Viz Magazine November 2018 Issue 280 Stormy Daniels Apprentice Board Game SKU 1479

Original Viz Magazine, Issue No. 280, November 2018, featuring a busy comic-strip style front cover packed with Viz’s trademark satirical artwork, spoof features and topical humour.

The cover is dominated by the oversized VIZ masthead, with multiple illustrated comic panels underneath showing chaotic scenes including a swimming-pool sequence, a dining/restaurant scene, football-related artwork, a courtroom-style scene and other slapstick comic situations.

A major cover feature on the right-hand side is a spoof futuristic piece headlined “Sex & Carpets (But Mainly Carpets) In The Year 2525”, featuring Stormy Daniels. The feature is promoted with a photograph of Daniels and a humorous caption beneath.

Another prominent feature advertises a fantastic Apprentice Board Game, presented as a parody of The Apprentice, with the familiar “You’re Fired!” catchphrase and an image of Alan Sugar.

Further down the cover is a feature titled “Fake or Phoney?”, asking whether celebrities can distinguish a genuine artwork from a humorous imitation. A photograph of Jamie Oliver appears alongside this feature.

The lower-right section also advertises “The Return of Mickey’s Monkey”, while the very top of the issue promotes a competition offering 40 brand-new books to be won, with illustrated Viz book covers shown.

Overall, the issue has a particularly busy and colourful cover with a strong mix of Viz comic characters, celebrity satire, television parody, topical humour and competition content, making it a distinctive late-2010s issue for collectors.

Magazine / Item Details

• Publication: Viz
• Issue: No. 280
• Full date: November 2018
• Type: British humour / comic magazine
• Cover price: £3.50
• Large multi-panel illustrated comic front cover
• Featured celebrity: Stormy Daniels
• The Apprentice parody / board game feature
• Alan Sugar pictured in connection with the Apprentice feature
• Jamie Oliver pictured with the “Fake or Phoney?” art feature
• Mickey’s Monkey return feature promoted on the cover
• Competition offering 40 brand-new books
• Original barcode and “Not For Sale To Children” notice visible at the lower-right
• Strong mix of comic-strip artwork, satire and celebrity-related humour

Condition

Condition assessment is based on the single supplied front-cover image only. The back cover and interior pages are not shown, so their condition and completeness cannot be fully assessed.

The magazine shows general handling and storage wear, with the most obvious wear concentrated around the spine and outer corners.

The left-hand spine edge shows noticeable rubbing and whitening, particularly through the middle and lower sections. Several small horizontal stress marks and minor nicks are visible along the spine, consistent with repeated handling.

The top-left corner and upper edge are slightly curled/bowed, and there is some visible unevenness along the top edge rather than the magazine lying completely flat.

There are light handling creases and surface ripples visible across parts of the front cover, particularly around the large VIZ masthead and toward the left side.

The bottom-left corner shows some wear and slight bending, while the bottom edge has light rubbing consistent with shelf/storage use.

The right-hand edge and bottom-right corner appear comparatively better, though there is still minor edge wear and slight curling.

The front-cover colours remain strong and bright overall, with the artwork, masthead, issue number, date, cover features and barcode all clearly readable. No obvious handwriting, major staining or large tears are visible in the supplied image.

SKU 1479