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Issue: Mad #482
Publication Date: October 2007
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Issues: #482 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $3.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 27 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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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50 Worst Things About Advertising

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Geico caveman
Synopsis: Includes a fake cover to another MAD Magazine #482.
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Pages: 1
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More Heroic Than Ever

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Feature(s): Smallville
Character(s): Clark Kent
Synopsis: Ad for DVD of the 6th season of the tv show, from Warner Bros. Entertainment.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Departments

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Mac guy; Anthony Soprano; Remy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art is from various places in the magazine. The feature "Chocolate Rain of Terror 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): Douglas Clancey; Darcy Savit; Tyler Jasper; Isaac Corpe; Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Kinske; Kyle Hildreth; Ben Piccarreta; Joseph Hildula
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Matthew Lesko; Lucy Hildreth
Synopsis: Letters, photos and fan art.
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Pages: 2.17
Disclose Notes: Includes credits for "MAD's 50 Worst Things About Advertising" article.
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Dragon Ball Z Season Three

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dragon Ball Z
Synopsis: Ad for cartoon DVD from Toei Animation/Funimation Entertainment.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
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There Comes A Time When Even Gods Must Die

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Doomsday
Synopsis: Ad for DVD of movie "Doomsday" from Warner Brothers Entertainment.
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Pages: 1
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The Fundalini Pages

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): various
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Various short satires of pop culture. Includes a Parody of an Absolut Vodka ad.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Contributors (roles unknown) include: Charles Akins; Paul Coker; Dick DeBartolo; Desmond Devlin; Paul Gilligan; Jeff Kruse; Hermann Mejia; Steve Smallwood; Rick Tulka; P. C. Vey

Segments include: The Fast 5; Fundalini Asks What If...?; Sock Puppet Theater; The Kitchen Sink; Vey To Go!; An Ad We'll Soon Be Seeing; Other Secrets Revealed By The D.C. Madam; Graphic Novel Review
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The Shadow You Cast Is The Shadow They Fear

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Blue Dragon
Synopsis: Ad for game from Microsoft.
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MAD's 50 Worst Things About Advertising

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sell-Shocked Dept.
Character(s): Mac guy; PC Guy; Matthew Lesko; Oscar Meyer Weinermobile; Chef Boyardee; Jack Bauer; Geico Gecko; Geico cavemen; George Zimmer; Mark McGuire; Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: 53 annoying things about modern advertising.
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Pages: 8
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A MAD Look At Ratatouille

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Remy; Linguini; Skinner
Synopsis: More realistic views of things that happened in the movie.
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A Collection of Significantly Stupid Strategies for Battling Skyrocketing Gas Prices

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Fuel-Proof Plan Dept.
Character(s): Walter G. Phurg; Victor Parcheesi; Roy Pastine; Vertin Smidge; Harlan Pilkow; Art Mousseau; Herb Wickam; Hugh Schoonhover; Ted Pondillo; Roy Kaluta
Synopsis: Improbable and dangerous ways to save (or steal) gas.
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Season Three...What's Next?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): NBC; USA Network
Character(s): Greg Lutzka
Synopsis: Ad for AST Dew Tour tv show series.
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Spy Vs. Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: In the first strip, the Black Spy nightly ruins a statue of the White Spy, so the White Spy booby-traps the statue. In the second strip, the White Spy falls for a fake magic trick perpetrated by the Black Spy.
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Millions of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): MAD books
Synopsis: House ad for the following MAD books: MAD About Star Wars; The MAD War on Bush; The Completely MAD Don Martin.
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The Strip Club

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Black
Penciller(s): Vic Black
Inker(s): Vic Black
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vic Black
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pen And Stink Dept.; Smells Like Mean Spirit; It Only Hurts When I Laugh; The Bully Baby; The Machine That Travels Through Time; Fantabulaman
Character(s): Baby Bickford; Fantabulaman
Synopsis: A collection of cartoons.
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In Content Item: FlagMad About Super Heroes #[nn] published January 2012
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]Fantabulaman strip only
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Pages: 4
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Monroe and...The Summer Jobs Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Monroe; Chompers; Mr. August; rancher; Monroe's father; Mrs. Atkins; Bog Box supervisor; Bucky; Dylan
Synopsis: Monroe get a series of summer jobs calming down animals and people in an unconventional way.
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George W. Bush's Colonoscopy Results

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Polyp Goes The Weasel Dept.
Character(s): Donald Rumsfeld; Karl Rove; Mr. Brown; Condoleezza Rice; 'Scotter' Libby; Jack Abramoff; Dick Cheney; Ms. Miers; Alberto Gonzales
Synopsis: Bush's advisors and other associates that have been removed from office.
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Questions We'd Love To See The Media Ask Presidential Candidates

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Third Degree Burned Dept.
Character(s): Rudy Giuliani; Fred Thompson; John McCain; Mitt Romney; Bill Richardson; John Edwards
Synopsis: Goofy questions.
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MAD's Better, Stronger, Faster Outtakes from Bionic Woman

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): How Can You Mend A Broken Part? Dept.
Synopsis: Stills from the movie "Bionic Woman" with humorous captions.
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A Truly Explosive Sequel!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: House ad for book "Spy Vs Spy 2" from Watson-Guptill Publications.
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Pages: 1
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America's Next Top Mobster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wise Guise Dept.
Character(s): Anthony Soprano; Sil; Vinnie; Roger; Hohiro Todeki; Enzo; Paulie; Christopher; Bobby Bacala; Phil Keoghan; Jeff Probst; Flavor Flav; Janice; Uncle Junior
Synopsis: The Sopranos move in on the reality show business with their own show that kills off the competition.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Satire of reality tv shows, including America's Next Top Model.
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What The Heck Is The Difference?

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Synopsis: Cover of MAD #89 with a variation to find the differences on.
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From Content Item: FlagMad #89 [30ยข Cover Price] published September 1964
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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There's Only One Way To Get Your Hands On A Nanobot-swarm-cannon...You Gotta Earn It.

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Alien Syndrome
Synopsis: Ad for game from Totally Games.
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What Hotly Debated Issue Has Americans Split Right Down The Middle?

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Answer is: "Sopranos finale: Sucked or really sucked?"
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Drawn-Out Dramas

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Genres: humorous
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The Ultimate Experience

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Comic Collector Live.com
Character(s): Kell; Tora
Synopsis: Ad for comic collection organizing software from Midten Media, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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