1975 KISS concert tour ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 25, 1975



* Early KISS - American hard rock band

* "Alive!" tour performance advertisement

* Ace Frehley - Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* Capitol Theatre - Passaic, New Jersey



Page 87 has a advertisement for a few upcoming concerts at the Capitol Theatre with one of the performers being the rock band KISS. See image fo... See More  

1979 KISS rock band concert Ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 4, 1979



* KISS - American heavy metal rock band ad

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley

* Dynasty Tour - Madison Square Garden MSG



Page 78 has a 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for upcoming "The Return of KISS" concert performances at Madison Square Garden. (see images) 

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1975 KISS concert tour ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 3, 1975



* Early KISS - American hard rock band

* "Dressed to Kill" tour advertisement

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley

* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan - New York City



Page 114 has a 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 inch advertisement for the upcoming "KISS" concert at the Beacon Theatre (March 21st) This was jus... See More  

Gangster Dutch Shultz acquitted of tax evasion in 1935...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 3, 1935



* Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer acquitted

* Jewish-American gangster tax evasion trial

* New York prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SCHULTZ 'EXILED,' DEFIES THE MAYOR; DEWEY WILL ACT" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues inside with related photo.

Complete in 28 pages, rag edit... See More  

John Gotti guilty verdict, in a New York City newspaper...

DAILY NEWS, New York City, April 3, 1992



* John Gotti guilty verdict (1st report)

* Mobster Boss - Gambino crime family



This famous tabloid newspaper has a great displayable front page heading and photo concerning mob leader John Gotti's guilty verdict, which ended up being his last day of freedom in society.

The front page has a great headline: "GONE FELLA" with: "Gotti... See More  

1952 Rocky Marciano KO's Harry Matthews...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Minn. July 29, 1952



* Rocky Marciano wins by knockout - KO

* vs. skilled boxer Harry "Kid" Matthews 

* Heavyweight boxing fight at Yankee Stadium



The top of page 14 has a banner heading: "Marciano Knocks Out Matthews in 2nd Round" with subheads and four related photos. (see images)

Complete with 26 light toning at the margins, mi... See More  

Review & premiere of "The Princess Bride", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 25, 1987



* Best "The Princess Bride" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Romantic fantasy adventure comedy-drama film



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Princess Bride" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - t... See More  

1907 Standard Oil case.... John D. Rockefeller...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 30, 1907



* The Standard Oil of New Jersey

* John D. Rockefeller case



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ANOTHER BLAST FOR THE STANDARD OIL; Commissioner of Corporations Answers Letters to the Stockholders" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" er... See More  

First Quebec Conference... FDR & Churchill...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 20, 1943



* First Quebec Conference - Quadrant

* Highly secret military discussion

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "QUEBEC PARLEY IS PLANNING 'RUTHLESS DESTRUCTION' OF GERMANY AND JAPAN" with subheads and photo. (see images)

Complete with 24 pages, light toning and a ... See More  

Pioneer 5 space probe launching...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 11, 1960



* Pioneer 5 space probe launching

* Cape Canaveral, Florida 

* Deep space exploration 



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Sun Satellite Zooms Toward Lofty Orbit" with subhead. (see images) 

Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition. 



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1971 Apollo 15 space mission "Splashdown"...

THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, Aug. 8, 1971



* Apollo 15 space mission to the Moon (splashdown)



The front page has a banner headline: "ENDEAVOUR CREW 'BACK HOME'; Faulty 'Chute Fails to Mar Landing" with subhead and three related photos. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all sections (60+ pages), light toning along the central fold and margins, generally in... See More  

THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 3, 1928



* Schutter's "Old Nick" candy bar 

* "Roaring twenties" advertisement



Page 44  has a nice full page advertisement for a free "Schutter's Old Nick" candy bar. (see images)

Complete with all 54 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good. 



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1971 Notre Dame football vs. Miami...

THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, Oct. 10, 1971



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

* vs. Miami Hurricanes - college game

* Best publication to be had (rare)



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "N.D. WEARS DOWN MIAMI, 17-0" with subhead and color photo. More in the sport's section.

Complete with all sections (60+ pages), light toning along the central fold... See More  

1944 Battle of Kwajalein Atoll....

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, N.C, February 2, 1944



* Battle of Kwajalein Atoll

* World War II Pacific Campaign vs. Japan

* Marhsall Island - Roi-Namur



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "YANK AMPHIBIOUS FORCES INVADE MARSHALL ISLANDS" with subheads and related map. (see images)

Complete with all 8 pages, light toning at the margins, small stain from a address labe... See More  

Baritone Leonard Warren dies on stage...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 5, 1960



* Leonard Warren death on live stage

* American operatic baritone singer 

* Metropolitan Opera House - "Met" 



Near the bottom of the front page has a four column heading: "Met Baritone Collapses and Dies" with lead-in: "Wife and Audience Watch" (see images)  

Complete with 8 pages, light ton... See More  

Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun's cause of death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1945



* How Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun died ?

* Photo of leading Nazi leaders at Camp Ashcan



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER ENDED LIFE IN BERLIN BUNKER, BRITISH FEEL SURE" with subhead. (see images) 

Page 3 has the official statement from British intelligence. 

And page 3 also has a five column photo with headi... See More  

Magic Johnson announces he had HIV/AIDS...

SPORTS SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Nov. 8, 1991



* Earvin Magic Johnson has HIV/AIDS virus 

* Los Angeles Lakers basketball star

* Retires from professional NBA play



The front page of this section has a headline: "The Day the Magic Stopped" and more with a few related photos. Much more on the following pages. Great to have in this L.A. publication, the home of... See More  

Great Salem fire of 1914... Massachusetts...

FITCHBURG CENTINEL, Mass., June 27, 1914



* The Great Salem Fire of 1914

* Essex County, Massachusetts

* Same day first report w/ nice headline



The top of the front page has Two column heading: "PLANS REBUILDING FIRE SWEPT CITY" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 12 pages, light toning, generally nice.



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Ohio River Flood of 1937... Louisville, Kentucky...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 26, 1937



* Ohio River Flood of 1937

* Great Depression era

* Louisville, Kentucky photos



The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIRE ADDS TO FLOOD HORROR" with subheads. Nice for display. More on following pages. And a great full page pictorial is on the back page which is also nice for display. (see images) This flood which happened during the he... See More  

3000 hits for the "Big Poison"...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 20, 1942 



* Paul Waner (Big Poison)- right fielder

* Boston Braves - 3,000th hit with photo



The sport's section (page 13) has a three column heading: "Waner Cracks Hit No. 3000 but Braves Lose" with subhead and box scores. (see images)

Complete with all 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.



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Black militant H. Rap Brpown captured in 1971...

THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, Oct. 17, 1971



* H. Rap Brown captured - arrested

* "Black Power" movement militant

* Violence at Civil Rights protests  



The front page has a nice banner headline: "RAP BROWN CAPTURED IN N.Y." with subhead and photo of Brown. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all sections (60+ pages), light toning along the central ... See More  

Exploding Plastic Inevitable in 1966... Andy Warhol...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 31, 1966



* Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable

* The Velvet Underground and Nico inaugural show ad

* Electric Circus underground nightclub performance

* Bob Holiday "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's SUPERMAN

* Anti-Vietnam War peace march w/ Allen Ginsberg pictorial

* Timothy Leary gets sentenced... See More  

1974 Steve Miller Band & Ten Years After...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 28, 1974



* Steve Miller Band - American classic rock group

* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum concert ad

* Ten Years After - British blues rock band

* Madison Square Garden advertisement



Page 53 has a advertisement for a upcoming "STEVE MILLER BAND" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see i... See More  

1983 Run-DMC... beginning of new-school hip hop music...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 21, 1983



* Very early & rare Run-DMC D.M.C. mention

* "It's Like That" song release - brief review

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music



Page 73 has a very early take on the recent release of "It's Like That" by Run DMC with heading: "John Who?". (see images)

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1974 Eric Clapton concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 30, 1974



* Eric Clapton - English rock & blues guitarist

* The Yardbirds & Cream singer & songwriter

* Roosevelt Stadium concert advertisement



Page 53 has a nice full page advertisement for a "ERIC CLAPTON" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. (see images)

AI notes: On June 7, 1974, Eri... See More