SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER--EXTRA--Dec. 8, 1941 

* Attack on Pearl Harbor
* U.S. to enter World War II
* Imperial Japanese Navy
* Great headline for display

This issue has one of the best and most displayable headlines on America's entry into World War II following the attack on Pearl Harbor, with a huge, banner "EXTRA" above the masthead, and the large headline: "U.S. - JAP WAR!" with "HAWAII, MANILA BOMBED; TWO U.S. WARSHIPS SUNK".
There are various subheads including: "Severe Explosions Rock Pearl Harbor In Surprise Attack" among others.
The complete 28 page issue (paginated A, B, then 2-26), uncommonly nice at the central fold, minimal margin wear, nice condition.

background: The "preciousness" of this artifact lies in its status as a high-velocity snapshot of a turning point in human history, capturing the raw, unedited shock of the West Coast in the immediate wake of the Pearl Harbor attack. Unlike national papers, the San Francisco Examiner’s "Extra" edition represents the specific anxiety of a port city that believed it might be the next target, utilizing the bold, sensationalist "Hearst style" typography that defined the era's media landscape. Holding the full issue is essentially holding the "Day Zero" document of the American home front; it preserves the jarring contrast between the mundane advertisements of 1941 life and the massive, wood-block headlines that signaled the end of American isolationism. If it is a genuine 1941 printing rather than a common anniversary reprint, it is a museum-quality relic of a world-changing event, deserving of professional archival preservation.