Cover by Don Martin. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Larry Siegel, Tom Koch, Max Brandel, Dick DeBartolo, Bob Clarke, Frank Jacobs, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Paul Coker, Jr., Paul Peter Porges, Mort Drucker, Angelo Torres, Ronnie Nathan, George Woodbridge, Dave Berg, E. Nelson Bridwell, Gloria L. Rich, Stan Hart, Sy Reit, William Garvin, Earle Doud, Irving Schild, Jack Davis and Sergio Aragones.

The Mad Special, later known as the Super Special, reprinted movie spoofs and classic material from the magazine, often accompanied by original stories and attached bonuses in the form of posters, stickers, recordings and comics. A parody of the 1960s movie and counterculture classic Catch-22, featuring art by Mort Drucker. A Mad look at amusement parks and the sexual revolution. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Spy vs. Spy, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and early Don Martin cartoons. Includes Bonus Don Martin Posters and Portraits, poster-sized prints of Don Martin's spoofs of 1970s lifestyles and famous literary characters, including Tarzan, Sherlock Holmes and Robin Hood. Product "Improvements" to Justify Higher Prices; Mad Dreams; A Mad Look at Crowds; Insurance Policies That Everybody Needs; When the U.S. Switches to the Metric System; Worldwide Reaction to News from Washington; Catch-All-22; One Day in a Bus Depot; The Mad "Effluent Society" Pollution Primer; The Lighter Side of Boating; Ordure of the Day; The Mad Non-Smokers Hate Book; Spy vs. Spy; Mad's Rhyming Guide to Pro Football; One Day in a Pet Shop; TV as Viewed By the Animal World; Don Martin Vital Message Posters and Literary Heroes Portraits; Modern Muscle Magazine; A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Resort Hotel; Marching Songs for Crusaders, Militants and Assorted, Sundry Non-Conformists; Messy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; Very Early One Morning; New Movie Monsters From the Medical World; A Mad Look at Tropical Fish; The Lighter Side of Sound Equipment; A Mad Look at Amusement Parks; Greeting Cards for the Sexual Revolution; One Thursday Afternoon on the Moon; You Know It's Really Over When...; The Foul and the Prissy Cats; Fold-In; A Scene We'd Hate to See - The Morning Delivery.