1984 "Romancing the Stone" opening day film ad & review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 3, 1984



* "Romancing the Stone" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere review

* Romantic comedy-adventure - Robert Zemeckis

* Michael Douglas - Kathleen Turner - Danny DeVito



Page 53 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "Romancing the Stone" (see images)

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1981 Pat Benatar concert at Meadowlands Arena ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 5-11, 1981



* Pat Benatar - American singer & songwriter ad

* Woman hard rocker - Meadowlands Arena concert

* "Heartbreaker" "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" songs



Page 49 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "PAT BENATAR" concert at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Je... See More  

1984 "This Is Spinal Tap" opening day film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 6, 1984



* "This Is Spinal Tap" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Fictional English heavy metal band

* American mockumentary comedy



Page 47 has a 11 x 8 inch advertisement for the opening day of the film "This Is Spinal Tap" (see images)

Page 52 has a opening review of the movie w... See More  

1982 Rocky III, Star Trek & Poltergeist openings ad......

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 8, 1982



* Rocky III - Sylvester Stallone - boxing

* Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ad

* "Poltergeist" film advertisement

* Supernatural horror film - Steven Spielberg

* Grand Opening Day movie premieres & review



Page 46 has a 10 x 9 1/2 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the open... See More  

1964 Moondog, blind musician ad... Greenwich Village...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 16, 1964 



* Moondog - Louis Thomas Hardin

* Blind composer, Musician, performer

* Greenwich Village performance advertisement



Page 8 has a small advertisement for "moondog" performances above the Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village. (see image)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was real... 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  

World War II in Europe is over...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, May 9, 1945 



* World War II - WWII

* Germany surrenders

* European theatre ends



The front page has a banner headline: "SURREDNER ORDERS RATIFIED" with subheads and related photo. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, irregular along the spine, other minor margin wear, generally nice.

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1976 KISS rock band Concert Ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 12, 1976



* KISS rock band concert advertisement

* Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, New Jersey

* Garden State Summer Music Fair performance

* "Destroyer" album tour w/ J. Geils Band



Page 95 has a advertisement for "Garden State Summer Music Fair" at Roosevelt Stadium with one of the scheduled performers bein... See More  

1982 "QUEEN" concert ad & "Tron" movie review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 20, 1982



* Queen - British rock band

* Madison Square Garden MSG

* "Hot Space" concert advertisement

* Freddie Mercury - Brian May

* "Tron" film - movie premiere review

* Science fiction action-adventure cult classic



Page 67 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for upcoming performances by "QUEEN&q... See More  

1948 death of Charles Evans Hughes...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1948



* Charles Evans Hughes w/ photos

* Chief Justice of the United States

* 1916 Republican candidate for president



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Justice Hughes Dead at 86; Served the State and Nation" with subhead and photo. (see images) Much more on page 6, loads of text. 

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in great c... See More  

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 87 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  

World premiere of "Rocky" (1976)... "Carrie"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Nov. 22, 1976



* "Rocky" World premiere advertisement

* American sports drama film

* Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa

* "Carrie" supernatural horror film



Page 62 has a iconic 6 x 6  inch advertisement: "Rocky" for it's World premiere in New York City. Being a weekly publication, this is actually the opening day ad for th... See More  

1978 "The Police" very first U.S. performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 1-6, 1978



* The Police - English rock band - musician "Sting"

* Very first United States performance advertisement

* CBGB - Manhattan music club gigs



Page 145 has a advertisement for upcoming performances at the CBGB music nightclub with one of the performers being the "POLICE" This was their very first ... See More  

Japanese executes 3 American prioners of war...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug.12, 1944.



* Japanese execute 3 American prisoners

* POW Ferdinand Frank Meringolo photo

* Hoten Camp in Mukden, Manchuria

* World War II - WWII atrocities



The front page has a one column heading: "JAPANESE EXECUTE 3 U. S. PRISONERS" with subhead. (see images) Coverage continues on page 7 with photo of one of the victims.

Much more on World War II. Comp... See More  

1982 Duran Duran concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 6, 1982



* English pop rock band Duran Duran

* Part of the second British invasion

* Simon Le Bon - Roger Taylor & more

* The Rio tour - Peppermint Lounge concert

* "Hungry Like the Wolf" song fame



Page 93 has a full page advertisement for upcoming performances at the Peppermint Lounge nightclub in Manhattan... 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  

1982 Review & premiere of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 15, 1982



* "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere movie review

* Steven Spielberg - science-fiction fantasy



Page 52 has a 8 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day of the film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (see images)

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The death of Argentina president Juan Peron...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, July 2, 1974



* Juan Peron death

* President of Argentina



The front page has a bold headline: "PERON IS DEAD" with photo. First report coverage on the death of Argentina president, Juan Domingo Peron continues on page 2 with 2 more related photos.

Complete with 120 pages, tabloid size, good condition.... See More  

Hebron massacre of 1929...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 26, 1929 



* Hebron Massacre

* Palestine riots - Arabs vs. Jews

* Western Wailing Wall

* Graf Zeppelin around World flight

* Historic aviation feat (airship)



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Arab-Jew Fighting Spreading Over Palestine, 12 Americans Slain, Government Worried" with subhead. (see images)

Also cover... See More  

The Beatles come to Shea Stadium in 1966...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 28, 1966



* The Beatles concert advertisement for Shea Stadium

* Liverpool, England rock band - counterculture music

* John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & George Harrison



The top of page 15 has a advertisement for "The Beatles" which performed one night at Shea Stadium in New York City. This ad measures 3 1/4 x 2 1/2/... See More  

1983 "Star 80" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 15, 1983



* "Star 80" starring Mariel Hemingway

* Grand Opening Day movie advertisement

* Biographical drama film - Bob Fosse

* "Death of a Playmate" - Teresa Carpenter

* Playboy playmate Dorothy Stratten murder

* AC/DC Australian rock band MSG concert ad



Page 49 has a full page advertisement for the o... See More  

The Furnace Girl of Lake Bluff, Illinois...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Oct. 31, 1928



* Elfrieda Knaak burned - the furnace girl



The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Girl Found Burned Beside Furnace in Police Station" with subhead. (see images)

First report coverage of the (still) unsolved mystery surrounding th... See More  

USS Panay incident in 1937... Nanking...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 15, 1937 



* USS Panay incident - bombing

* Yangtze River, Nanjing, China 



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "ALL GUNS FIRING AS PANAY SANK; ATTACKED 12 TIMES BY BOMBERS" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 40+ pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, mainly along the spine, generally in good condit... See More  

1929 Palestine riots...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, August 31, 1929 



* Post Hebron Massacre - murders

* Palestine riots - Arabs vs. Jews

* Western Wailing Wall - Buraq  uprising

* Jerusalem, Israel - Safed massacre



The front page has a one column heading: "British Smash Arab Raids on Jewish Towns" (see images)

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More  

1956 Bela Lugosi (Dracula) Death...

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