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[[Image:Natlamp73.jpg|thumb|150px|Cheeseface on the cover of ''National Lampoon''.]]
[[Image:Natlamp73.jpg|thumb|150px|Cheeseface on the cover of ''National Lampoon''.]]


'''Cheeseface''' was the name of the [[dog]] who featured on the famous "Death" Issue of the [[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]] [[magazine]], released January 1973. The cover, [[photograph]]ed by Ronald G. Harris,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marksverylarge.com/issues/7301.html|title=National Lampoon Issue #34 - Death|publisher=|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref> showed a dog with a [[gun]] pointed to his head, and the caption "If You Don't Buy This Magazine, We'll Kill This Dog". The cover was voted #7 in the '''Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years''' by the [[American Society of Magazine Editors]].<ref>{{cite web|title=American Society of Magazine Editors Unveils Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years|url=http://www.magazine.org/association/press/13806.aspx|publisher=American Society of Magazine Editors|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123232651/http://www.magazine.org/association/press/13806.aspx|archivedate=23 January 2009|location=[[Fajardo, Puerto Rico]]|date=17 October 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ASME's Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years|url=http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contests/asmes-top-40-magazine-covers-last-40-years|publisher=American Society of Magazine Editors|accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref>
'''Cheeseface''' was the name of the [[dog]] who featured on the famous "Death" Issue of the [[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]] [[magazine]], released January 1973. The cover, [[photograph]]ed by Ronald G. Harris,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marksverylarge.com/issues/7301.html|title=National Lampoon Issue #34 - Death|publisher=|accessdate=4 August 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720191946/http://www.marksverylarge.com/issues/7301.html|archivedate=20 July 2008|df=}}</ref> showed a dog with a [[gun]] pointed to his head, and the caption "If You Don't Buy This Magazine, We'll Kill This Dog". The cover was voted #7 in the '''Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years''' by the [[American Society of Magazine Editors]].<ref>{{cite web|title=American Society of Magazine Editors Unveils Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years|url=http://www.magazine.org/association/press/13806.aspx|publisher=American Society of Magazine Editors|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123232651/http://www.magazine.org/association/press/13806.aspx|archivedate=23 January 2009|location=[[Fajardo, Puerto Rico]]|date=17 October 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ASME's Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years|url=http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contests/asmes-top-40-magazine-covers-last-40-years|publisher=American Society of Magazine Editors|accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref>


In early 1976, an unidentified assailant tracked down Cheeseface to the [[farm]] where he lived and killed him. How they did this and their reason for doing so also remain unknown.<ref>Karp, Josh. ''A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever'' {{ISBN|1-55652-602-4}} (2006), p. 264</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deuceofclubs.com/books/279dougkenney.htm|title=Josh Karp - A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever - Deuce of Clubs Book Club|publisher=|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref>
In early 1976, an unidentified assailant tracked down Cheeseface to the [[farm]] where he lived and killed him. How they did this and their reason for doing so also remain unknown.<ref>Karp, Josh. ''A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever'' {{ISBN|1-55652-602-4}} (2006), p. 264</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deuceofclubs.com/books/279dougkenney.htm|title=Josh Karp - A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever - Deuce of Clubs Book Club|publisher=|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref>

Revision as of 00:41, 4 August 2017

Cheeseface on the cover of National Lampoon.

Cheeseface was the name of the dog who featured on the famous "Death" Issue of the National Lampoon magazine, released January 1973. The cover, photographed by Ronald G. Harris,[1] showed a dog with a gun pointed to his head, and the caption "If You Don't Buy This Magazine, We'll Kill This Dog". The cover was voted #7 in the Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years by the American Society of Magazine Editors.[2][3]

In early 1976, an unidentified assailant tracked down Cheeseface to the farm where he lived and killed him. How they did this and their reason for doing so also remain unknown.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "National Lampoon Issue #34 - Death". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "American Society of Magazine Editors Unveils Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years". Fajardo, Puerto Rico: American Society of Magazine Editors. 17 October 2005. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009.
  3. ^ "ASME's Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years". American Society of Magazine Editors. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ^ Karp, Josh. A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever ISBN 1-55652-602-4 (2006), p. 264
  5. ^ "Josh Karp - A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever - Deuce of Clubs Book Club". Retrieved 4 August 2016.