| 0 | Computer Virus Edition | cover | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 1 | In What Area of High-Tech “Chip” Development Does the U.S.A. Still Hold a Commanding Lead? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 3 | Bleak for the Future | comic story | 4 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Marquee; Dr. Clown; McShy; Deranged |
| 4 | Laundromat Bingo | comic story | 2 | script: Bob Clarke; pencils: Rurik Tyler; inks: Rurik Tyler | |
| 5 | The Mad Practical Driving Test | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 6 | Some Straight Talk About Selling Cigarettes to a Hostile Public | text story | 1 | script: Bill Doherty | |
| 7 | A Mad Look at Some Not-So-Famous First Attempts | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | Jim McKay |
| 8 | Mad's Celebrity Supermarket | comic story | 3 | script: Joe Raiola, Charlie Kadau; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Charles Bronson; Billy Graham; John Candy; Burt Reynolds; Mark Hamill; Bette Midler; Arnold Schwarzenegger; Bryant Gumbel; Eddie Murphy; E.T.; Indiana Jones; Al Pacino; Stevie Wonder |
| 9 | Mad's Lurid Romantic Textbooks | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 10 | Hospital Bulletin Board | illustration | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild | |
| 11 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 12 | Mike Hammy | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | |
| 13 | New National Parks for a Growing America | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 14 | A Mad Look At Pets' Back Talk | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 15 | Sometimes You're Much Better Off Not Knowing... | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Bob Jones; inks: Bob Jones | |
| 16 | Acronyms You Never Knew Existed | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 17 | Attention Hackers! | activity | 1 | pencils: Al Jaffee, Jack Davis; inks: Al Jaffee, Jack Davis | |
| 18 | Mad's Guide to Computer Language | comic story | 2 | script: Charlie Kadau; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 19 | The Mad Computer Primer | comic story | 2 | script: John Boni; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | The Mad Computer Program | text article | 4 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 21 | If Computers Are So Brilliant... | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 22 | Practical Computer Programs for Normal Everyday Use | comic story | 2 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 23 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías; letters: Antonio Prohías | |
| 24 | The Computer Company President of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Rivaldo Jivera |
| 25 | Exciting New Uses For Miracle 'Velcro' | comic story | 3 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 26 | The Mad Sports Page | text story | 2 | script: Joe Raiola, Charlie Kadau; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 27 | What Is An Intellectual Snob? | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 28 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 29 | An Instant Guide to American Regional Types | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Coker; pencils: Frank Jacobs; inks: Frank Jacobs | |
| 30 | William Shakespeare... at the Post Office | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 31 | Decision and Disaster | comic story | 2 | script: Lloyd Gola; pencils: Lloyd Gola; inks: Lloyd Gola | |
| 32 | Mad's Really Perplexing Mysteries of Life | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snyder; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 33 | If Advertisers Made Use Of Old Masters | photo story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 34 | Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself New Medical Breakthrough Newspaper Story | activity | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 35 | Commemorative Coins For Things That Might Otherwise Be Forgotten | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 36 | Mate & Ali-Mony | comic story | 6 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 37 | Junior Inquirer | comic story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 38 | Subscribe to Mad! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Al Jaffee, Jack Davis; inks: Al Jaffee, Jack Davis | |
| 39 | What New Labor Development Gave This Worker Much More Time to Spend with His Family? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 40 | Desert Island | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Edwing; inks: Don Edwing | |