MAD #404 — April 2001

"Success is achieved only by those who are more or less confident, kind of specific and take a relatively firm stand!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Contents Page

  Notes

  • Pull My Cheney — dog job applicant (Tom Cheney)
  1, 3
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Ad for MAD Color Classics #3 — April 2001
  4–5
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Passed Away (movie satire)

  Hanks A Lot Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Classics #9 — September 2006
  • MAD #505 — October 2010 — The MAD Vault (excerpt)
  6–9
• The Ballot Hymn of the Republic

  From Chad to Verse Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Drew Friedman
  10–12
• Monroe &... The Special Delivery (conclusion)

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray
  13–16
• Clear Cut Clues Your Team's Not Going To Win the Pennant!

  The Boys of Bummer Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #10 — October 2006
  17–19
• A MAD Look at the Presidency

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #25 — May 2009
  20–22
• Through The Wonder of Hypnosis, You Can Lose Weight!

  An Embarrassment of Richard's Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Irving Schild photos

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #14 — April 2007
  23
• Spy vs. Spy — general's medal explodes

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Written by Michael Gallagher / Art by Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Classics #2 — September 2005
  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Top Secret Files — 2011
  24–25 sample
• Fuzzy Math Is...

  Roamin' Numerals Dept.

  Written by John Prete / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #9 — September 2006
  26–27
• MAD's College Roommate Timeline

  In the Eye of the Dorm Dept.

  Written by Kenny Byerly / Art by Terry LaBan

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #10 — October 2006
  28–30
• A MAD Look Back at the Bush Family Circus

  Generations Ecch Dept.

  Written by John Prete / Art by Jack Syracuse

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD About Comic Strips — 2003
  • The MAD War on Bush — 2007
  • MAD Classics #23 — October 2008
  31–33
• Know Your Ghosts

  Smells Like Mean Spirits Dept.

  Written by Ryan Pagelow / Art by James Warhola

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Classics #11 — November 2006
  • Horrifyingly MAD — 2011
  • MAD #22 — December 2021
  34–35
• Daily Affirmations of the Rich & Famous

  Pray As You Go Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Rick Tulka

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD XL #22 — July 2003
  • MAD Classics #9 — September 2006
  36–38
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg
  39–42
• The Worst Selling Box Sets of All Time

  Slipped Discs Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Keith Seidel, Scott Bricher, Bill Wray, Drew Friedman, Ray Alma, Hermann Mejia, Bob Staake and James Warhola

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #7 — June 2006
  43–47
• MAD's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: Tiger Woods

  Grieving Las Vegas Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Hermann Mejia
  48
• Fold-In — What destructive species would we all like to see become extinct?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3