National Lampoon — July 1973, "Modern Times" Issue, Art Deco Retro-Futurist Cover (Vintage Magazine)

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National Lampoon. July 1973. Modern Times. The future that never arrived.

The July 1973 issue of National Lampoon — the Modern Times issue. The cover is a full Art Deco retro-futurist illustration: a gleaming streamlined train station in yellow and teal, zeppelins and biplanes crossing a blue sky, flying cars, robots on the street below, MODERN TIMES in large pink letters across the facade. Inside: Prophetic Visions, Peaceful Uses, Optimistic Forecasts, Secret Prototypes, Artists’ Conceptions, Aerial Views, Architects’ Renderings, Cutaway Drawings, and Zoom Lens Photos & Speedlines. Cover price: 75 cents.

The cover is a loving, precise parody of the Popular Mechanics and Popular Science covers of the 1930s and 40s — the era when the future was always just around the corner and always looked like this. By 1973, the future had arrived and looked nothing like it. The Lampoon noticed.

Good vintage condition. Individually bagged. One of a kind.

Item Details

• National Lampoon — July 1973
• Modern Times issue — Art Deco retro-futurist cover
• Inside: Prophetic Visions, Secret Prototypes, Cutaway Drawings, Aerial Views
• Cover price: 75¢
• Good vintage condition — individually bagged
• One of a kind

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• Available for local pickup at The Foundry, 35 W Huron Street, Suite 101, Pontiac, Michigan
• Shipping available — packed flat for transit

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