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Issue: National Lampoon Magazine #74 Age Restricted
Publication Date: September 1984
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Issues: #74 of 223 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: The Humor Magazine for Adults
Publisher: Flag21st Century / Heavy Metal / National Lampoon
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: NL Communications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 92
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: The Humor Magazine for Adults
Content Items: 26 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Kevin Curran; Peter Gaffney; Fred Graver; L. Dennis Plunkett (editor-in-chief);
Disclose Notes: Funny Pages on pages 75-80.
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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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Fall Fashion Preview

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Penciller(s): Dave Willardson (painting)
Inker(s): Dave Willardson (painting)
Colorist(s): Dave Willardson (painting)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
First Line: I always thought it was eerie. He expired the same day as his Visa card.
Synopsis: A widow looks at a photo of her husband, who died the same day as his credit card expired.
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Blandie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Glenn Eicheler (credited)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of comic strip "Blondie" using Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan as the main characters.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? [as T. Haggerty] (signed)
Penciller(s): ? [as T. Haggerty] (signed)
Inker(s): ? [as T. Haggerty] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: He eats from the garbage, he could sleep in the garage, and his wine costs only ninety-eight cents a bottle.
Synopsis: Two children bring home a wino and ask their father if they can keep him.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Owning a beach ball doesn't make you a kid again, Harcourt.
Synopsis: Having a beach ball at the beach brings out the boy in grown men, much to the displeasure of their wives.
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Oh, my God! Spotty? Spotty? They've stolen the Steinway!
Synopsis: A blind man sits the wrong way on a piano bench and thinks the piano is missing.
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The Bubble Family Goes to the Beach

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Dave Yuzo Spector; Bruce Helford
Colorist(s): Ralph Reese ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Faulty Logic

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Phil Schwartz (signed)
Penciller(s): Phil Schwartz (signed)
Inker(s): Phil Schwartz (signed)
Letterer(s): Phil Schwartz (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Hemlock is poison.
Synopsis: A bottle of Hemlock uses faulty reasoning on its label to promote its consumption.
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Some Cartoons by Bill Woodman

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
First Line: You'll find me very funny, for reasons that will soon be apparent.
Synopsis: A middle-aged man tries to pick up a middle-aged woman at a bar.
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The All-American Barbie Network

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Peter Gaffney
Penciller(s): Robert Lewis (photos)
Inker(s): Robert Lewis (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Barbie; Ken; P.J., Kim; Spot (dog); Mr. T
Synopsis: Previews of new shows on "The Barbie TV Network", hosted by Mr. T.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: I wonder who sent in these clowns?
Synopsis: Members at a business meeting all have a low opinion of all the others.
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Communion Memos

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? [as Ziegler] (signed)
Penciller(s): ? [as Ziegler] (signed)
Inker(s): ? [as Ziegler] (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A line of businessmen waits to receive a memo in their mouth, like a church communion.
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Lions Watching Lions

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: In a drive-through wildlife preserve, one vehicle is full of lions, who are watching the lions outside.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
First Line: This putt is worth $75,000 -- certainly more than enough for a decent suit of clothes, a haircut, and a set of real golf clubs.
Synopsis: In a televised golf tournament, a nude golfer playing with a croquet mallet is in a position to win.
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Am I Re-Elected Yet?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Zippy
Character(s): Zippy
First Line: Zippy takes a stand on the issues.
Synopsis: Zippy is running for President.
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All-Male Beauty Contest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Trots and Bonnie
Character(s): Trots (dog); Bonnie; Pepsi
First Line: Oh, goody... Beefcake.
Synopsis: The junior high holds an all-male beauty contest.
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Floyd Slumpp, Impolite Outfielder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Politenessman
Character(s): Politenessman; Floyd Slumpp
First Line: Our story opens outside Crankee Stadium...
Synopsis: Politenessman corrects a rude major league baseball player.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Popular Problems
First Line: There's a sale on lawn mowers at Sears.
Synopsis: A wife doesn't think her husband is suitably excited by a sale on lawnmowers at Sears.
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Las Adventures de Hercules Entre Los Norte Americanos

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hercules
Character(s): Hercules
Synopsis: Hercules sees a psychiatrist.
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Disclose Notes: Page 78. The title is a gag with the tag "translated from the Spanish text by Mr. Marek."
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An Evening of Television

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Excursions
Synopsis: A parody of the channels on cable TV.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Aunt Mary's Kitchen
Character(s): Aunt Mary
First Line: While the huge silver spaceship hovers overhead...
Synopsis: Aunt Mary tries to flee an alien invasion. Meanwhile the aliens try to come up with a disguise.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): B. K. Taylor (signed)
Penciller(s): B. K. Taylor (signed)
Inker(s): B. K. Taylor (signed)
Letterer(s): B. K. Taylor (signed)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Appletons
Character(s): Norm Appleton; Kathy Appleton; Peter
First Line: The Appletons' young daughter, Kathy, has been asked..
Synopsis: Kathy's father terrorizes the boy who has taken his daughter to the movies.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Miss Garnet, get me everything we have on spontaneous generation.
Synopsis: A businessman calls his secretary after life seems to have formed in his wastebasket.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, religious
Character(s): St. Patrick
First Line: Ernestine is trying to get St. Patrick to change his mind.
Synopsis: A snake is trying to entertain St. Patrick, so he won't drive them all out of Ireland.
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Vegetables: Full Service or Self Service

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Steve Lindstrom [as Lindstrom] (signed)
Penciller(s): Steve Lindstrom [as Lindstrom] (signed)
Inker(s): Steve Lindstrom [as Lindstrom] (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man selling vegetables is in a roadside stand labled "Full Service." Beside the stand is a bag of seed and garden tools labeled "Self Service."
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Disclose Notes: Page 86. Pantomime cartoon.

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