On the one hand, this is a fairly obvious satire of The Love Boat (a show that was very popular in the early 80s, for those too young to remember). On the other hand, the phrase “The Love Craft” is also a sly nod towards HP Lovecraft, which is not something I would have picked up on when this came out. Using an actual gopher as a stand-in for Gopher (upper left corner) is pretty awesome.

(Heavy Metal issue #68, November 1982 – Page 92 Rock Opera by Kierkegaard)