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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Did You Hear What You Heard?

Men’s Edge Vol. 1 No. 2, February 1995
On the cover: Rachel Lobangco

When you watch a television series or go to the movies, do you just watch or do you intently listen to the dialogues? This article, “Did You Hear What You Heard?” is about the conversation you’ve probably missed out because you’re so concentrated on the video.

“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise that for a man to hear the song of fools.” – The Book of Ecclesiastes 7:5, Holy Bible, The New King James Version.

August 2



AUGUST 2

MOD Filipina Vol. 23 No. 1039, August 2, 1991
On the Cover: Patricia Heslet

 

Agosto 2 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Ang Monte de Piedad ay itinatag ng paring Franciscan na si Felix Huertas noong Agosto 2, 1882.

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          Isang malakas na lindol (7.3-Magnitude), na ang epicenter ay sa Casiguran, Quezon, ang tumama sa Luzon 4:19 ng madaling-araw noong Agosto 2, 1968. Ito ay nasundan ng malakas na aftershock (5.9-Magnitude). Ang Ruby Tower sa Manila ay bumagsak dahil umano sa palpak na disenyo at sub-standard na materyales. Humigit-kumulang 270 ang namatay ay halos 300 ang nasugatan.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 2:

1799 – Mariano Guard Gomez, secular priest, martyr (Gomburza) – in Sta. Cruz, Manila (d. February 17, 1872).

1888 – Angel Arguelles, first Filipino director of the Bureau of Science (later known as the National Institute of Science and Technology) – in Batangas, Batangas (d. July 10, 1952).

1923 – Pedro B. Escuro, agronomist, geneticist and National Scientist – Nabua, Camarines Sur – (September 8, 2000).

1974 – Ron Josol (full name Ronald Allan Josol), Filipino-Canadian stand-up comedian – in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1975 – Alma Concepcion (full name Alma Louise Concepcion), 1994 Miss Philippines-International and film actress – in Marikina.

Alma Concepcion
on the cover of Men’s Edge (April 1995).

1980 – Dingdong Dantes (real name Jose Sixto Raphael Gonzalez Dantes III), actor and model – in Quezon City.

Dingdong Dantes

on the covers of S Magazine (July 2008) and Men’s Health (December 2009).

 

Picture Trivia 

Rumanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci
on the covers of Sports Illustrated and Time, both August 2, 1976 issues.

          Rumanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci was the first to be awarded a “perfect 10” in Olympic gymnastics. She garnered it first in the uneven bars event (team competition) in the Montreal Olympics on July 18, 1976. She was 14 years old.
          Do you know that the Montreal Olympics gymnastic scoreboard does not have the facility to register four numbers – 10.00. This is because, even at the start, the Olympic organizers said it is “impossible” to have a perfect 10 score. In the competition, the score that registered for Comaneci was 1.00, which initially confused the audience. But when it was made known that Comaneci garnered a perfect 10, thunderous applause followed. Comaneci garnered six more perfect score in the succeeding events.

          Comaneci is also the youngest Olympic gymnast all-around champion. This record will remained forever on the books, because in the current Olympic gymnastic regulation, participants should be at least 16-year-old before they are allowed to compete.

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June 1



ALAM MO BA 'TO?

(Do You Know This?)

Ang Buwan ng Hunyo

          Ang buwan ng Hunyo o June ay pang-anim na buwan sa Gregorian Calendar. Maraming iba’t-ibang etimolohiya ang pinaniniwalaang pinanggalingan ng pangalan ng buwang ito. Ang June ay dating pang-apat na buwan sa Roman Calendar na sinasabing ipinangalan kay Juno, na kapatid at asawa ng punong-diyos ng mga Romano na si Jupiter. Mayroon ding nagsasabing ito ay mula sa pangalan ni Junius Brutus, isang bayaning nagpalaya sa mga Romano sa mga mananakop na Estruscans noong 510 B.C. Maaari ring mula ito sa tawag sa mababang kalipunan ng Roman Senate na Juniores. Ayon sa manunulang Romano na si Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 B.C. – A.D. 17), ang pangalan ng buwan ay mula sa salitang juvenis na ang ibig sabihin ay “kabataan.” Ang buwang ng June ay laging naiaangkop bilang buwan ng kasalan dahil noon umanong sinaunang panahon, ito ang buwan na pinipili ng mga kabataang magsing-irog na pagdausan ng kanilang kasal.

          Sa Pilipinas, ang Hunyo ay karaniwang buwan kung saan nagsisimula ang tag-ulan. Isang kabalintunaan o irony sapagkat sa buwan ng Hunyo rin itinatakda ang simula ng pasukan sa paaralan. Sa kalakhang bahagi rin ng buwang ito ipinagdiriwang ng Pilipinas ang kaniyang kasaralinlan.

          Ang rosas, higit lalo ang may pulang kulay, ang natatanging bulaklak ng buwan ng Hunyo. Samantalang ang mga birthstones ng buwan ay ang perlas, moonstone at alexandrite.

JUNE 1

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 6, June 1, 2004
On the Front Cover: Aga Muhlach and Kristine Hermosa
On the Back Cover: Kris Aquino for the Kyowa Kitchen Organizer print ad

UNANG LABAS

Ang unang labas ng Men’s Edge (June 1994),
tampok sa taklob-pahina ang supermodel na

si Abbygale Arenas.

