Life (1883-2000 Clair Maxwell/Life Publishing Company) Magazine comic books 1940-1942
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Published Jan 1940 by Clair Maxwell.
- Rusty staples, tears and water damage.
January 8, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Bowdoin houseparties; wartime Germany; badminton; Buddhism; William Steig; "Of Mice and Men" movie; American politics photographic essay; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 64 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Feb 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$7.00
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Febreuary 12, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: orchid valentines; Spain after the war; Justice Frankfurter; bobsledding; Yale School of the Fine Arts; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 96 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published May 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$2.50
- Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Back cover missing.
May 13, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Wendell Wilkie; men of Sweden; shawls; Seabiscuit; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 120 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jun 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$9.00
June 17, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: the War; National Guard photographic essay; Joe Louis; cancer; state birds in color; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 104 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$7.49
August 12, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Charles McNary; Wendell Willkie; piano sales; Philadelphia museum sculpture show; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 92 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Sep 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$7.49
September 2, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: the Dionne quintuplets; Henry A. Wallace; U.S. kennels; ferryboat; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 100 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Sep 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$9.00
- Water damage and rusty staples.
September 9, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Carol Bruce; the Roosevelt family; Canada; college football; and more. Half-page Cream of Wheat ad with Li'l Abner art by Al Capp. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 136 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Oct 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$2.50
View scan- Water damage and rusty staples.
October 14, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: football flowers; New England Indian Summer; Japanese-Americans; bee hunt; experiments in the kitchen; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 128 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Nov 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$2.50
View scan- Water damage and rusty staples.
November 25, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: fine furs; siamese fighting fish; nebulae; war at sea; land yacht trip; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 104 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$9.00
December 9, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Ginger Rogers; Christmas toys photographic essay; Premiere Konoye of Japan; skiing exercises; American painting at the carnegie Institute; antique jewelry; Christmas ornaments; Laurence Olivier; war surgery; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 136 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$7.49
December 16, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: European children refugees; basketball; Boston congressman George Holden Tinkham; Elsa Maxwell; nightgowns; Christmas cards; California showgirl; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 116 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1940 by Clair Maxwell.$5.00
December 23, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Christmas party; Lana Turner; Army morale; skater Erna Andersen; Cunningham's Comet; 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 72 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Feb 1941 by Clair Maxwell.$9.00
February 10, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Lord Halifax; earthquakes; Christian university in China; 75-mm. field gun; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 92 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Feb 1941 by Clair Maxwell.$5.00
February 24, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Miami Beach shops photographic essay; Navy's favorite ship the Destroyer; Ingrid Bergman; appendicitis; British war art; winter fog; 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 108 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Mar 1941 by Clair Maxwell.$2.50
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March 3, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: manikin mold; Diego Rivera art; Veronica Lake; table tennis; New York night clubs; General Sir Archibald Percival Wavell; Australia's war effort; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 108 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Mar 1941 by Clair Maxwell.$2.50
- Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Cover detached.
March 24, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Spring hats; Boston; Fighter Command; Annette Kellerman; "Flip" Wolfe; Army show at Ft. Myer; China's T.V. Soong; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 120 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Apr 1941 by Clair Maxwell.$7.49
April 14, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: New York City photographic essay; Hollywood producer Darryl Zanuck; Veronica Lake and Cadet fliers; childhood diseases; art hsow at University of Nebraska; sportswriter Bill Cunningham; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 116 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jun 1941 by Clair Maxwell.$2.50
View scan- Water damage and rusty staples.
June 2, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Sunday School; Belgium; exercises; sculptor Robert Laurent; Satchel Paige; world's smallest hippopotamus; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 100 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1941 by Clair Maxwell.$10.00
View scans- Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Moderate.
August 11, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. Cover of Rita Hayworth. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 88 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jul 1942 by Clair Maxwell.$9.00
July 27, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Atlantic convoy photographic essay; Chralie the seal; serving chicken and eggs; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 96 pages. Cover price $0.10.