Premiere of "Raiders of the Lost Ark", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 11, 1981



* Best "Raiders of the Lost Ark" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day (EVE) movie premiere

* Steven Spielberg - Harrison Ford



A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.

Page 6 o... See More  

The Centralia mine fire disaster in 1981...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 20-26, 1981



* Centralia coal-seam mine fire - Pennsylvania

* History of the World, Part I - movie - film

* Mel Brooks - opening day premiere advertisement



Starting on the front page with heading: "Burn Centralia, Burn" is coverage on the Centralia mine fire in Pennsylvania. Coverage continues on multiple inside pa... See More  

1981 Van Halen MSG concert ad (1st)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 24, 1981



* VAN HALEN hard rock band concert advertisement

* First performance at Madison Square Garden

* "Fair Warning" album Tour - North America

* Eddie and Alex Van Halen - David Lee Roth



Pages 70 & 71 has a terrific double-page advertisement for "VAN HALEN In Concert" with a strange background for M... See More  

1981 "The Howling" horror film & U2 "Boy" ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 11-17, 1981



* "The Howling" American horror film

* Opening day movie premiere ad & review

* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge

* Debut album "Boy" release advertisement



Page 46 has a 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day premiere of the film "The Howling" (see image) P... See More  

1981 Palsmatics w/ Wendy O. Williams nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 11-17, 1981



* Plasmatics w/ singer Wendy O. Williams

* American hardcore punk rock band performance

* Bond's International Casino nightclub ad



Page 97 has a nice 1/2 page advertisement for a upcoming "PLASMATICS" performance at the Bond's International Casino nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)

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Death of child actor Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Jr...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 9, 1981 



* Matthew Beard Jr. death (1st report)

* "Out Gang" "Little Rascals" child actor

* Best title to be had ?



The bottom of page 3 has a heading: "Stymie of 'Our Gang' Comedies Dies" "Matthew Beard Jr. Was Second Black Child to Appear in Series" and includes two photos of him, one from 1973 and the other from... See More  

Premiere of "Raging Bull", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 19, 1980



* Best "Raging Bull" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Jake LaMotta boxing drama

* Robert De Niro - Martin Scorsese



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

Death of John Lennon - in both Liverpool & New York newspapers...

(2-issue set) LIVERPOOL ECHO, England & NEW YORK POST, both dated December 9, 1980 (a two-issue set)



* John Lennon death - The Beatles front man

* From both his hometown and place of his murder

* Best publications to be had - a truly unique pair



Here is a terrific and a very rare opportunity to have two of the best issues on the murder of John Lennon.

First you get the LIVERPOOL ECHO ... See More  

Death of John Lennon reported in a newspaper from the city where he was shot...

NEW YORK POST - EXTRA, Dec. 9, 1980



* John Lennon assassination

* "The Beatles" front man

* From the city of the murder

* Nice headline for display



Here is one of the more desirable newspapers on the death of John Lennon - it being from the city where he was shot and died.

The dramatic front page announces: "JOHN LENNON SHOT DEAD" with subhead and photo. Much mor... See More  

1980 "Flash Gordon" opening day film review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 3-9, 1980



* "Flash Gordon" film review & ad

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Space opera - superhero film



Page 63 has an opening day review for the film "Flash Gordon" with related photo and illustration. (see images) The following page has a ad for the film.

I suspect this to be an extremely r... See More  

1980 World premiere of "Raging Bull" film review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 19-25, 1980



* Best "Raging Bull" review w/ ad

* Opening Day movie World premiere

* Jake LaMotta boxing drama film

* Robert De Niro - Martin Scorsese



Page 55 has the opening day review for the World premiere of "Raging Bull" film at the Sutton theater in Manhattan the previous week with heading: "Me... See More  

Death of movie star Steve McQueen...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 8, 1980



* Steve McQueen death

* American film actor

* "The King of Cool"

* Best title to be had ?



The front page has a two column heading: "Actor Steve McQueen Dies in Juarez Hospital" with subhead and small photo. More on pages 28 & 29.  Nice to have from the capital of the entertainment industry.

Complete 1st section only with all 36... See More  

1980 Bruce Springsteen MSG & Grace Jones concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 1-7, 1980



* Early Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" concerts

* American rock singer, songwriter & guitarist

* Madison Square Garden MSG advertisement

* Grace Jones - Jamaican singer, songwriter & model

* Beacon Theatre concert in Manhattan advertisement



Page 99 has a nice full page ad for "Bruce Springst... See More  

The original Brown Derby restaurant closes...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 22, 1980



* The original Brown Derby restaurant closes

* Wilshire Boulevard location

* Constructed in the shape of a brown derby



After decades of being known as one of the key hang-outs for Hollywood's elite, the original Brown Derby closes. This issue provides content related to both the closing and the temporary delay in demolition resulting from "mim... See More  

1980 death of actor Strother Martin in a L.A. paper....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 1, 1980



* Strother Martin death (same day report)

* American character actor - Western films

* John Wayne and Paul Newman sidekick

* "Cool Hand Luke" - "What we've got here is failure to communicate" fame

* Best publication to be had ? (rare)



The front page has a two column heading: "'Cool Hand Luke's' Strother Martin Dies&... See More  

Death of famed actor Michael Landon, in a Los Angeles newspaper...

SECTION B ONLY of the Los Angeles Times, July 2, 1991 



* Michael Landon death (1st report)

* Hollywood actor, director & producer

* "Bonanza" Little Joe Cartwright

* "Little House on the Prairie" Charles Ingalls



The top of the front page of this section has a one column heading: "TV Actor Michael Landon Is Dead at 54" with subhead. First report cover... See More  

Premiere of "The Blues Brothers"... "Blue Lagoon"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1980 



* "Blues Brothers" w/ John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd 

* Full page ad & Revies for "The Blue Lagoon"



This issue is packed with full page ads and accompanying reviews from blockbusters including: "The Blues Brothers", "Brubaker", staring Robert Reford, "Can't Stop the Music", and "... See More  

1980 Stars Wars & The Shining movies opening day...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 26, 1980



* The Empire Strikes Back - Star Wars: Episode V

* Opening week film review and movie advertisement

* "The Shining" opening week advertisement

* Jack Nicholson psychological horror

* Third week for "Friday the 13th" ad

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ***



Page 48 has a nice advertisement for the opening of ... See More  

World premiere of "Friday the 13th" (1980) slasher film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 12, 1980



* "Friday the 13th" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* American slasher cult classic film



Page 48 has a iconic 6 x 3 inch (not including the locations underneath) advertisement: "Friday the 13th" for it's World premiere in New York City. Being a weekly publication, this is actually the opening day ad for this... See More  

1980 - Disney's "The Watcher in the Woods" World premiere film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 21, 1980



* "The Watcher's in the Woods" film opening

* World premiere movie advertisement

* American supernatural horror movie



Page 46 has a 1/2 page advertisement for the World premiere of "The Watcher in the Woods" film in Manhattan. (see images)

wikipedia notes: The Watcher in the Woods had a ... See More  

The very first issue...

MUSEUM Magazine, New York, March/April, 1980  This is the Premier Issue, volume 1, number 1.  Content includes "First Showing of Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza's Priceless Collection (at the National Gallery of Art), "Walt Disney's Museum of the Future", by Ray Bradbury; "The Buffalo Bill Historical Center" by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; "The 6-Minute Lo... See More  

Eric Heiden wins 5 gold medals in 1980...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 24, 1980



* Eric Heiden wins 5 gold medals

* Long track speed skating

* 1980 Winter Olympics

* Lake Placid, New York



The front page of this section has a banner heading: "5 of a kind makes Heiden pure gold" with related pictorial. (see) More on page 2.

Complete sport's section only with 16 pages, nice condition.... See More  

1980 "STYX" progressive rock band concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 14, 1980



* STYX - American progressive rock band

* Dennis DeYoung - "Come Sail Away" song fame

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement



Page 68 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for a upcoming "STYX" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item becaus... See More  

Premiere of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 7, 1979



* Best "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Science fiction film - USS Enterprise



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment in... See More  

1979 premiere of "Cocaine Cowboys" advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 1, 1979



* "Cocaine Cowboys" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premieres

* Crime drama - Andy Warhol - Jack Palance



The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "Cocaine Cowboys" (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really n... See More