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Photoplay (1911-1941 Photoplay Publishing) Magazine 1st Series comic books 1928

  • Vol. 34 #1
    Photoplay (1911-1941 Photoplay Publishing) Magazine 1st Series Vol. 34 #1

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    Vol. 34, No. 1. June 1928. Articles include: "Jack Gilbert Writes His Own Story" with photos; Full-page B&W ad for "Harold Teen" based on Carl Ed's comic strip; "The Story of Greta Garbo"; "Making a Million" by cowboy star Tom Mix; "The Modern Trend in Interior Decoration" with photos of Florence Vidor (wife of director King Vidor). Full-page B&W Paramount Pictures ad celebrating their "Stars of Tomorrow" including: Louise Brooks, Fay Wray, and Gary Cooper. Full-page color ads for Fanchon Toiletries, Kellogg's Pep Cereal with "Our Gang" illustration, Lucky Strikes Cigarettes, Palmolive, Camel Cigarettes, Life Savers Candies. Marion Davies cover by Charles Sheldon. 8.5" x 11.5". 148 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 34 #2
    Photoplay (1911-1941 Photoplay Publishing) Magazine 1st Series Vol. 34 #2


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    8.5" x 11.5". 138 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 34 #4
    Photoplay (1911-1941 Photoplay Publishing) Magazine 1st Series Vol. 34 #4


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    Volume 34, Issue 4 - September, 1928. Movie magazine featuring articles, news, reviews and gossip. Cover by Charles Sheldon. "Why Mary Pickford Bobbed Her Hair" by Adela Rogers St. Johns. Articles about Joan Crawford, Henry Clive, Bebe Daniels, Richard Barthelmess. Full-page portraits of Greta Garbo, Charles Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Myrna Loy, Lillian Gish. Movie ads about sound include Paramount Pictures, John Ford's Four Sons, Pathe Studios and MGM. Ads include Charlie Chaplin for Old Gold cigarettes, Baby Ruth (color) and many more. Interior art by Everett Shinn, Frank Godwin, Ralph Van Buren. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 140 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 34 #6
    Photoplay (1911-1941 Photoplay Publishing) Magazine 1st Series Vol. 34 #6


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    Vol. 34 #6 - Nov. 1928. Movie magazine featuring articles, fiction, news, reviews and gossip. Cover by Charles Sheldon. Articles include how Talkies are made, a profile of Raoul Walsh, Joan Crawford's upcoming marriage, when Gloria Swanson said no to De Mille, animals in the movies and more. Full-page movie ads include Wings starring Clara Bow, Fox Movietone - the sight and sound sensation, Craig's Wife with Warner Baxter, MGM Studios, First National Pictures. Movie portraits include Billie Dove, Anita Page, Greta Garbo, Alice Terry, Fay Wray, Clara Bow. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 35 #1
    Photoplay (1911-1941 Photoplay Publishing) Magazine 1st Series Vol. 35 #1

    Vol. 34, No. 1. June 1928. Articles include: "Exposing the Occult Hocus-Pocus in Hollywood"; "My Life - So Far" Janet Gaynor shares her childhood memories; gorgeous tinted full-page Clara Bow photo by Dyer; "Among My Souvenirs" Harry Crocker opens the first museum dedicated to Hollywood history. Full-page ads for "A Woman of Affairs" with John Gilbert and Greta Garbo; Paramount Pictures, celebrating it's stars, such as Harold Lloyd, Clara Bow, and Gary Cooper. Full-page B&W Warner Bros. Vitaphone ad celebrating their talking picture "Noah's Ark". Full-page color ads for Baby Ruth and Community Plate Silverware. Janet Gaynor cover by Charles Sheldon. 8.5" x 11.5". 134 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.