| 0 | Season's Greetings from Mad | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Stuck For a Christmas Gift Idea? | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 2 | Wrap Up All Your Christmas Gift Problems | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 3 | The Mad Safety Council's Predictions for the Upcoming Christmas Weekend | comic story | 1 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 4 | The Carpetsweepers | comic story | 5 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | George Peppard [as Jonas Crud]; Alan Ladd [as Idaho]; Brandon deWilde [as Joey Starrett] (cameo); Carroll Baker [as Ruiner Crud]; Lew Ayers [as McAllwet]; Elizabeth Ashley [as Meanica]; Robert Cummings [as Bob]; Martin Balsam [as Barney]; Paul Newman [as Hud] |
| 5 | The Mad In and Out Book | comic story | 3 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 6 | Drawn Out Dramas | cartoon | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 7 | The Accident | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 8 | Shakespeare Up to Date | comic story | 3 | script: William Garvin; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | The Beatles [John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; Ringo Starr]; The Rat Pack [Frank Sinatra; Dean Martin; Sammy Davis Jr.; Peter Lawford; Joey Bishop]; Tony Curtis; Nikita Khrushchev; Barry Goldwater; Nelson Rockefeller; Lyndon Johnson; Hubert Humphrey; Yogi Berra |
| 9 | Letters From Santa Claus | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; letters: Bob Clarke | |
| 10 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 11 | Children's Safety Songs | comic story | 3 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 12 | The Sites and Sounds of the U.S.A.: Chicago | comic story | 2 | script: Larry Siegel, Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 13 | Every Day Life Olympic Games | comic story | 3 | pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 14 | In a Department Store | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 15 | Mad "Get-Well" Cards | comic story | 3 | script: Phil Hahn; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 16 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 17 | Neighborhood Celebrities | comic story | 2 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 18 | The Lighter Side of Adult Parties | comic story | 4 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 19 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy; The Gray Spy |
| 20 | Phoney Magazine | comic story | 6 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Chaing-kai Shek; Barry Goldwater |
| 21 | A Visit to the Country | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 22 | The Mad Safety Council's Predictions For the Upcoming New Year's Weekend | comic story | 1 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 23 | The Image of U.S. Justice That the Rest of the World Sees | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 24 | I Just Put a Gas Station Attendant in My Tank | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; colors: Bob Clarke | |