| 0 | More Trash from Mad | cover | 1 | script: John Rios; pencils: R. Williams; inks: R. Williams; colors: R. Williams | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | What Ancient Slow-Moving Creature Is Threatened with Extinction? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 3 | Superduperman II | comic story | 10 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Christopher Reeve [as Superduperman/Cluck Kennt]; Margot Kidder [as Lotus]; Gene Hackman [as Lox Looter]; Terence Stamp [as General Klodd]; Sarah Douglas [as Cursa]; Jack O'Halloran [as Noggin]; Susannah York [as Lara]; Jackie Cooper [as Perry Blight]; Leonard Nimoy [as Mr. Spock]; Sylvester Stallon |
| 4 | A Mad Look at Some... Celebrities Diapers | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Attila the Hun; Hare Krishna; Jesse James; Pythagoras; Harry Houdini; Mickey Mouse; Muhammad Ali; Napoleon; The Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan; Yasir Arafat; Lady Godiva; Steve Martin; Arnold Schwarzeneger; Kiss |
| 5 | Early One Morning in a Hotel Room | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 6 | The 1981 Night Before Christmas or A Final Visit from St. Nicholas | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Santa Claus |
| 7 | Good Sounds/Bad Sounds | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 8 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 9 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías; letters: Antonio Prohías | Black Spy; White Spy |
| 10 | Give Thanks | comic story | 2 | script: John Ficarra; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 11 | Rhyming Ads | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 12 | Don Martin's Version of a Movie of Ecchcaliber | comic story | 5 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | Phewther; Marvyn; Sir Albert; King Ardor; Lady Grin'nleer; Sir Lungealot; Nirvana; Sir Putzival |
| 13 | Your Mad Horoscope | text story | 1 | script: John Ficarra | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 14 | A Mad Look at Some... Not-So-Famous Last Words | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 15 | What Television Says and What It Really Means | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Johnny Carson; Mackenzie Phillips; Mork [Robin Williams]; Lewis Hardline; Mary Tyler Moore; Ed Asner |
| 16 | Still More Candid Snapshots of Historical Celebrities | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | Cheops; Picasso; Albert Einstein; Attila the Hun |
| 17 | A Basket Case High Up on the 37th Floor | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Edwing; inks: Don Edwing; letters: Don Edwing | |
| 18 | Customized Organ Donor Cards for Some Very Special Donors | text story | 2 | script: Dennis Snee | |
| 19 | Mad's Airline President of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | O.G. Simpleton; Mr. Quincy Widebody; Jasper Wiltfang |
| 20 | Where Your Christmas Dollar Goes | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 21 | A Mad Survey of Today's Living, Showing Why... You Can't Win! | comic story | 4 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 22 | Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Mid-East Newspaper Story | text story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 23 | Why Didn't You Do Your Homework? | comic story | 2 | script: John Ficarra; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 24 | Unsung "Crossings" | comic story | 2 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 25 | Assaulted State | comic story | 6 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Artwerp; Oddie; Perish; Dr. Carmella; Enema |
| 26 | Don Martin Sells Us Sea Shells by the Sea Shore | comic story | 3 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 27 | Stuff We Don't Get to See on the Tube | comic story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | James Garner [as Jim Rockford]; Stuart Margolin [as Angel Martin]; Johnny Carson; Bob Hope; Howard Cosell; Tom Bosley [as Howard Cunningham]; Ron Howard [as Richie Cunningham]; Jack Klugman [as Dr. Quincy]; Gary Walberg [as Lt. Monahan]; Buddy Ebsen [as Barnaby Jones]; Larry Wilcox [as John Baker]; |
| 28 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 29 | A Mad Look at Teachers | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 30 | On a Scale of 1-To-10 | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Cheryl Tiegs; Henry VIII; Annette Funicello; Gary Coleman; Hugh Hefner; Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders; Ed McMahon; Johnny Carson; Howard Cosell; Marlon Brando; Burt Reynolds; Bo Derek; Mean Joe Greene; John Connally; Howard Baker; Jerry Brown; Charo; Richard Nixon; Millard Fillmore; Jimmy Carter; Hump |
| 31 | Late One Afternoon on an Interstate Highway | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 32 | "Starchie Bonker's Place" or A Christmas Carol O'Conner | comic story | 6 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Starchie Bonker; Morey; Harried; Vernica; Mrs. Campy; Ghost of Ratings Past [Norman Leer]; Ghost of Laughs Past [Edict Bonker]; Meathead (flashback); Gloria (flashback); Steppie; Ghost of Bigotry Past [George Jefferson]; Ghost of Ratings Future [A.B. Neelsen] |
| 33 | What Disgusting Form of Pollution Is Now Considered Dangerous to Us All? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 34 | The Escape | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; colors: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |