National Lampoon Magazine — April 1976 (Sports Issue)
National Lampoon Magazine — April 1976 (Sports Issue)
The April 1976 "Sports Issue" of National Lampoon features one of the most perfectly deadpan photo covers in the magazine's history: a stocky woman in a red USSR athletic jersey and white shorts, bronze medal around her neck, standing at full attention with a completely neutral expression. "SPORTS" runs across the bottom in massive red block letters.
The joke is entirely in the composition — the casting, the straight face, the bronze (not gold) medal, the Cold War athletic uniform. No caption needed. Released in an Olympic year, with American-Soviet athletic rivalry at its cultural peak, the Lampoon found the funniest possible angle and held it without blinking.
A visually striking and culturally sharp issue from the magazine's mid-run. Bagged and boarded, solid condition. Sold as-is.
- National Lampoon, April 1976
- "The Humor Magazine" — $1.00 cover price
- Bagged and boarded
- Vintage collectible magazine, sold as-is
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