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LLUSTRATIONS
1. Preview of coming attractions: New York City is vaporized by an atomic blast in
Invasion U.S.A
. (1952). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
2. New York City as atomic wasteland:
Invasion U.S.A
. (1952). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
3. The war of the past: Mutual Assured Destruction.
The Last War
(1961; original title
Sekai daisenso
, 1961). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
4. The Arc de Triomphe is destroyed in
The Last War
(1961; original title
Sekai daisenso
, 1961). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
5. Manhattan, before the collapse of the World Trade Center, is decimated by a nuclear attack in
The Last War
(1961; original title
Sekai daisenso
, 1961). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
6. The city collapses in
Tidal Wave
(1973; original title
Nippon chinbotsu
, 1973). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
7. Airborne firefighters attempt to halt the rampaging fire that engulfs the failing metropolis in
Tidal Wave
(1973; original title
Nippon chinbotsu
, 1973). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
8. Skyscrapers collapse from the intense heat in
Tidal Wave
(1973; original title
Nippon chinbotsu
, 1973). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
9. The end of the world occurs through natural catastrophe in
When Worlds Collide
(1951). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
10. Survivors carry on with the tasks of civilization in
The Bed Sitting Room
(1969). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
11. The city is leveled by earthquake in
San Francisco
(1936). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
12. The ruins of Manhattan in
Deluge
(1933). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
13. Tragedy on a human scale in
The Day the Sky Exploded
(1961;
La Morte viene dallo spazio
, 1958). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
14. The staging of Armageddon; synthetic destruction in Hooper (1978). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.
15. Transportation becomes superfluous in
The Last Days of Man on Earth
(1973; original title
The Final Programme
, 1973). Courtesy Jerry Ohlinger Archives.