| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Departments | table of contents | 1 | pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman | |
| 2 | Don Martin Tries 8 New Ways to Fly | comic story | 4 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | |
| 3 | Mad's Chemical Banquet | photo story | 2 | script: Sy Reit; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild | |
| 4 | A Mad Peek into Some... Legendary Medicine Cabinets | comic story | 3 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 5 | When the 'No Opinion' People Become the Majority | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 6 | Criticisms for the Common Man | text story | 3 | script: Alphonse Normandia | |
| 7 | Can a Lot | comic story | 7 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Richard Harris [as Arthur King]; Vanessa Redgrave [as Vera Gwen]; Franco Nero [as Lance A. Clod]; David Hemmings [as Morbread]; Lawrence Naismith [as Merlyn M. Merlyn] |
| 8 | The Mad Plan to Beautify America | comic story | 4 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of American Tourists | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | The Mad Ice Hockey Primer | comic story | 3 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 11 | Me and My Big Mouth | comic story | 2 | script: Dean Norman; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 12 | If Comic Strips Covered the Burning Issues of the Day | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Ridgeway; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Archie Andrews, Beetle Bailey, Jughead Jones, Lothar, Mandrake, Olive Oyl, Pat Patton, Popeye, Captain Scabbard, Snoopy, Sergeant Snorkel, Superman, Dick Tracy, Wimpy |
| 13 | The Hunters | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 14 | The Mad Poetry Round Robin | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 15 | A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at an Airport | comic story | 2 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Jack Rickard; inks: Jack Rickard | |
| 16 | Christmas Is... | comic story | 3 | script: Gilbert Barnhill; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 17 | Bridge Trap | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy, The White Spy |
| 18 | Horrifying Cliches [Part 7] | comic story | 3 | script: May Sakami, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 19 | A Mad Look at Realistic Dolls | photo story | 3 | script: Harold Morrison; pencils: Irving Schild; inks: Irving Schild | |
| 20 | The Lighter Side of the Generation Gap | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 21 | In a Fancy Restaurant | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 22 | If Polls and Surveys Had Been Used Through History | comic story | 2 | script: Sy Reit; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | George Harrison, John Lennon, Abraham Lincoln, Paul McCartney, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ringo Starr |
| 23 | A Mad Look at...Frustration | comic story | 3 | script: Jack Kent; pencils: Paul Coker Jr.; inks: Paul Coker Jr. | |
| 24 | Odd Squad | comic story | 6 | script: Dick DeBartolo; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Michael Cole [as Peek]; Clarence Williams III [as Leak]; Peggy Lipton [as Stoolie]; Tige Andrews [as Capt. Jeer] |
| 25 | Plunger on the Window | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | The Black Spy, The White Spy |
| 26 | Signs of Status | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 27 | In an Italian Restaurant | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 28 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman | |
| 29 | Smithson John & Co. | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 30 | Superduperman! | comic story | 8 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben Oda | Superduperman [Clark Bent]; Lois Pain; Copy Boy; W. Twitchell; Captain Marbles [Billy Spafon] |
| 31 | Melvin of the Apes! | comic story | 7 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin; colors: Marie Severin | Melvin of The Apes [Lord Melvin Greystroke]; Jane; Ookaballakonga tribe; Whitegreen Greystroke; Brown Greystroke; Veridian Greystroke; Magenta Greystroke; Duke Greystroke; Duchess Fushia Greystroke; |
| 32 | Beware of Imitations! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin | |
| 33 | Outer Sanctum! | comic story | 8 | script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder; colors: Marie Severin | Ramon; The Professor; Heap |
| 34 | Beautiful Girl of the Month Reads MAD | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Basil Wolverton; inks: Basil Wolverton | |
| 35 | What Gift Will Many Holiday Party Revelers Pick Up on the Drive Home? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 36 | The Tomb of the Unknown Smoker | illustration | 1 | pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |