| 0 | Mad | cover | 1 | pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams | |
| 1 | Dunces with Wolves | comic story | 4 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Kevin Costner [as Lt. Dumbar] |
| 2 | The Proverbial Postal/Pooch Parable Part I | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 3 | “Other” Commissioners | comic story | 3 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: John Pound; inks: John Pound | Gloria Kickbutt; Fred Teeman; Bim Bim Groove X Jam; Billy Bob William Roberts, Jr.; Marty “Thunderclap” Bickerman; Al “Bud” Datillo; Willard “Pops” Watson; Eddy “Rubber Vomit” Herbig |
| 4 | America’s Traditional Songs As They Sound to Five-Year-Olds | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 5 | Mad’s Instant Movie Reviews | comic story | 2 | script: Russ Cooper; pencils: Gerry Gersten; inks: Gerry Gersten | |
| 6 | Father Jowly Miseries | comic story | 5 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Tom Bosley [as Father Jowly]; Tracy Nelson [as Sister Stevedore]; Mary Wickes [as Merry]; James Stephens [as Father Pestweak]; Angela Lansbury [as Jessica Fletcher] (cameo) |
| 7 | The Proverbial Postal/Pooch Parable Part II | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing | |
| 8 | A Mad Guide to Sports Phrases On and Off the Playing Field | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 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 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | The Black Spy; the White Spy |
| 12 | Why We Get the Holiday Blahs | comic story | 3 | script: Barry Liebmann; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 13 | How and Where Sneaky Smokers Can Hide Their Filthy Habit… | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 14 | Simpson Rip-Offs We’ll Undoubtedly Be Seeing | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | |
| 15 | Any Doofus Bozo Idiot Schmuck Moron Schmendrick Cretin Pinhead Fool Boob Ignoramus Jerk Can… But It Takes a Genius To… | comic story | 3 | script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Rick Tulka; inks: Rick Tulka | |
| 16 | The Violence of the Hams | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | Jodie Foster [as Caprice Stalking]; Anthony Hopkins [as Dr. Cannibal Specter]; Ted Levine [as Bugaboo Bill] |
| 17 | The Proverbial Postal/Pooch Parable Part III | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing | |
| 18 | The Mad Summer Camp Guide | comic story | 1 | script: Joe Raiola, Charlie Kadau; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 19 | What Failure of American Society Is Weighing Heavily on Many of Today’s Teens? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |