BIG! Magazine 1-14 May 1996 Boyzone Oasis Christian Slater Posters SKU 1543

Original BIG! Magazine, dated 1 May to 14 May 1996, a very strong mid-1990s pop-culture issue featuring a mix of music, television, celebrity gossip, film coverage and large-format poster content.

The front cover is especially eye-catching, with Boyzone prominently featured alongside the Zig and Zag puppets, plus cover stories on Oasis and Christian Slater. The magazine advertises 10 posters including 2 giant posters, and several poster sections are clearly visible in the supplied photographs.

This is a very collectible period issue for fans of 1990s pop music, Britpop, Boyzone, Oasis, Christian Slater, Paul Nicholls, television nostalgia and vintage teen magazines.

Magazine Contents

The photographed contents pages show coverage including:

• Boyzone – prominent cover feature and inside content.
• Oasis – backstage feature, including Liam and Noel Gallagher.
• Christian Slater – feature and poster content.
• Paul Nicholls.
• Peter Andre.
• Take That.
• Ter Hatcher.
• Joey Lawrence.
• T3.
• Ryan Giggs.
• Blur.
• Home & Away.
• Singles, movie and video reviews.
• BIG! Gossip.
• What’s On TV?
• Puzzles and competitions.
• Regular celebrity and entertainment photo features throughout.

The issue is very representative of the mid-1990s teen and entertainment magazine market, with colourful layouts, large celebrity photographs, music features and extensive poster material.

Posters

This copy clearly contains poster material, and the photographs show multiple large-format poster pages.

The magazine advertises 10 posters including 2 giant posters.

Visible poster material includes:

• A large black-and-white Christian Slater poster, shown as a close-up portrait spread across two pages.
• A large poster featuring members of Oasis, including Liam and Noel Gallagher, photographed in a strong close-up composition.
• Additional celebrity poster pages and fold-out sections are visible within the magazine.

The contents page also lists posters for several stars including Christian Slater, Teri Hatcher, Friends, T3, Ryan Giggs, Joey Lawrence and more, alongside other poster features.

The poster sections show original fold lines and normal handling from being bound/folded within the magazine.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage magazine in good overall condition for its age, with noticeable but expected handling and storage wear.

From the photographs:

• Front cover remains attached and presents strongly.
• Some edge and corner wear is visible.
• There are small creases and handling marks around the cover edges.
• Light surface rubbing and scratches are visible in places.
• Spine shows normal wear from age and use.
• Interior pages remain colourful and generally clean.
• Poster pages remain present and usable, though they show original fold lines and some light creasing.
• Some page edges have slight curling or waviness from age/storage.
• No major heavy staining is visible in the photographed areas.
• No obvious writing or personal inscriptions are visible.

Overall, a good vintage collector copy with strong nostalgic appeal, particularly because of the surviving poster content.

Please inspect all supplied photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.

Important – Original Extras

Any gifts, loose inserts, stickers, competition items, promotional extras or other items originally supplied with the magazine are no longer included unless they are specifically shown in the photographs.

The poster material shown in the photographs is included.

Packaging

UK orders: Sent securely in a hardback envelope.

International orders: Sent securely in a cardboard mail-size box for added protection during transit.

SKU: 1543