Empire Magazine March 1993 Gary Oldman Dracula Robert Redford Prints SKU 1539

Original Empire Magazine – March 1993, featuring Gary Oldman in a striking Bram Stoker’s Dracula cover image.

Full date: March 1993
Original UK cover price: £2.00
SKU: 1539

This is a particularly eye-catching early-1990s issue of Empire, combining contemporary movie coverage with classic Hollywood material. The main cover feature is devoted to Gary Oldman and Bram Stoker’s Dracula, while the issue also advertises Robert Redford, Steven Seagal, Mean Streets and a collection of classic cinema prints.

Gary Oldman / Bram Stoker’s Dracula

The front cover uses a highly distinctive blue-toned portrait of Gary Oldman, with theatrical blood detailing and the headline:

“Bloody Hell! Gary Oldman Bites Into Bram Stoker’s Dracula”

This gives the issue particularly strong appeal for collectors of Gary Oldman memorabilia, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Francis Ford Coppola-era horror cinema and vintage 1990s movie magazines.

Robert Redford

The left side of the cover prominently advertises Robert Redford – In The Empire Interview, adding another major Hollywood name to the issue.

Steven Seagal & Mean Streets

Across the top of the magazine are further features including:

• Steven Seagal – “Up Where He Belongs?”
• Mean Streets Revisited
• Every new film and video reviewed and rated

This gives the issue a good mixture of contemporary early-1990s cinema, action-film coverage and retrospective material.

Five Classic Hollywood Prints – Present

Importantly, the cover advertises:

“FREE! Five Classic Sex Goddess Prints Inside”

Unlike many surviving copies where these inserts have been removed, the supplied photographs show the classic Hollywood print section still present inside this copy.

Visible examples include:

• Sophia Loren – a striking colour reproduction styled after the Woman of the River film artwork, featuring Loren against a vivid red background.
• A separate sheet/page containing four classic glamour/movie-star images, including black-and-white portrait photography and vintage Hollywood promotional imagery.

These inserts are especially appealing to collectors of classic Hollywood, vintage film photography and period movie-magazine ephemera.

The prints shown in the photographs are included with this copy.

Any other promotional items, supplements or free gifts that may originally have accompanied the magazine but are not shown in the photographs are no longer included.

Magazine Content

Beyond the major cover stories, this is a substantial vintage movie-magazine issue from the early 1990s, when Empire was documenting major releases as they happened.

The magazine includes coverage connected with:

• Bram Stoker’s Dracula
• Gary Oldman
• Robert Redford
• Steven Seagal
• Mean Streets
• Classic Hollywood stars
• Contemporary film reviews
• Video releases
• Industry features and interviews

The combination of a major horror-film cover, classic-Hollywood material and surviving free prints makes this a more interesting example than a standard loose issue.

Condition

This is an original pre-owned magazine from 1993 and shows age-related handling and storage wear.

From the supplied photographs:

• Front cover remains bright and highly presentable
• Noticeable rubbing and general surface wear
• Edge wear around the outer cover
• Spine wear with small rubbed areas
• Corners show minor knocks and softening
• Light creasing/handling marks visible across parts of the cover
• Some small scratches and surface marks
• Minor age-related discolouration
• Interior pages appear generally clean and readable
• The free classic-Hollywood print pages shown remain present
• Print imagery remains clear and attractive
• No major detached cover or severe structural damage is apparent from the photographs

Overall I would describe it as good used vintage condition for its age, with visible but normal wear from handling and storage.

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

Important – Included / Missing Items

The five classic Hollywood prints advertised on the cover appear to be present and are included, as shown in the photographs.

Any other original free gifts, promotional extras, supplements or loose items that may once have accompanied the magazine are not included unless clearly shown in the listing photographs.

Packaging

UK orders: Sent securely in a hardback envelope.

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

SKU: 1539