Cover Girl Magazine Vol 1 No 8 Vintage Sporting Glamour Wrestling Racing SKU 1535

Original vintage Cover Girl Magazine – Volume One, Number Eight, a British adult men's publication combining glamour photography with a substantial selection of sporting features, interviews and contemporary lifestyle material.

The front cover has a distinctive orange and black late-1970s style layout with the large Cover Girl masthead and the strapline:

“Containing Britain’s Best Sporting Features”

The cover is also clearly marked “For Adults Only – Not For Sale To Persons Under 18 Years Of Age”, with the original UK price of £1 and Canadian price of $2.50.

This issue is particularly interesting because the editorial describes the publication as having over 2,000,000 readers worldwide and highlights its combination of sporting journalism and glamour photography.

Featured Sporting Content

The front cover advertises sporting features covering:

• Wrestling
• Scrambling
• Football
• Horse Racing

The photographed contents page gives considerably more detail and includes:

• Ace Looks At Scrambling
• Ace’s Champions Of A Lifetime – Nijinsky
• The Honeymoon
• Ace Visits I. A. Balding – Trainer
• Cover Girl Looks At Soccer Greats – Johann Cruyff
• Ace Looks At Professional Wrestling
• Debbie’s Progress In Swansea

That gives the issue strong crossover interest for collectors of 1970s British sport, football, horse racing, wrestling and motorcycle/scrambling memorabilia.

Johan Cruyff Feature

A particularly collectable feature is the magazine's “Soccer Greats” piece on Johan Cruyff, one of the defining footballers of the 1970s. This makes the issue potentially interesting to vintage football collectors as well as general men's-magazine collectors.

Horse Racing Content

Horse racing receives substantial coverage, including:

• Nijinsky in the “Champions Of A Lifetime” series
• A feature connected with trainer I. A. Balding
• General horse-racing coverage advertised directly on the front cover

This gives the magazine additional interest as period British racing ephemera.

Other Magazine Features

Additional contents visible in the photographs include:

• Cover Girl Cover-Up
• Photographer For A Day – Sarah
• Probe Looks At Secretaries
• Helen From Hollywood
• Cover Girl Looks At The Movies
• Star Girl Of The Month – Lee
• Vivienne Barramas
• Cover Girl Interview – David Sullivan
• Geraldine

The issue therefore represents the distinctive mix of sport, entertainment, glamour photography and general interest material associated with British men's magazines of the period.

Adult Glamour Content

This is an original 18+ adult publication.

The supplied interior photographs show extensive nude glamour photography, including full-page and double-page photographic layouts. The photography has the characteristic styling of late-1970s British adult magazines, with outdoor and studio-style settings.

Condition

Used vintage condition with age and handling wear.

From the supplied photographs:

• Front cover remains colourful and presents quite well overall.
• General surface rubbing and light scratching are visible.
• Some small marks and age-related handling wear are present across the cover.
• Corners show light wear and softening.
• Top and side edges have minor rubbing.
• Spine shows age-related wear consistent with normal reading and storage.
• Interior pages appear securely attached from the photographs provided.
• Interior printing remains strong and colourful.
• Some pages show natural curvature from storage and use.
• Minor edge wear and occasional small handling marks are visible internally.
• No major detached sections are apparent in the supplied images.

Overall, it appears to be a complete-looking, presentable vintage reading copy, but it should not be described as mint.

Please study all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.

Important – Original Extras

Any gifts, supplements, inserts, loose photographs, promotional material or other items that may originally have accompanied this magazine are no longer included unless they are clearly shown in the supplied photographs.

This sale is for the magazine itself only.

Packaging

UK orders: Will be securely packed and sent in a hardback envelope.

International orders: Will be securely packed in a cardboard mail-size box for additional protection in transit.

SKU: 1535