| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Ryan O'Neal [as Moses Pray]; Alfred E. Neuman [as Addie] |
| 1 | On a Cold Winter Evening | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard; colors: Jack Rickard | Pinocchio; Geppetto |
| 2 | - | letters page | 1 | script: Jerry De Fuccio | |
| 3 | Haunted by the Ghost of Christmas Presents? | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Ebeneezer Scrooge; Alfred E. Neuman [as Jacob Marley] |
| 4 | Kung Fool | comic story | 7 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | David Carradine [as Tame]; Keye Luke [as Master Poo]; Radames Pera [as Mosquito] |
| 5 | A Modern Fairy Tale | comic story | 1 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 6 | New Names for Old Occupations | photo story | 2 | script: Max Brandel | |
| 7 | When All Businesses Rely on Sales Promotion Gimmicks | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 8 | Customized Mobile Homes | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Coker Jr.; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of the Holiday Season | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | William Gaines |
| 10 | An Architectural Triumph | comic story | 2 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 11 | Yecch, or What a Waste! | comic story | 6 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 12 | Spy Vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 13 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 14 | Mad's 1973 Christmas Poem | text story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Richard Nixon; Pat Nixon; John Mitchell; E. Howard Hunt; John Dean; Mickey Rooney; Helen Gurley Brown; Frank Gifford; Don Meredith; Howard Cosell; Charlie Brown; Snoopy; Charles Schulz; Linda Lovelace; Elizabeth Taylor; Richard Burton; Jane Fonda; Gloria Steinem; Mark Spitz; Bob Hope; Sean Connery; |
| 15 | Mad's Rattlers | comic story | 2 | script: Larry Gore; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 16 | What's in a Name, Part Two: Institutions | text story | 2 | script: Max Brandel | |
| 17 | Caper Goon | comic story | 8 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Ryan O'Neal [as Snowjob Prey]; Tatum O'Neal [as Oddie Bodkins]; Madeline Kahn [as Pixie Ignite]; P.J. Johnson [as Unguentine]; Rose-Mary Rimbley [as Aunt Millie] |
| 18 | When Is There Never a Shortage of Gas? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 19 | Christmas Morning - - 1973 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild; colors: Irving Schild | |