| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | |
| 1 | The Call of the Mild | comic story | 1 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg; colors: Dave Berg | |
| 2 | - | letters page | 1 | script: Jerry De Fuccio; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 3 | American Confetti | comic story | 7 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Ron Howard [as Steed]; Cindy Williams [as Borey]; Richard Dreyfuss [as Squirt]; Paul LeMat [as Yawn]; Charles Martin Smith [as Terrier]; Candy Clark [as Dippy]; Mackenzie Phillips [as The Brat]; Wolfman Jack [as Werewolf Wally]; Jimmy Stewart; Ringo Starr |
| 4 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 5 | The Historic Landmark | comic story | 1 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 6 | A Mad Look at Miss Liberty | cartoon | 3 | script: Arnoldo Franchioni; pencils: Arnoldo Franchioni; inks: Arnoldo Franchioni | |
| 7 | Gambler Magazine | comic story | 7 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 8 | Don Martin Looks at Three Fairy Tales | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of Polarization | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | Spy Vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 11 | If People Were Labeled Like Products | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 12 | Mad's Academy Awards for Best Performances in Every Day Situations | comic story | 5 | script: Dick DeBartolo, Donald K. Epstein; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 13 | Clean Ads for Dirty Movies | cartoon | 3 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | Linda Lovelace; Marlon Brando; Maria Schneider |
| 14 | M*A*S*H*uga | comic story | 7 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Alan Alda [as Cockeye Piercer]; Wayne Rogers [as Crapper John]; McLean Stevenson [as Colonel Bleak]; Gary Burghoff [as Radio]; Loretta Swit [as Fat Lips Hooligan]; Larry Linville [as Major Burned]; Carroll O'Connor (as Archie Bunker]; Mary Tyler Moore [as Mary Richards] |
| 15 | Mad's Cheap Revolutionary Way to Eat Out and Lose Weight | comic story | 1 | script: Larry Gore; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 16 | What Emerging Force Thinks It Is Cleverly Solving the Problem of Overpopulation? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 17 | Our Floundering Fathers | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard; colors: Jack Rickard | Richard Nixon |