MAD Magazine #497

MAD Magazine (USA)

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MAD Magazine #497 • USA • 1st Edition - New York

Country:

USA

Edition:

1st Edition - New York

Company:

E.C. Publications, Inc.

Published:

January 1st, 2009

Cover:

Why so stupid? 20 dumbest people, events and things 2008

Sale price:

$4.99

Pages:

Format:

Magazine

Editorial

Editor: John Ficarra

Cover Artist: Mark Fredrickson

Featured characters

Contents Page

Page: 1

"Many students believe originality means being the first to plagiarize an author's work!"

Department: Alfred E. Neuman Quotes

Page: 1

Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Department: Letters and Tomatoes

Page: 2

The Fundalini Pages

List of all contributors
Author: Tom Bunk Author: Dick DeBartolo Author: Dave Croatto Author: Scott Bricher Author: Kevin Pope Author: P.C. Vey Author: Jeff Kruse Author: Garth Gerhart Author: Adam Rust
Page: 10
Practical Uses for Your Gas-Guzzling SUVs
Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds - Jessica Alba
Food Myths You Just Shouldn't Believe
Vey To Go! - paying classmates
Video Game Review - Guitar Tech Hero
Bitterman
Signs Your Bank is in Big Trouble
Where the $750 Billion Government Bailout Funds are Going

The MAD 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of...

1. Sarah Palin: Drowning in veep waters
Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: Richard Williams Artist: Scott Bricher
Page: 12
2. China's poisened products: There's something about dairy
Artist: Scott Bricher
Page: 14
3. The Massachussets teen pregnancy pact: An expanding student body
Writer: Jacob Lambert Photographer: Irving Schild Artist: Scott Bricher
Page: 15
4. The pregnant man: What not to expect when you're expecting
Artist: Charles Akins Artist: Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Page: 18
5. O.J. Simspon: Man of steal
Writer: John Caldwell
Page: 19
Hillary's campaign for the white house: Thar she blows it
Artist: Mark Stutzman
Page: 20
7. Celebrity moms and dads: the parent crap
Page: 22
8. Rev. John Hagee: Madman of the cloth
Artist: Gary Hallgren Writer: Nate Fakes
Page: 23
9. The economic collapse: Saved by the bail
Artist: Tom Richmond
Page: 24
10. Wesley Snipes' I.R.S. Troubles: Defiling Tax
Writer: Frank Santopadre Photographer: AP/Wide World Photos
Page: 29
11. Amy Winehouse: Junkie see, Junkie do
Writer: Scott Maiko
Page: 30
12. John McCain's ugly campaign: Smear, there and everywhere
Photographer: AP/Wide World Photos
Page: 31
13. Texas polygamy wives: The joy of sects
Sculptor: Dave Croatto Photographer: Irving Schild Writer: Justin Tyler
Page: 32
14. Rev. Jeremiah Wright: Madman of the cloth
Artist: Drew Friedman Writer: Frank Santopadre
Page: 33
15. Brett Favre Unretires: Hate the player, not the game
Artist: Gary Hallgren
Page: 34
16. Jesse Jackson rants on Obama: Getting testes
Sculptor: Liz Lomax Writer: Josh Eiserike
Page: 36
17. The yanked Rachael Ray ad: Un-american apparel
Writer: Jacob Lambert
Page: 37
18. Bigfoot discovered: Scam I am
Artist: Ty Templeton
Page: 38
19. Celebrity sex scandals: Adultery Swim
Writer: Jacob Lambert Artist: Glenn Fabry
Page: 40
20. Stunt day in the park with Blaine: An upsided fake
Artist: James Warhola Writer: Jacob Lambert
Page: 41