MAD #433 — September 2003

"If the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, it must be a very short walk!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Ad for MAD Color Classics #8 — September 2003 and Alfred E. Neuman and Spy vs. Spy Head Knockers
  2, 4, 6
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• The Faketrix Retarded (movie satire)

  Finding Neo Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Hermann Mejia

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Spoofs Sci-Fi / Star Wars — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  8–13
• The Better Bully's Back-To-School To-Do List

  A Thug's Life Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  14–15
• Disposable Camera Bar Mitzvah Photos That Didn't Make the Album

  Let My People Focus Dept.

  Written by Butch D'Ambrosio / Art by Drew Friedman

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Classics #23 — October 2008
  • Intensely Dumb MAD — 2013
  16–18
• A MAD Look at Hulk

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD About Super Heroes — Volume 2 — 2010
  • MAD About Super Heroes — Version 2.5 — 2012
  20–22
• When "American-Style" Political Campaigning Catches On In Iraq

  Weapons of Mass Election Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Tom Nick Cocotos / Photos by AP & Wide World

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Classics #23 — October 2008
  • MAD Spoofs Politics — Special Collector's Edition 2014
  24–25
• The Gamer's Guide to Functioning in the Real World

  Cheat Codes of Conduct Dept.

  Written by Kenny Byerly / Art by Scott Bricher and Tom Bunk

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Classics #23 — October 2008
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — 2011
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  26–28
• Monroe and... The Big Apple — Part Three

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray
  29–32
• Cents-Less Coupons

  All Hail Scissor Dept.

  Written by Scott Maiko / Art by Scott Bricher / Photos by Irving Schild

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MADvertising — 2005
  • MAD Classics #22 — July 2008
  • MAD Kids #14 — March 2009 (excerpt)
  • Epic MAD — 2012 (excerpt)
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — 2012 (excerpt)
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — Expanded Edition — 2013 (excerpt)
  33–36 sample
• Safety Instructions for Reading MAD Magazine

  An Embarrassment of Richard's Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Dave Manak
  37
• The Differences Between Hogwarts and Your School

  A Classroom With a View Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Amanda Conner and Bill Wray / Color by Wildstorm

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Kids #8 — August 2007
  38–39
• Spy vs. Spy — chariot finish line pulls down columns

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  • MAD Classics #25 — May 2009
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Top Secret Files — 2011
  40–41
• How Well Will You Do Freshman Year in College? — A MAD Quiz

  Diving Into the Frosh Pit Dept.

  Written by Matthew A. Cohen / Art by Kevin Pope

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #23 — October 2008
  42–44
• America's 60-Hour Work Week Up Close

  The U.S. Work Farce Dept.

  Written by Amy Gillett / Art by Bob Staake
  46–47
• Snippets of Cell Phone Conversations We'd Love to Hear the Rest of...

  Who, What, Where, When, Wireless Dept.

  Written by Butch D'Ambrosio / Art by Tom Bunk

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #25 — May 2009
  48–49
• MAD's All-Access Pass to the MTV Video Music Awards — Part One

  Three-Bling Circus Dept.

  Written by Greg Leitman / Art by Jack Syracuse / Photos by AP & Wide World

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #9 — September 2006
  50–51
• Fold-In — What epidemic from the Far East has unfortunately made its way to our shores?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Classics #24 — January 2009
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3 sample