| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Jack Davis | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Letters Dept. | letters page | 1 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | Carol Burnett (photo); Jody Hamilton (photo) |
| 3 | Alias | comic story | 8 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Helen Horton [as Mother] (computer); Sigourney Weaver [as Dripley]; Ian Holm [as Asp]; Tom Skerritt [as Dullest]; John Hurt [as Pain]; Veronica Cartwright [as Lambaste]; Yaphet Kotto [as Barker]; Harry Dean Stanton [as Frett] |
| 4 | Don Martin Looks at Spider-Man | comic story | 3 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | Spider-Man; Superman |
| 5 | The Mad Running Primer | comic story | 3 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 6 | The Lighter Side of... Toys | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 7 | TV Ads We'd Like to See | comic story | 1 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 8 | More Yellow Pages Through History [Imperial Roman Telephone Co.] | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 9 | You're a Victim of Bad Timing When... | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 10 | This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to Be Presented to Deserving Students | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 11 | Appeals from Charities Through History | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 12 | Mad's "Children's Movie Producer of the Year" | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Bernard Bunko; Chipped Cahter |
| 13 | Newspaper Stories We'll Never See | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 14 | More How Can You Trust... | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 15 | Taxing | comic story | 6 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Andy Kaufman [as Lekvar]; Tony Danza [as Tonal]; Judd Hirsch [as Alix]; Marilu Henner [as Elate]; Danny Devito [as Looney]; Uncle Frank |
| 16 | Lightning Never Strikes in the Same Place Twice! | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee; letters: Al Jaffee | |
| 17 | Reach Out | illustration | 1 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 18 | Drawn-Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |