| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams; colors: Richard Williams | O. J. Simpson |
| 1 | Mad Magazine | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Letters and Tomatoes with Special Sauce Dept. | letters page | 2 | pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | |
| 4 | Rules for Games the Way They're Really Played | comic story | 3 | script: Michael Goodwin; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 5 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 6 | Modern Day Clue Game Cards | comic story | 2 | script: M. Lindl; pencils: Greg Theakston; inks: Greg Theakston | Captain Hazelwood; President Bush; Charles Keating; Jose Canseco; The Three Stooges (as Japanese) |
| 7 | Future "Famous Collector's Series" | comic story | 3 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 8 | One Evening in a Bath Tub | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 9 | Cabbage Patch Products For People Who Hate Cabbage Patch Products | comic story | 2 | script: Joe Raiola, Charlie Kadau; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 10 | Warped Games | comic story | 4 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Matthew Broderick [as Mavin]; Dabney Coleman [as McKidTricks]; Ally Sheedy [as Juniper] |
| 11 | Missile Alert | comic story | 1 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 12 | The Mad Guide to New Computer Games | comic story | 3 | script: Matthew T. Smith; pencils: Rick Tulka; inks: Rick Tulka | |
| 13 | Toys R U | comic story | 2 | script: Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 14 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Russ Cooper; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | The White Spy; The Black Spy |
| 15 | Three Cornered Pitney | comic story | 5 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 16 | Mad's O. J. Pog Schtickers | promo (ad from the publisher) | 2 | pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | |
| 17 | Excerpt Marks the Spot Dept. | text article | 5 | script: Grant Geissman | |
| 18 | Mad's Politically Inspired Dolls | comic story | 3 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: Rick Tulka; inks: Rick Tulka | |
| 19 | The Lighter Side of Collecting | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 20 | Making Baseball Card Collections Complete | comic story | 3 | script: John Pound; pencils: Desmond Devlin; inks: Desmond Devlin | |
| 21 | Laundromat Bingo | comic story | 2 | script: Bob Clarke; pencils: Rurik Tyler; inks: Rurik Tyler | |
| 22 | Video Games Based on Real Life | comic story | 5 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 23 | Unofficial Yo-Yo Tricks Every Kid Knows | comic story | 1 | script: Dan Birtcher; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 24 | The Lighter Side of Hobbies | comic story | 4 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 25 | Some Real Scruples Questions We'd Like to Ask Some Real People | comic story | 3 | script: Charlie Kadau | |
| 26 | What's the Best Thing to Use to See Stars? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 27 | Toys R U | comic story | 1 | script: Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild; colors: Irving Schild | |