MAD Magazine #431

Random samplings of reader mail
Dept: Letters and Tomatoes Department

Page 2

TV satire: “C.S.Oy: Miami”
Dept: It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Stupidity Department

Artist: Mort Drucker
Writer: Arnie Kogen

Page 8

Shamazon.com: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Dept: Hogwarts and All Department

Artist: Scott Bricher
Writer: Arie Kaplan

Page 14

Spy Vs. Spy
Dept: Joke and Dagger Department

Writer, Artist: Peter Kuper

Page 16

MAD Deconstructs TV Talk Shows – This Month: Late Night with Conan O’Brien
Dept: The Chat ’n the Stat Department

Writer: Desmond Devlin
Artist: Drew Friedman

Page 18

Sergio Aragonés Presents a MAD Look at Dieting
Dept: Serge-In General Department

Writer, Artist: Sergio Aragonés

Page 20

MAD’s New Sesame Street Characters That Better Reflect Today’s World
Dept: Children’s Television Work Schlock Department

Photographer: Irving Schild
Writer: Arie Kaplan, Josh Malinow
Characters: J/Design Studio

Page 24

Al-Jazeera TV Guide
Dept: Tongue’n’ Sheik Department

Writer: Don Vaughan
Artist: Tom Nick Cocotos

Page 30

Selected Highlights from Courtney Love’s Journal
Dept: No Cobain, No Gain Department

Writer: Jacob Lambert
Artist: Hermann Mejia

Page 31

Which Big Budget Summer Blockbuster Will Make the Most Money?
Dept: Gross Encounters Department

Artist: Sam Sisco
Writer: Barry Liebmann

Page 36

Monroe and The Big Apple – Part 1
Dept: Angster’s Paradise Department

Artist: William Wray
Writer: Anthony Barbieri

Page 38

Hulk-A-Rama!
Dept: Green Achers Department Part 1

Writer: Desmond Devlin, Mike Snider
Artist: Tom Richmond

Page 43

The 10 Most Pathetic Hulk Fans
Dept: Green Achers Department Part 2

Writer, Artist: John Caldwell
Colorist: Wildstorm

Page 44

A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes on the Set of The Hulk
Dept: Green Achers Department Part 3

Writer: Dick DeBartolo, Greg Leitman
Artist: Tom Richmond

Page 46

MAD’s Less-Than-Incredible Hulk Outtakes
Dept: Green Achers Department Part 4

Writer: Greg Leitman

Page 48

The Hulk Has a Bad Week!
Dept: Green Achers Department Part 5

Writer: Don Edwing
Artist: Ray Alma

Page 50

Drawn-Out Dramas
Dept: Marginal Thinking Department

Writer, Artist: Sergio Aragonés

Various places around the magazine

MAD Fold-In
Dept: Marginal Thinking Department

Writer, Artist: Al Jaffee

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