| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Jack Davis | |
| 1 | Interminable Too: Misjudgment Day | comic story | 4 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Sadder Common; John Common; Mild Diesoon |
| 2 | Mad Salutes Unsung Heroes of the Bug World | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | Ulysses S. Ant; Ollie Moth; Robert E. Bee; Dwight D. Flysenhower; William Pestmoreland; “Pappy” Stingington; Tick Cheney; Mort “Beetle” Bailey; “Stormin’ Norman” Roachkopf |
| 3 | Mad’s Political “Remember When…?” | comic story | 2 | script: Russ Cooper; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | |
| 4 | The Maniacal Matterhorn Mishap | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 5 | When Roadside Signs Overlap | comic story | 4 | script: Henry Clark; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 6 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | The Black Spy; the White Spy |
| 7 | Still More Runners-Up for "The Three Biggest Lies in America" | comic story | 2 | script: J. Prete; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 8 | Mad's “Para-Persons” | comic story | 2 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: Rick Tulka; inks: Rick Tulka | Sean Penn; Maury Povich; Linda McCartney; Vanna White; Danny DeVito; George Will; Paula Abdul; Dan Quayle; Vanilla Ice; Morton Downey Jr.; Jesse Jackson; Tipper Gore; Bob Guccione; Jesse Helms; Darryl Strawberry |
| 9 | Radio Stations We Never Get to Hear | comic story | 2 | script: Dan Birtcher; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 10 | Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself White House Press Conference | activity | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Gerry Gersten; inks: Gerry Gersten | |
| 11 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 12 | The Catastrophic Captive Condemnation | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | Senor Negron; Pvt. Torres |
| 13 | Mad’s Twin Peeks | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Hachtman; pencils: Tom Hachtman; inks: Tom Hachtman | |
| 14 | A Mad Look at Farm Life | comic story | 3 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 15 | Consumer Fantasy vs. Product Reality | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Bob Jones; inks: Bob Jones | |
| 16 | Games for People Too Old to Play But Who Still Want to Compete | comic story | 2 | script: W. Raschendorfer; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 17 | The Perplexing Penitentiary Ploy | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 18 | Snorin’ Exposure | comic story | 5 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Rob Morrow [as Jowl Fishface]; Janine Turner [as O’Cornball]; Elaine Miles [as Marylump]; John Cullum [as Challah]; Barry Corbin [as Morass]; Cynthia Geary [as Shrilley] |
| 19 | Pinocchio Has a Bad Week! | comic story | 1 | script: Dan Birtcher; pencils: John Pound; inks: John Pound | Pinocchio |
| 20 | What Garishly Loud Fashion Statements Have Become a Must For Trendy People? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |