salahi; Michaele Salahi; Charlie Sheen; Sheikh Khalifa; John Edwards
Synopsis: Notes about goofy news of the past quarter.
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Pages: 1
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The Big Bomb Theory

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 Geekest Link Dept.
Character(s): Albert Einstein; Johnny Galecki [as Leper Halfstudler]; Kaley Cuoco [as Panty]; Jim Parsons [as Shellshock]; Kunal Nayyar [as Razzberry]; Simon Helberg [as Howsad]
Synopsis: Parody of tv show "The Big Bang Theory", where we are introduced to the cast and Shellshock takes over the show with a diabolical experiment.
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Pages: 4
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Fight Unemployment!

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 various MAD books, including 4 exclusive at Barnes & Noble.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Art is covers of the books.
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The Tiger Woods Mistress Mini-Golf Fun Center

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Scott Maiko
Penciller(s): Ty Templeton
Inker(s): Ty Templeton
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Just Screw It Dept.
Character(s): Tiger Woods; Elin Woods; Gloria Allred
Synopsis: Ideas for a new golf business for Tiger Woods, to cash in on his marital troubles.
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Pages: 2
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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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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: The new gag writer is not credited.
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An Important Message From MAD's Director of Business & Development

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jeffrey Lozenge ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad Magazine
Character(s): Jeffrey Lozenge
Synopsis: A message stringing together some well-known lines from the US Revolution.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Mad subscriptions; #72 in a series. Jeffrey is wearing a Revolutionary War costume.
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Amish Mantle And Miracle Invention help Your Bank Balance Hit Rock Bottom

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Scott Maiko
Penciller(s): Irving Schild (ohoto)
Inker(s): Irving Schild (ohoto)
Colorist(s): Irving Schild (ohoto)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Pennsylvania Dutch Oven Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of Amish fireplace ads, showing how they are a scam.
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Pages: 2
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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: Two strips. In the first, the Black Spy is shot by a piece of White modern art. In the second, the White Spy is propelled into the path of a bus by a motorized umbrella.
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Pages: 2
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The Rich Rewards of A Full-Time Career As A Convenience Store Clerk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Caldwell
Penciller(s): John Caldwell
Inker(s): John Caldwell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Giving Change You Can Believe In Dept.
Synopsis: Absurd ideas on benefits of being a convenience store clerk.
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Pages: 2
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A MAD Look At Avatar

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Sergio Aragones
Inker(s): Sergio Aragones
Colorist(s): Tom Luth
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Serge-In General Dept.
Character(s): Jake Sully; Colonel Miles Quaritch; Neytiri
Synopsis: Things that could have gone wrong with various scenes from the movie Avatar.
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Pages: 4
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The 9 Reasons You Can't Get A Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Penciller(s): Kevin Pope
Inker(s): Kevin Pope
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hire Education Dept.
Synopsis: Nine stupid or annoying things to do that would stop anyone from hiring you.
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Pages: 2
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7 Periods Closer To Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ted Rall
Penciller(s): Ted Rall
Inker(s): Ted Rall
Letterer(s): Ted Rall
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Rall of Duty Dept.
Synopsis: A boy writes an absurd science fiction story and is sent to the school psychologist because of the violence in the story...which he plagiarized anyway.
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Pages: 1
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The 38 Worst Things About Late Night TV!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Desmond Devlin; Scott Maiko; Jeff Kruse
Penciller(s): Hermann Mejia; Ward Sutton
Inker(s): Hermann Mejia; Ward Sutton
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): All Hams On Desk Dept.
Character(s): Jon Stewart; Conan O'Brien; Ross The Intern; David Letterman; John J. Doherty; George Lopez; Andy Richter; Jimmy Kimmel; Uncle Frank Potenza; Jay Leno; Jimmy Fallon; Johnny Carson; Ed McMahon; Stephen Colbert; Bill O'Reilly; Barack Obama; Craig Ferguson
Synopsis: A look at the bad jokes, bad bits, bad decisions and repetitiveness of late night tv comedy shows.
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Pages: 5
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MAD's Iron Man 2 Outtakes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Young And The Rustless Dept.
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Pepper Potts; Whiplash [Ivan Vanko]; Nick Fury
Synopsis: Stills from the movie "Iron Man 2" with fake dialogue.
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In Content Item: FlagMad About Super Heroes #[nn] published January 2012
as MAD's Iron Man 2 Outtakes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Stop The Spread Of Germs!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick DeBartolo
Penciller(s): Gary Hallgren
Inker(s): Gary Hallgren
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): An Embarrassment of Richards Dept.
Synopsis: Stupid ideas to stay germ free.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A MAD Healthy Living Poster.
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The Strip Club

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Christopher Baldwin; Joey Alison Sayers; Dustin Glick; Scott Nickel; Felipe Galindo [as Feggo]; Douglas Paszkiewicz
Penciller(s): Christopher Baldwin; Joey Alison Sayers; Dustin Glick; Scott Nickel; Felipe Galindo [as Feggo]; Douglas Paszkiewicz
Inker(s): Christopher Baldwin; Joey Alison Sayers; Dustin Glick; Scott Nickel; Felipe Galindo [as Feggo]; Douglas Paszkiewicz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Christopher Baldwin; Joey Alison Sayers; Dustin Glick; Scott Nickel; Felipe Galindo [as Feggo]; Douglas Paszkiewicz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pen And Stink Dept.; Just Below The Surface; It Only Hurts When I Laugh; The Machine That Travels Through Time; Bloggers Through Time; The Dork Side
Synopsis: A collection of comic strips.
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Pages: 4
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The MAD Vault 1969

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Ridgeway; Al Jaffee; Larry Siegel; Stan Hart; Chris Hart; Frank Jacobs; Duck Edwing;Don Martin; Sergio Aragones
Penciller(s): Al Jaffee; Mort Drucker; Norman Mingo; Bob Clarke; Jack Davis; George Woodbridge; Jack Rickard; Paul Coker Jr.; Don Martin; Sergio Aragones; Irving Schild ? (photo)
Inker(s): Al Jaffee; Mort Drucker; Norman Mingo; Bob Clarke; Jack Davis; George Woodbridge; Jack Rickard; Paul Coker Jr.; Don Martin; Sergio Aragones; Irving Schild ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Articles Formerly Known As Reprints Dept.
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Beetle Bailey; Sargeant Orville P. Snorkle; Captain Sam Scabbard
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From Issue: FlagMad #124 published January 1969
From Issue: FlagMad #125 published March 1969
From Issue: FlagMad #127 published June 1969
From Issue: FlagMad #128 published July 1969
From Issue: FlagMad #129 published September 1969
From Issue: FlagMad #130 published October 1969
From Issue: FlagMad #131 published December 1969
From Content Item: FlagMad #125 published March 1969
was If Comic Characters Were Psychoanalyzed [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagMad #126 published April 1969
was If Comic Strips Covered the Burning Issues of the Day [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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Steal These Tweets!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Croatto
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pinch-Twitter Dept.
Character(s): Twitter trademark bird
Synopsis: A collection of snappy Tweets for unimaginative people to use.
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Pages: 1
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What Condition Definitely Won't Be Covered By The New Obama Health Plan?

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): Tiger Woods
Synopsis: Answer is A Bruised Reputation.
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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 8 different pages.
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Ever Tried Sliding Down A Bobsled Run Naked?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 5 Gum
Synopsis: Ad for gum from Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.
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Disclose Notes: back cover

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