| 0 | Mad Special | cover | 1 | pencils: John Severin, Bill Elder; inks: John Severin, Bill Elder | Melvin; Woman Wonder |
| 1 | The Nostalgic Mad No. 5 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Harvey Kurtzman | |
| 2 | Scenes We'd ... Like to See | comic story | 1 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben Oda | |
| 3 | Woman Wonder! | comic story | 7 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder | Diana Banana [Woman Wonder]; Steve Adore; Superduperman |
| 4 | More Scenes We'd Like to See | comic story | 2 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben Oda | |
| 5 | Stalag 18! | comic story | 7 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | Lt. Wunbar; Animal; Security; Stepton; Feldwebbel
Johann Sebastian Shmaltz |
| 6 | Melvin of the Apes! | comic story | 7 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin | Melvin of Apes; Jane; Boy |
| 7 | Still More Scenes We'd Like to See | comic story | 2 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben Oda | |
| 8 | Cowboy Carbine | cartoon | 1 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder; colors: Marie Severin | |
| 9 | - | table of contents | 1 | pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin | Melvin |
| 10 | Antenna on the Roof | comic story | 7 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Mr. Buckchaser; Mrs. Buckchaser; Sheila Buckchaser; Nancy Buckchaser; Joy Buckchaser |
| 11 | If Today's Celebrities Answered Virginia's Letter About Santa Claus | text article | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 12 | New Power Tools for the Home Craftsman | comic story | 3 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 13 | The Mad Guide to Political Types | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 14 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Anthony Prohías; pencils: Anthony Prohías; inks: Anthony Prohías | The White Spy; The Black Spy |
| 15 | You Know Your Days Are Numbered When ... | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 16 | The Lighter Side of ... Week-ends | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 17 | One Fairly Nice Day Downtown | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 18 | Ads That Turn People Off | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 19 | A Mad Look at ... TV Sports Interviews--Past, Present & Future | comic story | 5 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 20 | The Small Businessman | comic story | 1 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 21 | Suicide | comic story | 3 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 22 | Mad's Educator of the Year | comic story | 5 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | David Slushkind |
| 23 | Letters from the Internal Revenue Service | text article | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo, Don Epstein | |
| 24 | One Day at a Seance | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 25 | Typical Sports Movies, Past and Present | comic story | 5 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 26 | When Watching Television, You Can Be Sure of Seeing ... | comic story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Joe Namath; Johnny Carson; Bob Hope; Rocky Graziano; Murray Mulch; Rona Barrett; Raymond Burr [Ironside]; James Franciscus [Longstreet]; William Conrad [Cannon]; Jackie Gleason; Dean Martin; Richard M. Nixon |
| 27 | A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes in a Department Store at Christmastime | comic story | 3 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 28 | The Mad Christmas Hate Book | comic story | 3 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 29 | One Night in a Bar Along the Highway | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 30 | The Lighter Side of ... Commuting | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 31 | A Mad Look at Snowmobiles | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 32 | One Day at Campsite 39-B | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 33 | Clodumbo | comic story | 7 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson; Charlie Chan; Lt. Clodumbo; Dr. Robert Culpable |
| 34 | untitled | illustration | 1 | pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 35 | The Choke's on Us | cartoon | 1 | script: Max Brandel; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild; colors: Irving Schild | |