Mad Magazine #505 FN 6.0 2010 Stock Image

Grade FN 6.0
Year 2010
Publisher EC

This is a mid grade item. It will have enough minor defects that it is in clearly worse condition than a brand new freshly published comic, magazine, or book. Allowed defects for this grade include: a spine split of less than half an inch, minor water spotting or other residue, impacted corners, and an accumulation or spine stresses that may break color. An item could be assigned this grade due to either an accumulation of minor defects or one or two moderate defects.

Description

Cover art by Mark Fredrickson. "Tea-Bagger Proof That Obama Is A Terrorist/Socialist," script by Stan Sinberg, art by Hermann Mejia; Ridiculous ideas that "prove" President Obama is either a terrorist, socialist, or both. "A MAD Look At Racial Profiling," script and art by Sergio Aragones; A look a things that could go wrong with assuming that all people of a given race act alike. "Worst-Selling Children's Books," script by Jeff Kruse, art by Scott Bricher; Book titles for children's books that would never be published, illustrated by fake covers; Parodies of real titles, characters, or genres. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Peter Kuper. "Inspirational Wall Plaques That Never Caught On," script by Jeff Kruse; Wall plaques with stupid, hopeless, or meaningless sayings. "Planet Tad!!!!!", script by Tim Carvell, art by Brian Durniak; Tad discusses seeing-eye dogs, a mosquito trap using blood, the TV show Glee, and helping his mother with a baby shower. "9 Ways To Pass The Time In Your Doctor's Waiting Room," script and art by Teresa Burns Parkhurst; Stupid ideas to pass the time using items typically found in a waiting room, and hosting a tailgate party while waiting. "MAD's Oh-So Negative True Blood Outtakes"; Stills from the movie "True Blood" with fake dialog. "If Jesus Walked Among Us: The Gulf Coast," art by Richard Williams; Shows Jesus walking on an oil slick on water. "TMZZZ," script by Jacob Lambert; Parody of a celebrity gossip website. "Rejected Stamp Collections," script by Jeff Kruse, art by Bob Staake and Drew Friedman; Supposed US commemorative postage stamp sets that were never printed. "The Darker Side Of The Lighter Side," art by Dave Berg; New gags written for Dave Berg's drawings. "The Wizard of O," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Tom Richmond; Wizard of Oz parody in which Dorothy is lamenting the bad economy in the wasteland of Detroit, MI and is magically transported to Punditland, where nothing makes sense; Dorothy, the Unfair-Crow, the Spin Man, and lion travel to see the Wizard, who turns out to be just another "cheap backroom politician" who cannot save any of them. "The MAD Vault 2001," featuring reprinted work by Mike Snider, Tom Cheney, Desmond Devlin, George Woodbridge, Tom Richmond, and Mort Drucker. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 60 pgs., B&W.

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