Mad #426 February 2003

  • Cover Artist: James Kirkland
  • Contents Page (1)
  • "It used to be that after years of service, your company
    would give you a gold watch. Now you're lucky if they
    give you the time of day!
    " -- Alfred E. Neuman
  • Letters (photo of Frank Jacobs with 2002 Eisner Award)
    (photos of Anton Fig with #423 and the cast of Hairspray
    visits the Mad offices) (2-3)
  • Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas (summary)
    **various places around the magazine
  • Schlubs (TV satire)
    (written by Charlie Kadau / Tom Richmond art) (4-8)
  • Hey America, Cheer Up!
    (written by Barry Liebmann / Hermann Mejia art) (9-11)
  • When Veterinarians Go Bad (John Caldwell) (12-13)
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  • Heart-Stopping New Improvements
    Planned for the Next Grand Theft Auto (written by Butch D'Ambrosio / Scott Bricher art) (14-16)
  • Shocking, Uncensored Outtakes from Eminem's 8 Mile (written by Greg Leitman) (18-19)
  • Spy vs. Spy - vibrating phone sets off nitroglycerin bomb (Peter Kuper) (20-21)
  • Ab-Fabulizer (written by Dick DeBartolo / Irving Schild photos) (22)
  • Yoga Positions That Occur in Daily Life (written by Darren Johnson / Gary Hallgren art) (23-25)
  • Monroe and... The Super Bowl (written by Anthony Barbieri / Bill Wray art) (26-29)
  • The Rejected Saddam Hussein Body Doubles
    (written by David Shayne / AP & Wide World photos) (30-31)
  • Mad Deconstructs TV Talk Shows - The O'Reilly Factor
    (written by Desmond Devlin / Sam Sisco art) (32-35)
  • Who's Who in the Army of Protesters Against Grand Theft Auto Vice City
    (written by Mike Snider / Tom Bunk art) (36-37)
  • 2002: The Year in Film (written by Desmond Devlin / AP & Wide World photos) (38-39)
  • A Mad Look at Birthdays (Sergio Aragones) (40-42)
  • Corporate Fraud Task Force #1
    (written by Desmond Devlin / Amanda Conner art / color by Wildstorm) (43-47)
  • Duke Bissell's Tales of Undisputed Interest-- shopping for the annual camping trip (P. C. Vey) (48)
  • Fold-In -- What disturbing screen images are more and
    more young people being exposed to? (Al Jaffee) (C3)
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