National Lampoon — November 1971, "Horror" Issue, Gahan Wilson Cover (Vintage Magazine)
National Lampoon — November 1971, "Horror" Issue, Gahan Wilson Cover (Vintage Magazine)
Original November 1971 issue of National Lampoon — the twentieth issue overall. Theme: Horror. Cover art by Gahan Wilson — signed on the cover. The illustration depicts a grotesque green monster with bulging eyes, dripping fangs, and writhing tentacles bursting through the cover of the magazine itself, tearing the white page apart from the inside. The word HORROR is partially obscured beneath the creature’s body. Teasers: Phantom of the Rock Opera · Dragula, Queen of Darkness · The Mammal That Suckled Its Young — A Thrilling New Movie by Roger Corman and C.B. Griffith. Original cover price: 75¢.
The meta concept — a monster destroying the very magazine it’s printed on — is quintessential Gahan Wilson: grotesque, funny, and conceptually precise. Wilson’s signature appears in the lower left corner. This is among the most visually striking covers of the Lampoon’s second year and one of Wilson’s finest contributions to the magazine. Stored in a protective sleeve. Sold as found.
Details
- National Lampoon, November 1971
- Theme: Horror
- Cover art: Gahan Wilson — signed on cover
- Monster bursting through the magazine cover — meta concept
- Teasers: Phantom of the Rock Opera · Dragula, Queen of Darkness
- Original cover price: 75¢
- Second year of publication — twentieth issue overall
- Gahan Wilson cover — among the most collectible in the run
- Stored in protective sleeve
- Sold as found — vintage condition
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