Esquire (1933 Esquire, Inc.) Magazine comic books 1980-1989

Vol. 96 #1 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Premiere of Esquire's New Film Quarterly (25 spectacular pages); Sex and the Single Superman; surprising outtakes from Brando's secret life; the next Tracy and Hepburn; Francis Coppola and Gay Talese on life, death, etc.; and on location with Sally Field, Paul Newman. Plus: The Dilemma of Liberals in an Unsafe Society. And: The Temper and Tennis of John McEnroe. Cover price $2.00.

Vol. 98 #1 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Making It in America's Success Capital - New York's Best-Kept Career Secrets. Plus: John Gregory Dunne and Paul Schrader on Writing, Guilt, Death; Robert Duvall Goes C&W; What Movies Cost; The Real Money on Wall Street, by Adam Smith; Portrait of a Perfect Advertising Man; and Careers That Take Off. Cover price $2.00.

Vol. 98 #2 - Man At His Best. In this issue: 125 Great Restaurants for Business, Romance, Late Nights and Old Friends - The Critics' Choices. Plus: Inside Las Vegas with Wayne Newton; Adam Smith on Nuclear Disarmament; Fiction by Bernard Malamud; Mordecai Richler on His Father's Life; Harry Hopman, Ace Tennis Coach; Cowboys, a Photo Roundup; Stretching with Master Seo; Where to Marathon; A Library of Career Books; Record Collecting; and Great Summer Canoe Trips. Cover price $2.00.

Vol. 98 #3 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Collection - A Complete Wardrobe for the Professional Man. Plus: Emmylou Harris, Joan Armatrading, Lorin Maazel, Woody Herman; Sports Clinic - How to Compete When It Really Hurts; The Begelman Scandal - Hollywood vs. Wall Street; Gay Talese - An Autobiography of Style; An Ex-Seminarian's Spiritual Quest, by Paul Hendrickson; The Greening of Tom Watson; Adam Smith on the Real News; Collecting Etchings; and Outward Bound for Execs. Cover price $2.00.

Vol. 99 #3 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Collection - The Business and Fine Art of Dressing. Plus: Optimal Performance - New Ways to Use Your Brain, by Chris Welles; Introducing Truman Capote's Observations; Ted Bundy Talks About Murder, Motive and Madness; The Philosopher Kings of Harvard; Alan Furst on Seattle; and James Dickey on Style. Cover price $2.00.

Vol. 99 #4 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Man Who Would Leap Twenty-nine Feet - Carl Lewis and the Longest Jump. Plus: The Hotshot Lawyers of Hollywood; The Cry Guys of Country Music; Adam Smith Goes to Singapore; Picking a President; Thinking About Your Money in the Eighties; Vasectomy - The Secret Operation; John Gardner on Becoming a Novelist; Bob Greene Visits Ingemar Johansson; and Martin Cruz Smith on Spy Stories. Cover price $2.00.

Vol. 99 #5 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Teachers, Engineers, Hispanics - Three Tales of America in Crisis. Plus: Coppola and Lucas, an Odd Couple; Bill James's Baseball Forecast; Harry Stein on the Beatles; Adam Smith in Asia; Robert Reich's New Industrial Revelations; When Men Compete with Women; and The Man Who Wrote "Heartaches by the Number." Cover features Roy Scheider. Cover price $2.00.

Vol. 100 #1 - Man At His Best. In this issue: White House Keeping with Meese, Baker and Deaver, by Laurence I. Barrett. Plus: Introducing Monthly Cartoons; The Graceful Power of Aikido; Jack Paar Talks About Talk; Oil and the Economy; Frances FitzGerald on Tokyo; Stewart Brand, Forever Hip; A Photo Session with Helmut Newton; An Eighties Love Story; and Fashions of Alexander Julian. Cover features Peter Martins. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 100 #2 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Man Who Makes Those Amazing Commercials. Plus: The Odd Etiquette of L.A. Restaurants, by David Freeman; Senator Christopher Dodd Is Not His Dad, by Robert Friedman; Adam Smith on the Last Taxpayer in America; Bob Greene's Rules for the Road; The Death of Honor, by Anthony Brandt; A New One-Act Play by Paul Rudnick; John Gregory Dunne on a Movie Deal; Alan Furst on Drug Books; The Mad Days of Ezra Pound; and Sweatless Fitness. Cover features Joe Sedelmaier. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 100 #3 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Collection - The Return to Elegant Dressing. Plus: Teri Garr and Michael Keaton Interview Each Other; Vietnam Guilt, by Christopher Buckley; The Most Powerful and Persistent of the Washington Establishment; Bob Greene Visits the Gerald R. Ford Museum; Adam Smith's Savvy Guide to Reading a Stock Prospectus; Diva Author Delacorta on American Style; Michael Fuchs; New Fiction by James Salter; The Massage Is the Message; and El Salvador Up Close. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 100 #4 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Esquire Winter Traveler - Cadillac Cowboy by Larry McMurtry, Marilynne Robinson on Idaho, Bruce Chatwin on Nepal; When Men Won't Grow Up, by David Hellerstein; Norman Mailer on the British Elections; "The Anatomy Lesson" by Philip Roth; The First Complete Account of How We Got into Vietnam, from a Book by Stanley Karnow; The Hidden Life of Wally Shawn; How Bankers Cash In on Cocaine; Bob Greene on Frank Gifford; and Why Michener Sells. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 100 #5 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Will American Express Devour America? Plus: Sting - The Dark Thoughts of a Rock Star; Confessions of a Radio Shrink; One Couple's Struggle to Save Their Child's Life, by Harry Stein; Scott Spencer on John Updike; The Prince of Puberty Is Back in Business; Womanizing Within Marriage; Cheers! - A Guide to the Newest Bars and Best Drinks in America; The Great Divorces of History; and News About Stress. Cover price $2.50.

Man At His Best. In this issue: Dubious Achievement Awards of 1983; A New Sports Column by Pete Dexter; Why "Scarface" Should Terrify Brian De Palma; Ted Koppel - ABC's King of Night; When a Dog Writes a Best-selling Book; Our Man in Honduras; Newest Fashions from Italy; and Curing Hangovers. Cover price $2.50.

Man At His Best. In this issue: The New Passion of the Eighties - A Special Valentine's Report on Men and Their Money; A Father's Story by Bob Greene; War - Who Is the Real Enemy?; Cheers - The Toughest Turnaround on TV; The Professional Victim; How to Buy Computer Books; and European Fashions. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 101 #3 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Collection - Best Buddies and Fine Clothes...The Endurance of Quality. Plus: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Is Still a Minority of One; Men and Women - The Big Thaw; The Revolution in Radio; Ten Diseases That (Honestly) You'll Wish You'd Never Heard About; The Lionization of Robert Dole; and The Forgotten Fonda. Cover features Paul Maxursky and Robin Williams. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 101 #4 - Man At His Best. The Esquire Summer Traveler. In this issue: The Best Beaches in the World: Jumping into Summer Waters - Listen to Jamaica by Bobbie Ann Mason, The Danube Blues by Alan Furst, Southern California Beach Towns by Charlie Haas. Plus: A Special Report - Redefining "Blue Collar" by Adam Smith; Nicholas von Hoffman on the Hottest Scene in Washington; A Proposal for Education; and John Cleese, Solo. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 101 #5 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Ultimate Fitness - The Esquire Guide to Conditioning, Participating, and Winning; The Physically Fit Man - Ten Keys to High-Level Health and Athletics; Bill James Surveys the '84 Baseball Season; Angel Cordero - The Toughest Man on Four Legs, by Pete Dexter; Dreamgirls - The Supremes' True Story; Special Report - Cashing In on Outer Space; and The Billion-Dollar-Merger Maestro, Bruce Wasserstein - His Incredible Getty Deal, by Paul Cowan. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 102 #1 - Man At His Best. In this issue: How Champions Do It - An Insider's Guide to Olympic Excellence, by Charles Siebert. (On the pommel horse, the gymnast must keep his hips out and his body in a straight line, like a long stick swinging from the shoulders. His basic move is a double leg circle, in which the gymnast swings both legs together in even circles above the horse, quickly displacing his hands each time his body sweeps through, to allow for an uninterrupted flow. See page 101.) Plus: Thomas B. Morgan on the Reporters Who Covered Vietnam. And: Jimmy Carter, Reexamined, by Tom Wicker. Cover features Olympic gymnast Mitch Gaylord. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 102 #2 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Take This Magazine on Vacation! The Best of Summer Reading by John Updike, E.L. Doctorow, Robert Stone, Joyce Carol Oates, Ken Kesey, James Salter, Jayne Anne Phillips, Tobias Wolff, William H. Gass, Joy Williams and Richard Yates. Plus: A Report of Works in Progress by Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Philip Roth and 50 other great American writers. Also: Fishing Rods, Ice Cream and New England Inns. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 102 #3 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Esquire Fashion Collection - Bright Fashion Ideas for the Professional. Plus: Arlo Guthrie Goes Home Again; The Other Children of the Holocaust, by James Reston, Jr.; The Chip Wars - Silicon Valley vs. Japan; Nutrition for the Fast Lane, by Jane E. Brody; How New Is the New "Wall Street Journal"?, by Richard Levine; How to Speak to Bartenders; and The Perfect Hat. Cover features Jack Cooney, attorney. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 102 #5 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Secret Love of a Man's Life..."It is a sexual turn-on that conceals inadequacies. It is a brutal, deadly game but the best game there is. It is for men what childbirth is for women. It is like lifting the corner of the universe and looking at what is underneath." Why Men Love War, by William Broyles, Jr. Plus: Cheers! - An Indispensable Guide to Home and Holiday Entertaining. Also: Men and Women and the New Vanity, by Gay Talese. Cover price $2.50.

