Mad (1952 EC) Magazine comic books 2009

Cover art by Mark Fredrickson. "The MAD 20"; A salute to the 20 dumbest people and things of 2008, with a special award for the Hall of Fame for multiple wins. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe ad. The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon And Graphic Art ad. "Signs You'll Grow Up To Be A Degenerate Gambler," script and art by John Caldwell; Things you can notice about children that may foretell their desire to gamble. "Sergio Aragonès Presents A Mad Look at Hard Times," script and art by Sergio Aragonès; Problems you may experience when economic times are tough, and a few solutions to those problems. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Peter Kuper; The Black Spy loses his secret plans due to a plot by the White Spy involving a pie. "It's A Good Brand Name...And A Bad Brand Name...," script by Jeff Kruse, art by Paul Coker; Shows how brand names are not transferable to other products. Dungeons & Dragons ad. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 56 pgs., B&W. Cover price $4.99.

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Cover art by Mark Fredrickson. Mad Magazine Poster Book ad. "Lame Attempts By TV To Explain The 2008 Presidential Vote," script by Barry Liebmann, art by Ward Sutton; Phony statistics to explain how people voted in the presidential election. "A MAD Look at Snow," script and art by Sergio Aragones; Things that can go wrong when it snows a lot. "MAD's 12 Surefire Tips For Stand-Up Comics," script by Jeff Kruse, art by Rick Tulka; Bad ideas for stand-up comics, so they can avoid them. "MAD's Sucky Twilight Outtakes"; Stills from the movie "Twilight" with fake dialog. "The 2009 Al Jaffee Calendar!"; Calendar illustrated with various Al Jaffee drawings from previous issues. "MAD Exposes Who's Thinking What At The Obama Inauguration," script by Desmond Devlin, Jacob Lambert, Frank Santopadre, Jeff Kruse, and Dennis Snee, art by Tom Richmond. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Peter Kuper; Using a dummy tied to the rails, the White Spy traps the Black Spy into being sliced by a train's wheels. "When Adults Say...Remind Them...," script by Jacob Lambert, art by Peter Bagge; Comparisons between what adults tell teens today and the lives the adults lived as teens. "The MAD World of...Pets," script by Stan Sinberg, art by Marc Hempel; Things that go wrong with pet-owning. "Monroe and...The Plane Trip," script by Anthony Barbieri, art by Tom Fowler; Monroe attempts to go on a school trip but his parents tag along as chaperones, so he makes sure they're all kicked off the plane. "MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Celebrity Scandal Blog Posting," script by Frank Jacobs and Bill Fibbers, art by Mort Drucker; Cut-and-paste blog, containing a variety of material to create ridiculous scandals about numerous celebrities. "The First 100 Minutes of The Obama Presidency," script by Frank Santopadre and Bill Fibbers, art by Drew Friedman; problems and opportunities for the new president. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Cover art by Mark Fredrickson. "Botchmen," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Tom Richmond; The Botchmen wander through all the loose plot ends of the Watchmen story. "A MAD Look at Trade Schools," script and art by Sergio Aragones; Comic situations that are unlikely to happen during training classes. "The Decided Disadvantages of An Online Education," script and art by John Caldwell; Things that could go wrong with an online education. "The Darker Side of The Lighter Side," art by Dave Berg; New gags written for Dave Berg's drawings. "MAD's Unheroic Watchmen Outtakes"; Stills from the movie "Watchmen" with fake dialog. "The Story of Deathbed Donkey...And The Rage of Sorrow," script by Brian McConnachie, art by Rick Geary; Story of a donkey that shows up whever someone is dying. "Unabridged Sports Cliches," script by Jacob Lambert, art by Paul Coker. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Peter Kuper. "President Obama The Promise Vs. The Reality," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Leonardo Rodriguez and Kevin Pope; Compares Barack Obama's campaign promises to what he'll likely do in office. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Cover art by Mark Fredrickson. "500 Issues of MAD: A Visual History," featuring work by Sergio Aragones, Dave Berg; Al Jaffee; Harvey Kurtzman, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, and many others; Collage of images from issues from earlier issues. "The Dead Celebrity Apprentice," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Tom Bunk; Parody of tv show "The Apprentice" with dead celebrities. "Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy" by Peter Kuper; The Gray Spy lures the other two into a burning building with a hologram of herself. "A MAD Look At Marginals," script and art by Sergio Aragones; Reprints of 500 of Sergio Aragones's favorite marginal gags from MAD Magazines. "Great Art Masterpieces And What They Would Be Saying Today"; Captions applied to art masterpieces. "Insanity Claws," script by Desmond Devlin; A fake blog by someone with an unhealthy obsession with Wolverine. "The Bailout Hymn Of The Republic," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Mort Drucker and others; New words to the Battle Hymn of The Republic showcasing the 2009 financial crisis and the government's mishandling and bailouts. "The MAD Guide To Man Boobs," script by Ryan Pagelow, art by Drew Friedman. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 60 pgs., B&W. Cover price $5.99.

Cover art by Mark Fredrickson. Smallville ad. Spy Vs. Spy books ad. "Harry Plodder Is A Hot-Blooded Putz," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Herman Mejia; Satire on the movie Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Peter Kuper; The Black Spy tricks the White Spy into overloading an elevator so that the cable snaps. "Bo Confidential," art by Tom Richmond; Fake diary of President Obama's dog, Bo. "The New iPhone Apps Are Here!"; Parody of apps for the iPhone. "William Shatner Twitters While Watching Star Trek"; Fake Tweets about new Star Trek movie. "MAD's Guide To Making A Recently-Released Gitmo Detainee Feel Welcome In Your Town," script and art by John Caldwell. "MisMatch.com," script by Scott Maiko; Parody of things found on Match.com. The MAD 2009-2010 Calendar. "A MAD Look At Star Trek," script and art by Sergio Aragones; Scenes that might have been from the Star Trek movie. "A TV Commercial We'd Like To See," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Tom Bunk; This is a parody of ShamWow commercials, with ScamWow as the product. "The Hardships Faced By The Super Obese of America's Wild West," script and art by Teresa Burns Parkhurst; Problems of very fat people during the old days out west. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 60 pgs., B&W. Cover price $5.99.