| 0 | Last Gas for Next 200 Miles | cover | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; colors: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Mad Super Special Summer 1982 | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 2 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Letters Dept. | letters page | 0.67 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation | statement of ownership | 0.33 | script: William M. Gaines | |
| 5 | For Her Thighs Only | comic story | 7 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Roger Moore [as James Bomb]; White Spy (cameo); Black Spy (cameo); Lois Maxwell [as Miss Pennymoney]; Carole Bouquet [as Marlina Halibut]; Stefan Kalipha [as Heckler Zongales]; Michael Gothard [as Emile Loxx]; Julian Glover [as Ari Krispytoast]; Lynn-Holly Johnson [as Bippy]; Jill Bennett [as Vilma |
| 6 | Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Day in a Sculptor's Studio | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 7 | A Mad Report on Progress | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 8 | If the Underworld Were Allowed to Advertise | comic story | 5 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 9 | Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Day on a Tiny Desert Island | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 10 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 11 | Your Mad Horoscope | text story | 1 | script: John Ficarra | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 12 | A Mad Look at the Idiocy of Young Athletes Who Imitate the Pros on TV | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 13 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | Black Spy; White Spy |
| 14 | Whatever Became of...? | photo story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Charles Bronson; Rona Barrett; Hugh Hefner; Vanessa Redgrave; Billy Carter; George Lucas; Ed McMahon; Ralph Nader; Billy Martin; Fidel Castro |
| 15 | A Mad Look at Lousy Kissers | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 16 | Don Martin Dept. Part III: One Day at the Federal Building | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 17 | A Mad Guide to Understanding Statistics | comic story | 3 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 18 | Mad's Do-It-Yourself Comedy Routine | text story | 2 | script: Tom Koch | |
| 19 | Family Fools | comic story | 7 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Richard Boresome; Howard Finster; Karen Finster; Andy Finster; Lorraine Finster; Jaywalker Finster; Johnboy Doe; Ling Wong; Vito DiAngelo; Ruby Jackson; Sven Svensen; Mike Wallace; Harry Reasoner; Dan Rather; Morley Safer; Andy Rooney; Ray Pichon; Mike Weeks; Rhoda Feldman; Dr. Alan Markham; Lydia F |
| 20 | What Kind of Obscenity Makes Parents Hate Sending Their Kids to the Movies? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 21 | The Hanging | comic story | 1 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; colors: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 22 | Drawn-Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |