| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Aviz Can't Afford Dirty Plugs | photo story | 1 | pencils: Lester Krauss; inks: Lester Krauss | |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | If Comic Strip Characters Behaved Like Ordinary People | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | Daddy Warbucks; Little Orphan Annie; Charlie Brown; Lucy Van Pelt; Snoopy; Linus Van Pelt; Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Superman; Pogo Possum; Albert Alligator; Mandrake the Magician; Lothar; B.C.; Wiley; Maggie; Jiggs; Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell |
| 4 | Mad's Report on Progress | comic story | 3 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 5 | The Grand National 50 lb. Cannon Ball-Throwing Contest | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 6 | Hood | comic story | 3 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Paul Newman [as Hood Bunion]; Patricia Neal [as Elmer]; Melvyn Douglas [as Homer Bunion]; Brandon De Wilde [as Lonnie Bunion]; Roy Rogers; Gary Cooper |
| 7 | The Lighter Side of Parents (of Little Kids) | comic story | 3 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 8 | Some Mad Hints for the Coming Xmas Season | comic story | 3 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Robert E. Lee |
| 9 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 10 | Government Greeting Cards | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 11 | An Early Morning Bathroom Scene | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 12 | A Mad Look at Santa | comic story | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | Santa Claus |
| 13 | Jabber-Whacky | text story | 1 | script: Isabelle Di Caprio; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Alice; Queen of Hearts; Tweedledee (or Tweedledum); White Rabbit; Cheshire Cat; Carpenter; Mock Turtle; Mad Hatter; Humpty Dumpty; White King; playing card soldier |
| 14 | The Mad College Primer | comic story | 3 | script: Phil Hahn; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | |
| 15 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 16 | Skiing | comic story | 4 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 17 | The Fire at the Art Museum | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 18 | The Academy Awards for Home Movies | comic story | 5 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Irving Waterhouse; Lyman Fumbler; Jack Gluck; Diane Picknoze; Theresa Mutz; Selma Needleman; Sally Ann Freem; Sanford Gass; Mildred Twill; Claude Fibula; Aunt Zelda; Aunt Ida; Fran Akers; Walt Akers; Jerry De Fuccio; Ginny De Fuccio; Clara Englehard; Donny Portnoy; Lenny Rupp; Harry Hartnett; Carl B |
| 19 | Trademarks Resulting from Future Mergers | comic story | 2 | script: Don Reilly; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | |
| 20 | Reproportioning Photographs for Fun and Mainly Profit | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 21 | Off the Deep End | comic story | 1 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 22 | The Labor Union Manual | comic story | 6 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | |
| 23 | Shipwrecked | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 24 | The Army on Mars | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 25 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy |
| 26 | The Lighter Side of Cops | comic story | 4 | script: David Berg; pencils: David Berg; inks: David Berg | |
| 27 | Psychoanalysis by Mail | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 28 | Rule Number One | comic story | 1 | pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 29 | How Parents Guess Wrong About Their Kids' Future Careers | comic story | 3 | script: Don Reilly; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 30 | Modern Teacher | comic story | 7 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Jimmy Hoffa |
| 31 | In a Men's Haberdashery | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 32 | 367 Angry Workers Yell "Next Year - - Watch Out" | photo story | 1 | pencils: Lester Krauss; inks: Lester Krauss | |
| 33 | - | photo story | 1 | pencils: ? [as Speed] (photo); inks: ? [as Speed] (photo); colors: ? [as Speed] (photo); letters: typeset | |