National Lampoon Magazine #53
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"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.
In this eerie one-page tale from *National Lampoon Magazine* #53 (1974), Pat sends Buddy to an abandoned house on a dare, claiming it’s a den of beautiful women. What Buddy finds instead is a chilling encounter with grotesque, otherworldly figures—leaving him face to face with a nightmare far from the promise of pleasure.
In a brief, sharp moment of absence, Stanfield leaves the plantation to fight in the Civil War—and in just two hours, everything changes. While he's gone, the slaves are freed, and Desdemona finds herself engaged to a man named John Henry.
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Reprinted in One Year Affair #[nn] (1976)
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