Maxim Magazine August 1997 Tyra Banks Carmen Electra Vintage Mens Magazine SKU 1485

Original Maxim Magazine – August 1997, Issue 28, featuring Tyra Banks as the main cover model.

This is an early UK-era issue of Maxim from the late 1990s and has the classic mix of celebrity/model photography, humour, lifestyle, travel, sport, fashion, motoring, technology and unusual real-life features that defined the magazine during this period.

The front cover is dominated by Tyra Banks, photographed in a red and pink polka-dot bikini against a bright blue background. The cover line reads “PHEW! Tyra Banks goes down slow…”, making her the clear focus of the issue. The contents page also confirms Tyra Banks as “This Month’s Cover”, with photography credited to Russell James.

Magazine Contents & Notable Features

The photographed contents pages show a particularly varied issue, including:

• Tyra Banks cover feature
• In The Powder Room – relationships / male-female friendship feature
• The Big Picture – unusual photographs and visual oddities
• Three-Way Sex – feature based around brothel stories and relationships
• Sport’s Greatest One-Hit Wonders
• Man In Pregnancy Shocker!
• Women Who Want You
• Smash, Bang, Wallop! – caravan destruction / stunt-style feature
• 50 British Hotspots Every Man Should Know
• What’s It Really Like… – extreme-experience feature
• Sex Files
• Ultimate Destinations – Antarctica
• Buyer’s Guide
• Fashion: No Sweat
• Fashion: Big Soft Tees
• Fashion: Come Fly With Me
• Man Alive!
• Travel, gadgets, sound systems, horoscopes and entertainment coverage
• Reader letters, subscriptions and back-issue sections

The front cover additionally highlights:

• Carmen Electra
• Liv Tyler
• “Photo Special – The weirdest party tricks ever”
• “Men Give Birth!”
• Sport’s biggest one-hit wonders
• UK surf and beach hotspots
• Advice/features covering money, fitness, travel and lifestyle

This makes the issue especially appealing to collectors of Tyra Banks memorabilia, 1990s Maxim, vintage men’s magazines and celebrity/model publications.

Issue Details

• Publication: Maxim
• Issue: 28
• Date: August 1997
• Cover Model: Tyra Banks
• Cover Photographer: Russell James
• Original UK Cover Price: £2.50
• Format: Men’s lifestyle magazine
• Era: 1990s
• SKU: 1485

Condition

This is a pre-owned vintage magazine and shows age-related handling wear, but overall presents well for its age.

Visible from the supplied photographs:

• Light edge wear around the outer cover.
• Minor corner wear, particularly to the lower corners.
• Light spine rubbing / handling wear.
• Some small surface marks and scuffs are visible on the front cover.
• Slight handling / waviness is visible around the cover edges.
• The front cover remains bright, with strong colour and clear print.
• Internal pages shown appear clean, readable and firmly attached.
• Light age-related page wear is present, consistent with a magazine from 1997.
• No significant internal tears, writing or major staining are visible in the photographed pages.
• No major cover damage is apparent from the supplied images.

Overall, a good vintage collector copy with normal signs of previous ownership and age rather than a mint example.

Please inspect all photographs carefully, as they form part of the condition description and show the exact magazine being supplied.