Issue: #522
Celebrate your independence this July-buy this issue of MAD because you want to, not just because we told you to!
Creators: Sarah Dyer, Peter Kuper, Kevin Pope, Evan Dorkin, Jeff Kruse, Christopher Baldwin, Paul Coker, Tom Koch, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Leonardo Rodriguez, Tom Luth, Carl Peterson, Kenny Keil, Anton Emdin, Sergio Aragonés, Charles Akins, Matt Lassen, Scott Nickel, Kit Lively, Tom Richmond
Characters: Alfred E. Neuman, Black Spy, White Spy, Rabbit, Sleepy, Thumper, OJ Simpson, Frodo Baggins, Elrond, Tyrion Lannister, Fantabulaman, Galadriel, Jimmy Fallon, Smaug, Father O'Flannity, Choirboy Timmy, Ryan Seacrest, Bilbo Baggins, Saruman, Gollum