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National Lampoon Magazine#40
National Lampoon Magazine #40
“The Real Life Story of Hitachi "Sparks" Mitsubishi, the Father of the Transistor Radio”
In this satirical gem from National Lampoon Magazine #40 (1973), a man labeled "Concerned Technologists" brandishes a club reading "The Facts About Progress" against a seal labeled "Know Nothing Nature Nuts"—a sharp, visual punchline drawn with wit by Warren Sattler, who both pencils and inks the piece. A 75-cent comic in 1973, it captures the era’s playful tension between innovation and skepticism.
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writer, artist, inker, letterer Charles Rodrigues
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writer, artist, inker, letterer Charles Rodrigues
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While hitchhiking, the Aesop Brothers are picked up by a elderly movie star, who takes them to her home.
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