MAD comic books issue 452

Cover by Mark Stutzman. Stories and art by Drew Friedman, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Anthony Barbieri and Bill Wray, Desmond Devlin, Steve Rosso, David Shayne, Don (Duck) Edwing, John Caldwell, Arnie Kogen, Tom Richmond, Angelo Torres, Tom Nick Cocotos, P. C. Vey, Mort Drucker, Andrew J. Schwartzberg, Rick Tulka, Hermann Mejia, Paul Coker, Jr., Peter Kuper, and Sergio Aragones, plus Fundalini Pages by Charles Akins, Scott Bricher, Michael Gallagher, Garth Gerhart, Jeff Kruse, Scott Maiko, Mike Snider, Jack Syracuse, P. C. Vey, and Brian Young. Parodies of the first Lemony Snicket movie, Meet the Fockers, and TV's Deadwood, featuring art by Hermann Mejia, Angelo Torres and Mort Drucker. Celebrity poker TV, featuring art by noted caricaturist Drew Friedman, doing his best Ben Affleck. Mad's takes on bullies, Dan Rather, and awards-show red carpets. Monroe, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Letters page includes a photo of the cast of Two and a Half Men with issue #450. The Fundalini Pages; Limited Thickwit's A Series of Uneventful Misfortunes; 8 Solid Reasons to Get Rid of the Death Penalty; A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Celebrity Poker Showdown; Monroe and… Texas Hold Em; Repeat the Fock-Ups; Dan Rather's Final News Broadcast; A Mad Look at Bullies; Ben Affleck - The Art of the Poker Face; Spy vs. Spy; Mad's Minute-By-Minute Breakdown of a Typical Red-Carpet Pre-Awards Show; Thanks to the Popularity of Poker...; One Fine Morning in Florida; Dreadwood; Fold-In. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $3.50.