| 0 | 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things 2009 | cover | 1 | pencils: Mark Fredrickson; inks: Mark Fredrickson | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | Alfred E. Neuman; Sarah Palin; Michael Jackson; Black Spy; Monroe; Walter; Seth Rogen; James Franco; Paul Rudd |
| 3 | Random Samplings of Reader Mail | letters page | 3.1 | script: John Ficarra, Alex Smith | Johnny Mauger; Hans Brickface; Alfred E. Neuman; Sarah Chalek; Matt Lassen; Tom Richmond; Mr. McFeely; Daniel Fetigan; Seth Rogen; Sergio Aragones |
| 4 | Remember The True Meaning of Christmas...Subscribe To MAD | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 5 | Statement of Ownership | statement of ownership | 0.15 | script: Paul Levitz | |
| 7 | Remember The True Meaning of Christmas...Buying MAD Books! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 8 | - | credits, title page | 0.25 | letters: typeset | |
| 9 | The Fundalini Pages | comic story | 4 | script: Glen LeLievre, Desmond Devlin, Darren Johnson, Scott Nickel, Jeff Kruse, Ryan Pagelow; pencils: Glen LeLievre, Kevin Pope, Scott Nickel, Bob Staake, Mark Fredrickson, Ryan Pagelow; inks: Glen LeLievre, Kevin Pope, Scott Nickel, Bob Staake, Mark Fredrickson, Ryan Pagelow; colors: Glen LeLievre, Kevin Pope, Scott Nickel, Bob Staake, Mark Fredrickson, Ryan Pagelow | Kate Gosselin; Melvin; Jenkins; The Cougar; Mickey Mouse |
| 10 | Ice Cream Truckers | comic story | 1 | script: Dave Croatto | |
| 11 | The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2009 | comic story | 24 | script: Jeff Kruse, Al Jaffee, Gary Hallgren, Jacob Lambert; pencils: Mark Stutzman, Hermann Mejía, Jack Syracuse, Tom Richmond, Al Jaffee, Scott Bricher; inks: Mark Stutzman, Hermann Mejía, Jack Syracuse, Tom Richmond, Al Jaffee, Scott Bricher; colors: AP/Wide World, istockphoto.com/dsgpro, istockphoto.com/tokenphoto, Nei Ruffino | Michael Jackson; bubbles; Barack Obama; Tim Geitner; Ben Bernake; Jon Gosselin; Kate Gosselin; James Crowley; Henry Gates; Dick Cheney; Jim Cramer; David Letterman; Manny Ramirez; Alex Rodriguez; Nadya Suleman; Bernie Madoff; Al Franken; Norm Coleman; Glenn Beck; Chris Brown; Lucy Van Pelt; Linus Va |
| 12 | The Sergio Aragones 2010 Calendar | illustration | 2 | pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 13 | Monroe And...The Job | comic story | 3 | script: Anthony Barbieri; pencils: Tom Fowler; inks: Tom Fowler; colors: Carl Peterson | Monroe; Walter; Monroe's father; unnamed hairdresser |
| 14 | Planet Tad!!!!! | text story | 2 | script: Tim Carvell; pencils: istockphoto.com/toos; inks: istockphoto.com/toos; colors: istockphoto.com/toos | Tad; Mrs. Coleman; Martika Bergman; Brian Harris; Chuck; Gandalf; Lauren Conrad; Jimmy DeMarco |
| 15 | Spy Vs. Spy | comic story | 2 | script: Peter Kuper; pencils: Peter Kuper; inks: Peter Kuper | Black Spy; White Spy; Black Rapunzel; White Humpty Dumpty; Black Prince; White Cinderella; wolf |
| 16 | Board Game-Based Movies We'll Soon Be Seeing | comic story | 2 | script: Jacob Lambert; pencils: Tom Richmond; inks: Tom Richmond | Kevin James; Abigail Breslin; Angus T. Jones; Jimmy Bennet; Dakota Fanning; Kevin Bacon; Luis Ramirez; Benicio Del Toro; Seth Rogen; James Franco; Paul Rudd |
| 17 | A MAD Look At The Great Recession | comic story | 4 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés; colors: Tom Luth | |
| 18 | The MAD Stimulus Package Has Arrived! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 19 | The MAD Vault 1988 | comic story | 3 | script: Al Jaffee, Frank Jacobs, Tom Koch, Mike Snider, Stan Hart, Charlie Kadau; pencils: Al Jaffee, Mort Drucker, Gerry Gersten, Norman Mingo, Bob Clarke, Angelo Torres; inks: Al Jaffee, Mort Drucker, Gerry Gersten, Norman Mingo, Bob Clarke, Angelo Torres | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 20 | What The Heck Is The Difference? | activity | 1 | pencils: ?; ? (photo); inks: ?; ? (photo); colors: ?; ? (photo); letters: typeset | Robert Pattinson; Kristen Stewart; Taylor Lautner; The Count (from Sesame Street) |
| 22 | Drawn-Out Dramas | filler | 11 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |