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Issue: Mad #509
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
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Pages: 60
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UPC/EAN: 07447033230506
Price: $5.99 USD
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Content Items: 29 (14 stories, 1 cover)
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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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The 50 Worst Things About Facebook

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humorous
Alfred E. Neuman; Mark Zuckerberg
Alfred demonstrates #26 on the list: Friend requests from idiots.
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An Incredible, Spectacular Offer For NEW Subscribers Only!

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Subject Matter
MAD Magazine
Alfred E. Neuman
Ad for subscriptions, giving away the Alfred E. Neuman portraits that were sold from 1966-1984.
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inside front cover
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Departments

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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various (see Notes)
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Alfred E. Neuman; Col. Mummar el-Qaddafi; White Spy; General Greivous
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It's The List We Can Do Dept.
The feature "A Hardened Dictator Department" is phony and does not actually appear in the issue.
Art is from various articles in this issue.
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Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Gabe Christensen; Lizzie Renaud; Cameron Hallett; Garry Powell; Holden Zuschlag; Sierra Rush
Lizzie Renaud (tattoo); ? (photo)
Lizzie Renaud (tattoo); ? (photo)
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Alfred E. Neuman; Scott McCreery; Holden Zuschlag; Tom Richmond; Rich Sommer; Black Spy; White Spy
Letters, photos and fan art, including an Alfred E. Neuman tattoo and tweets about the last issue.
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Spy Vs Spy Gear & Gifts

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Black Spy; White Spy
Ad for Spy vs. Spy merchandise.
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[untitled]

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informational, non-fiction
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on bottom of page 3 of letters pages
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$#*! My Son Says

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Associated Press (photo)
Associated Press (photo)
Associated Press (photo)
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Subject Matter
humorous
See B.S. Dept.
Charlie Sheen; Martin Sheen
Phony ad for television series, parody of "$#*! My Father Says."
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The Fundalini Pages

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Tom Bland
Tom Bland; ? (photo)
Tom Bland; ? (photo)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Betty White; Alex Rodriguez; Angry Birds; Kieth Olbermann; Kal-El; Jor-El; Lara; Johnathon Kent; Martha Kent; Bruce Wayne; Green Lantern [Abin Sur]; Hal Jordan; Barry Allen; Bill O'Reilly; Ted Williams; John Boehner
Various short satires of pop culture.
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Features include: The Stupid Six; Latest Classified Ads; Angry/Angrier/Angriest Birds; Superhero Origins Gone Wrong!; Leg of Lambert; This Bland is Your Bland; Monkeys are Always Funny; Gimme a Flake; Pull My Cheney; Surprises to Watch For...; Surprising Proposals in the NFL Labor Talks; Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds; Ted Williams Vs. Ted Williams; Reasons for That "Mature" ESRB Rating; Spotlight on American Universities; Signs You Haven't Actually Discovered a Lost Amazon Tribe; What's Making John Boehner Cry This Week?
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MAD Libyan

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A MAD Ad Parody; Funny or Diatribe Dept.
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi
parody of Mad Libs puzzle books
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Muddled Family

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humorous
Relatives' Stupidity Dept.
Jake; Glorius; Phizz; Clairoil; Twitchell; Cramp; Lolly; Hadley; Mango; Lute; Alox
Parody of TV show Modern Family.
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Kanye West's Most Moronic Tweets

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Characters Flawed Dept.
Kanye West
phony Tweets
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Subscribe To MAD And Own A Piece of MAD History!

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MAD Magazine
Alfred E. Neuman
House ad for subscriptions.
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Cover art (without text) from MAD #96 is reproduced as part of ad.
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The Strip Club

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Vic Black; Jason Coates; Pete Tamburino
Vic Black; Jason Coates; Pete Tamburino
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typeset; Pete Tamburino
Subject Matter
humorous
A collection of comic strips.
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This issue’s comic strips are Just Below The Surface; It Only Hurts When I Laugh; The Truth Flirts; Coombs & Coombs; Good Enough!; Twisted Toaster Tales.
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Thank You For Screwing Us

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Filler-Busted Dept.
Phony open letter from Taco Bull about the small percentage of beef in their tacos.
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Based on discovery that Taco Bell restaurants use less than 100% beef.
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Signs That Your Hypochondria Is Out Of Control

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
The Sick Sense Dept.
Examples of extreme hypochondria.
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Planet Tad!!!!!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Tad discusses relates the problems that followed when he and his friend Chuck traded names in a class with a substitute teacher.
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MAD's Thor-oughly Stupid Thor Outtakes

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humorous
Beating a Dead Norse Dept.
Thor
Stills from the movie "Thor" with fake dialog.
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FlagMad About Super Heroes #[nn] published January 2012
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MAD's 11 Little-Known, Practical, Real Life Uses for Ballet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Craig
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
The Plie's the Thing Dept.
Demonstrating how ballet moves can get you out of many a jam.
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Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
espionage, humorous
Black Spy; White Spy
In the first story, the Black Spy becomes paranoid of the White Spy after reading Wikileaks, but fails to discover the plot against him. In the second story, the White Spy succumbs to a window rigged by the Black Spy.
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2 stories.
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Don Martin Beats The High Cost Of Gasoline

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humorous
The MAD Vault; The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Lame Dept.
Some improbable list of ways to travel without gasoline are demonstrated.
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FlagMad #180 published January 1976
 
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Dancing with the Star Wars

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Subject Matter
humorous
R2-D2-Step Dept.
Tom Bergeron; Brooke Burke; Darth Vader; Stormtrooper; Wicket; Jabba the Hutt; Boba Fett; Darth Maul; Greedo; Han Solo; General Grievous; Luke Skywalker; Obi-Wan Kenobi; Jawas; Yoda; Chewbacca; C-3PO; Jar Jar Binks; Mace Windu; William Shatner; Alfred E. Neuman; James T. Kirk; Spock
Parody of TV show "Dancing With The Stars", using Star Wars Characters.
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Ends with a preview of "Dancing With The Star Trek", which pays homage to the cover of MAD #186.
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Sheen It?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Associated Press (photo); Leakeem / Dreamstime.com (background photo)
Associated Press (photo); Leakeem / Dreamstime.com (background photo)
Associated Press (photo); Leakeem / Dreamstime.com (background photo)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Porn Family Game Night Dept.
Charlie Sheen
Parody of the game Scene It?, using questions about Charlie Sheen.
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Things You Don't Want to Hear From a Marriage Counselor

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Subject Matter
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Split Happens Dept.
Statements that show you have a horrible counselor.
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A MAD Look At Hoarders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
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Extreme hoarding and how being on TV changes the hoarders.
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Similarities & Differences Between the Spider-Man Musical and the War in Afghanistan

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Theatres of the Absurd Dept.
Spider-Man; US soldier
A list of attributes shared (or not) between the musical and the war.
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FlagMad About Super Heroes #[nn] published January 2012
as Similarities & Differences Between The Spider-Man Musical and the War in Afghanistan [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The 50 Worst Things About Facebook

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Jason Katzenstein; Joe Masterman; Jason Salas
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Subject Matter
humorous
Zuckerberg's-Eye View Dept.
Mark Zuckerberg
A list of things wrong with Facebook, presented as if they appear on a Facebook page.
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One Fine Day On Main Street

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Underage Thinking Dept.
A 18 year kid can't buy liquor at the store, so he robs it.
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Where Did Many Young Performers Get Their First Big Break?

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Spider-Man
Answer is Spider-Man On Broadway.
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inside back cover
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Escape From Zombieville, USA!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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The Zombie Chasers
Zack Clarke; zombies
Ad for books series.
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back cover

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