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Issue: National Lampoon Magazine #v2#67 Age Restricted
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: The Humor Magazine for Adults
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: NL Communications Inc.
On Sale Date: 1984
Volume: 2
Pages: 92
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: The Humor Magazine for Adults
Content Items: 50 (35 stories, 0 covers)
Editor(s): Kevin Curran; Peter Gaffney; Fred Graver; L. Dennis Plunkett (editor-in-chief); Sean Kelly (senior editor); Glenn Eichier (managing editor); Diane Giddis (copy editor); Carol Epstein (editorial assistant)
Disclose Notes: "Special All-Comics Issue"
"The Surfer Scripts" text story by Will Jacobs and Gerard Jones on pages 73-79, dealing with plans for a movie starring the Silver Surfer. Title illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white and color interior
Dimensions: magazine size
Paper Stock: glossy; newsprint; other paper stock (varies in each issue)
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Special All-Comics Issue

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Hey! Hubba Hubba!
A worker is pasting over the printed cover with a billboard showcasing a topless girl.
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Front cover. A second worker breaks the Fourth Wall by complaining the other man's thought balloon is covering up the best part.
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Editorial

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humorous
Michael Grossman (photos)
Hi, I'm Michael Grossman.
Art Director Michael Grossman explains how he was able to get an all-comics issue.
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I don't know what to tell you, pal...
A policeman trying to persuade a man not to jump from the top of building is given convicting advice from a padre and from a photographer from a tabloid magazine.
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Fuck your face, you whore!! ...Oh, excuse me, I thought you were my wife.
A businessman answers the phone with a curse, but it's not who he expected.
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Piester's Pretzels

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humorous
A contortionist serves as a model for workers twisting pretzels.
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Page 14. Pantomime cartoon.
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Mixed Message

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humorous
A boy with an apple on his head stands next to a dike in Holland that is springing a leak.
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Page 16. Pantomime cartoon.
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humorous
The following program contains adult material treated in a childish way, so call in the whole family.
The "Parental Guidance" statement before a television show is surprisingly honest.
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Page 20. Pantomime cartoon.
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No... Dad's in Chicago; Mom got a wild hair up her ass and headed for Davenport, Iowa, a couple of months ago....
A door-to-door salesman finds a young boy home by himself, drinking beer and watching cartoons.
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The Masterpiece Theatre Gang

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Oh, Christ! They're on holiday again?
Three buddies are sitting on a couch, making comments about the current episode of "Masterpiece Theatre."
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Instant Replay

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A couple are sitting in front of the television, watching a video-taped repeat of their last argument.
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Page 26. Pantomime cartoon. Cartoon is signed, but signature is not clear.
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Foto Funnies
Ring! Ring!
A telephone comes up with a scam for its receiver to be held against a woman's breast.
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I'd like to try something different--something that takes a lot of guts to eat.
A mild-mannered man decides to get adventurous at a restaurant.
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Zippy's Guide to Sex, Death, and Between-Meal Snacks

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Zippy
Zippy
Zippy recommends rigorous cranial activity at least 3 times a day.
Zippy gives his random comments on a number of subjects.
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Pages 35-36.
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childrens, humorous
Trots and Bonnie
Trots (dog); Bonnie; Pepsi
The back-to-romance movement sucks.
Trots, Bonnie and Pepsi go to a wedding. Pepsi is prepared to disrupt the proceedings, but the ceremony doesn't play out like she thought it would.
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Pages 37-38.
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Crazy, Man, Crazy
Dig it man, -- I just scored like 5,000 Bennies!
A beatnik-looking character has scored a lot of bennies (Benzedrine tablets) and offers some to his friend.
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Page 39. Comic has a "by North Beach" credit in the first panel, but is signed by Hallgren in the fourth panel.
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Antarctic Journal
March 15, 9:30 a.m.
An old joke about a polar ice cap.
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Page 39
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How Not to Pick Up Girls!

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humorous
At the museum...
Three examples of a guy using a lame pick-up line.
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The Origin of Politenessman

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humorous
Politenessman
Politenssman [Barton Krude]; Matt Krude; Emma Krude
Meet Matt and Emma Krude, members of the lower socio-economic strata.
Barton Krude is on the path to rudeness, when he is hit by truck and has a box of radioactive handkerchiefs fall on his head. He changes his ways and goes on to become the enforcer of etiquette--Politenessman!
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Pages 40-41. Color is done in monochrome red.
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It's Great to Be Alive!

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humorous
Excursions
Here's the town I live in...Not much, is it?
A man tells of his adventures in his home town.
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Pages 42-43.
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The Streets of Vatican City

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humorous, religious
LaLive; Kohl; Devil
Swiss guards Lalive and Kohl were working plainclothes when a suspicious vehicle was reported...
LaLive and Kohl are detectives battling the Devil in Vatican City.
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Pages 46-47.
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Ray and Joe: The Story of a Man and His Dead Friend
Ray; Joe; Joe's parents
How do you do!
Joe's parents visit Ray so they can see Joe and make plans in case something happens to Ray.
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Page 48. Part of a continued story.
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humorous
Crazy, Man, Crazy
Like, wow, man...
Two beatniks watch a falling piano hit the sidewalk.
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Page 49. Strip has "by Jim Muggles" in the first panel, but is signed by Hallgren in the third panel.
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An Anticlimax

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humorous
What happens if..
A girl puts a newspaper hat on her head.
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Antarctic Journal
March 16, 9:50 a.m.
A joke about Eskimos and a light bulb.
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A Different World

