| 0 | Mad | cover | 1 | pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [Donatello; Raphael; Michelangelo; Leonardo] |
| 1 | Teen-Rage Moolah Nitwit Turtles II | comic story | 5 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Vanilla Lice; Leonardough; Donateldough; Michaelangeldough; Raphedough; Splutter; Gapewell O'Wow; Dreader; |
| 2 | The Jaundiced Jury’s Judgement | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 3 | Future Quayle Quotes We Can Expect to Hear | photo story | 2 | script: Al Jaffee | Dan Quayle |
| 4 | Making Games More Dangerous | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Cheney; pencils: Tom Cheney; inks: Tom Cheney | |
| 5 | The Startling Similarities Between Ancient Mythology & Modern Rock | comic story | 3 | script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Rick Tulka; inks: Rick Tulka | Cassandra; Milli Vanilli; Hephaestus; Aphrodite; Billy Joel; Christie Brinkley; Michael Jackson; Medusa; Prince; Midas; 2 Live Crew; New Kids on the Block; Orpheus; Albert Goldman |
| 6 | The Chilling Chopter Chapter | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 7 | Only When You’re Sure No One Is Watching… | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 8 | Why Sports Life Is Harder Than Real Life | comic story | 2 | script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 9 | Salesman’s Claims and Come-Ons That Should Set You Running | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Tom Bunk; inks: Tom Bunk | |
| 10 | Mad's Create-Your-Own Vanilla Ice Biography | activity | 2 | script: Joe Raiola, Charlie Kadau; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | Vanilla Ice |
| 11 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | The Black Spy; the White Spy |
| 12 | The Prescott University of Un-Learning Adult Education Courses | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 13 | Cause or Coincidence?? | comic story | 2 | script: Dan Birtcher; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 14 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 15 | I Sent a Letter Through the Mail… | text story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 16 | Other Uses for Satellite Dishes | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 17 | The Ingenious Indian Incursion | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing | |
| 18 | Mad's Merchandiser of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Don Kink; Paul Barabbas |
| 19 | Once Upon a Time… | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 20 | Mad's Soap Opera Updates | comic story | 1 | script: Joe Raiola, Charlie Kadau; pencils: Rick Tulka; inks: Rick Tulka | |
| 21 | What Tyrannical Overbearing Dictator Was Recently Cut Down to Size? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 22 | How to Spot a Mutt Life Representative | illustration | 1 | script: Joe Raiola, Charlie Kadau; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Snoopy |