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Issue Details

Issue #481
Published September 2007
Cover Price 3.99 USD
Pages 56
Editing John Ficarra
Notes There are 2 different covers for this issue, both featuring Alfred as Bart.

Cover Details - "I Will Not Use The Simpsons Movie To Sell MAD"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman [as Bart Simpson]
Synopsis Alfred writing on a blackboard.
Genre satire
Pencils Jack Syracuse
Inks Jack Syracuse
Letters typeset
Notes There are 2 different covers for this issue, both featuring Alfred as Bart.

Cover Details - "We Choke The Simpsons Movie"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman [as Bart Simpson]; Homer Simpson
Synopsis Homer choking Alfred.
Genre satire
Pencils Jack Syracuse
Inks Jack Syracuse
Letters typeset

1 page Comic Collector Live.com advertisement "The Ultimate Experience"

Characters Kell; Tora
Synopsis Ad for comic collection organizing software from Midten Media, Inc.
Pencils Brian Denham
Inks Brian Denham
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover.

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

Characters Alfred E. Neuman; Brian Durniak; Jonathan Bresman; Patty Dwyer; Ryan Flanders; Dick DeBartolo; Dave Croatto; Amy Vozeolas; John Ficarra; Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau; Nadia Simon; Doug Thomson; Tom Silvestro; Greg Leitman; Lenny Brenner; Sam Viviano
Pencils various
Inks various
Letters typeset
Notes Characters are the MAD staff as Simpsons cartoon avatars, produced by Simpsonsmovie.com. The feature "The Devil Wears Nada 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; Caleb Rodstrom; George Lucas; Chris Swisher; Paul Levitz; Marty Markowitz; Irving Burgie; Robert Catell; Scot Medbury; jon Bresman; Brian Durniak; Amy Vozeolas; Dave Croatto; Dick DeBartolo; Dennis Wunderlin; Greg Leitman; Charlie Kadau; Joe Raiola; Cathy Gaines Mifsud
Synopsis Letters, photos and fan art. Includes photos and writeup on the occasion of William M. Gaines's posthumous receipt of a plaque on the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Celebrity Path.
Script John Ficarra; Darren Rodstrom; Chris Swisher; Will Swisher
Pencils Darren Rodstrom (photo); Will Swisher (photo); ? (photo)
Inks Darren Rodstrom (photo); Will Swisher (photo); ? (photo)
Colors Darren Rodstrom (photo); Will Swisher (photo); ? (photo)
Letters typeset

2 page MeadWestvaco Corporation advertisement "How Do You Sound? / Buy Mead. Get Rewarded. / What've You Got Inside?"

Synopsis Ad for school supplies from Mead, in their Five Star line.
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes Appears between pages pages 1-2, on page 2, and between pages 2-3 of Letters pages.

Half page The MAD War On Bush promo (ad from the publisher) "On Sale Now!"

Synopsis House ad for MAD book.
Letters typeset
Notes Appears on page 3 of Letters pages.

Half page credits

Genre fact
Letters typeset

1 page Blue Dragon advertisement "The Shadow You Cast Is The Shadow They Fear"

Synopsis Ad for game from Microsoft.
Letters typeset

3 page Random Acts of Mindless Dept.; Where Your iPhone $$$$ Goes; Duck Droppings; Joke Set-ups In Search of A Punchline; Fundalini Asks "What If...?"; The Godfrey Report; The Fast 5; Melvin & Jenkins; Paint Like The Masters; Castro Comments; Tierra Del Feggo; M story "The Fundalini Pages"

Characters Al Roker; Melvin; Jenkins; Fidel Castro; Vincent Van Gogh; John Edwards
Synopsis Various short satires of pop culture.
Genre humor
Script various
Pencils various
Inks various
Letters typeset; John Caldwell
Notes Contributors (roles unknown) include: John Caldwell; Dick DeBartolo; Desmond Devlin; Duck Edwing; Feggo; Laura Howell; Jeff Kruse; Kevin Pope; Adam Rust; Eric Scott; Jack Syracuse; Rick Tulka

1 page Flash Gordon; Serenity advertisement "Sci-Fi Never Looked So Good"

Synopsis Ad for DVDs from Universal Studios.
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset

6 page Webber Without A Cause Dept. story "Spider-Sham 3"

Characters Spider-Sham [Peeper Porker]; Green Gobblygook [Harried]; Blandman; Venema [Eddie Blecch]; MT; Lois Lane (cameo); Clark Kent (cameo); Peeper's aunt; Peeper's boss; Bleak
Synopsis Spider-Sham battles Blandman and Venema with the Green Gobblygook's help.
Genre satire
Script Arnie Kogen
Pencils Hermann Mejia
Inks Hermann Mejia
Letters typeset
Notes Parody of movie "Spider-Man 3."

2 page Food Courting Dept. story "The Yound Man's Guide to Successful Mall Romance"

Synopsis Things not to do if you're trying to impress a date at the mall.
Genre humor
Script Jacob Lambert
Pencils Rich Powell
Inks Rich Powell
Letters typeset; Rich Powell

2 page In Blog We Trust Dept. story "Planet TAD!!!!!"

