| 0 | We Cover This Summer's Super Heroes! | cover | 1 | pencils: Mark Fredrickson; inks: Mark Fredrickson | Alfred E. Neuman; The Hulk; Iron Man; Hancock; Hellboy |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | Alfred E. Neuman; Ironic Man; Calvin; Jobs |
| 3 | Random Samplings of Reader Mail | letters page | 2.67 | script: John Ficarra; pencils: David Folkman; inks: David Folkman; colors: David Folkman | Alfred E. Neuman; Hulk Hogan; Al Jaffee; Joyce Jaffee; Sam Viviano; Sergio Aragones; Jack Davis |
| 4 | - | credits, title page | 0.33 | letters: typeset | |
| 8 | The Fundalini Pages | comic story | 4 | pencils: Scott Nickel, Rick Tulka; inks: Scott Nickel, Rick Tulka | Melvin; Jenkins; John McCain; Hillary Clinton; Howard Stern; Joe Bitterman |
| 9 | Mad's International Preview of the Beijing Olympics | comic story | 3 | script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Tom Bunk; inks: Tom Bunk | |
| 10 | The Knockout | illustration | 1 | pencils: Mark Fredrickson; inks: Mark Fredrickson | Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton; Bill Clinton |
| 11 | An Important Message From MAD's Director of Business & Development | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | script: Jeffrey Lozenge | Jeffrey Lozenge |
| 12 | Ironic, Man | comic story | 5 | script: Desmond Devlin; pencils: Tom Richmond; inks: Tom Richmond | Phony Snark [Ironic Man]; Shlepper; Osama Bin Laden (cameo); George W. Bush (cameo); Mr. Peabody (cameo); Boy Sherman (cameo); Batman; Stan Lee; Wall-E (cameo); C-3PO (cameo) |
| 13 | 10 Easy Ways To Beat High Gas Prices And Increase Your Mileage | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Tim Hamilton; inks: Tim Hamilton | |
| 15 | Spy Vs. Spy | comic story | 2 | script: Peter Kuper; pencils: Peter Kuper; inks: Peter Kuper | Black Spy; White Spy |
| 16 | Movie Posters For The Rest of The Movie Experience | comic story | 2 | script: Russ Cooper; pencils: Scott Bricher; inks: Scott Bricher; colors: Scott Bricher | |
| 17 | Mad's Cocky, But Handy Hancock Outtakes | comic story | 2 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typeset | Hancock |
| 18 | Calvin And Jobs | comic story | 2 | script: Jacob Lambert; pencils: Gary Hallgren; inks: Gary Hallgren | Calvin; Jobs; Moe; Calvin's mother; Calvin's father |
| 19 | John Caldwell's Field Guide to Spotting America's Most Incompetent Summer Camp Counselors | comic story | 2 | script: John Caldwell; pencils: John Caldwell; inks: John Caldwell | Lonnie Sheaf; Leon Burlingame; Oksana Fantauzzi; Chester Curdler; Arnold “Lampchop” Hackenberry; Lüf Harkenschÿen; Harriet Wurtzel; Carla P. Decatur; Burne Filmore |
| 20 | Millions of Trees Gave Their Lives For These Books | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 21 | A MAD Look At This Summer's Super Heroes | comic story | 4 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | Tony Stark; Bender; Pepper Potts; Hancock; Batman; The Joker; Bruce Banner; Hulk; Hellboy; Tinker Bell |
| 22 | Sucker City Newspaper Circular | comic story | 4 | script: Scott Maiko; pencils: Scott Bricher; inks: Scott Bricher | Horton (cameo); Roger Clemens (cameo) |
| 23 | The Strip Club | comic story | 3 | script: John Kovaleski, Keith Knight, Corey Pandolph, Ted Rall, Jason Yungbluth; pencils: John Kovaleski, Keith Knight, Corey Pandolph, Ted Rall, Jason Yungbluth; inks: John Kovaleski, Keith Knight, Corey Pandolph, Ted Rall, Jason Yungbluth; letters: John Kovaleski, Keith Knight, Corey Pandolph, Ted Rall, Jason Yungbluth | The Hulk [Ed Norton]; Father O'Flannity; Choirboy Timmy; Rob; Freddy; Velma; Scooby-Don't; Fantabulaman (and as Robo-Rogue); Radiationman; Snakeman |
| 25 | What Is The One Hero Fans Never Seem To Tire Of? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | Superman; Batman; Yoda; Iron Man; The hulk; Indiana Jones; Spider-Man |
| 26 | Drawn-Out Dramas | comic story | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |