| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | President Jimmy Carter; Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Hoo-Hah...! Hysteria Repeats Itself Again! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | - | statement of ownership | 0.33 | script: William M. Gaines | |
| 4 | - | letters page | 0.67 | script: Albert B. Feldstein | |
| 5 | White House Follies of 1977 | comic story | 7 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Jimmy Carter; Rosalyn Carter; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Harry Truman; Lyndon Johnson; John F. Kennedy; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Eleanor Roosevelt; Abraham Lincoln; Billy Carter; Edmund Muskie; Ted Kennedy; Jerry Ford; Andy Young; Walter Mondale; Charlie Brown; Linus Van Pelt; Lucy Van Pelt |
| 6 | One Morning in an Old English Forest | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 7 | Mad's "Do It Yourself" Job Application Letter | activity | 2 | script: Tom Koch | |
| 8 | A Mad Look at "Star Wars" | comic story | 3 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | Princess Leia; R2-D2; Luke Skywalker; Darth Vader; Grumpy; Doc; Dopey; Chewbacca; Han Solo |
| 9 | Some Minor Medical Research Foundations' Collection Drives | comic story | 3 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Gerald Ford; Alfred E. Neuman; Chester T. Risible |
| 10 | Mad Close-Ups | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 11 | The Lighter Side of ... Air Air Air | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 12 | One Afternoon in a New American Home | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 13 | Instructions for Things That Need Instructions | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 14 | Mad Goes to a Preview of an "In Search of ..." Movie | comic story | 6 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Leonard Nimoy; Dr. Carl Cranium |
| 15 | One Evening in a Hollywood TV Studio | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 16 | Staying in Shape | comic story | 2 | script: Dean Norman; pencils: Dean Norman; inks: Dean Norman | |
| 17 | Mad's "Romance-Love-Relationship" Book | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 18 | Little House Oh, So Dreary | comic story | 6 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Michael Landon [as Jowls Angels]; Karen Grassle [as Carrylines Angels]; Melissa Sue Anderson [as Merry Angels]; Melissa Gilbert [as Laurel Angels]; Lindsey Sidney Greenbush [as Caries Angels]; Dabbs Greer [as the Reverend]; Kevin Hagen [as the Doctor]; Miss Wells; Alison Arngrim [as Emmy Lou]; Jonat |
| 19 | What Infectious Foreign Invasion Is Spreading in Epidemic Proportions Among Americans Lately? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | Rapunzel | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | Rapunzel |