Editorial
- Cover Artist: Roberto Parada
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Are You A Compulsive Gambler?
Department: Playing in the Wager Leagues
Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: John Prete
When Suicide Cards Really Catch On
Department: Pros and Condolences
Writer: Don Edwing Artist: Sam Viviano
Leo's Talk Show Adventure or Why Stars Hate Going on Talk Shows
Department: Chatological Humor
Artist: Angelo Torres Writer: Anthony Barbieri
Visual Instructions For the Way Things Really Work
Department: What You See is What You Fret
Artist: Greg Theakston Writer: Darren Johnson
Now You Can Stop Road Rage with Fume-OFF
Department: A MAD Ad Parody
Artist: Monte Wolverton Writer: John Boni
Adding Pay-Per-View Excitement to Other Sports
Department: Let The Games Be Grim
Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee
Pop-Off Video - Backstreet Boys "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
Department: VH-Dumb
Writer: Desmond Devlin
The Ecch Files -- Fight This Feature
Department: Close Encounters of the Absurd Kind
Writer: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Timothy Shamey
Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: Newt Gingrich
Department: Grieving Las Vegas
Artist: Hermann Mejia Writer: Mike Snider
Back Cover Inside: What seasonal disaster wreaks havoc on American families?
Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee