| 0 | Garbage Pail Issue | cover | 1 | script: Nick Meglin, John Ficarra, Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola, Sara Fowler; pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams | Nauseating Neuman |
| 1 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Random Samplings of Readers Mail | letters page | 1.3 | pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 3 | Henna and Her Sickos | comic story | 5 | script: Debbee Ovitz; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 4 | Video Maladies | comic story | 3 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Edwing, Harry North; inks: Don Edwing, Harry North | |
| 5 | The Mad Sports Fan Hate Book | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 6 | Mad's Rock Music Predictions | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snyder; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 7 | Follow Up Report on Progress | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 8 | Cat Thoughts | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 9 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | |
| 10 | Are You a Good Driver | comic story | 2 | script: John Prete; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 11 | At the Bedside, Part I | comic story | 1 | script: Charlie Kadau; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 12 | The Reagan | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Gerry Gerstein; inks: Gerry Gerstein | Ronald Reagan |
| 13 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 14 | Don Martin Looks at Weddings | comic story | 3 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 15 | Home Fu! | comic story | 2 | script: Rurik Tyler; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 16 | Other Much Needed Rules Named for People Who Inspired Them | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snyder; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | |
| 17 | A Mad Look at Ms. Liberty | comic story | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 18 | At the Wedding of Fred Hemmes | comic story | 1 | script: Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 19 | Clown and Lout in Beverly Hills | comic story | 4 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 20 | If Super-Heroes Needed Extra Money | comic story | 1 | script: Bob Supina; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Superman; the Hulk; Spider-Man; the Flash; Human Torch |
| 21 | How to Pick Up Guys | comic story | 2 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder; inks: Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder | |
| 22 | At the Bedside, Part II | comic story | 1 | script: Charlie Kadau; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 23 | Where Can You Find the Most Dazzling, Colorful Wildlife on Display? | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 24 | Garbage Pail Adults | illustration | 1 | script: Nick Meglin, John Ficarra, Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola, Sara Fowler; pencils: Bill Elder, Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Bill Elder, Harvey Kurtzman | George Slave-Owner; Prissy; Kho Maniac; Dead Meese; Hot Air Helms; Wacy Kaddafi; Bully Botha; Yucky Arafat; Mouthy McEnroe |
| 25 | Drawn Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |