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- NatLamp’s “Why Leave This Room?” 1982
- An Overlooked NatLamp Spoof, 1977
- Portfolio: 10 Parodies from the 1920s
- Wisconsin Octopus Parodies, 1920-1959
- Parodies of Mad, 1954-2019
- Online: Collier’s WW3 & Shaft’s “Collera’s,” 1951-52
- Bicentennial Burlesques, 1975-76 (and 2008)
- Online: “The Washington Post,” 2019
- “A Word with Punch,” 1847
- Online: Punch’s “Time,” 1960
Top Posts & Pages
- National Lampoon Parodies, 1970-2006
- Playboy Parodies 2: U.S. Newsstands, 1957-2018
- Online: National Lampoon's "Mad," 1971
- Playboy Parodies 1: College, 1955-1989
- Parodies in Mad, 1954-2017
- Aardvark's "National Reactionary," 1964
- Online: Spy's "New York Times," 1992.
- National Lampoon Parodies, A to Z
- Parodies In Playboy, 1970-2000
- Portfolio: 10 Parodies from the 1920s
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NatLamp’s “Why Leave This Room?” 1982
Parody Of: Local entertainment guides. Title: “Why Leave This Room?”In: National Lampoon, August 1982, pp 51-55. By: Michael Reiss, Al Jean “and Staff”Availability: Right here; issue common on eBay. There’s a whole subset of parodies that claim to bring news … Continue reading
An Overlooked NatLamp Spoof, 1977
The first issue of National Lampoon, dated April, hit newsstands on March 19, 1970. It did not hit my P.O. box in Davidson, North Carolina, however, despite the Occupant being a charter subscriber at the bullseye of the target demo: … Continue reading
Posted in Newsstand Parodies, Specialized Parodies
Tagged 1970s, National Lampoon, Sweepstakes
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Portfolio: 10 Parodies from the 1920s
In an effort to pick up the posting pace just a bit, I’m introducing a new category called “Portfolio,” which will offer many pictures and few words. Today being palindromic 02/02/2020, it seems appropriate to begin with twenty magazine covers from … Continue reading
Wisconsin Octopus Parodies, 1920-1959
The Magazine Before The Onion, the most famous humor magazine to come out of Madison was the University of Wisconsin Octopus, b. November 1919, d. 1959, after UW officials found the May issue so offensive they extinguished the title. The editors … Continue reading
Posted in College Parodies, College: 1911-1945, College: 1946 on
Tagged 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, College, Flair, Life, Online, Playboy, The New Yorker, Time, Wisconsin Octopus
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Parodies of Mad, 1954-2019
Some folks can’t handle success. Last year, Mad (b. 1952) passed Judge (1881-1947) to become the longest-lived U.S. humor magazine, newsstand division. This summer, it announced its October 2019 issue — number 9 of the current series — would be the … Continue reading
Posted in College Parodies, College: 1946 on, Newsstand Parodies
Tagged 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Mad, Magazine
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Online: Collier’s WW3 & Shaft’s “Collera’s,” 1951-52
Parody Of: Collier’s, Oct. 27, 1951. Title: “Collera’s,” for Oct. 27, 1951 In: U. of Illinois Shaft, Jan. 1952. Format: 13 b&w pages + 1 cover. Magazine parodies rarely focus on one particular issue of their subjects, but the “preview” … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s, College, Collier's, Illinois Shaft, Magazine
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Bicentennial Burlesques, 1975-76 (and 2008)
In addition to bringing tall ships and fireworks, the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976 provided a perfect excuse to swell the nation’s small stock of 18th-century magazines. Time‘s special issues were the most impressive, representing two years work by 26 researchers … Continue reading
Posted in Newsstand Parodies
Tagged 1970s, 2000s, Kiplinger Newsletter, Mad, Magazine, National Lampoon, The Onion, Time
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Online: “The Washington Post,” 2019
Parody Of: The Washington Post. Title: “The Washington Post” Parody By: Jacques Servin, L.A. Kauffman, Onnesha Roychoudhuri. Date: May 1, 2019 (distributed Jan. 16, 2019). Format: Eight-page broadsheet. Contributors: L.A. Kauffman, Onnesha Roychoudhuri, Jacques Servin, etc. Availability: Online as a PDF here at my-washingtonpost.com. How did I miss this? … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000s, 2010s, Boston Globe, New York Post, Newspaper, Political, The New York Times, Time, Washington Post
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“A Word with Punch,” 1847
Parody Of: Punch. Title: “A Word with Punch.” Date: November 11, 1847. Parody By: Alfred Bunn. Format: 12-page magazine. Contributors: Albert Smith, Shirley Brooks, George Augustus Sala. Availability: Nowhere online; held by the British Library and a few other collections. Strange … Continue reading
