HI: THE TALL MAGAZINE FOR MEN, ISSUE 1, NUMBER I
New York, and Canton, Ohio: Periodical House Inc., 1957. Magazine. Introduced in this premier issue in May, 1957, "Hi" is a clever, gimmicky "Men's" magazine, 11 in. x 4 in., designed to be slipped into the breast pocket of a suit-or sportcoat, complete with color and black and white "cheesecake" girlie photos, cartoons, photography, fiction, etc. Moderate shelf wear with a very small closed tear to bottom near spine, but otherwise in very good shape, ready to be slipped into the breast pocket and carried all sorts of places where full-size racy magazines could not be taken.
In this very first issue, we find several photo essays by Arthur Fellig (aka "WeeGee"), with a story from Harold Robbins featuring the lead character from Robbins's "79 Park Avenue"; an speculative articles about Elvis Presley; the "Art Students' Ball"; The Lust Market"; a notoriously bloody boxing match which had to be stopped; breast enhancement surgery; and on Virgins. 102 pp. Good Plus. Item #87101
"HI: You're going to have a good time when you turn the pages of this tall, breast-pocket magazine fo rmen. Ouor first issue is filled with stories, pictures, cartoons and articles that will Hi-light your lonely evenings. So go ahead, dig in, and have yourself a 'Hi' old time."
Price: $75.00