| 0 | Special Rock Issue | cover | 2 | pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild; colors: Irving Schild | |
| 1 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | - | letters page | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Rock Video Produced by Pressure Groups | comic story | 6 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Cindy Lauper; Sting; Michael Jackson; Boy George |
| 4 | Boys Just Wanna Be George | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Hachtman; pencils: Tom Hachtman; inks: Tom Hachtman | |
| 5 | Mad's Aptitude Test Number Seven: Will You Make a Good Rock Star? | text story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 6 | Red Topple and... Night Time Takes a Mad Look at Rock Video | comic story | 4 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Red Topple |
| 7 | The Exploitation of a Rock Death | comic story | 2 | script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 8 | Where Your Rock Album Dollar Goes | comic story | 3 | script: John Ficarra; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 9 | One Day in a Police Department | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 10 | Honest Ads That Introduce New, Improved Products | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 11 | The Mad Don't Book Chapter I: What Not to Do at a Funeral | comic story | 2 | script: Joe Raiola, Charlie Kadau; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 12 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 13 | Useful and Practical Inflight Information We'd Like to See | comic story | 3 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 14 | One Fine Day at a Television Station | comic story | 1 | script: Charlie Kadau; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 15 | Wanted Posters for the Real Criminals Who Threaten Our Lives | photo story | 3 | script: Tom Koch | |
| 16 | The Mysteries of the Morning | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 17 | One Fine Day in a Department Store | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 18 | Rip-Off-Tide | comic story | 6 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | |
| 19 | What Powerful Non-Nuclear Device Is There No Defense Against? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 21 | Drawn-Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |