Jueves de Excelsior Magazines (Freyre Covers)
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Jueves de Excelsior Magazine was a newsprint style weekly publication printed every Thursday in Mexico. Most covers of the magazine were produced by two artists: Ernesto Garcia Cabral and Freyre. This page features a selection of Freyre covers. Each issue combines stories on politics and current news events, with wide coverage of the arts, fashion, medicine, sports and cinema -- both U.S. and Mexican films. (There is especially heavy coverage of bullfighting, and of Hollywood movie stars -- including numerous wonderful photos). The magazine features full-color covers, with sepiatone (or black and white) inside pages. The issues published before June, 1941 usually measured approximately 8.75x11.25 inches. The issues published after June, 1941 usually measured approximately 10x12.5 inches. ............. We believe that most people will buy these magazines for the cover art, so the condition rating mainly describes the front cover. If we have noticed damage to the back cover, or to the inside pages, we will note it in the description. ............ Jueves de Excelsior was printed on cheap newsprint paper, so they were really not designed to last for the ages. Most issues we've seen in the past were in very poor condition (so poor in fact, that we did not feel they were good enough to offer to our customers). Recently we were quite lucky to have had the opportunity to purchase this collection, which is in far better than average condition. But, although we are proud to now offer these rare magazines, many of the covers do have some wear along the edges and some have the date/number written on the cover. However, if matter and framed, many (or most) of these flaws would not be visible. Please contact us with any questions regarding condition, or content, of any specific issues.
 
1930s and 1940s Cabral Covers
1960s Cabral Covers
Other Mexican Magazines

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Number

Date

Condition

Price

Description
#1111

10/21/43

VG+ condition

$25

Freyre cover: "Fat Soccer Goalie"

Stories on USA / USSR diplomacy, Walt Disney, a killer cyclone, and bullfighting. Measures approximately 10x12.75 inches. Pen-written date near top, mild edge wear. No major problems

#1122

1/6/44

Good condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Hitler and Tojo"

Stories on WW2, Hitler and famous generals. Full page bullfighting image. Measures approximately 10x12.5 inches. Pen-written date near top edge, some edge wear -- especially along the right edge. Problems do not greatly detract from the main image area.

#1236

3/14/46

VG/VG+ condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Sexy Senorita Reading Jueves Magazine"

Stories on Stalin, Maria Felix, Laurel & Hardy and politics. Measures approximately 10x12.5 inches. Some wear along the edges and spine, but no major problems.

#1266

10/10/46

VG condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Two Men at Carnival Game"

Stories on Hollywood Pin-up Actresses, rats and bullfighting. Measures approximately 10x12.5 inches. Mild edge wear and a scuff mark near the lower left corner. No major problems.

#1273

11/28/46

VG+ condition

$25

Freyre cover: "Two Bullfighters"

Stories on Sherlock Holmes, gangsters and Hollywood stars. Measures approximately 10x12.5 inches. Mild edge wear, pen-written date near top edge. No major problems.

#1286

2/27/47

VG+ condition

$25

Freyre cover: "Two Bullfighters and Bull"

Stories on a visit from President Truman, Ella Raines, prehistoric creatures and boxing. Measures approximately 10x12.5 inches. Mild edge wear, pen-written date near top edge. No major problems.

#1295 (?)

3/11/48

VG/VG+ condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Bullfighter and the Senorita"

Stories on Maria Montez, bullfighting, Audrey Totter and strange rites of India. Measures approximately 10x12.5 inches. Mild edge wear, plus there is a small coupon cut from one inside page. No major problems.

#1296 (?)

3/18/48

VG/VG+ condition

$25

Freyre cover: "Men Carrying Sexy Woman"

Stories on the mystery of the Isle of Revillagigedo, Marlene Dietrich and the atomic bomb. Measures approximately 10x12.5 inches. Mild edge wear, plus there is a small coupon cut from one inside page. No major problems.

#1299

5/29/47

VG condition

$25

Freyre (?) cover: "Hospital Room"

The artwork is not signed, but judging by the ways the patient's face is drawn, I believe that Freyre drew this cover. Stories on Greta Garbo, ballerina Danilova and Mexican burial tombs. Measures approximately 10x12.5 inches. Mild edge wear, pen-written date near top edge, small area missing from the bottom right corner. No major problems.

#1321

9/9/48

Good+ condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Dancing Gypsies"

Stories on WW2 concentration camps, motorcycle policemen and crime. Measures approximately 10x12.5 inches. Mild edge wear, pen-written date near top edge. No major problems.

#1331

11/18/48

Good+/VG condition

$25

Freyre cover: "Truman Riding Democratic Donkey"

Stories on comets, Hollywood stars and bullfighting. Measures approximately 10x12.5 inches. Mild edge wear, minor spotting, pen-written date near top edge. No major problems.

 

#1358

5/26/49

VG+ condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Sexy Woman in Court"

Stories on astronomy, crime and bullfighting. Measures approximately 10x12.5 inches. Mild edge wear, pen-written date near top edge. No major problems.

#1362

5/26/49

VG+ condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Woman in Cadillac"

Stories on Mexican film stars, the Temple of San Francisco and bullfighting. Measures approximately 10x12.5 inches. Mild edge/spine wear, no major problems.

