DUDE Special Edition – “Dude Invades England!” – July 1964 – Vintage Glamour & Pin-Up Magazine
DUDE Special Edition – “Dude Invades England!” – July 1964 – Vintage Glamour & Pin-Up Magazine
Original DUDE Special Edition, dated July 1964, with the fantastic headline “DUDE INVADES ENGLAND!” Published annually by PAR Publications, Inc., 270 Madison Avenue, New York, and originally priced at 60¢.
This special issue takes DUDE's mid-century glamour format across the Atlantic, combining British and European-themed pictorials with the magazine's characteristic humor and photography.
Features include That Strange Sound Was Queen Victoria Turning Over, The Sunset Strip by Peggy Denbow, How to Strip for Your Husband by Julia Caesar, Never Get a Cossack Mad by Nina Obolensky, Sunglasses Do Not a Movie Star Make by Bonnie Duncan, Lili Marlene and All That Jazz by Freda von Eyck, The Girl Who Came to Dinner by Margaret Mayfair, Around the World With Nothing On by Maggie O'Mara, Will You Listen to This Girl by Sarah Hallam, and the closing Encore – All Together Now, Girls!
The contents run through at least page 60 and feature a combination of black-and-white and color photography. The oversized red cover with its nightclub/showgirl photograph and huge “DUDE INVADES ENGLAND!” lettering gives this special edition particularly strong display appeal.
A cool and unusual piece of 1964 men's-magazine, pin-up and glamour ephemera, capturing the American fascination with Britain just as British pop culture was exploding internationally.
Condition: Nice vintage condition for its age with expected handling and surface wear from an original 1964 publication. The cover shows noticeable edge and spine wear, including small tears and creasing, plus a diagonal surface crease/scratch across the lower-right portion of the cover. The bright red cover remains colorful and presents well. Please review the photos for condition and details.
