| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Alfred E. Neuman; Hulk Hogan |
| 1 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Random Samplings of Readers Mail | letters page | 2 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Moon-Fighting | comic story | 6 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Batty Days; Bill Murray; David Asinine; Gagnes |
| 4 | The High Risks of Front Row Center | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 5 | One Grim Morning In South America | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 6 | Mad's Pro Wrestling Predictions | comic story | 2 | script: John Prete; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | |
| 7 | The Reagan White House Garage Sale | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Ronald Reagan; Nancy Reagan |
| 8 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 9 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Anthony Prohías; pencils: Anthony Prohías; inks: Anthony Prohías | |
| 10 | A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Health Spa | comic story | 2 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 11 | Mad's Sure Signs of Insanity | comic story | 2 | script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 12 | When the Rambo Influence Spreads Everywhere | comic story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone, John Prete; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Rambo |
| 13 | Why 999 Shoppers Out Of 1,000 Never Collect Those Manufacturers' Rebates | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 14 | Rocky V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI or, the Italian Scallion vs. the Great Hollywood Villians | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Hachtman; pencils: Tom Hachtman; inks: Tom Hachtman | Rocky |
| 15 | One Grim Afternoon Over the Mediterranean | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 16 | When the Coke/Pepsi Rivalry Gets Out of Hand | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Michael Jackson |
| 17 | Mad's Wrestling Promoter of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Sly Gavone |
| 18 | One Grim Twilight in the South Pacific | comic story | 1 | script: Mat Jacobs; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 19 | A Mad Look At Watersports | comic story | 3 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 20 | What's the Biggest Financial Drain On the Federal Government? | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 21 | Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions In A Video Rental Store | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |