| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | |
| 1 | The Fairy Godmother | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr.; colors: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 2 | Why Not Have the Next Issue Sent Directly to Your Home? | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 3 | Letters Dept. | letters page | 1 | script: Jerry De Fuccio | |
| 4 | The Oddfather | comic story | 9 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Marlon Brando [as Don Vino Minestrone]; Morgana King [as Mama Minestrone]; Talia Shire [as Canny Minestrone]; Gianni Russo [as Carly]; James Caan [as Sinny Minestrone]; John Cazale [as Freako Minestrone]; John Cazale [as Freako Minestrone]; Robert Duvall [as Tim Haven]; Al Pacino [as Micrin Minestro |
| 5 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 6 | One Tuesday Morning | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 7 | A Parade of Mad Protesting Co-Signers | comic story | 3 | script: Max Brandel; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres; letters: Angelo Torres | Abbie Hoffman; Rep. Shirley Chisholm; Redd Foxx [as Fred Sanford]; Demond Wilson [as Lamont Sanford]; Gen. Chang Kai-shek; Mao Tse-Tung; Daniel Ellsberg; Henry Kissinger; Bella Abzug; Hugh Hefner; Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis; Aristotle Onassis; Rev. Billy Graham; Spiro Agnew; Walter Cronkite; Gamel A |
| 8 | A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Your Local Power & Light Company | comic story | 3 | script: Dick DeBartolo, Donald K. Epstein; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 9 | Mad's Simplified ABC Method of... Bulling Your Way Through Election Campaigns | text story | 3 | script: Tom Koch | |
| 10 | Spy Vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 11 | A Mad Look at... Hunting | comic story | 4 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 12 | The Lighter Side of Commuting | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 13 | Mail Order Gift Catalog | comic story | 5 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 14 | One Day at the Photographers | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 15 | Howard at the Mike | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Howard Cosell; Frank Gifford; Don Meredith; Lily Tomlin [as Miss Tomlin of the Telephone Company] |
| 16 | One Day at a Seance | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 17 | The Mary Tailor-Made Show | comic story | 6 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Mary Tyler Moore [as Mary]; Ed Asner [as Lou Grunt]; Gavin MacLeod [as Blurry]; Ted Knight [as Klod]; Valerie Harper [as Rodent Droopstern]; Cloris Leachman [as Chillus] |
| 18 | What Special Spirit Seems to Inspire Today's Nutty Fashions? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 19 | Election Day 1972 | illustration | 1 | script: Max Brandel; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild; colors: Irving Schild | Richard Nixon; Spiro Agnew; George McGovern; Tom Eagleton |