| 0 | - | cover | 1 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Tom Koch; inks: Tom Koch; colors: Tom Koch | |
| 1 | A Moving Jungle Tale | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Jack Davis | John Clayton, Tarzan |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | The Milking of the Planet That Went Ape | comic story | 8 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 4 | Graffiti Through History | cartoon | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 5 | One Day in the North Woods | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 6 | The Mad Car-Owners Hate Book | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 7 | The Lighter Side of Spectators | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 8 | One Afternoon in Switzerland | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 9 | Rewriting Your Way to a Ph.D. | text story | 3 | script: Tom Koch | |
| 10 | Waterfall Escape | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | White Spy; Black Spy |
| 11 | A Mad Look at Weddings | comic story | 4 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 12 | Diplomas and Certificates | text story | 17 | script: Tom Koch | |
| 13 | Mad's Corporate Ecologist of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 14 | One Evening at a Masquerade Party | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 15 | Planned Obsolescence in Everyday Products | comic story | 5 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 16 | Spy Vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 17 | Protest Songs for Life's Everyday Complaints | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 18 | One Day on the Highway | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 19 | A High School Yearbook That Tells It Like It Really Is | comic story | 7 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 20 | Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men? The Shadow Knows | cartoon | 2 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 21 | Distinctive Wedding Announcements | text story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs | |
| 22 | One Afternoon in the Northwest Territory | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 23 | The Lighter Side of... Permissiveness | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 24 | One Fine Day During the Civil War | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 25 | Magazines For Neglected Sports | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 26 | When All Businesses Rely on Sales Promotion Gimmicks | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 27 | Kung Fool | comic story | 7 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | David Carradine [as Tame]; Keye Luke [as Master] |
| 28 | What Is the Worst Form of Capital Punishment? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 29 | Keep America Beautiful | illustration | 1 | script: Max Brandel | |