| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | What Is the One Issue that Leaves Pres. Reagan Absolutely Cold? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | Ronald Reagan |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Framing Sequence | comic story | 1 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Gene Siskel; Roger Ebert; Gene Shalit |
| 4 | Trading Races | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Eddie Murphy; Dan Ackroyd [as Windthrob]; Don Ameche; Melvyn Douglas; Jamie Lee Curtis |
| 5 | Raunchy Business | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Tom Cruise; Rebecca De Mornay |
| 6 | Flashdunce | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Jennifer Beals; Michael Nouri |
| 7 | A Mad Look at Foto-Booths | comic story | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 8 | If the Real World of Today Caught Up with the Comics | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Beetle Bailey; Killer; Sargent Orville Snorkel; Garfield; Jon Arbuckle; Dagwood Bumstead; Mr. Dithers; Agatha Crumm; Hagar the Horrible; Andy Capp; Momma |
| 9 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 10 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 11 | A Psalm for the Modern Television Preacher | text story | 1 | script: Barry Liebmann; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 12 | The Mad Guide to Sure-Fire Ad Lib Lines | comic story | 3 | script: John Ficarra; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 13 | Mad's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions | comic story | 3 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 14 | What Particular Species in Our Environment Is Sure to Get Special Protection from Any Winning Candidate? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 15 | Some Mad Devices for Safer Smoking | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 16 | Mad's Puzzle Page | activity | 2 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; letters: Al Jaffee | |
| 17 | The Mad Hate Book | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 18 | Trademark Graffiti | cartoon | 3 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee, Jim Ruth; inks: Al Jaffee, Jim Ruth; letters: Al Jaffee | |
| 19 | What Is Becoming a Most Disturbing Political Argument These Days? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | Don't You Feel Like a Schmuck?! | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 21 | If Kids Designed Their Own Christmas Toys | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee, Lester Krauss; inks: Al Jaffee, Lester Krauss | |
| 22 | The Mad Book of Magic & Other Dirty Tricks | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 23 | The Mad Non-Smoker's Hate Book | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 24 | Some Mad Auto Safety Features | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 25 | Postage Stamp Advertising | comic story | 3 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 26 | What Big Disaster Has Occurred on This Page? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 27 | Planned Obsolescence in Everyday Products | comic story | 5 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 28 | More Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions | comic story | 3 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 29 | Web*Star | comic story | 5 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Emmanuel Lewis; Alex Karras; Mr. T |
| 30 | Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself National Enquirer Cover | photo story | 2 | script: George Gipe; pencils: UPI; inks: UPI | Elizabeth Taylor |
| 31 | The Passing Parade... As Seen from behind a Very Tall Crowd | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 32 | It's a Mad, Mad World | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 33 | Mad's Early Warning Signs | comic story | 2 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Lee Iacocca; Henry Kissinger; Thomas "Tip" O'Neill; Ronald Reagan |
| 34 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 35 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 36 | What Dreaded Eruption Will Devastate Millions in 1984? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 37 | The Castaway | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr.; colors: Paul Coker Jr. | |