#60s magazines

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[kekwcomics]

MAD Magazine #89 (1964)

Art: Norman Mingo

[hooked-on-elvis]

"WE THRIVE ON CRITICISM"

A LITTLE BIT ON THE CONTENT OF THE "ELVIS MONTHLY" MAGAZINE

This os one of the hundreds of articles published on the Elvis Monthly magazine. "Elvis and the twisted knife" by Louise O. Spencer, published on the September 1960 issue (No. 8).

It's a great article this one but, naturally, some parts of it called my attention the most, like this one:

(...) Another woman, columnist, whose bitterness is so violent that she heaps her vituperation on any hapless head who comes within her line of dislike, berated him and his fans. "He has no talent, cannot sin and used his body gyrations to excite the wrong emotions in the young." She stated his fans are immature, neurotic, not normal, ignorant and just plain silly. (...) We know and have known all along the wonderful and generous things Elvis had done for him family, friends and neighbors, and fans. His giving and kindness is done with sincerity, without ostentation, it is done impulsively, lovingly. And no-one will ever know all the generous things he did for his buddies in the Army. But what's the use? Let them rant. Let them rave. Elvis can stand it, and so can we. Remember our watchword: WE THRIVE ON CRITICISM.

Now, aren't these words unbelievably contemporary? This was written in 1960! It feels like an embrace to us, a friendly support from people who knows what we still have to deal with. Being an Elvis fan is not easy. We constantly face the need to defend him from all misinformation spread over the years. The second you say you're a fan there's judging glances on you. That's so annoying, so unasked for, so stupid. I felt like sharing this with you, fam. Let's keep going. Our boy deserves us to defend him whenever necessary. After all, he gave us everything he had in his heart. ♥

Credits to Keith Flynn for the dedication, generosity and great effort uploading issues of, among others, "Elvis Monthly" magazine on his website, as well as many other precious files. This above is not the full article where the words come from but it surely worth your time reading it fully. If you'd like, go to keithflynn.com and look for the September 1960 issue -- No. 8.

FURTHER INFORMATION

The "Elvis Monthly" magazine was founded in 1960 by an English fan, Albert Hand. It was part of the material meant for one of the English Elvis Presley Fan Clubs members (Official Elvis Presley Fan Club of Great Britain). The magazine was very welcomed by the Elvis fans at the time since reports tells fans could only get better information on Elvis before the magazine came along through newspapers, tabloids and/or generalists movie magazines which weren't always reliable or had information delivered as often as fans would like it to be. Subscribing to Elvis Monthly was a good way to keep themselves updated on what was going on in the King's career and life. The magazine was very dear to the UK as well as World fans, but also to the Americans themselves.

Albert Hand met Elvis in some occasions, one of them being in 1962, visiting him on set while Elvis was filming "Kid Galahad". Unfortunately, it seems Albert passed away in 1972, taking from information I got through Elvis forums discussions. The Elvis Monthly magazine kept going for more 28 years after Hand's passing but it was put to rest in early 2000. I found a satisfying explanation on the reasons why on elvisnews.com. Albert had a few other publications apart from the Elvis Monthly, other 100% Elvis as well as more generalists ones on the entertainment world as a whole and its stars.

Elvis and fan (and author) Albert Hand, founder of the Elvis Monthly magazine, first issue published in February 1960. In the pictures, Albert is meeting Elvis on set of Kid Galahad. Albert, surely, published in one of the 1962 issues (special edition "Meet Elvis") about his meeting with EP. His introductory words were so relatable! Look:

Hi there! Now this guy Elvis Presley… I suppose you've heard of him. He's the feller who makes films in threes, has fan clubs by the dozen, sell records by the million, and makes hearts flatter by the billion. No doubt you're one of his fans. You KNOW you are but one of many; you KNOW he's never heard of you; you KNOW if you changes to being a Jimmy Crockett fan overnight your absence wouldn't even be noticed… and yet you feel -- very deeply -- that Elvis is one of your closest friends. You fight for him! You praise him! You love him! You'd DIE for him! And yet you are just not able to explain to anyone why this should be so. Well, I guess it's about time you really met him. Perhaps not in person, but at least through the intimate pages of this picture-strewn book. He's a wonderful person, this Elvis Aron Presley. He's all that you think he is, whether your laudship for his lordship be as a singer, as an actor, as an entertainer, as a good-looker, or as a man. I know. You see, I really have met him … Albert Hand

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Ilustration from a 1967 magazine🌸🌼🌺💐

Via @thereal60sbazaar on Instagram💐

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Bill Kobrin - Jayne Mansfield (Playboy 1963)

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Cover art illustrated by Satsuko Okamoto for Teen Look magazine, circa 1960s ★

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Shalom Harlow & Trish Goff // Vogue US 1994

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Jean Shrimpton magazine covers💐

[wh0-is-lily]

Esquire Covers of The '60s

THANK YOU FOR 1K NOTES!!!!! <3

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marsha hunt photographed by steve lovi for vogue magazine, 1969

[inthedarktrees]

Ballerinas practicing at Paris Opera ballet school

Alfred Eisenstaedt, Life, 1963

[kekwcomics]

BRITT EKLAND. ESQUIRE. April, 1969.

[frenchnewwaves]

LDR for interview magazine (her new song A&W out now!)

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The Ronettes kicking each other’s ass while on tour with the Beatles (1966).

[kitsunetsuki]

Mario Casilli - Leslie Bianchini (Playboy 1969)

[c86]

The Radical Queer Aesthetics of Gay Power Magazine