Mad #480 August 2007

• Cover Artist: James Bennett

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• Contents Page
• Letters (photos of National Gorilla Suit Day descending on the Mad offices - Jan. 31st) (pulpsecret.com talks to John Ficarra)
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas
  **various places around the magazine
• The Fundalini Pages (Scott Bricher, John Caldwell, Eric Scott, Paul Coker, Jr., John Crowther, Dick DeBartolo, Jeff Kruse, Jacob Lambert, Leonardo Rodriguez, Steve Rosso,
  Irving Schild, Kiernan P. Schmitt, Bob Staake, Jack Syracuse,
  Rick Tulka)
  • Little Green Army Men Theatre
  • Thoughts Going Through Paris Hilton's Mind in Court
  • Castro Comments:
  • Don't Have A Crowther!

• The NFL's Ref Report - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• The Kitchen Sink - Shows on the Vatican's New TV Channel
• President Bush's Benchmarks for Progress in Iraq
• Meet the '08 Presidential Candidates - Rudy Giuliani
• The Fast 5 - Reasons Roger Clemens Returned to the Yankees
• Things to Do During the Four Hours After You've Taken Levitra (and Your Date Didn't Show)
• Reasons Not to Impeach & Convict President Bush
• Ad for The Mad War on Bush book
• Harry Plodder and the Torture of the Fanbase (movie satire)
  (written by Desmond Devlin / Tom Richmond art)
• Things to Consider Before Accepting a Summer Job (Teresa Burns Parkhurst)
• Ad for Subscriptions (10th message from Mad's Jeffrey Lozenge)
• Monroe and... Gone Internet Phishin' (written by Anthony Barbieri / Tom Fowler art)
• Mad About Hunger (BallPark Franks special advertising insert section)
  • Cover (idea by John Caldwell / Tom Richmond art)
  • A Mad Look at Hunger (Sergio Aragones)
  • The Evolution of Hunger (Tom Richmond art)
  • The Museum of Hunger (Sam Viviano and Hermann Mejia art)
• If Chickens Could Time Travel (John Caldwell)
• Mad Has a Gay Old Time With Outtakes from I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
• Spy vs. Spy (Peter Kuper)
• Ad for Mad Kids
• A Mad Look At Spider-Man 3 (Sergio Aragones)
• Don't You Hate When Your Parents... The Sequel! (written by Jacob Lambert / Dave Crosland art)
• The Simple Prison Break Life (written by Dave Croatto / Hermann Mejia art)
• Ad for Mad Classics Subscription with bonus #166 offer
• Everyday Pet Peeves of Transformers (written by Jacob Lambert / Tom Bunk art)
• The "Secret" is Out! (ad parody) (written by Dave Croatto)
• FAQs About McDonald's Trendy Makeover
  (written by Jacob Lambert / Evan Dorkin art / color by Sarah Dyer)
• What The Heck is the Difference? (featuring cover #43)
• Fold-In -- Where has the recent surge in combatants only increased the level of violence? (Al Jaffee)