National Lampoon — January 1974, "Animals" Issue, Kangaroo at the Bar Cover (Vintage Magazine)

Vintage & Found · The Foundry

National Lampoon. January 1974. Animals. Say, we don’t get many kangaroos in here. And at these prices, you won’t get many more.

The January 1974 issue of National Lampoon — the Animals issue. The cover is a photograph: a kangaroo bellied up to the bar at Joe’s, a bored bartender leaning on the rail, the drink menu visible behind him — Mixed Drinks $12.00, Beer $3.00, Imported $5.00, Wine by the glass $7.00. The cover line reads: Say, we don’t get many kangaroos in here. And at these prices, you won’t get many more. Inside: Attack of the Sizeable Beasts, a Penthouse parody, The Law of the Jungle, and Popular Evolution Magazine. Cover price: 75 cents.

The kangaroo joke is one of the oldest in the English language. The Lampoon shot it straight, put it on the cover, and made it new. The execution — the actual kangaroo, the actual bar, the actual bored bartender — is what makes it work. One of the most collectible covers of the mid-run.

Good vintage condition. Individually bagged. One of a kind.

Item Details

• National Lampoon — January 1974
• Animals issue — kangaroo at the bar cover
• Inside: Attack of the Sizeable Beasts, Penthouse parody, Popular Evolution Magazine
• Cover price: 75¢
• Good vintage condition — individually bagged
• One of a kind

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• Available for local pickup at The Foundry, 35 W Huron Street, Suite 101, Pontiac, Michigan
• Shipping available — packed flat for transit

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