MAD Magazine Recurring Features
The MAD Primer
in Order of Appearance in Regular Issues
MAD teaches basic reading skills Dick and Jane style with a bite.
| Feature Title | Writer / Artist | Issue / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Primer | Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder | 28 — Jul 1956 |
| The MAD Primer | Tom Koch / Joe Orlando | 41 — Sep 1958 |
| The MAD Horror Primer | Larry Siegel / Wally Wood | 49 — Sep 1959 |
| The MAD Madison Avenue Primer | Larry Siegel / Wally Wood | 55 — Jun 1960 |
| The MAD Shakespeare Primer | Phil Hahn / Wally Wood | 60 — Jan 1961 |
| The MAD Mythology Primer | Walter Farley / George Woodbridge | 66 — Oct 1961 |
| The MAD Celebrity Primer | Larry Siegel / Wally Wood | 74 — Oct 1962 |
| The MAD College Primer | Phil Hahn / Wally Wood | 78 — Apr 1963 |
| The MAD Baseball Primer | Stan Hart / Jack Rickard | 80 — Jul 1963 |
| The MAD Hospital Primer | Frank Jacobs, Larry Siegel, Stan Hart / George Woodbridge |
85 — Mar 1964 |
| The MAD Politician's Primer | Frank Jacobs, Larry Siegel, Stan Hart / George Woodbridge |
88 — Jul 1964 |
| The MAD Drive-In Movie Primer | Larry Siegel / George Woodbridge | 89 — Sep 1964 |
| The MAD Gun Owners and Other Small Bores Primer | Larry Siegel / George Woodbridge | 95 — Jun 1965 |
| The MAD United States Foreign Policy Primer | Larry Siegel / Bob Clarke | 98 — Oct 1965 |
| The MAD Suburban Primer | Stan Hart / Bob Clarke | 101 — Mar 1966 |
| The MAD Hypocrite Primer | Stan Hart / Bob Clarke | 103 — Jun 1966 |
| The MAD Air Travel Primer | Larry Siegel / George Woodbridge | 106 — Oct 1966 |
| The MAD Psychoanalysis Primer | Stan Hart / Paul Coker | 112 — Jul 1967 |
| The MAD “Fad & Fetish” Primer | Stan Hart / Bob Clarke | 119 — Jun 1968 |
| The MAD Getting Married Primer | Dick DeBartolo / Jack Rickard | 121 — Jun 1968 |
| The MAD Ice Hockey Primer | Larry Siegel / Jack Davis | 125 — Mar 1969 |
| The MAD Primer of Bigots, Extremists and Other Loose Ends | Frank Jacobs and Stan Hart / Jack Davis |
129 — Sep 1969 |
| The Richard M. Nixon Presidential Primer | Larry Siegel / Max Brandel | 135 — Jun 1970 |
| The MAD Sex Education Primer | Sy Reit / Paul Coker | 136 — Jul 1970 |
| The MAD Blow-Your-Mind Drug Primer | Sy Reit / Bob Clarke | 140 — Jan 1971 |
| The MAD Orthodontia Primer | Larry Siegel / Paul Coker | 145 — Sep 1971 |
| The MAD “Effluent Society” Pollution Primer | Sy Reit / Angelo Torres | 146 — Oct 1971 |
| The MAD Religion in America Primer | Larry Siegel / Paul Coker | 153 — Sep 1972 |
| The MAD Bowling Primer | Larry Siegel / Jack Davis | 165 — Mar 1974 |
| The MAD Tennis Primer | Larry Siegel / Jack Davis | 169 — Sep 1974 |
| The MAD Crisis Primer | Stan Hart / Paul Coker | 171 — Dec 1974 |
| The MAD Economics Primer | Stan Hart / Al Jaffee | 178 — Oct 1975 |
| The MAD Success Primer of the '70's | Lou Silverstone / Harry North | 207 — Jun 1979 |
| The MAD Running Primer | Larry Siegel / Jack Davis | 212 — Jan 1980 |
| The MAD Soccer Primer | Larry Siegel / Jack Davis | 217 — Sep 1980 |
| The MAD Wrestling Primer | Lou Silverstone / Jack Davis | 256 — Jul 1985 |
| The MAD Computer Primer | John Boni / Al Jaffee | 258 — Oct 1985 |
| The MAD D.J. Primer | Lou Silverstone / Jack Davis | 273 — Sep 1987 |
| The MAD NBA Primer | David Shayne / Mort Drucker | 352 — Dec 1996 |
| MAD's Science Fiction Primer | Desmond Devlin / Mort Drucker | 381 — May 1999 |
| MAD's Nascar Primer | John Caldwell | 386 — Oct 1999 |
excerpt from The MAD “Fad & Fetish” Primer — from #119, June 1968