| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Norman Mingo; inks: Norman Mingo; colors: Norman Mingo | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Nippo... the Lighter That's Giving Zippo the Works | illustration | 1 | pencils: Lester Krauss; inks: Lester Krauss | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | The Irving Irving Story | comic story | 5 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 4 | A Fisherman and His Wife | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 5 | The Mad Celebrity Primer | comic story | 3 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | |
| 6 | The Lighter Side of the Summer Vacations | comic story | 4 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 7 | The Mad Book of "Modern" Fairy Tales | comic story | 4 | script: Don Reilly; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 8 | The Appointment | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 9 | If They Had Summer Replacements in Every Day Life | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 10 | Typewri-Toons | comic story | 2 | script: Dean Norman, Bette Norman | |
| 11 | The Telephone | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 12 | Movies in Flight | comic story | 3 | script: Sy Reit; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 13 | Here's Your Special Bonus | activity | 2 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee; colors: Al Jaffee | |
| 14 | TV Ads We'd Like to See | comic story | 2 | script: Earle Doud; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | |
| 15 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | |
| 16 | When Advertising Takes Over Magazines Completely | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Laikin; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 17 | At the Movies | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 18 | Racketeer Illustrated | comic story | 5 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 19 | The Smithshop | comic story | 2 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 20 | Labor Day Cards from Management to Labor | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 21 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | |
| 22 | Mad's Auto Travel Games | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 23 | MAD's Journal of Future Physical Afflictions | text article | 4 | script: Howie Schneider; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 24 | The MAD Halloween Trick-Or-Treatment | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 25 | On the Elevator | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 26 | How to Choose and Train Your Master | comic story | 4 | script: Frank Jacobs, Robert Margroff; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 27 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | |
| 28 | A Mad Look at Nature | comic story | 2 | script: Dean Norman; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 29 | The Painter | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 30 | The Subtle Science of Packaging | comic story | 6 | script: Don Reilly; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 31 | Scenes We'd Like to See | comic story | 1 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | |
| 32 | Eating Out | comic story | 4 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 33 | Practical Greeting Cards | text story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 34 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | |
| 35 | Dr. Kiljoy | comic story | 5 | script: Lou Silverstone; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | |
| 36 | The Prison Mess Hall Riot | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 37 | We're Looking for Idiots Who Like to Draw | photo story | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Lester Krauss; inks: Lester Krauss | |
| 38 | Guzzlemidt Rotgut | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Bob Clarke, Lester Krauss; inks: Bob Clarke, Lester Krauss | |