The Eagle: April Fools Issues
Between 1964 and 2015, The Eagle featured an April Fools' issue in each year with the following exceptions: 1970, 1982-1984, 1987, 1989-1992, and 2010. Except where noted, the issue title was The Eagle.
Date - Issue Name
- April 1, 1964 - The Bald Eagle
- April 1, 1965 - The Bagle
- April 1, 1966 - The Bagle
- April 4, 1967 - The Ego
- April 2, 1968 - The Bagle
- Between 3/28/69 and 4/15/69 - The Eagoy
- April 9, 1971 - April Fools'
- April 14, 1972
- April 1, 1973 - (upside down - back of regular edition)
- April 1, 1974 - The Eagle's Big Brother (issue date 1984)
- April 4, 1975
- April 1, 1976
- April 1, 1977
- April 1, 1978
- April 1, 1979
- April 1, 1980 - The Beagle
- April 1, 1981 - The Spread Eagle
- March 29, 1985 - AU Today (pages 13 - 16)
- April 1, 1986 - Dated March 32, 1986
- April 1, 1988 - The Eagel
- April 1, 1993 - The Ego
- April 4, 1994 - The Egg (page 10)
- April 3, 1995 - The Illeagle
- April 1, 1996 - (dated April 3, 1996: pages 11 - 14)
- April 1, 1997 - The Egret
- April 1, 1998 - elgae ehT (pages 1 -2)
- April 1, 1999 - American Weekly
- April 1, 2000 - AU Today
- April 2, 2001 - The Washington Eagle
- April 1, 2002 - The Eagle Street Journal (pages 13 - 14)
- April 3, 2003 - Lenbadner.com
- April 1, 2004 - The American Eagle
- March 31, 2005 - The Washington Toast
- April 1, 2006 - The Beagle
- April 2, 2007 - The Peregrine Falcon
- March 31, 2008 - The Dodo
- April 2, 2009 - The Albatross (upside down)
- April 1, 2011 - Friday
- April 3, 2012 - The Mocking Jay
- April 4, 2013 - The Seagull (split issue - April Fools in back)
- March 31, 2014 - The Beagle
- April 1, 2015 - The Beagle