| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | A Mind-Blowing Incident | comic story | 1 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | The Mad Plan for Foiling Obnoxious Sales and Business People | comic story | 4 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | |
| 4 | Labor Pains | comic story | 2 | script: Arnoldo Franchioni; pencils: Arnoldo Franchioni; inks: Arnoldo Franchioni | |
| 5 | Citizen's Arrests | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 6 | Public Service Announcements We Really Need | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | President Richard Nixon; Bubba Nerdnoy; Eddie Albert; Jack Webb; Sonny Bono; Jerry Van Dyke |
| 7 | Civil Service Exams | text story | 4 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 8 | 8 "James Bomb" Bomb Movies | comic story | 9 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 9 | The Mad Crisis Primer | comic story | 4 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 10 | One Day on a Tennis Court | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 11 | Mad Shock-Sticks | illustration | 1 | letters: typeset | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 12 | Mad Shock-Sticks | insert or dust jacket | 2 | | |
| 13 | Mad's "Singles Only" Resort Owner of the Year | comic story | 4 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Mark Spritz; Mr. Randolph Ripoff |
| 14 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | White Spy; Black Spy |
| 15 | Unavoidable Exercises for the Urban Dweller | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 16 | The Lighter Side of... Cold Weather | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 17 | At "The National Association of Professional Glass-Eaters" Banquet | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 18 | A Downer Is | comic story | 2 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 19 | Eat Out and Lose Weight! | comic story | 1 | script: Larry Gore; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | The Six Million Dollars, Man! | comic story | 7 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Lee Majors [as Steel Awesome]; Richard Anderson [as Roscoe]; Bobby Riggs; Otto Preminger [as Werner Won Ton]; Martin Balsam [as Dr. Balsawood] |
| 21 | Mad Solutions to Big City Doggie-Do Problems | comic story | 5 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 22 | One Day in a Run-Down Shack | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 23 | The Lighter Side of... the High Cost of Living | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 24 | 1974 Hospital Supply Catalogue | comic story | 4 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 25 | Bluff That Mugger! | comic story | 1 | script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Bruce Day; inks: Bruce Day | |
| 26 | The Zing | comic story | 8 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Paul Newman [as Henry Goniff]; Robert Redford [as Johnny Looker]; Robert Shaw [as Dull Irishman]; Charles Durning [as Lt. Snide]; Robert Earl Jones [as Lothar]; Eileen Brennan [as Billie]; Dana Elcar [as Agent Poke] |
| 27 | One Day in the Patent Office | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 28 | - | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 29 | - | illustration | 1 | | Santa Clause |