National Lampoon (1970) comic books 1983-1985

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January 1983. Top Stories of 1983. A spoof of honeymoon suites, illustrated by Howard Chaykin; golfers on downers, illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz; a parody of public television guides. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, Mimi Pond, B.K. Taylor, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Dan Kirk. Cover price $2.00.

February 1983. Raging Controversy. A spoof of The Twilight Zone, illustrated by Walt Simonson; a comic about the PLO, illustrated by Frank Thorne; a parody of Prince Valiant illustrated by P. Craig Russell. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, Mimi Pond, B.K. Taylor, Shary Flenniken, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Bernard Vidal. Cover price $2.00.

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March 1983. The Elephant Mans guide to grooming, by Al Jean and Michael Reiss; a post-apocalyptic doctor drama, illustrated by Michael Golden; an undiscovered book of the Bible by Tony Hendra. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, Mimi Pond, B.K. Taylor, Shary Flenniken, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

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April 1983. Swimsuit Issue. A spoof of Atlantic Magazine; the DeLorean scandal illustrated by Howard Nostrand; swimsuit fashion, Lampoon style. Stories and art by P. Craig Russell, a pre-Simpsons Al Jean, Sean Kelly, Gary Hallgren, Bob Camp (pre-Ren and Stimpy), Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Kevin Curran, Mimi Pond, Ron Barrett, M. K. Brown, Rick Geary and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 92 pages. The cover model really is Christie Brinkley, probably to promote her role in National Lampoons Vacation movie. Cover price $2.00.

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May 1983. South Pacific. A spoof of Donny & Marie with art by Bob Camp (pre-Ren and Stimpy); etiquette for cannibals; dating in postwar Vietnam. Stories and art by P. Craig Russell, Sean Kelly, Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Mimi Pond, Ron Barrett, M. K. Brown, Rick Geary and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 92 pages. Cover by Steven Lakeman. Cover price $2.00.

June 1983. Adults Only. A spoof of girlie magazines; Mr. T becomes a U.S. senator; A Child's Garden of S. Gross Cartoons. Stories and art by P. Craig Russell, P. C. Vey, Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Mimi Pond, Ron Barrett, M. K. Brown, Rick Geary and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 96 pages. Cover price $2.00.

July 1983. Vacation! Shamelessly promoting the release of the classic flagship film of the National Lampoons Vacation series; Vacation movie poster centerfold by Boris Vallejo; girl group the Go-Gos in a comic illustrated by Frank Springer. Stories and art by Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Mimi Pond, Ron Barrett, M. K. Brown, Rick Geary and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 104 pages. Cover price $2.00.

August 1983. Urban science fairs, by Al Jean and Michael Reiss; Sorority Girls on the Moon, illustrated by Charles Burns, of all people; an Irish spoof of Magnum P.I., illustrated by Kevin Nowlan. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, Mimi Pond, B.K. Taylor, Shary Flenniken, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Sean Early. Cover price $2.00.

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September 1983. All-Star Gala Self-Congratulatory Issue. A guide to dating by Mimi Pond; a truly disturbing 8-page version of Harvey, illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz, about a mans friendship with a giant invisible rabbit; spoof bumper stickers. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, B.K. Taylor, Shary Flenniken, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Flenniken. Cover price $2.00.

October 1983. Dilated Pupils. The life of pre-teen girls, by Mimi Pond; a guide to child-rearing written by the author of famous dog-training manuals; a spoof of college alumni magazines. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, Shary Flenniken, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Michael Sell. Cover price $2.00.

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November 1983. A four-page color comic by Shary Flenniken; an amnesiac class reunion, by Ed Subitzky; a spoof of Working Woman magazine. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, Shary Flenniken, Mimi Pond, B.K. Taylor, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Barrett. Cover price $2.00.

