National Lampoon Magazine
#v2#64
(November 1983)
21st Century / Heavy Metal / National Lampoon,
1970 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 2.00 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- The Humor Magazine for Adults
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- NL Communications, Inc.
- Editing
- Kevin Curran; Fred Graver; Peter Gaffney
Issue Notes
Funny Pages on pages 87-94.
The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.33 page
- Script
- Bob Mankoff (signed as Mankoff)
- Pencils
- Bob Mankoff (signed as Mankoff)
- Inks
- Bob Mankoff (signed as Mankoff)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Riddle your salad with pepper, sir?
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A waiter offers to shoot pepper from a machine gun onto a diner's salad.
- Keywords
- machine gun; pepper; restaurant; salad
Indexer Notes
Page 6.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.3 page
- Script
- Peter Steiner (signed as P. Steiner)
- Pencils
- Peter Steiner (signed as P. Steiner)
- Inks
- Peter Steiner (signed as P. Steiner)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well and good, gentlemen. But do you think the enemy will be using such tiny ships?
- Genre
- humor; military
- Synopsis
- A Naval officer doesn't get the point of devising strategy with model ships.
- Keywords
- Navy; war games
Indexer Notes
Page 10.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.25 page
- Script
- Brian Savage (signed)
- Pencils
- Brian Savage (signed)
- Inks
- Brian Savage (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If, by chance, you choose to tell of what has occurred between us today, please, be kind.
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A middle-aged woman ambushes a pizza delivery boy and has her way with him.
- Keywords
- dominitrix; gun; pizza delivery
Indexer Notes
Page 14.
[Kitty Quicksand]
cartoon / 0.3 page
- Script
- Sam Gross (signed as S. Gross)
- Pencils
- Sam Gross (signed as S. Gross)
- Inks
- Sam Gross (signed as S. Gross)
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man fills his cat's litter box with "kitty quicksand," with predictable results.
- Keywords
- cat; kitty litter; quicksand
Indexer Notes
Page 16. Pantomime cartoon.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't worry--he's dead.
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man apparently finds his wife in bed with another man. But she reassures him it's all right because her bed partner is dead.
- Keywords
- adultery; bed; death
Indexer Notes
Page 18.
[Desert Island Sand Sofa]
cartoon / 0.25 page
- Script
- Bernard Schoenbaum (signed)
- Pencils
- Bernard Schoenbaum (signed)
- Inks
- Bernard Schoenbaum (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man on a desert isle has sculpted an over-stuffed chair, made of sand, and made a sand dog to lie beside it.
- Keywords
- desert island; sand; sculpture
Indexer Notes
Page 22. Pantomime cartoon.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.3 page
- Script
- ? [as Nelson-Diana] (signed)
- Pencils
- ? [as Nelson-Diana] (signed)
- Inks
- ? [as Nelson-Diana] (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's the massive dose du jour?
- Genre
- humor; math & science
- Synopsis
- Two lab rats wonder what chemical they'll be fed massive doses of.
- Keywords
- experiments; laboratory; rats
Indexer Notes
Page 34.
[no title indexed]
Foto Funnies / photo story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I am the spirit of vengeful sex death.
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A topless woman with a skull mask is looking for someone annoying to deliver a sex death.
- Keywords
- skull
Indexer Notes
Page 36.
[All Visitors Must B. Y. O. B.]
cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mick Stevens (signed as M. Stevens)
- Pencils
- Mick Stevens (signed as M. Stevens)
- Inks
- Mick Stevens (signed as M. Stevens)
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A sign in an apartment building lobby advises guests to "bring their own bottle" of alcohol.
- Keywords
- alcohol
Indexer Notes
Page 38. Pantomime cartoon.
[Palindrome Cinema]
cartoon / 0.33 page
- Script
- Bob Mankoff (signed as Mankoff)
- Pencils
- Bob Mankoff (signed as Mankoff)
- Inks
- Bob Mankoff (signed as Mankoff)
- Letters
- Bob Mankoff (signed as Mankoff)
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The marquee of a theatre is shown, where all the movie titles are palindromes.
- Keywords
- palindrome; theater
Indexer Notes
Page 40. Pantomime cartoon
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.33 page
- Script
- John Jonik (signed as Jonik)
- Pencils
- John Jonik (signed as Jonik)
- Inks
- John Jonik (signed as Jonik)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They're all just conversation pieces, sir, but they're fully guaranteed conversation pieces.
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man shows off a wall full of odd knick-knacks.
Indexer Notes
Page 42.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.33 page
- Script
- ? [as T. Haggerty] (signed)
- Pencils
- ? [as T. Haggerty] (signed)
- Inks
- ? [as T. Haggerty] (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Okay, a quick and merciful death. Now, what is your second wish, Mr. Thompson? Mr. Thompson... Mr. Thompson... ?
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man gets three wishes but doesn't consider what order to make them.
- Keywords
- fairy godmother; wishes
Indexer Notes
Page 54.
One Night in the Life of Peter Torpid and Ellen Adnodyne
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Shary Flenniken (signed)
- Pencils
- Shary Flenniken (signed)
- Inks
- Shary Flenniken (signed)
- Colors
- Shary Flenniken (signed)
- Letters
- Shary Flenniken (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm stuffed.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Peter Torpid; Ellen Anodyne
- Synopsis
- A young couple argues about their lackluster sex life.
- Reprints
-
in USA magazine (Comics USA, 1987 series) #39 (mars 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Pages 58-61.
[Help! I'm being stolen]
cartoon / 0.4 page
- Script
- Sam Gross (signed as S. Gross)
- Pencils
- Sam Gross (signed as S. Gross)
- Inks
- Sam Gross (signed as S. Gross)
- Letters
- Sam Gross (signed as S. Gross)
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A computer monitor tries to alert bystanders that it is being stolen.
- Keywords
- computer; monitor
Indexer Notes
Page 70.
Amnesiac Class Reunion!
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Ed Subitzky (credited)
- Pencils
- Ed Subitzky (credited)
- Inks
- Ed Subitzky (credited)
- Colors
- Ed Subitzky (credited)
- Letters
- Ed Subitzky (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The reunion is scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. sharp
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A group of amnesiacs gets together and can't remember a thing.
- Keywords
- amnesia; class reunions
Indexer Notes
Pages 74-75. Seven short page-width panels on first page and eight short page-width panels on second page.
[no title indexed]
Foto Funnies / photo story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's a stupid bet.
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man makes a bet that can only be solved by him feeling a woman's bare breast.
- Keywords
- bet; breast
Indexer Notes
Page 76.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 2 eggs, any style, toast, and coffee... 1.60
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man sits in a booth at a diner. The sign on the wall gives various styles of breakfast, ranging from simple to obnoxious.
- Keywords
- breakfast; diner
Indexer Notes
Page 78.
Acquaintances of the Suspect
cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- John Caldwell (signed as Caldwell)
- Pencils
- John Caldwell (signed as Caldwell)
- Inks
- John Caldwell (signed as Caldwell)
- Letters
- John Caldwell (signed as Caldwell)
- Genre
- detective-mystery; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the standard unexceptional person committing a crime, three people describe a young boy, each starting with normal traits and ending with a different strange behavior.
Indexer Notes
Page 85.
Planet of the Pinheads Episode 4
Zippy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Griffith (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Griffith (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Griffith (signed)
- Letters
- Bill Griffith (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The goal-oriented "Lyppies" from the planet Microvia have landed at Florida's Epcot Center...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Zippy
- Synopsis
- Aliens from the planet Microvia have landed at Epcot Center in Florida and are depending on Zippy to be their guide.
- Keywords
- aliens; animatronic robots; Epcot Center
Indexer Notes
Page 87. Part of a continued story.
[no title indexed]
Trots and Bonnie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Shary Flenniken (signed)
- Pencils
- Shary Flenniken (signed)
- Inks
- Shary Flenniken (signed)
- Letters
- Shary Flenniken (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Bonnie! I'll be delighted to help you with your homework!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Bonnie; Bonnie's mother; Bonnie's father; Trots (dog, cameo)
- Synopsis
- Bonnie's mother helps her with her sex education homework.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- sex education
Indexer Notes
Page 88.
[no title indexed]
Politenessman / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Ron Barrett (signed)
- Pencils
- Ron Barrett (signed)
- Inks
- Ron Barrett (signed)
- Letters
- Ron Barrett (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A violent storm slashes a path of untidiness across our nation's breadbasket!
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Politenessman
- Synopsis
- Politenessman makes a farmer take off his helmet indoors while taking shelter from a tornado.
- Keywords
- tornado
Indexer Notes
Page 89.
[no title indexed]
Popular Problems / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Please...fasten...your...seat...belts...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A stupid driver disregards warnings from his new car's automated audio system.
- Keywords
- artificial speech
Indexer Notes
Page 89.
[no title indexed]
Ray and Joe: The Story of a Man and His Dead Friend / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Charlie Rodrigues (signed as Rodrigues)
- Pencils
- Charlie Rodrigues (signed as Rodrigues)
- Inks
- Charlie Rodrigues (signed as Rodrigues)
- Letters
- Charlie Rodrigues (signed as Rodrigues)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The story: Feeling that his dead friend Joe looked much too 'dead,' Ray brought him...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ray; Joe
- Synopsis
- A man has heard of Ray's situation with Joe and wants to engage in the same situation with his wife, who is dying.
