Sunday, September 18, 2011

Dr. Jekyll's Surgical Supply Catalogue

Glorious old time oddball hilarity from the excellent November 1971 issue of National Lampoon Magazine Vol. 1, #20 ...plus a handy / funny one-page S/F chart from Gahan Wilson, (aka the King of the Oddballs), who also illustrated this issue's great "HORROR" cover art.







6 comments:

Mr. Cavin said...

Sure hope these things turn up in that upcoming book about comic ads just so I can see what this stuff really turned out to be. As a kid, I always dreamed about a real beagle puppy strapped to a straight razor rack showing up in the post box--but I'll bet all they really sent was forty-four shillings' worth of laminated cardboard and a spaniel made out of army plastic.

Anonymous said...

I always forget how great National Lampoon really was. An excellent post Karswell, thank you!
Tim

Anonymous said...

You people (at least those who don't read Karswell's 50's horror comic blog!); wouldn't know me. (I only comment, until now, on that one): but I just wanted to say that Dr. Jeckell's (sic) catalog was great! Just 2 questions: was he still doing business in the 1930's-40's? Did he take orders from (pre-1939) Germany or (1939-45) Switzerland, Sweeden, or some other neutral country?

DBurch7670

Mr. Karswell said...

Good to see some THOIA crossover faces/voices here, thanks Mr C, Anon and DB! More from this great National Lampoon ish coming up next...

Frank Forte said...

oh man--this is toooo cool!!

Mr. Karswell said...

This "catalogue" is definitely my favorite part of the entire issue.