Zoo Magazine 17-23 August 2010 Michelle Bass Big Brother Wayne Rooney SKU 1519

Original UK Zoo Magazine, Issue 340, dated 17-23 August 2010, with an original cover price of £1.80.

This issue is strongly centred around former Big Brother contestant Michelle Bass, who dominates the front cover and receives a substantial multi-page feature inside. Alongside the glamour content, this edition also includes football, gaming, celebrity, music, entertainment and lifestyle material typical of Zoo during this period.

MICHELLE BASS / BIG BROTHER FEATURE

The main cover feature is Michelle Bass, promoted with the headline:

“BB’s Michelle Topless! World Exclusive”

The magazine follows this up with a substantial internal feature titled:

“Big Brother’s Michelle – Out Of The House & Into Zoo!”

The photographed pages show Michelle across several full-page and double-page layouts, making this much more than a small celebrity mention. The feature is clearly one of the major attractions of this particular issue and will be especially relevant to collectors of:

• Michelle Bass memorabilia
• Big Brother UK memorabilia
• early-2010s British men’s magazines
• celebrity magazine appearances
• Zoo Magazine glamour features

The contents page also lists her as the issue’s principal “Ultimate BB Babe” feature.

FRONT COVER

The front cover is dominated by Michelle Bass and also promotes several other features, including:

• Wayne Rooney
• Halo: Reach
• FIFA 11
• Mark Ronson
• Ricky Hatton
• Champions League coverage
• football features
• entertainment and celebrity material

The overall design is very characteristic of Zoo’s 2010 era, with large orange branding, bold tabloid-style cover lines and a busy mix of celebrity, gaming and football content.

WAYNE ROONEY

The cover promotes:

“The Rooney Guide To… Apologising”

Wayne Rooney also appears among the magazine’s football-related material, adding further interest for collectors of Manchester United, England football and football magazine appearances.

GAMING – HALO: REACH & FIFA 11

The front cover prominently advertises:

“Halo Reach Hands-On!”

along with a FIFA 11 exclusive.

This gives the issue crossover appeal to gaming collectors, particularly those interested in:

• Halo: Reach
• Xbox-era gaming
• FIFA 11
• early-2010s videogame press coverage

MARK RONSON

The contents page clearly identifies Mark Ronson as one of the issue’s larger feature subjects.

He appears in the photographed contents section as part of a dedicated Zoo feature, adding music and celebrity interest to the magazine.

SPORT

The contents photographed show a strong football and sport section, including:

• Champions League coverage
• press-conference features
• football discussion
• international football
• PlayerCam
• football fan material
• Wayne Rooney-related content
• Ricky Hatton

This makes the issue representative of Zoo’s mix of glamour, football and mainstream men’s entertainment.

OTHER CONTENT

The photographed contents also show regular Zoo sections including:

• Motors
• Week in Boobs
• Zoo Reviews
• Films & DVDs
• TV Guide
• New Stuff
• Style
• reader photographs
• jokes
• general celebrity/news pieces

There are also features advertised around unusual news stories, celebrity tweets, football personalities and entertainment culture.

CONDITION

This is an original 2010 weekly magazine and is in used collectible condition with visible age and handling wear.

From the supplied photographs:

• front cover remains bright and colourful
• main cover image and text remain clear
• visible light surface rubbing and handling marks
• some wear along the spine
• edge wear visible around the outer cover
• light corner softening / rubbing
• small creases and minor bends visible in places
• lower and side edges show signs of shelf/storage wear
• internal pages shown appear bright and readable
• glossy pages retain good colour
• photographed pages appear securely attached
• no obvious major page loss visible from the images
• rear cover shows rubbing, scuffs and edge wear consistent with previous storage
• overall magazine still presents well for a used weekly publication of this age

This is not a mint copy, and buyers should expect the normal signs of handling associated with an original magazine from 2010.

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

ORIGINAL EXTRAS / FREE ITEMS

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

The sale is for the magazine and its currently present contents only.

PACKAGING

The magazine will be packed carefully to help protect the cover, spine, edges and internal pages during transit.

UK orders: sent in a hardback envelope to provide firm protection and help reduce bending.

International orders: sent in a cardboard mail-size box for additional protection during the longer journey.

SKU 1519