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Aunt Mary's Kitchen
Aunt Mary; Brother Leo; TV repairman; twin sister Dorothy; Bill Moronson; Lillian Moronson; Carol; Officer McNougat
For many years Aunt Mary's kitchen has been a hotbed of activity.
A review of all the characters who've appeared in the strip to date. Then a flying saucer appears at the diner where Aunt Mary has stopped for lunch.
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Pages 50-51.
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A Regular Day

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anthropomorphic, humorous
What's the matter, pal?
Anthropomorphic buildings await the daily exit of their workers.
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Page 52. Signed, but artist's name is not clear.
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That Little Ole USA and His Uncle

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Uncle Sam
His eyes were bigger than his stomach.
Uncle Sam feeds various groups of immigrants to an anthropomorphic USA in the shape of a map.
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"Six Pack" Cohen Surf Accountant

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"Six Pack" Cohen; Murph
Jeez, Six Pack, I'm real worried.
Accountant Cohen advises surfer Murph on how to avoid paying taxes.
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Lttile Inspirational Stories #472

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John Bendel (credited)
Bill Plympton (credited)
Bill Plympton (credited)
Bill Plympton ?
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humorous
Hal was an okay guy except for the fact that he was naturally mean to people...
A naturally mean man works his way up the business ladder.
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Girls' Night Out

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Mimi Pond's Famous Waitress School
Nothing is so important to a professional waitress as a girls night out on the town...
The waitresses go out for a night of partying.
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Pages 55-56.
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Willard Scott's Obituary Page

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Willard Scott
Be right with ya!
Williard Scott reads obituaries on television of very old people.
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Page 57. A parody of Willard Scott, weatherman on NBC-TV's "Today" show, who would send birthday wishes to very old people from all parts of the country.
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humorous
Antarctic Journal
March 18, 10:45 a.m.
The inhabitants of an igloo notice the clock has stopped.
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Lesson #702C: Sublimating Your Sex Drive

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Famous Comic Artists School
How to keep your mind from wandering while you are at the drawing board.
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humorous
Popular Problems
Every summer we visited our grandparents in South Dakota.
A boy visits his grandparents. His grandfather is becoming senile.
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Pages 58-59.
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Teddy's Day

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biography, historical, humorous
President Theodore Roosevelt
I spring from bed at 5:45 a.m., bursting with vim and hi-spirit!
A fanciful day in the life of President Theodore Roosevelt.
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Page 60.
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Petticoat Silo

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humorous, military
Darn this switch.
A silo holding a nuclear missile has an all-girl crew.
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humorous
Chicken Gutz
Chicken Gutz
Our story thus far: The fabulous Chicken Gutz, in an effort to modernize and revitalize his life...
Chicken Gutz spends a lot of money on a home computer, but it's a fraud.
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[untitled]

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humorous
Crazy, Man, Crazy
Hey, man, dig that moon...
A pair of beatniks are walking down the street. One of them thinks he's looking at the moon, the other one says it's the sun.
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Page 64. First panel has "by Felonius Monque" credit.
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The Writing Life

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Carl had infinite respect for young Gloria...
A writer makes several false starts at describing a relationship between a man and woman.
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The Young and Indiscreet

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I love bringing you to parties, Betty.
Two women take opposite approaches in trying to snag a handsome man at a party.
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The Adventures of Hercules Amongst the North Americans

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humorous
New Wave Comics
Hercules
As legend relates, the mighty Hercules enjoys lunch at a local pizzeria.
Hercules works as a construction worker on a skyscraper and does some additional labors on the side.
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Pages 66-67.
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Worm

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anthropomorphic
If you try to eat me, I'll throw up in your mouth.
A worm uses an unusual method of defense from a bird.
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Page 68. Signature is not clear.
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Parts of Aunt Maude's Body You Hoped You'd Never See

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humorous
This is Aunt Maude.
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[untitled]

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humorous
Antarctic Journal
March 19, 11:05 a.m.
The inhabitants of an igloo have trouble with a sea cow.
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The Laundry Man

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humorous
Once upon a time there was a man whose head was a basket of laundry,E
A man with a basket of laundry for a head tries to be nice to people.
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Pages 69-70.
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[untitled]

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Credits
B. K. Taylor (signed)
B. K. Taylor (signed)
B. K. Taylor (signed)
B. K. Taylor (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Timberland Tales
Maurice; Constable Tom; Kathleen; Foamy (dog); Dr. Rogers
Law enforcement is often a waiting game.
Thugs have kidnapped Kathleen and Maurice and Constable Tom have to lead the rescue.
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Pages 72-73.
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humorous
Left to right, that's Miriam, the kids, and Tina Turner.
A businessman identifies the pictures on his desk.
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Page 78. Cartoon is signed, but is not legible.
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?
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Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Foto Funnies
Dr. Frankenstein
Welcome to my laboratory. I am Dr. Frankenstein!
Dr. Frankenstein plans to create an army of perfect men in order to rule the world. However, he gets some of the ingredients wrong.
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? [as D. R. Poletes ?] (signed)
? [as D. R. Poletes ?] (signed)
? [as D. R. Poletes ?] (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Not you again!
A middle-aged woman seems surprised by who's in bed with her when she wakes up.
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Page 76. Signature is not clear.
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typeset
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humorous, religious
Jesus Christ
Maybe he can't swim.
Jesus is walking on water. Two fish watching from below give their opinion.
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