| 0 | What - Me Worry? | cover | 1 | pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly Freas | Moxie Cowznofsky First, Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Knuckleheaded People Who Drink Inferial And Then Go Driving, End Up As A Case | comic story | 1 | pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas | |
| 2 | Departments | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | The First Annual MAD Awards for "Worsts" of 1958 | comic story | 2 | pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | Sue Sullivan; Jerry De Muth; James C. Douglass; Ron Nowicki; Stu Brody; Sonny Mathias; Monroe Meisel; Gerry Waddell; Barney Gilmore; James E. Packer; Daniel Garcia; Jim Smythe |
| 4 | America's Number One Best Seller Is | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 5 | No Home Library Is Really Complete Without | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.17 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 6 | Random Samplings of Reader Mail | letters page | 0.75 | script: Albert B. Feldstein, Jim McPherson, Corey Ford | Kathy Gutekunst; Mr. Gutekunst |
| 7 | Statement of Ownership | statement of ownership | 0.25 | script: William M. Gaines | |
| 8 | We've Run Out Of Them! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.17 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 9 | Why Bum Around The Country Looking For MAD | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: Larry Maleman; inks: Larry Maleman | |
| 10 | Body-Building And Weight-Lifting | comic story | 6 | pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Gus Clutz |
| 11 | Fish Story | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | Mr. Hotchkins; Mr. Hotchkins's boss |
| 12 | MAD's Guide For Novice Drivers | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Elihu Fribble |
| 13 | If Comic Strip Artists Drew Editorial Cartoons | comic story | 2 | script: Gary Belkin; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | Morticia Addams, Pugsley Addams, Charlie Brown, Daisy Mae Scragg, Dennis the Menace, Little Orphan Annie, Alice Mitchell, Henry Mitchell, Nancy, Alley Oop, Joe Palooka, Popeye, Schroeder, Sluggo |
| 14 | The George Washington Advertising Agency Inc. | comic story | 4 | pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | George Washington |
| 15 | It Pays To Read The Label | comic story | 2 | pencils: Joe Orlando, Larry Maleman; inks: Joe Orlando, Larry Maleman | |
| 16 | Photos Of Poetry In Motion | comic story | 3 | pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 17 | Planned Obsolescence | comic story | 3 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 18 | Tattooing Gets A Shot In The Arm | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 19 | TV Commercials To Match The Show | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Chet Huntley; David Brinkley; Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding; John; Aunt Martha; Ben; Matt; "Pills" Kowalski |
| 20 | Bu$ine$$ Valentines | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 21 | Professor Bleent In Africa | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | Professor Bleent |
| 22 | Gook | comic story | 7 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | Joe DiMaggio, Lassie First, Little Orphan Annie, Alfred E. Neuman, Richard Nixon, Sandy |
| 23 | In An Amusement Park | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 25 | Old Quotes Attributed To Modern Folks | text story | 0 | letters: typeset | |
| 26 | In All The World Only Sweathard's Portable Oval Tub Can Make A Bath So Rewarding, So Refreshing | comic story | 1 | pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly Freas | |