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Mad #40 (2024) · The Collector

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Mad (2018)
#40

EC#40

Mad

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Mad #40

Publisher: EC
Cover date: December 2024
On sale: Oct 9, 2024
Cover price: $5.99
Pages: 58

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The Spys battle over drop boxes, candidate debates and ballot drops.

Stories

20 titled

1A TV Commercial We'd Like to See
2A Mad Look at Politics
3SuperDelegate
4One Day at Mount Rushmore
5The Fascist & the Feeblest
6The Great Trump Bestiary
7More Helpful Ways the Government Can Track Women's Lives
8What is a Hollywood Liberal?
9Garbage Pail Politicos
10Democratic Madvent Calendar
11Elephant & Donkey by Mo' Problems
12The Day AT&T Went Too Far
13Only a Republican/Democrat Could Possibly Believe…
14Mad's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions 2024 Election Edition
15The Bailout Hymn of the Republic
16The Ballot
17Horrifying Political Cliches
18Extremist Makeover Politician Edition
19The Ghastlygun Tinies
20A TV Ad We'll Soon See

Credits

Writers: Bill Doherty, Sergio Aragonés, Peter Kuper, Joe Raiola, Don Martin, Desmond Devlin, David Seidman, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Mike Snider, Paula Sevenbergen, Amanda Stellberg, Brandon Hicks, John Prete, Russ Cooper, Johnny Sampson, Frank Jacobs, Kenny Smith, Jeff Kruse, Matt Cohen, Christian Alsis, Stan Hart
Pencillers: Angelo Torres, Sergio Aragonés, Peter Kuper, Robert Sikoryak, Don Martin, Tom Richmond, Leonardo Rodriguez, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Rick Tulka, Brent Engstrom, Dalton Vaughn, Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, Paul Coker, Johnny Sampson, Mort Drucker, James Warhola, Hermann Mejía, Gerry Gersten, Richard Williams, Harry North, Ed Steckley, Drew Friedman, Marc Palm, Jack Davis
Inkers: Angelo Torres, Sergio Aragonés, Peter Kuper, Robert Sikoryak, Don Martin, Tom Richmond, Leonardo Rodriguez, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Rick Tulka, Brent Engstrom, Dalton Vaughn, Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, Paul Coker, Johnny Sampson, Mort Drucker, James Warhola, Hermann Mejía, Gerry Gersten, Richard Williams, Harry North, Ed Steckley, Drew Friedman, Marc Palm, Jack Davis
Colorists: Carrie Strachan, Peter Kuper, Carl Peterson, Tom Richmond, Leonardo Rodriguez, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Brent Engstrom, Drew Friedman
Letterers: Sergio Aragonés, Peter Kuper, Marc Palm
Cover: Mark Fredrickson
Cover colors: Mark Fredrickson

Editorial and production

Art director: Suzy Hutchinson
Associate art director: Bern Mendoza

Characters

Alfred E. Neuman
Barack Obama
Barney Frank
Bill Clinton
Black Spy
Chris Dodd
Hillary Clinton
John Edwards
Michelle Obama
Mike Huckabee
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mitt Romney
Monroe
Nancy Pelosi
Ollie North
Richard M. Nixon

Ronald Reagan

Rudolph Giuliani

Senator Shelby

Ty Pennington

White Spy

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