Hopping Mad

Frank Jacobs and Bob Clarke, stalwarts of MAD magazine, brought their signature satirical chaos to this short-lived 1969–1975 series from New American Library. Over its two issues, Hopping Mad offered a brisk, irreverent blast of parody, poking fun at pop culture and politics with the sharp, cartoonish wit the duo perfected. Though brief, it stands as a curious artifact of the era’s underground-tinged humor, capturing a moment when the MAD sensibility briefly jumped to its own standalone title.