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(1970-1975)

National Lampoon Best of 4
(1974)

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COVER: Photographed by Ronald G. Harris.

Contents

Children’s Suicide Notes to Santa, By Brian McConnachie
From January 1973 (Death)

The Seven Secret Japanese Techniques of Self-Defense, By Gerald Sussman
From June 1973 (Violence)

Our White Heritage, By Henry Beard, Michael O’Donoghue, and George W. S. Trow
From September 1972 (Boredom)

Wise Acres, By Henry Beard
From May 1973 (Fraud)

Tales from the South, By Michael O’Donoghue
From August 1972 (The Miracle of Democracy)

The Wide World of Meat, By Tony Hendra and Ron Barrett
From September 1972 (Boredom)

The Miracle of Seniority, By Gahan Wilson
From August 1972 (The Miracle of Democracy)

The Miracle of Democracy, By Doug Kenney and Bruce McCall
From August 1972 (The Miracle of Democracy)

Adolf Hitler’s Device for Gassing Rube Goldberg, By Michael O’Donoghue
From April 1973 (Prejudice)

Where the Weird Things Are, By Michael O’Donoghue
From October 1972 (Remember Those Fabulous Sixties?)

Sistine Chapel Floor, By Charles White III and Michael O’Donoghue
From September 1972 (Boredom)

Sargent Shriver’s Bleeding Hearts Club Band, By Sean Kelly
From November 1972 (Decadence)

The Joys, etc., of Yiddish, By Gerald Sussman
From April 1973 (Prejudice)

Americans United to Beat the Dutch, By Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf
From April 1973 (Prejudice)

Playdead, By Henry Beard, Brian McConnachie, Tony Hendra, George W. S. Trow, and Dean Latimer
From January 1973 (Death)

Son-o’-God Comics, By Sean Kelly and Michel Choquette
From December 1972 (Easter)

Ivory, By George W. S. Trow and Henry Beard
From April 1973 (Prejudice)

Bobbie Fisher Shows You How to Beat Death, By Henry Beard
From January 1973 (Death)

The Remnants of Dignity, By Ed Bluestone
From November 1972 (Decadence)

hemophunnies, by rodrigues
From June 1973 (Violence)

Amos ‘n’ Andy Meet the Honeymooners, By Marc Rubin and Chris Miller
From April 1972 (25th Anniversary)

The Day the Animals Discovered Death, By Ed Bluestone and M. K. Brown
From January 1973 (Death)

, By Gahan Wilson
From September 1972 (Boredom)

Rim Shot, By P. J. O’Rourke, Dean Latimer, Rick Ballen, Sean Kelly, and Michael O’Donoghue
From October 1972 (Remember Those Fabulous Sixties?)

National Inspirer, By Henry Beard and P. J. O’Rourke
From March 1973 (Sweetness and Light)

Defeat Day, By Henry Beard, Tony Hendra, and Sean Kelly
From November 1972 (Decadence)

Criminal Identificationism: Police Sketches of the Great Artists, By Gerald Sussman and Henry Beard
From June 1973 (Violence)

more hemophunnies, by rodrigues
From June 1973 (Violence)

True Politics, By Henry Beard
From August 1972 (The Miracle of Democracy)

Kit ‘n Kaboodle, By Brian McConnachie
From June 1973 (Violence)

My Own Stamp Album, By Bruce McCall
From March 1973 (Sweetness and Light)

Another “True Life” Western Romance, By M. K. Brown
From March 1973 (Sweetness and Light)

The Happy Ending, By Edward Gorey
From March 1973 (Sweetness and Light)

Celebrity Siblings Comics, By Henry Beard
From September 1972 (Boredom)

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