National Lampoon June 1974

National Lampoon

June 1974

June, 1974, and as we sit down with our latest issue of the National Lampoon, on the FM radio's 'Top 40' format, we're listening to Paul McCartney and Wings, at number one with 'Band on the Run.' Also in the top five are Ray Stevens with his novelty song, 'The Streak,' soul hits from the Stylistics and the Jackson 5, and Gordon Lightfoot's mean breakup song, 'Sundown.'

 

 

 

On the back cover of the Lampoon we have an advertisement for an LP from the late rock guitarist Rick Derringer (1947 - 2025).

The June issue is the 'Food Issue,' and while most of the contents are mediocre, standing out for its crudity is Tony Hendra's piece, 'The Joys of Wife-Tasting.' Crudity, that was the Lampoon !
 

 

 

 

 

 

We get a satirical, some might say offensive, treatment of George Washington Carver, courtesy of Doug Kenney and artist Joe Orlando.

 

 

 

 

 

The 'Foto Funnies' delivers a double-dose of 'double D' entertainment (snigger) !

 

We've got our usual assortment of black-and-white comics in the back pages of the issue. Printed on newsprint, and in low-res, they are a bit difficult to make out, despite tinkering with the scanner settings.....

 

 

 

 

That's what you got for your 85 cents, 51 years ago...........