Issue Details

Issue	#438
Published	February 2004
Cover Price	3.50 USD; 5.25 CAD
Pages	52
Editing	John Ficarra; Charlie Kadau (senior); Joe Raiola (senior); Nick Meglin (contributing); Amy Vozeolas (associate); Greg Leitman (associate); Dave Croatto (associate)

Cover Details - "Michael Jackson Cover"

Characters	Michael Jackson; Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Drew Friedman
Inks	Drew Friedman
Colors	Drew Friedman

Cover Details - "The League of Rejected Superheroes Cover"

Characters	Inebrion; Scantily Clad Woman; The Entomologist; Mediocre Man; Sloggtor of Globbzorr; Vocabullon; Apathenia; The Incredible Infringement Man; Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire; Superhero
Pencils	Bruce Timm
Inks	Bruce Timm
Colors	Bruce Timm ?

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

3 page Letters and Tomatoes Dept. story "Letters and Tomatoes Dept."

Characters	K.C. Mangen (photo); Harold Lloyd Clay (photo of him reading a 1958 issue of Mad); Matt Kramer (photo); Ice Cube (photo); Jeremy Tramer (photo); Ori (Alfred E. Neuman look-a-like contest photo)
Pencils	? (photos); ?
Inks	? (photos); ?
Colors	? (photos); ?
Notes	Letters, photos and fan art from readers - Lou Gary, William Gilpin, Andrew Isaac-Zrobek, Betty Lee Skelly, Kendra Ehrgood, Max Kratze, Kristina Larson, Gen Goodwin, Barry Fries, Melissa Fogel, Becky Farina, Eric Finkelstein, K.C. Mangen, N. Kolbasowski, Will Barron, Aaron Burzak, Wesley Dyson, W.T. Deskin, SSG John Reeder, Jake Savage, Jeremy Tramer and Paul Frank Bauer.

3 page The Fundalini Pages story "The Fundalini Pages"

Characters	George Bush; Michael Jackson
Genre	Satire
Notes	Fundalini contributors - Scott Bricher, Tom Bunk, John Caldwell, Butch D'Ambrosio, Desmond Devlin, Evan Dorkin, Drew Friedman, Garth Gerhart, Charlie Kadau, Arie Kaplan, Scott Maiko, Josh Malinow, Kevin Pope, Joe Raiola, Johnny Styne and Mike Snider.

6 page story "Fools of Rock"

Characters	Screwey; Petty; Principal Middling; Summary; Allowance; Too-Meeka; Narco; Silly; Charlie Brown (cameo); Calvin (cameo)
Synopsis	A satire of the movie SCHOOL OF ROCK.
Genre	Satire
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Tom Richmond
Inks	Tom Richmond
Colors	Tom Richmond ?

2 page Mad's Handy Glossary story "Mad's Handy Glossary to the War on Terror"

Characters	President George Bush; Vice-President Dick Cheney; Attorney General John Ashcroft; Condoleezza Rice
Genre	Satire; Political
Script	Desmond Devlin
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker
Notes	Art is in black and white.

4 page Monroe story "Monroe and... Survivor Jr., Part 1"

Characters	Monroe; Barton; Carol Ann; Pablo; Gordon
Synopsis	Monroe participates in the Survivor television show.
Genre	Satire
Script	Anthony Barbieri
Pencils	Bill Wray
Inks	Bill Wray
Notes	Art is in black and white.

2 page story "2003: The Year in Film"

Characters	Lebron James; Simon Cowell; Liza Minelli; Ruben Studdard; Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; Saddam Hussein
Synopsis	2003 movie titles matched up with celebrity photos.
Genre	Satire
Script	Desmond Devlin
Pencils	Photos by AP/Wide World Photos
Inks	Photos by AP/Wide World Photos
Colors	Photos by AP/Wide World Photos

4 page Sergio Aragones Presents A Mad Look at story "Sergio Aragones Presents A Mad Look at the Superbowl"

Genre	Satire; Sports
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Letters	Sergio Aragones
Notes	Art is in black and white.

2 page Spy vs. Spy story "Spy vs. Spy"

Characters	Black Spy; White Spy
Genre	Satire; Spy
Script	Peter Kuper
Pencils	Peter Kuper
Inks	Peter Kuper
Colors	Peter Kuper
Letters	Peter Kuper

1 page Tales From the Duck Side story "The Mourn Identity"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Pencils	Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Inks	Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing]
Letters	Don Edwing [as Duck Edwing] ?
Notes	Art is in black and white.

6 page character profile "The League of Rejected Superheroes"

Characters	Inebrion; Scantily Clad Woman; The Entomologist; Mediocre Man; Sloggtor of Globbzorr; Vocabullon; Apathenia; The Incredible Infringement Man
Genre	Satire; Superhero
Script	Jeff Kruse
Pencils	Frank Miller (Inebrion); J. Scott Campbell (Scantily Clad Woman); Dave Gibbons (The Entomologist); John Byrne (Mediocre Man); John Romita, Jr. (Sloggtor of Globbzorr); Michael Allred (Vocabullon); Arthur Adams (Apathenia); Jim Lee (The Incredible Infringement Man)
Inks	Frank Miller (Inebrion); J. Scott Campbell (Scantily Clad Woman); Dave Gibbons (The Entomologist); John Byrne (Mediocre Man); John Romita, Jr. (Sloggtor of Globbzorr); Michael Allred (Vocabullon); Arthur Adams (Apathenia); Jim Lee (The Incredible Infringement Man)
Colors	Wildstorm (Inebrion; The Entomologist; Mediocre Man; Sloggtor of Globbzorr; Apathenia); Matt Milla (Scantily Clad Woman); Laura Allred (Vocabullon); Alex Sinclair (The Incredible Infringement Man)

1 page text story "An Open Letter From Michael Jackson"

Characters	Michael Jackson
Genre	Satire
Script	Desmond Devlin
Pencils	Chas D'eau
Inks	Chas D'eau
Letters	typeset
Notes	Art is in black and white.

2 page story "The Do's and Dont's of a Super Bowl Party"

Genre	Satire; Sports
Script	John Caldwell
Pencils	John Caldwell
Inks	John Caldwell
Letters	John Caldwell ?
Notes	Art is in black and white.

2 page story "Absurd, Their Enthusiasm"

Characters	Jason Alexander; Larry Davy; Cheryl Hines; Jeff Garlin; Richard Lewis; Rob Reiner; Ted Danson (cameo); Tony Danza (cameo); Sir Anthony Hopkins (cameo); Jimmy; Jerry Seinfeld; James Gandolfini
Synopsis	A satire of the television show CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM.
Genre	Satire; Sitcom
Script	Josh Gordon
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres
Colors	Wildstorm

1 page illustration "If Norman Rockwell Depicted the 31st Century: The Marriage License"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Richard Williams (painted)
Inks	Richard Williams (painted)
Colors	Richard Williams (painted)
Notes	Painting depicts two men getting a marriage license.

2 page Now Playing story "Now Playing at the California State House: Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor"

Characters	Arnold Schwarzenneger (photos from his various movies)
Genre	Satire; Political
Script	Mike Snider
Pencils	Mike Snider (video captures)
Inks	Mike Snider (video captures)
Colors	Mike Snider (video captures)

1 page Mad Fold-In activity "What Stomach-Turning Reality Show Has Many Across the Land Completely Disgusted?"

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Colors	Al Jaffee ?
Letters	Al Jaffee ?
Notes	Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: The democratic primaries.

Drawn-Out Dramas filler "Drawn-Out Dramas"

Genre	Satire
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Letters	Sergio Aragones
Notes	No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.