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Issue: Hopping Mad #Q6291
Publication Date: October 1969
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Issues: #Q6291 of 2 Issues
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Publisher: FlagNew American Library
Brand: Signet
Indicia Publisher: New American Library Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 196
ISBN:
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Price: $0.95 USD
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Content Items: 24 (11 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Publication date is for first printing.
Indexed from an eighth printing copy.
Standard Book Number (SBN) = 451-Q6291-095.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Mass market paperback 4 1/4" x 7"
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis: Alfred rides in a kangaroo's pouch.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Hopping MAD

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: List of things that make you mad, culminating with this book.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Notes that this is the same list used in "Good 'n' MAD".
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More MAD Humor From Signet

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): MAD books
Synopsis: House ad for other MAD books from Signet.
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Pages: 1
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Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Synopsis: Publishing information and title page.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: One page has an illustration from "Don Martin In An Italian Restaurant."
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Insecurity Is A Pair Of Loose Swim Trunks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Good Grief Dept.
Character(s): 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.
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Pages: 13
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The Evolution of A Popular Song

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Malady Lingers On Dept.
Synopsis: The evolution of a song through the ages from Medieval England to American folk song.
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Pages: 12
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The Lighter Side of Married Men

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Situations highlighting the worst of married life.
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Pages: 16
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The MAD Plan For Fighting The War Against Junk Mail

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Missive Retaliation Dept.
Synopsis: Ways to retaliate against junk mailers.
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Pages: 13
Disclose 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.
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At The Mask Store

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Three stories of strange happenings at a mask store.
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Pages: 6
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Watch That Price With The Asterisk*

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Who's Covering Up? Dept.
Synopsis: Advertisements where the fine print after the asterisk significantly changes the offer.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Brands mentioned are: Plymic automobiles, Deluded Acres homesites, Sunbeam irons, Greenthum Nursery, Shoe King Irving, GE Bulbs, Mongrol pencils, and Armstung flooring.
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A MAD Look At The Circus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Grinding The Acts Dept.
Synopsis: Things that can go wrong at the circus.
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Pages: 17
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The Great Filter Tip Cigarette War

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Puff, The Tragic Draggin' Dept.
Synopsis: The history of cigarette filters, expectations for continued development, and MAD's ultimate filter.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Brands shown are: Kent, Marlboro, Lark, and Tareyton. Story retitled in this reprint.
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Don Martin In An Italian Restaurant

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Six stories of problems at an Italian restaurant.
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Pages: 9
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Fake-Out Record Jackets

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Stars In Your Buys Dept.
Character(s): Harry Belafonte
Synopsis: Record album jackets with fine print that mislead the buyer into believing the album is by someone famous.
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MAD Visits The Producer-Director of "Charades"

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Corpse And Robbers Dept.
Character(s): 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."
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Pages: 15
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The Long Range Effects of Products on People

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cause And Defect Dept.
Synopsis: Modern physical deformities created by modern products.
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Pages: 9
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Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: espionage, humorous
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: The Black Spy gets the drop on the White Spy at an artillery contest.
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Pages: 2
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The Lighter Side of Little League

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Stupid situations involving the adults at little league games.
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Pages: 15
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The MAD Politician's Primer

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Snakes In The Grass Roots Dept.
Synopsis: Lessons for politicians and those who observe them.
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Pages: 15
Disclose Notes: Story slightly retitled in this reprint.
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Spy vs. Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: espionage, humorous
Character(s): Black Spy; White Spy
Synopsis: The White Spy booby traps the Black Spy's doorway.
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Comics for Publications That Don't Have Comics

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): 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.
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Disclose Notes: Strips parodied are: Blondie, Peanuts, Donald Duck, Little Orphan Annie, Pogo, Steve Canyon, Mr. Abernathy, and Dennis The Menace.
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The Electrician

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: An electrician tries to drill a hole in the wrong spot.
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MAD's Kangaroo Court Is Now In Session!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Hopping MAD
Synopsis: Promotional text for this book.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover; uses part of the front cover illustration.

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