Collectible Magazine/newspapers-early 1900s, WW1, WW2

Type

Entertainment memorabilia

First item: Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly Newspaper – Feb 4, 1915 – WWI Era Soldier & Child Cover Description: Original issue of Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly Newspaper, dated February 4, 1915. Features a striking World War I era cover illustration of a soldier with a child, captioned “The Bravest Are the Tenderest.” Published by Leslie-Judge Co., New York. Complete issue with period articles, illustrations, and advertising. • Volume: 70, No. 1796 • Original price: 10¢ • Condition: Shows edge wear, small tears, cover creases; cover still bright and intact. Pages complete. A great piece of early 20th-century Americana and displayable WWI memorabilia Second item: Friday Magazine – March 14, 1941 – “Thyssen Confession Exposed!” Hitler WWII Era Description: Original issue of Friday: The Weekly Magazine That Dares to Tell the Truth!, dated March 14, 1941 (Vol. 1, No. 20). The bold cover story, “Thyssen Confession Exposed!”, features German industrialist Fritz Thyssen, once a financial backer of Hitler. Articles inside cover: • Secret Plan to End the War • Thyssen Confesses • Labor and Hollywood features A scarce publication founded by investigative journalist George Seldes. Friday ran for only about a year (1940-41), making surviving copies hard to find. • Original price: 10¢ • Condition: Some cover creasing, edge wear, small tears, and handwriting on cover. Spine intact, pages complete. An uncommon piece of WWII-era political press history, very collectible for those interested in propaganda, radical journalism, or wartime publications.