| 0 | Dear Editor | cover | 1 | pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly Freas | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | If You're A New Fan You're Lucky! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 2 | Departments | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | MAD Answers Questions Most Asked By Camp Counselors | comic story | 2 | script: Mel Lazarus; pencils: Mel Lazarus; inks: Mel Lazarus; letters: Mel Lazarus | |
| 4 | Don't Be A Shnook! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | William M. Gaines |
| 5 | Hot Off The Press! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.17 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 6 | Random Samplings of Reader Mail | letters page | 1.088 | script: Albert B. Feldstein; pencils: Henry Major; inks: Henry Major | Wally Wood; The Gay Philosopher |
| 7 | Just A Limited Amount Left! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.083 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 8 | Statement of Ownership | statement of ownership | 0.33 | script: William M. Gaines | |
| 9 | It's Fun To Phone! | comic story | 1 | pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | |
| 10 | The MAD Primer | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | Irving; Schlep; Farmer Brown; Miss Furd; Sadie; Irving's father; Bobbie Smith; Mr. Johnson |
| 11 | Don Martin at Large In a Haberdashery | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 12 | How To Put Out An Imitation of MAD | text article | 2 | pencils: Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, Norman Mingo, Jack Davis; inks: Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, Norman Mingo, Jack Davis | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 13 | Rare Old Magazines | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | |
| 14 | Go West, Old Format | comic story | 2 | script: Albert Meglin; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Joe Friday; Dead-Eye; Mike Wallace; Blackjack Cohen; Bob Cummings; Chuck; Georgia; Phil Silvers; Pvt. Doberman |
| 15 | Go East, Old Western | comic story | 2 | script: Albert Meglin; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Pallidin; Mr. Kitzel; Mr. Wessel |
| 16 | Snob Appeal vs Slob Appeal | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 17 | The Chess Game | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 18 | The New, Improved, Rotten Circus | text article | 4 | script: Henry Morgan; pencils: Wally Wood, Bob Clarke; inks: Wally Wood, Bob Clarke | Henry Morgan |
| 19 | How To Play Golf | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 20 | One Day's Advice Columns...The Next Day's Headlines | text story | 2 | pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | Sidney Fawnover; Ozgood Z'Beard; Kate Potchka; Helen DuBois |
| 21 | Strangely Believe It! | comic story | 1 | script: Ernie Kovacs; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; letters: Wally Wood | Ernie Kovacs; J. Daniel Frump; Frembish K. Fair III |
| 22 | The Wrong Lions | comic story | 2 | pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Christian Diesel [Marlo Brandin]; Michael Wiffycur [Dean Martini]; Noah Ackermoan [Montgomery Cleft]; Irwin Shaw |
| 23 | The Great Mail Robbery | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 24 | Boating | comic story | 4 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 25 | The Count-Down Man | comic story | 2 | script: Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, Bill Levine, Dee Caruso; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding; Wally Ballew; Dr. Adolph Von Schmutz |
| 26 | The National Osographic Magazine | text story | 5 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | Roger Sternwallow; Evelyn Sternwallow; Birdie Ugnew; Neville Brooks-Brother |
| 27 | In A Penny Arcade | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 28 | You'll Be A "Knockout" In A MAD T-Shirt | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Larry Maleman, Wally Wood; inks: Larry Maleman, Wally Wood | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 29 | Edited Advertising Slogans | text story | 0 | letters: typeset | |
| 30 | The Skid-Row Bums | comic story | 1 | pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly Freas | |