| 0 | Our Creature Presentation | cover | 1 | pencils: Basil Wolverton; inks: Basil Wolverton | |
| 1 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Splash-dance | comic story | 6 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Tom Hanks; Daryl Hannah; John Candy; Mickey Mouse; Dumbo; Pluto; Donald Duck; E.T. |
| 3 | What It Will Be Like When Every Device "Talks" | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 4 | We Won't Miss Them...or Will We? | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 5 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | Black Spy; White Spy |
| 6 | Mad's List of Runners-Up for "The Three Biggest Lies in America" | comic story | 2 | script: John Ficarra; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 7 | Ain't It Great!! | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Brooke Shields; Billy Martin; George Steinbrenner |
| 8 | How Many Mistakes Can You Find in This Picture of a Fast Food Restaurant? | illustration | 2 | script: Chris Hart; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of ... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | Grimlins | comic story | 7 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Hoyt Axton [as Mr. Setzer]; Zach Galligan [as Bilgy Setzer]; Phoebe Cates [as Katey]; Keye Luke [as Grandfather] |
| 11 | MAD Reader! | comic story | 6 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Basil Wolverton; inks: Basil Wolverton | |
| 12 | Horrifying Cliches | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 13 | King Korn | comic story | 7 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Jeff Bridges [as Hack Pressclot]; Charles Grodin [as Fraud Winsome]; Jessica Lange [as Wanda/Dawn] |
| 14 | What Is Always the Movie Industry's Ghastliest Production? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 15 | A Mad Look at Ants | comic story | 2 | script: Bill Johnson; pencils: Bill Johnson; inks: Bill Johnson | |
| 16 | Jaw'd | comic story | 8 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Roy Scheider [as Chief Brooding]; Richard Dreyfuss [as Clod Hopper]; Robert Shaw [as Captain Squint]; Murray Hamilton [as Mayor Vault]; Jeffrey Kramer [as Schmendricks]; Annette Funicello [as Annette] |
| 17 | A Mad Look at King Kong | comic story | 4 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | King Kong |
| 18 | Other Uses for Pet Boa Constrictors | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 19 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | Black Spy; White Spy |
| 20 | Little Known Patents | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 21 | What's Cute...and What's Not | comic story | 2 | script: Mark Dressler; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 22 | Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts! | cartoon | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; letters: Bob Clarke | Helen Gurley Brown |
| 23 | C-R-E-E-P of the Year | comic story | 5 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Robin Williams; Mirv Dumesdey |
| 24 | The Lighter Side of... | cartoon | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 25 | A Mad Look at Airline Safety Instructions | comic story | 3 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 26 | The Best... and the Worst... Things to Say for Every Occasion | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 27 | Beers | comic story | 5 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Ted Danson [as Sham Malloy]; Shelley Long [as Dyan]; Rhea Perlman [as Killa]; Nicholas Colasanto [as Coacher]; George Wendt [as Abnorm]; John Ratzenberger [as Cliff]; Johnny Carson |
| 28 | What Competitive Russian and Japanese Enterprise Threatens Total Annihilation? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 29 | A Fish Tale | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |