Mad #458

Mad #458 from October 2005 delivers a delightfully chaotic cover mash-up, pitting the entire Simpson family — Homer (clutching a Duff Beer), Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie — against Family Guy's Peter Griffin and Brian, who's sipping a martini, in a crowded, good-natured collision of animated TV royalty. The cover boldly proclaims Family Guy "TV's Most Original Animated Series," a cheeky bit of provocation that feels right at home in Mad's tradition of irreverent pop-culture commentary. Rounding things out are teasers for an Adam Sandler piece and a Fall TV Preview, making this a packed issue for anyone who loved their 2005 primetime lineup.