MAD Magazine #439

Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Department: Letters and Tomatoes

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The Fundalini Pages: "9 questions we'd like to ask Saddam Hussein", "The cover we didn't use", "Bitterman", Celebrity cause-of-death betting odds: Jessica Simpson", "VideoGame Corner", "The Godfrey Report", Monkey are always funny", "Melvin & Jenkins' guide to winter frolic", "Oscar by the numbers", "The fast 5 - The 5 darkest secrets dicovered in Rush Limbaugh's medical records", "Gangsta Rapper

Department: Random Acts of Mindless

Author: Desmond Devlin Author: Bill Wray Author: Ray Alma Author: Jack Syracuse Author: Scott Bricher Author: Kevin Pope Author: Jeff Kruse Author: Scott Maiko Author: Garth Gerhart Author: Evan Dorkin Author: Arie Kaplan Author: Mike Snider Author: Tom Nick Cocotos

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MasichistCommander on the farce side of the world (Master & Commander Parody)

Department: Nothing to Crowe about

Artist: Angelo Torres Writer: Arnie Kogen Colorist: Wildstorm

Page: 10

The Valet Parking Attendant's Secret Oath

Department: Road Scholars

Artist: Liz Lomax Writer: Butch D'Ambrosio

Page: 16

A MAD Look ate the Oscars

Department: Serge-In General

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

Page: 18

The Lord of the Rings - The Jewelry never ends

Department: MAD Poster

Artist: Mark Stutzman Writer: Arie Kaplan Writer: Greg Leitman

Page: 24

Monroe and... Survivor Jr. Part 2

Department: Angster's Paradise

Artist: Bill Wray Writer: Anthony Barbieri

Page: 26

MAD's down-on-the-farm the simple life outtakes!

Department: Is Paris churning?

Writer: Mike Snider

Page: 30

iPoop - American Standard

Department: Ad Parody

Artist: Scott Bricher

Page: 32

Rock solid indications you are too old for the Goth Lifestyle

Department: The dark aged

Artist, Writer: John Caldwell

Page: 33

Are you a member of Hollywood's D-List?

Department: A star is scorned

Artist: Drew Friedman Writer: Matthew A. Cohen

Page: 36

Spy vs. Spy

Department: Joke and Dagger

Artist, Writer: Peter Kuper

Page: 38

iPop - Clearasil

Department: Ad Parody

Artist: Scott Bricher

Page: 40

MAD's Oscar Preview

Department: We'd like to spank the academy

Writer: Dick DeBartolo Writer: David Shayne Writer: Barry Liebmann Writer: Mike Snider Writer: Greg Leitman Artist: Hermann Mejia

Page: 41

iPot - The American Medical Marijuana Association

Department: Ad Parody

Artist: Scott Bricher

Page: 48

MAD Fold-In

Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee

Page: 49