FIRST ISSUES

FIRST ISSUES

 

          It’s the first of July, my birth month. I’m itching to post something! I thought, it should be something connected to me. Ah yes! The first of my birth month, so I’m posting the covers of the First Issues of my magazine collections.

          I have already previously posted some of them in this same blog together with my collections of Philippine komiks first issues on the particular day they were released.

          Among those published in the Philippines are the following:

MOVIE FAN

          Actress Barbara Perez on the first cover, this magazine contains news, stories and articles about movie stars in particular and the film industry in general (SEE more information about it on April 14, 2012 post).

Movie Fan (April 1957).

POGI (Filipino colloquial word for “handsome”)

          I don’t know the name of the lady in the jungle-motif bikini, nor the lion. If anyone knows, I would appreciate it if you post it here. It contains sexy pictures, essays, stories and komiks about sex and sexuality, but not vulgar (SEE more information about it on April 3, 2012 post).

Pogi Magazine for Men (April 3, 1969).

BARAKO (Slang for “stud” like its subtitle, which translates to “genuine men’s magazine”)

          Who’s the woman in the cover? I don’t know. I’ve sold this one already. Contains erotica, articles about and komiks depicting sex.

Barako (Magasing Lalaking-Lalaki, September 1969).

TOPSTAR PIP (That’s Tirso Cruz III movie nickname during the 1970s)

          Tirso Cruz III, Edgar Mortiz and Vilma Santos on the cover of this movie and entertainment magazine (This was actually my former yaya’s magazine). Contains stories and gossips about, inside and around celebrities, films and the film industry.

Topstar Pip Movie & Entertainment Magazine (December 28, 1970).

Focus Philippines

          This magazine went into circulation just a few months after the declaration of martial law, with its cover (raised hand with a broken chain) and featured article (“Emancipation 1972” by Blas F. Ople) reminiscent and symbolic of freedom (from foreign dictates). On the background is the Declaration of Martial Law in President Ferdinand Marcos’ own handwriting (SEE more information about it on November 18, 2012 post).

Focus Philippines (November 18, 1972).

ATOMEDIA PHILIPINES

          On the cover of this first magazine in the Philippines about atomic energy is a very simplified representation of an atomic burst. This came into being to streamline the nuclear energy program of the Marcos government, educated the public, and serve as forum for articles and discussion regarding nuclear energy. It became the publication of the Atomic Energy Commission.

Atomedia Philippines (1975).

SCENE

          Actress Elizabeth Oropeza on the first front cover of the magazine, stuffing a stuff toy on his front stuffs. Contains sexy pictures, public interest articles, more or less, directly or indirectly connected to sex (SEE more information about it on November 30, 2012 post).

Scene Magazine (November 30, 1982).

Aglow (as in radiance of color, spirit and emotion)

          Ten-year-old Bernadette E. Salas on the cover of this magazine, in my book, one of the best first issue covers I’ve seen. Contains trivia, essays and articles about Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular vulgar (SEE more information about it on September 23, 2012 post).

Aglow Weekly Magazine (September 23, 1988).

PHILIPPINE GRAPHIC (Indeed!)

          On the premier cover is one unique “graphic” illustration titled Independence: An Endangered Species: A woman seemingly crucified (more like afloat with her hands tied); looking upward with her visually decapitated head attached to her neck; her left breast exposed apparent to breastfeeding a child also floating infront of her. A dovelike silhouette can also be seen emanating from the child’s head. Notice that at the back of the woman is the Philippine flag with its red portion on the left side signifying that the country is in the state of war. On the background are intertwining depiction of hardship and struggle (SEE more information about it on June 18, 2012 post).

Philippine Graphic Weekly Magazine (June 18, 1990).

       

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September 23



SEPTEMBER 23

Newsweek, September 23, 1974

On the Cover: Gerard Rudolf Ford (taking over the presidency of Richard M. Nixon)

UNANG LABAS

Ang pagpupugay sa taklob-pahina ng unang labas
ng Sampaguita Komiks (Setyembre 23, 1957)

Ang Sampaguita Komiks ay isang babasahing pangmasa na inilimbag ng G. Miranda & Sons (GSM) Publishing Corporation. Una itong lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Setyembre 23, 1957. Itinampok sa unang isyu ang kuwento ni Virgilio Redondo na “Hindi Kita Malimot,” na pinagtulungan niya at ng kaniyang kapatid na si Nestor na iguhit. Mababasa rin dito ang “Anatalia” na isinulat ni Rico Bello Omagap at iginuhit ni Antonio J. Ocampo, at ang “Graciela” na isinulat ni Ted Tenorio at iginuhit ni Amado “Mads” S. Castrillo.



Ang anim na taong gulang na si Bernadette E. Salas,
tampok  sa taklob-pahina ng Aglow Weekly Magazine
Vol. 1 No. 1 (September 23, 1988).

Ang Aglow Weekly Magazine na inilimbag ng Counterpoint Komiks & Magazine, Inc., ay unang lumabas noong September 23, 1988. Si Alfredo Roces Guerrero ang publisher nito at si Nelly Favis-Villafuerte ang editor. Naglalaman ito ng sari-saring artikulo na karamihan ay may kaugnayan sa relihiyong Kristiyanismo.

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ng unang isyu ang anim na taong gulang na si Bernadette E. Salas, na anak nina Atty. Bernardo Salas, na noon ay Vice-President for Personnel Administration and Legal Affairs ng GMA-7 at ni Ginang Charmina Espinosa Salas.

Setyembre 23 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 23, 1559, pinanganlan ng explorer na si Ruy Lopez de Villalobos (1500-1546) ang kapuluan ng Pilipinas na “Las Islas Filipinas” bilang parangal sa Hari ng Espanya na si Felipe II (Philip II, 1527-1598).

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          Inilimbag ni Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo ang pampletang “True Narratives of the Philippine Revolution” na naglalaman ng mga litanya ng mga habla ng pagmamalabis laban sa mga Amerikanong mananakop sa Pilipinas.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 23:

1904 – Juan Salcedo Jr, doctor, soldier, teacher and National Scientist (1978) who discovered that Thiamine (Vitamin B1) can fight beri-beri – in Pasay City (d. October 20, 1988)

1923 – Maria Socorro Cancio Ramos, founder of the National Book Store – in Sta. Cruz, Laguna.

1957 – Bernardo F. Piñol Jr, journalist and politician.

1982 – Karen Loren Agustin, model and beauty titlist.
1983 – Maureene Larrazabal (full name Maureene Larrazabal Vera Cruz), actress and model.

Maureene Larrazabal
on the cover of FHM Philippines (May 2004)
and in 29th place in the FHM Philippines’ “100 Sexiest Women in the World” (2007).

 

A leopard photograph atop a tree,
on the cover of Getaway (September 2010)

Picture Trivia

         The leopard (scientifically known as Panthera pardus) is a large spotted member of the cat family (Felidae) native to Africa and Asia. Do you know that leopards once inhabited much of Europe? They did, but became extinct there near the end of the Pleistocene, some 10,000 years ago. The oldest known fossils of leopards are from late Pliocene deposits (about two million years old) in India and southern Africa.

          Leopards are endangered throughout their distribution due to loss of habitat and natural prey, and hunting.

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