| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 1 | Special $200* Collector's Edition! | 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 | Sergio Aragones; Sly Stallone; Tom Selleck; Loni Anderson; Christie Brinkley |
| 4 | - | statement of ownership | 0.3 | script: William M. Gaines | |
| 5 | Lethal Wreckin’ Too | comic story | 5 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Danny Glover [as Detective Martyr]; Mel Gibson [as Detective Buggs]; Joe Pesci [as Leo Gutz]; Joss Ackland [as Rude] |
| 6 | The Extraordinary Eulogy Entrapment | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 7 | MAD's Modern Handy Foreign Phrase Guide for Various Types of Americans in Various Lands | text article | 2 | script: Amy Gillett; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 8 | Mad’s 12 Point Plan for Improving America | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 9 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | The Black Spy; the White Spy |
| 10 | The Mad Nasty File Volume IV | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Madonna; Garry Shandling; Bryant Gumbel; Tony Danza; Sam Kinison; Arsenio Hall; Marilyn Quayle |
| 11 | The Chilling Chopper Chapter | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 12 | Apex Technical Schools for Other Occupations | comic story | 3 | script: Chris Hart; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 13 | A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes on the Set of a Slasher Movie | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Greg Theakston; inks: Greg Theakston | |
| 14 | Past the Prime of Their Life | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 15 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 16 | When Pressure Groups Really Take Over | comic story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 17 | Party Games for One | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 18 | Mad's Video Reviews | comic story | 4 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | |
| 19 | Mad Asks: Which Is the Lesser of Two Evils??? | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 20 | TV-Show “Theme Weeks” That Didn’t Quite Work Out | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Rick Tulka; inks: Rick Tulka | |
| 21 | A Mad Look at the Fabulous 1980’s | comic story | 4 | script: Larry Siegel, B. Fibbers; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | |
| 22 | The Astonishing Aeronautic Adventure | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 23 | What Beloved, Legendary Ball Player Is a Poor Bet to Make the Hall of Fame? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 24 | The Mad Dart Board | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; colors: Bob Clarke | Alfred E. Neuman |