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:

MEN’S EDGE

          Supermodel Abbygale Arenas on the first front cover of this men’s magazine. Contains articles particularly for men, from cars, high-tech gadgets and guns to good grooming, actions and adventures (SEE more information about it on June 1, 2012 post).

Men’s Edge (June 1994).

THE GOOD LIFE

          On the first cover of this magazine are “happy” masks, the photo was courtesy of the Department of Tourism. Contains as its subtitle connotes, “brightest ideas, best buy,” trivia, facts, stories, anecdotes, news, and everything else (SEE more information about it on June 5, 2012 post).

The Good Life (June 1996).

TV STAR

          Hollywood actors Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet (a scene in the film Titanic) are on the front cover, and Maricel Soriano (for the Green Cross alcohol print ad) on the back cover of the premier issue of this film and entertainment magazine, and TV guide. Contains celebrity news, profiles, film and television reviews, and program schedules for both free TV and cable (SEE more information about it on December 1, 2012 post).

TV Star (December 1999).



FHM PHILIPPINES

          Hollywood actress Alicia Silverstone graced the cover of the first issue and, on the second issue, Sunshine Cruz became the first Filipina cover girl of this magazine. Contains sexy picture, sex advisory columns, “true” stories and confessions of sexual encounters, and articles on varied subjects mostly catering to male interest and predisposition.

FHM Philippines (March and April 2000).

GM (Short for Gentlemen’s Magazine. I’m certainly a gentleman!)

          On the front cover are the rather interlocked bodies of Stella L. and Monica Montes, and on the flip-up back cover are Mark Anthony Fernandez and Rica Peralejo. Contains sexy picture (some breast exposures and nudes), spicy interviews and write-ups about starlets, and stills of adult films.

GM (Gentlemen’s Magazine, December 2001).

18 (I’m 99.9 percent sure it represent the age)

          Sexy model and actress Tracy Torres graced the front cover of the first issue of this men’s magazine, and Maye Tongko at the back cover. Contains sexy pictures, lists (such as “10 Most Fantasized Female Star”), erotica, trivia, sex jokes, sex-related articles (SEE more information about it on September 8, 2012 post).

18 Magazine (December 2003).

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September 8




SEPTEMBER 8



MOD Filipina Vol. 21 No. 940, September 8, 1989
On the Cover: Gladys May Fauni

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST 

Italian-American pro-wrestling champion, Bruno Sammartino,
on the cover of Pro Wrestling Illustrated (September 1980).

UNANG LABAS



Si Tracy Torres tampok sa harapang pabalat ng unang isyu ng 18  (December 2003).
Nasa likurang pabalat si Maye Tongco.

Ang 18 ay isang buwanang babasahing panglalaki na inilimbag ng Orange Crush Publishing at unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong September 2003. Ito ay pinatnugutan ni Eric L. Borromeo. Naglalaman ito ng mga seksing larawan ng mga artista at mga artikulong tugma sa panlasa at kaaliwan ng mga kalalakihan. Tampok sa unang isyu si Tracy Torres bilang cover girl at sa “Profile” article, si Juliana Palermo sa “Fantastic Female of the Month” article at ang “10 Most Fantasized Female Star” (mula Number 10 pataas sa Number 1): Assunta De Rossi, Rufa Mae Quinto, Hazel Cabrera, Halina Perez, Katya Santos, Joyce Jimenez, Andrea del Rosario, Maui Taylor, Aubrey Miles at Diana Zubiri.



Setyembre 8 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 8, 1935, idinaos ang kauna-unahang bolahan ng Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Officer para sa benepisyo ng Boys Scouts of the Philippines at ng Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 8:

1870 – Adriano Hernandez, musician, member of the malolos Congress, revolutionary general and director of the Bureau of Agriculture (d. February 16, 1925).

1892 – Natividad Almeda-Lopez, suffragist, juror, philanthropist and first woman justice in Asia (d. January 23, 1977)

1915 – Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez, writer, journalist, author, teacher and National Artist for Literature (1997) – in Romblon, Romblon (d. November 28, 1999).

1939 – Bernard Bonnin (full name Bernard Manuel Iglesia Zayco Bonnin), Filipino-Spanish actor – in Himamaylan, Negros Occidental (d. November 21, 2009).

Bernard Bonnin with Lourdes Medel

on the cover of Bulaklak (January 8, 1964)

 

1957 – Liza Maza, social worker, political activist and congresswoman

1980 – Regine Tolentino Maristela, dancer, video jockey, actress and entrepreneur – in Irvine, California.

Regine Tolentino
on the covers of FHM Philippines (December 2004) and MOD (April 28, 2006)



1984 – Janus del Prado (full name John Mark Patrick Steve Jimenez del Prado), actor and comedian.

1996 – Krystal Reyes (full name Jolina Marie B. Reyes), actress – in Santa Maria, Bulacan.

 

Pigtails worn by a college student featured
on the cover of Life (September 8, 1941).

         Picture Trivia

          According to most standard dictionaries, a “pigtail” is “a single long braid of hair hanging at the back of the head.” Hair fashion style history, however, defined “pigtails” (plural) as a hair style with two braids hanging on both sides of the head just above the ears.”
          During ancient times in China, it is a tradition that unmarried girls fixed their hair on this manner, two braids on both sides of the head. After marriage, it becomes a single braid on the back of the head. The Chinese brought this tradition to the West, and was subsequently adopted by Western women.                             
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