MAD #422 — October 2002

"Many an election is won by the candidate who can fake sincerity better!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Dave Berg's passing May 16, 2002 noted by readers / photos of Jonah Meyerson with MAD #417 / plug for MAD About the Mob book
  2, 4, 6
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• The Dumb of All Films (movie satire)

  The Ben Ain't Mightier than the Ford Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Angelo Torres / Color by Digital Chameleon / Aerial photo: terraserver.com
  8–13
• Duke Bissell's Tales of Undisputed Interest — tired cat

  The Wizard of Odd Dept.

  P. C. Vey

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Totally Useless MAD — 2013
  14
• New Career Options for Dennis Miller

  Getting Caught with His Rants Down Dept.

  Written by Mike Mikula / Photos: AP & Wide World

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #19 — November 2007
  16–17
• Why is George W. Bush's Approval Rating So High?

  Pollster-Guise Dept.

  Written by Barry Liebmann / Art by Rick Tulka

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The MAD War on Bush — 2007
  • MAD Classics #22 — July 2008
  18–20
• Early Signs You May Have Picked a Bad Religion

  Sects Education Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Kevin Pope
  22–23 sample
• Monroe and... Playstation 2 — Part One

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray
  24–27
• A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes on the Set of The Sopranos

  All the Underworld's a Stage Dept.

  Written by John Caldwell / Art by Tom Richmond

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #14 — April 2007
  30–31
• A MAD Look at Men in Black II

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  32–34
• MAD Reveals What the Girls of Girls Gone Wild Were Thinking

  The Breast and the Brightest Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #21 — April 2008
  36–37
• MAD's Comprehensive 10-Step Guide to Success in the Highly Charged World of Illegal Ticket Scalping

  Look Who's Hawking Dept.

  John Caldwell
  38–40
• Spy vs. Spy — mailbox garbage truck dump

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Top Secret Files — 2011
  42–43
• Where Do They Get Off...?

  Gallbearers Dept.

  Written by Stan Sinberg / Art by Tom Bunk

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #22 — July 2008
  44–45
• The Real Demographics of Various TV Audiences — Part III

  Stat's Entertainment! Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #18 — October 2007
  46–47
• Hey! Look Who's Working at McDonald's

  Fast Fools Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by John Kissee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #17 — September 2007
  48–49
• If Microsoft Made Egg Timers

  An Embarrassment of Richard's Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo
  50
• The Subtle Differences Between Tony Soprano and George W. Bush

  Assail to the Chiefs Dept.

  Written by Stan Sinberg / Art by Sam Sisco

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD About The Mob — 2002
  • MAD Classics #15 — June 2007
  • The MAD War on Bush — 2007
  51–54
• Duke Bissell's Tales of Undisputed Interest — unexpected vacation flying experience

  The Wizard of Odd Dept.

  P. C. Vey

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Totally Useless MAD — 2013
  55
• Ad for Winamp Contest with Alfred E. Neuman skin
  56
• Fold-In — What kind of unchecked development has become a major problem?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Classics #17 — September 2007
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3