| 0 | Mad Unmasks "The Return Of The Jedi" And "The A-Team" | cover | 1 | pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams; colors: Richard Williams | Alfred E. Neuman, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo |
| 1 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | - | letters page | 2 | pencils: Don Martin, Paul Coker, Jack Rickard, Norman Mingo, Doug Marlette; inks: Don Martin, Paul Coker, Jack Rickard, Norman Mingo, Doug Marlette | Alfred E. Neuman, Ronald Reagan |
| 3 | Re-Hash of the Jeti | comic story | 8 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Carrie Fisher [as Princess Laidup]; Harrison Ford [as Ham Yoyo]; Peter Mayhew [as Chewbacco]; Dart Zader; Billy Dee Williams [as Landough]; Anthony Daniels [as Cree-pio]; Mark Hamill [as Lube Skystalker]; Bar-Stool; Yodel; Raid bug (cameo); Kermit the Frog (cameo); Fozzie Bear (cameo); Ewoks; Miss P |
| 4 | Warning Labels We Desperately Need | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 5 | A Mad Guide of Life's Annoying Little Uncertainties...Or...You're Never Really 100% Sure... | comic story | 3 | script: John Ficarra; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 6 | Mad's Video Game Arcade Owner of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Clint Westwood [Clint Eastwood]; Philo Starbuck |
| 7 | One Fine Medieval Morning at Home | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 8 | A Short History Showing How Different Publications Slant the News | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Laikin; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra |
| 9 | The Lighter Side Of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | Roger Kaputnik |
| 10 | Spy VS. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | Black Spy; White Spy |
| 11 | Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Peanuts Comic Strip | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | Charlie Brown, Lucy Van Pelt |
| 12 | Poetic Tributes to People Who Wouldn't Ordinarily Get Them | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 13 | One Afternoon on a Remote Jungle Island | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | Lord Pembrook |
| 14 | An Advertiser Would Have Us Believe... | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Karl Malden; Robert Young |
| 15 | Lose Weight (Mainly Because You Lose Your Appetite) with the Mad Gross-Out Diet | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 16 | The *A* Team [The *Asinine* Team] | comic story | 6 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | George Peppard [as Hannibull Swish]; Charlie Brown (cameo); Mr. T [as B.M.]; Dirk Benedict [as Lt. Templeton "(Face)man" Peck]; Melinda Culea [as Amy Amanda Allen]; Dwight Schultz [as Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock]; Walter Matthau |
| 17 | One Fine Evening During Prime Time | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 18 | What Is Changing America's Drinking Habits? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 19 | One-On-One Night in the Laboratory | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | Frankenstein's Monster; Dr. Frankenstein; Igor |
| 20 | Drawn Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |