MAD #478 — June 2007

"Nowadays at many airlines, the only thing 'up in the air' is whether the plane will ever take off!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for MAD Classics Subscription — with bonus #166 offer
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Photo of Dick DeBartolo and Howie Mandel with #466, Page-O-Plugs promotions related to MAD
  2–4, 6
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• The Fundalini Pages

  Random Acts of Mindlessness Dept.

  Friends of Fundalini Notes

  • "Friends of Fundalini" list of contributors not originally attached to the articles in this section: Charles Akins, John Caldwell, Jeff Kruse, Paul Coker, Jr., Dick DeBartolo, Desmond Devlin, Darren Johnson, Jacob Lambert, Glen LeLievre, Kevin Pope, Irving Schild, Jack Syracuse, Jason Yungbluth — DETAILS

  • Spider-Man 3 Merchandise to Avoid — Bag O' Sandman
  • Meet the '08 Presidential Candidates — Hillary Clinton — Written by John Caldwell / Art by Jack Syracuse
  • The Godfrey Report
  • How Newspapers Can Regain Readership — Written by Jeff Kruse
  • LeLievre and Let Live — coming soon to this site: Giant Killer Robot (Glen LeLievre)
  • The Yungbluth & The Restless — Stay down punching bag clown! (Jason Yungbluth)
  • Selected Highlights from Al Gore's Testimony in Front of Congress — Written by Jeff Kruse
  • Letter from Kentucky Fried Taco Hut public relations — Written by Dick DeBartolo
  • Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Weekend Guests — Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Kevin Pope
  • Products Inspired by Current Events — Art by Charles Akins
  • Comic Book Characters or Frequent Guest on Air America? — Written by Jeff Kruse
  • Did James Cameron Find the Actual Tomb of Christ's Family? — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  8–10
• Lewd & Disorder: It's P.U. (TV satire)

  Frying Wolf Once Too Often Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • Inside MAD — 2013
  • MAD Choice Cuts — Special Collector's Edition 2014
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  12–16
• The U.S. Army: Patriotism Is A Great Motivator. Unemployment Is A Greater Motivator. (ad parody)

  Armed Farces Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / Photos by Irving Schild
  17 sample
• 10 Ways to Liven Up the National Spelling Bee

  Alphabet Poop Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  18–19
• MAD's Venomous Outtakes from Spider-Man 3

  Tobey or Not Tobey Dept.
  20–22
• Monroe and... Cruelty Free

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Tom Fowler
  23–26
• The U.S. Army: Surge Into The Excitement! (ad parody)

  Armed Farces Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / AP & Wide World photos
  27
• The Average 5th Grader Knows...

  Wisdom Truth Dept.

  Written by John Prete / Art by Peter Bagge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • This Is Your Brain On MAD — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  28–29
• A MAD Look at Artists

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  30–32
• Frank Miller's 1 vs 300 (ad parody)

  Take This Mob and Shove It Dept.

  Hermann Mejia
  33
• Planet TAD!!!!!

  In Blog We Trust Dept.

  Written by Tim Carvell / Art by Brian Durniak
  34–35
• Spy vs. Spy — art museum mobile chopper

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Spy vs. Spy — Fight to the Finish — 2013
  36–37
• Photos Peter Parker Couldn't Sell to The Daily Bugle

  The Prints and the Pauper Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / Art by Drew Friedman

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD About Super Heroes — Volume 2 — 2010
  • MAD About Super Heroes — Version 2.5 — 2012
  • This Is Your Brain On MAD — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  38–39
• What You Have to Look Forward to as a Middle-Aged Mall Rat

  The Old Man and the CVS Dept.

  John Caldwell
  40–41
• Ad for MAD Kids
  42
• Dud — The Lousy Hunter (TV satire)

  Faking the Law Dept.

  Written by Dennis Snee / Art by Tom Richmond

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • This Is Your Brain On MAD — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  43–46
• The U.S. Army: Come For The Dough. Stay For The Quagmire. (ad parody)

  Armed Farces Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / AP & Wide World photos
  47
• Fold-In — What has many American students jittery and edgy?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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