| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Will Elder, Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Will Elder, Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Will Elder, Harvey Kurtzman | Alfred E. Neuman; Don Johnson; Philip Michael Thomas |
| 1 | Why Subscribe to Mad? | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | - | letters page | 0.25 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | - | statement of ownership | 0.25 | letters: typeset | |
| 5 | Our Garbage... At Your Disposal! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.5 | | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 6 | Miami Price | comic story | 5 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Don Johnson; Philip Michael Thomas; Minnie Mouse; Dopey; Snoopy |
| 7 | One Tuesday Morning on Easter Island | comic story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 8 | Mad's Do-It-Yourself "Indiana Jones" Sequel | activity | 2 | script: Charlie Kadau; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Indiana Jones |
| 9 | How Many of These Hard-to-Find Items Can You Come Up with in... Mad's Great American Scavenger Hunt | activity | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 10 | Some American Express Card Commercials We'd Like to See | comic story | 2 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Karl Malden; Pope John Paul II; Garfield (cat) |
| 11 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 12 | One Wednesday Morning in Roxbury, Connecticut | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 13 | And Now Here Are Some Quick, Snappy Mad Suggestions on How to Enjoy the Feeling of a Mid-Winter Beach Vacation While Staying at Home | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 14 | Camouflage Tricks of City Animals | comic story | 4 | script: Rurik Tyler; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder; inks: Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder | |
| 15 | Mad's 14 Rules of Good Behavior | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 16 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | |
| 17 | New Uses for Arm & Hammer Baking Soda | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 18 | Specialized Cable TV Networks of the Future | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs, Earle Doud; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | Trapper John |
| 19 | Zonk Me Out at the Ball Game | comic story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | Mad's Human Equivalency Scale | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Burt Reynolds; Woody Allen; Mr. T; Erma Bombeck; Steve Martin; F. Lee Bailey; Mario Andretti; Emmanuel Lewis |
| 21 | The Mad Guide to... Yuppies Yullies Yuffies | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 22 | One Thursday Morning in the Dungeon | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 23 | Murder She Hopes | comic story | 5 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Angela Lansbury |
| 24 | Mad's Personal Ads | text story | 1 | script: Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola | |
| 25 | Picnic Over Missile Site | comic story | 1 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; colors: Don Martin | |
| 26 | The New, Improved Mad Pooper Scooper | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 27 | Drawn-Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |