| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | The Magic Spell | comic story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 2 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Mad Road Signs Through History | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Broomhilda (cameo); Moses (cameo); Cowardly Lion (cameo) |
| 4 | Don Martin Looks at Men's Fashions | comic story | 4 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 5 | The Photo Contest | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | |
| 6 | Mad's Famous Waitress Course | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 7 | A Mad Peek at What They're Really Writing | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke; letters: Bob Clarke | |
| 8 | The Lighter Side of... Summer Jobs | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 9 | On a Cruise to a South Sea Island | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 10 | Who Knows What Evils Lurk in the Hearts of Men? The Shadow Knows | comic story | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 11 | You Know You're Really a Nobody When... | comic story | 2 | script: Jack Kent; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 12 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy, The White Spy |
| 13 | When We Have the Future "Long-Long" Cigarette | comic story | 5 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 14 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | |
| 15 | - | insert or dust jacket | 0 | | |
| 16 | Gall in the Family Fare | comic story | 5 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Adolf Hitler |
| 17 | What Is a Kid Brother? | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 18 | If This "Nudity" Trend in Movies Ever Spreads to the Comics | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | Charlie Brown, Andy Capp, Alfred E. Neuman, Pluto, Popeye, Pruneface First, Dick Tracy, Lucy Van Pelt |
| 19 | The MAD Book of Etiquette and Good Manners | comic story | 6 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 20 | MAD Peek Behind the Scenes at the Phone Company | comic story | 4 | script: Earle Doud; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | |
| 21 | One Night in a Restaurant | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 22 | The MAD Plan for Halting the Hijacking of Planes | comic story | 2 | script: Sy Reit; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 23 | Passionate Gun Love | comic story | 7 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 24 | A Nostalgic Look at Dogs | comic story | 2 | script: Dean Norman; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 25 | The Kidney Transplant | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 26 | Boredom-12 | comic story | 5 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 27 | Joe Namath’s Wallet | text story | 2 | script: Arnie Kogen | Joe Namath |
| 28 | More Specialized Self-Defense Books | comic story | 2 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 29 | The Lighter Side of... Amusement Parks | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 30 | MAD's "Late Show" Cliche Movie Script | comic story | 1 | script: Harry Purvis; pencils: Bruce Stark; inks: Bruce Stark | |
| 31 | Some MAD Articles You Never Got to See | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker, Bob Clarke; inks: Paul Coker, Bob Clarke | |
| 32 | If the U.S. Gov't. Ran Everything | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 33 | The Typical African Movie Before and After Westernization | comic story | 0.67 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 34 | TV Stand-By Cards Around the World | comic story | 0.67 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 35 | Comics as an Aid to Education | comic story | 0.66 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | Dick Tracy |
| 36 | The Lighter Side of Death | comic story | 1 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 37 | The Civil War Buffs' Shopping Guide | comic story | 0.5 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | John Wayne |
| 38 | MAD Automobile Inspection Stickers | text story | 0.5 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 39 | Hoo-Boy, Columbus! | comic story | 6 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 40 | While Clamming in New Jersey | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 41 | - | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 42 | A TV Ad We'd Like to See | comic story | 1 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard; colors: Jack Rickard | |