| 0 | Alfred E. Neuman | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Letters Dept. | letters page | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Heaving Can Wait | comic story | 7 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Warren Beatty [as Joe Pendulum; also as Tommy Junket]; Jack Warden [as Moxie]; James Mason [as Mr. Jordumb]; Richard Nixon (cameo) |
| 4 | Don Martin Dept. Part I: Early One Morning Down in South America | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 5 | Who Killed the Country? | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 6 | Second Opinions in Non-Medical Cases | comic story | 3 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 7 | The Lighter Side of... Surprises | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 8 | Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Magical Day in Modern Baghdad | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 9 | Comparison Tests in Every Day Life | comic story | 2 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 10 | A Mad Look at Tarzan... Today | comic story | 3 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | John Clayton, Tarzan |
| 11 | TV Spin-Offs Yet to Come | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 12 | The Carterbury Tales | comic story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Jimmy Carter; Billy Carter; Ted Kennedy; Ronald Reagan; Walter Mondale |
| 13 | Everyday Scenes We'd Love to See | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 14 | This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to Be Presented to Deserving Corporate Executives | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 15 | Mad "Scratch 'N' Sniff" Strips | comic story | 3 | script: Henry Clark; pencils: Henry Clark; inks: Henry Clark | |
| 16 | The Eyes of Lurid Mess | comic story | 6 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Faye Dunaway [as Lurid Mess]; Rose Gregorio [as Inane Gazelle] (death); Charlie Brown (cameo); Count von Count (cameo); René Auberjonois [as Ronald]; Tommy Lee Jones [as Lt. Yawn Nibble]; Raúl Juliá [as Microbe]; Brad Dourif [as Dummy]; Cookie Monster (cameo) |
| 17 | Don Martin Dept. Part III: One Evening in an Ohio Bus Station | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 18 | What Great Star Are We All Eagerly Waiting to Applaud? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 19 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 20 | Drawn-Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |