{"product_id":"national-lampoon-july-1973-modern-times-art-deco","title":"National Lampoon — July 1973, \"Modern Times\" Issue, Art Deco Retro-Futurist Cover (Vintage Magazine)","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #999;\"\u003eVintage \u0026amp; Found · The Foundry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eNational Lampoon. July 1973. Modern Times. The future that never arrived.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe July 1973 issue of \u003cem\u003eNational Lampoon\u003c\/em\u003e — the \u003cem\u003eModern Times\u003c\/em\u003e 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, \u003cem\u003eMODERN TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e in large pink letters across the facade. Inside: \u003cem\u003eProphetic Visions\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePeaceful Uses\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOptimistic Forecasts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSecret Prototypes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArtists’ Conceptions\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAerial Views\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArchitects’ Renderings\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCutaway Drawings\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eZoom Lens Photos \u0026amp; Speedlines\u003c\/em\u003e. Cover price: 75 cents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGood vintage condition. Individually bagged. One of a kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eItem Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational Lampoon — July 1973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eModern Times\u003c\/em\u003e issue — Art Deco retro-futurist cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInside: Prophetic Visions, Secret Prototypes, Cutaway Drawings, Aerial Views\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover price: 75¢\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood vintage condition — individually bagged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of a kind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePickup \u0026amp; Shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable for local pickup at The Foundry, 35 W Huron Street, Suite 101, Pontiac, Michigan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShipping available — packed flat for transit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eReturns\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll vintage sales final. Contact us at 248-568-6030.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShop online or visit The Foundry at 35 W Huron Street in downtown Pontiac.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Foundry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147782373565,"sku":"VF-MAG-NATLAMP-JUL1973","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/7801\/3117\/files\/IMG_7982.jpg?v=1782880105","url":"https:\/\/thefoundryhlc.com\/products\/national-lampoon-july-1973-modern-times-art-deco","provider":"The Foundry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}