(Oct 1978; Kathy Keeton and Bob Guccione, Penthouse). Glossy, futurist, science + SF + pseudoscience side by side. Published Gibson's "Johnny Mnemonic" (1981) and "Burning Chrome" (1982). Also an early H.R. Giger showcase. Omni is what "a forward-facing tech magazine" looked like in 1978 — study it closely.
Critical visual node.
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