National Lampoon Magazine #53
"Two-Way Comics!" is a sharp, surreal satire from Charlie Rodrigues, who wrote, drew, inked, and lettered this standout piece in National Lampoon Magazine #53. In a single, absurdly compressed timeline, Stanfield departs for the Civil War, only to return two hours later to find the plantation’s slaves suddenly free—and his daughter Desdemona engaged to a man named John Henry. The story’s playful, fractured logic and bold visual style make it a standout in the magazine’s legacy of absurdist humor.
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Stanfield goes off to fight the Civil War. In the two hours while he's gone, the plantation's slaves are freed and Desdemona becomes engaged to a black man named John Henry.
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