| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Violence! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | - | letters page | 0.7 | pencils: ?; ? [photos]; inks: ?; ? [photos]; letters: typeset | |
| 4 | - | statement of ownership | 0.3 | script: William M. Gaines | |
| 5 | Staying Awake | comic story | 7 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | John Travolta [as Tony]; Cynthia Rhodes [as Jerky] |
| 6 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 7 | One Lucky Morning on Friday the 13th | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 8 | What Parents Think...and What Kids Think... | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 9 | Mad's Aptitude Test Number Three: Will You Make a Good Athlete? | text story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 10 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 11 | Spy Vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 12 | What Is a Hang-up? | text story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 13 | Wishful Thinking | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 14 | One Insane Afternoon on Interstate 80 | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 15 | Little Known Patents | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 16 | Mad's Helpful Hints on Breaking Up with a Girl | comic story | 4 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 17 | We Won't Miss Them...or Will We? | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 18 | The 1984 M.G.M. Movie Theater Owners Supply Catalogue | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 19 | A Mad Look at Ants | comic story | 2 | script: Bill Johnson; pencils: Bill Johnson; inks: Bill Johnson | |
| 20 | One Ridiculous Evening in the Jungle | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | Tarzan; Jane Porter |
| 21 | Not-So-New-Hart | comic story | 6 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Bob Newhart [as Duck Looton]; Mary Frann [as Joyanna]; Tom Posten [as Gorge]; Peter Scolari [as Quirk]; Julia Duffy [as Loosely] |
| 22 | What Dreaded Eruption Will Devastate Millions in 1984? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 23 | The Invention of Graffiti | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; colors: Don Martin | |