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[ThothAmon]

[Darwination]

101 years too late

[Jayman]

Was cleaning up in my basement, going through some old bins and came across these. The only reason for me having the LIFE and McCall's was that they were part of my swap files from back in art school. Pretty cool nontheless...

[Jayman]

[Jayman]

[Jayman]

These are neat!

[Jayman]

Got a kick out of the back cover to this one. Check the LUNGS Mr. Medical Specialist!!! 

[OtherEric]

In today.  The next to last issue I need for all the Kurtzman Little Annie Fanny strips:

[Darwination]

Looking for a cover artist ID for this one, this seems to be a good place to ask

[OtherEric]

On 1/13/2024 at 4:39 PM, Darwination said:

Looking for a cover artist ID for this one, this seems to be a good place to ask

I'm getting a strong Jeff Jones vibe but that's purely a guess.

[wpbooks01]

On 1/13/2024 at 4:54 PM, OtherEric said:

I'm getting a strong Jeff Jones vibe but that's purely a guess.

It is! And it's even pictured on the rear cover of the Definitive Reference book from Vanguard, 2013.

[Darwination]

[ThothAmon]

Was checking census data when I noticed this Playboy had a Muhammad Ali interview from before he changed his name. Pretty cool. Anyone know have any opinions on magazines still having all their inserts still present versus those missing?  How CGC evaluates that when grading?  Love finding mags that still are complete. 
 

[OtherEric]

On 1/20/2024 at 7:09 AM, ThothAmon said:

Was checking census data when I noticed this Playboy had a Muhammad Ali interview from before he changed his name. Pretty cool. Anyone know have any opinions on magazines still having all their inserts still present versus those missing?  How CGC evaluates that when grading?  Love finding mags that still are complete. 
 

 

Right on the first page it notes that he has already changed his name, but for a distressingly long time most of the media refused to actually call him Muhammad Ali.  Howard Cosell was actually one of the few who did.

The Playboy interviews can be absolutely fascinating even now.  They did very good work on them.

Edited January 20 by OtherEric

[Darwination]

Love, love, love magazines with their original inserts be they subscription cards, giveaways, etc.  I always scan them if available when digitally archiving a magazine.

I came across this neat subscription card in a Reader's Scope recently.  Reader's Scope was Lev Gleason's take on the Reader's Digest that also included a good amount of original material and was profusely illustrated and executed in a variety of colors of ink.  Comics fans here will know Gleason from Daredevil Battles Hitler or one of my own favorites Crime Does Not Pay.

I'm not sure whether the WW2 paper rationing meant the subscription cards were operationally helpful to publishers, or if Lev is using it as a sales tactic here, but it's neato how it all folds up nice and was kind of stickied to the back cover.

Bought (for .99 plus shipping), scanned, resold on eBay within a week, heh heh.  Not every treasure costs thousands of dollars or is kept in a plastic box.

https://archive.org/details/readers-scope-v-02n-04-1944-09.-picture-scoop-darwin-ia

[OtherEric]

In today,completing my run of Kurzman's Little Annie Fannie.  Which is an interesting cross section of the magazine from 1962 to 1988 in general.  The highlight for me is the mid 60's to early 70's, when Hefner actually started to believe people were reading it just for the articles.  When you've got Robert Anton Wilson and Harold Ramis on your editorial team you wind up with some very interesting stuff.

 

[Darwination]

I had a stepdad with a big stack of 70s Playboys.  I think I did actually did read all the articles

I'd hate to make a top ten list of American magazines, but I have no doubt Playboy would be on it.

[Darwination]

[wpbooks01]

On 1/20/2024 at 11:29 AM, Darwination said:

Love, love, love magazines with their original inserts be they subscription cards, giveaways, etc.  I always scan them if available when digitally archiving a magazine.

I came across this neat subscription card in a Reader's Scope recently.  Reader's Scope was Lev Gleason's take on the Reader's Digest that also included a good amount of original material and was profusely illustrated and executed in a variety of colors of ink.  Comics fans here will know Gleason from Daredevil Battles Hitler or one of my own favorites Crime Does Not Pay.

I'm not sure whether the WW2 paper rationing meant the subscription cards were operationally helpful to publishers, or if Lev is using it as a sales tactic here, but it's neato how it all folds up nice and was kind of stickied to the back cover.

Bought (for .99 plus shipping), scanned, resold on eBay within a week, heh heh.  Not every treasure costs thousands of dollars or is kept in a plastic box.

https://archive.org/details/readers-scope-v-02n-04-1944-09.-picture-scoop-darwin-ia

Actually it is the Arthur Szyk illustration on the cover that got me salivating! A major favorite of mine! thanks for that!

[wpbooks01]

On 1/20/2024 at 5:02 PM, OtherEric said:

In today,completing my run of Kurzman's Little Annie Fannie.  Which is an interesting cross section of the magazine from 1962 to 1988 in general.  The highlight for me is the mid 60's to early 70's, when Hefner actually started to believe people were reading it just for the articles.  When you've got Robert Anton Wilson and Harold Ramis on your editorial team you wind up with some very interesting stuff.

 

Congrats on your completion! A major undertaking and no doubt a major amount of space needed to store the 'run' in! Thankfully the two-volume set from Dark Horse put the kibosh on my aim to do the same, and I salute your fortitude!