National Lampoon Magazine #4/1986
"Origin," a standout story in National Lampoon Magazine #4/1986, delivers a surreal, darkly comedic twist on the medical horror genre. Written and illustrated by Charles Rodrigues—handling every aspect of the interior art—this tale follows Sam as he discovers Mrs. Van Buren’s chilling secret: a man imprisoned in an iron lung, a relic of a past betrayal her husband has kept hidden for years. The cover, by Jeff Lindberg, captures the story’s unsettling tone with its stark, eerie imagery.
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Sam finds that Mrs. Van Buren is also in an iron lung. She tells of committing adultery with a man eight years ago, who her husband has kept locked inside her iron lung ever since.
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