Mad #225
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Flopeye," Frank Jacobs and Paul Coker Jr. deliver a delightfully twisted take on classic nursery rhymes, reimagining them with a darkly humorous edge in this 1981 Mad issue. From a mischievous Mary with an LTD to a surprisingly violent Taffy, the familiar lines take a surreal and subversive turn. Mort Drucker’s iconic cover art perfectly captures the issue’s offbeat charm.
In "The Lighter Side of..." from Mad #225, Jo navigates a series of absurd, satirical takes on everyday life—from dining out and phone calls to boating and crime—each page skewering a different modern obsession with deadpan humor and sharp wit. A delightfully absurd parade of misadventures, this collection of vignettes finds comedy in the mundane, all rendered in Mad’s signature satirical style.
In this sly 1981 satire from Mad #225, classic nursery rhymes get a sharp, career-driven twist—Mary’s LTD is a sleek new car, Jack and Jill are climbing corporate ladders, and Taffy’s a hitman with a side hustle. With deadpan wit and clever wordplay, the story reimagines familiar verses through a cynical, office-world lens, all rendered in the magazine’s signature typeset lettering.
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Reprinted in Mad #150 (1981), Mad #151 (1981), Mad #155 (1982), Mad #156 (1982), Mad #157 (1982), A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] (1984), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #54 (1985), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #52 (1985), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #55 (1986), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #56 (1986), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #101 (1995), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad's Greatest Artists: Mort Drucker #[nn] (2012)
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