1986 "Jumpin' Jack Flash" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 14, 1986



* "Jumpin' Jack Flash" film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in New York City

* Actress & "View" panelist Whoopi Goldberg

* American spy comedy movie - Penny Marshall



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1986 Isao Tomita NYC concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 16, 1986



* Japanese composer Isao Tomita

* Pioneer of electronic & space music 

* Battery Park, New York City

* Statue of Liberty centennial 



Page 65 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "TOMITA" at Battery Park in New York. This event celebrated the centennial of the Statue ... See More  

1986 comedian Rodney Dangerfield RCMH ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 26, 1986



* Rodney Dangerfield NYC advertisement

* American stand-up comedian and actor 

* "I don't' get no respect" catchphrase fame

* Radio City Music Hall (RCMH) performances 



Page 64 has a full page advertisement for upcoming performances by stand-up comedian "RODNEY DANGERFIELD&quo... See More  

1986 "VAMP" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 29, 1986



* "VAMP" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere in NYC

* Horror comedy - vampires fantasy movie

* Grace Jones - coming of age college adventure



Page 48 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "VAMP" in New York City. (see images)

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1986 "The Karate Kid Part II" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 24, 1986



* "The Karate Kid Part II" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Martial arts drama - Ralph Macchio



Page 53 has a nice advertisement for the opening day showing of "The Karate Kid Part II" (see images)

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Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel in a L..A. newspaper....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 9, 1986



* Clint Eastwood, actor and filmmaker

* Wins election for mayor of Carmel

* Carmel-by-the-Sea, California



The front page has a one column heading: "Eastwood Wins Easy Victory in Carmel Vote" with photo. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues on page 23 with another related photo. Great to have from the home of the entertainment industry. Rar... See More  

The shuttle Challenger explodes...

SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, California, Jan. 29, 1986



* Space Shuttle Challenger disaster



One of the most tragic events in American history - intensified by the fact that millions of children were watching the event unfold via television feeds in their schools due to one of the passengers being school teacher Christa McAuliffe. The inside contains many related photos and articles - too many to it... See More  

1986 AEROSMITH editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 7, 1986



* Aerosmith - American hard rock band

* Steven Tyler & Joe Perry editorial



Page 61 has a heading: "Aerosmith: Back in the Saddle" with related photo. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.

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Lost city of Trump in 1985....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 24, 1985



* Donald Trump long before his presidency

* Taking control of his dad's real estate empire era

* "Television City" proposal fail - Riverside South



Page 112 has a heading: "Dump the Trump" with related photo. (see images) This was when Trump was taking control of his father's real estate ... See More  

Very early Red Hot Chili Peppers 1985 concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 5, 1985



* Red Hot Chili Peppers - American rock band

* Performance at the Ritz nightclub advertisement

* In there infancy - Anthony Kiedis and Flea



Page 118 has an ad for various upcoming performances at the "RITZ" in Manhattan with one of the performers being the "RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS" on Halloween n... See More  

Death of movie great Orson Welles...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 11, 1985



* Orson Welles death (1st report)

* Actor - director - writer - producer

* Hollywood movie film - radio - theatre

* "War of the Worlds" & "Citizen Kane" fame

* Best title to be had ?



The bottom of the front page has a heading: "Orson Welles, Theatrical Genius, Found Dead at 70" and includes a photo of him. The article car... See More  

Death of movie great Rock Hudson...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 3, 1985



* Rock Hudson death (1st report)

* Hollywood Golden Age actor

* Best title to be had ?



The top of the font page has two photos of Rock Hudson captioned: "Rock Hudson as he appeared in mid-1960's, and in 1985 after he was stricken with AIDS." beneath which is a heading: "Rock Hudson Dies at 59 After Fighting AIDS" with subhead: "L... See More  

Review & Premiere...

"Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 1985



* Best "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere & review

* Australian post-apocalyptic action film

* Mel Gibson and Tina Turner



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from... See More  

1985 opening day premiere of "Back to the Future" film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 9, 1985



* "Back to the Future" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Michael J. Fox - Marty McFly - comedy



Page 47 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Back to the Future" in New York City.

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1985 opening week review of "The Goonies" film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 25, 1985



* "The Goonies" opening week film review 

* Grand Opening week movie premiere

* Adventure comedy cult classic w/ ad



Page 57 has the opening week review for the iconic film "The Goonies" with heading: "Vengeance Is His" and related photo. 

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Premiere of "The Goonies", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 14, 1985 (front & Calendar Sections)



* Best "The Goonies" film advertisement

* Grand Opening week movie premiere

* Adventure comedy cult classic



An issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Goonies" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywo... See More  

Premiere weekend of "Rambo", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 24, 1985



* Best "Rambo: First Blood Part II" advertisement

* Grand Opening weekend movie premiere

* Sylvester Stallone - John Rambo

* Opening day for "A View to a Kill"



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Rambo: First Blood Part II" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from... See More  

1985 opening day ad for the film "Cat's Eye"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 16, 1985



* Stephen King's "Cat's Eye" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day film - movie premiere

* Anthology horror thriller - Drew Barrymore 



Page 48 has a nice advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Cat's Eye" in New York City. (see image)

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Jewish artist Marc Chagall death...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 29, 1985



* Marc Chagall death (1st report)

* Belarusian Jewish artist - paintings



Near the bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Chagall, Artist of Joy and Suffering, Dies" with photo of Chagall and one of his works. First report coverage continues on page 3 with another one of his works.

Complete 1st section with all 36 pages, nice condit... See More  

1985 WWF World Wrestling w/ Hulk Hogan...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 19, 1985



* WWF - World Wrestling Federation 

* Pre WrestleMania - gaining popularity 

* Hulk Hogan, The Iron Shiek - Cyndi Lauper



This issue has a great lengthy editorial on the surge in mainstream popularity for WWF Wrestling with a front pahe headline : "YOU'VE REALLY GOT A HOLD N ME" with a phot... See More  

The Grateful Dead in 1985....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 26, 1985



* Grateful Dead concert at Nassau Coliseum

* Psychedelic rock blues music band - deadheads

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



Page 68 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming: "GRATEFUL DEAD" concerts at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images)

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1985 U2 Madison Square Garden concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 29, 1985



* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge

* First Madison Square Garden performance

* "The Unforgettable Fire" tour advertisement 



Page 69 has a terrific full page advertisement for "U2" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images) This was there inaugural performance at the iconic venue.&... See More  

1984 Iron Maiden w/ Eddie the Head concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 11, 1984



* Iron Maiden - World Slavery Tour w/ Eddie the Head

* "Powerslave" album - English heavy metal group

* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement



Page 74 has a terrific, poster-like advertisement for "IRON MAIDEN" performances at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. (see image)

I suspect this to... See More  

1984 Beverly Hills Cop & U2 concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 27, 1984



* "Beverly Hills Cop" action comedy film

* Opening day movie premiere advertisement

* Actors Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold

* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge

* "The Unforgettable Fire" album tour

* Radio City Music Hall concert ad (sold out)



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Early days of the AIDS virus in 1984...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 9, 1984



* AIDS - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

* HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus - pathogen

* Robert Gallo - American biomedical researcher

* Study to determine if saliva is a infectious agent ?



The front page has a heading: "AIDS: A Kiss Is Still a Kiss?" the top of page 11 has the same heading with subh... See More