| 0 | Mad | cover | 1 | pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | A Mad Look Behind the Scenes at Pee-Wee’s Playhouse | comic story | 2 | pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | Paul Reubens [as Pee-Wee Herman]; Reba |
| 2 | A Mad Look at Baseball | comic story | 4 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 3 | Crock O’Dull Dummee | comic story | 4 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Paul Hogan [as Crock O’Dull Dummee]; Linda Kozlowski [as Zoo] |
| 4 | Don Martin Visits the Morgue | comic story | 3 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 5 | The Mad D.J. Primer | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 6 | Summer Has Arrived When… | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 7 | The Andy Grinning Show | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | Andy Talker; Hellin; Dopie Talker; Blarney Flute; Aunt Tea; Gumper Piles |
| 8 | A Mad Look at Some Widely Held Misconceptions | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman | |
| 9 | Sir Puffy’s Placemat | comic story | 2 | script: Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Sir Puffy |
| 10 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 11 | Amends | comic story | 5 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Barbara Montgomery [as Cassette]; Sherman Hemsley [as Deacon Fright]; Clifton Davis [as Reverend Groggy]; Oprah Winfrey; Whoopie Goldberg; Jester Hairston [as Rollo]; Anna Maria Horsford [as Thalia Fright] |
| 12 | The Collector’s Newsletter | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 13 | Legendary Pizzas Through History | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | Pythagoras; Ponce DeLeon; William Tell; King Arthur; Sir Isaac Newton; George Armstrong Custer |
| 14 | Feature-By-Feature Advertising | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 15 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Anthony Prohías; pencils: Anthony Prohías; inks: Anthony Prohías | |
| 16 | Celebrities in Space | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | George Lucas; Joan Collins; “Weird Al” Yankovic; Joan Rivers; David Letterman; Dr. Ruth Westheimer; John Madden |
| 17 | How is the Administration Encouraging New Housing Designs? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 18 | Monopoly Cards for the 1980’s | illustration | 1 | pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Rich Uncle Pennybags |