The parenthetical information for each entry in the list represents the issue numbers at the beginning and end of each contributor's streak. For example, Dave Berg's streak began with issue No. 34 and ended with No. 356.

Several sources (e.g., "The Comics Journal") suggest that Sergio Aragonés has appeared in every issue of MAD since his first appearance in No. 76. However, Aragonés confirmed that he missed the deadline for No. 111 while in Europe, so his current streak begins with No. 112.

Although Dick DeBartolo's name does not appear in every issue during his record streak, that streak has been confirmed through the MAD editorial staff, DeBartolo himself, or other sources. Some representative examples: (1) DeBartolo was the uncredited writer for the cover of No. 133; (2) DeBartolo's name does not appear in No. 150; however, the writer of the article "Ads That Turn People Off" in that issue is incorrectly credited to Frank Jacobs but was actually written by DeBartolo; (3) DeBartolo was the uncredited writer for the monkey film listings in the "Monkey-lini" section of No. 488.