| 0 | 1956 | cover | 1 | pencils: Jack Davis, Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder; inks: Jack Davis, Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder | Winston Churchill, Davy Crockett, Queen Elizabeth II, Nikita Khrushchev First, General MacArthur, Marilyn Monroe, Mickey Mouse, Alfred E. Neuman, Richard Nixon, Adlai Stevenson, Harry S. Truman, Mao Zedong First |
| 1 | Marlbrando | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder | Abe Burrows |
| 3 | Cartoon Digest | comic story | 2 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder | Little Orphan Melvin; Punjoke; Sandle; Daddy Peacebudks; Mett; Juff; Mickey Rodent; R. Morgan; Starchie; Bottleneck; Harold Toon; Shadrack; Poopeye; Marlon Branflakes |
| 4 | Why Settle for Others When Beautydreamy Balances Drinking Glasses! | comic story | 2 | pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder | |
| 5 | - | letters page | 1.5 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis, Wally Wood; inks: Jack Davis, Wally Wood | |
| 8 | - | statement of ownership | 0.17 | script: Lyle Stuart | |
| 10 | Scenes We'd Like to See: The Marshall Who Got Outdrawn | comic story | 1 | pencils: Phil Interlandi; inks: Phil Interlandi | |
| 11 | How to Be Smart | comic story | 7 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | |
| 12 | A Sea Chanty | text story | 4 | script: Abe Burrows; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath | |
| 13 | Ed Suvillan Show | comic story | 7 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Will Elder; inks: Will Elder | Ed Suvillan; Phil Soundflinger; Charlie Mahoney; Ookabolaconga tribe; Sultan Taj Mahal; Alfred L. Neuman; Wes Yeast |
| 14 | Uninterrupted Melody | text story | 4 | script: Stan Freberg; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | Stan Freberg; F. C. Barr; Dave Green; Joe; Good Humorous Men; Harris; Jones; Mother Goose |
| 15 | A Lad and a Lion | comic story | 3 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Gedney L. Burp; Tommy Burp; Lassie |
| 16 | Safety Features | comic story | 2 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 17 | Scenes We'd Like to See: The Musketeer Who Failed to Get the Girl | comic story | 1 | pencils: Phil Interlandi; inks: Phil Interlandi | |
| 18 | The Brave Dogs | text article | 3 | script: Roger Price; pencils: Roger Price; inks: Roger Price | |
| 19 | Ulysses | comic story | 5 | pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | Ulysses [Kirk Doubtless]; Penelope [Silvano Lasagno]; Circe [Silvano Lasagno]; Nausicaa [Rossana Pizzeria]; Cyclops [Umberto Scallopini]; Telemachus |
| 20 | Nightwatch | text story | 3 | script: Arnold Hayne; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder | Ben Jones; Jed Brown; Dunday |
| 21 | Scenes We'd Like to See: The Woodsman Who Failed to Save the Girl | comic story | 1 | pencils: Phil Interlandi; inks: Phil Interlandi | |
| 22 | Rare Old Cartoons | comic story | 3 | script: Caran d'Ache; pencils: Caran d'Ache; inks: Caran d'Ache | |
| 23 | Football | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Rockwell Hedo; Hector Swineherd; Stuyvesant Oxe; Freddy Lippsitt; Irving Hambutt; Salvatore Kelly; Pincus McCarthy; Bentley J. Funff; Dzordz Dzizzy; Guy Wojskgnkski; Hoggy Carmichael |
| 24 | Scenes We'd Like to See: The Fighter Who Didn't Rally | comic story | 1 | pencils: Phil Interlandi; inks: Phil Interlandi | |
| 25 | What -- Me Worry? | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 26 | What Makes a Glass of Beer Taste So Good? | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder | |