| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 1 | Why Kill Yourself? | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | - | letters page | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Inventive Genius... | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Al Jaffee | |
| 5 | The Spy Who Glubbed Me | comic story | 7 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Roger Moore [as Dames Bong]; Barbara Bach [as Major Aryusober]; Michael Billington [as Purgei]; Richard Kiel [as Maws]; Vernon Dobtcheff [as Max Halvah]; Curt Jurgens [as Stromboli] |
| 6 | One Morning in a Prison Tower | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 7 | Surprise Television Commercials | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 8 | A Job Resumé for an Average Housewife | text story | 2 | script: Larry Siegel | |
| 9 | Mad's "Punk Rock Group" of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Anita Bryant |
| 10 | Some Mad Things We'll Never Understand | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 11 | Apartment House Bulletin Board | text story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 12 | The Lighter Side of... Danger | comic story | 5 | script: David Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 13 | One Afternoon Down on a Farm | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 14 | Mad's Real-Life "Catch-22's" | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 15 | Where Your Dollar Goes | text story | 4 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 16 | We Could Sure Do Without... | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Bob Jones; inks: Bob Jones | |
| 17 | A Mad Look at... Some Legendary Commodes | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 18 | What Happened? | comic story | 5 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Henry Winkler [as The Fonz]; Ron Howard [as Itchie]; Anson Williams [as Putzie]; Erin Moran [as Groanie]; Ernest Thomas [as Rahs]; Shirley Hemphill [as Surly]; Danielle Spencer [as Bee]; Fred Berry [as Rerunt]; Haywood Nelson [as Draine]; Richard Pryor [as Richard Priority]; Beulah; Diahann Carroll |
| 19 | One Evening in a Bus Station | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 20 | Where Are Some Very Successful Actors Coming from Lately? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | C-3PO; R2-D2 |
| 21 | One Night in the City | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 22 | Drawn-Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |