| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | The Princess in the Tower | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr.; colors: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 2 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | One Cuckoo Flew over the Rest | comic story | 8 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Jack Nicholson [as McGoofy]; Louise Fletcher [as Nurse Wretched]; Christopher Lloyd [as Mr. Hurting]; Will Sampson [as Chief]; Danny DeVito [as Marteeni]; Sidney Lassick [as Justweak]; Brad Dourif [as Billy]; Mimi Sarkisian [as Nurse Pillow]; Scatman Crothers [as Turkey] |
| 4 | Mad's Election Year Mother Goose | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 5 | One Day on the Highway | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 6 | Mad's Packager of the Year | comic story | 5 | script: Stan Hart; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 7 | Club on a String and a Spring | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | Black Spy; White Spy |
| 8 | More Lawsuits We'd Like to See | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of Living Together | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | One Day at Mount Rushmore | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 11 | Some Mad Energy-saving Devices | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 12 | A Mad History of Medicine | comic story | 6 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 13 | Once Upon a Time in the Black Hills of S. Dakota | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 14 | A Mad Look at the Beach | comic story | 4 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 15 | No Wonder We're All Screwed Up | comic story | 3 | script: Alis Ellis, Lou Silverstone; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 16 | Early One Morning Downtown | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 17 | Mad Solutions to Big City Parking Problems | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 18 | Jet Battle | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy; The White Spy |
| 19 | New Musicals Based on Big Movies | comic story | 7 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Marlon Brando [as Vito Corleone]; Al Pacino [as Michael Corleone]; James Caan [as Sonny Corleone]; Richard Castellano [as Clemenza]; Robert Duvall [as Tom Hagan]; John Cazale [as Fredo]; Abe Vigoda [as Tessio]; Roy Scheider [as Sheriff Brody]; Murray Hamilton [as Mayor Vaughn]; Richard Dreyfuss [as |
| 20 | Who Knows What Evils Lurk in the Hearts of Men? The Shadow Knows | comic story | 3 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 21 | One Fine Evening at a Recital | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 22 | A Mad Look at the Tennis Set | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 23 | The Lighter Side of the Summer Scene | comic story | 3 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 24 | One Afternoon Down Home | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 25 | A Mad Look at Burps Through History | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Adam; Eve; Sir Isaac Newton; Lucrezia Borgia; George Washington; King Henry VIII; Napoleon Bonaparte; Alexander Graham Bell |
| 26 | Barfetta | comic story | 6 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Robert Blake [as Det. Toady Barfetta]; Edward Grover [as Lt. Bluebaker]; Michael D. Roberts [as Huggy Bear]; Tom Ewell [as Billy] |
| 27 | What Particular Species in Our Environment Is Sure to Get Special Protection from Any Winning Candidate? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 28 | Let's Vote for Alfred E. Neuman for President | illustration | 1 | letters: typeset | Alfred E. Neuman |