| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: James Warhola; inks: James Warhola; colors: James Warhola | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Mad’s Modern Rube Goldberg Inventions | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 3 | The Jarring Jungle Joyride | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 4 | The Mad Don't Book Chapter I: What Not to Do at a Funeral | comic story | 2 | script: Joe Raiola, Charlie Kadau; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 5 | Ten College Athletes | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 6 | A Mad Look at Self-Defense | comic story | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 7 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | The Black Spy; the White Spy |
| 8 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 9 | The Inconceivable Island Incident | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 10 | Guys You're Likely to Meet Before Mr. 'Right' | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: A. Newman; inks: A. Newman | |
| 11 | Mad’s Cheap and Painless Methods for… Overcoming Baldness …at Little Expense and Even Less Pain | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 12 | One Fine Morning in Miami | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 13 | 201 Minutes of a Space Idiocy | comic story | 7 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Kier Dullea [as Bowtie]; Gary Lockwood [as Poop]; William Sylvester [as Dr. Haywire]; Leonard Rossiter [as Dr. Smyles] |
| 14 | Exciting!!! But Meaningless Movie Studio Blurbs | text story | 1 | script: Russ Cooper | |
| 15 | Mad Mini-Movies: Guess Who's Throwing Up Dinner | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Sidney Portier [as Dr. Sidney Sensational]; Spencer Tracy [as Spence]; Katherine Hepburn [as Mom]; Katherine Houghton [as the daughter]; Cecil Kellaway [as Father Ryan] |
| 16 | Mad Mini-Movies: In Cold Bleeech | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Robert Blake [as Percy]; Scott Wilson [as Hiccup]; The Nelson Family [Ozzie Nelson; Harriet Nelson; Rick Nelson; Dave Nelson]; John Forsythe [as the detective]; Paul Stewart [as the other detective] |
| 17 | Mad Mini-Movies: The Post-Graduate | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Dustin Hoffman [as Benny]; Anne Bancroft [as Mrs. Robinhood]; Katherine Ross [as Elate Robinhood]; Murray Hamilton [as Mr. Robinhood] |
| 18 | Not Playing | comic story | 1 | script: Charlie Kadau; pencils: Greg Theakston; inks: Greg Theakston | |
| 19 | M*I*S*H M*O*S*H | comic story | 5 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | John Wayne; Dana Andrews; Adolph Hitler; Squawkeye; Kook; Colonel Henry Bloke; Shlepper John; Major Burned; Major "Hot Lobes" Holdahand; Radio; Seersucker Jones; O.J. Simpson; Joe Montana; The Chicago Seven |
| 20 | When Roger Rabbit Technology Takes Over All of Hollywood’s Films | comic story | 4 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Steve Martin [as C.D. Bales]; Daryl Hannah [as Roxanne Kowalski]; Pinocchio; Prince [as Peter Pan]; Captain Hook; Tinker Bell; Kevin Costner [as “Crash” Davis]; Tim Robbins [as “Nuke” LaLoosh]; Seven Dwarfs [Doc; Happy; Sneezy; Dopey; Bashful; Grumpy; Sleepy]; Tom Selleck [as Peter Mitchell]; Steve |
| 21 | A Crockwork Lemon | comic story | 8 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Malcolm McDowell [as Alecch]; Warren Clarke [as Dimwit]; Clive Francis [as Gouger]; Carl Duering [as Dr. Brodsky]; Patrick McGee [as Mr. Alexander] |
| 22 | Midnight Wowboy | comic story | 7 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Jon Voight [as Joe Cluck]; Dustin Hoffman [as Ratface]; John Lindsey; John McGiver [as the Salvation Army leader]; Brenda Vaccaro [as Shirley] |
| 23 | The Cutting Room Floor | photo story | 4 | pencils: ? (photographs); inks: ? (photographs); letters: typeset | |
| 24 | Recasting Famous Old Movies with Today’s Famous Wrestlers | comic story | 4 | script: J. Prete; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | Bruno Sammartino; The Honky Tonk Man; The Hart Foundation; Jimmy “The Mouth of the South” Hart; The Rougeaus [Jacques; Raymond]; Bobby “The Brain” Heenan; Nikolai Volkoff; Slick; Jesse “The Body” Ventura; Vince McMahon; Ted “The Million Dollar Man” DiBiase; The Junk Yard Dog; George “The Animal” Ste |
| 25 | The Silly Solitary Scenario | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 26 | Mad Suggestions for Reducing the National Debt | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 27 | Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts! | comic story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Bil Cosby; Billy Martin; Irving Queef |
| 28 | Mad Visits a Fat Farm | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | Howard Stoned; Robin; Dr. Maximus Glutious |
| 29 | The Unnerving Undertaker’s Undertaking | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing; letters: Don Edwing | |
| 30 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 31 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | The Black Spy; the White Spy |
| 32 | Specialized Nautilus Machines for Practical Everyday Activities | comic story | 3 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 33 | The Dreaded Dental Debacle | comic story | 1 | script: Duck Edwing; pencils: Duck Edwing; inks: Duck Edwing | |
| 34 | A Mad Look at Small Wheels | comic story | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 35 | The Mad D.J. Primer | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 36 | Letters and Tomatoes with Special Sauce Dept. | letters page | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 37 | What Is the Most Sickening Trend in Movies Today? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 38 | A Mad Fish Story | comic story | 1 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams; colors: Richard Williams | |