June 1974 NATIONAL LAMPOON Magazine Rainy Day Sunday Funbook Issue EXCELLENT
$54.95
1 original NL magazine
Actually, this is the June 1975 issue, but the cover was initially misprinted with June 1974 - a fun little added flavor, if you will. The Rainy Day Sunday Funbook features activities for a rainy day, adult origami, and a parody of the Clue board game. It includes stories and art by Sean Kelly, P. J. O'Rourke, Edward Gorey, Tony Hendra, Bobby London, Gahan Wilson, Shary Flenniken, Jeff Jones, Vaughn Bode, Byron Preiss, Ralph Reese, Henry Beard, and Doug Kenney. Additionally, it contains letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. This book is intended for mature readers. Cover art is by Edward Gorey.
Here, we have for you one National Lampoon magazine in EXCELLENT condition.
Spine looks great with very minimal wear on spine ends.
Pages show signs of yellowing on the edge.
Your item will be packaged and shipped Ā in a manner as to preserve its superior condition.
This item is presently stored properly in a polyethylene protective barrier, in a flat even position forĀ preservation. This item will be packaged securely between thick cardboard pieces to protect fromĀ bending and other damage or wear during delivery.
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NATIONAL LAMPOON
During the magazine's most successful Ā years,Ā parodyĀ of every kind was a Ā mainstay;Ā surrealistĀ content was Ā also central to its appeal. Almost all the Ā issues included long text pieces, Ā shorter written pieces, a section of Ā actual news items (dubbed "True Facts"), cartoonsĀ andĀ comic strips. Most Ā issues also included "Foto Funnies." The result was an unusual mix of intelligent, cutting-edge wit, combined with some crass, bawdy jesting.[1]Ā In both cases, Ā National LampoonĀ humor often pushed far Ā beyond the boundaries of what Ā was generally considered appropriate and Ā acceptable. As co-founderĀ Henry Beard described the experience years later: "There was this big door that said, 'Thou shalt not.' We touched it, and it fell off its hinges."