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Issue: Mad #500
Publication Date: June 2009
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Issues: #500 of 550 Issues (622 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
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On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $5.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 29 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: First quarterly issue.
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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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Our Greatest Issue Ever!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Alfred pops his head instead of a champagne cork.
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Nothing Hits Harder Than Vengeance!

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Synopsis: Ad for DVD of movie from Lionsgate and Oddlot Entertainment.
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Departments

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Barack Obama; Sergio Aragones; Groucho Marx; Nadya Suleman
Synopsis: Includes a "Note From The Editor." The feature "Unlimited Tights And Weekends 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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Writer(s): David Lubin; Neil Cuadra; Steven Ferrara; Joshua Hecht; Liam Fox; Dylan Day; Kurt Wiseman; Ken Hildebrant
Penciller(s): Jim Hutchings; Neil Cuadra; ? (photos)
Inker(s): Jim Hutchings; Neil Cuadra; ? (photos)
Colorist(s): Jim Hutchings; Neil Cuadra; ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; Kiss [Ace Frehley; Gene Simmons; Paul Stanley; ?]; Steven Ferrara; Neil Cuadra; Joshua Hecht; Dalton Vaughn; Dylan Day; Patrick James Folaron; Noam Chomsky; Ken Hildebrant
Synopsis: Letters, photos and fan art.
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Pages: 2.67
Disclose Notes: Unknown who the 4th band member of Kiss is at this time.
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Get More of the Action with None of the Wait!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: Ad for DVDs of Naruto from Viz Media.
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Pages: 1
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Beware of the Darkest Waters...

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Vampirates
Synopsis: Ad for books from Little, Brown.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
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The 28th Century. The Darkest Age Has Yet to Come.

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Synopsis: Ad for movie from Isle of Man.
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The Fundalini Pages

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Garth Gerhart; Michael Grinspan
Penciller(s): Liz Lomax; Garth Gerhart
Inker(s): Liz Lomax; Garth Gerhart
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Fundalini Pages
Character(s): Nadya Suleman; Joe Bitterman; Abraham Lincoln; Alex Rodriguez; The Jonas Brothers; Melvin; Jenkins; Barack Obama; Monroe; Monroe's mother; Monroe's father; Rob Blagoevich
Synopsis: Various short satires of pop culture.
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Pages: 6.5
Disclose Notes: Additional features: Bitterman; Duck Droppings; Pull My Cheney; Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds; Fast 5; Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions; Drop-Dead Porges; Comic Book Character or Child Of A Celebrity?; The 8 Bright Sides of Having Octuplets; Melvin & Jenkins; Monroe; 100% True Baseball Factoids!; Wakipedia; Superstitions from Around The World; Monkeys Are Always Funny; A Fundalini Unscientific Poll; Questions To Ask...; A Modern Nursery Rhyme...; Time-Tested Unsuccessful Pick Up Lines
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Life After Debt

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Edward M. Liddy [Notorious A.I.G.]
Synopsis: The news about the federal bailout of A.I.G. presented as a rap album cover. Between pages 3-4 of Fundalini Pages.
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Disclose Notes: Parody of album "Life After Death" by rapper Notorious B.I.G.
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Celebrate the 500th Issue of Mad Magazine with Great Gear & Gifts

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): International Spy Museum; Spy vs. Spy
Character(s): Black Spy
Synopsis: Ad for Spy vs. Spy gear.
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Pages: 0.5
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500 Issues of Mad: A Visual History

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Semi; Brian Farrelly; Sean Farrelly; Peter Sun; 3/Design Studio
Inker(s): Semi; Brian Farrelly; Sean Farrelly; Peter Sun; 3/Design Studio
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Failing Out of Collage Dept.
Synopsis: Collage of images from issues 1-100, subtitled "Murmurs And Mumblings", Collage of images from issues 101-200, subtitled "Days of Triumph, Nights of Turpitude", Collage of images from issues 201-300, subtitled "Snatched Glory and Bruised Knuckles", Collage of images from issues 301-400, subtitled "The Rush To Antietam", Collage of images from issues 401-500, subtitled "Beginnings".
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Appears as 2 pages after the Fundalini Pages, 2 pages before Planet Tadd, 2 pages before OBEY, 2 pages before Great Art Masterpieces, and 2 pages before Buy This Stuff Today ad.
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The Dead Celebrity Apprentice

