MAD #409 — September 2001

"Genius is rarely recognized in its lifetime, but fortunately, neither is gross incompetence!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Contents Page

  Notes

  • Vey To Go — "...you can't shoot her again." (P. C. Vey)
  1–2
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Photos of Bob Clarke, Sergio Aragones, Don (Duck) Edwing, Nick Meglin, Tom Richmond, R.J. Matson, Jack Davis, Angelo Torres, C. F. Payne, Charles Kochman, Grey Blackwell, and Matt Groening at the 55th annual Reuben Awards in Boca Raton, Florida, May 25, 2001 — that year's winner: Jack Davis; stills from The Simpsons "New Kids on the Blecch" episode
  4–5
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Hurl Horror (movie satire)

  Special Afflecks Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Angelo Torres / Color by Digital Chameleon

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #12 — January 2007
  6–10
• The MAD Mall Directory

  The Route of All Evil Dept.

  Icons by John Sazaklis / Written by Mike Snider / Art by Tom Bunk

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #10 — October 2006
  12–13
• Creeping Signs That Might Lead You to Believe Global Warming is for Real

  In the Heat of the Plight Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD #528 — August 2014 (MAD Vault)
  14–16
• Maimed Flesh — The Magazine for People Who Mutilate Their Bodies With Excessive Tattoos and Grotesque Piercings in a Misguided Cry for Attention

  The Mutilate Show Dept.

  Written by Scott Maiko / Art by Hermann Mejia

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD Classics #11 — November 2006
  • MAD #505 — October 2010 (excerpt in The MAD Vault)
  17–24 sample
• Ad for Color Classics #4 — September 2001 and The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two Book
  25
• Monroe &... The Great American Road Trip — Part One

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray
  28–30
• "How We First Met" Stories That Today's Young Lovers Will Be Stuck With — Vol. II

  Behind the Recapitulate Ball Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by R.J. Matson

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #16 — July 2007
  32–34
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg
  35–38
• MAD's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: Julia Roberts

  Grieving Las Vegas Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Hermann Mejia

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #20 — January 2008
  39
• A MAD Look at Shrek

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  40–42
• Perennial Sports Calendar

  The Games People Replay Dept.

  Written by Mike Mikula / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #20 — January 2008
  44–47
• Spy vs. Spy — anvil Mary

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Classics #19 — November 2007
  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Top Secret Files — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy Vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  • MAD Presents Spy vs Spy: The Big Blast — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  48–49
• The Wicked Link! (TV satire)

  Game Shrew Host Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Bill Wray
  50–55
• Fold-In — What horrific events is the government increasingly concerned about?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Classics #10 — October 2006
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3