| 0 | Horror Movie | cover | 1 | pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard; colors: Jack Rickard | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Mad Super Special Spring 1982 | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 2 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Letters Dept. | letters page | 1 | pencils: ? (photo); ?; inks: ? (photo); ?; letters: typeset | Pacelli Pujals (photo; Alfred E. Neuman look-alike) |
| 4 | Arbor Day | comic story | 7 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Gore Gruesome; Druid Acorn; Miss Wimp; Mrs. Acorn |
| 5 | The Mad TV Coroner's Report | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart | |
| 6 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg; letters: Dave Berg | |
| 7 | Your Mad Horoscope | text story | 1 | script: John Ficarra | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 8 | Mad Careers for the Slow and Lazy | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 9 | How Many Mistakes Can You Find in This Picture? | comic story | 2 | script: Chris Hart; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 10 | Don Martin's Version of a Movie of Ecchcaliber | comic story | 5 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | Gabriel Byrne [as Phewther]; Nicol Williamson [as Mervyn]; Sir Albert; Nigel Terry [as King Ardor]; Cherie Lunghi [as Lady Grin'nleer]; Nicholas Clay [as Sir Lungealot]; Helen Mirren [as Nirvana]; Robert Addie [as Morbid]; Paul Geoffrey [as Sir Putzival] |
| 11 | The Mad Questionnaire for Uncovering America's "Truly Needy" | comic story | 2 | script: John Ficarra; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 12 | A Mad Look at Teachers | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 13 | More Sub-Divisions for Public Places | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | |
| 14 | A Mad Survey of Today's Living, Showing Why... You Can't Win! | comic story | 4 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 15 | Good Sounds/Bad Sounds | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 16 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías; letters: Antonio Prohías | Black Spy; White Spy |
| 17 | Magnumb, P.U. | comic story | 6 | pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Tom Selleck [as Dumbas Magnumb]; Larry Manetti [as Hick]; Roger E. Mosley [as C.T.]; John Hillerman [as Priggins]; Dr. Tiffany Karrot |
| 18 | What New Sex Object Has Brought Out Our Animal Instincts? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 19 | Playing Dead | comic story | 1 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; colors: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 20 | Drawn-Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |