| 0 | Special Halloween Issue | cover | 1 | pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly Freas | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | - | photo story | 1 | pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild | |
| 2 | Vital Features | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | We Guarantee it's a "Spittin' Image" | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.35 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Fire Sale | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.06 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 5 | There Are Many Good Reasons Why You Should Subscribe to Mad! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.17 | letters: typeset | |
| 6 | This is the Third Act | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.19 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 7 | - | letters page | 1.23 | pencils: ?; ? (photo); inks: ?; ? (photo); letters: typeset | Alfred E. Neuman, Charlie Brown, Lucy Van Pelt |
| 8 | If Doctors Advertised | comic story | 4 | script: Gary Belkin; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Groucho Marx |
| 9 | The Mad Side-Show of Modern Freaks | comic story | 2 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | Famous Lost Words | comic story | 4 | script: Gary Belkin; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | General William Tecumseh Sherman; Governor Al Smith; Commander James Lawrence; President Teddy Roosevelt; Captain John Paul Jones; Sir Henry M. Stanley; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; King Richard III; General Douglas MacArthur; Admiral George Dewey |
| 11 | TV Ads We'd Like to See: The Polydent Commercial | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 12 | The Safecrackers | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | McGoon |
| 13 | TV's Wonder Dog, Lizzie | comic story | 5 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Lassie [as Lizzie]; Jon Provost [as Tommy]; June Lockhart [as Mrs. Morton]; Hugh Reilly [as Mr. Morton]; Andy Clyde [as the neighbor]; Melvin of The Apes; Judge Crater; Nobel Prize Man |
| 14 | How to Get Complete Newspaper Coverage | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | Jayne Mansfield |
| 15 | Commercial Roulette | comic story | 4 | script: Gary Belkin; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Danny Thomas; Betty Furness; Tennessee Ernie Ford; Sharpie the Parrot (drawn as José Carioca); Jack Paar; Mr. Clean; Mrs. Fafoofnik |
| 16 | How They Spent Their Summer | comic story | 2 | script: Gary Belkin; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; letters: Bob Clarke | |
| 17 | New Service Organizations for a Lazy America | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 18 | No Dept. | comic story | 1 | script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Al Feldstein; inks: Al Feldstein; letters: Al Feldstein | |
| 19 | The Two Faces of World War II | comic story | 4 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 20 | The Parent from the Ages of 21 to 60 | comic story | 9 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | |
| 21 | The Wonderful New Dart Set | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 22 | Here's a Shot from the "Hip"... | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 23 | Whenever You Go You'll Look Better in an Aarow Shirt... | cartoon | 1 | pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly Freas | |
| 24 | Appropriate Casting for Old Movies | text article | 0 | letters: typeset | |