MAD Magazine #498 
Editorial
- Editor: John Ficarra
- Cover Artist: Mark Fredrickson
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Table of Contents
The Fundalini Pages: "Positives Aspects of the Economic Meltdown", "Punchlines in search of Jokes!", Lelievre and let die", "Celebrity cause-of-death betting odds: Tyra Banks", "Ways to make sure you don't lose your job in these tough times!", "Melvin & Jenkins' guide to cold symptons", "The Godfrey report", "Solution to last month's 'Mini-Mystery'" "Rejected Comic Strips", "Covers we didn't use"
Department: Random Acts of Mindless
Author: Dick DeBartolo Author: Desmond Devlin Author: Ray Alma Author: Gary Hallgreen Author: John Caldwell Author: Kevin Pope Author: Leonardo Rodriguez Author: Rick Tulka Author: Jeff Kruse Author: Barry Liebmann Author: Darren Johnson Author: Glen LeLievre Author: Dave Crosland Author: Tim Hamilton
Page: 6
Lame attempts by TV to explain the 2008 presidential vote
Department: Smart Bored
Writer: Barry Liebmann Artist: Ward Sutton
Page: 10
MAD's 12 surefire tips for stand-up comics
Department: First aid for the joking victim
Colorist: Ryan Flanders Artist: Rick Tulka Writer: Jeff Kruse
Page: 18
MAD exposes who's thinking what at the Obama inauguration
Department: Thought in the act
Writer: Desmond Devlin Writer: Jacob Lambert Writer: Jeff Kruse Writer: Frank Santopadre Writer: Dennis Snee Artist: Tom Richmond
Page: 27
When adults say... Remind them...
Department: Generation Crap
Artist: Peter Bagge Writer: Jacob Lambert
Page: 32
The MAD world of... Pets
Department: It's reigning cats and dogs
Artist: Marc Hempel Writer: Stan Sinberg
Page: 34
Monroe and... The Plane Trip
Department: Angster's Paradise
Writer: Anthony Barbieri Artist: Tom Fowler Colorist: Carl Peterson
Page: 37
MAD's all-inclusive do-it-yourself celebrity scandal blog posting
Department: Put it on my tab-loid
Artist: Mort Drucker Writer: Frank Jacobs Writer: Bill Fibbers
Page: 42
Tell-tale signs that you've got a really bad psychic
Department: Seer Suckers
Artist, Writer: Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Page: 44
The first 100 minutes of the Obama Presidency
Department: Barack around the clock
Artist: Drew Friedman Writer: Frank Santopadre Writer: Bill Fibbers
Page: 46
