| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | The Castaway | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr.; colors: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 2 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo | |
| 3 | The Omenous | comic story | 7 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Gregory Peck [as Mr. Ambassador]; Lee Remick [as Mrs. Ambassador]; Billie Whitelaw [as Mrs. Warlock]; David Warner [as Jennings]; Patrick Troughton [as the priest]; Leo McKern [as the exorcist]; Harvey Stephens [as Demon] |
| 4 | Early One Morning Out on the Bay | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 5 | A Mad Look at Winter | cartoon | 4 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 6 | Mad Diplomacy in Every Day Life Situations | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 7 | One Afternoon in Acapulco | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 8 | Mad "Death" Announcements | text story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of Health Nuts | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | One Afternoon While Running an Errand | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 11 | More What's the Story...? | comic story | 2 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 12 | The Mad Guide to Parental Hang-Ups | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 13 | When Members of Our Armed Forces Join a Union | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 14 | Early One Morning in South America | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 15 | Government Checks for Not Doing Anything | photo story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs, Elaine Dunn | |
| 16 | Lavoine & Shoiley | comic story | 6 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Lavoine; Shoiley; Pop; Squeegee; Loonie; The Funz; Coalmine |
| 17 | How Come You Worry about ... When ... | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 18 | One Morning Back on Main Street | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 19 | Mad's Academy Awards for Jocks | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 20 | If Other Businesses Offered "No-Frills" Service | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 21 | The Lighter Side of... Afternoons | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 22 | One Evening on a Rooftop in Texas | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 23 | You're an Eternal Optimist If ... | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch, Jack Kent; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 24 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | Black Spy; White Spy |
| 25 | Testimonial Roasts for Ordinary People | comic story | 4 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Bob Jones; inks: Bob Jones | Frank Sinatra; Little Annie Fanny; Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Goofy; Henny Youngman; Foster Brooks; Steve Allen; Don Rickles; David Steinberg; Jan Murray; Albert Alligator; Pogo Possum; Alan King; Howard Cosell; Dean Martin; Burt Reynolds; Johnny Carson; Jack Carter; Pat Paulsen; Phyllis Diller; Tot |
| 26 | The Mad Like... Love... Hate Book | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs, Marilyn Ippolito; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 27 | One Monday Afternoon in a Downtown Jewelry Store | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 28 | Nutwork | comic story | 6 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Faye Dunaway [as Diana]; William Holden [as Max]; Peter Finch [as Harrowed Bile]; Robert Duvall [as Hatchet]; The Assassination Squad [Harry Reasoner; Walter Cronkite; John Chancellor; Barbara Walters] |
| 29 | What Popular Source of Energy Is Short-Lived and of Questionable Value? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 30 | Mad Salutes the Automobile Industry | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |