| 0 | Alfred E. Neuman | cover | 1 | pencils: Bob Jones; inks: Bob Jones; colors: Bob Jones | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Mad Disco Magazine | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard; colors: Jack Rickard | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | - | letters page | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | A Crock o' Blip Now | comic story | 7 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Martin Sheen [as Captain Benjamin Dullard]; Marlon Brando [as Colonel Klutz]; Albert Hall [as Grief]; Frederic Forrest [as Chaff]; Sam Bottoms [as Dunce]; Laurence Fishburne [as Clown]; Robert Duvall [as Colonel Killbore] |
| 5 | Don Martin Dept. Part I: One Day on a Desert Island | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 6 | A Mad Look at the Future with the Energy Crunch | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | |
| 7 | Mad's "TV Guide" Textbook | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 8 | An Al Jaffee Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions: Jogging Incident | comic story | 2 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 9 | Signs We'd Like to See | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 10 | Things You Can Do to Remember Your Car By | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 11 | The Lighter Side of... the Idiot Box | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 12 | Mad's Energy Crisis Mother Goose | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 13 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías; letters: Antonio Prohías | Black Spy; White Spy |
| 14 | Six Minutes on "The Return of the Draft" | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Harry Reasonable; General Douglas MacBoondock; Colonel Robert E. Ramrod; Dan Gather; Morely Safecall; Mike Malice; Senator Owen Z. Patronage |
| 15 | Don Martin Dept. Part II: Another Day on a Desert Island | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 16 | Mad "No Tip" Cards | comic story | 1 | script: Dick DeBartolo | |
| 17 | Diff'rent Jokes | comic story | 7 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Conrad Bain [as Phil Dumbmon]; Gary Coleman [as Arnut]; Big Bird (cameo); Bert (cameo); Ernie (cameo); Todd Bridges [as Willies]; Dana Plato [as Kammy Dumbmon]; Charlotte Rae [as Mrs. Carrot]; Snoopy (cameo); Kermit the Frog (cameo); Leery [McLain Stevenspoon]; Fred Silvermoon |
| 18 | Don Martin Dept. Part III: The Last Day on a Desert Island | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 19 | What Species Would We All Like to See Become Extinct? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | The Jumper | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; colors: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 21 | Drawn-Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |