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- NatLamp’s “Why Leave This Room?” 1982
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- Portfolio: 10 Parodies from the 1920s
- Wisconsin Octopus Parodies, 1920-1959
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Lampoon vs. Crimson since 1901
College humor magazines and college newspapers were natural enemies back in the day. They still are at Harvard, where the feud between the Lampoon and the Crimson is now in its second century. “Opposition to the Crimson . . . … Continue reading
Posted in College Parodies, College: 1890s-1945, College: 1946 on
Tagged Harvard Crimson, Harvard Lampoon
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Punch Parodies 1: 1954-1956
Punch (1841-1992) loved parody from birth, but it waited over a century to do a full-scale takeoff of another publication. The main holdup was its mid-Victorian layout, which left targets from The Yellow Book to yellow journalism looking very much like … Continue reading
Posted in Newsstand Parodies, The World: Since 1900
Tagged 1950s, Punch, Radio Times, Reader's Digest, The New Yorker, UK
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The New Yorker’s “Paunch,” 1934
Parody Of: Punch. Title: “Paunch.” In: The New Yorker, January 13, 1934, pp. 17-24. By: Thurber, Benchley, White, Irvin, etc. Availability: Sometimes findable on eBay, Abebooks, etc.; archived online at newyorker.com (subscription required). “By humorous [art] we do not mean comic … Continue reading
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: 1890s-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
Posted in College Parodies, College: 1946 on
Tagged 1950s, College, Collier's, Illinois Shaft, Magazine
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