Photoplay (1911-1941 Photoplay Publishing) Magazine 1st Series comic books 1930

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Volume 37, Issue 2 - January, 1930. Movie magazine covering Hollywood films and personalities. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 37, No. 3. February, 1930. Norma Shearer cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 144 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 37, No. 4. March 1930. Articles include: "Lookee Lupe Whoopee!" Lupe Velez and Gary Cooper; "A True Story of an African Nightmare" Edwina Booth and the filming of "Trader Horn"; "How the Movies Learned to Talk"; and more. Full-page B&W ads for "General Crack" with John Barrymore and "No, No, Nanette" with Bernice Claire. Full-page color ads for Ipana Tooth Paste, Ivory Soap, Raleigh Cigarettes, Spud Cigarettes, Tre Jur Compacts, Technicolor, and Camel Cigarettes. Joan Crawford cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 148 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 37, No. 5. April 1930. Articles include: "4 Million Dollars and 4 Men's Lives" about Howard Hughes and the making of "Hell's Angel's"; single page on Colleen Moore's new Bel-Air home, with photos; "The Gustafsson Girl" Part I of a two part article on Greta Garbo's early life in Sweden, by Swedish journalist Åke Sundborg; "Are the Stage Actors Stealing the Screen?". Full page ad for "Anna Christie" starring Greta Garbo. Full page color ads for Camay Soap, Lucky Strike Cigarettes, Lux Soap, and Technicolor. Norma Shearer cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 144 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 37, No. 6. May 1930. Articles include: "She Raised the Roof" singing star Lillian Roth; "Mabel Normand Says Goodbye"; "The Palace of a Laugh King" Harold Lloyd at home; and more. Full-page B&W ad for "A Lady to Love" with Edward G. Robinson and Vilma Banky. Full-page color ad for Camay Soap, Lime Life Savers, Technicolor, Raleigh Cigarettes, Kellogg's Pep Cereal, Ivory Soap, and Camel Cigarettes. Mary Brian cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 162 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 38, No. 1. June 1930. Articles include: "Two Kings - One Throne" rivalry between Maurice Chevalier and Lawrence Tibbett; "Star Names that Mean Fight!" fan loyalty to their favorite stars; "The Ugly Duckling Who Become a Great Beauty" about Pauline Starke; and more. Full-page B&W ad for "So This Is London" with Will Rogers and "Hold Everything" with Joe E. Brown. Full-page color ads for Life Savers Orange Candy, Technicolor, Lucky Strike Cigarettes, Kodak, Maybelline, and Community Plate Silverware. Ann Harding cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 164 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 38, No. 3. August 1930. Articles include: "How About Doug and Mary?" examining the rumors between Fairbanks and Pickford; "Would You Like a New Nose?" Hollywood had already fallen in love with plastic surgery; "What Garbo Thinks of Hollywood"; "A Chevalier of France" Part 2, covering Maurice Chevalier's life during WWI. Full page color ads for Old Gold Cigarettes, Pompeian Beauty Powder, Camel Cigarettes, Lemon Life Savers, Maybelline Eye Shadow, Technicolor, and Camay Soap. Two-page B&W ad for MGM's 1930-31 slate of films. Greta Garbo cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 146 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 38, No. 4. September 1930. Articles include: "Watch 'Em Move" a single-page on Krazy Kat with 16 images demonstrating what makes up one foot of film animation; "I Never Choose Beautiful Women" Cecil B. De Mille on what he looks for in his starlets; "The Private Life of Greta Garbo". Full page ads for "The Dawn Patrol" with Richard Barthelmess, "Song O' My Heart with Maureen O'Sullivan, and Warner Bros. Vitaphone Varieties. Full page color ads for Technicolor, Kellogg's Pep Cereal, Old Gold Cigarettes, Spud Cigarettes, Ivory Soap, and Lucky Strike Cigarettes. Joan Bennett cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 148 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 38, Issue 6 - November, 1930. Movie magazine covering Hollywood films and personalities. 8.5" x 11.5", 158 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 39, No. 1. December 1930. Articles include: "Colleen In Search of a New Coiffure" where Colleen Moore decides to change her hairstyle from her trademark pageboy to something new and tries several styles.; "Rube Goldberg's First Picture" by Goldberg himself and with illustrations; "Oh, for a Hair Cut!" short article about John Wayne, recently noticed in "The Big Trail"; "She Threatens Garbo's Throne" concerning Marlene Dietrich's rising stardom; Full page color ads for Life Savers, Old Gold Cigarettes, Camay Soap, Technicolor, and more. Two-page, full-color ad for "The Big Trail", directed by Raoul Walsh and starring John Wayne. Kay Francis cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 148 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.