Mad #403 March 2001

• Cover Artist: Roberto Parada

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• Vey To Go -
  "Me? I thought you knew him." (P. C. Vey)
• Contents Page (Editor's Note about publishing in color and showing real ads with this issue, revolutionary concepts in the magazine publishing business)
  (ad for madmag.com) (1-3)
• "Be wary of anyone who gives you advice
  that begins with, 'Be wary of…!'" -- Alfred E. Neuman
• Ad for Mad XL #8 - March 2001
• Letters (4-5)
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas (summary)
  **various places around the magazine
• Malcontent in the Muddle (TV satire)
  (written by Desmond Devlin / Tom Richmond art) (7-12)
• A Mad Look at the Library (Sergio Aragones) (13-16)
• A Kid's Guide to Writing Letters
  (written by Ryan Pagelow) (18-20)
• Spy vs. Spy - spy-faced anvil graffitist (Peter Kuper) (22-23)
• Monroe &... The Special Delivery (continued next issue)
  (written by Anthony Barbieri / Bill Wray art) (24-27)
• A Bloody Mess
  (written by Michael Gallagher / Tom Bunk art) (30)
• Unbearable (movie satire)
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Angelo Torres art) (31-34)
• 10 Sure Signs You're Suffering From March Madness
  (John Caldwell) (36-37)
• Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: Eminem
  (written by Mike Snider / Hermann Mejia art) (38)
• The Home Despot (ad satire) (George Woodbridge art)
  (written by Jeff Kruse and Russ Cooper) (39-41)
• 2000: The Year in Film (42-43)
  (written by Desmond Devlin / AP & Wide World photo)
• Other Fashion Brand Names That Are Actually Acronyms
  (written by Mike Snider / Rick Tulka art) (44)
• The Lighter Side of... (Dave Berg) (45-48)
• Cheesy Angles (movie satire)
  (written by Dick DeBartolo / Hermann Mejia art) (50-55)
• Fold-In -- What major challenge is
  confronting many of today's teens? (Al Jaffee) (C3)
• Back Cover -- A Real Altoids Ad featuring Spy vs. Spy

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• with this issue Mad starts the regular use of "real" ads -
  back covers contain real ads until #517, October 2012