| 0 | All-Access Pass to the MTV Video Music Awards | cover | 1 | pencils: Scott Bricher, AP/Wide World; inks: Scott Bricher, AP/Wide World; colors: Scott Bricher, AP/Wide World | |
| 1 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset | |
| 2 | - | letters page | 3 | pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | The Faketrix Retarded | comic story | 6 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Hermann Mejía; inks: Hermann Mejía | Keanu Reeves [as Neato]; Alfred E. Neuman (cameo); Carrie-Anne Moss [as Trintease]; Morgan Freeman [as MoreB.S.]; Lambert Wilson [as the Mellowvingian]; Gloria Foster [as the Snoracle]; Randall Duk Kim [as the Keyfaker] |
| 4 | The Better Bully's Back-to-School to-Do List | comic story | 2 | script: John Caldwell; pencils: John Caldwell; inks: John Caldwell; letters: John Caldwell | |
| 5 | Disposable Camera Bar Mitzvah Photos That Didn't Make the Album | comic story | 3 | script: Butch D'Ambrosio; pencils: Drew Friedman; inks: Drew Friedman | |
| 6 | A MAD Look at Hulk | comic story | 3 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 7 | When 'American-Style' Political Campaigning Catches on in Iraq | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Tom Nick Cocotos, AP/Wide World; inks: Tom Nick Cocotos, AP/Wide World; colors: Tom Nick Cocotos, AP/Wide World | |
| 8 | The Gamer's Guide to Functioning in the Real World | comic story | 3 | script: Kenny Byerly; pencils: Tom Bunk, Scott Bricher; inks: Tom Bunk, Scott Bricher | |
| 9 | Monroe and... the Big Apple Part Three | comic story | 4 | script: Anthony Barbieri; pencils: Bill Wray; inks: Bill Wray; letters: Bill Wray | |
| 10 | Cents-Less Coupons | photo story | 4 | script: Scott Maiko; pencils: Scott Bricher, Irving Schild; inks: Scott Bricher, Irving Schild; colors: Scott Bricher, Irving Schild | |
| 11 | Safety Instructions for Reading Mad Magazine | comic story | 1 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak | |
| 12 | The Differences Between Hogwarts & Your School | comic story | 2 | script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Amanda Conner, Bill Wray; inks: Amanda Conner, Bill Wray; colors: Wildstorm | |
| 13 | Spy vs Spy | comic story | 2 | script: Peter Kuper; pencils: Peter Kuper; inks: Peter Kuper | The Black Spy, The White Spy |
| 14 | How Well Will You Do Freshman Year in College? | comic story | 3 | script: Matthew A. Cohen; pencils: Kevin Pope; inks: Kevin Pope | |
| 15 | America's 60-Hour Work Week Up Close | comic story | 2 | script: Amy Gillett; pencils: Bob Staake; inks: Bob Staake | |
| 16 | Snippets of Cell Phone Conversations We'd Love to Hear the Rest Of... | comic story | 2 | script: Butch D'Ambrosio; pencils: Tom Bunk; inks: Tom Bunk | |
| 17 | Mad's All-Access Pass to the MTV Video Music Awards | photo story | 2 | script: Greg Leitman; pencils: Jack Syracuse, AP/Wide World; inks: Jack Syracuse, AP/Wide World; colors: Jack Syracuse, AP/Wide World | |
| 18 | What Epidemic from the Far East Has Unfortunately Made Its Way to Our Shores? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |