| 0 | Shoots J.R. and the Rest of His Empty-Headed Family with Our Version of "Dallas" | cover | 1 | pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano; colors: Sam Viviano | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Mad Super Special Fall 1981 | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | |
| 2 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Letters Dept. | letters page | 1 | pencils: ? (photos); inks: ? (photos); letters: typeset | Stephen King (photo); Walter Cronkite (photo) |
| 4 | Dullus | comic story | 7 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Larry Hagman [as J.D. Phewing]; Ted Shackelford [as Wary Phewing]; Charlene Hilton [as Juicy Phewing]; Linda Gray [as Sullen Phewing]; Patrick Duffy [as Booby Phewing]; Victoria Principal [as Spamella Phewing]; Barbara Bel Geddes [as Nelly Phewing]; Jim Davis [as Jerk Phewing]; Francine Tacker [as H |
| 5 | Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Morning on a Street Corner | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 6 | T-Shirts Through the Ages | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Napoleon Bonaparte; Josephine Bonaparte; Adam; Eve; Venus De Milo; Tarzan; Baron Von Richthofen; Moses; Robinson Crusoe; Henry VIII; Mona Lisa; King Kong; Christopher Columbus; Queen Isabella; Samson; Delilah; Joan of Arc; Ludwig Van Beethoven; Genghis Khan |
| 7 | New Inventions to Make Old Inventions Practical | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 8 | The Old Gray Line | comic story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Purity Boondock; Cadet Brownie; Cadet Tom Mudd; General Boondock |
| 9 | The New Gray Line | comic story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | General Boondock; Purity Boondock; Clairas Mudd; Cadet Mudd |
| 10 | Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Afternoon in the Far East | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 11 | The Mad Sale of Expendable American Properties, Landmarks and Monuments | comic story | 2 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 12 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 13 | A "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime" Up-Date | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 14 | How Can You Possibly Believe... | comic story | 2 | script: George Hart; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 15 | Unsung "Crossings" | comic story | 2 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 16 | Still More Candid Snapshots of Historical Celebrities | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | Cheops; Picasso; Albert Einstein; Attila the Hun |
| 17 | Extraordinary People | comic story | 7 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Mary Tyler Moore [as Bess Farfell]; Timothy Hutton [as Conrail Farfell]; Donald Sutherland [as Mr. Farfell]; Judd Hirsch [as Dr. Burper]; Elizabeth McGovern [as Jeannie] |
| 18 | Don Martin Dept. Part III: Late One Evening on Death Row | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 19 | What Is Always the Movie Industry's Ghastliest Production? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | The Escape | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; colors: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 21 | Drawn-Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |