Mad #481 September 2007

• Cover Artist: Jack Syracuse

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• Contents Page (Mad Staff Avatars Provided by SimpsonsMovie.com) (1)
• Letters (photos of Brooklyn Botanic Garden Celebrity Path Plaque awarded to the late
  William M. Gaines with his daughter, Cathy Gaines Mifsud, and Mad staff in attendance)
  (Ads for Spy vs. Spy 2 - The Joke and Dagger Files and The Mad War on Bush books) (2,4,6)
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas **various places around the magazine
• The Fundalini Pages (John Caldwell, Dick DeBartolo, Desmond Devlin, Don (Duck) Edwing,
  Feggo, Laura Howell, Jeff Kruse, Adam Rust, Eric Scott, Kevin Pope, Jack Syracuse, Rick Tulka) (IMPORTANT NOTE) (8-10)
  • Where Your iPhone $$$$ Goes
  • Duck Droppings - building Abraham Lincoln out of Lincoln Logs (Don (Duck) Edwing)
  • Joke Set-ups in Search of a Punchline (John Caldwell)
  • Fundalini Asks "What If...?" - What if Toasters Were United Nation Delegates?
  • The Godfrey Report
  • The Fast 5 - Phrases You Won't Hear from Al Roker (written by Jeff Kruse / Rick Tulka art)
  • Paint Like the Masters - Vincent Van Gogh (Fourth in a Series) (Adam Rust)
  • Joke Set-ups in Search of a Punchline (John Caldwell)
  • Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Street Safety (written by Desmond Devlin / Kevin Pope art)
  • Castro Comments: Michael Moore ate all the chorizos
  • Tierra Del Feggo - "They do the jobs angels don't want to do." (Feggo)
  • Joke Set-ups in Search of a Punchline (John Caldwell)
  • Other Bad Animal Employment Opportunities (Laura Howell)
  • Meet the '08 Presidential Candidates - John Edwards
    (written by John Caldwell / Jack Syracuse art)
  • Little Green Army Men Theatre - too lax on success standards
• Spider-Sham 3 (movie satire) (written by Arnie Kogen / Hermann Mejia art) (12-17)
• The Young Man's Guide to Successful Mall Romance
  (written by Jacob Lambert / Rich Powell art) (18-19)
• Planet TAD!!!!! (written by Tim Carvell) (20-21)
• Mad Proudly Presents Outtakes from Hillary's Sopranos Spoof (22)
• Failed Pitches For the New Simpsons Movie (Steve Smallwood art) (23-25)
• Things Shouted Out to Paris Hilton as She Left Prison (Tom Richmond art) (26)
• Spy vs. Spy - beach nose mask missile / lunch box porcupine (Peter Kuper) (28-29)
• Ad for Mad Kids (30)
• Monroe and... The Summer Jobs - Part 1
  (written by Anthony Barbieri / Tom Fowler art / color by Ryan Flanders) (31-33)
• The Mad Guide For Public Speakers, Volume One:
  Phrases to Absolutely Avoid When Delivering A Eulogy...
  (written by Jeff Kruse / Tom Bunk art) (34-35)
• A Mad Look at Mixed Martial Arts (Sergio Aragones) (38-40)
• Celebrity Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards (written by Michael Arnold / Tom Richmond art) (42-43)
• The Believability/Unbelievability of Harry Potter
  (written by Barry Liebmann / Paul Coker, Jr. art) (44-45)
• Ad for Mad Classics Subscription with bonus #166 offer (46)
• Boo! (movie satire) (written by Desmond Devlin / Mort Drucker art) (47-51)
• What The Heck is the Difference? (featuring cover #106) (52)
• Fold-In -- What do many experts say is the greatest looming threat to the American public?
  (Al Jaffee) (C3)

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