Popeye : Magazine for City Boys, No. 12, August 10, 1977

Tokyo: Heibon Shuppan Co., 1977. 130pp.; illus. Quarto; saddle-stapled in publisher's illustrated wraps. Some headings in English, else all text in Japanese. Triangular chips to top front corner, bottom rear cover; tape reinforcement at heel of spine; light wear and toning. Good.

An early issue of this influential and long-running Japanese lifestyle magazine, founded in 1976 and still published today: a mix of pop culture and fashion aimed at urban young men—or "city boys" as the magazine's subtitle would have it—and a treasure-trove of period advertising and design. This issue with a feature on "The Ski Boy Life-Style," an article on surfing, plus the usual mix of fashion, music, sports, hobbies, etc. Illustrated throughout in color and black-and-white.