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

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Vol. 16, No. 3. August 1919. Cover of Alice Brady by Alfred Cheney Johnston. Film fan magazine. Movy-Dols color paper-doll page of Norma Talmadge. Full-page color ad for Life Savers. 8.5" x 11.5". 138 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.20.

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Movie magazine featuring reviews, news and gossip. Cover by Rolf Armstrong. Cover price $0.25.

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Movie magazine with fiction, news, reviews, gossip and articles about motion pictures. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 27, Issue 6 - May, 1925. Cover of Norma Shearer by Tempest Inman. Film fan magazine. Pola Negri promotional ad illustrated by Willy Pogany. Drawing of the UFA studios mechanical dragon from Fritz Lang's "Die Nibelungen: Siegfried" that required two men inside to operate it. Full-page color ads for Azurea perfume, Listerine, Palmolive, Kodak and Winx. 8.5" x 11.5". 144 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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March 1926. Cover by Livingston Geer. Premier movie magazine with articles, news, profiles, reviews and gossip with candid photographs and movie stills. Highlights include a feature on the spectacular effects of Ben-Hur, profiles of Hoot Gibson and Lillian Gish, "Why Do They Change the Stories on the Screen" by Frances Marion. Movie portraits of Lillian Gish and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover of Leatrice Joy by Livingston Geer. Premier movie magazine with articles, news, profiles, reviews and gossip with candid photographs and movie stills. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 30 #3 - Aug. 1926. Cover by Carl Van Buskirk. Movie magazine with news, reviews, gossip, articles and fiction. Articles on Colleen Moore, William Powell, hair styles, Red Grange and much more. Movie portraits include Gloria Swanson, Harry Langdon and more. Movie ads include Paramount Pictures 15th birthday, Lillian Gish in La Boheme, Fox Films, Mare Nostrum from MGM, Puppets and Into Her Kingdom from First National Pictures. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 31, No. 1. December 1926. Cover of Aileen Pringle by Carl Van Buskird. Film fan magazine. "Do They Marry for Money" with Louise Brooks photo. Article on "The Big Parade" winning the Photoplay Medal for 1925. Full-page color ad for Camel Cigarettes, Baby Ruth, Schaeffer's Pens, and Djer-Kiss. 8.5" x 11.5". 146 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 32 #6 - Aug. 1927. Cover by Charles Sheldon. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Movie magazine with news, reviews, gossip, articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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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.

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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.

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Vol. 35 #2 - Jan. 1929. Charles Sheldon painted cover of Madge Bellamy. Features on Janet Gaynor, Conrad Nagel and others. Full-page movie ads include Colleen Moore in Synthetic, Dolores Del Rio in The Trail of 98. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 35, No. 3. February 1929. Cover of Estelle Taylor by Charles Sheldon. Film fan magazine. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. article, "Not Like Dad". "The Hot Baby of Hollywood" about Lupe Velez. Full-page color ads for Palmolive, Baby Ruth, Lady Pepperell, Spud Cigarettes, Tre Jur Compacts, and Life Savers. 8.5" x 11.5". 146 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 36, No. 1. June 1929. Cover of Olga Baclanova by Charles Sheldon. Film fan magazine. "How They Manage Their Homes" shows photos of Charlie Chaplin's home, known later as Breakaway House because Chaplin used studio carpenters for the construction and it quickly began to fall apart. Photo of the Marx Bros. promoting them before the release of their first feature "The Cocoanuts". Full-page color ads for Palmolive, Baby Ruth, Daniel Green Slippers, Lady Pepperell, and Life Savers. 8.5" x 11.5". 150 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 36, No. 4. September 1929. Articles include: "Tragic Mansions" ill-fated Hollywood homes, such as the home of William Desmond Taylor; "Cuddles Grows Up" Lila Lee article; Westward the Course of Tin-Pan Alley" with photos of many of the notable composers. Full page ads for "Broadway Babies" with Alice White, Western Electric Sound Systems, and Paramount Pictures Sound Features. Full page color ads for Kissproof Lipstick, Palmolive, Kellogg's Pep Cereal, Lucky Strike Cigarettes, and Ivory Soap. Nancy Carroll cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 144 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 36, No. 6. November 1929. Articles include: "Gloria's New Clothes and Coiffure" Gloria Swanson; "Filmland's Royal Family, Second Edition" married life of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Crawford; "Ghostly Studios of Yesterday" film studios already deserted by 1929. Full-page color ads for Kellogg's Cereal, Ivory Soap, Palmolive, and Tre Jur Compacts. Janet Gaynor cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 148 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Volume 41, Issue 6 - May, 1932. 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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Volume 42, Issue 4 - September, 1932. 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. 43, No. 1. December 1932. Articles include: "Their Real Roles were Tragedy" concerning the troubles of comedians Charlie Chaplin, Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, and Mabel Normand; "Red-Headed Rebel" Jimmy Cagney article with full-page sepia photo; fantastic two-page B&W behind the scenes set photo from "The Mummy" with Boris Karloff in costume as Ardath Bey, and with Zita Johann and David Manners in the scene; behind the scenes photo of Boris Karloff as "Fu Manchu"; and more. Full-page color ads for Camel Cigarettes, Lucky Strike Cigarettes, Rogers Silverplate Flatware. Katharine Hepburn cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 132 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 43, No. 5. April 1933. Articles include: Single-page article on "King Kong" with photo; "Is the Garbo Rage Over?"; "Photoplay's Hollywood Beauty Shop" with guides for doing your makeup like the stars. Full page color ads for Camel Cigarettes, Lux Soap, and Maybelline. Norma Shearer cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 114 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 44, No. 1. June 1933. Articles include: "Tear-Stained Laughter" on Laurel and Hardy; "She Even Laughs Off Landslides" the humor of Marion Davies; "The Little Maid of Cavalcade" about Una O'Connor (Bride of Frankenstein); and more. Full-page B&W ad for "Lilly Turner" with Ruth Chatterton and "The Warriors Husband" with Elissa Landi. Full-page color ads for Listerine, Chesterfield Cigarettes, Beech-Nut Gum, and Camel Cigarettes. Bette Davis cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 120 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 44, No. 2. July 1933. Articles include: single-page "Modern Jelly Making" with Fay Wray photo; Stunning tinted portrait photo of Jean Harlow; "Splashing Into Films" Buster Crabbe and Eleanor Holm, with photos; "A Pipe Is His Scepter" about Merian C. Cooper (King Kong) becoming head of production for RKO, with a photo of he and Ernest B. Schoedsack working together; and more. Two-page B&W ad for "Gold Diggers of 1933". Full-page two-color ad for "Peg O' My Heart" starring Marion Davies. Full-page color ads for Camel Cigarettes, B.V.D. Swim Suits, and Lucky Strike Cigarettes. Helen Hayes cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 118 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 44, No. 5. October 1933. Articles include: "The Last of the Veteran Showmen" career of Cecil B. De Mille; "It's a Woozy World says Woolsey" the travels of Robert Woolsey; "There Are 7 Kinds of Love Says Carole Lombard". Full page ads for "I Loved a Woman" with Edward G. Robinson and "The Power and the Glory" with Spencer Tracy and Colleen Moore. Full page color ads for Camel Cigarettes and Budweiser. Ruby Keeler cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 126 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 49 #2 - Feb. 1936. Movie magazine with gossip, news, reviews, articles and features. Articles on Clark Gable, Robert Donat, Claudette Colbert, Marx Brothers, Charles Laughton, Ziegfield Follies, silent movies, Olivia de Havilland and more. Cover of Ginger Rogers by James Doolittle. Movie portraits include Myrna Loy, Bette Davis, Irene Dunne, Claudette Colbert, Norma Shearer and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Heavily illustrated with movie stills and posed and candid shots. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.