Springer also drew the series "Frank Fleet" for Evergreen Review from 1969 to 1970. From 1971 to 1988 he was a regular contributor to the satiric magazine National Lampoon, occasionally using the pseudonyms Francis Hollidge and Bob Monhegan'''. He came to National Lampoon, he recalled, through O’Donoghue, who had joined the magazine "and called me up almost right away to do a piece called 'Tarzan of the Cows'.
Springer also illustrated the series "Frank Fleet" for Evergreen Review from 1969 to 1970. From 1971 to 1988, he was a frequent contributor to the satirical magazine National Lampoon, sometimes using pseudonyms Francis Hollidge and Bob Monhegan. He joined National Lampoon through O’Donoghue, who contacted him almost immediately to write an article titled "Tarzan of the Cows".