| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Mark Fredrickson; inks: Mark Fredrickson; colors: Mark Fredrickson | |
| 1 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset | |
| 2 | - | letters page | 3 | pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Chia Head of State | comic story | 1 | script: Charlie Kadau; pencils: Timothy Shamey, Liz Lomax; inks: Timothy Shamey, Liz Lomax | |
| 4 | The Fundalini Pages | comic story | 3 | script: Desmond Devlin, Mike Snider, Jeff Kruse, John Caldwell; pencils: Tom Bunk, Kevin Pope, Evan Dorkin, Jack Syracuse, John Caldwell, Gary Hallgren; inks: Tom Bunk, Kevin Pope, Evan Dorkin, Jack Syracuse, John Caldwell, Gary Hallgren; colors: Evan Dorkin | |
| 5 | Bored of the Rings: Rehash of the Thing | comic story | 6 | script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Hermann Mejía; inks: Hermann Mejía | Elijah Wood [as Dodo Gaggings]; Ian McKellen [as Gandoof]; Peter Jackson (cameo); Viggo Mortenson [as Peppercorn]; Sean Astin [as Spam Gangrene]; Billy Boyd [as Pimple]; Dominic Monaghan [as Baggybuns]; Liv Tyler [as Argon]; Sean Bean [as Borderline]; Orlando Bloom [as Legolamb]; John Rhys-Davies [a |
| 6 | Is Your Mom's New Boyfriend a Keeper... or a Loser? | comic story | 3 | script: John Caldwell; pencils: John Caldwell; inks: John Caldwell | |
| 7 | Spy vs Spy | comic story | 2 | script: Peter Kuper; pencils: Peter Kuper; inks: Peter Kuper; colors: Peter Kuper | The Black Spy, The White Spy |
| 8 | Survivor World Leaders | comic story | 2 | script: Joe Raiola; pencils: Sam Sisco; inks: Sam Sisco | |
| 9 | A Mad Look at Exams | comic story | 4 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 10 | Mad's Trumped-Up Scenes from the Apprentice | photo story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Mike Snider; inks: Mike Snider; colors: Mike Snider | |
| 11 | Duke Bissell's Tales of Undisputed Interest | comic story | 1 | script: P. C. Vey; pencils: P. C. Vey; inks: P. C. Vey; letters: P. C. Vey | |
| 12 | Mad's Suggestions for Improving American Idol | comic story | 2 | script: Greg Leitman; pencils: Tom Richmond; inks: Tom Richmond | |
| 13 | Monroe and... Survivor Jr. Part 3 | comic story | 3 | script: Anthony Barbieri; pencils: Bill Wray; inks: Bill Wray; letters: Bill Wray | |
| 14 | Mad's Etiquette Guide to Spring Break | comic story | 3 | script: Butch D'Ambrosio; pencils: Amanda Conner; inks: Amanda Conner | |
| 15 | Mad's Simply Dreadful Outtakes from American Idol | photo story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Mike Snider; inks: Mike Snider; colors: Mike Snider | |
| 16 | Joan of Archaic | comic story | 5 | script: Josh Gordon; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Amber Tamblyn [as Joan Gelato]; Jason Ritter [as Cave-in Gelato]; Joe Mantegna [as Officer Gelato]; Mary Steenburgen [as Mrs. Gelato]; Jeremy Duncan (from the comic strip Zits, cameo); Peppermint Patty (from the comic strip Peanuts, cameo); Helga (from the comic strip Hagar the Horrible, cameo); Pau |
| 17 | What Competition Will All Eyes Soon Be Focused On? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |