| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Pinocchio | comic story | 1 | pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard; colors: Jack Rickard | Pinocchio; Geppetto; The Blue Fairy |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | The Mad Arty Poetry and Fuzzy Photographs Gift Book | photo story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Tom Koch; inks: Tom Koch | |
| 4 | A Parting Look at Our Truly Endangered Species | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 5 | From the Inside... Out of... | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 6 | The Pearl | comic story | 2 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | |
| 7 | The Mad Automatic Do-It-Yourself TV Script Writer | text story | 5 | script: Tom Koch | |
| 8 | "Prison" Record Albums of the Future | text story | 2 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | Johnny Cash; Jim Nabors; Engelbert Humperdinck; Connie Francis; Wayne Newton; Kate Smith; The King Sisters |
| 9 | On a Clear Day You Can See a Funny Girl Singing 'Hello Dolly' Forever | comic story | 7 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Barbra Streisand [as Bubby Strident]; Yves Montand [as the Doctor]; Omar Sharif [as Nick Arsenic]; Walter Matthau [as Horror]; Louie Armstrong [as Satchmo]; Eliott Gould [as the Waiter] |
| 10 | On a Streetcorner Downtown | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 11 | Answers to Children's Letters - - from God | text story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo, Donald K. Epstein | |
| 12 | The Lighter Side of Bad Habits | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 13 | Mad Salutes the Output of American Industry | comic story | 1 | script: Max Brandel; pencils: Max Brandel; inks: Max Brandel | |
| 14 | Horrifying Cliches | comic story | 3 | script: May Sakami; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 15 | Incredible Occult Magazine | comic story | 7 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 16 | A Mad Look at Obedience Training | comic story | 2 | script: Dean Norman; pencils: Dean Norman; inks: Dean Norman | |
| 17 | Here Is Your Full-Color Double Fold-Out Super Bonus | illustration | 1 | pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 18 | Mad-hesives | insert or dust jacket | 0 | letters: typeset | |
| 19 | Mad's "Dirty Old Man" of the Year | comic story | 5 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | David Frost [as David Frostbite] |
| 20 | You Never Really Get Used to... | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 21 | On the "Hunchback of Notre Dame" Set | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 22 | Specialized Camp Ads We're Bound to See | text story | 3 | script: Dick De Bartolo | |
| 23 | Hammer and Rocket | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | Black Spy; White Spy |
| 24 | Get It Out of Your System Land | comic story | 3 | script: Sy Reit; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 25 | Mother’s Day Cards From the "Now" Generation | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 26 | One Evening in a Bath Tub | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 27 | A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at an Ad Agency | cartoon | 2 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 28 | Spy Vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 29 | The F.I.B. | comic story | 6 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Efrem Zimbalist Jr. [as Lucas Oilyskin]; Philip Abbott [as Authority Word]; William Reynolds [as Tame Coldly] |
| 30 | One Hot Day on the Desert | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 31 | Mad Clippings to Leave Lying Around | text story | 2 | script: Alphonse Normandia | |
| 32 | The Lighter Side of the “Now Look” | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 33 | In a Specialist's Office | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 34 | What Is a Parent? | text story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 35 | A MAD Look at Palm Reading | comic story | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 36 | Lover's Story | comic story | 7 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Ryan O'Neal [as Oscar Wallet IV]; Ali McGraw [as Penny Cowsnofskibumsteinpastafazoola]; Ray Milland [as Oscar Wallet III]; Katharine Balfour [as Mrs. Wallet] |
| 37 | What Is Contributing Most to the Breakdown of Communication Between People? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 38 | The Modern Crucifixtion | cartoon | 1 | script: Max Brandel; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild; colors: Irving Schild | |