Characters Shia LaBeouf; Tad; Frank
Synopsis Story of Tad's experiences mowing lawns as a summer job.
Genre humor
Script Tim Carvell
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset

1 page A Campaign In The Ass Dept. story "Outtakes From Hillary's Sopranos Spoof"

Characters Hillary Clinton; Bill Clinton
Synopsis Stills from a Hillary Clinton tv commercial with humorous captions.
Genre satire
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset

3 page Homer Wreckers Dept. story "Failed Pitches for The New Simpsons Movie"

Characters Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Bart Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Eddie Murphy; Ned Flanders; Mrs. Flanders; Comic Book Guy; Crusty The Clown; Barney; Moe; Smithers; Mr. Burns
Synopsis Ideas for the Simpsons movie from various Hollywood personalities pitching their unique styles.
Pencils Steve Smallwood
Inks Steve Smallwood
Letters typeset
Notes Phony letters from: Daisuke Matsui; Macaulay Culkin; Eddie Murphy; Tom Cruise; Larry Flynt.

1 page Jailhouse Mock Dept. story "Things Shouted Out To Paris Hilton As She Left Prison"

Characters Paris Hilton; Nicholas Kristof
Synopsis Unlikely questions for Paris regarding prison life.
Genre humor
Pencils Tom Richmond
Inks Tom Richmond
Letters typeset

1 page 300 advertisement "Tonight We Dine In Hell!"

Synopsis Ad for DVD of movie from Warner Brothers Entertainment.
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset

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

Characters Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis In the first strip, the White Spy fools the Black Spy with a fake half-buried look-alike of himself at the beach. In the second strip, the Black Spy retaliates for a nail on his chair, using a porcupine.
Genre humor
Script Peter Kuper
Pencils Peter Kuper
Inks Peter Kuper
Notes There are 2 strips.

1 page MADKids promo (ad from the publisher) "Did You Miss Any of These?"

Synopsis House ad for subscriptions to MADKids magazine.
Letters typeset

3 page Angster's Paradise Dept. story "Monroe and...The Summer Jobs Part 1"

Characters Monroe; Monroe's father; Hector; Apache; Mr. Dameshek; Sally June; Sally June's father; Chompers; Mr. August
Synopsis Monroe gets a summer job delivering newspapers until he shows he can calm down animals.
Genre humor
Script Anthony Barbieri
Pencils Tom Fowler
Inks Tom Fowler
Colors Ryan Flanders

2 page Deceased And Desist Dept. story "The MAD Guide for Public Speakers, Volume One: Phrases To Absolutely Avoid When Delivering A Eulogy..."

Synopsis Lines that would be offensive and in bad taste at funerals.
Genre humor
Script Jeff Kruse
Pencils Tom Bunk
Inks Tom Bunk
Letters typeset

2 page NBC; USA Network advertisement "Season Three...What's Next?"

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

3 page Serge-In General Dept. story "A MAD Look At Mixed Martial Arts"

Synopsis Things that can go wrong in mixed martial arts contests.
Genre humor
Script Sergio Aragones
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones

1 page Alien Syndrome advertisement "There's Only One Way To Get Your Hands On A Nanobot-swarm-cannon...You Gotta Earn It."

Synopsis Ad for game from Totally Games.
Letters typeset

2 page Manga Mia! Dept. story "Celebrity Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards"

Characters Yu-Gi-O'Reilly; Yu-Gi-Oprah; Yu-Gi-Obama; Yu-Gi-O.J.; Yu-Gi-Olsen Twins; Yu-Gi-Osama; Yu-Gi-O'Donnell; Yu-Gi-O'Neal; Yu-Gi-Opie & Anthony
Synopsis Celebrities as Yu-Gi-Oh! character cards, with their power levels and stats.
Genre satire
Script Michael Arnold
Pencils Tom Richmond
Inks Tom Richmond
Letters typeset

2 page Reel To Real Dept. story "The Believability / Unbelievability of Harry Potter"

Characters Dobby; Dumbledore; Harry Potter
Synopsis Things that are unbelievable about the Harry Potter stories.
Genre satire
Script Barry Liebmann
Pencils Paul Coker
Inks Paul Coker
Letters typeset

1 page MAD Classics promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe to MAD Classics...and Own This MAD Classic!"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis House ad for subscriptions to MAD Classics magazine.
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset

5 page The Greek Squad Dept. story "Boo!"

Characters Lord Beefjerxes; Cojones; Testes; Treachery; Mentos; Abraham Lincoln (cameo); William Shakespeare (cameo); the hunchback
Synopsis Major scenes from the movie skewered with goofy dialogue.
Genre satire
Script Desmond Devlin
Pencils Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks Mort Drucker (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Parody of movie "300."

1 page Observation Dreck Dept. activity "What The Heck Is The Difference?"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis Cover of MAD #106 with a variation to find the differences on.
Pencils Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ? (changes)
Inks Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ? (changes)
Colors Norman Mingo (painted, signed); ? (changes)
Letters typeset
Reprinted From Mad (EC, 1952 Series) #106

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Do Many Experts Say Is The Greatest Looming Threat To The American Public?"

Characters Osama Bin Laden; Sanjaya
Synopsis Answer is: Sanjaya's solo album.
Genre humor
Script Al Jaffee (signed)
Pencils Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks Al Jaffee (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover.

Marginal Thinking Dept. filler "Drawn-Out Dramas"

Genre humor
Script Sergio Aragones
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones
Notes Gags appear on 14 different pages.

1 page Justice League advertisement "The Legion of Doom Never Looked So Good!"

Characters Batman; Flash; Superman; Lex Luthor; Gorilla Grodd; The Joker
Synopsis Ad for posable figures from Mattel.
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover.