Raygun Gothic

Found on Boingboing:

https://boingboing.net/2012/05/13/mothers-day-ad-support-the.html

... and with goodwill.

The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still

From the 50s, I think

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Part of the Tit-Bits Science Fiction Library

From Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/modern_fred/

What's eating you?

Love those fins.

Found on: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bsabarnowl/2558533083

Read the full book:

https://archive.org/details/Rocket_Jockey_1952.Winston_Philip_St._John/mode/2up

Visit the post for more.

Yeah, PKD!

https://archive.org/details/galaxymagazine-1953-01/page/n3/mode/2up

It's the family wagon everyone can enjoy.

In this day of wondrous science, we have jet planes that exceed the speed of fleet sound itself! We have rockets that pierce the sky for hundreds of miles! We have atomic energy at our fingertips, a giant of power! But what is in store for mankind tomorrow?

Full comic:

https://archive.org/details/fawcett_Destination_Moon_1950/page/n3/mode/2up

Made by the Daisy Mfg. Company, this 1940 Superman themed toy gun also serves as a film projector. 16mm filmstrips could be woven through the metal gun and projected onto exterior surfaces via an internal lamp. Children would view the filmstrip one image at a time. There are 7 "Superman Adventure Stories" included.

https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_682949

I was going to post stills from the movie, but the whole thing is full of Raygun Gothic, so just jump over and watch it to see for yourselves. To the audience in 1936, this must have been amazing!

Found on

https://www.flickr.com/photos/toytent/39649584090

Read the comic at Archive: https://archive.org/details/SpaceAdventures04

Read the whole issue at Archive:

https://archive.org/details/SpaceAdventures23_586/page/n13/mode/2up

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Eldorado#1961

Watch it via Full Movies on YouTube, here:

https://lemm.ee/post/52021679

Interesting read.

What are your overly optimistic predictions about life in 2125?

Flash Gordon is a 1936 superhero serial film. Presented in 13 chapters, it is the first screen adventure for Flash Gordon, the comic-strip character created by Alex Raymond in 1934. It presents the story of Gordon's visit to the planet Mongo and his encounters with the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless. Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Priscilla Lawson and Frank Shannon portray the film's central characters. In 1996, Flash Gordon was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(serial)

Watch it on YT:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvNcU_eeXvg

Battle in Outer Space (宇宙大戦争, Uchū Daisensō, lit. 'The Great Space War') is a 1959 Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.

We're watching this over in Full Movies.

https://lemm.ee/post/50480015

More info:

https://pixtagram.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/public/m/_v2/585938003258295772/9da63c77d-bc90ba/3A0kLla7QhaD/Xn5f20Gy0ag8QPWSBtiz8TAQ8FUiUjwV2iWrfnK0.png