Measures 8-7/16" X 10-25/32", 32 pp including covers -- b&w illustrations -- issue #31 (February 1962) -- published by The Realist Association (NY).

Group 15-4901

There is a 3/16"  tear at the front right mid-lower edge, plus holes at the staples -- plus a 1-1/2" vertical tear along the upper spine edge -- otherwise average condition for an "underground" publication of over 60 years, with wear & chipping to edges & corners, plus creases, scratches, indentations, folds, tears, browning pages, rub-wear, soiling, foxing, etc -- overall condition Good Minus

Years before NATIONAL LAMPOON, a modest little "adult satire" underground magazine was born, the brainchild of PAUL KRASSNER, who had decided that MAD MAGAZINE was becoming far too tame, and that more mature adults needed a more controversial and biting satire publication.  Borrowing a few chops from MARK TWAIN, H. L. MENCKEN, JONATHAN SWIFT, AMBROSE BIERCE, WILL ROGERS, WALT KELLY and others, Krassner stirred up the contents, and created THE REALIST in 1958; and, current events being what they are, THE REALIST stuck around until 2001, a couple years after Krassner himself had died.  Apparently, no one had informed the magazine of his passing.

Here's the contents from an early issue:

Should Violence Be Met With Violence?  (THE N. A. A. C. P., ROBERT WILLIAMS & His Flight To CUBA)  -- by JOHN C. LOWRY

The Story Behind The Rumor About President Kennedy's First Marriage. . .

Is There Sex Life In Outer Space? -- by BOB ABEL

Editorial Type Stuff --  Till Death Do Us Part

                               --  See You In The Funny Papers

                               -- The White House Follies Of '62

                               -- Space On My Hands (Continued)

                               -- LENNY BRUCE On "THE JACK PAAR SHOW"

                               -- A Farewell To Paar

                               -- Positive Non-Thinking

                               -- Take Me To Your Dictionary

                               -- Catholischizphrenia

                               -- The Right To Travel

                               -- I Got My Job Through The White Citizens Council

                               -- Assorted Announcements

                               -- The Anatomy Of A Gag

Single panel Cartoon -- illustrated by WALDMAN

Single panel cartoon -- illustrated by MORT GERBERG

Single panel cartoon -- illustrator unattributed

Single panel cartoon -- illustrated by JAB

Single panel cartoon -- illustrated by FRANK INTERLANDI

Single panel cartoon -- illustrated by RON. D. LUDWIG

Modest Proposals -- by JOHN FRANCIS PUTNAM

A Visit From The F. B. I. -- by WILLIAM WORTHY

Single Panel Cartoon -- illustrated by HOWARD SHOEMAKER

Single Panel Cartoon -- illustrator name illegible

Double Entendre Of The Month

No War Today -- written by MICHAEL VALENTI, illustrated by CHARLES B. SLACKMAN

The Trend Is Toward Dirty -- by PETER EDLER

Single panel cartoon -- illustrator name illegible

The Automobile As A Vehicle Of Democracy -- by T. D. C. KUCH

THE REALIST Reader Survey

Crazy Rhythm

Mass Mediocrity -- by DAVE BERKMAN

Single Panel Cartoon -- illustrated by JAB

Quoted Without Comment. . .


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