Loaded Issue 28
Issue 28 · August 1996 · original Matt Groening Simpsons cover · bound Nike fold-out advert/booklet present
Loaded Issue 28, August 1996, with an original Matt Groening Simpsons cover produced specifically for the magazine. The issue pairs Loaded at the height of its mid-1990s influence with one of the defining popular-culture properties of the era, and includes an 11-page Simpsons feature/interview alongside Mathilda May, Chris Penn, Carl Fogarty, Dodgy, Super Furry Animals and other material.
Read the catalogue note →- Publication
- Loaded
- Condition
- Very Good
- Completeness
- Complete under the standing TMR magazine rule; owner specifically confirms the original bound multi-page Nike fold-out advertising booklet is fully attached and pristine. Specialist listings also describe an original fold-out Homer/Gina centre/poster element for this issue; that configuration is not separately photographed in this chat and is retained as a verification point rather than called missing.
- Date
- August 1996
Catalogue note
Loaded Issue 28, August 1996, with an original Matt Groening Simpsons cover produced specifically for the magazine. The issue pairs Loaded at the height of its mid-1990s influence with one of the defining popular-culture properties of the era, and includes an 11-page Simpsons feature/interview alongside Mathilda May, Chris Penn, Carl Fogarty, Dodgy, Super Furry Animals and other material. This copy also retains a pristine, fully attached multi-page Nike fold-out advertising booklet, strengthening its value as a complete piece of 1990s magazine and advertising culture.
Why this object matters
The original Groening cover and substantive Simpsons feature are materially strengthened by the attached Nike advertising booklet. This specific creative and commercial package retains Gold at 9.1; the separate centerfold configuration remains a verification point.
Evidence limits: Complete under the standing TMR magazine rule; owner specifically confirms the original bound multi-page Nike fold-out advertising booklet is fully attached and pristine. Specialist listings also describe an original fold-out Homer/Gina centre/poster element for this issue; that configuration is not separately photographed in this chat and is retained as a verification point rather than called missing.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9.1 / 10 · Gold Star.
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