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Language English Media type Print (hardback) Originally published 1973 Genre Parody Country United States of America | 4.1/5 Goodreads Publication date 1973 Pages 152 pp Cover artist Bernie Wrightson Editor Michael O'Donoghue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher National Lampoon Magazine ISBN 1-59071-042-8 (2005 edition) Similar Michael O'Donoghue books, Parody books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor is an American humor book that was first published in 1973 in hardback. It was a "special issue" of National Lampoon magazine, so it was sold on newsstands; however, it was put out in addition to the regular issues of the magazine.
The book contained all new material. It consisted of an alphabetically arranged collection of humor pieces, cartoons, and comic strips that had been especially created by many of the National Lampoon's regular contributors.
It included written pieces by Michael O'Donoghue, P. J. O'Rourke, Terry Southern, Anne Beatts, Doug Kenney, and Brian McConnachie. There were cartoons by B. Kliban, M. K. Brown, Ed Subitzky, Brian McConnachie, John Caldwell, Bobby London, and Sam Gross. In addition there was artwork by Edward Gorey, Bruce McCall, Rick Meyerowitz, and Vaughn Bode. The book also included a pull-out: the National Lampoon Map of the World.