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Issue: Mad #492
Publication Date: August 2008
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Issues: #492 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:
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Price: $4.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 28 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: ISSN 0024 9319
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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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We Cover This Summer's Super Heroes!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; The Hulk; Iron Man; Hancock; Hellboy
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What's Within Your Soul?

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Soulcalibur IV
Character(s): Yoda; Darth Vader
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Disclose Notes: Ad for game from Namco Bandai and Lucasfilms.
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Departments

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Ironic Man; Calvin; Jobs
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Pages: 1
Disclose 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.
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Hulk Hogan; Al Jaffee; Joyce Jaffee; Sam Viviano; Sergio Aragones; Jack Davis
Synopsis: Photos of persons noted as Characters.
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Pages: 2.67
Disclose 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.
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Pages: 0.33
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From Comic Book Pages to Television...

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Witchblade; Birds of Prey
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Disclose Notes: Ad for 2 DVD collections from Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. Appears between pages 1-2 of letters pages.
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Born To Be Heroes

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Feature(s): Quantum Prophecy
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Disclose Notes: Ad for books from Penguin Young Readers Group. Appears between pages 2-3 of letters pages.
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AST Dew Tour

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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): NBC; USA Network
Character(s): Anthony Napolitan
Synopsis: Ad for AST Dew Tour tv show series.
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The Fundalini Pages

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Writer(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): 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."
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Pages: 4
Disclose 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.

Segments include 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 MTV Movie Awards.
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Mad's International Preview of the Beijing Olympics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Let The Games Be Grim Dept.
Synopsis: News coverage of foreign countries' Olympic events.
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Pages: 3
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The Knockout

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Mad Political Poster
Character(s): Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton; Bill Clinton
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An Important Message From MAD's Director of Business & Development

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mad Magazine
Character(s): Jeffrey Lozenge
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Mad subscriptions; #28 in a series.
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Ironic, Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Downey Syndrome Dept.
Character(s): 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); C-3PO (cameo)
Synopsis: Phony is injured but creates an armored suit than allows him to defeat terrorists and a traitor within his own company.
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Pages: 5
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10 Easy Ways To Beat High Gas Prices And Increase Your Mileage

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Fuel's Errand Dept.
Synopsis: 10 foolish ways to increase your gas mileage.
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This Time The Secret Agent IS The Gadget

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Secret Agent Clank
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Ad for game from Sony.
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Spy Vs. Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy uses the camouflage of the costumed characters at a comic book convention to his advantage.
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Movie Posters For The Rest of The Movie Experience

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Coming Distractions Dept.
Synopsis: A group of fake movie-type posters for other things you experience in a movie theater.
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Disclose Notes: Includes photos as base for artwork likely constructed in a Photoshop-type program.
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Mad's Cocky, But Handy Hancock Outtakes

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lack of Will's Power Dept.
Character(s): Hancock
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Movie stills with fake dialog.
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Calvin And Jobs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Apple of Our Ire Dept.
Character(s): Calvin; Jobs; Moe; Calvin's mother; Calvin's father
Synopsis: Parody strips replacing Hobbes with Steve Jobs.
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John Caldwell's Field Guide to Spotting America's Most Incompetent Summer Camp Counselors

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): S'Morons Dept.
Character(s): Lonnie Sheaf; Leon Burlingame; Oksana Fantauzzi; Chester Curdler; Arnold “Lampchop” Hackenberry; Lüf Harkenschÿen; Harriet Wurtzel; Carla P. Decatur; Burne Filmore
Synopsis: A MAD look at bad camp counselors.
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Millions of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): MAD books
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Pages: 1
Disclose 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.
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A MAD Look At This Summer's Super Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tony Stark; Bender; Pepper Potts; Hancock; Batman; The Joker; Bruce Banner; Hulk; Hellboy; Tinker Bell
Synopsis: Goofy interpretations of superhero movies.
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Pages: 4
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Sucker City Newspaper Circular

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Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Flyer Beware Dept.
Character(s): Horton (cameo); Roger Clemens (cameo)
Synopsis: Fake ad to look like Circuit City newspaper circular.
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Pages: 4
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The Strip Club

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jason Youngbluth
Penciller(s): Jason Youngbluth
Inker(s): Jason Youngbluth
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jason Youngbluth
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pen And Stink Dept.
Character(s): The Hulk [Ed Norton]; Father O'Flannity; Choirboy Timmy; Rob; Freddy; Velma; Scooby-Don't; Fantabulaman (and as Robo-Rogue); Radiationman; Snakeman
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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: 3
Disclose Notes: This month’s cartoon strips featured are Me, Myself and My Puppet; Father O'Flannity's Hot Tub Confessions!!; Rob The Evil Backstabbing, Robot Temp; Scooby-Don't!; Fantabulaman.
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When a Dream of Utopia Becomes a Nightmare,...

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Naruto The Movie 2
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for DVD from Shonen Jump Home Video.
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What Is The One Hero Fans Never Seem To Tire Of?

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Yoda; Iron Man; The hulk; Indiana Jones; Spider-Man
Synopsis: Answer is: Guitar Hero.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Drawn-Out Dramas

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Genres: humorous
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Disclose Notes: Gags appear on 11 different pages.
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Witness Batman's Journey to The Dark Knight

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for "Batman Gotham Knight" DVDs from Warner Bros. Entertainment. On back cover.

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