Name: FHM Magazine May 1998 Issue 100 Isla Fisher Emma Harrison Shania Twain SKU 1545
Brand: FHM Magazine
SKU: 1546-03-15102026
Price: 5.95 GBP
Availability: InStock

Original FHM Magazine – May 1998, Issue 100, a milestone 100th issue from the classic late-1990s era of the magazine.

The main cover features Isla Fisher and Emma Harrison, promoted as part of an “Australian Babe Bonanza”. The cover is also marked “Special Expanding Cover”, and the photographs confirm that this feature is still present and opens out into a much wider multi-panel group image.

This is a particularly eye-catching collector's issue because of the combination of the 100th-issue status, expanding cover format and strong selection of late-1990s celebrity, entertainment, lifestyle and fashion content.

Special Expanding Cover

The original expanding front-cover feature is visibly present.

When opened out, it reveals a large group photograph featuring several women in coordinated black outfits. The fold-out presentation dramatically extends the normal front cover and was clearly designed as one of the special features of this landmark issue.

The expanded cover remains attached to the magazine and shows the original fold lines from its intended construction.

Main Cover Stars

Isla Fisher

Isla Fisher appears prominently on the front cover and as part of the Australian-themed feature.

Emma Harrison

Emma Harrison is the second principal cover star, appearing alongside Isla Fisher on the main cover.

The issue's contents describe an “Australian Babe Bonanza” spanning approximately 19 pages and featuring a group of Australian personalities.

Other Notable Features

The photographed contents pages show a surprisingly broad range of material, including:

Oliver Stone – feature discussing filmmaking and U-Turn
Henry Hill – interview relating to his criminal past
Shania Twain – country music feature
Pam Grier – retrospective/interview feature
Extensive 1998 FHM survey coverage
Countryside feature
Golf feature
Crime-scene cleaning article
Fashion and streetwear
Men's health
Travel and outdoor adventure
Technology and hardware
Music, film and entertainment reviews
FHM's regular letters, humour and lifestyle sections

The issue therefore has appeal beyond the cover stars, particularly to collectors of 1990s celebrity culture, men's magazines, pop culture and FHM memorabilia.

Shania Twain Feature

One of the photographed interior spreads clearly shows a substantial Shania Twain feature.

She is presented in a fashion-oriented full-page layout wearing a dark pinstripe-style suit with black lingerie styling underneath, accompanied by a large “SHANIA TWAIN” caption.

This adds another strong late-1990s celebrity name to the issue and makes the magazine relevant to Shania Twain collectors as well as FHM collectors.

Melissa Tkautz Feature

Another photographed full-page spread features Melissa Tkautz, presented in a pale lace outfit. This appears as another of the issue's Australian celebrity/model features and reinforces the Australian theme advertised on the cover.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage magazine in good overall condition for its age.

From the supplied photographs:

Front cover remains bright, colourful and highly presentable.
The large red FHM masthead and cover typography remain strong.
Some light surface wear, handling marks and small scuffs are visible.
There is minor edge and corner wear, including light rubbing around the outer edges.
The top and right-side edges show slight age-related wear and handling.
The expanding cover has its original fold lines, as expected from the design.
The fold-out section appears complete and still attached.
Interior pages shown appear clean, colourful and generally well preserved.
Spine appears intact with only light shelf/handling wear.
No obvious major page loss, large tears or heavy staining can be seen in the supplied photographs.
Rear cover remains attached and appears presentable, with light age-related wear.

As with any vintage magazine of this age, there may be minor handling marks or imperfections not immediately obvious in photographs.

Please study all supplied images carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.

Original Extras / Promotional Items

Any free gifts, promotional items, loose inserts, cards, samples, supplements or other items that may originally have been supplied with this magazine are no longer included unless they are specifically shown in the photographs.

Only the magazine and the integral expanding-cover feature shown in the photographs are included.