| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams; colors: Richard Williams | Superman; Alfred E. Neuman (on magazine cover) |
| 1 | Stuporman ZZZ | comic story | 7 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Christopher Reeve [as Cluck Kentt/Stuporman]; Margot Kidder [as Lotus Lain]; Richard Pryor [as the computer nerd]; Robert Vaughn [as the evil businessman]; Annette O'Toole [as Luna] |
| 2 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 3 | Mad's Aptitude Test Number One: Will You Make a Good Doctor? | text story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 4 | Don Martin's Superman III Out-Takes | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 5 | Cosmetics for Kids | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 6 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 7 | The Mad School of Parenting | comic story | 4 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 8 | Talking Cars of the Future | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 9 | If Certain Celebrities Married...What Would Their Children be Like? | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 10 | Amending the Rule Books to Cover Sportscasters | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Howard Cosell; John Madden; Don Meredith |
| 11 | The Book of Mad | comic story | 5 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Rickard, Paul Coker Jr., Jack Davis, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Don Martin; inks: Jack Rickard, Paul Coker Jr., Jack Davis, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, Don Martin | |
| 12 | Job-Related Injuries in Non-Athletic Careers | comic story | 2 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 13 | Don Martin's Return of the Jedi Out-Takes | comic story | 3 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 14 | T.S. Shnooker | comic story | 5 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | William Shatner [as T.S. Shnooker]; Heather Locklear [as Stacy]; Adrian Zmed [as Romeo] |
| 15 | Spy Vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 16 | What Great Sporting Event Could Bring Families Together Again? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 17 | One Day on the Sixth Floor | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; colors: Don Martin | |