| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Bob Jones; inks: Bob Jones; colors: Bob Jones | |
| 1 | The Castaway | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr.; colors: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 2 | A Mad Portfolio of Some Idealists' Dreams | cartoon | 3 | script: Arnoldo Franchioni; pencils: Arnoldo Franchioni; inks: Arnoldo Franchioni | |
| 3 | New Musicals Based on Big Movies | comic story | 7 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Marlon Brando [as Vito Corleone]; Al Pacino [as Michael Corleone]; James Caan [as Sonny Corleone]; Richard Castellano [as Clemenza]; Robert Duvall [as Tom Hagan]; John Cazale [as Fredo]; Abe Vigoda [as Tessio]; Roy Scheider [as Sheriff Brody]; Murray Hamilton [as Mayor Vaughn]; Richard Dreyfuss [as |
| 4 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 5 | Beat the Recession with These Mad Penny-Pinching Hints | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 6 | Early One Morning Downtown | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 7 | The Lighter Side of Making Extra Money | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 8 | One Fine Day at the Corner of Finster Boulevard and Fonebone Street | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 9 | Mad Shoulder Patches | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 10 | Spy Vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 11 | A Mad Look at Fifty Years of College Life in America | comic story | 8 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 12 | Mad's "Traffic Commissioner of the Year" | comic story | 3 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 13 | A Mad Gallery of People It's Hard to Feel Sorry For | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 14 | Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men? The Shadow Knows | cartoon | 3 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 15 | Good Time-Slot | comic story | 5 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Esther Rolle [as Colorado Edmonds]; Jimmy Walker [as GeeGee Edmonds]; John Amos [as Jaimes Edmonds]; Ja'Net DuBois [as Mahroan]; BernNadette Stanis [as Selma Edmonds]; Ralph Carter [as Micro Edmonds]; Redd Foxx (cameo) |
| 16 | Late One Afternoon in a Doctor's Office | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 17 | In What Important Bowl Game are There Nothing But Losers? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 18 | I Want, Too | illustration | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo; letters: Norman Mingo | |