Issue Details

Issue	#492
Published	August 2008
Cover Price	4.99 USD
Pages	52
Editing	John Ficarra
Notes	ISSN 0024 9319

Cover Details - "We Cover This Summer's Super Heroes!"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; The Hulk; Iron Man; Hancock; Hellboy
Genre	satire
Pencils	Mark Fredrickson
Inks	Mark Fredrickson
Letters	typeset
Notes	ISSN 0024 9319

1 page Soulcalibur IV advertisement "What's Within Your Soul?"

Characters	Yoda; Darth Vader
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for game from Namco Bandai and Lucasfilms.

1 page Table of Contents foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Departments"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Ironic Man; Calvin; Jobs
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "The Good Tumor Man Department" is phony and does not actually appear in the issue.

2 page Letters And Tomatoes Department letters page "Random Samplings of Reader Mail"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman; Hulk Hogan; Al Jaffee; Joyce Jaffee; Sam Viviano; Sergio Aragones; Jack Davis
Synopsis	Photos of persons noted as Characters.
Script	John Ficarra
Pencils	David Folkman (photo)
Inks	David Folkman (photo)
Colors	David Folkman (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters, photos and fan art from: Adam Gallucci; Jeff Robertson; Jeremy Boutin; Justin Allen; Jake Rice; George Brewster; Jens Holdam; Richard Rasheed; Michael McClintock. Includes promo for special edition of MAD at San Diego Comic-Con.

Half page credits

Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

1 page Witchblade; Birds of Prey advertisement "From Comic Book Pages to Television..."

Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for 2 DVD collections from Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. Appears between pages 1-2 of letters pages.

1 page Quantum Prophecy advertisement "Born To Be Heroes"

Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for books from Penguin Young Readers Group. Appears between pages 2-3 of letters pages.

1 page NBC; USA Network advertisement "AST Dew Tour"

Characters	Anthony Napolitan
Synopsis	Ad for AST Dew Tour tv show series.
Pencils	Bo Bridges (photo)
Inks	Bo Bridges (photo)
Colors	Bo Bridges (photo)
Letters	typeset

4 page Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; Are You a Celebrity Or Are You a Celebutard?; Movie Screw-Ups; The Fast 5; Plugged Nickel; Least E-Mailed Articles; The Godfrey Report; Melvin & Jenkins; Bitterman; Letters To The Editor Around America; Fundalini Goes To The story "The Fundalini Pages"

Characters	Melvin; Jenkins; John McCain; Hillary Clinton; Howard Stern; Joe Bitterman
Synopsis	Various short satires of pop culture including a fumetti page "Fundalini Goes To The MTV Movie Awards."
Genre	satire
Script	various
Pencils	Scott Nickel; Rick Tulka
Inks	Scott Nickel; Rick Tulka
Letters	typeset
Notes	Contributors (roles unknown) include: Desmond Devlin; Garth Gerhart; Dave Hanson; Darren Johnson; Jeff Kruse; Jacob Lambert; Barry Liebmann; Hermann Mejia; Scott Nickel; Kevin Pope; Jack Syracuse; Rick Tulka.

3 page Let The Games Be Grim Dept. story "Mad's International Preview of the Beijing Olympics"

Synopsis	News coverage of foreign countries' Olympic events.
Genre	humor
Script	Desmond Devlin
Pencils	Tom Bunk
Inks	Tom Bunk
Letters	typeset

1 page A Mad Political Poster illustration "The Knockout"

Characters	Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton; Bill Clinton
Genre	satire
Pencils	Mark Fredrickson
Inks	Mark Fredrickson

1 page Mad Magazine promo (ad from the publisher) "An Important Message From MAD's Director of Business & Development"

Characters	Jeffrey Lozenge
Script	Jeffrey Lozenge ?
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	House ad for Mad subscriptions; #28 in a series.

5 page Downey Syndrome Dept. story "Ironic, Man"

Characters	Phony Snark [Ironic Man]; Shlepper; Osama Bin Laden (cameo); George W. Bush (cameo); Mr. Peabody (cameo); Boy Sherman (cameo); Batman; Stan Lee; Wall-e (cameo); C3PO (cameo)
Synopsis	Phony is injured but creates an armored suit than allows him to defeat terrorists and a traitor within his own company.
Genre	satire
Script	Desmond Devlin
Pencils	Tom Richmond
Inks	Tom Richmond
Letters	typeset

2 page A Fuel's Errand Dept. story "10 Easy Ways To Beat High Gas Prices And Increase Your Mileage"

Synopsis	10 foolish ways to increase your gas mileage.
Genre	humor
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Tim Hamilton
Inks	Tim Hamilton
Letters	typeset

2 page Secret Agent Clank advertisement "This Time The Secret Agent IS The Gadget"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for game from Sony.

