PRIME COLLECTIBLE MAGAZINES

 

 

PRIME COLLECTIBLE MAGAZINES

Issues That Have the Potentials to Become Very Valuable

 

          Among my collection of Philippine magazines, except for the truly vintage (more than half a century old as of this posting) and first issues, which are already posted in this blog, I find the following as prime collectibles, some presently having high collectibility value and others having potentials for future value increments.

          Let’s start with which cover or, shall we say, which celebrity on the cover has high collectibility value? Angel Locsin, as I posted before has the most number of magazine covers in the Philippines. To the contrary, however, magazines having her on the cover, except for the really special ones (a few shown here), have very little collectibility value.

ANGEL LOCSIN COVERS

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 7, June 8, 2004
Angel Locsin and Oyo Boy Sotto on the front cover

          One specific Angel Locsin cover that is highly collectible is the one she did for the Mr. &  Ms. June 8, 2004 issue together with then boyfriend Oyo Boy Sotto when she was just 19 years old. A lot had happened since then but that particular moment is preserved in time in the magazine.

 



Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 39, January 18, 2005
Angel Locsin and Richard Gutierrez on the front cover

          Another Mr. & Ms. issue (January 18, 2005) that has high collectibility value is the Angel Locsin and Richard Gutierrez tandem cover which shows them in their costumes for the hit GMA telefantasy series Mulawin. In a few more years, this will reach vintage status and as such will even increase its intrinsic value.

 

MOD Vol. 37 No. 1764, August 12, 2005
Angel Locsin as Darna on the front cover

          Of course, when you mentioned Angel Locsin, one cannot forget Darna. She, in fact, was and will perhaps ever will be the “sexiest Darna.” She is featured in MOD August 12, 2005 issue donning the Darna outfit, one of the magazine’s most beautiful covers. That particular issue was sold out. From inside information, however, only 10,000 copies were printed. So, if you have one, take good care of it.



MOD Vol. 37 No. 1736, January 28, 2005
Angel Locsin on the cover.

          You’ve seen Angel Locsin in bikinis, gowns, casual attires, sports wears, and Darna and Mulawin costumes, but have you ever seen her in a Chinese-inspired dress? That’s what makes this MOD Chinese New Year issue (January 28, 2005) highly collectible.

 


 

ASSUNTA DE ROSSI COVERS



10 Magazine Vol. 2 No. 14, December 2002
Assunta de Rossi on the front cover,
and Ramona Rivillia on the backcover

          Assunta de Rossi used to play and pose “sexy” in movies and magazine pictorials, respectively. Suddenly during her rise to fame, when she was just barely 21 years old, she decided to tie the not with an equally well-known personality, Congressman Jules Ledesma. Then she disappeared from the limelight. Her life’s anecdotes are examples of intrinsic factors that collectors look for. Marked as “Special Collector’s Edition,” the 10 Magazine (Vol. 2 No. 14), released in December 2002, indeed will become a highly valued collectible.

 



Mr. & Ms. Vol. 27 No. 4, May 13, 2003
Assunta de Rossi with her stepchildren,
Julio and Cristina Ledesma, on the front cover

          Published barely five months after the Jules Ledesma–Assunta de Rossi wedding, the Mr. & Ms. May 13, 2003 “Mother’s Day” issue featured Assunta de Rossi with her step children Julio and Cristina Ledesma. This one is truly something worth to keep.

 

 

CRISTINA GONZALES COVERS

Wet Vol. 3 No. 37
Cristina Gonzales on the front cover
and Joy Sumilang on the back cover.

          The colorful but endearing stories of celebrities are intrinsic factors that give collectibility value to a magazine, whether the celebrity is in the cover or in the inside pages. Similar to the color and intrigue of the Assunta de Rossi account is that of Cristina Gonzales. As such, magazines with her on the cover are also deemed prime collectibles. One rare find is her on the cover of a Filipino adult magazine, Wet (Vol. 3 No. 37), though no exact date of printing or release was given (probably in the late 1980s to early 1990s), the intrigues attached to its publication is quite enough to make this one highly collectible. Remember that in 1993, Cristina Gonzales was among those actresses named by then Senator Ernesto Maceda, based on the testimonies of Rosanna Roces, in the alleged diplomatic sex scandal known as “Brunei Beauties.”

MOD Vol. 36 No. 1700, May 14, 2004
Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez
and her daughters Sofia and Diana on the front cover.

          Cristina Gonzales started out as a sweet and demure singer-actress before doing sexy mature roles. Then, again, she found love and disappeared from the limelight of showbiz. Another prime collectible is a MOD Mother’s Day issue (May 14, 2004) featuring her and her daughters Sofia and Diana on the cover.

 

SUPERHEROES ON THE COVER

          As I mentioned in my Collecting Magazines blog post, I collect magazine with cover having the iconic Filipino superheroine Darna. It’s a collector’s favorite theme. Of course, any superhero on the cover gets the same attraction from collectors. In fact, among the most sought after cover for foreign magazine collectors are those vintage ones having early Batman (portrayed by Adam West) and Superman (portrayed by Kirk Alyn or George Reeves) covers. On the local front, more recent magazine having superheroes on the covers also have wanting collectors.


Celebrity World Vol. 4 No. 207, July 31, 1995
Batman (portrayed by Val Kilmer) on the cover.

 

 

 

          How about this one, Celebrity World July 31, 1995 issue featuring Batman (portrayed by Val Kilmer)? Yes, this has great potentials, and if you had one, hang on it.

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 9, June 22, 2004
Tobey Maguire (as Spider-Man) and Kirsten Dunst (as Mary Jane Watson)
on the cover.

 

 

 

 

          Though this Mr. & Ms. June 22, 2004 issue is fairly new. It also has potentials as it featured Tobey Maguire (as Spider-Man) and Kirsten Dunst (as Mary Jane Watson).

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 29, November 16, 2004
The Incredibles on the cover
with Judy Ann Santos as Krystala (inset).

 

          For all the right ingredients, you’ll be elated if you have a copy of Mr. & Ms. November 16, 2004 issue. It features the Incredibles on the front cover with Judy Ann Santos as Krystala on the inset. Very nice and will highly be priced.

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