| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Jack Davis | |
| 1 | Mad Rip-offs | letters page | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo, Tom Batiuk, Don Wright, Ray Osrin; inks: Norman Mingo, Tom Batiuk, Don Wright, Ray Osrin | |
| 2 | Framing Sequence | comic story | 1 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Gene Siskel; Roger Ebert; Gene Shalit |
| 3 | Trading Races | comic story | 2.67 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Eddie Murphy; Dan Ackroyd [as Windthrob]; Don Ameche; Melvyn Douglas; Jamie Lee Curtis |
| 4 | Raunchy Business | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Tom Cruise; Rebecca De Mornay |
| 5 | Flashdunce | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Jennifer Beals; Michael Nouri |
| 6 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 7 | Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself National Enquirer Cover | photo story | 2 | script: George Gipe | Elizabeth Taylor |
| 8 | The Mad Guide to Sure-Fire Ad Lib Lines | comic story | 3 | script: John Ficarra; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 9 | One Morning on a Corner Downtown | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 10 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 11 | Mad's Aptitude Test Number Four: Will You Make a Good Politician? | comic story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 12 | How Many Mistakes can You Find in this Picture of a Fast Food Restaurant? | illustration | 2 | script: Chris Hart; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 13 | A Mad Look at Foto-Booths | comic story | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 14 | One Afternoon on a Corner Downtown | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 15 | Other Crises in our Public Schools | comic story | 3 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 16 | Spy Vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 17 | C-R-E-E-P of the Year | comic story | 5 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Robin Williams; Mirv Dumesdey |
| 18 | Mad's Early Warning Signs | comic story | 2 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Lee Iacocca; Henry Kissinger; Thomas "Tip" O'Neill; Ronald Reagan |
| 19 | A Mad Look at Cold Sufferers | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 20 | One Evening on a Corner Downtown | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 21 | Matt Houstink | comic story | 6 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Lee Horsley [as Matt Houstink]; Pamela Hensley [as C.B.]; Lincoln Kilpatrick [as Det. Holt] |
| 22 | What Insatiable Monster Is Starting to Roam our Streets Again? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 23 | In Case of Atomic Attack | illustration | 1 | | |