MAD Magazine #428

Contents Page

Page: 1

"Before you buy a new mattress, you should probably sleep on it!"

Department: Alfred E. Neuman Quotes

Page: 1

Letters

Page: 2

Bored of the Rings - The Two+ Hours

Department: Breaking a Nasty Hobbit

Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: Hermann Mejia

Page: 8

The Employing Guise

Artist: Ray Alma Artist: Timothy Shamey Photographer: Irving Schild Writer: Jeff Kruse

Page: 15

Mad Sizes Up the 2003 Oscars - Best Actor

Department: We'd Like to Spank the Academy Part 1

Artist: Drew Friedman Artist: Harry North Writer: David Shayne Writer: Barry Liebmann Writer: Mike Snider Writer: Greg Leitman

Page: 18

Monroe and... Discrimination

Department: Angster's Paradise

Artist: Bill Wray Writer: Anthony Barbieri

Page: 20

Spy vs. Spy

Department: Joke and Dagger

Artist, Writer: Peter Kuper

Page: 24

Mad Sizes Up the 2003 Oscars - Best Actress

Department: We'd Like to Spank the Academy Part 2

Colorist: Jack Syracuse Artist: Harry North Artist: Rick Tulka Writer: David Shayne Writer: Barry Liebmann Writer: Mike Snider Writer: Greg Leitman

Page: 28

A Mad Look at Video Gamers

Department: Serge-In General

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

Page: 30

Disposable Camera Wedding Photos That Didn't Make the Album

Department: Prints Un-Charming

Writer: Butch D'Ambrosio Artist: Timothy Shamey

Page: 34

The Slo-Man's Advanced Home Security System

Writer: Dick DeBartolo

Page: 37

Other Medical "Surveys" The Public Never Heard About

Department: Getting a Stat Scan

Artist: Tom Bunk Writer: Andrew J. Schwartzberg

Page: 38

Mad's Not So Daring Outtakes from Daredevil

Department: Blind Man's Fluff

Page: 40

Your Team May Not Be Final Four Material If...

Department: Hoop-Blah

Artist, Writer: John Caldwell

Page: 42

MTV Making the Video: Osama Bin Laden

Department: Lights, Camel, Action

Artist: Bill Wray Writer: Dave Croatto

Page: 45

Mad Sizes Up the 2003 Oscars - Best Picture

Department: We'd Like to Spank the Academy Part 3

Artist: Harry North Artist: Tom Richmond Writer: David Shayne Writer: Barry Liebmann Writer: Mike Snider Writer: Greg Leitman

Page: 50

MAD Survey

Artist: Tom Bunk

Page: 52

Drawn Out Dramas (Various Places around the Magazine)

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

Back Cover Inside: Fold-In - Who is responsible for a major increase in crack on our streets?

Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee