Oct 1971 NATIONAL LAMPOON Magazine Matchbook Back-To-School Issue MAD Parody Magical Misery Tour

October 1971. Back-to-School. This issue features a spoof of Mad magazine with art by Joe Orlando, Ralph Reese, and John Romita Sr., a Sesame Street parody set in the ghetto, and The Beatles' last magical adventure. Stories and art by Michael O'Donoghue, Anne Beatts, Tony Hendra, Sean Kelly, Michael Gross, Henry Beard, and Doug Kenney. It also includes letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Intended for mature readers. Cover art by Michael Gross.

Here, we have for you one National Lampoon magazine in VERY GOOD condition.

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Light dusting on front cover

Back cover shows signs of surface wear

Spine shows minor wear with NO splitting

Staples show signs of rust

Pages show signs of yellowing

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NATIONAL LAMPOON

During the magazine's most successful
 years, parody of every kind was a
 mainstay; surrealist content was
 also central to its appeal. Almost all the
 issues included long text pieces,
 shorter written pieces, a section of
 actual news items (dubbed "True Facts"),
cartoons and comic strips. Most
 issues also included "Foto Funnies"
 or fumetti. The result was an unusual mix of
intelligent, cutting-edge wit, combined with
some crass, bawdy jesting.[1] In both cases,
 National Lampoon humor often pushed far
 beyond the boundaries of what
 was generally considered appropriate and
 acceptable. As co-founder 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."

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