MAD #418 — June 2002

"For some, following in their parent's footsteps is more like a forced march!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
  2–4
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Spider-Sham (movie satire)

  Pained Webber Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Tom Richmond

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD Classics #14 — April 2007
  • MAD About the Movies — Director's Cut — 2008
  • MAD About Super Heroes — Volume 2 — 2010
  • MAD About Super Heroes — Version 2.5 — 2012
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • The Golden Treasury of Trash — Special Collector's Edition 2013
  6–12 sample
• 12 Signs You May Be Too Wired

  Tech-no Prisoners Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Tom Bunk

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #23 — October 2008
  14–15
• Duke Bissell's Tales of Undisputed Interest — illegal firearms and explosives

  The Wizard of Odd Dept.

  P. C. Vey

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Art — 2002
  16
• MAD Examines Some Examples of Misdirected Patriotism

  Red, White and Boo-Boo's Dept.

  Written by Charlie Kadau / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #23 — October 2008
  18–19
• Drama On Page 20 — chirping car door locks lure bird

  Car and Feathered Dept.

  Written by Michael Gallagher / Art by John Caldwell
  20
• The 21 Hottest Internet Rumors Regarding Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

  A Jedi Towards the Future Dept.

  Written by Arie Kaplan / Art by Hermann Mejia

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD About Star Wars — 2007
  • MAD Spoofs Star Wars — Special Collector's Edition 2019
  21–25
• Sergio Aragones illustrates Sobe ad
  26–27
• Monroe and... The Love Lesson

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray
  28–31
• Spy vs. Spy — booby trapped library book

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Written by Michael Gallagher / Art by Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Classics #15 — June 2007
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Top Secret Files — 2011
  32–33
• Duke Bissell's Tales of Undisputed Interest — ingredients: not known

  The Wizard of Odd Dept.

  P. C. Vey
  34
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg / Color by Digital Chameleon
  35–38
• What Is A Terrorist?

  Separate But Evil Dept.

  Written by Barry Liebmann / Art by Drew Friedman

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #22 — July 2008
  39–41
• A MAD Look at Spider-Man

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Sergio Aragonés — 2010
  • MAD About Super Heroes — Volume 2 — 2010
  • MAD About Super Heroes — Version 2.5 — 2012
  42–45
• Six Feet Blunder (TV satire)

  The Brothers Grim Dept.

  Written by Charlie Kadau / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #19 — November 2007
  46–50
• The MAD Bulletin Board

  Ads Nauseam Dept.

  Written by David Shayne and Joe Raiola

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MADvertising — 2005
  51
• Fold-In — Where are extreme acts of mistreatment tolerated by the American public?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

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