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): You're Expired! Dept.
Character(s): Donald Trump; Ivanka Trump; Cleopatra; Babe Ruth; Adolph Hitler; Groucho Marx; Nero; Jesus Christ; Donald Trump Jr.; Elvis Presley; William Shakespeare; Richard Nixon; Frank Sinatra; Betsy Ross; Andre The Giant
Synopsis: Parody of tv show "The Apprentice" with dead celebrities.
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Pages: 6
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Spy Vs. Spy vs. Spy

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): White Spy; Black Spy; Gray Spy
Synopsis: The Gray Spy lures the other two into a burning building with a hologram of herself.
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Pages: 2
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Planet Tad!!!!!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tad; Cruella DeVille
Synopsis: Tad discusses the Wii, Mr. Sniffles the mouse, 101 Dalmatians, How I Met Your Mother, the Great Lakes, Ocean's 11-13, and his sister Sophie.
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Disclose Notes: Includes a map, photos of a Wii, and photos from How I Met Your Mother and 101 Dalmatians.
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A Mad Look at Marginals

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sergio Aragones; Batman; Spider-Man; Dracula; Black Spy; King Kong; Gulliver
Synopsis: Reprints of 500 of Sergio Aragones's favorite marginal gags from MAD Magazines.
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Reprint Notes: from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #? (various)
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Pages: 4
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Obey

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Mad Poster Parody; Flush Limbaugh Dept.
Character(s): Rush Limbaugh
Synopsis: A message to the Republican Party.
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Pages: 1
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The Strip Club

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pen And Stink Dept.; That Sinking Feeling; Rex In The City; The Machine That Travels Through Time; Fantabulaman; It Only Hurts When I Laugh; Just Below The Surface
Character(s): Batman; Rex; Fantabulaman; Feralman; starship captain; starship first mate
Synopsis: A collection of comic strips.
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Pages: 5
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Great Art Masterpieces and What They Would Be Saying Today

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Adam Rust
Penciller(s): Jacques-Louis David; Edvard Munch; Georges Seurat
Inker(s): Jacques-Louis David; Edvard Munch; Georges Seurat
Colorist(s): Jacques-Louis David; Edvard Munch; Georges Seurat
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Paint Misbehavin' Dept.
Synopsis: Captions applied to art masterpieces.
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Pages: 2
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Mad Googles Google's Headquarters

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (satellite photo)
Inker(s): ? (satellite photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Map Smear Dept.
Synopsis: Thoughts on what's in Google's headquarters buildings.
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An Important Message from Mad's Director of Business & Development

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mad Magazine
Character(s): Jeffrey Lozenge
Synopsis: Why subscribing to Mad is better than being a Viking.
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Disclose Notes: #500 in a series. Jeffrey is wearing a Viking costume.
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Insanity Claws

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Just Hugh and I Dept.
Character(s): Wolverine; Hugh Jackman
Synopsis: A fake blog by someone with an unhealthy obsession with Wolverine.
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In Content Item: FlagMad About Super Heroes #[nn] published January 2012
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Pages: 2
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Buy This Stuff Today!

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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mad Books
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman; George Bush; Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: House ad for various Mad books and DVDs.
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Pages: 1
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The Bailout Hymn of the Republic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Harry North, Esq. (signed)
Inker(s): Harry North, Esq. (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Barack Obama; Nancy Pelosi; Senator Shelby; Chris Dodd; Barney Frank; Alfred E. Neuman; Black Spy; White Spy; Monroe
Synopsis: New words to the Battle Hymn of The Republic showcasing the 2009 financial crisis and the government's mishandling and bailouts.
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Pages: 3
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The Mad Guide to Man Boobs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Jiggle's Up Dept.
Synopsis: A catalog of the various types of overweight men's breasts.
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Pages: 1
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What Horrible Blight Has Terrorized Americans Relentlessly?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Answer is 500 issues of Mad.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside back cover
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Drawn-Out Dramas

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Genres: humorous
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Mad Factoids

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Info a Treat Dept.
Synopsis: Information about the history of Mad Magazine.
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War. Perfected.

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Killzone 2
Synopsis: Ad for game from Sony Computer Entertainment.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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