| 0 | - | cover | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams; colors: Richard Williams | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Canned Laughter... at Your Disposal! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Letters Have It Dept. | letters page | 0.7 | pencils: ?; ? [photo]; inks: ?; ? [photos]; letters: typeset | |
| 4 | - | statement of ownership | 0.3 | script: William M. Gaines | |
| 5 | Mad Multiplex | comic story | 9 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Sam Viviano, Harry North, Angelo Torres; inks: Sam Viviano, Harry North, Angelo Torres | Gene Sissy; Roger Ebore |
| 6 | The Trend Toward Rottenness in the Comic Strips | comic story | 3 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Andy Capp; Arnold; Crock; The Wizard of ID; Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Little Orphan Annie; Family Circus; Cathy; Irving; Charlie Brown; Lucy Van Pelt; Beetle Bailey |
| 7 | Don Edwing Looks at Funerals | comic story | 4 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Edwing; inks: Don Edwing | |
| 8 | The Mad Chain Letter | text story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 9 | An Instant Guide to American Regional Types | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 10 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 11 | Mad's Lurid Romantic Textbooks | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 12 | A Mad Look at Pets' Back Talk | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 13 | The Mad 1984 Quiz | photo story | 2 | script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild | |
| 14 | If You Walk Down a Dark Street | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 15 | Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts! | comic story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Bil Cosby; Billy Martin; Irving Queef |
| 16 | Exciting New Uses for Miracle Velcro | comic story | 3 | script: Al Jaffee, T. J. Glenn; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 17 | Supergall | comic story | 6 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 18 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | White Spy; Black Spy |
| 19 | What New Labor Development Gave This Worker Much More Time to Spend with His Family? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 21 | Drawn-Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |