| 0 | Alfred E. Neuman Mad | cover | 1 | pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Random Samplings of Readers Mail | letters page | 0.7 | pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 3 | Statement of Ownership | statement of ownership | 0.3 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Roboslop | comic story | 6 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 5 | Every Super Bowl Week You're Sure of Seeing... | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 6 | The Colossal Courtroom Confrontation | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | Captain Ahab; Moby Dick |
| 7 | Dual-Purpose Office Supplies for Working Mothers | comic story | 2 | script: John Rios; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 8 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 9 | Stages in the Life of an Ad Campaign | comic story | 3 | script: Charlie Kadau; pencils: Brian Buniak; inks: Brian Buniak | |
| 10 | Sad | text story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Michael Jackson |
| 11 | The Ten All-Time Greatest Legendary Practical Jokes | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 12 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Anthony Prohías; pencils: Anthony Prohías; inks: Anthony Prohías | |
| 13 | Step Through the Looking Glass for Wonderland Revisited | comic story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 14 | Junky Video Collections We're Sure to See | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | |
| 15 | A Mad Look at Optics | comic story | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 16 | Why Are We Always Impressed By...? | comic story | 2 | script: Barry Liebman; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | |
| 17 | If "They" Had to Fill Out "Your" Questionnaires | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 18 | Mad's TV News Reporter of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 19 | One Special Day in the Dungeon | comic story | 1 | script: Anthony Prohías; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 20 | The Movie Sequel Graveyard | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 21 | Mad's UPC Symbol Explained | comic story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 22 | What Seems to Be the Only Way of Making Your Fortune Today? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 23 | A TV Commercial We'd Like to See | comic story | 1 | script: Billy Doherty; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Richard M. Nixon; Ollie North; Ronald Reagan |
| 24 | Drawn Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |