Dec. 7, 1941 (Pearl Harbor attack day) publication...
Item # 729775
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PM's WEEKLY, December 7, 1941
* Dated on the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor
The front page has a heading that reads: "Vichy Backs Japan Against U.S.A." with coverage on page 3. (see images) Nice to have a publication with the "Dec. 7th" date and having a front page heading regarding the tensions between the United States and Japan.
Complete with all 32 pages, tabloid size, good condition.
Background: This December 7, 1941 edition of the short-lived, anti-fascist New York tabloid PM—renowned for its progressive stance, photo-rich layout, and strict policy of accepting no advertising—holds exceptional historical value as a dramatic "calm before the storm" artifact printed hours before the attack on Pearl Harbor (7:48 a.m. Hawaii time / 1:18 p.m. Eastern). Its front-page headline, "Vichy Backs Japan Against U.S.A.," highlights the explosive diplomatic tensions in French Indochina that prompted President Roosevelt's crippling oil embargo, capturing the absolute climax of American pre-war isolationism right before war broke out. What makes this issue particularly rare is its timing: while post-attack "Extra" editions detailing Pearl Harbor were widely hoarded and preserved as keepsakes, early-morning pre-attack Sunday papers were routinely discarded like standard daily news, making surviving original copies—especially given PM's distinctive photogravure printing and low overall circulation relative to major metropolitan dailies—distinctively scarce among World War II ephemera.
* Dated on the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor
The front page has a heading that reads: "Vichy Backs Japan Against U.S.A." with coverage on page 3. (see images) Nice to have a publication with the "Dec. 7th" date and having a front page heading regarding the tensions between the United States and Japan.
Complete with all 32 pages, tabloid size, good condition.
Background: This December 7, 1941 edition of the short-lived, anti-fascist New York tabloid PM—renowned for its progressive stance, photo-rich layout, and strict policy of accepting no advertising—holds exceptional historical value as a dramatic "calm before the storm" artifact printed hours before the attack on Pearl Harbor (7:48 a.m. Hawaii time / 1:18 p.m. Eastern). Its front-page headline, "Vichy Backs Japan Against U.S.A.," highlights the explosive diplomatic tensions in French Indochina that prompted President Roosevelt's crippling oil embargo, capturing the absolute climax of American pre-war isolationism right before war broke out. What makes this issue particularly rare is its timing: while post-attack "Extra" editions detailing Pearl Harbor were widely hoarded and preserved as keepsakes, early-morning pre-attack Sunday papers were routinely discarded like standard daily news, making surviving original copies—especially given PM's distinctive photogravure printing and low overall circulation relative to major metropolitan dailies—distinctively scarce among World War II ephemera.
Category: World War II
Price
$48
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.