Hopping Mad
#Q6291
(October 1969)
New American Library,
1969 Series
- Price
- 0.95 USD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- New American Library Inc.
- Brand
-
Signet [logo only]
- Editing
- Albert B. Feldstein
Issue Notes
Publication date is for first printing.
Indexed from an eighth printing copy.
Standard Book Number (SBN) = 451-Q6291-095.
Indexed from an eighth printing copy.
Standard Book Number (SBN) = 451-Q6291-095.
Hopping MAD
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- List of things that make you mad, culminating with this book.
Indexer Notes
Notes that this is the same list used in "Good 'n' MAD".
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages
- Synopsis
- Publishing information and title page.
Indexer Notes
One page has an illustration from "Don Martin In An Italian Restaurant."
Insecurity Is A Pair Of Loose Swim Trunks
Good Grief Dept. / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Charlie Brown; Henry; Dondi; Junior [Dick Tracy Jr.]; Chip Flagston; Trixie Flagston; Nancy; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Little Orphan Annie; Little Lulu; Tubby; Alexander Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Ira; Sluggo; Jughead Jones; Hi Flagston; Ditto Flagston; Pebbles Flintstone; Prince Galan; Henrietta; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Jughaid; Kayo; Swee'Pea; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- A parody of Charles M. Schulz's "Security Is A Thumb And A Blanket", with various child comic characters experiencing insecurity.
- Reprints
-
from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #86 (April 1964)
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The Evolution of A Popular Song
The Malady Lingers On Dept. / text article / 12 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- The evolution of a song through the ages from Medieval England to American folk song.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #86 (April 1964)
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The Lighter Side of Married Men
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Situations highlighting the worst of married life.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #86 (April 1964)
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The MAD Plan For Fighting The War Against Junk Mail
Missive Retaliation Dept. / text article / 13 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Ways to retaliate against junk mailers.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #86 (April 1964)
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Indexer Notes
Brands mentioned are: National Athlete's Feet Foundation, Reader's Digress books, Sick razors, Metropolis Life Insurance, Tuttletaub tuxedos, Forblefarb appliances, RCE televisions, Glugg scuba gear, Minchwell swimming pools, and Moskowitz furs.
At The Mask Store
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Three stories of strange happenings at a mask store.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #87 (June 1964)
-
Watch That Price With The Asterisk*
Who's Covering Up? Dept. / text article / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Advertisements where the fine print after the asterisk significantly changes the offer.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #87 (June 1964)
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Indexer Notes
Brands mentioned are: Plymic automobiles, Deluded Acres homesites, Sunbeam irons, Greenthum Nursery, Shoe King Irving, GE Bulbs, Mongrol pencils, and Armstung flooring.
A MAD Look At The Circus
Grinding The Acts Dept. / comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Things that can go wrong at the circus.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #87 (June 1964)
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The Great Filter Tip Cigarette War
Puff, The Tragic Draggin' Dept. / text article / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The history of cigarette filters, expectations for continued development, and MAD's ultimate filter.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #87 (June 1964)
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Indexer Notes
Brands shown are: Kent, Marlboro, Lark, and Tareyton. Story retitled in this reprint.
Don Martin In An Italian Restaurant
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Six stories of problems at an Italian restaurant.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #88 (July 1964)
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Fake-Out Record Jackets
Stars In Your Buys Dept. / text article / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Harry Belafonte
- Synopsis
- Record album jackets with fine print that mislead the buyer into believing the album is by someone famous.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #87 (June 1964)
-
MAD Visits The Producer-Director of "Charades"
Corpse And Robbers Dept. / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Alfred Hatchplot (as Stanley Done-In); Doris Daye (as Cary Grand (as Peter Josher)); Rigid Lambone; Leopold Giddyman; Kentuck Pentup; Herman Scuba
- Synopsis
- Parody of the movie "Charades."
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #88 (July 1964)
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The Long Range Effects of Products on People
Cause And Defect Dept. / text article / 9 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Modern physical deformities created by modern products.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #88 (July 1964)
-
Spy vs. Spy
Joke And Dagger Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- Black Spy; White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy gets the drop on the White Spy at an artillery contest.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #88 (July 1964)
-
The Lighter Side of Little League
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Stupid situations involving the adults at little league games.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #88 (July 1964)
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The MAD Politician's Primer
Snakes In The Grass Roots Dept. / text article / 15 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Lessons for politicians and those who observe them.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #88 (July 1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Story slightly retitled in this reprint.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke And Dagger Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- Black Spy; White Spy
- Synopsis
- The White Spy booby traps the Black Spy's doorway.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #88 (July 1964)
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Comics for Publications That Don't Have Comics
Someday Supplement Dept. / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Brainie; Egghead; Mr Dollars; The Manager; Senator Duck; unnamed Senator; Daddy-O; Sammy; Sweetie; General Abercrombie; Lieutenant; Ty Coon; Hy Fashion; Cookie The Bookie
- Synopsis
- Comic strip parodies, based on existing strips that could be re-worked to fit publications that do not have comic strips.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #88 (July 1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Strips parodied are: Blondie, Peanuts, Donald Duck, Little Orphan Annie, Pogo, Steve Canyon, Mr. Abernathy, and Dennis The Menace.
The Electrician
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- An electrician tries to drill a hole in the wrong spot.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #87 (June 1964)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
Hopping MAD
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3.
More MAD Humor From Signet
MAD books -
4.
[no title indexed]
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5.
Insecurity Is A Pair Of Loose Swim Trunks
Good Grief Dept. -
6.
The Evolution of A Popular Song
The Malady Lingers On Dept. -
7.
The Lighter Side of Married Men
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
8.
The MAD Plan For Fighting The War Against Junk Mail
Missive Retaliation Dept. -
9.
At The Mask Store
Don Martin Dept. -
10.
Watch That Price With The Asterisk*
Who's Covering Up? Dept. -
11.
A MAD Look At The Circus
Grinding The Acts Dept. -
12.
The Great Filter Tip Cigarette War
Puff, The Tragic Draggin' Dept. -
13.
Don Martin In An Italian Restaurant
Don Martin Dept. -
14.
Fake-Out Record Jackets
Stars In Your Buys Dept. -
15.
MAD Visits The Producer-Director of "Charades"
Corpse And Robbers Dept. -
16.
The Long Range Effects of Products on People
Cause And Defect Dept. -
17.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke And Dagger Dept. -
18.
The Lighter Side of Little League
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
19.
The MAD Politician's Primer
Snakes In The Grass Roots Dept. -
20.
Spy vs. Spy
Joke And Dagger Dept. -
21.
Comics for Publications That Don't Have Comics
Someday Supplement Dept. -
22.
The Electrician
Don Martin Dept. -
23.
MAD's Kangaroo Court Is Now In Session!
Hopping MAD
This issue was modified by
- Chris Boyko
- Donald Dale Milne
- Claus Simonsen
- Jim Van Dore
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