MAD Magazine Recurring Features
MAD's Do-It-Yourself ______
in Order of Appearance in Regular Issues (and a couple others)
Do-your-own filling in of the blank with what the authors give you!
| Feature Title | Writer / Artist | Issue / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Make Your Own Love Story Comic | Al Feldstein / Jack Kamen | 29 — Sep 1956 |
| MAD's Do-It-Yourself Magazine Covers | Sy Reit / George Woodbridge | 67 — Dec 1961 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Vietnam Newspaper Story | Frank Jacobs | 113 — Sep 1967 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Protest Newspaper Story | Frank Jacobs | 128 — Jul 1969 |
| MAD's “Do-It-Yourself” Modern Movie Ads | Sy Reit / Bob Clarke | 133 — Mar 1970 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself TV Premiere Newspaper Story | Frank Jacobs | 138 — Oct 1970 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Labor Dispute Newspaper Story | Frank Jacobs | 153 — Sep 1972 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Impeachment Newspaper Story | Frank Jacobs | 170 — Oct 1974 |
| The MAD Automatic Do-It-Yourself TV Script Writer | Tom Koch | Special #16 — Fall 1975 |
| MAD's “Do-It-Yourself” Job Application Letter | Tom Koch | 197 — Mar 1978 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself “Dear John Letter” | Frank Jacobs | 210 — Oct 1979 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Energy Crisis Newspaper Story | Frank Jacobs | 216 — Jul 1980 |
| MAD's Up-Dated Relevant, Do-It-Yourself America the Beautiful | Frank Jacobs | 217 — Sep 1980 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Mid-East Crisis Newspaper Story | Frank Jacobs | 224 — Jul 1981 |
| MAD's Do-It-Yourself Comedy Routine | Tom Koch | 229 — Mar 1982 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Country Western Song | Frank Jacobs | 233 — Sep 1982 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Peanuts Comic Strip | Frank Jacobs / Jack Rickard | 242 — Oct 1983 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself “Jingle Bells” | Frank Jacobs | 244 — Jan 1984 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself National Enquirer Cover | George Gipe / UPI photo | 246 — Apr 1984 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself TV Guide Listings | Mike Snider | 248 — Jul 1984 |
| MAD's “Do-It-Yourself” All-Purpose Speech | Tom Koch | MAD 84 — 1984 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Medical Breakthrough Newspaper Story | Frank Jacobs | 252 — Jan 1985 |
| MAD's Do-It-Yourself “Indiana Jones” Sequel | Charlie Kadau / Jack Davis | 261 — Mar 1986 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Rock Concert Newspaper Story | Frank Jacobs / George Woodbridge | 270 — Apr 1987 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself National Scandal Newspaper Story | Frank Jacobs | 302 — Apr 1991 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself White House Press Conference | Frank Jacobs / Gerry Gersten | 308 — Jan 1992 |
| MAD's Do-It-Yourself Political Speech to Grab Voter Attention | Tom Koch / Paul Coker, Jr. | 315 — Dec 1992 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Abortion Newspaper Story | Frank Jacobs | 324 — Jan 1994 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself O.J. Simpson Trial Newspaper Story | Frank Jacobs / Rick Tulka | 335 — May 1995 |
| MAD's Do-It-Yourself Complete Clinton Scandal Guide | Charlie Kadau / Drew Friedman | 372 — Aug 1998 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Corporate Scandal Newspaper Story | Frank Jacobs / Rick Tulka | 424 — Dec 2002 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Reality Show Press Release | Frank Jacobs / Evan Dorkin | 459 — Nov 2005 |
| MAD's Do-It-Yourself American Idol Judges' Critiques | Darren Johnson / Drew Friedman | 462 — Feb 2006 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself George W. Bush Press Conference | Frank Jacobs / Mort Drucker | 463 — Mar 2006 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Public Apology | Frank Jacobs / Mort Drucker | 474 — Feb 2007 |
| MAD's Do-It-Yourself 24 Season 7 Plotline | Darren Johnson / Rick Tulka | 489 — May 2008 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Celebrity Scandal Blog Posting | Frank Jacobs and Bill Fibbers / Mort Drucker | 498 — Feb 2009 |
| MAD's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Obamacare News Story | Frank Jacobs / Paul Coker | 524 — Dec 2013 |
| MAD's Do-It-Yourself Constantly-Reoccurring Mass Shooting News Story | Peter Kuper | 537 — Feb 2016 |
| Make Up Your Own Anti-Trump Rant | Matt Lassen / Sam Sisco | 546 — Aug 2017 |