| 0 | In Your Face | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo, Sergio Aragonés, Wally Wood, Mort Drucker; inks: Norman Mingo, Sergio Aragonés, Wally Wood, Mort Drucker; colors: Norman Mingo | Batman, Alfred E. Neuman, Bruce Wayne |
| 1 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | The Right Stiff | comic story | 7 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Sam Shepard [as Chuck Yaygear]; Charles Frank [as Scott Carpentry]; Scott Glenn [as Alan Schlepper]; Fred Ward [as Gus Gruesome]; Lance Henrikson [as Wally Hurrah]; Scott Paulen [as Deke Slayem]; Dennis Quaid [as Gordon Kookie]; Ed Harris [as John Grim]; Lyndon Johnson; Dwight Eisenhower |
| 3 | The Mad Nasty Book, Volume Five | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Michael Jackson; Billy Martin; Jesse Jackson; Fred Rogers; Mickey Mouse; Joan Rivers; John Glenn |
| 4 | Time Flies...Time Drags... | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 5 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 6 | Additions to the Dictionary | text story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 7 | A Mad Look at Cold Sufferers | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 8 | Here's a New Mad Look at the Shape of Things! We Call Them... Mad Turn-Arounds! | comic story | 2 | script: M. Metz; pencils: M. Metz; inks: M. Metz | |
| 9 | Mad's Dorky Door Hang-Ups | illustration | 3 | script: Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola; pencils: Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola; inks: Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola | |
| 10 | Academy Awards for Teachers | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 11 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | White Spy; Black Spy |
| 12 | Mad's Helpful Hints on Breaking Up with a Girl | comic story | 4 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 13 | Mad's Easy Step-by-Step "Break Dance" Chart | comic story | 2 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 14 | Poems... To Inspire You and Bring Hope to Your Heart and Make You Feel a Whole Lot Better | text story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 15 | Holy Exploitation! | illustration | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo | Batman, Alfred E. Neuman, Bruce Wayne |
| 16 | Bats-Man | comic story | 6 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Adam West [as Bruce Swain and Bats-Man]; Burt Ward [as Gray Dickson and Sparrow]; Alan Napier [as Alfred]; Madge Blake [as Aunt Harriet]; Neil Hamilton [as Commissioner Gordon]; Stafford Repp [as Chief O'Hara] |
| 17 | Bat Boy and Rubin! | comic story | 7 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | Bat Boy; Rubin; the Fleagle Gang; the Flurgle Gang |
| 18 | A Mad Look at Batman | cartoon | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 19 | Wishful Thinking | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 20 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | White Spy; Black Spy |
| 21 | The Mad Speedometer | comic story | 2 | script: John Ficarra; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Bo Derek |
| 22 | Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself TV Guide Listings | text story | 2 | script: Mike Snider | |
| 23 | Simple Games and Pastimes for the School Drop-Out | comic story | 1 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 24 | What Parents Think...and What Kids Think... | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 25 | Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts! | comic story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Howard Cosell; George Steinbrenner; Brian De Palma |
| 26 | What Is a Hang-up? | text story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 27 | The Lighter Side of ... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 28 | 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] |
| 29 | What Insatiable Monster Is Starting to Roam Our Streets Again? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 30 | In Case of Atomic Attack | illustration | 1 | | |