Man At His Best. In this issue: Success! It is the religion of the Eighties. Everyone pursues it. Only the most driven and talented achieve it. Few know how to live with it. Or without it. In the Grip of Success by Frank Rose, and On the Edge of Success by Joe Kane. Plus: The Prime of Sissy Spacek, and The Powers of Dr. J. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 103 #3 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Pain of the Divorced Father..."He lives in another house, or even in another city. He consoles himself with the notion of 'quality time.' His constant nightmare is of a disaster miles away. He is haunted by the horrible truth: there is no substitute for being there." Uncle Dad, by C.W. Smith. Plus: The Esquire Collection, including an unprecedented Fashion Portfolio by Diane Keaton, Peter Beard, Jacques-Henri Lartigue and others. Also: Just Another Day in Space, by James Reston, Jr. Cover price $2.50.

Man At His Best. The Esquire Summer Traveler. In this issue: 30 Great Adventure Vacations - Where to Go to Test the Body and Calm the Soul. Plus: Men, Babies, and the Male Clock - What Happens When the Alarm Rings? Also: America's Top Trial Lawyer Takes You Through an Unforgettable Case. Cover price $2.50.

Man At His Best. Ultimate Fitness. In this issue: Getting the Most out of the Six Big Ones - Racket Sports, Swimming, Weight Training, Biking, Basketball, Running. Plus: The New Lost Generation - The Kids of the '70s by David Leavitt. And: The Private Mick Jagger by Jay McInerney. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 103 #6 - Man At His Best. In this Golden Collector's Issue of 1985: The Soul of America. Two years ago, Esquire went looking for the real America. We found it. Featuring: Uptown Posh by Tom Wolfe; Cowboy Spirit by Ken Kesey; Politicking by Sally Quinn; Blind Faith by Jane Howard; Power and Ambition by Peter Davis; Sports Mania by David Halberstam; Southern Loyalty by Guy Martin; Professional Pride by William Kennedy; Conspicuous Consumption by C.D.B. Bryan; Thinking Big by Bob Greene; Mind Tripping by George Leonard; Wall Street Fever by Michael M. Thomas; Survival by Bill Barich; Unabashed Obsession by George Plimpton; and others. Cover price $2.50.

