National Lampoon Magazine — January 1975 (No Issue)

January 1975. The new year arrives, and National Lampoon greets it with a scythe.

This is the "No Issue" — a New Year's cover featuring a cartoonish Father Time sashed 1974, scythe in hand, being flicked aside by a giant finger as 1975 takes over. The cover lines include Negligent Mother Magazine and First High Comics. Deadpan, absurdist, and perfectly timed. At $1.00 on the newsstand, it was already the sharpest dollar in American publishing.

By 1975, National Lampoon had fully arrived — the magazine, the radio hour, the stage show, and the movie all converging. This issue sits right at that peak, when the Lampoon could do anything and get away with it.

Stored in a protective sleeve. A genuine artifact of American satire at its most confident.

• Publication: National Lampoon
• Issue: January 1975
• Theme: No Issue (New Year)
• Cover: Father Time / 1974–1975 transition
• Price at publication: $1.00
• Condition: Good — stored in protective sleeve
• One available