Keeping Up with the Joneses

Pop Momand’s Keeping Up with the Joneses, published by Cupples & Leon in 1920–1921, is a two-issue comic that satirizes the social pressures of suburban one-upmanship. Created entirely by Momand, the series lampoons the relentless competition for status and possessions—a theme so resonant that its title became a lasting cultural phrase. Though brief, it stands as an early, pointed snapshot of American consumer anxiety.