| 0 | - | cover | 1 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Letters Dept. | letters page | 1 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Curt Swan | Superman; Alfred E. Neuman |
| 3 | The Ring and I | comic story | 7 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Frodo Baggins; Gandalf; Sam; Aragorn; Gimli; Legolas; Orcs; Merry; Gollum; Shelob |
| 4 | The Mad Nasty Book [Volume One] | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Frank Sinatra; Debbie Boone; Ronald Reagan; Barbara Walters; Fidel Castro; Walter Mondale; Bill Walton; Charlie's Angels; Queen Elizabeth; Ilie Nastase; Idi Amin; John Travolta |
| 5 | Sixty Seconds | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Dan Gather; Morley Safecall; Mike Malice; Clyde Catatonic; Claudia Catatonic; Warren T. Catatonic; Coach Winsocki; Dr. Welby Marcus |
| 6 | This Issue's Proposed Mad Medals... to be Presented to Deserving Professional Athletes | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 7 | Don Martin's Guide to Some Very Obscure Comic Sound Effects | comic story | 4 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | Tarzan; Superman; Human Torch; Iron Man; Aquaman; Crock; Mary Worth; Hulk; Batman; Robin; Popeye; King of Id; Sandy; Little Orphan Annie; Wonder Woman; Clark Kent; Spider-Man; Hagar the Horrible; Porky Pig; Prince Valiant; Alley Oop; Snoopy; Thor; Silver Surfer; Andy Capp; The Katzenjammer Kids; Oli |
| 8 | Mad's All Inclusive Do-It-Yourself "Dear John Letter" | text story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of... Cooling Off | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías; letters: Antonio Prohías | Black Spy; White Spy |
| 11 | Mad's Table of Little-Known and Very Useless Weights, Measures & Distances | comic story | 2 | script: John Ficarra; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 12 | Why Do We Assume It Makes Sense? | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 13 | Wait Till You Get Home and Find That... | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 14 | More "New-Improved" Products That Really Are New and Improved | comic story | 3 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 15 | Vague-$ | comic story | 6 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Robert Urich [as Tan Danner]; Dr. VaVoom; Tony Curtis (cameo); Bart Braverman [as Finzter] |
| 16 | What Type of Revolting Theater Fare Will Not Appear This Summer... Thank God! | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 17 | - | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 18 | Drawn-Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |