| 0 | Alfred Fireworks Display | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | We're Looking For People With Ability To Draw | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Wallace Wood; inks: Wallace Wood | George Washington; Alfred E. Neuman; Wally Wood ? |
| 2 | Departments | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | MAD Coats of Arms | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas | |
| 4 | Now...MAD Pocket-Sized Books Fight Misery Four Ways | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder | |
| 5 | Now! In Full Color | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.17 | pencils: Norman Mingo, Wally Wood; inks: Norman Mingo, Wally Wood | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 6 | Random Samplings of "Reader Mail" | letters page | 1.5 | script: Albert B. Feldstein, Gene Autry, David McCord | |
| 7 | Wedding Album | comic story | 4 | pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | Wally Balloo |
| 8 | Future TV Ad | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 9 | Mr. Science | comic story | 3 | script: Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Mr. Science; Jimmy; Bob Elliott; Ray Goulding |
| 10 | $ucce$$ $tory | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Edgar J. Frimp; Edgar's father; Thelma Hendershot; Melvin Frimp; Selma Frimp; Percy Frimp |
| 11 | Future Drive-Ins | comic story | 3 | pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 12 | Modern Furniture | comic story | 4 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | Dave Berg |
| 13 | The Mad Dog's Shopping Mart | text article | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 14 | Baseball Is Ruining Our Children | text article | 3 | pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | Irving Smedley; Sidney Finster; Melvin Cowznofski |
| 15 | Scenes We'd Like To See: The Man On The Ledge | comic story | 1 | pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 16 | Collegiate Whimsey | comic story | 2 | script: Skip, Kuren; pencils: Skip, Kuren; inks: Skip, Kuren | |
| 17 | Products For TV Commercials, Inc. | comic story | 3 | script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 18 | Orson Bean's "The Two Chinese Fellas Who Go To An American Restaurant" Routine | comic story | 4 | script: Orson Bean; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | Orson Bean |
| 19 | The Spitball Contest | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 20 | TV Guise | comic story | 5 | script: Paul Laikin; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Edward R. Murrow; Irving Furd; Alfred E. Neuman; Bob Clarke |
| 21 | MAD's Picture-Phone Backdrops | comic story | 2 | pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 22 | Scenes We'd Like To See: The Last Minute Pardon | comic story | 1 | pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 23 | Look Mad! Feel Mad! Be Mad! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Jack Davis, Carl Klein, Romeo Serry; inks: Jack Davis, Carl Klein, Romeo Serry | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 24 | Meaningless Musings While Munching Miltown | text article | 0 | letters: typeset | |
| 25 | MAD Picture Postcards | comic story | 1 | pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |