| 0 | Mad | cover | 1 | pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | Rockhead; Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | - | letters page | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Rockhead | comic story | 7 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Sylvester Stallone [as Rockhead]; Carl Weathers [as Appalling Greed]; Talia Shire [as Atrium]; Burt Young [as Bawly]; Burgess Meredith [as Nicky]; Marlon Brando (cameo) |
| 4 | Early One Morning Out on the Bay | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 5 | The Daily Rhyme | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Charlie Brown; Lucy |
| 6 | If Today's Sex Symbols Weren't in Show Biz | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Telly Savalas; Cher; Dean Martin; Alice Cooper; Paul Williams; Barbra Streisand; Henry Winkler; Ron Howard |
| 7 | The Lighter Side of ... Nights | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 8 | One Afternoon in the Post Office | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 9 | You're an Eternal Optimist If ... | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch, Jack Kent; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 10 | Mad's "Religious Cult Leader" of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Mike Malice; Reverend Loony |
| 11 | Obituraries for TV Show Characters | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs | Ted Baxter [Ted Knight]; Archie Bunker [Carroll O'Connor]; Steve Austin [Lee Majors]; "Mother" Jefferson [Zara Cully]; J.J. Evans [Jimmie Walker]; Marcus Welby [Robert Young]; Cmdr. James T. Kirk [William Shatner]; John-Boy Walton [Richard Thomas]; Maude Findlay [Bea Arthur] |
| 12 | A Mad Look at Sun 'n' Surf | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 13 | Mad's Cliche Killers | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 14 | Early One Evening in the Country | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 15 | The Office Workers' Hall of Fame | comic story | 3 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 16 | Lavoine & Shoiley | comic story | 6 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Penny Marshall [as Lavoine]; Cindy Williams [as Shoiley]; Phil Foster [as Lavoine's Pop]; David Lander [as Squeegee]; Michael McKean [as Loonie]; Henry Winkler [as The Funz]; Eddie Mekka [as Coalmine] |
| 17 | What Popular Source of Energy Is Short-Lived and of Questionable Value? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 18 | The Frog Prince | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |