National Lampoon Magazine — March 1978 (Crime and Punishment Issue)

The March 1978 "Crime and Punishment" issue of National Lampoon features a full photo cover that plays like a movie still: a robed figure standing atop a courtroom bench, pistol raised overhead, while bodies slump over the jury box below and an American flag hangs in the background. It's cinematic, chaotic, and staged with complete commitment.

The Lampoon's take on the American justice system — courts, crime, punishment, and the theater of it all — delivered with the magazine's characteristic mix of outrage and absurdity. By 1978, post-Watergate cynicism about American institutions was fully baked into the culture, and the Lampoon was still finding new ways to express it.

A solid copy in good condition, bagged and boarded. A strong mid-to-late run issue with an unusually dramatic cover. Sold as-is.

• National Lampoon, March 1978
• "The Humor Magazine" — $1.25 cover price
• Bagged and boarded
• Vintage collectible magazine, sold as-is