| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Mark Fredrickson; inks: Mark Fredrickson; colors: Mark Fredrickson | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Rambull III | comic story | 5 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Sylvester Stallone [as John Rambull]; Randy Raney [as Sgt. Svnk]; Richard Brenna [as Col. Brooktrout] |
| 3 | The Real Demographics of Various TV Audiences | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 4 | A Mad Look at Staying Cool | comic story | 3 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 5 | The Disastrous Desert Drama | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 6 | The Mad Guide to “Forgivable” and “Unforgivable” Sins (According to Certain Evangelists) | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Jim Bakker; Tammy Faye Bakker; Pat Robertson |
| 7 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 8 | The Befuddling Balcony Blunder | comic story | 2 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 9 | Politically Inspired Olympic Events | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Bob Jones; inks: Bob Jones | |
| 10 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | The Black Spy; the White Spy |
| 11 | A Collector’s Guide to Stamps Sneakily Designed for Fun and Profit | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 12 | The Exquisite Execution Experiment | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 13 | A Mad Look at Rock Concerts | comic story | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 14 | Hot Albums of the 1990’s…A Look Back | comic story | 2 | script: Russ Cooper; pencils: Rick Tulka; inks: Rick Tulka | Monkees 1999 [Peter Tork]; Phil Collins; Garfunkel and Oates |
| 15 | Mad's Rock Music Predictions | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snyder; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 16 | Miami Price | comic story | 5 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Don Johnson; Philip Michael Thomas; Minnie Mouse; Dopey; Snoopy |
| 17 | Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums | photo story | 3 | script: Desmond Devlin | |
| 18 | We've Seen Rock Stars Unplugged Now Let's See... | comic story | 1 | script: Andrew J. Schwartzberg; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 19 | The Bruce Springsteen Songbook | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | Bruce Springsteen; Bill Cosby |
| 20 | A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Music Video | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 21 | A Look at Mad’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | comic story | 2 | script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | |
| 22 | Sad | text story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Michael Jackson |
| 23 | Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Rock Concert Newspaper Story | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 24 | Only a True Rock Fan Would... | comic story | 3 | script: Chris Hart; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 25 | Talk About Cheap! | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 26 | Another Portfolio of Mad Namelies | comic story | 2 | script: Russ Cooper; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; letters: Bob Clarke | |
| 27 | A Mad Look at Top Secret Places You Always Suspected Existed | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 28 | Vending Machine Kung Fu | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Cheney; pencils: Tom Cheney; inks: Tom Cheney | |
| 29 | Follow the Asterisk to Find the Hidden Truth | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 30 | Drama on Page 73 | comic story | 1 | script: John Caldwell; pencils: John Caldwell; inks: John Caldwell | |
| 31 | Junky Video Collections We're Sure to See | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | |
| 32 | The Mad People Watcher's Guide to a Political Convention | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman | |
| 33 | Mad's Post-Nuclear Publications | comic story | 2 | script: Barry Liebmann; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 34 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 35 | Numbing to America | comic story | 4 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | Eddie Murphy; James Earl Jones |
| 36 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; the White Spy |
| 37 | Twelve Reasons Why Being in Congress is Worth the Price | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 38 | Dangerous Sports for the Very Daring and the Super Stupid | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 39 | Mad's Plan for Improving Movie Theatres | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 40 | The Perilous Pacific Pickle | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing; letters: Don Edwing | |
| 41 | What’s the Really Hot Commodity in the World Today? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 42 | Get 8 Records for a Penny | cartoon | 1 | script: Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild; colors: Irving Schild | |