Mad #402
(February 2001)

EC, 1952 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 4.50 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
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On-sale Date
2001-01-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
E.C. Publications Inc.
Barcode
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Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Death by Scooter: 10 Easy Ways! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tom Cheney
Pencils
Mark Fredrickson
Inks
Mark Fredrickson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Worst Wing (Table of Contents: 1)

Prez Dispenser Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Arnie Kogen
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Martin Sheen [as President Jed Buttlett]; John Spencer [as Leako McHarried]; Bradley Whitford [as Jock Lemon]; Richard Schiff [as Mopy]; Allison Janney [as P.A.]; Rob Lowe [as Slam]; Dulé Hill [as Chilly]; Snoopy (cameo); Charlie Brown (cameo); Linus Van Pelt (cameo); Peppermint Patty (cameo);Violet (cameo); Woodstock (cameo); Timothy Busfield [as Clammy]; Tim Matheson [as Vice President Cahones]; Stockard Channing [as Mrs. Buttlett]; Marlie Matlin [as Jumpy]; Elisabeth Moss [as Zoney Buttlett]; Richard Hatch (cameo)

Mad’s Guide to Safe Scootering (Table of Contents: 2)

The Wheel World Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Cheney
Pencils
Tom Cheney
Inks
Tom Cheney
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Obituaries for Video Game Characters (Table of Contents: 3)

Another One Bytes the Dust Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Desmond Devlin
Pencils
Kevin Greene
Inks
Kevin Greene
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody

Suburban Deviants and Their Really Minor Crimes (Table of Contents: 4)

Behind the Perpetrate Ball Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ryan Pagelow
Pencils
Amanda Conner
Inks
Amanda Conner
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Reprints

Monroe and… President’s Day (Table of Contents: 5)

Angster's Paradise Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Anthony Barbieri
Pencils
Bill Wray
Inks
Bill Wray
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Rejected Playboy Playmates (Table of Contents: 6)

Flop Tarts Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jeff Kruse
Pencils
Hermann Mejia
Inks
Hermann Mejia
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Felice Goshay; Amber McPixel; Ursula Smugsson; Topaz Bantling

Specialized State Death Penalties (Table of Contents: 7)

Crime and Funishment Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Don Edwing (credited as Duck Edwing)
Pencils
Tom Bunk
Inks
Tom Bunk
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

A Bank Letter You’re Sure to Get (Table of Contents: 8)

Savings and Groan Dept. / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jeff Kruse
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

“Likelihood-of-Outcome” Charts for Those Stupid Things We All Do (Table of Contents: 10)

Flaws & Effect Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
George Woodbridge
Inks
George Woodbridge
Letters
typeset

6 Degrees of Separation Between Anyone and Anything Part V (Table of Contents: 11)

The Dissing Link Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Rick Tulka
Inks
Rick Tulka
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

A Mad Look at the WWF (Table of Contents: 12)

Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.] / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Reprints

Meek With the Parents (Table of Contents: 13)

So DeNiro Yet So Far Off Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick DeBartolo
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Ben Stiller [as Gag]; Robert DeNiro [as Jerk Burned]; Trix (cat); Teri Polo [as Pampers Burned];

Gross and Beyond Gross: the Sequel (Table of Contents: 14)

Revoltage Meter Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Caldwell
Pencils
John Caldwell
Inks
John Caldwell
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Comparisons of gross happenings with extra-gross happenings.

Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Mike Snider
Pencils
Hermann Mejia
Inks
Hermann Mejia
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Jennifer Lopez
Synopsis
Odds on how a celeb will bite the big one.

What Heavy Issue is Weighting Mightily Upon Today’s Students? (Table of Contents: 16)

Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Jaffee (signed)
Pencils
Al Jaffee (signed)
Inks
Al Jaffee (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

One Fine Day on Main Street (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Jaffee
Pencils
Al Jaffee
Inks
Al Jaffee
Colors
Al Jaffee
Letters
Al Jaffee

Genre
humor
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Death by Scooter: 10 Easy Ways!
  2. 1. The Worst Wing
    Prez Dispenser Dept.
  3. 2. Mad’s Guide to Safe Scootering
    The Wheel World Dept.
  4. 3. Obituaries for Video Game Characters
    Another One Bytes the Dust Dept.
  5. 4. Suburban Deviants and Their Really Minor Crimes
    Behind the Perpetrate Ball Dept.
  6. 5. Monroe and… President’s Day
    Angster's Paradise Dept.
  7. 6. Rejected Playboy Playmates
    Flop Tarts Dept.
  8. 7. Specialized State Death Penalties
    Crime and Funishment Dept.
  9. 8. A Bank Letter You’re Sure to Get
    Savings and Groan Dept.
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy
  11. 10. “Likelihood-of-Outcome” Charts for Those Stupid Things We All Do
    Flaws & Effect Dept.
  12. 11. 6 Degrees of Separation Between Anyone and Anything Part V
    The Dissing Link Dept.
  13. 12. A Mad Look at the WWF
    Serge-In General Dept. [Serge In General Dept.]
  14. 13. Meek With the Parents
    So DeNiro Yet So Far Off Dept.
  15. 14. Gross and Beyond Gross: the Sequel
    Revoltage Meter Dept.
  16. 15. Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds
    Grieving Las Vegas Dept.
  17. 16. What Heavy Issue is Weighting Mightily Upon Today’s Students?
    Mad Fold-In
  18. 17. One Fine Day on Main Street
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  • mcomics
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
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