| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman; William Conrad [as Frank Cannon] |
| 1 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | - | letters page | 2 | script: Jerry De Fuccio | |
| 4 | Tell-Tale Comic Strip Balloons | comic story | 3 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Dr. Rex Morgan; Trixie Flagston; Lois Flagston; Dagwood Bumstead; Mr. Dithers; Olive Oyl; Popeye; Mary Worth; Brenda Starr; Beagle Boy; Scamp; Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Andy Capp; Charlie Brown; Violet; Pigpen; Schroeder; Patty; Linus Van Pelt; Lucy Van Pelt; Maggie; Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Ar |
| 5 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 6 | Cannonball | comic story | 7 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | William Conrad [as Frank Cannonball]; Mary West; Rocko Pastapizza |
| 7 | Distinctive Wedding Announcements | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 8 | One Day in the North Woods | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of... Leisure Time | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | A Mad Look at Sheet Music | photo story | 3 | script: Max Brandel, Frank Jacobs | John Lindsey; Aristotle Onassis; Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis; Howard Cosell; Alfred E. Neuman |
| 11 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 12 | Mad's Corporate Ecologist of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 13 | A High School Yearbook That Tells It Like It Really Is | comic story | 7 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 14 | A Mad Look at Weddings | comic story | 4 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 15 | One Day with a Wishbone | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 16 | Going Thy Way | comic story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Barry Fitzgerald [as Father McFitzpatrick]; Bing Crosby [as Father O'Irish] |
| 17 | Going Way Out | comic story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Bing Crosby [as Father O'Irish]; Donald Sutherland [as Father Kowalski] |
| 18 | Which of Nature's Ravages Continues To Defy Modern Technology? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 19 | Keep America Beautiful | illustration | 1 | script: Max Brandel | |