The worst TIME Magazine covers

submitted by noodleman

Mar 11 2008 — 2:00am

… and Wendell’s 1973 “The Good Life in Minnesota” cover appearance is currently ranked #12.

Come one, Minnesota! We can do better/worse than that! Vote for your “favorite” worst cover here. There’s gotta be a Humphrey one somewhere.

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9 Reader Comments

The Rat Mar 11 2008
6:17 pm

Thanks for posting this. Always wanted to read that piece.

andyst Mar 11 2008
7:05 pm

Worst!? The nerve! I go put on sporty plaid outfits and go fishing with liberals every weekend! That cover is more relevant now than ever!

kevin is kinda frisky Mar 11 2008
7:32 pm

Wenell. Hands down. Gawd I hate that picture.

noodleman Mar 11 2008
7:33 pm

Always wanted to read that piece.

Quite the relic, isn’t it? But, gosh, darn it, we were SPECIAL back then! And now you know the origin of “Minnesota Nice,” too.

yep Mar 12 2008
1:02 am

i like this cover!

so i single-handedly brought it down from 44 to 43 … now i can go to bed.

Bixby Mar 12 2008
9:03 am

Gawker has the best (or worst) cover not to make the list:

Asian America Whiz Kids.

Octaneboy Mar 12 2008
10:46 am

The latent backlash over Plaid Wendell is from the fact that, in the background, not only is a man about to burn evil fossil fuels with an outboard motor, but also – he’s smoking!

The horror, the horror . . .

andyst Mar 12 2008
11:33 am

Oh, thanks for reminding me. I also smoke pipes.

Larry Craig is having some butt sex Mar 12 2008
6:15 pm

I smoke pole