| 0 | Mad | cover | 1 | pencils: John Caldwell; inks: John Caldwell | |
| 1 | Bleak for the Future Part II | comic story | 6 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 2 | When "Doublespeak" Takes Over Completely | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 3 | “When I Was Your Age…” | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 4 | Sports Disasters of the 1980’s | comic story | 3 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 5 | The Meaty Mermaid Menace | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | Ariel; Flounder |
| 6 | America’s 9 Most Wanted Jerks | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 7 | Some Truly Joyous Things You Could Do If You Won the Lottery | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 8 | Future Sitcoms That Break Fresh Ground | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | |
| 9 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | The Black Spy; the White Spy |
| 10 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 11 | Mad's Really Relevant Collection of Lists | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: John Caldwell; inks: John Caldwell | |
| 12 | TV and Movie Credits You May Have Missed | photo story | 2 | script: Mike Snider | |
| 13 | More Mad Switcheroos | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | Geraldo Rivera; Jason Voorhees; Kermit the Frog; Miss Piggy |
| 14 | A Modern Day Fairy Tale | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Bob Jones; inks: Bob Jones | Tortoise; hare; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [Donatello; Raphael; Michelangelo; Leonardo] |
| 15 | Look’s Who Squawking | comic story | 4 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | George Segal [as Albert] |
| 16 | The Longwinded Laboratory Liquidation | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing; letters: Duck Edwing | |
| 17 | If Famous Movies Were Made Into Comic Strips | comic story | 4 | script: Russ Cooper; pencils: Russ Cooper; inks: Russ Cooper | |
| 18 | Mad’s Ultimate T.V. Remote Control | comic story | 1 | script: Mark Dressler; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 19 | A "Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions" Smoking Confrontation | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | Night Deposit | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |