The Face No. 38
Duck for Cover! — Rogue's Progress: Malcolm McLaren at Large!
June 1983 issue of The Face, No. 38, centred on Malcolm McLaren under the cover lines 'Duck for Cover!' and 'Rogue's Progress — Malcolm McLaren at Large!'
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- The Face
- Condition
- Very Good−
- Completeness
- Not fully collated. The supplied photographs confirm the front cover, contents/masthead spread and rear cover are present; overall page-by-page completeness and any originally issued loose insert or detachable extra remain unverified.
- Date
- June 1983
Catalogue note
June 1983 issue of The Face, No. 38, centred on Malcolm McLaren under the cover lines 'Duck for Cover!' and 'Rogue's Progress — Malcolm McLaren at Large!' with a Michael Halsband portrait. The supplied contents show features on Victor Romero Evans, Jon Savage, Talking Heads, Gil Scott-Heron, Prince, Nicolas Roeg and Julie Burchill, alongside fashion and American-diner material. The rear cover preserves a full-page Bob Marley & The Wailers advertisement for the posthumous album Confrontation, placing the object directly in that album's May–June 1983 release period.
Why this object matters
The Duck Rock-period McLaren interview alongside Gil Scott-Heron, Prince and Roeg makes a substantial record of cross-cultural pop and visual appropriation. Retain 8.8 while avoiding an unsupported claim that this issue originated those exchanges.
Evidence limits: Not fully collated. The supplied photographs confirm the front cover, contents/masthead spread and rear cover are present; overall page-by-page completeness and any originally issued loose insert or detachable extra remain unverified.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.8 / 10.
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