| 0 | - | cover | 1 | letters: typeset | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | - | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 2 | - | letters page | 2 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Rockhead III | comic story | 7 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Sylvester Stallone [as Rockhead Bulboa]; Mr. T [as Blubber Lang]; Talia Shire [as Atrium Bulboa]; Miss Piggy (cameo); Hulk Hogan; Burt Young [as Bawly]; Burgess Meredith [as Nicky]; Peter O'Toole [as Father O'Hoolihan]; Carl Weathers [as Appalling Greed]; Darth Vader (cameo); Robert Shaw [as Quint] |
| 4 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 5 | Hidden Charges in Typical Bills | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 6 | Dumb Kind of Hero | comic story | 7 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Richard Pryor [as Oddie Kooler]; Margot Kidder [as Bony]; Ray Sharkey [as Ninny De Strangelo]; Lynne Moody [as Zeesa]; Christopher Reeve [as Superman] (cameo) |
| 7 | A Desert Island Game Plan | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Edwing; inks: Don Edwing | |
| 8 | T-shirts with Messages We'd Like to See | comic story | 2 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | Help Wanted Ads We Never Get to See | text story | 1 | script: Mike Snider | |
| 11 | Mad's Real Life Catch-22's | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 12 | If Elected, I Solemnly Promise... | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 13 | Spy Vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 14 | The Yaks of Life | comic story | 6 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Charlotte Rae [as Mrs. Ferret]; Lisa Whelchel [as Blah]; Kim Fields [as Tootise]; Nancy McKeon [as Moe]; Mindy Cohn [as Nutalie] |
| 15 | Conehead the Barbituate | comic story | 5 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | Arnold Schwarzenegger [as Conehead the barbarian]; James Earl Jones [as Thirsty Goon]; Gerry Lopez [as Subtotal]; Sandahl Bergman [as Malaria]; Max von Sydow [as King Osick] |
| 16 | What Would be a Vast Improvement on "The Right To Bear Arms"? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 17 | Mad Cuts the Baloney | illustration | 1 | pencils: Boris Vallejo; inks: Boris Vallejo; colors: Boris Vallejo | |