| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Drew Friedman, Sergio Aragonés; inks: Drew Friedman, Sergio Aragonés; colors: Drew Friedman | |
| 1 | Another Satisfied Mad Reader! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Basil Wolverton; inks: Basil Wolverton | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Random Samplings of Readers Mail | letters page | 2 | pencils: ?; ? (photographs); inks: ?; ? (photographs); letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Dewar's Ad Rejects | photo story | 1 | script: David Shayne; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild | |
| 5 | Mil-lemon-ium | comic story | 5 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Lance Henriksen [as Dank Blecch]; Megan Gallagher [as Mrs. Blecch]; Brittany Tiplady [as Dank’s daughter]; Kelsey Grammer [as Frasier Crane] (cameo); Casper the Friendly Ghost (cameo); The Ghostly Trio [Fusso; Lazo; Fatso] (cameos); Ally Walker [as Dr. Samantha Waters] (cameo); Michael T. Weiss [as |
| 6 | The Nights & Days of Desmond the Bungling Bomber | comic story | 2 | script: Duck Edwing | |
| 7 | Watch Out Guys, It's a Chick Flick! | comic story | 3 | script: Andrew J. Schwartzberg; pencils: Rick Tulka; inks: Rick Tulka | |
| 8 | So, You're Going to Prison! | comic story | 3 | script: Anthony Barbieri; pencils: Kevin Pope; inks: Kevin Pope | |
| 9 | Safety Tips for the Party Animal | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Cheney; pencils: Tom Cheney; inks: Tom Cheney | |
| 10 | Dewar's Ad Rejects | photo story | 1 | script: David Shayne; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild | |
| 11 | Monroe &... a Day at the Beach | comic story | 3 | script: Anthony Barbieri; pencils: Bill Wray; inks: Bill Wray | |
| 12 | The ER Patient's Bull of Rights | comic story | 2 | script: Meredith Anthony; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 13 | A Mad Look at Spirituality | comic story | 3 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; letters: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 14 | "How We Met" Stories That Today's Young Lovers Will Be Stuck With | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: R. J. Matson; inks: R. J. Matson | |
| 15 | 1997 DNC Rate Card | text story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 16 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 4 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 17 | Real Reasons Why the X-Files is Totally Unbelievable | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Drew Friedman; inks: Drew Friedman | |
| 18 | Dewar's Ad Rejects | photo story | 1 | script: David Shayne; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild | |
| 19 | Disney-fied Versions of Adult Films | comic story | 7 | script: Desmond Devlin, Frank Jacobs; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | |
| 20 | Mad's Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds | cartoon | 1 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Thomas Fluharty; inks: Thomas Fluharty | Courtney Love |
| 21 | What Is This Spring's Biggest Fashion Blunder? | cartoon | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 22 | Now That You've Had a Few, She's Beginning to Look Pretty Good, Isn't She? | photo story | 1 | script: David Shayne; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild | |