| 0 | In This Issue, We Monkey Around with Grease | cover | 1 | pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard; colors: Jack Rickard | Alfred E. Neuman, John Travolta First |
| 1 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation | statement of ownership | 0.33 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Letters Dept. | letters page | 0.67 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Cease | comic story | 7 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Stockard Channing [as Wizzo]; John Travolta [as Dinny]; Olivia Newton-John [as Sandee]; Jeff Conaway [as Kenocker]; Dennis Cleveland Stewart [as Cragface]; Frankie Avalon [as Teen Angel]; Snoopy (cameo); Annette Charles [as Cha Cha] |
| 5 | Don Martin Dept. Part I: Early One Morning in South America | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 6 | Mad's Candid Snapshots of Some Insignificant Moments in Sports | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 7 | Consumer Reports for Government Purchasing Agencies | text story | 4 | script: Dick DeBartolo | |
| 8 | This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to Be Presented to Deserving Doctors | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of... Snow | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | Don Martin Dept. Part II: One Cold Afternoon Outside Buffalo | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 11 | Recycled Magazine Articles | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 12 | Some Really Dangerous Stunts We'd Like to See Evel Knievel Do on TV | comic story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Evel Knievel |
| 13 | Other Election Campaign Acts | comic story | 3 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 14 | Mad Greeting Cards for Very Special Occasions | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs, Earle Doud; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 15 | Don Martin Dept. Part III: One Night in the L.A. Bus Terminal | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 16 | Some "Joy of..." Books We Could Really Use | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 17 | Kid's Letters to Santa After Xmas | text story | 3 | script: Lou Silverstone | |
| 18 | Lou Grouch | comic story | 6 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Ed Asner [as Lou Grouch]; Robert Walden [as Raunchi]; Nancy Marchand [as Mrs. Pynchbottom]; King Kong (cameo); Mason Adams [as Humid] |
| 19 | What's the Most Sickening Thing on TV Today? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | The Photographer | comic story | 1 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 21 | Drawn-Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |