| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard; colors: Jack Rickard | |
| 1 | Hoo-Hah! Even More Hysteria Repeats Itself! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | - | letters page | 0.67 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | A Mad Burst | cartoon | 0.1 | pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | O.J. Simpson |
| 5 | The Omenous | comic story | 7 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Gregory Peck [as Roburn Horns]; Lee Remick [as Katty Horns]; Billie Whitelaw [as Mrs. Warlock]; David Warner [as Jennings]; Patrick Troughton [as the priest]; Leo McKern [as the exorcist]; Harvey Stephens [as Demon Horns]; Martin Benson [as Father Splatto]; Richard Nixon (cameo) |
| 6 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 7 | One Morning in a Courtroom | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 8 | Mad's "Customized" Skateboards | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Bob Jones; inks: Bob Jones | |
| 9 | A Little Kid's Guide to Understanding the News | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 10 | More What's the Story...? | comic story | 2 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 11 | The Literary Yellow Pages | text story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 12 | One Afternoon While Running an Errand | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 13 | It's Adding Insult to Injury When... | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 14 | The Lighter Side of Winning | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 15 | The Human Race | comic story | 2 | script: Arnoldo Franchioni; pencils: Arnoldo Franchioni; inks: Arnoldo Franchioni | |
| 16 | American Jokes They're Telling in Poland | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 17 | A Mad Look at Winter | cartoon | 4 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 18 | A Mad Look at Some Exciting New Job Opportunities | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 19 | One Evening at a Banquet Saluting an Outstanding American | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 20 | Welcome Back, Klodder | comic story | 6 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Gabe Kaplan [as Gabb Klodder]; Marcia Strassman [as Muley Klodder]; John Travolta [as Winnie Booberino]; Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs [as Wham Bam Washingtongue]; Robert Hegyes [as Juan Ecchstein]; Ron Palillo [as Adnoid Horseshot]; John Sylvester White [as Mr. Woodmind]; Henny Youngman [as Uncle Henny] |
| 21 | What's the Best Thing to Use to See Stars? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 22 | The New Yorker | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; colors: Bob Clarke; letters: Bob Clarke | |