2 page Joke And Dagger Dept. story "Spy Vs. Spy"

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis	The Black Spy uses the camouflage of the costumed characters at a comic book convention to his advantage.
Genre	humor
Script	Peter Kuper
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper

2 page Coming Distractions Dept. story "Movie Posters For The Rest of The Movie Experience"

Synopsis	A group of fake movie-type posters for other things you experience in a movie theater.
Genre	satire
Script	Russ Cooper
Pencils	Scott Bricher
Inks	Scott Bricher
Colors	Scott Bricher
Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes photos as base for artwork likely constructed in a Photoshop-type program.

2 page Lack of Will's Power Dept. story "Mad's Cocky, But Handy Hancock Outtakes"

Characters	Hancock
Genre	satire
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Movie stills with fake dialog.

2 page Apple of Our Ire Dept. story "Calvin And Jobs"

Characters	Calvin; Jobs; Moe; Calvin's mother; Calvin's father
Synopsis	Parody strips replacing Hobbs with Steve Jobs.
Genre	satire
Script	Jacob Lambert
Pencils	Gary Hallgren
Inks	Gary Hallgren

2 page S'Morons Dept. story "John Caldwell's Field Guide to Spotting America's Most Incompetent Summer Camp Counselors"

Synopsis	A MAD look at bad camp counselors.
Genre	humor
Script	John Caldwell
Pencils	John Caldwell
Inks	John Caldwell
Letters	typeset

1 page MAD books promo (ad from the publisher) "Millions of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books"

Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for the following MAD books: Spy Vs. Spy 2; MAD About Star Wars; The MAD War on Bush; The Completely MAD Don Martin.

4 page Serge-In General Dept. story "A MAD Look At This Summer's Super Heroes"

Characters	Tony Stark; Bender; Pepper; Hancock; Batman; The Joker; Bruce Banner; Hulk; Hellboy; Tinkerbell
Synopsis	Goofy interpretations of superhero movies.
Genre	satire
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones

4 page Flyer Beware Dept. story "Sucker City Newspaper Circular"

Characters	Horton (cameo); Roger Clemens (cameo)
Synopsis	Fake ad to look like Circuit City newspaper circular.
Genre	satire
Script	Scott Maiko
Pencils	Scott Bricher; ? (photo)
Inks	Scott Bricher; ? (photo)
Colors	?; ? (photo)
Letters	typeset

3 page Pen And Stink Dept.; Me, Myself and My Puppet; Father O'Flannity's Hot Tub Confessions!!; Rob The Evil Backstabbing, Robot Temp; Scooby-Don't!; Fantabulaman story "The Strip Club"

Characters	The Hulk [Ed Norton]; Father O'Flannity; Choirboy Timmy; Rob; Freddy; Velma; Scooby-Don't; Fantabulaman (and as Robo-Rogue); Radiationman; Snakeman
Genre	humor
Script	John Kovaleski; Keith Knight; Corey Pandolph; Jason Youngbluth; Ted Rall
Pencils	John Kovaleski; Keith Knight; Corey Pandolph; Jason Youngbluth; Ted Rall
Inks	John Kovaleski; Keith Knight; Corey Pandolph; Jason Youngbluth; Ted Rall
Letters	John Kovaleski; Keith Knight; Corey Pandolph; Jason Youngbluth; Ted Rall
Notes	Various cartoon strips.

1 page Naruto The Movie 2 advertisement "When a Dream of Utopia Becomes a Nightmare,..."

Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for DVD from Shonen Jump Home Video.

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Is The One Hero Fans Never Seem To Tire Of?"

Characters	Superman; Batman; Yoda; Iron Man; The hulk; Indiana Jones; Spider-Man
Synopsis	Answer is: Guitar Hero.
Genre	humor
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover.

Marginal Thinking Dept. filler "Drawn-Out Dramas"

Genre	gags
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Notes	Gags appear on 11 different pages.

1 page Batman advertisement "Witness Batman's Journey to The Dark Knight"

Characters	Batman
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for "Batman Gotham Knight" DVDs from Warner Bros. Entertainment. On back cover.