| 0 | In Case of Worry Break Open This Issue | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo; letters: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | A Swinging Jungle Tale | comic story | 1 | script: Humberto De La Torre; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Jack Davis | Tarzan [John Greystoke] |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | - | letters page | 2 | script: Jerry De Fuccio; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 4 | My Fair Laddie | comic story | 8 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Burt Reynolds [as Lance]; Bella Abzug [as Dickering]; Gloria Steinem [as Henrietta] |
| 5 | A Mad Look at the Almighty Dollar Sign | cartoon | 3 | script: Max Brandel; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 6 | Mad's "Karate Movie" Producer of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Kim Sai Shee; Mike Wallace |
| 7 | One Fine Evening in the Castle | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 8 | You Know There's Something Fishy When... | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 9 | What Is an Introvert? | text story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 10 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 11 | The Lighter Side of... Minor Ailments | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 12 | On a Safari | comic story | 2 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | |
| 13 | The Mad Game of Basebrawl | comic story | 6 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 14 | One Tuesday Afternoon After School | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 15 | A Mad Look at... the Gas Shortage | cartoon | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 16 | Busing in Other Areas for the Purpose of Social Integration | comic story | 3 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 17 | The "Straights" of San Francisco | comic story | 5 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Karl Malden [as Myke Stoned]; Michael Douglas [as Steve Feller] |
| 18 | One Day in a Laboratory | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 19 | What Is the Most Explicitly Taught Subject in the World? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | Nixon Slipped Here | illustration | 1 | script: Larry Gore; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild; colors: Irving Schild | |