| 0 | Mad | cover | 1 | pencils: Mort Drucker | Bart Simpson; Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Random Samplings of Readers Mail | letters page | 2 | script: Nick Meglin, John Ficarra; pencils: Gary Markstein; inks: Gary Markstein | Charles Schulz; Al Jaffee; Joyce Jaffee (photo); Neil Patrick Harris (photo) |
| 3 | The Simpsons | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Homer Simpson; Bart Simpson; George Bush; Richard Nixon; Jerry Tarkanian; George Steinbrenner; William Bennett; Marge Simpson; Andrew Dice Clay; Lisa Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Zsa Zsa Gabor; Eva Gabor |
| 4 | A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at "The Simpsons" Studio | comic story | 2 | script: Charlie Kadau; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | Marge Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Matt Groening; Homer Simpson; Bart Simpson; Nancy Cartwright; Dan Castellaneta |
| 5 | Using the Simpson Look to Update Stale Appearances | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Greg Theakston; inks: Greg Theakston | Margaret Thatcher; Mikahil Gorbachev; Carly Simon; Dan Quayle; Marilyn Quayle; Barbara Bush; Mike Tyson; Don King; Yitzhak Shamir; New Kids on the Block |
| 6 | Mad Reviews the 21st Century Ahead of Time | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Rick Tulka; inks: Rick Tulka | President Quayle; Paul Rodriguez; Nolan Ryan; Cher; Dick Clark; Snoopy |
| 7 | The Nefarious Noose Nuisance | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 8 | Words and Phrases That Left the English Language During the 80's | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 9 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | The Black Spy; the White Spy |
| 10 | Mad's Sports Business Agent of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Angelo Torres; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Jock Nicholson; Jerky Kapsting |
| 11 | Mad Examines Some Cave Writings of Prehistoric Man | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North; letters: Harry North | |
| 12 | The Zippy Zoo Zapper | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 13 | The Mad People Watcher's Guide to an Airport | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Tom Bunk; inks: Tom Bunk | |
| 14 | Totally Original Never-Been-Done Before Movie Plots | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 15 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 16 | The Raging Rabble's Revenge | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 17 | World Communism Close-Out Sale | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: John Pound; inks: John Pound | Mikhail Gorbachev ["Crazy Gorby"] |
| 18 | The 9 Real Reasons Why Your Parents Won't Let You Have a Pet | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 19 | What Every American Should Be Required to Learn | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Bob Jones; inks: Bob Jones | |
| 20 | A Mad Look at Supermarkets | comic story | 3 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 21 | Totally Recalled | comic story | 4 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Quad; Howitzer; Arnold |
| 22 | What Musical Group Has Surpassed the Achievements of the Beatles? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 23 | Air Travel | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |