| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild; colors: Irving Schild; letters: Peter Sun | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | What Group Displaying Sexual Behavior Did the Meese Commission Overlook? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Beverly Hills Slop, Too! | comic story | 5 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Eddie Murphy [as Axewell Folly]; Taggem; Rosewater |
| 4 | Nationwide Survey Results That Advertisers Never Tell Us About | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 5 | A Mad Look at Fast Food | comic story | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 6 | A Mad Look at Some Widely Held Misconceptions | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman | |
| 7 | Charity Drives We'd Like to See... | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 8 | Obituaries for Merchandising Characters | text story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Mr. Whipple; Mr. Clean; Campbell Kids; Pillsbury Doughboy; Mr. Goodwrench; Morris the Cat; Ronald McDonald; Cap’n Crunch; Jolly Green Giant; Charlie the Tuna |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | The Criminals' Yellow Pages | text article | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 11 | Boob's the Boss | comic story | 5 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Toenail Missilly; Angina Bowser; Moona Robinthecradle; Jogathan Bowser; Cementha Missilly |
| 12 | Head of the Crass | comic story | 5 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Chatty Bore |
| 13 | The Andy Grinning Show | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | Andy Talker; Hellin; Dopie Talker; Blarney Flute; Aunt Tea; Gumper Piles |
| 14 | ARFul | comic story | 6 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Arf; Silly Shammer; Mate; Lame; Brian; Richard Dryface; Dr. McGoy; Spotty; Cliff Robinson; Chewbacca; Dr. Ruse; Simon McKay |
| 15 | I Love Luny | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Luny Esmoron Retardo; Sicky Retardo; Fret Hooboy Nurtz; Ether Nurtz |
| 16 | Amends | comic story | 5 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Barbara Montgomery [as Cassette]; Sherman Hemsley [as Deacon Fright]; Clifton Davis [as Reverend Groggy]; Oprah Winfrey; Whoopie Goldberg; Jester Hairston [as Rollo]; Anna Maria Horsford [as Thalia Fright] |
| 17 | Living on the Edge | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Edwing, Harry North; inks: Don Edwing, Harry North | |
| 18 | Forget Smart | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo, Donald K. Epstein; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Muxwall Smart; Agent 36-B; Chief |
| 19 | Perfectly Strange | comic story | 5 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Bullki Barfonomus; Leery; Mr. Twinkiesetter; Alf |
| 20 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy, The White Spy |
| 21 | Mad's Advertising Gullibility Test | activity | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | Bob Hope |
| 22 | Why the U.S. Government Really Spends So Much | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 23 | Drama on Page 69 | comic story | 1 | script: John Caldwell; pencils: John Caldwell; inks: John Caldwell | |
| 24 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 25 | The Collector’s Newsletter | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 26 | Your Pet Knows... | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 27 | Stand But Me | comic story | 5 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 28 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy, The White Spy |
| 29 | Mad's Modern-Day Puzzlers | comic story | 2 | script: David Ames; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman | |
| 30 | More Celebrity Silhouettes | comic story | 2 | script: Rurik Tyler; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Sgt. Slaughter; Smokey the Bear; John McEnroe; Lucy Van Pelt; Cher; NBC Peacock; Larry Hagman; Bullwinkle; Pat Sajak; Vanna White; Barney Rubble; Betty Rubble; Sade; Olive Oyl; Gloria Steinem; Cathy; Orville Redenbacher; Joker; Whoopi Goldberg; Raggedy Ann; David Brenner; Opus; Rudy Huxtable; Snoopy |
| 31 | The Mad Movie Critic's Pledge | comic story | 1 | script: Christopher C. Manson; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 32 | In the Beginning… | text story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 33 | A Mad Look at People Even Lonelier Than the Maytag Repairman | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 34 | What Menace Is Zapping the Energy of Today's Youth? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 35 | Big Books for Small Minds | comic story | 1 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |