Mad #453 May 2005

• Cover Artist: Hermann Mejia

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• Contents Page
• Letters
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas
  **various places around the magazine
• The Fundalini Pages (Charles Akins, John Caldwell,
  Desmond Devlin, Don (Duck) Edwing, Garth Gerhart, Greg Laub, Scott Maiko, Jerry Ordway, Kevin Pope, Andrew J. Schwartzberg, Rick Tulka)
  • Punchlines in Search of a Joke
  • Stupid Ikea Product Name or Cartoon Sound Effect?
  • Bitterman
  • Punchlines in Search of a Joke
  • The Lowest Rated "Top 100" Countdown TV Shows

• Highlights From Michael Jackson's Latest Video Message to the World
• Classified Ads
• Punchlines in Search of a Joke
• Graphic Novel Review - The X-Custodians - He Who Wields the Mop!
• Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Partygoing
• Fundalini Foto News: The 2005 Grammy Awards
• Baseball Steroid Penalties That Would Really Work
• Lots (TV satire) (written by Dick DeBartolo / Tom Richmond art)
• Spy vs. Spy (Peter Kuper)
• 9 Surefire Ways to Improve the NBA's Lousy Image (written by Jacob Lambert / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
• Ad for Spy vs. Spy Xbox game (feature Spy vs. Spy "Classic Moment" by Antonio Prohias)
• When Tattoo Artists Go Bad (John Caldwell)
• Monroe and... Paintball (written by Anthony Barbieri / Bill Wray art)
• The 25 Least Powerful People in Sports (written by Jeff Kruse / Kevin Pope art)
• 7 Periods Closer to Death (Ted Rall)
• Ad for The New and Improved Mad Website - madmag.com
• Donald Trump, You're Fired!!! (written by Russ Cooper / Sam Sisco art)
• A Mad Look at Paintball (Sergio Aragones)
• Signs We Need in Post 9/11 America (written by Jacob Lambert / Nathan Fox art)
• Disparate No-Lives (TV satire) (written by David Shayne / Mort Drucker art)
• 13 Things You Never Want to Hear From a Computer Tech Support Guy
  (written by Jeff Kruse / Peter Bagge art)
• Fold-In -- What is the hottest thing in music today? (Al Jaffee)