Mad #401

(January 2001)

Technology Carols for the Holiday Season (Table of Contents: 1)

Byte Christmas Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

Peter Kuper

Inks

Peter Kuper

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Mad's Parental Etiquette Guide for Kids’ Sporting Events (Table of Contents: 2)

Missed Manners Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

John Caldwell

Pencils

John Caldwell

Inks

John Caldwell

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Peter Kuper

Pencils

Peter Kuper

Inks

Peter Kuper

Genre

humor; spy

Monroe and… the Fishing Trip (Table of Contents: 4)

Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Anthony Barbieri

Pencils

Bill Wray

Inks

Bill Wray

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2001 (Table of Contents: 5)

Mad Fold-In; The MAD 20 / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Desmond Devlin (1); Anthony Barbieri (2); Scott Maiko (3); Mike Snider (5); Dave Croatto (7); Butch D'Ambrosio (9); Dick DeBartolo (16); Michael Gallagher (17); Al Jaffee (19); Russ Cooper (13, 15)

Pencils

Tom Richmond (1); Drew Friedman (2); Scott Bricher (4, 6); Ray Alma (8); Hermann Mejia (9, 20); Bill Wray (10); Irving Schild (photo) (12); James Warhola (14, 18); Sam Sisco (15); Al Jaffee (19); Timothy Shamey (17); Richard Williams (11)

Inks

Tom Richmond (1); Drew Friedman (2); Scott Bricher (4, 6); Ray Alma (8); Hermann Mejia (9, 20); Bill Wray (10); Irving Schild (photo) (12); James Warhola (14, 18); Sam Sisco (15); Al Jaffee (19); Timothy Shamey (17); Richard Williams (11)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; humor

Synopsis

Just what the title implies: a satirical look at the past year.

A Mad Investigative Report: Doomsday Cults in America Today (Table of Contents: 6)

Sects Education Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Jeff Kruse

Pencils

Kevin Pope

Inks

Kevin Pope

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

A Mad Look at Christmas (Table of Contents: 7)

Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés

Inks

Sergio Aragonés

Genre

satire-parody; humor

The Lighter Side of... (Table of Contents: 8)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Berg

Pencils

Dave Berg

Inks

Dave Berg

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Roger Kaputnik

Synopsis

A cynical look at justice, modern romance, counterintelligence, shopping, relationships, lawyers, weapons, support groups, therapy, dating, the office, priorities, and doctors.

Spot Your Parents! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Traits of Wrath Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jeff Kruse

Pencils

Bob Staake

Inks

Bob Staake

Letters

typeset

How Bill Clinton Will Stack Up Against the U.S. Presidents (Table of Contents: 10)

Assail to the Chief Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Desmond Devlin

Pencils

Paul Coker

Inks

Paul Coker

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Bill Clinton; George Washington; Jimmy Carter; Abraham Lincoln; Franklin Roosevelt; Thomas Jefferson; Harry Truman; Woodrow Wilson; Ulysses S. Grant; Warren G. Harding; John F. Kennedy; Richard Nixon; Dwight D. Eisenhower

Mad’s Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds (Table of Contents: 11)

Grieving Las Vegas Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mike Snider

Pencils

Jon Weiman

Inks

Jon Weiman

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Jeff Probst

Gooffellas (Table of Contents: 12)

Tales from the Duck Side Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)

Pencils

Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)

Inks

Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover