| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | |
| 1 | Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts 13 | comic story | 1 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; colors: Bob Clarke; letters: Bob Clarke | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | - | letters page | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | The Poopsidedown Adventure | comic story | 8 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Fred Sadoff [as Linassis]; Gene Hackman [as Reverend Shout]; Ernest Borgnine [as Mr. Rougho]; Red Buttons [as Mr. Martyr]; Carol Linley [as Ninny]; Shelley Winters [as Bellow Roseman]; Jack Albertson [as Hammy Roseman]; Leslie Nielsen [as The Captain]; Stella Stevens [as Limber Rougho]; Pamela Sue M |
| 5 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 6 | More Mad Photoons | photo story | 2 | script: Max Brandel; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 7 | Crime Foilers for the Average Citizen | comic story | 6 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 8 | An Offer They Couldn't Refuse | text story | 1 | script: Ronnie Nathan | |
| 9 | One Morning in Marrakesh | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 10 | Fairy Tales Continued or "What Happened After They Lived Happily Every After" | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 11 | A Mad Look at Tarzan | comic story | 4 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Tarzan [John Clayton, Lord Greystoke]; Jane Porter |
| 12 | The Lighter Side of... Fun In the Sun | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 13 | One Afternoon in Switzerland | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 14 | Protest Songs for Life's Everyday Complaints | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 15 | What's in a Name? Part One: People | text story | 2 | script: Max Brandel | |
| 16 | The Old Ball Game | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | |
| 17 | Idjit Loves Ernie | comic story | 5 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | David Birney [as Ernie Feinberg]; Meredith Baxter [as Idjit Fitzpatrick]; Harold J. Stone [as Manny Feinberg]; Bibi Osterwald [as Sadie Feinberg]; David Doyle [as Mr. Fitzpatrick]; Audra Lindley [as Mrs. Fitzpatrick]; Ned Glass [as Uncle Schmoe]; Robert Sampson [as Father Mark Fitzpatrick]; Bill Ell |
| 18 | One Evening in Spain | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 19 | What Is the Worst Form of Capital Punishment? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | - | photo story | 1 | script: Larry Gore | Richard Nixon |