Popeye : Magazine for City Boys, No. 130, July 10, 1982

Tokyo: Heibon Shuppan Co., 1982. 218pp.; illus. Quarto; saddle-stapled in publisher's illustrated wraps. Some headings in English, else all text in Japanese. Corner wear and creasing; a few crimped page corners;* toning to textblock. Very 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 featuring a paean to all things weekend-related, "Weekend, Fly to the Sun," with related recommendations regarding leisure, travel, fashion, food, etc. Plus the usual mix of film, music, book reviews, gossip, and more.