| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams; colors: Richard Williams | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Just Because You Missed the Last Issue... Why Kill Yourself? | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Jack Davis | |
| 2 | - | comic story | 0.5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 3 | Departments | table of contents | 0.5 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Letters and Tomatoes with Special Sauce Dept. | letters page | 2 | pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | |
| 5 | Mad One-Time-Use Products | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 6 | Don Martin Visits the Morgue | comic story | 3 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 7 | Obituaries for Traditions, Pasttimes and Other Dying-Out Landmarks of the American Way of Life | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 8 | Scenes We'd Like to See | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 9 | The Unfortunate Part of Feeding Pigeons Homemade Popcorn | comic story | 3 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 10 | The Parting Shot | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 11 | The Facts of Life (& Death) | comic story | 2 | script: Ronnie Nathan; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 12 | One Fine Morning at State Prison | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 13 | Obituraries for TV Show Characters | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs | Ted Baxter [Ted Knight]; Archie Bunker [Carroll O'Connor]; Steve Austin [Lee Majors]; "Mother" Jefferson [Zara Cully]; J.J. Evans [Jimmie Walker]; Marcus Welby [Robert Young]; Cmdr. James T. Kirk [William Shatner]; John-Boy Walton [Richard Thomas]; Maude Findlay [Bea Arthur] |
| 14 | Don Edwing Looks at Funerals | comic story | 4 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Edwing; inks: Don Edwing | |
| 15 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The White Spy; The Black Spy |
| 16 | The Panasony RIP 2000 Suicide Machine Owner’s Manual | comic story | 3 | script: Charlie Kadau; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 17 | The Mad Motorist's Guide to American Wildlife | comic story | 4 | script: Robert Kaufman, Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 18 | At the Knife-Throwing School | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 19 | A Mad Look at Funerals | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 20 | One Fine Medieval Morning at Home | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 21 | The Heart Transplant | comic story | 2 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 22 | Mad's "Necromania Agent" of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | John Revoltya; Mr. Ghoul |
| 23 | One Quiet Morning on Willow Road East | comic story | 1 | script: Charlie Kadau; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 24 | Distinctive Mad Epitaths | illustration | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 25 | A Mad Look at Burial at Sea | cartoon | 2 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Edwing; inks: Don Edwing | |
| 26 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 27 | Future Shock | comic story | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 28 | Duck Edwing D.O.A. | comic story | 3 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 29 | The Rescue | comic story | 1 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 30 | More Obituaries for Merchandising Characters | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 31 | On the Road | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 32 | Self-Portrait | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 33 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; colors: Don Martin | |