| 0 | Mad | cover | 1 | pencils: Vincent DiFate; inks: Vincent DiFate | |
| 1 | Appalling 13 | comic story | 5 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Tom Servo (cameo); Alfred E. Neuman (cameo); Crow T. Robot (cameo); Tom Hanks [as Level]; Kathleen Quinlan [as Mrs. Level]; Jean Speegle Howard [as Grandma Level]; Gary Sinise [as Splattingly] |
| 2 | A Mad Look at Alien Abduction | comic story | 3 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 3 | A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Coffee Bar | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Shary Flenniken; inks: Shary Flenniken | |
| 4 | How to Tell if You've Selected a Bad HMO | comic story | 2 | script: John Caldwell; pencils: John Caldwell; inks: John Caldwell | |
| 5 | - | comic story | 1 | script: M&e (signed); pencils: M&e (signed); inks: M&e (signed); letters: M&e (signed) | |
| 6 | Hokeyhontas | comic story | 4 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Walt F. Rosenberg; inks: Walt F. Rosenberg | Hokeyhontas; Hokum; Grandma Wilted; John Smith; Rafiki; Simba |
| 7 | Mad's Parental Guide for Safe MTV Viewing | comic story | 3 | script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Leslie Sternbergh, Ray Burns; inks: Leslie Sternbergh, Ray Burns | |
| 8 | These Days We Consider Ourselves Lucky… | comic story | 2 | script: Butch D'Ambrosio; pencils: Tom Bunk; inks: Tom Bunk | |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | Duck Edwing Clowns Around | comic story | 3 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Don Edwing; inks: Don Edwing | |
| 11 | Bottom of the Barrel Nick at Nite "Theme" Programming | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Drew Friedman; inks: Drew Friedman | |
| 12 | The "Makes About As Much Sense" Equivalency Chart (Part Two) | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Rick Tulka; inks: Rick Tulka | |
| 13 | Ailments of Modern Technology | comic story | 2 | pencils: Monte Wolverton; inks: Monte Wolverton | |
| 14 | Rarely Noticed Gaps | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 15 | Mad Interviews the Tobacco Executive of the Year | comic story | 5 | script: Chris Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 16 | Magic Tricks in Everyday Life | comic story | 1 | script: Darren Johnson; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 17 | What Do Americans Have to Be Truly Thankful for This Thanksgiving? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |