Mad #490

Mad mascot Alfred E. Neuman gets the full adventure-hero treatment on this June 2008 cover, rendered by Mark Fredrickson in a gloriously painted parody of Indiana Jones — complete with the signature fedora, leather jacket, and satchel strap, all hilariously oversized on Alfred's gap-toothed, grinning frame. The issue promises parody takes on Indiana Jones, 30 Rock, Dexter, and Iron Man, plus a bonus poster spotlighting Indy's earliest adventures. It's a wonderfully affectionate send-up of one of cinema's most beloved heroes, with Alfred's blissfully clueless smile doing all the heavy lifting.