| 0 | Don't Buy This Issue! | cover | 1 | | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Letters Dept. | letters page | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | The Calamityville Horror | comic story | 4 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | James Brolin [as Gored Klutz]; Margot Kidder [as Mrs. Klutz]; Rod Steiger [as Father Dullany]; Irene Dailey [as Sister Helluva]; Natasha Ryan [as Blamey Klutz]; Nipper (dog) |
| 5 | Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Fine Day Downtown While Watching a Double Feature | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 6 | The Corncorde Airplot '79 | comic story | 4 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | George Kennedy [as Captain Baloney]; Avery Schreiber [as Coach Marxist]; Susan Blakely [as Haggie]; Alain Delon [as Mefriend] |
| 7 | Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Fine Day Downtown While Passing a Construction Site | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 8 | "People" Magazines for Other Specialized Groups | comic story | 2 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of... Celebrations | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to Deserving Actors | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 11 | The Jogger, with Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 12 | Mad's "Necromania Agent" of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | John Revoltya; Mr. Ghoul |
| 13 | Don Martin Dept. Part III: One Saturday Afternoon Downtown | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 14 | Still More Yellow Pages Through History [Early American Telephone Co. Classified Directory] | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 15 | Mad Laws | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 16 | Mad's Academy Awards for Dating | comic story | 5 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Abigail Van Boredom; Howard Trent; Charlie Spandau; Audrey Grimaldi; Cindy Feemster; Al Hoving; Ms. Phyllis Getz; Rene Coleman; Jim Grunther; Freddy Sorenson; Helen Hardigan; Marcy Schoen; Milty Longo; Edna Hellion; Freddy Belasco; Mary Waltham; Fanny Pounders; Jack Kitch; Harry Bork; Jean Bean |
| 17 | Comic Strip Cursing Symbols to Match a Given Situation | comic story | 3 | script: Henry Clark; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | B.C.; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Batman; Snoopy; Dagwood Bumstead; Herb Woodley; Dick Tracy; Andy Capp; Rex Morgan, M.D.; Hi Flagston; Lois Flagston; Archie Andrews; Beetle Bailey; Broom Hilda |
| 18 | The White, Shadowed | comic story | 6 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Ken Howard [as Coach Kin Raves]; Debbie Gorgeous; Erik Kilpatrick [as Jerkson]; Ken Michelman [as Gallstone]; Ira Angustain [as Gomanz]; Byron Stewart [as Coolaide]; Joan Pringle [as Miss Symple Backgammon]; Ed Bernard [as Gym]; Nathan Cook [as Recess]; Tim Van Patten [as Pastrami]; Thomas Carter [a |
| 19 | What Scary New Form of Fallout Has Technology Foisted on Us Lately? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | The Soaker | comic story | 1 | script: Dave Manak; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 21 | Drawn-Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |