{"product_id":"national-lampoon-december-1970-christmas-issue-gahan-wilson-cover-vintage-magazine","title":"National Lampoon — December 1970, Christmas Issue, Gahan Wilson Cover (Vintage Magazine)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal December 1970 issue of National Lampoon — the ninth issue ever published and the last of the magazine’s first year. Cover art by Gahan Wilson: a Soviet pilot in a tank turret blasting Santa Claus out of the sky, gifts scattering mid-air, with the speech bubble \u003cem\u003e“Eat Death, Bloated Lackey of the Capitalist Toy Mongers!”\u003c\/em\u003e Top teasers: \u003cem\u003eJ. Edgar Hoover Meets the Godfather · The Prince of Wales Meets Tricia\u003c\/em\u003e. Bottom: \u003cem\u003e12 Free Christmas Presents Inside! · Gahan Wilson’s Christmas Horrors\u003c\/em\u003e. Original cover price: 75¢.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Gahan Wilson Christmas cover from the Lampoon’s founding year — one of the most collectible combinations in the entire run. Wilson’s grotesque, darkly comic style made him the defining visual voice of the early Lampoon, and this cover is among his most iconic. Stored in a protective sleeve. Sold as found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational Lampoon, December 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheme: Christmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover art: Gahan Wilson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeasers: J. Edgar Hoover Meets the Godfather · The Prince of Wales Meets Tricia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures: Gahan Wilson’s Christmas Horrors · 12 Free Christmas Presents Inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal cover price: 75¢\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst year of publication — ninth issue ever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGahan Wilson cover — among the most collectible in the run\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStored in protective sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold as found — vintage condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Foundry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252920795325,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/7801\/3117\/files\/IMG_8169_ca67bf3c-07e1-4460-a5dd-467ada966b91.jpg?v=1783012380","url":"https:\/\/thefoundryhlc.com\/products\/national-lampoon-december-1970-christmas-issue-gahan-wilson-cover-vintage-magazine","provider":"The Foundry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}