Alas, the 1980s was the decade where National Lampoon went from the top of the world (with films like Animal House and Vacation), enjoying wide readership…. to falling off a cliff, with declining quality, financial troubles and desperate bailouts. The writers who gave the magazine its edge had long-since left, and all that remained was a brand that would soon be licensed to straight-to-DVD garbage.
It’s a sad story, but at least we have these wonderful covers to remind us of the good old days, when National Lampoon was still the place for intelligent and irreverent humour.
- Flashbak
