Vintage Magazines

[retrokitty]

Hi guys, I couldn't find another place to put this and since I didn't see another thread on it, thought I'd start one here...

I have a small collection of vintage magazines that contain James Bond and/or Ian Fleming references and photos I thought you might enjoy... here are some examples....


A 1966 Life Magazine



It was more than it's $0.35 original price but not much really.

The article starts with "James Bond's life often matches the real life of his creator" And states "the famous author was a black sheep Britisher, an imaginative intelligence officer - and irresistible to women"

It was adapted from the book The Life of Ian Fleming, for those that have read it.

Some fine photos:

Fleming's passport



Fleming's passport identified him as a reporter on his first trip to Moscow and as a stockbroker on his second, when he secretly gathered information for the Foreign Office. While there the first time, Ian and another journalist sought to interview Stalin, who replied (above): "I am very busy at the moment wit the press of business and unfortunately I am unable to satisfy your request."


Some of Fleming's ladies:





Mom:



Some possible avatars (if they are not already made)





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November 1965 Playboy Magazine featuring the Bond girls..... Some of the pics have been edited to keep it clean (you'll be surprised at how little editing I had to do... they were much classier about it back then.)

CoverJames Bond's Girls:
those sensuous cinema sirens with whom secret agent 007 has to put up and bed down

Page 1 Dr. No
Page 2 From Russia With Love
Pages 3 and 4 Goldfinger
Pages 5 and 6 Thunderball

Close up of Moneypenny
Close up of Domino
Close up of Fiona

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October 11, 1968 Life Magazine introducing the new James Bond, George Lazenby...

Cover
Two page spread
close up 1
close up 2
close up 3
Second page
close up 4
Third page
close up 5


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So, anyone else have some vintage magazines and pics to share? The almost full collection is contained in a thread on MI6 here for those of you that visit that site.

[carl stromberg]

A great selection; I could spend hours looking at this kind of stuff!

You can make some avatars if you want - 80 x 80 pixels!

[Dr. No]

Wow great stuff!!!!
I can't get though it all tonight but I'll be back again and again. This is gold! Love it!

I see a resembilance to this Which was ,I think, my first avatar here

Carl if you are making avatars this would be a great one

[stockslivevan]

Jeez, how did I miss this thread?

[oscartheman]

How much those magazines sell for now? Hundreds?

[Mazer Rackham]

Who knew how prophetic this cover would become.

[Blowfeld]

How much those magazines sell for now? Hundreds?

Depending on condition, yes.
Some are available much cheaper than $100, although collectables shops tend to over charge they usually stock them in very good to pristine conditions.
If you are interested in collecting and desire to keep to more reasonable prices try the auction sites and second hand outlets.
EBAY Life Ian Cover
EBAY Life Band Part 2

[retrokitty]

The most I paid for a vintage magazine was $30 USD. That was a Life Magazine with the Beatles on the cover and some Castro stuff inside. Very cool... and affordable.

The others, including the Bond ones, were between $8 and $20 USD.

By the way, I just saw the Ian Fleming exhibit at the Imperial War Museum in London last week and got a photo of the actual telegram from Stalin to Fleming (pictured above). It's a very cool exhibit. If you've not seen it and you get a chance, go.