December 1983. Holiday Jeers. A guide to Reaganomics, illustrated by Rick Meyerowitz; Rejected New Yorker covers, by Ron Hauge; a spoof of Christmas catalogs. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, Shary Flenniken, Mimi Pond, B.K. Taylor, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

January 1984. A private-eye yarn in the style of Henry James, by Will Jacobs and Gerard Jones; movie poster for Jesus II: The Second Coming, by Gary Ruddell; a spoof of Time magazine. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, Shary Flenniken, Mimi Pond, B.K. Taylor, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by George Adams. Cover price $2.00.

February 1984. Special all-comics issue features art by Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, P.C. Vey, Kevin Nowlan, Gary Hallgren, Roz Chast, Bill Plympton, Bill Sienkiewicz, Mary Wilshire, Mimi Pond, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Also, rejected Silver Surfer scripts by Larry McMurtry, James Michener and Charles Bukowski (actually written by Will Jacobs and Gerard Jones), and the secret origin of Politenessman. Plus letters from the editors, True Facts, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Hallgren. 90 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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March 1984. The Sixties Greatest Hits. How to have your own Rat Pack, by Mimi Pond; 1960s comics covers parodied by Bob Camp; a feminist spoof of Easy Riders biker magazine. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, Shary Flenniken, B.K. Taylor, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

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April 1984. Not Necessarily the National Lampoon. How to parody anything; the timely Tintin in Lebanon by Fred Graver; Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey (pre-SNL). Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Lee Frank, Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Kevin Curran, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 96 pages. Cover price $2.00.

May 1984. Eggboiler, a Stephen King parody; a Barbie doll 4fumetti guest-starring Mr. T; a spoof of the Whole Earth Catalog. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Charles Burns, Lee Frank, Will Jacobs and Gerard Jones, Kevin Nowlan, Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Kevin Curran, Mimi Pond, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 90 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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June 1984. A parody of the New York Times Magazine; a screenwriter is hired to write an adult film; a guide to summer movies. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Charles Burns, Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Kevin Curran, Mimi Pond, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 90 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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July 1984. Summer Fun. Inside the abusement park, by Ron Hauge; a one-page Ice Cubey comic by Gary Hallgren; awards for advertisers. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, Shary Flenniken, Mimi Pond, B.K. Taylor, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

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August 1984. Olympic Guide. A spoof of the Olympic TV listings; LA Olympics mascot Smoggy the Cloud, by Gary Hallgren; phony tickets, press pass, and reception invitation to the Olympics. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Mimi Pond, Milton Knight, Dean Yeagle, and Mark Marek. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

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September 1984. A parody of fitness magazines; a Barbie doll fumetti guest-starring Mr. T; an academic paper on tasteless humor. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Rick Meyerowitz, Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Kevin Curran, Bill Woodman, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 88 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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October 1984. A Classics Illustrated-style comic based on the management best-seller In Search of Excellence, with art by Bob Camp; where David Letterman finds his guests; an academic paper on tasteless humor. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Rick Meyerowitz, Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Frank Springer, Mimi Pond, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 92 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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November 1984. The Accidental Issue. Lou Costello becomes Eddie Murphys partner, with art by Drew Friedman; Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey (pre-SNL). Stories and art by Kevin Curran, Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Bill Plympton, Mimi Pond, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Final issue edited by Sean Kelly and Fred Graver (alias L. Dennis Plunkett). Mature readers. 92 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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December 1984. Mutant spoof The X-Women, with art by Frank Springer; an excerpt from the Lampoons parody of Dune, Doon. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Kevin Curran, Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Ralph Reese, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. First issue edited by longtime NL backer and film producer Matty Simmons. Mature readers. 92 pages. Bodypaint cover predates the infamous Demi Moore Vanity Fair cover by eight years. Cover price $2.00.

January 1985. A six-page color Trots and Bonnie story by Shary Flenniken; a spoof of Penthouse Forum; a Mr. T adventure illustrated by Adam Kubert. Stories and art by Bill Griffith, Ralph Reese, Drew Friedman, Ed Subitzky, Charles Rodrigues, and Sam Gross. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 84 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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February 1985. A Misguided Tour of New York. Rick Meyerowitz in Chinatown; A Paranoids Guide to New York by Gahan Wilson; salmon fishing in the NYC sewers. Stories and art by Gerry Sussman, Ron Barrett and Sam Gross. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 116 pages. Cover by Roger Stine. Cover price $2.00.

March 1985. The Best of 15 Years. A retrospective look at the first 15 years of the Lampoon, despite the fact that most of the remaining original staffers left during the course of the previous three issues. Reprinted stories and art by Chris Miller, P.J. ORourke, Al Jean, Michael ODonoghue, Gahan Wilson, Henry Beard, Frank Springer, Shary Flenniken, Ron Barrett, and Sam Gross. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 116 pages. Cover price $2.50.

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April 1985. The Best From Europe. Comics from Spain, France, Italy, England and elsewhere. Includes a 10-page Squeak the Mouse story by Massimo Mattioli and a 3-page Calculus Cat story by Hunt Emerson. Other artists include Dusan Petricic, Quino, Julek Kedzirski, Wim T. Schippers, and Morten M. Kristiansen. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 92 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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May 1985. How to Become Famous, by Hairspray director John Waters; a Morgan Fairchild romance by Josh Alan Friedman and Drew Friedman; a Mr. T adventure illustrated by Adam Kubert. Stories and art by Shary Flenniken, Gahan Wilson, Bill Griffith and Richard Belzer. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 84 pages. Cover by Don Ivan Punchatz. Cover price $2.00.

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June 1985. The Doug Kenney Collection. Reprints of the work of late Lampoon founder Doug Kenney, who wrote Animal House and Caddyshack before his 1980 death. Recollections of Kenney by former NL staffers Chris Miller, Matty Simmons and P.J. ORourke. Spoof comics illustrated by Joe Orlando. Mature readers. 84 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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July 1985. Youth at Play. The lost cases of the Hardy Boys; a spoof of Seventeen magazine for suicidal teens; Shel Silverstein poems parodied by Rick Meyerowitz. Stories and art by Shary Flenniken, Gahan Wilson, Ralph Reese, and Tuli Kupferberg. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 92 pages. Cover features the young stars of National Lampoons European Vacation. Cover price $2.00.

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August 1985. Special all True Facts issue. Also includes stories and art by Shary Flenniken, Gahan Wilson, Rick Geary, B. K. Taylor and M.K. Brown. Mature readers. 92 pages. Cover price $2.00.

September 1985. The Lust Issue. Curious Hollywood couples, as illustrated by Drew Friedman; a spoof of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue; teen comics parodied by Bob Orzechowski. Stories and art by Shary Flenniken and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 92 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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October 1985. All-Star Music Issue. The sad career of Frank Sinatra Jr., as illustrated by Drew Friedman; dictators join We Are the World; teen comics parodied by Bob Orzechowski. Stories and art by Shary Flenniken, Rick Geary and Ed Subitzky. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 92 pages. Painted cover by Alan Reingold. Cover price $2.00.

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November 1985. The Mad as Hell Issue. Numerous famous Americans contribute to the theme what makes them mad. Includes real submissions from Mario Cuomo, Ted Nugent, Bozo the Clown, Chevy Chase, Fred Gwynne, Gilbert Gottfried, Harry Dean Stanton, Drew Barrymore, Brooke Shields, Bill Gaines, Paul Krassner, Allen Ginsberg, Dick Clark, and Tom Clancy, plus a polite letter of refusal from President Ronald Reagan. Also includes past NL contributors Shary Flenniken, Gahan Wilson, P. J. O'Rourke, and Richard Belzer. Mature readers. 100 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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December 1985. Celebrity milk carton photos illustrated by Drew Friedman; a violent spoof of Playboy magazine; Ron and Nancy Reagan coloring book by Bob Orzechowski. Stories and art by Shary Flenniken, Gahan Wilson, B. K. Taylor and Ron Barrett. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 92 pages. Painted cover by Boris Vallejo! Cover price $2.00.