National Lampoon Magazine
#v1#16
(July 1971)
21st Century / Heavy Metal / National Lampoon,
1970 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.75 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1971-06-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Lampoon Inc.
- Editing
- Douglas C. Kenney; Henry N. Beard (Executive Editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1971, page 255, registration number B674274.
All panel cartoons and comic-related material have been indexed.
All panel cartoons and comic-related material have been indexed.
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.
Pornography: Threat or Menace?
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- After reading "French Porno," a man attacks a woman and is arrested.
- Reprints
-
in The Breast of National Lampoon (21st Century / Heavy Metal / National Lampoon, 1972 series) #[nn] (1972) [as poster. Logo removed]
-
- Keywords
- pornography
Indexer Notes
Front cover. Multi-panel sequence. Later printed as a poster with more elaborate title lettering and no Lampoon logo.
[Aerosol Genie]
cartoon / 0.33 page
- Script
- Paul Peter Porges [as Porges] (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Peter Porges [as Porges] (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Peter Porges [as Porges] (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man sprays an aerosol can which forms a genie who sprays an aerosol can at him.
- Keywords
- aerosol can; genie
Indexer Notes
Pantomime cartoon. Page 6.
[Frog Toilet]
cartoon / 0.2 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A horse leaves a track of horseshoe marks, which look like toilet seats. A frog utilizes one of them.
- Keywords
- frog; horse; toilet
Indexer Notes
Pantomime cartoon. Page 8.
[Lion Tamer Demise]
cartoon / 0.167 page
- Script
- Bill Woodman [as Woodman] (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woodman [as Woodman] (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Woodman [as Woodman] (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- After a lion eats a lion tamer, workmen push a coffin under the lion's rear.
- Keywords
- coffin; lion; lion tamer
Indexer Notes
Pantomime cartoon. Page 14.
[Sam's Art Photos]
cartoon / 0.2 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A parody of novelty photographs where a person sticks his head through a cutout of a painted figure. In this cartoon, the cutouts are placed for the sexual organs.
- Keywords
- photography
Indexer Notes
Pantomime cartoon. Page 16. Signature is illegible.
Esprit de "Hard" Core
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A whimsical look at the history and various forms of pornography.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- adult book stores; Italy; Mafia; Pompeii; pornography; social value
Indexer Notes
Pages 19-22.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.2 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Clear favorite, and the full moon comes out a fraction of a second late!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man turns into a werewolf, but too late to run in a greyhound race.
- Keywords
- greyhound racing; werewolf
Indexer Notes
Cartoon is signed, but is illegible. Page 26.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.2 page
- Script
- Bruce Cochran [as Cochran!] (signed)
- Pencils
- Bruce Cochran [as Cochran!] (signed)
- Inks
- Bruce Cochran [as Cochran!] (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's a terribly tacky uniform. You look like you've gained weight...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A sign says "Beware of Mean Dog." The dog indulges in catty comments about the mailman.
- Keywords
- dog; mailman
Indexer Notes
Page 27.
[Elephant Toilet]
cartoon / 0.2 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A rajah in a howdah atop an elephant pulls a chain (for a toilet) and the sewage comes out of the elephant's trunk.
- Keywords
- elephant; howdah; toilet
Indexer Notes
Pantomime cartoon. Page 28.
[Preferred Reading Material]
Foto Funnies / photo story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man and a woman are bored reading copies of National Lampoon. They toss the Lampoons and heartily enjoy reading a copy of Mad Magazine.
- Keywords
- Mad Magazine
Indexer Notes
Pantomime story. Page 29.
[TV Critic]
cartoon / 0.2 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Flying Nun
- Synopsis
- A man shows his displeasure with TV programming by dropping his trousers and flashing the TV screen.
- Keywords
- Flying Nun; television
Indexer Notes
Pantomime cartoon. Page 35. The TV screen shows the title character of "The Flying Nun," which had been off the air for over a year when the magazine was printed.
[no title indexed]
Foto Funnies / photo story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Breast Squeeze
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Michael O'Donoghue ?
- Synopsis
- A man and a woman sitting in chairs decide to be daring. After donning masks to cover their eyes, the man squeezes the woman's breast. Things then revert back to normal.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Pantomime story. Page 42.
The Two Paths
comic story / 0.67 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Mary; Mona
- Synopsis
- A tale of two women. The first page shows Mary living a respectable life, getting married, and having a family. Mona, on the other hand, is a party girl, with low morals. The twist comes on the second page, when Mary's husband, overwhelmed by the expense of a large family, turns to drink and Mary ends up homeless. Mona, on the other hand, signs a movie contract and becomes a famous star. The two women's paths cross in the final panel.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- alcohol; morality; movie star
Indexer Notes
Pantomime story. Pages 45-46. Bottom third of each page. Two separate six-panel strips on each page, tied together by opening and closing panels.
The Strange Case of the Queen's Pupils
Sherlock Holmes / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Charles O'Hegarty; Michel Choquette
- Pencils
- Frank Springer (signed)
- Inks
- Frank Springer (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson; Professor Moriarty [as La-Oud-Phaat]; Prince Albert
- Synopsis
- Holmes and Watson investigate an outbreak of self-abuse among the pupils of St. Wankalot, which includes the royal prince.
- Keywords
- 19th century; aphrodisiac; banana; barrel-organ; blind; boarding school; fez; monkey; organ-grinder
Indexer Notes
Pages 52-58. The story is written in the style of the classic Sherlock Holmes stories.
[Vile Smut]
cartoon / 0.3 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A mother catches her son eating from a can labeled "Vile Smut."
- Keywords
- kitchen
Indexer Notes
Pantomime cartoon. Page 62.
[Rhinoceros Clothesline]
cartoon / 0.3 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A rhinoceros, dressed in bra, panties and high heels, uses her (?) horn as the end of one end of a clothesline with underwear out to dry.
- Keywords
- clothesline; high heels; rhinoceros; underwear
Indexer Notes
Pantomime cartoon. Page 63.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello...Air Canada? I'd like to make two and a half million reservations...
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A fantasy of the U. S. Armed Forces all deserting to Canada.
- Keywords
- army; tanks; telephone booth
Indexer Notes
Page 80.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
Pornography: Threat or Menace?
-
2.
[Aerosol Genie]
-
3.
[Frog Toilet]
-
4.
[Lion Tamer Demise]
-
5.
[Sam's Art Photos]
-
6.
Esprit de "Hard" Core
-
7.
["Clear favorite, and the full moon comes out a fraction of a second late!"]
-
8.
["That's a terribly tacky uniform. You look like you've gained weight..."]
-
9.
[Elephant Toilet]
-
10.
[Preferred Reading Material]
Foto Funnies -
11.
[TV Critic]
-
12.
["Breast Squeeze"]
Foto Funnies -
13.
The Two Paths
-
14.
The Strange Case of the Queen's Pupils
Sherlock Holmes -
15.
[Vile Smut]
-
16.
[Rhinoceros Clothesline]
-
17.
["Hello...Air Canada? I'd like to make two and a half million reservations..."]
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- Bill Devine
- Luther Weaver
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