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1941 by Dave McMacken
'1941' by Dave McMackenadvertisement in the January 1980 National LampoonDave McMacken (1944 - 2019) was an American artist who had a very successful career in commercial art. He provided album covers...
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A Certain Girl live
'A Certain Girl'by Warren ZevonCapitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, October 1, 1982A great live performance of 'A Certain Girl' by Zevon, at the Capitol Theatre in New Jersey in October 1982.Back...
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Thoroughly Ripped with the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
'Thoroughly Ripped with the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers' by Gilbert Shelton and Dave SheridanRip Off Press, 1978By the end of 1973, as the result of increasing costs for paper, a Supreme Court...
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Critical Mass of Cool
'Critical Mass of Cool'by Paul Kirchnerfrom Heavy Metal magazine, November 1984One of the best comics ever to appear in Heavy Metal magazine is only three pages long, but in its depiction of suburban...
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Kris Kool English language edition
'Kris Kool'by CazaEnglish language editionPassenger Press, 2021In 1970 the French artist Philippe Cazaumayou (b. 1941), known to Heavy Metal magazine readers as the inestimable 'Caza', published Kris...
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Blade Runner: This is the City
Blade Runner: This is the Cityfrom Heavy Metal magazine, June 1982PorPor Books Blog reader Hugo was interested in the six-page preview for the film Blade Runner that appeared in the June, 1982 issue of...
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Book Review: The Giant Book of Fantasy and the Supernatural
Book Review: 'The Giant Book of Fantasy and the Supernatural' edited by Stephen Jones and David Sutton3 / 5 Stars‘The Giant Book of Fantasy and the Supernatural’ (593 pp.) was published by Magpie Books...
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Exiled by Caza
Exiledby Cazafrom Heavy Metal magazine, May, 1982 Yet another tale from Caza that asks, in comic but meaningful manner, if there aren't better alternatives to living in a banlieue in the dehumanizing...
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The Curt Wysocki bucket hat
The Curt Wysocki Bucket HatI certainly don't consider myself a fashion-forward individual, but I've decided that for Summer of '22 I'm going to sport a white bucket hat, just like my hero, Mr. Curt...
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Sergeant Slaughter and Camouflage Rocks America
Sergeant Slaughter and CamouflageRocks AmericaCobra Records, 1985'MURRICA !!!!!!!!!!!!!I'm pleased to present this bit of mid-1980s magic and mystery.Sergeant Slaughter, everyone is behind youSergeant...
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At the Library Sale, April 2022
At the Library Sale, April 2022Well, it was time again for the semi-annual book sale held by the local library, and I of course made my way to the site (and stepped carefully around the resellers, who...
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Surf, Skate, and Rock Art of Jim Phillips
Surf, Skate, and Rock Art of Jim PhillipsSchiffer, 2004'Surf, Skate, and Rock Art of Jim Phillips' (208 pp.) was published by Schiffer in 2004. Like another trade paperback from Schiffer that I own,...
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The Appletons: The Mime
The Appletons: The Mimeby B. K. Taylorfrom National Lampoon 1989reprinted in I Think He's Crazy, Fantagraphics, 2020From 1975 to 1990, B. K. 'Bob' Taylor provided three recurring comic strips to the...
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Elli and Jacno Hand in Hand
Elli and JacnoMain dans la main1980During the 1980s, Lou Stathis was the self-anointed ‘rok’ critic for Heavy Metal magazine. He specialized in being pretentious, often by referencing obscure bands...
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Book Review: Bander Snatch
Book Review: 'Bander Snatch'2 / 5 Stars‘Bander Snatch’ (242 pp.) was published by Bantam Books in June, 1979. The cover artist is uncredited.Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. (1950-2012) was a U.S. writer who...
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James Bama: American Realist
James Bama: American RealistFlesk Publications, October 2006James Bama: American Realist (160 pp.) was published by Flesk in October, 2006. Flesk is best known as the publisher of the Spectrum series...
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Playboy April 1972
Playboy April 1972Let's take a trip back in time to fifty years ago, and look through the April 1972 issue of Playboy magazine.One thing readily is apparent: the magazine is thick. Two hundred and...
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May is No Place for Gringos Month
May is No Place for Gringos Month !The tank they threw me into was one of the worst there, with killers and dope fiends and homosexuals grabbing at you. The moment I came in, somebody noticed the mark...
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Book Review: Poso del Mundo
May is No Place for Gringos Month !Book Review: 'Poso del Mundo' by Ovid Demaris3 / 5 StarsAccompanied by the Consulate's protective officer, I visited the Tijuana jail.....the first thing to assault...
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War Games by B. K. Taylor
War Gamesby B. K. Taylorfrom the May, 1982 issue of Heavy MetalB. K. 'Bob' Taylor was a regular contributor, with his strips 'The Appletons' and 'Timberland Tales', to the National Lampoon during the...
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