Mad #492

Mad #492 from August 2008 gleefully takes aim at that summer's superhero movie craze, with Mark Fredrickson's cover depicting a grinning child in Batman's Dark Knight armor spreading a cape that frames Hellboy (cigar in mouth), Iron Man's helmet-toting figure, the raging Hulk, and a cool kid in a beanie and sunglasses. The tagline "We Cover This Summer's Super Heroes!" makes the satirical mission perfectly clear. Inside, writer Desmond Devlin and artist Tom Richmond bring their usual sharp wit to "The Fundalini Pages" and more, making this a sharp comedic snapshot of a blockbuster-packed year.