| 0 | Unfinished Business | cover | 1 | pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly Freas | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | The Most Important ΒΌ Inch in Smoking Today | comic story | 1 | pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas | |
| 2 | Departments | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | First Came Mad for Keeps... | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 4 | If You Have Trouble Falling Asleep... | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.17 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 5 | Random Samplings of Reader Mail | letters page | 1 | script: Albert B. Feldstein; pencils: Wallace Wood, Kelly Freas; inks: Wallace Wood, Kelly Freas | |
| 6 | The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.17 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 7 | Why Fight Over the Only Copy of Mad on the Newsstand | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: Lester Krauss; inks: Lester Krauss | |
| 8 | Spot That Plug! | comic story | 3 | script: Sy Reit; pencils: Wallace Wood; inks: Wallace Wood | |
| 9 | How to Fight the Small Car Threat | comic story | 2 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 10 | NBC Plays CBS in the TV Baseball League | comic story | 4 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Alfred Hitchcock First, Jerry Lewis, Groucho Marx |
| 11 | The Mad Time Capsule | comic story | 1 | script: Sy Reit; pencils: Wallace Wood; inks: Wallace Wood | |
| 12 | The Nearsighted Man and the Telephone | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 13 | Where Song-Writers Get Their Inspiration | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 14 | Women in Whiskey Ads | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Carrie Nation; Lady Godiva; Mark Twain |
| 15 | Scenes We'd Like to See: The Big Break | comic story | 1 | script: Gary Belkin; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 16 | Mad Playgrounds That Prepare Kids for Adult Life | comic story | 3 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 17 | Changing Meanings for Fun & Profit | text story | 3 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 18 | What Our Teenagers Really Think About | comic story | 2 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 19 | TV Ads We'd Like to See | comic story | 1 | pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Ed Reamers; Wilbur Tsaurus; Mrs. Tsaurus |
| 20 | Blue Confessions | text story | 3 | script: Paul Laikin; pencils: Wallace Wood; inks: Wallace Wood | |
| 21 | Practical Greeting Cards | text story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 22 | On the Beach | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 23 | The Night Peter Gone Cracked | comic story | 4 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Peter Gone; Lieutenant Jerkobi; Freedie; Mama; psychiatrist; Lawrence Welk |
| 24 | The Big House Beacon | comic story | 5 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | Rocky Albanese; Arson Carson; Seymour Fagin; Burnside Noonan; Trigger Throop; Zack Zinn; Warren Hymer; Guinn Williams; Leo Gorcey; Huntz Hall; Louis Fink; Edward Brophy; Harold Huber; Billy Halop; Chick McGooley; Hank Borelli; Ike Yurks; Monty McGee; Irv Dillinger; Lait Show; Warren Biggleby; Murra |
| 25 | The New Chair | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 26 | Marvin Talks about Secret Ingredients | text story | 0 | letters: typeset | Marginal Marvin |
| 27 | Know the Real Joy of "Mad" Living... | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Lester Krauss; inks: Lester Krauss | |
| 28 | Nothing Stops It - Not Even Power Brakes | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly Freas | |