| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | We're Looking for Idiots Who Like to Draw | photo story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Lester Krauss; inks: Lester Krauss | |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various (see notes); inks: various (see notes); letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Random Samplings of Reader Mail | letters page | 0.75 | script: Al Feldstein | |
| 4 | - | statement of ownership | 0.25 | script: William M. Gaines | |
| 5 | If You Enjoy Hilarious Take-Offs You'll Love... | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.3 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 6 | Below Cost! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.05 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 7 | The Bust Is Yet to Come! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.15 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 8 | You'll Never be Starved for Laughs | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.25 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 9 | This Book Banned in Boston? | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.25 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 10 | Mad's 1963 All-Inclusive Magazine Calendar | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | Alfred E. Neuman, Abraham Lincoln, Santa Claus, George Washington |
| 11 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 12 | Hollywood Surplus Sale | comic story | 4 | script: Earle Doud; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 13 | Speaking from Pictures | photo story | 2 | script: Gerald Gardner | Fidel Castro, Jackie Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, Richard Nixon |
| 14 | If Five Comic Strip Cartoonists Interpreted the Age-Old Riddle: "Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?" | comic story | 3 | script: Gary Belkin; pencils: Wallace Wood; inks: Wallace Wood | B.C. First, Charlie Brown, Frieda, Pig-Pen, Snoopy, Mark Trail, Linus Van Pelt, Lucy Van Pelt |
| 15 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy, The White Spy |
| 16 | Letters That Cross in the Mail | comic story | 2 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; letters: Bob Clarke | |
| 17 | The Defensers | comic story | 5 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | E.G. Marshall [as Lawrence Pressedham]; Robert Reed [as Kenny Pressedham]; Raymond Burr [as Perry Mason]; Polly Rowles [as Helen Donaldson] |
| 18 | Yacht Flags for the Home | comic story | 2 | script: George Gladir; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 19 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy, The White Spy |
| 20 | The Mad Guide to Astrology | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | Frank Sinatra, Harry S. Truman |
| 21 | On a Summer's Afternoon | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 22 | The Lighter Side of Women | comic story | 4 | script: David Berg; pencils: David Berg; inks: David Berg | |
| 23 | A Child's Garden of Weeds | comic story | 3 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 24 | A Mad Look at Travel | comic story | 6 | script: Don Reilly; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 25 | Because Owning Your Own Car Is One Headache After Another | illustration | 1 | pencils: Lester Krauss; inks: Lester Krauss; colors: Lester Krauss | |
| 26 | Mad Window Stickers | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 27 | - | photo story | 1 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |