National Lampoon (1970) comic books 1977-1979

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January 1977. An early piece by Sue Coe on game shows; a cartoon section featuring M.K. Brown and Ronald Harris, plus Dirty Duck and Trots & Bonnie in full color; a parody of Scientific American magazine. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Tony Hendra, Gahan Wilson, Ted Richards, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, Dan ONeill and Gary Hallgren, Alan Kupperberg and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.00.

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February 1977. Fifth Term Inaugural Issue. A look at America if JFK had lived; a James Bond movie poster spoof featuring art by Bob Larkin; a parody of Jet magazine. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Tony Hendra, Gahan Wilson, Bobby London, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, Gary Hallgren, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.00.

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May 1977. Gay Ish. Gay spoofs of romance comics, featuring art by Joe Orlando, and Alex Haleys Roots; a parody of Better Homes and Gardens magazine for closeted gays. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Tony Hendra, Gahan Wilson, Frank Thorne, Chris Browne, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

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July 1977. Sex. A spoof of trashy sex novels, featuring art by Bob Larkin; sex magazines for specialized tastes; more sex scenes in classic works of literature. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Tony Hendra, Gahan Wilson, Shary Flenniken, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, M.K. Brown, Bobby London, Skip Williamson, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

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August 1977. Cheap Thrills. A magazine for bored teenagers by John Hughes; a parody of High Times magazine. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Tony Hendra, Gahan Wilson, Chris Browne, Sam Gross, Frank Thorne, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

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November 1977. Lifestyles. Getting bargain medical care; a profile of rising comedy star Chevy Chase; a parody of lifestyle magazines. Stories and art by Gerald Sussman, John Hughes, M.K. Brown, Rick Meyerowitz, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

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December 1977. Christmas in December. Holiday cartoons; a profile of Texas and its cosmic cowboys; a parody of Time magazine. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gerald Sussman, Sam Gross, Chris Browne, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Gahan Wilson. Cover price $1.25.

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January 1978. A barbarian spoof of romance comics, featuring art by Joe Orlando; full-color historical pin-ups by Larry Elmore and Val Mayerick; a parody of arts magazines for ancient Greece. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Shary Flenniken, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, Frank Thorne, Gerald Sussman, Sam Gross, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

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Crime and Punishment. A spoof of The Maltese Falcon, featuring art by Frank Springer; new electric chair designs by Bob Larkin; an announcement that filming is completed on the Animal House movie, signaling a new era in the Lampoons history. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, M.K. Brown, Tony Hendra, Shary Flenniken, B.K. Taylor, Frank Thorne, Chris Browne, Gerald Sussman, Sam Gross, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

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Spring Cleaning. A spoof of New York travel guides; stay-at-home amusement parks by John Hughes; an early ad for the Animal House movie, featuring Belushi and the entire cast flipping off the camera. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Tony Hendra, Shary Flenniken, Rick Meyerowitz, Frank Thorne, Chris Browne, Gerald Sussman, Sam Gross, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

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May 1978. Families. A spoof of the Swiss Family Robinson, featuring art by Val Mayerick; the family farm by John Hughes; a parody of Nancy Drew illustrated by Bob Larkin. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Tony Hendra, Shary Flenniken, Frank Thorne, Chris Browne, Gerald Sussman, Sam Gross, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Charles Rodrigues. Cover price $1.25.

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June 1978. The Wild West. A spoof of Tom Robbins novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues; the American West sent repeatedly up by John Hughes; a parody of Western pulp fiction illustrated by Bob Larkin. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Tony Hendra, Rick Meyerowitz, Gerald Sussman, Sam Gross, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Don Brautigan, from an idea by Hughes. Cover price $1.25.

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100th Anniversary Issue. A retrospective look at the first 100 issues; every NL cover to date, with annotations; a guide to fireworks by John Hughes and Shary Flenniken. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Tony Hendra, Larry Elmore, Frank Springer, Gerald Sussman, Sam Gross, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Rick Meyerowitz. Cover price $1.50.

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August 1978. Todays Teens. Observations and insights on 1970s teens by John Hughes; a pullout poster for National Lampoons Animal House illustrated by Rick Meyerowitz; a spoof of Seventeen magazine. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Jeff Greenfield, Shary Flenniken, Gahan Wilson, Mary Wilshire, Val Mayerik, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Mara McAfee. Cover price $1.50.

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September 1978. Style. If straight men ran the fashion industry; a satire on "punk" culture and fashion; a Gahan Wilson story. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Sam Gross, Larry Elmore, Joe Schenkman, Shary Flenniken, Claire Bretecher and Ed Subitzky. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 100 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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October 1978. Entertainment. A comic about media deals illustrated by Ralph Reese, Neal Adams and Larry Hama; novelizations of everything, illustrated by Bob Larkin; a spoof of Variety magazine. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Jeff Greenfield, Mary Wilshire, Shary Flenniken, Rick Meyerowitz, Gahan Wilson, Sam Gross, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Flenniken. Cover price $1.50.

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November 1978. The Body. Explanations of euphemisms about body parts by John Hughes and P. J. O'Rourke; a John Hughes story about the private parts illustrated by Bob Larkin; a spoof of health manuals. Stories and art by Jeff Greenfield, Trina Robbins, Mary Wilshire, Shary Flenniken, Gahan Wilson, Sam Gross, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.50.

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December 1978. Food & Festivity. A tactical guide to food fighting, illustrated by Larry Elmore; a John Hughes horror comic about kids forced to eat their dinners, illustrated by Arthur Suydam; a spoof of restaurant guides. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Mary Wilshire, Shary Flenniken, Gahan Wilson, Sam Gross, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Leslie Carbanga. Cover price $1.50.

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January 1979. Depression. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Drunk, illustrated by John Workman; a horror comic about women, illustrated by Arthur Suydam; a spoof of work-related magazines by John Hughes and Bob Larkin. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Shary Flenniken, Gahan Wilson, Sam Gross, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, and Russ Heath. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Gross. Cover price $1.50.

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February 1979. Heterosexuality. The battle of the sexes, illustrated by George Perez and Terry Austin; color comics by Bobby London and Shary Flenniken; a guide to women by John Hughes, Trina Robbins and Bob Larkin. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Sam Gross, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Mara McAfee. Cover price $1.50.

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March 1979. Chance. Risky driving, with art by George Perez; a history of daring-do illustrated by Larry Elmore; a guide to Las Vegas illustrated by Bob Larkin. Stories and art by John Hughes, P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Bobby London, Shary Flenniken, Sam Gross, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Mara McAfee. Cover price $1.50.

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April 1979. April Fool! A guide to Florida, with art by Trina Robbins; a parody of Life magazine; a classic John Hughes story, illustrated by Bob Larkin. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Bobby London, Shary Flenniken, Sam Gross, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Lou Glanzman. Cover price $1.50.

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May 1979. International Communism and Terrorism. A guide to the Cold War, with art by Frank Springer and Jeff MacNelly; The Great Mall of China, illustrated by Larry Elmore; a spoof of James Bond illustrated by Mara McAfee. Stories and art by John Hughes, P. J. O'Rourke, Rick Meyerowitz, Gahan Wilson, Bobby London, Shary Flenniken, Sam Gross, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Ray Kursar. Cover price $1.50.

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October 1979. Comedy. Dirty jokes analyzed, with art by Gary Hallgren and Frank Springer; a womens humor magazine with art by Shary Flenniken, Michele Brand and Charles Vess; The Eight Ages of Humor, by P. J. O'Rourke, illustrated by Flenniken. Stories and art by John Hughes, Rick Meyerowitz, Roz Chast, Gahan Wilson, Rick Geary, Russ Heath, Bobby London, Sam Gross, Ron Barrett, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Marvin Mattelson. Cover price $1.50.

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December 1979. Success. A comic about getting ahead in the grocery biz, illustrated by Ernie Colon; a modern-day Christmas Carol; a guide to failure, written by John Hughes and illustrated by Leslie Carbanga. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Rick Meyerowitz, Roz Chast, Gahan Wilson, Shary Flenniken, Rick Geary, Sam Gross, Ron Barrett, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Alex Murawaki. Cover price $1.50.