Mad #180

In "The Frog Prince," a 1976 issue of Mad, a local sheriff joins forces with a gruff fisherman and a nerdy ichthyologist to track down a monstrous shark terrorizing a seaside town—complete with the magazine’s signature satirical twist. Written by Larry Siegel and illustrated with sharp, exaggerated flair by Mort Drucker, the story delivers classic Mad absurdity in a riff on the blockbuster thriller Jaws. The cover, by Mort Künstler, captures the scene’s over-the-top tension with a dramatic, fish-eye view of the shark’s looming shadow.