Real name: Unknown
First appearance: Teen Titans I#7 (Jan.-Feb 1967)
Abilities: Fashion, engineering
Worst act: Smuggling, attempted murder, counterfeiting.
Quote: "Now me boyos, a bit of reagent to separate the goody from the threads! I really 'ate to do this to one of my stunning creations--but business is business... 'aw! 'aw! 'aw!"
Created by: Bob Haney (script), Nick Cardy (pencils/inks), and Joe Letterese (letters)
Joining the illustrious ranks of Two-Face, Lex Luthor, the Cheetah, Solomon Grundy (and Sportsmaster), and the Shade, we now have the Mad Mod!
The Titans, this time summoned by the US Treasury Dept, arrive in DC. Seems rocker Holly Hip is going to the UK on a goodwill tour and Uncle Sam wants the Titans to accompany him. To act as bodyguards? Nope.
Seems they suspect Hip as being involved in a scheme to flood the market with counterfeit cash. So, after making sure to salute a picture of JFK, the Titans are off to Merry old England.
Well, he is involved but not how you think. Seems Hip only buys his clothes from the Mad Mod, who uses the rocker to smuggle his goods across date lines. The Mod/Rocker clash truly was a terrible thing. He also manages to come closer than some of the previous guys in killing the Titans, even if he has to resort to a robot shark.
Haney must have liked this fellow as he was also the first foe to make a second appearance in the series and honestly, I like him. Is he silly? Yup, more dated than the Roller Disco Devils but sometimes that isn't a bad thing.
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