National Lampoon — July 1971, "Pornography: Threat or Menace?" Issue (Vintage Magazine)
National Lampoon — July 1971, "Pornography: Threat or Menace?" Issue (Vintage Magazine)
Original July 1971 issue of National Lampoon — the sixteenth issue overall. Theme: Pornography: Threat or Menace? The cover is rendered in the style of 1950s pulp crime illustration — men in suits in a back alley, vignette panels above depicting scenes of moral panic, and the tagline ‘A True Story’ at the bottom. Teasers: Dirty Dick & Jane · The Breast Game · Are You a Homo? Original cover price: 75¢.
A direct parody of the moral panic surrounding pornography in early 1970s America — rendered in the exact visual language of the propaganda it’s mocking. One of the more conceptually layered covers of the Lampoon’s second year. Stored in a protective sleeve. Sold as found.
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- National Lampoon, July 1971
- Theme: Pornography: Threat or Menace?
- Cover: 1950s pulp crime illustration style
- Teasers: Dirty Dick & Jane · The Breast Game · Are You a Homo?
- Tagline: ‘A True Story’
- Original cover price: 75¢
- Second year of publication — sixteenth issue overall
- Stored in protective sleeve
- Sold as found — vintage condition
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