Ang Men’s Edge ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong June 1994. Ang magazine na inilimbag ng Moneysaver Multi-Systems Marketing (na siya ring naglabas ng Moneysaver Magazine) ay lumalabas tuwing ikalawang buwan. Ayon na rin sa prologue “From the Staff,” ang magazine na Men’s Edge ay “magazine by men, for men, of men." Naglalaman ito ng mga bagay-bagay na may kinalaman at kaugnayan sa mga kalalakihan, mula kotse, high-tech gadgets, baril, hanggang sa good grooming, action at adventure. Naglalaman din ito ng mga larawan ng naggagandahang babae, katulad ng supermodel na si Abbygale Arenas (ang iba pang itinampok sa unang isyu ay sina Anna Gonzales at Stella White), na siyang unang naging cover girl ng magazine. Ang unang editor-in-chief nito ay si Alexis F. Medina.

Events that happened on June 1:

1580 – Gomez Perez Dasmariñas arrived in Manila to assume the position of governor-general, as appointed by King Philip II (1527-1598).

1649 – The Sumuroy Rebellion against the forced labor imposed by the Spaniards in Samar began.

1903 – Leonard Wood was apponted as the governor of the Muslim provinces in Mindanao.

1966 – Olongapo, Zambales was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act No.4695.

1971 – The Constitutional Convention opened at the Manila Hotel.

Personalities and celebrities born on June 1:

1855 – Iñigo Corcuera Regalado, tagalog poet and printer – in Sampaloc, Manila (September 2, 1896)

1873 – Fernando Ma. Guerrero, poet, journalist, editor and founder of La Opinion – in Ermita, Manila (d. June 12, 1929)


1975 – Joanna Ampil, international musical theater actress and singer – in Manila.

Joanna Ampil
on the cover of Celebrity World  (October 7, 1996).

Spider-Man (for the film Spider-Man 2) on

the cover ofTV Star Guide June 2004 issue.

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang Spider-Man 2 (2004) ay gumawa ng record na 40.4-million-dollar ticket sale sa opening day nito. Tinalo nito ang record na ginawa ng Spider-Man (2002).

          Sa mga unang drafts ng script ng Spider-Man 2, hindi lang si Doctor Octopus ang Marvel costumed character na lalabas sa pelikula; kasama rin sina Black Cat, The Lizard at si Harry Osborn bilang ang bagong Green Goblin. Subalit sa suhestiyon ng screen story writer na si Michael Chabon nilimitahan na lamang ito sa labanang Spider-Man at Doctor Octopus.

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May 15




MAY 15

Teens Weekly, Taon 1 Blg. 43, Mayo 15, 1971
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang tambalang “Guy & Pip” (Nora Aunor at Tirso Cruz III).

Events that happened on May 15:

1961 – The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Personalities and celebrities born on May 15:

1893 – Jose Nepomuceno, pioneer filmmaker who made the first full-length movie in the Philippines, Dalagang Bukid – in Manila (d. December 1, 1959)

1969 – Rachel Lobangco, actress, dancer and model.



Rachel Lobangco
on the cover of Men’s Edge (February 1995).





 

1972 – Andy Seigle (full name Andrew John Yadao Seigle), basketball player – in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 

1987 – Jennylyn Mercado (full name Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado), actress, model and singer – Las Piñas City.

Jennylyn Mercado
on the covers of FHM Philippines (November 2009), Rogue (November 2010),
and Women’s Health Philippines March 2011 (Courtesy of Mrs. Susan Ang-Sy Dy)

Ang Kurdapya



Ang nobelang-komiks na “Kurdapya”
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Tagalog Klasiks Blg. 127, Mayo 15, 1954.

          Isang nakatutuwang nobelang-komiks ang “Kurdapya” (1953-1954) na pinagtulungang isulat nina Pablo S. Gomez at Carlos Gonda para sa Tagalog Klasiks. Dalawa rin bantog na ilustrador, sina Nestor Redondo at Afredo Alcala, ang naitokang gumuhit ng kuwentong ito tungkol sa isang tila pangit na batang babae na naging isang magandang binibini, si Kurdapya.

          Ginawa itong pelikula ng Sampaguita Films noong 1955, na nagtampok sa tambalang Gloria Romero (bilang Kurdapya) at Ric Rodrigo. Kasama rin sa pelikula sina Dolphy, Ramon Revilla, Aruray, Eddie Garcia, Rebecca del Rio at Etang Discher.

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Linda Lovelace on the cover of
Esquire (May 1973).

Picture Trivia

          According to porn actress Linda Lovelace (real name Linda Susan Boreman, 1949-2002), although she enjoyed the sex with the countless men in her life, the only two men she “made love” were David Winters, which she described in her autobiography The Intimate Diary of Linda Lovelace (1974) as “the man in my life, and Larry Marchiano, her second husband which she had two children.

          Lovelace is well-known in her portrayal in the porno film Deep Throat (1972). It is said that she began the trend of acomoclitism or pubic depilation in porno films, which had been the preference of most porno film enthusiasts since then. The film Deep Throat also showcased her fellatio technique, which is now called “deep throat.”
          The film Deep Throat, which Lovelace starred, on the other hand, is now considered as the “most successful x-rated film of all time.” The film, with a full length of 61 minutes, had a production cost of barely 50,000 dollars. Today, it is estimated that the film already accumulated more than half-a-billion dollars in revenue. Despite this, however, according to Lovelace’s book Ordeal (1980), she was only paid 1,250 dollars for the film and all of it was taken by his live-in manager at the time, Chuck Taylor. Lovelace died in 2002, still unable to benefit from the monumental success of Deep Throat, not even a tiny amount from its profits.


Linda Lovelace’s 1974 autobigraphy

The Intimate Diary of Linda Lovelace.

          In the Times Guide to Films list of “100 Landmark Movies of All Time,” Deep Throat was labeled among the classic films like Citizen Kane. The film even became the inspiration for the code name of Rob Woodward’s secret informant in the Watergate Scandal, FBI agent William Mark Felt.        
 
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