The Best of National Lampoon #3 was an American humor book that was published in 1973. The book was an anthology

Anthology

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 which was "special issue" of National Lampoon magazine, so it was sold on newsstands, but was put out in addition to the regular issues of the magazine. The book is a "best-of", a compilation of pieces that had already been published in the magazine, pieces that had been created by regular contributors to National Lampoon. The pieces were from various 1971 and 1972 (monthly) issues of the magazine.

The comic book artist

Comic Book Artist

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 Neil Adams drew the cover illustration. Written pieces were by Chris Miller

Chris Miller (writer)

John Christian "Chris" Miller was born in Brooklyn in 1942 and grew up in Roslyn, NY on Long Island. Miller is an American author and screenwriter, most notable for his work on National Lampoon magazine and the movie Animal House...

, Gerry Sussman, Michel Choquette

Michel Choquette

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, Henry Beard

Henry Beard

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, Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly (writer)

Sean Kelly is a Canadian author, writer, humorist, voice actor and teacher who was originally from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, but who currently lives in the United States. From 1970 to 1984 he was an editor and one of the main writers for National Lampoon...

, Brian McConnachie

Brian McConnachie

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, Doug Kenney and many other regular contributors to the magazine. There was artwork by Edward Gorey

Edward Gorey

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, Bruce McCall

Bruce McCall

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, Rick Meyerowitz

Rick Meyerowitz

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, and Gahan Wilson

Gahan Wilson

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