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 - Oct 2013 |
Don Martin |
548 - Dec 2017 |
| Why We Get the Holiday Blahs |
305 - Sep 1991 |
Barry Liebmann / George Woodbridge |
549 - Feb 2018 |
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