| 0 | Video Game Star Irving Pac, Man of the Year | cover | 1 | pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; colors: Bob Clarke | Pac-Man |
| 1 | Ronald Reagan Now Starring at The White House | comic story | 5 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | George H. W. Bush First, Herbert Hoover, Ronald Reagan |
| 2 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 3 | Last Year at the Freensville Marathon | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 4 | The Second Edition of the Mad Overrated Underrated Book | photo story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Norman Mingo, Don Martin; inks: Norman Mingo, Don Martin | Gerald Ford, Alfred E. Neuman |
| 5 | Spy Vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 6 | Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Country Western Song | text story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 7 | The Lighter Side of ... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 8 | Last Week in a Freensville Diner | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 9 | A 21st Century Guide to American Wildlife | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Jones; inks: Bob Jones | Popeye (cameo); Mickey Mouse (cameo) |
| 10 | Missile Alert | comic story | 1 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 11 | Isn't it Suspicious... | comic story | 2 | script: Barry Liebmann; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 12 | Mad's Updated Practical Joke Catalog | comic story | 5 | script: Al Jaffee, Diane Riccobene; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 13 | Six Minutes Looks at Nuclear Power | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 14 | Yesterday in Downtown Freensville | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 15 | How Many Mistakes can You Find in this Picture? | illustration | 2 | script: Chris Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 16 | A Mad Look at Other Uses for Live Lobsters | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 17 | The Brawl Guy | comic story | 6 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Lee Majors [as Cult]; Douglas Barr [as Jock]; Ricardo Montalban; Herve Villechaize [as Tattoo] |
| 18 | A "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions" Fairy Tale Fold-In | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 19 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; colors: Don Martin | |