| 0 | The 50 Worst Things About Comedy | cover | 1 | pencils: Mark Fredrickson; inks: Mark Fredrickson; colors: Mark Fredrickson | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 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 | The Fundalini Pages | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider, Jeff Kruse, Desmond Devlin, Garth Gerhart; pencils: Nathan Fox, Sam Sisco, Evan Dorkin, Ray Alma, Jack Syracuse, John Caldwell; inks: Nathan Fox, Sam Sisco, Evan Dorkin, Ray Alma, Jack Syracuse, John Caldwell; colors: Evan Dorkin, Garth Gerhart | |
| 4 | Greek Gods of the 2004 Olympics | comic story | 2 | script: Jeff Kruse; pencils: Gary Hallgren; inks: Gary Hallgren | Procrastinus; Smarmes; Ostentatious; Huckster; Trafficles; Gimmicles; Maudlinia; Antithesis; Lexus; Transexules; Riotous; Monotonous; Specimen; Concealus; Pubertina |
| 5 | William Shakespeare, Political Commentator | photo story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: M. K. Perker, AP/Wide World; inks: M. K. Perker, AP/Wide World; colors: AP/Wide World | |
| 6 | Unwritten Rules for Olympic Athletes | comic story | 3 | script: John Caldwell; pencils: John Caldwell; inks: John Caldwell | |
| 7 | Van Helstink | comic story | 4 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Tom Richmond; inks: Tom Richmond | Hugh Jackman [as Van Helstink]; Stephen Fisher [as Dr. Jerk-ill]; Samuel West [as Dr. Victory Frankenfurter]; Frankenberry (cameo); Richard Roxburgh [as Count Dreckula]; Kevin J. O'Connor [as E-Gads]; Count Chocula (cameo); Shuler Hensley [as Frankenfurter's Monster] |
| 8 | 24 Hours of NBC's Endless Olympic Coverage | comic story | 3 | script: Andrew J. Schwartzberg; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 9 | A Mad Look at National Parks | comic story | 4 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 10 | The Obesity Olympics | comic story | 3 | script: Teresa Burns Parkhurst; pencils: Teresa Burns Parkhurst; inks: Teresa Burns Parkhurst | |
| 11 | Mad's 50 Worst Things about... Comedy | comic story | 8 | script: Scott Maiko; pencils: Hermann Mejía; inks: Hermann Mejía | |
| 12 | The Dying Game | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 13 | Monroe and... Europe Part Two | comic story | 4 | script: Anthony Barbieri; pencils: Bill Wray; inks: Bill Wray; letters: Bill Wray | |
| 14 | Spy vs Spy | comic story | 2 | script: Peter Kuper; pencils: Peter Kuper; inks: Peter Kuper; colors: Peter Kuper | The Black Spy, The White Spy |
| 15 | Troy-Vey! | comic story | 4 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Brad Pitt [as Acneless]; Hercules (cameo); Philotectes (cameo); Eric Bana [as Hectic]; Orlando Bloom [as Parris]; Diane Kruger [as Melon]; Brendan Gleeson [as King Mentalcase]; Peter O'Toole [as King Purim]; Charlie Brown (cameo); Tyler Mane [as Ajax]; Windex; Rose Byrne [as Braless]; Zeus |
| 16 | Mad Magazine's Official Portrait of William J. Clinton | illustration | 1 | pencils: Scott Bricher; inks: Scott Bricher; colors: Scott Bricher | Bill Clinton |
| 17 | Where Do All Americans Hope the Vicious Attacks Will End Soon? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |