National Lampoon — September 1984 “Fall Fashion Preview!” (Sealed)

September 1984. Reagan was cruising to re-election. The Cosby Show was about to premiere. And National Lampoon was doing a Fall Fashion Preview.

National Lampoon, September 1984 — “Fall Fashion Preview!” A monthly issue in sealed condition, still in its original poly bag. Cover price: $2.00. Unread, unhandled, exactly as it left the newsstand 40+ years ago.

The Cover

A full painted pin-up illustration in the classic mid-century style — a woman in a purple blazer, white blouse, and red heels tumbling through the air with a wide grin, legs up, hair flying. The kind of cover that would have stopped you at the newsstand in 1984 and still stops you now. Bold, colorful, unmistakably Lampoon.

Cover Teasers

“Inside: Junior Samples’s Overalls, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Goose Gossage’s Feathers, and Barbie Without Her Bikini (Hubba-Hubba!)”

Peak Lampoon. Every one of those is a joke and a premise simultaneously.

Condition

• Sealed in original poly bag — never opened
• Cover: Near Mint — bright, vivid color, no visible damage through the bag
• One copy available

About National Lampoon

National Lampoon (1970–1998) was the most influential American humor magazine of the 20th century — the training ground for John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Gilda Radner, and the writers who created Saturday Night Live, Animal House, Caddyshack, and Vacation. Monthly issues in sealed condition are increasingly rare. This one is a time capsule from the fall of 1984.

Available in-store at The Foundry, 35 W. Huron Street, Pontiac MI, and online while this copy lasts.