Picturegoer — Week ending 29 November 1941
Lucille Ball cover
A wartime Picturegoer dated 29 November 1941 with a vivid colour portrait of Lucille Ball. The rear page is dominated by a Women’s Auxiliary Air Force recruitment advertisement, ‘SERVE IN THE WAAF WITH THE MEN WHO FLY’, while the interior juxtaposes Ralph Denton’s film commentary—including Walt Disney—with publicity for The Young Mr.
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- Picturegoer
- Condition
- Good to Very Good for a wartime issue, ungraded. Cover retains strong colour and a striking Lucille Ball portrait, with visible edge and corner wear, rubbing, small tears/creases and wear along spine and upper edge. Rear and interior pages show age toning and minor edge faults but remain highly legible.
- Completeness
- Assumed complete under standing TMR magazine rule unless owner states otherwise. Front cover, rear page and representative interior spread supplied; no page-by-page collation performed.
- Date
- Week ending 29 November 1941
Catalogue note
A wartime Picturegoer dated 29 November 1941 with a vivid colour portrait of Lucille Ball. The rear page is dominated by a Women’s Auxiliary Air Force recruitment advertisement, ‘SERVE IN THE WAAF WITH THE MEN WHO FLY’, while the interior juxtaposes Ralph Denton’s film commentary—including Walt Disney—with publicity for The Young Mr. Pitt and a reader debate headed ‘A Plea for War Pictures’.
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Archive Importance: 9.1 / 10 · Gold Star.
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