Life (1883-2000 Clair Maxwell/Life Publishing Company) Magazine comic books 1940
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Published Jan 1940 by Clair Maxwell.
- Rusty staples, tears and water damage.
January 8, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Bowdoin houseparties; wartime Germany; badminton; Buddhism; William Steig; "Of Mice and Men" movie; American politics photographic essay; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 64 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Feb 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$7.00
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Febreuary 12, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: orchid valentines; Spain after the war; Justice Frankfurter; bobsledding; Yale School of the Fine Arts; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 96 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published May 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$2.50
- Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Back cover missing.
May 13, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Wendell Wilkie; men of Sweden; shawls; Seabiscuit; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 120 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jun 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$9.00
June 17, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: the War; National Guard photographic essay; Joe Louis; cancer; state birds in color; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 104 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$7.49
August 12, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Charles McNary; Wendell Willkie; piano sales; Philadelphia museum sculpture show; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 92 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Sep 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$7.49
September 2, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: the Dionne quintuplets; Henry A. Wallace; U.S. kennels; ferryboat; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 100 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Sep 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$9.00
- Water damage and rusty staples.
September 9, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Carol Bruce; the Roosevelt family; Canada; college football; and more. Half-page Cream of Wheat ad with Li'l Abner art by Al Capp. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 136 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Nov 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$2.50
View scan- Water damage and rusty staples.
November 25, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: fine furs; siamese fighting fish; nebulae; war at sea; land yacht trip; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 104 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$9.00
December 9, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Ginger Rogers; Christmas toys photographic essay; Premiere Konoye of Japan; skiing exercises; American painting at the carnegie Institute; antique jewelry; Christmas ornaments; Laurence Olivier; war surgery; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 136 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$7.49
December 16, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: European children refugees; basketball; Boston congressman George Holden Tinkham; Elsa Maxwell; nightgowns; Christmas cards; California showgirl; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 116 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$5.00
December 23, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Christmas party; Lana Turner; Army morale; skater Erna Andersen; Cunningham's Comet; 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 72 pages. Cover price $0.10.