National Lampoon Presents The Very Large Book of Comical Funnies
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National Lampoon Presents The Very Large Book of Comical Funnies is an American humor book, a book of comic strips that was published in 1975 in paperback as a spin-off of National Lampoon magazine. Although it appears to be a book, in reality it was a "special issue" of the magazine and as such it was sold on newsstands. On the cover it is described as "A never before published history of the comics" and it is also described as "An Adult Comic". It was not an anthology
; it was a collection of original material written by the Lampoon's regular contributors especially for the book. It was edited by Sean Kelly
.
Apparently this book grew into a series: there were two follow-up books with the same title, but with the numbers #2 and #3 added. #3 was published in 1986.
The "history" aspect of the book included a comic strip, a family feature, which supposedly was created in the 1950s. This was "The Appletons" by B. K. Taylor
.
Another strip was a parody of Bill Maudlin's World War II
strip "Willie and Joe", called "Bill Maudlin's Billie and Moe", drawn by Warren Sattler
.
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
; it was a collection of original material written by the Lampoon's regular contributors especially for the book. It was edited by Sean Kelly
Sean Kelly (writer)
Sean Kelly is a Canadian author, writer, humorist, voice actor and teacher who was originally from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, but who currently lives in the United States. From 1970 to 1984 he was an editor and one of the main writers for National Lampoon...
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Apparently this book grew into a series: there were two follow-up books with the same title, but with the numbers #2 and #3 added. #3 was published in 1986.
The "history" aspect of the book included a comic strip, a family feature, which supposedly was created in the 1950s. This was "The Appletons" by B. K. Taylor
B. K. Taylor
B. K. Taylor is an American illustrator, cartoonist, writer, production designer, costume designer, puppeteer, and musician known for his work on the Odd Rods collector stickers of the late 1960s, his covers for Sick magazine, his comics in National Lampoon, and for his work as a staff writer on...
.
Another strip was a parody of Bill Maudlin's World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
strip "Willie and Joe", called "Bill Maudlin's Billie and Moe", drawn by Warren Sattler
Warren Sattler
Warren Sattler is an American artist and cartoonist, who contributed work to many popular publications from the early 1960s through the 1990s....
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