Photoplay (1911-1941 Photoplay Publishing) Magazine 1st Series comic books 1931
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Published Apr 1931 by Photoplay Publishing.$33.00
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Vol. 39 #5 - April 1931. Cover by Earl Christy of Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Articles, fiction, movie reviews, gossip and news. Articles on Marlene Dietrich, how Trader Horn was made, Irene Dunne, Einstein in Hollywood (photo of Chaplin and Einstein at movie premiere), Edward G. Robinson, Will Rogers, Greta Garbo and more. Movie ads include Trader Horn and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Jul 1931 by Photoplay Publishing.$15.00
View scansVol. 40 #2 - July 1931. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 142 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Aug 1931 by Photoplay Publishing.$13.00
View scansVol. 40 #3 - Aug. 1931. Cover of Ann Harding by Earl Christy. Articles on Tallulah Bankhead, Clara Bow, Joan Crawford, Dolores Del Rio and more. Movie portraits include Gary Cooper, Joan Bennett among others. Movie ads include Maurice Chevalier in The Smiling Lieutenant, Night Nurse starring Barbara Stanwyck, The Reckless Hour with Joan Blondell, Norma Shearer in A Free Soul. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Sep 1931 by Photoplay Publishing.$19.00
View scansVol. 40, No. 4. September 1931. Articles include: "Granddaughter of an Empress" Elissa Landi was rumored to be the granddaughter of Empress Elizabeth of Austria; "Roughing It with Clara" Clara Bow and Rex Bell on their ranch; "Love on the Rocks" the affair of Lupe Velez and Gary Cooper. Full page ads for "The Unholy Garden" with Ronald Colman and Fay Wray and "Alexander Hamilton" with George Arliss. Full page color ads for Princess Pat Face Powder, Ivory Soap, and Lucky Strike Cigarettes. Barbara Stanwyck cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Nov 1931 by Photoplay Publishing.$19.00
View scansVol. 40, No. 6. November 1931. Articles include: "The Secret Wedding of Mary Astor"; "Don't Go Platinum Yet!" everyone wanted Jean Harlow hair; "Why Women Go Crazy About Clark Gable". Full page ad for "Susan Lenox" with Greta Garbo and Clark Gable, and a lovely tinted photo of Garbo by Clarence Bull. Full page color ads for Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Princess Pat Face Powder, and Kellogg's All-Bran. Ina Claire cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 130 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.