Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Evolution of a magazine cover: Men Only About Town

Evolution of a magazine cover: Men Only

Men Only Dec 1935 first issue coverMen Only 1936Men Only magazine cover 1937
1935: launch issue of pocket format Men Only
1936: illustration on
Men Only cover
1937: relaunch with full-page cartoon, setting 20-year pattern
men only 1956
Men Only January 1957 cover
Men Only cover 1960 August
1956: celebrating 21 years using celebs
on cover
1957: film stars, in this case Diana Dors, dominate
1960: photographs of models have replaced illustrations
Men Only cover July 1963
Men Only 1965 cover
Men Only
1963: last of the pocket format issues
1965: images now dominate Men Only covers
1971: first Men Only under Paul Raymond



Man About Town through the ages

Man About Town (US)
Man About Town 1955
Man About town 1958
1939: Man About Townlaunch issue in US
1955: Man About Town in UK (spring issue)
1958: Man About Townlaunched again in US
Town magazine cover
Man About Town (Australia)
Man About Town 2007
1962: Man About Townbecomes Town in UK
1968: Man About Townlaunch issue in Australia
2007: Man About Townrides again in UK

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