#1406

5/4/50

VG+/Exc condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Stalin Playing Golf"

Stories on tombs in San Pedro, Ingrid Bergman and the early days of television. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, pen-written date near top edge. No major problems.

#1439

12/28/50

VG+ condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Sexy Woman & Calender"

Stories on Japanese communists, Hollywood stars and volcanos. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, pen-written date near top edge. No major problems.

#1614

6/18/53

VG+ condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Society Woman Meets Cleaning Woman"

Stories on flying saucers, Mexican film stars and the Palace of Thermes. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#1620

8/6/53

VG+/Exc condition

$25

Freyre cover: "Man with Slingshot and Frightened Wife"

Stories on Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas, Hollywood fashion and secret societies. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#1637

11/26/53

VG+ condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Jalopy Going over a Cliff"

Stories on witchcraft, the Evil Eye and lucha libre star Bobby Bonales. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, pen-written date below magazine title. No major problems.

#1663

5/27/54

Exc condition

$25

Freyre cover: "Communist Puppeteer"

Stories on Albert Einstein, Stalin and pirates. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, pen-written date near top edge. No major problems.

#1667

6/24/54

VG condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Sexy Woman Painting Sign"

This is a special, over-sized, 31st Anniversary issue. Stories on life on the planet Venus, Hollywood stars and car accidents. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear. No major problems.

#1825

7/11/57

Exc condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Aliens in Flying Saucer Witness Atomic Bombs on Earth"

Stories on the Earth's magnetism, Lola Flores, Kathryn Grant and the purge in Russia. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#1862

3/27/58

Exc condition

$25

Freyre cover: "Sexy Beach Babe"

Stories on the giants of Atlantis, the mystery of the pyramids and snow sports. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#1934

8/13/59

VG+/Exc condition

$25

Freyre cover: "Fidel Castro with Latin Dancer"

Stories on Sherlock Holmes, brain X-rays and boxing. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#1894

7/28/60

Exc condition

$45

Freyre cover: "JFK on Democratic Donkey"

Stories on US slavery, Mount Etna and Lilia Guizar. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#1897

11/27/58

VG+/Exc condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Passing the Olympic Torch"

Stories on mysterious ceremonies of Japan, juvenile delinquents and Ponciano Diaz. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#1978

6/16/60

Exc condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Uncle Sam Meets a Sexy Cigarette Girl"

Stories on jungle superstitions, Fay Spain and giants. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#1993

9/29/60

Exc condition

$95

Freyre cover: "Krushchev and Castro Under the Statue of Liberty"

Stories on Beethoven, heroes of the Congo and Fidel Castro. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#1999

11/10/60

Exc condition

$25

Freyre cover: "Castro Lights a Cigar"

Stories on the Kennedy and Nixon presidential Race, a map of the Moon and Carrol Baker. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#2030

6/15/61

VG+ condition

$45

Freyre cover: "Doctors JFK and Krushchev"

Stories on Sonia Furio, Hollywood stars and bullfighting. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, pen-written numbers near the top edge. No major problems.

#2032

6/29/61

VG+ condition

$35

Freyre cover: "Sexy Magazine Seller"

This is a special, over-sized, 39th Anniversary issue. Stories on Christ, Senta Berger and Cantinflas. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#2034

7/13/61

VG+ condition

$45

Freyre cover: "JFK in Jeep"

Stories on Krushchev & Chairman Mao, Hollywood stars and the Convent of Merced. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#2094

9/6/62

VG+ condition

$25

Freyre cover: "Floating Pierrots in Outer Space"

Stories on space travel, fashion and the film Lolita. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#2104

11/15/62

VG condition

$25

Freyre cover: "Castro Marionette"

Stories on Houdini, women drivers and Don Quixote. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#2127

4/25/63

VG/VG+ condition

$45

Freyre cover: "JFK, Krushchev and De Gaulle on a Hunting Trip"

Stories on Alexander Graham Bell, Hollywood stars and Flamenco dancer Goyo Reyes. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#2143

8/15/63

VG/VG+ condition

$45

Freyre cover: "Jayne Mansfield"

Stories on cold war espionage, Jayne Mansfield, Cindy Carol and Liz Taylor. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, pen-written name near the top right corner, half of one page missing. No major problems.

#2149

9/26/63

VG+/Exc condition

$75

Freyre cover: "JFK in Blackface"

Stories on John F. Kennedy, Pope Paul the 6th, the ghost of the White House and civil rights / KKK. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#2187

6/18/64

VG+/Exc condition

$25

Freyre cover: "Uncle Sam in a Mexican Restaurant"

Stories on New Guinea, child models and the suicide of Marilyn Monroe. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, no major problems.

#2219

1/28/65

VG+ condition

$45

Freyre cover: "Brigitte Bardot"

Stories on Pili y Mili, Romy Schneider and India. Measures approximately 9.75x12 inches. Mild edge wear, pen-written numbers near the top, slight soiling. No major problems.

1930s and 1940s Cabral Covers
1960s Cabral Covers
Other Mexican Magazines
 
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