The Best of Maxim # 1

32 COVERGIRL: SUSAN WARD<br>
Now that she's starring in a Farrelly brothers flick (Shallow Hal), it's easy
to forget that stunner Susan Ward ran for vice president on Maxim's Andrij for
President ticket. Meet the woman who's a heartbeat away from being assistant
managing editor of Maxim.<br>
22 MEET THE STAFF<br>
Maxim, the brainchild of an eccentric ex-con, is contrived monthly by a bunch
of perverted geniuses.<br>
24 TOUR OF THE OFFICE<br>
Your guided tour of our snake-infested, extensively booby-trapped corporate
digs. Enter at your own risk.<br>
26 HIT THE PARTY<br>
Now that the appropriate statute of limitations has expired, we're giving you
a peek at our fire-marshall-baiting parties. Parental discretion is advised.<br>
30 THE GREAT MAXIM AUCTION!<br>
Getcher very own piece of Maxim memorabilia&#8212;eBay is helping us sell everything
but the interns. Just don't tell the boss!<br>
42 1997: THE YEAR IN MAXIM<br>
Spot fake chumba-wumbas, steal beer, relive the century's best sports moments,
and see some seriously sexy starlets...<br>
58 1998: THE YEAR IN MAXIM<br>
Get shot to hell, imagine a world where men rule, and catch a parade of L.A.'s
finest celebs in their scantiest.<br>
82 1999: THE YEAR IN MAXIM<br>
Soak up bathtubs full of beer, chain-saw through sides of beef, and leer at
more of them half-nekkid actresses.<br>
106 2000: YOU GUESSED IT, THE YEAR IN MAXIM<br>
Make a monkey your butler, and throw your very own orgy. Plus, naturally, more
sexy women.<br>
146 2001: ALMOST A YEAR IN MAXIM<br>
Ogle four-wheel dream machines big bucks can buy and boatloads of barely dressed
girls.<br>
176 COMING UP NEXT<br>
In just five short years, this magazine has managed to bring down Communism,
sequence the human genome, and get Bette canceled. Come take a peek at what
the next 100 years will bring.