Man At His Best. In this issue: Jamie Lee Curtis - Hollywood's steamiest starlet busts out. Details inside. Plus: For Sale! Dream Houses for the '80s by Young Architects with Vision. And: C.D.B. Bryan on John O'Hara - A Stepson's Memoir. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 104 #2 - Man At His Best. In this issue: America, you asked for it! Summer Reading's back! Spend your vacation with William Styron, John Updike, Alice Walker, Kurt Vonnegut, Ann Beattie, Peter Matthiessen, Robert Stone, Frank Conroy and Debra Spark. Plus: Tributes and Progress Reports from Tom Robbins, Donald Barthelme, Walker Percy, Richard Yates, Gail Godwin, Jay McInerney, Raymond Carver, Grace Paley, Tom Wolfe and Joyce Carol Oates. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 104 #4 - Man At His Best. In this issue: 31 Special Vacations for Two. Featuring Hawaii's Beaches by Leonard Michaels, and An African Odyssey by Tom Robbins. Plus: The Man Who Captured the Mountain Men by Richard Ben Cramer. And: Linda Ronstadt Talks About Love, Sex, and Hostility by Ron Rosenbaum. Cover price $2.50.

Man At His Best. In this issue: My Father, My Country - A Powerful Story of Divided Loyalty by Rian Malan. Plus: The Outstanding Bars and Restaurants of 1985; A Tribute to the Great Ella Fitzgerald; and Wicked Wickets - Our Reporters Play Championship Croquet. Cover price $2.50.

Man At His Best. The Esquire 1985 Register. In this Golden Collector's Issue of 1985: Presenting America's New Leadership Class - Men and Women Under Forty Who Are Changing the Nation. Business & Industry; Arts & Letters; Science & Technology; Education & Social Service; Politics & Law; Entertainment, Sports & Style. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 105 #4 - Man At His Best. In this issue: 60 pages of Great Summer Travel; A Gentleman's Guide to R&R; Adam Smith on the Barons of Buy-outs; Love At First Sight - Esquire and Michelle Pfeiffer; My War with ABC News by Geraldo Rivera; and Harvard Business '49 - The Class That Rules America. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 106 #1 - Man At His Best. In this issue: A Good Person's Guide to Sin. Featuring: Garrison Keillor on Lust; William F. Buckley, Jr. on Envy; Roy Blount, Jr. on Greed; plus a Few Devilish Words from Nora Ephron. Also: An Undercover Report on Miami Vice by Bob Greene. And: Trial by Fire - The Making of a Doctor. Cover features Danny DeVito and Anita Morris. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 106 #2 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Pleasures of Summer Reading! Get Away from It All with Great Writing by E.L. Doctorow, John Edgar Wideman, Donald Barthelme, Richard Ford, Thomas McGuane, Raymond Carver, Louise Erdrich, Tim O'Brien and Joy Williams. (Third Best-Selling Year!) Plus: Gay Talese - Memories of an Italian Boyhood. And: A Survey of America's Best Authors, Featuring Saul Bellow, Ken Kesey, Toni Morrison, John Irving and 54 Others! Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 106 #3 - Man At His Best. In this issue: How to Buy Clothes - The Essential Guide for the American Man. Plus: Scandal at The Wall Street Journal - The Inside Story; The Billionaire Boys Club - A Tale of Murder and Money in L.A.; Yannick Noah; Faye Dunaway; and Great New Writing by Gay Talese. Cover features Tim McCarver, the Wise and Sporty Voice of Baseball. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 106 #4 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Leading Man, 1986 - The Triumph of Brains and Brawn. Plus: The Consummate Guide to Winter Vacations; The Continuing Memoirs of Gay Talese; A New Monthly Column by John Gregory Dunne; and David Halberstam on the Japanese Car Invasion. Cover features William Hurt, Thinking-Man's Actor. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 106 #5 - Man At His Best. In this issue: What's So Funny About David Letterman? An Inquiry into Stupid Pet Tricks and the Lost Art of Conversation by Tom Shales. Plus: Sigourney Weaver - Out of Sorts in Africa; The Outstanding New Restaurants of 1986; Adam Smith on Investment Banking; and New Fiction by William Kennedy. Cover features David Letterman, Talking Head. Cover price $2.50.

Man At His Best. The 1986 Esquire Register. In this issue: Americans at Work: A Special Year-end Edition. What Are You Doing with the Rest of Your Life? Featuring Steven Jobs, Debra Winger, William Styron, Bernadette Peters, and the Artists, Scientists, Lawyers, and Others Who Are Defining the Modern Meaning of Work. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 107 #2 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Can This Man Clean Up America? The Master Plan of Peter Ueberroth. Plus: Special Book Preview - Bob Greene's Diary; The Best Spring Fashions from Europe; The Long, Hard Climb of Calvin Peete; and Environmental Warfare - The Inside Story. Cover features Peter Ueberroth, Citizen. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 107 #3 - Man At His Best. In this issue: How to Look Like a Page Out of Esquire - A Fashion Guide to Cutting Loose. Plus: Art in America - Who Hates Whom (and with good reason). Also: A New Short Story by Jay McInerney. And: John Gregory Dunne, Bob Greene, Adam Smith, Peter Davis, and more. Cover features Tom Hanks, Up Close and Casual. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 107 #4 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Strange Case of Woody Allen - What Does It Take to Make a Funny Man Happy? Plus: Summer Getaways - Where to Go and What to Wear; Ronald Reagan and the Supremes by Victor Navasky; A Tale of Modern Marriage by Nora Ephron; and Baseball's Bat Pack, 1987. Cover features Woody Allen, Nebbish Auteur. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 107 #5 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Mastery - The Secret of Ultimate Fitness by George Leonard. Plus: A Training Guide for the Serious Amateur; New Writing by Nora Ephron; and Politics as Mardi Gras - The Trial of Edwin Edwards. Also: Gay Talese, Bob Greene, Thomas B. Morgan and Adam Smith. Cover features Mike Schmidt, Master of Swat. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 107 #6 - Man At His Best. The State of the Heart - A Report in Words and Pictures. In this issue: The Passions of Men, 1987. Spirits That Move Us. Adventures That Test Us. Women We Love. By John Updike, Jay McInerney, William Styron, John Gregory Dunne, Harry Belafonte, Malcolm Forbes, William Kennedy, Mike Wallace, Frederick Exley, David Halberstam, Roy Blount, Jr., Bob Greene, William Broyles, Jr., Edward Kennedy, Tom Robbins, Christopher Buckley, Frank Conroy, Martin Amis, Scott Spencer, Richard Ben Cramer, Guy Martin, Jerry Adler, David Remnick, Jennifer Allen, Steve Oney, and others. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 108 #1 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Has Love Ruined John McEnroe? He Found Tatum and Became a Father, But What Ever Happened to the Fire? Plus: The Best New Clothes from Europe; Sam Shepard on Bob Dylan - A Real-Life Drama; and Hell on Wheels - Crossing The Sahara the Long Way. Cover features John McEnroe, Grownup. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 108 #2 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Big Guns of August - A Summer Full of Reading in One Great Issue! The Best New Stories from John Updike, Jay McInerney, John Hersey, Lisa Grunwald and Ian McEwan. Plus: A Major Novella by William Styron. Also: Great Yarns - Choice Cashmeres for Fall. Bonus: Who's Who in the Literary Power Game. Cover features William Styron and John Updike. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 108 #3 - Man At His Best. In this issue: A Field Guide to Personal Style - What Every Man Can Learn from the World's Great Designers. Plus: Dennis Levine - A Tale of Greed and Arrogance; The Big Store - How Sears Tackled Its Biggest Crisis; How Do We Love Anjelica Huston? - Nine Men Count the Ways; and New Stories by William S. Burroughs and Tobias Wolff. Cover features Ralph Lauren, Stylesetter. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 108 #4 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Now That's Funny! - Who's Wild, What's Crazy, and Why Comedy Is Better Than Ever. Plus: Fashion Statement - The Shape of Suits to Come; Martin Amis Takes On the Washington Nuke Establishment; USA Today - Why Good News Is No News; and Travel Hot Spots for the Winter Ahead. Cover features Steve Martin, Sharp as a Tack. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 108 #5 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Down and Up in Beverly Hills - Who Among Us Couldn't Use a Second Chance? Plus: Bob Greene Meets the Last (Male) Virgin; Out of Homophobia by Frank Rich; Ultimate Skiing - The Freshest Powder, The Steepest Thrills; America's Best New Restaurants from New York to L.A.; and The Dumbest Franchise in Sports by Mike Lupica. Cover features Richard Dreyfuss, The Comeback Kid. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 108 #6 - Man At His Best. Good Fellowship! Good Cheer! Great Writing! In this issue: The 1987 Esquire Register; A Consumer Guide to Fifty American Charities; Updike, Talese, Blount on Their Three Wise Men; Where to Go to Recharge the Body, Mind and Heart; The 1988 Kim Basinger Calendar; Our Very Own Xmas Dinner; Gifts to Last a Lifetime; How to Stand Out in a Tuxedo; Truman Capote's Unpublished Tale of Three Immortal Women; A New Story by Ernest Hemingway; John Gregory Dunne's Jerusalem; Daniel Okrent on Frank Sinatra; Andrew Kopkind on Jim Bakker; and Geoffrey Wolff on Every Man's Worst Christmas Nightmare. Cover features Kim Basinger. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 109 #2 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Days of Wine and Sushi - A Social History of the Eighties: From Boom to Ka-boom; Did the Yuppie Die for Our Sins? by Hendrik Hertzberg; Money Lust and the Seduction of America by Joseph Nocera. Plus: Inside a Violent Mystery by Bob Greene; Great New Fiction by James Salter; and Men's Wear - The Best from Italy and France. Cover features Michael J. Fox, Yupper Classman. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 110 #6 - Man At His Best. Don't Wait Until Christmas! Open at Once! In this issue: Saint Boss - Has Fame Crucified Bruce Springsteen? Plus: Diane Sawyer Meets Mr. Right; Lust in the Dust by Tom Robbins; Sports Predictions You Can Bet On; Food to Spark the Holidays; The Esky Awards - The Best of '88; and The Fifth Annual Esquire Register. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 111 #5 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Ultimate Health and Fitness! Sex and Other Pleasures: Laugh - it can help the immune system; Stay Married - it's cheaper, and you might live longer; Hug Your Kids - it reduces their stress hormones; Use It or Lose It - just thinking about sex builds disease-fighting neuropeptides; Then Use It Again - sex raises your oxygen intake and alleviates depression. Plus: The War Between Blacks and Jews - An Epic History by Taylor Branch. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 111 #6 - Man At His Best. In this special issue: Private Lives! Robin Williams, One Leg at a Time; Michael J. Fox's Nuptials in Hell; Tom Hayden's Original Sin; Muhammad Ali's Lonely Rounds; Groucho Marx Dines In; and James Woods Cuts a Rug. Cover features Robin Williams. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 112 #1 - Man At His Best. Come to Our Summer Reading Bash! In this issue: Jay McInerney skewers his critics; Jackie Collins reveals her most intimate secrets; John Updike comes on to Anne Tyler; and James Salter has a belt with Irwin Shaw. Plus great short fiction you can take to the beach! Cover features Jay McInerney. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 112 #2 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Women We Love...and Women We Don't. Who Knows? - Roseanne...she's awfully tough to get a handle on; Who Else? - Madonna...one of the century's great inventions; Who Cares? - hopesomething...really, we'd like to stay and chat, but we're only in town for a month! Plus: The Tragic Saga of John Edgar Wideman by Chip Brown. Cover features Madonna. Cover price $2.50.

Man At His Best. In this issue: Unforgettable Women - The startling vision of Robert Mapplethorpe, with text by Joan Didion. Plus: Peter Jennings - His Own Worst Enemy? The anchor revealed, by Elizabeth Kaye. Also: Special Edition for Retailers - Trade Talk. Cover features Susan Sarandon. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 112 #4 - Man At His Best. In this issue: Confessions of a Lousy Lover - Paul Newman would like a few minutes of your time to prove that he's human. Plus: A Journey Through Texas with Bill Moyers; Pete Hamill Trails John Gotti; and Mike Lupica Hails Broadway Joe. Cover features Paul Newman. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 112 #6 - Man At His Best. From All of Us to All of You! In this issue: 41 Great Dumb Jokes to Get You Through the Holidays. Plus: Norman Mailer on God; Michael Herr on the King of Gossip; Pete Hamill on the Man of the Decade; Frederick Exley's Diane Sawyer Fetish; Joseph Nocera on Boyd Jefferies; Mike Lupica's Sports Predictions; Stanley Bing's No-Pain Exercise Plan; and Philip Caputo on the Year's Worst Crime. Cover features Billy Crystal. Cover price $2.50.

April 1944 - Long Running News and current magazine. 10-in. x 13-in., 184 pages, Text (with B&W and Full color images) Cover price $4.00.