MAD Magazine Recurring Features
The MAD Vault
in Order of Appearance in Regular Issues
In a proud tradition, attempted and never perfected through generations of Specials and Paperbacks,
MAD reaches into its vault, pulls back a stump of reprints and thinks it finally has the formula down.
| Article Title | Original Issue / Date | Writer / Artist | Reprinted In Issue / Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500th Issue Celebration (collage of covers, excerpts) (not called The MAD Vault until next issue) |
1 thru 500 | many contributors (click issue) | 500 — Jun 2009 |
| The MAD Vault — 1973 (collage of covers, excerpts) | 156 thru 163 | many contributors (click issue) | 501 — Oct 2009 |
| The MAD Vault — 1988 (collage of covers, excerpts) | 276 thru 283 | many contributors (click issue) | 502 — Jan 2010 |
| The MAD Vault — 1969 (collage of covers, excerpts) | 124 thru 131 | many contributors (click issue) | 503 — May 2010 |
| The MAD Vault — 1992 (collage of covers, excerpts) | 308 thru 315 | many contributors (click issue) | 504 — Aug 2010 |
| The MAD Vault — 2001 (collage of covers, excerpts) | 401 thru 412 | many contributors (click issue) | 505 — Oct 2010 |
| The MAD Vault — 1978 (collage of covers, excerpts) | 196 thru 203 | many contributors (click issue) | 506 — Dec 2010 |
| It's a Recession… / It's a Depression… | 326 — Mar 1994 | Desmond Devlin / Paul Coker, Jr. | 508 — Apr 2011 |
| Don Martin Beats the High Cost of Gasoline | 180 — Jan 1976 | Don Martin | 509 — Jun 2011 |
| A MAD Look at Burial at Sea | 176 — Jul 1975 | Don (Duck) Edwing | 510 — Aug 2011 |
| The Turtle | 209 — Sep 1979 | Paul Peter Porges / Paul Coker, Jr. | 512 — Dec 2011 |
| Harry Grepser's New Year's Resolutions 1962-1972 | 149 — Mar 1972 | Frank Jacobs | 513 — Feb 2012 |
| One Fine Christmas in the Jungle | 252 — Jan 1985 | Don Martin | 513 — Feb 2012 |
| Parents Are Unconstitutional | 207 — Jun 1979 | Stan Hart / Paul Coker, Jr. | 514 — Apr 2012 |
| A MAD Look At Airport Security | 477 — May 2007 | Sergio Aragones / Tom Luth (color) |
515 — Jun 2012 |
| Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to World Travel | 357 — May 1997 | Desmond Devlin / Kevin Pope | 516 — Aug 2012 |
| We Won't Miss Them…Or Will We?!? | 245 — Mar 1984 | Paul Peter Porges | 517 — Oct 2012 |
| The Lighter Side of The Boss | 96 — Jul 1965 | Dave Berg | 518 — Dec 2012 |
| Spin Doctors for the Rest of Us | 321 — Sep 1993 | Desmond Devlin / Rick Tulka | 520 — Apr 2013 |
| Scenes of Americana Yesterday & Today | 388 — Dec 1999 | Mike Snider / George Woodbridge |
521 — Jun 2013 |
| Summer Has Arrived When… | 273 — Sep 1987 | Tom Koch / Paul Coker, Jr. | 522 — Sep 2013 |
| What Coaches Say in Public and in Private | 145 — Sep 1971 | Paul Peter Porges / Jack Davis | 523 — Oct 2013 |
| When TV Sports Advertisers Decide to “Sponsor” More Than Just Kickoffs & Home Runs | 297 — Sep 1990 | Mike Snider / Jack Davis | 526 — Apr 2014 |
| A MAD Gallery of People It's Hard to Feel Sorry For | 182 — Apr 1976 | Lou Silverstone / Jack Rickard | 527 — Jun 2014 |
| Creeping Signs That Might Lead You to Believe Global Warming is for Real | 409 — Sep 2001 | John Caldwell | 528 — Aug 2014 |
| Recycling Your Throw-Aways | 202 — Oct 1978 | Paul Peter Porges / Al Jaffee | 529 — Oct 2014 |
| Only in the Middle of the Night… | 251 — Dec 1984 | Tom Koch / Harry North, Esq. | 530 — Dec 2014 |
| Every Single New Year's Eve… | 325 — Feb 1994 | Desmond Devlin / Tom Bunk | 531 — Feb 2015 |
| Get-It-Out-Of-Your-System-Land | 141 — Mar 1971 | Sy Reit / George Woodbridge | 532 — Apr 2015 |
| MAD Looks at a Typical Kiddie TV Show | 93 — Mar 1965 | Larry Siegel / Mort Drucker | 533 — Jun 2015 |
| Why 999 Shoppers out of 1000 Never Collect Those Manufacturers' Rebates | 264 — Jul 1986 | Tom Koch / Paul Coker, Jr. | 534 — Aug 2015 |
| After the Game is Over | 252 — Jan 1985 | Lou Silverstone / Jack Davis | 535 — Oct 2015 |
| Approaches to Avoid When Your Child's Pet Dies | 366 — Feb 1998 | Jeff Kruse / Leslie Sternbergh | 536 — Dec 2015 |
| Ten Concrete Laws of Home Repair! | 328 — Jun 1994 | Tom Cheney | 538 — Apr 2016 |
| If Chickens Could Time Travel | 480 — Aug 2007 | John Caldwell | 539 — Jun 2016 |
| Saluting Lenny Brenner (1932-2016) | multiple issues | many contributors | 540 — Aug 2016 |
| Your Candidate and My Candidate | 446 — Oct 2004 | Frank Jacobs / Peter Kuper | 541 — Oct 2016 |
| Horror Movie Scenes We'd Like to See | 99 — Dec 1965 | Don (Duck) Edwing / Jack Davis | 542 — Dec 2016 |
| One Night in the City | 199 — Jun 1978 | Al Jaffee / Jack Davis | 542 — Dec 2016 |
| A MAD Look at Other Uses for Live Lobsters | 233 — Sep 1982 | Paul Peter Porges | 544 — Apr 2017 |
| Don't Be Fooled (Elvis Presley song parody) | 285 — Mar 1989 | Frank Jacobs / Gerry Gersten | 546 — Aug 2017 |
| What a Jerk! | 380 — Apr 1999 | Michael Gallagher / Tom Bunk | 547 — Oct 2017 |
| Juggles — The Juggling Juggler Who Juggles | 484 — Dec 2007 | Mo Willems / Tom Bunk | 547 — Oct 2017 |
| A Fairy Tale We'd Like to See: Goldilocks | 523 — Oct 2013 | Matt Lassen / Tom Bunk | 547 — Oct 2017 |
| Don Martin's Personal Experiences With New Power Tools for the Home Craftsman | 156 — Jan 1973 | Don Martin | 548 — Dec 2017 |
| Why We Get the Holiday Blahs | 305 — Sep 1991 | Barry Liebmann / George Woodbridge |
549 — Feb 2018 |