{"product_id":"national-lampoon-may-1982-crime-issue","title":"National Lampoon — May 1982 “Crime” Issue (Sealed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e1982. ATMs had been around for about a decade but were still new enough to feel like science fiction. National Lampoon put a man in a flat cap and trench coat holding one up at gunpoint. The screen reads: \u003cem\u003eHELLO, MAY I HELP YOU?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Lampoon, May 1982\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003e“Crime.”\u003c\/em\u003e A monthly issue in sealed condition, still in its original poly bag. Cover price: $2.00. Unread, unhandled, exactly as it left the newsstand over 40 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Cover\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA man in a newsboy cap and dark trench coat leans into a 1st National Bank Automatic Teller machine, gun in hand, pulling out cash while the ATM screen politely asks if it can help. The joke is the collision of old-world crime — the classic film noir stick-up man — with brand-new technology that nobody had quite figured out yet. In 1982, robbing an ATM was still a novel concept. National Lampoon got there first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCover Teasers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Jimmy the Weasel’s Guide to Murder, Extortion, and Picking Up Girls · The Unpublished Enemies of Dick Tracy · James Watt, Earth Enemy #1.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Watt was Reagan’s Secretary of the Interior — widely despised by environmentalists for opening federal lands to drilling and mining. Calling him “Earth Enemy #1” in 1982 was pointed. Dick Tracy had been a newspaper comic strip staple since 1931. Jimmy the Weasel was a real Chicago mob figure. This issue knew exactly what it was doing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSealed in original poly bag — never opened\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover: Near Mint — clean, no visible damage through the bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne copy available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout National Lampoon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNational Lampoon (1970–1998) was the most influential American humor magazine of the 20th century — the training ground for John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Gilda Radner, and the writers who created \u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnimal House\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCaddyshack\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eVacation\u003c\/em\u003e. Monthly issues in sealed condition are increasingly rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable in-store at The Foundry, 35 W. Huron Street, Pontiac MI, and online while this copy lasts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Foundry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47566335344829,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/7801\/3117\/files\/IMG_8422_45882918-0c4e-478e-a61a-d98abf85a167.jpg?v=1783353665","url":"https:\/\/thefoundryhlc.com\/products\/national-lampoon-may-1982-crime-issue","provider":"The Foundry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}