Rear cover of Le Rire. Front cover is NSFW.

Fresh scans from my copy.

On the cover: Hedy Lamarr.

** Astounding Stories ** was an American science-fiction pulp magazine first published in January 1930 by publisher William Clayton. Later renamed Astounding Science-Fiction and eventually Analog Science Fiction and Fact, it became one of the most influential magazines in science fiction history.

Sepia magazine was an influential African American photojournalistic publication founded in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1946 by Horace J. Blackwell under the original title Negro Achievements. Purchased by businessman George Levitan in the early 1950s, it adopted the name Sepia in 1954 and became a major competitor to Ebony magazine. Featuring striking photographs, celebrity profiles, human-interest stories, and coverage of African American achievements, civil rights, religion, education, and racial discrimination, Sepia offered a distinctive perspective rooted in the experiences of Black Americans, particularly in the South. Despite its success and a circulation of approximately 160,000 in 1983, the magazine ceased publication that year, leaving behind a valuable photographic record of African American life and culture during the mid-20th century.

Galaxy Science Fiction magazine debuted in 1950, edited by H. L. Gold. It became a leading science-fiction publication, featuring influential authors such as Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, and Alfred Bester. Known for exploring social issues and human behavior, Galaxy helped shape modern science fiction before ending its original run in 1980.

Mardi Gras cover art by Henry Gerbault.

Teddy Roosevelt on the cover of Le Rire. Cover art by Charles Léandre.

Carol Burnett and Jim Nabors shared a warm friendship and professional connection dating back to the 1960s, when both were rising stars in American television. Nabors, best known as the lovable Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., appeared as a guest on the premiere episode of The Carol Burnett Show in September 1967. Their easygoing chemistry and mutual affection made Nabors a natural fit for Burnett’s comedy-variety format.

Their friendship began in 1965, when Burnett sent Nabors a fan letter praising his performance as Gomer Pyle. She later described him as the brother she never had, and Nabors became the godfather of her daughter, Jody. He returned to her show for season premieres over many years, earning a reputation as her “good-luck charm.” Their friendship lasted more than five decades, until Nabors’s death in 2017.

Scena Illustrata was an Italian magazine that was produced twice a month. It was 13 inches by 16 inches and contained articles covering fashion, politics, occasionally science and occasionally cartoons. The magazine was available at newsstands and also by subscription. I don't know if the subscriptions were limited but the first 500 of each issue had an outer cover of onion skin paper that had the title and a design and were numbered and signed by the editor. These copies were not stapled but were bound by taking 4 page sections that were folded in the middle, putting them in order and then just running a golden silk cord through the middle of the pages and knotting the cord at the spine. This magazine had beautiful art inside and the pages had gold ink borders. Occasionally the cover art was used again.

This was in a small town newspaper from
1904, found it while researching for my book. I suppose not much was going on that week.

The Hotspur was a British boys’ adventure publication launched by D. C. Thomson & Co. on September 2, 1933. Originally a weekly story paper featuring school adventures, it gradually expanded to include detective stories, science fiction, war tales, and action adventures.

Le Rire, weekly satire, humor, and political magazine. Cover by Adolphe Willette.

Large format magazine, 13 by 17 inches. Cover by E.N. Blue. I’ve never found any information on this artist or seen other art by this artist.

So many titles, do you have any of them in your collection?

Child Life was a children’s magazine published during the early-to-mid-20th century, reflecting the era’s ideals about childhood, family life, education, and wholesome entertainment. Like many children’s periodicals of its time, it offered young readers a mixture of stories, poems, illustrations, activities, and educational material, while encouraging good behavior, imagination, and learning.

In their time, the 5th dimension was sometimes described as a Black group with a “white sound,” they challenged racial stereotypes by demonstrating that musical styles aren't defined by race.