National Lampoon — July 1978, 100th Anniversary Issue, Clown Cover (Vintage Magazine)

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National Lampoon. July 1978. Issue 100. The clown is melting.

The July 1978 issue of National Lampoon — the 100th Anniversary Issue. Cover art by Nick Meglin depicts a grotesque, grinning clown with birthday candles erupting from its head, multicolored wax dripping down its face, clutching a balloon reading Happy 100th Anniversary. The image is exuberant and deeply unsettling in equal measure. Inside: Gahan Wilson, Charles Rodriguez, Sam Gross, Chris Miller, and Ed Subitzky. Plus every NatLamp cover since Issue #1, the Lore of the Firecracker, a Vietnam Veteran Simulation Kit, and parodies of Erica Jong, Richard Bach, and Joan Didion. Cover price: $1.50.

The 100th issue of National Lampoon is a collector’s milestone — a document of the magazine at its most self-aware and fully realized. This is the one to have.

Good vintage condition. Individually bagged. Original mailing label on cover. One of a kind.

Item Details

• National Lampoon — July 1978
• 100th Anniversary Issue — melting clown cover
• Contributors: Gahan Wilson, Charles Rodriguez, Sam Gross, Chris Miller, Ed Subitzky
• Cover price: $1.50
• Original mailing label present
• 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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