MAD #412 — December 2001

"It's not the work that keeps most people from doing volunteer work — it's the pay!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Fan letters deal with the September 11th tragedy, a letter from the editors regarding “appropriate” humor after September 11th, photo of Johnny Knoxville with covers of #407
  2, 4
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Harry Plodder and the Sorry-Ass Story (movie satire)

  They're Off to Be the Wizards Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD Classics #16 — July 2007
  • MAD About the Movies — Director's Cut — 2008
  • MAD Presents Harry Potter — September 2011
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Mort Drucker — 2012
  • MAD Spoofs Sci-Fi and Fantasy — Special Collector's Edition — 2018
  6–11
• The MAD Etiquette Guide for Modern Workplace Romances

  Getting to Personnel Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Kevin Pope

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Classics #25 — May 2009
  • MAD #36 — April 2024
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 8 — Mar/Apr 2024
  • MAD #47 — February 2026
  12–13
• Spy vs. Spy — mammoth tusks caveman's rock deflector

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  • MAD Classics #21 — April 2008
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Top Secret Files — 2011
  14–15
• President George W. Bush — The First Six Months — Official Presidential Diary

  Read My Slips Dept.

  Written by Dave Croatto / Art by Rick Tulka

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD War on Bush — 2007
  17–21
• ATM Safety Rules That Banks Should Post

  Rage Against the Cash Machine Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Tom Bunk
  22
• You May Want to Re-Think Your Gym Choice If...

  Rage Against the Nautilus Machine Dept.

  John Caldwell
  24–26
• The Ugghers (movie satire)

  Get an Afterlife! Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Classics #17 — September 2007
  • Horrifyingly MAD — 2011
  28–31
• Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions — Special Law Enforcement Edition

  All Jaffee Dept.

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Classics #14 — April 2007
  • MAD Kids #14 — March 2009 (excerpt)
  32–33 sample
• The Jay Leno Class Action Lawsuit

  Tonight Court Dept.

  Written by Noah Feuer
  34
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg / Color by Wildstorm

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Classics #8 — July 2006
  • MAD Classics #11 — November 2006
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Dave Berg — 2013
  35–38
• Monroe &... Thanksgiving

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray
  40–43
• The Mysterious Mysteries of Televised Sports

  Bang the Conundrum Slowly Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #15 — June 2007
  44–45
• A MAD Look at Harry Potter

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonés — 2010
  • MAD Presents Harry Potter — September 2011
  • MAD Spoofs Sci-Fi and Fantasy — Special Collector's Edition — 2018
  46–50
• MAD's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: J. K. Rowling

  Grieving Las Vegas Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Hermann Mejia

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #16 — July 2007
  51
• Fold-In — What professional sector in our economy is always guaranteed a job?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

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