| 0 | In This Issue: Rosemia's Boo-Boo | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman; Mia Farrow [as Rosemia]; John Cassavetes [as Guy]; Sidney Blackmer [as Roman]; Ruth Gordon [as Minnie] |
| 1 | The Magic Spell | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard; colors: Jack Rickard | |
| 2 | Haunted by the Ghost of Christmas Presents? | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Alfred E. Neuman [as Jacob Marley]; Ebenezer Scrooge |
| 3 | Rosemia's Boo-Boo | comic story | 7 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Mia Farrow [as Rosemia Goodhouse]; John Cassavetes [as Sy Goodhouse]; Elisha Cook [as the realtor]; Maurice Evans [as Hatch]; Victoria Vetri [as Teary]; Sidney Blackmer [as Romeo Castinets]; Ruth Gordon [as Millie Castinets]; Frank Sinatra (cameo); Lucy Van Pelt (cameo); Ralph Bellamy [as Dr. Shlepp |
| 4 | One Day in Baghdad | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 5 | Mad's Follow-up Report on Progress | comic story | 3 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 6 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 7 | A Mad Look at Bugs 'n Worms 'n Things | comic story | 3 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 8 | Casey at the Dice | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 9 | If Polls and Surveys Had Been Used Through History | comic story | 2 | script: Sy Reit; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Franklin D. Roosevelt; Abraham Lincoln; The Beatles [John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; Ringo Starr]; Harry Stimson |
| 10 | What Is a Make-out Man? | text story | 2 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 11 | A Mad "Show-Biz" Success Story | comic story | 2 | script: Dean Norman; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 12 | Songs of Crime, Violence, War, Hate, Bigotry, the Lunatic Fringe, and All-Around Ecchiness | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 13 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 14 | The Lighter Side of Physical Fitness | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 15 | Mad's "Late Show" Cliche Movie Script of the Issue: The War Movie | text story | 1 | script: Harry Purvis; pencils: Bruce Stark; inks: Bruce Stark | |
| 16 | Christmas Is... | comic story | 3 | script: Gilbert Barnhill; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 17 | MafiaCo Incorporated | comic story | 7 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 18 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 19 | What Gift Will Many Holiday Party Revelers Pick Up on the Drive Home? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | America's Going Drag | illustration | 1 | pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild; colors: Irving Schild | |