- Keywords
- death; funeral home; hospital; Newark; telephone
Indexer Notes
Page 90. Part of a continued story.
Straight Talk
Mimi Pond's Famous Waitress School / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There will be the occasional customer...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- How to deal with a passive-aggressive nuisance of a customer.
- Keywords
- restaurant; toast; waitress
Indexer Notes
Page 91.
A Little Shoplifting
Excursions / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Rick Geary (signed)
- Pencils
- Rick Geary (signed)
- Inks
- Rick Geary (signed)
- Letters
- Rick Geary (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is my method: Wear large clothing.
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A shoplifter gives tips on how to steal from businesses.
- Reprints
-
in Rick Geary's Wonders and Oddities (Dark Horse, 1988 series) (December 1988) - in Housebound With Rick Geary (Fantagraphics, 1991 series) (September 1991) [reformatted]
-
- Keywords
- shoplifting
Indexer Notes
Page 92.
[Chocolate Mousse]
Aunt Mary's Kitchen / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- M. K. Brown (signed)
- Pencils
- M. K. Brown (signed)
- Inks
- M. K. Brown (signed)
- Letters
- M. K. Brown (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, Carol, what do you say?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Aunt Mary; Carol; Bill Moronson; Lillian Moronson
- Synopsis
- Aunt Mary tries to get rid of a stray dog by giving it to Carol. In the meantime, the Moronsons drop by.
- Keywords
- dog
Indexer Notes
Page 92. Part of a continued story. Title from previous episode's "Next Month" blurb.
[no title indexed]
New Wave Comics / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Marek (signed as Mr. Marek)
- Pencils
- Mark Marek (signed as Mr. Marek)
- Inks
- Mark Marek (signed as Mr. Marek)
- Letters
- Mark Marek (signed as Mr. Marek)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pimley, you're fired!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pimley
- Synopsis
- The sad story of the decline of Pimley after he loses his job.
- Keywords
- drugs; gangs; homeless; subway; unemployment
Indexer Notes
Page 93.
[no title indexed]
The Appletons / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Taylor (signed)
- Pencils
- Bob Taylor (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Taylor (signed)
- Letters
- Bob Taylor (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A quiet Saturday afternoon finds Mr. Appleton busy sprucing up the house...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Norm Appleton; Al
- Synopsis
- An obnoxious neighbor pesters Norm, then invites Norm to go with him to the inner city for some "fun." Norm refuses and gets some payback by painting a racist sign on the neighbor's car.
- Keywords
- adultery; prostitution; race relations
Indexer Notes
Page 94.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
1.
["Riddle your salad with pepper, sir?"]
-
2.
["Well and good, gentlemen. But do you think the enemy will be using such tiny ships?"]
-
3.
["If, by chance, you choose to tell of what has occurred between us today, please, be kind."]
-
4.
[Kitty Quicksand]
-
5.
["Don't worry--he's dead."]
-
6.
[Desert Island Sand Sofa]
-
7.
["What's the massive dose du jour?"]
-
8.
["I am the spirit of vengeful sex death."]
Foto Funnies -
9.
[All Visitors Must B. Y. O. B.]
-
10.
[Palindrome Cinema]
-
11.
["They're all just conversation pieces, sir, but they're fully guaranteed conversation pieces."]
-
12.
["Okay, a quick and merciful death. Now, what is your second wish, Mr. Thompson? Mr. Thompson... Mr. Thompson... ?"]
-
13.
One Night in the Life of Peter Torpid and Ellen Adnodyne
-
14.
[Help! I'm being stolen]
-
15.
Amnesiac Class Reunion!
-
16.
["It's a stupid bet."]
Foto Funnies -
17.
["2 eggs, any style, toast, and coffee... 1.60"]
-
18.
Acquaintances of the Suspect
-
19.
Planet of the Pinheads Episode 4
Zippy -
20.
["Oh, Bonnie! I'll be delighted to help you with your homework!"]
Trots and Bonnie -
21.
["A violent storm slashes a path of untidiness across our nation's breadbasket!"]
Politenessman -
22.
["Please...fasten...your...seat...belts..."]
Popular Problems -
23.
["The story: Feeling that his dead friend Joe looked much too 'dead,' Ray brought him..."]
Ray and Joe: The Story of a Man and His Dead Friend -
24.
Straight Talk
Mimi Pond's Famous Waitress School -
25.
A Little Shoplifting
Excursions -
26.
[Chocolate Mousse]
Aunt Mary's Kitchen -
27.
["Pimley, you're fired!"]
New Wave Comics -
28.
["A quiet Saturday afternoon finds Mr. Appleton busy sprucing up the house..."]
The Appletons
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