Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 30, 1987

* Michael Jackson "King of Pop" 
* American singer, songwriter & dancer
* Fantastic "Bad" album release advertisement
 
Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication could simultaneously dictate global entertainment trends and govern the inner workings of show business. Today, physical copies are an absolute rarity, largely because they were printed on standard, ephemeral newsprint designed to be devoured and promptly discarded at the end of the week.
Pages 16 & 17 is taken up by a terrific double page advertisement the highly anticipated Michael Jackson album "Bad". This was the album that followed the iconic "Thriller". This ad measures 22 1/2 inches x 13 1/2 inches.
And page 90 has an editorial headed: "SPRINGSTEEN, JACKSON TO DUKE IT OUT" with photo of Jackson. (see images)
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Los Angeles Times own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with all 112 pages, tabloid size in very nice condition.

Background: The August 30, 1987, Los Angeles Times advertisement marks the absolute precipice of a defining moment in pop music history: the arrival of Michael Jackson’s Bad, an album tasked with the near-impossible burden of following Thriller, the best-selling album of all time. Released the very next day, Bad was not just a collection of music but a massive, meticulously engineered global cultural event that solidified Jackson's status as the definitive icon of the MTV generation and the undisputed "King of Pop." The record went on to make history by spawning a then-unprecedented five consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 ("I Just Can't Stop Loving You," "Bad," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Man in the Mirror," and "Dirty Diana"), a milestone that remained unmatched for nearly a quarter-century. Furthermore, the accompanying Bad World Tour—Jackson's first solo outing—became the highest-grossing tour of the 1980s and shattered world records for attendance. That Sunday newspaper ad represents the exact, highly charged moment an entire industry and millions of fans held their breath for the next chapter in the evolution of modern pop culture.