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ContentsEditorial, By Doug Kenney Reconsidering the forgotten Fifties Letters, From the Editors Mrs. Agnew's Diary, Uncredited [Doug Kenney] Martha Mitchell invites Judy to sneak into a Women's Liberation Front meeting with her. Contest Rumor Derby: Contestants are asked to send in their favorite rumors in two different categories--existing or proposed. First prize is a one-year subscription to the National Lampoon. Horrorscope, Uncredited [Doug Kenney] The futures of various celebrities are predicted using samples of their handwriting. Nostalgia is Goodstalgia, Cartoons by Arnold Roth The Dink Patrol and the Love Slaves of Xuyan Than Phu, By Michael O'Donoghue; Illustration uncredited "Guts Magazine True Combat Story"--Memoirs of a berzerk GI in Vietnam. Those Fabulous Fifties, Uncredited [Doug Kenney and Michael Gross] Section opener featuring a cut-out Dick Clark party mask. The Teen-age Death Song Game, By Christopher Cerf; Illustration uncredited [probably by Michael Gross] A board game based on teen-age death songs of the '50s and '60s such as Teen Angel, Tell Laura I Love Her, Honey, and Patches. Free Fifties Gifts, Uncredited [Doug Kenney and Michael Gross] Things to cut out including a "Get Out of Korea" bumper sticker, an American Communist Party membership card, an Alan Freed payola check, and Buick holes to paste onto your VW. Fifties Fashion: The "Sharp" Look, Text uncredited [Doug Kenney]; Photography by Bob Pike Clothing and accessories for the keen teen, with appropriately spiffy descriptive copy. Iron Lung Donation Box, Uncredited [Doug Kenney and Michael Gross] Cut out and follow easy assembly instructions. Ghoul Days, Cartoons by Stan Mack The 1956 High School Yearbook, Uncredited [Doug Kenney and Michael O'Donoghue]; Cover illustration by Barry Zaid Cat Calls: Ezra Taft Benson High School Year Book 1956.An affectionately awful parody of a high school yearbook. Shades of the later 1964 High School Yearbook Parody published in 1974. Monster Memories, Text and illustrations by Rick Meyerowitz What the horror movie monsters of the past are up to these days. Great Expectations or The War of the Worlds, By Jean Shepherd; Illustrations by James Grashow Script for a play about two aging relics of the sixties--Groovy, a 50-year-old hippie, and Butch, a generation older--who get together to relive scenes from the "generation gap" in order to feel alive for a time. The New 1896 Sex Catalogue, Uncredited [Doug Kenney]; Art by Cloud Studio Parody of the 19th century Sears, Roebuck catalogs featuring ridiculously elaborate sexual aids "for those interested in adventurous courtship and unusual practices". Day of the Horns, By Christopher Rush; Illustration by Peter Bramley Reminiscences of the sexual frustration following the onset of puberty. Disney Rejects, By Henry Beard; Illustration by Peter Bramley Cartoon characters such as Tallulah Tarantula, Sammy Squid, and Lester Lamprey, and why they failed. 4th Street East, By Jerome Weidman Childhood memories of getting a new suit in 1924 New York. (An excerpt from a forthcoming book by the same title.) The Little Match Girl, By Hans Christian Andersen retold by R.O. Blechman
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