For more than 50 years, MAD Magazine has been at the forefront of satirizing the most relevant issues and pop culture of the day.  Sometimes, they’re able to bring their hilarious brand of juvenile humor to both at the same time and it’s even better when they are able to infuse them with politics.

DC Comics, the publisher of MAD Magazine, has offered this site an exclusive look at next months issue, where pop culture and politics collide.  According to MAD, the most relevant issue today is Barack Obama, who will grace the cover in classic Alfred E. Neuman style.

This issue, sure to cause a row among the campaigns (except, perhaps McCain’s, MAD Magazine is well after his time), hits stands August 13th.  Readers of this site are privy to an advance look at the cover and a pair of movie posters that sum up the shortcomings of the candidates in the next election.

Without further comment, here they are:

This was originally published as an exclusive for The Huffington Post. You can find the original here.