| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Armanli; inks: Armanli; colors: Armanli | |
| 1 | Stuck for Xmas Gift Ideas? | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Post Waste Dept. | letters page | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | We've Come Up with Another Ecch for Your Ecch-mas Gift List! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 5 | Family Tides | comic story | 5 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Michael J. Fox |
| 6 | One Fine Morning at State Prison | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 7 | The Evolution of the Species, Updated | comic story | 2 | script: Chris Hart; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 8 | After the Game Is Over | comic story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 9 | The Mad Movie Rating System | photo story | 3 | script: John Ficarra | Mickey Mouse; Harrison Ford; Han Solo; Mark Hamill; Luke Skywalker; Chewbacca; Eddie Murphy; Jamie Lee Curtis; Dan Aykroyd; Creature from the Black Lagoon; Tom Cruise; Al Pacino; Bo Derek; Woody Allen |
| 10 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 11 | One Fine Christmas in the Jungle | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 12 | Here's a New Mad Look at the Shape of Things! We Call Them... Mad Turn-Arounds! | comic story | 2 | script: M. Metz; pencils: M. Metz; inks: M. Metz | |
| 13 | Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself New Medical Breakthrough Newspaper Story | activity | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 14 | Spy vs Spy | comic story | 1 | pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | |
| 15 | Mad Percentages | comic story | 3 | script: John Ficarra; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | E.T.; Woody Allen |
| 16 | Snappy Answers to Stupid Bumper Stickers | comic story | 2 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 17 | The Best... and the Worst... Things to Say for Every Occasion | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 18 | The Passing Parade... As Seen from behind a Very Tall Crowd | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 19 | Poems... To Inspire You and Bring Hope to Your Heart and Make You Feel a Whole Lot Better | text story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 20 | Hardhassle and McCorny | comic story | 6 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | |
| 21 | One Fine Afternoon Downtown | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 22 | Who Had a Hand in Promoting a Hot New Erotic Fashion Trend? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 23 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; colors: Don Martin | |
| 24 | Drawn-Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |