John Dillinger's escape with a wooden gun...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 4, 1934



* Gangster John Dillinger

* Post escape with wooden gun

* Crown Point, Indiana jail

* The hunt continues



The front page has a one column heading: "Dillinger Pal, Shot In Fray, Is In Custody". (see image) 

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



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1988 Stevie Ray Vaughan NYC nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 13, 1988



* Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

* Blues rock music - guitarist and singer 

* New Year's Ever concert at the Ritz nightclub



Page 97 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "Stevie Ray Vaughan" performance at the RITZ nightclub in Manhattan. (see image) Vaughan would be ... See More  

Sylvia Likens murder editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 13, 1978



* Sylvia Likens child abuse and murder editorial w/ photos



Starting on the front page is a editorial on the 1965 torture and murder of 16 year old Sylvia Likens with heading: "The Sexual Aesthetic of Murder" with photo. (see images) This editorial continues on multiple inside pages with a few more related p... See More  

1982 premiere of "Porky's" comedy film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 23, 1982



* "Porky's" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* High School teenagers sex comedy



Page 44 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "PORKY'S" (see images)

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Martin Luther King Jr. in a movie role ?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1961



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* To act in a movie - film ?

* "Advise & Consent" role ?



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Dr. King to Play Georgia Senator In Movie of 'Advise and Consent'" with subhead and photo of King. (see images)

Complete with all 68 pages, light foxing along the central fold, genera... See More  

1976 KISS rock band Concert Ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 19, 1976



* Early KISS rock band editorial w/ photo

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* "Destroyer" album tour beginning



The top of page 89 has a heading under "RIFFS" that reads: "Kiss Explain Themselves: Masks That Reveal" with subhead and photo of the group in full makeup. This was the time near the... See More  

1975 KISS concert tour ad (cancelled)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 8, 1975



* Early KISS - American hard rock band

* "Alive!" tour performance advertisement

* Ace Frehley - Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* Memorial Field at Mount Vernon (CANCELLED) 



Page 141 has a 1/2 page advertisement for the upcoming "The Summer's End Festival" at Memorial Field with the headliner... See More  

Very early 1974 KISS performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 14, 1974



* Very early KISS - American hard rock band

* Very first 1st national tour (KISS Tour)

* Gene Simmons' blood spitting debut (very 1st)

* Peter Criss - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley

* Academy of Music concert advertisement



Page 54 has a advertisement for upcoming performances at the Academy of Music opera house in Ma... See More  

1976 KISS rock band concerts Ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 20, 1976



* KISS - American heavy metal rock band

* Rock and Roll Over American tour

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley

* Northeast U.S. concerts advertisement



Page 71 has a great advertisement for upcoming "KISS" concert performances in the Northeast United States. (see images) This particular ad has a nice ... 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  

1991 death of actress Gene Tierney...

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



* American stage & film actress Gene Tierney death

* "Golden Age of Hollywood" leading lady 

* Earvin Magic Johnson has HIV/AIDS virus 

* Los Angeles Lakers basketball star

* Retires from professional NBA play



Page 3 has a heading that reads: "Gene Tierney, Acclaimed as Star of 'Laura,' Dies at... See More  

Madonna "SEX" book... Slick Willie as a Casanova in 1992...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 27, 1992



* Coffee table book "SEX" release advertisement

* Erotic softcore pornography - sadomasochism 

* President Bill Clinton - "Slick Willie"

* Womanizer - rapist - cheating husband

* About to win the 1992 election



Page 13 has a full page advertisement for the newly released Madonna book titled: &q... 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)

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1983 Grateful Dead & The Band at the Carrier Dome ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 18 1983



* The Grateful Dead & The Band - rock bands

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

* Syracuse University Carrier Dome concert ad



Page 98 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performance by "GRATEFUL DEAD & THE BAND" concert at the Carrier Dome on the campus of Syracuse Uni... See More  

1970 "Free Huey!" campaign... Black Panthers...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 19, 1970



* Huey P. Newton & the Black Panthers Party

* "Free Huey!" campaign - protest demonstration

* re. the shooting death of a Chicago police officer



The front page has a heading: "Rage of the Panthers: The Ghetto on Trial" with 3 related photos. (see images) Coverage continues inside. Lengthy text.

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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Sept. 9, 1971



* John F. Kennedy Center of Performing Arts

* Along the Potomac River - Washington D.C.

* Opening gala opening night - Leonard Bernstein



The front page has a four column photo with heading: "JFK Center Opening 'Thrills' Mrs. Kennedy" 

Complete with 56 pages, a little spine wear, nice condition.



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Great review of "King Kong" before theatrical release...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 22, 1933



* Very early & rare "King Kong" article

* Pre-release movie - film



This is a very early item on "King Kong" as page 4 of the "Drama Section" (inside) includes a fine article titled "Hollywood's Mighty Ape" on the new movie "King Kong" which was published well before it would be released to the th... See More  

John Dillinger hiding in 1934 Chicago...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 28, 1934 



* The hunt for John Dillinger 

* Hiding in Chicago, Illinois

* Aide Albert Reilly arrested 



The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "Dillinger's Pal Is Seized In Bed By Federal Men" with subhead. Small photo of Reilly is on the back page. (see images) Nice to have in this Chicago publication, the city where he would eve... See More  

William Gillette death... Sherlock Holmes...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 29, 1937



* William Gillette death

* American actor-manager

* Sherlock Holmes



The front page has a one column heading: "WM. GILLETTE IS DEAD AT 81; ACTOR 61 YRS." with subheads. Two related photos are on page 17. (see images)

Complete with all 44 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition. ... See More  

1987 Salt-N-Pepa editorial... debut abum...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 27, 1987



* Salt-N-Pepa - new school hip-hop group

* 1st major female rap act to break the gender barrier

* Debut album "Hot, Cool & Vicious" - "Push It"



Page 75 has a editorial by Carol Cooper on the pioneers of female rap with heading: "Salty Gals" with photo. (see images)

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1981 Ozzy Osbourne's debut concert tour...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 15-21, 1981



* Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal concert advertisement

* Performance at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale NY

* "Blizzard of Oz" tour - debut as a solo artist



Page 52 has a 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images) This tour was Osbo... See More  

Thoughts on the possbilities of the internet, long before it would happen...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 6, 1983



* Predicting the creation of the internet

* Interconnected computer networks

* Pre World Wide Web - social media



 The front page has a teaser for an interesting article: "Reach Out And Access Someone" which considers the Network Nation, a new novelty at the time. It's focus was that computer supporte... See More  

1977 Parliament-Funkadelic funk band w/ photos...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 25, 1977



* Parliament w/ Funkadelic band editorial

* George Clinton's P-Funk rock collective

* Pioneers of the funk mucis culture of the 1970s



The top of pages 38 & 39 has a banner heading: "The U.S. Funk Mob: 'We Can Be As Bad As We Need To Be'" with a few related photos. (see images)

AI notes: The Ju... See More