Empire Magazine September 1992 Sigourney Weaver Alien 3 Lethal Weapon 3 SKU 1539

Original Empire Magazine – September 1992, featuring Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley from Alien 3 prominently on the front cover.

Full date: September 1992
Original UK cover price: £2.00
SKU: 1539

This is an excellent early-1990s issue of Empire – The Monthly Guide to the Movies, with a particularly strong science-fiction and action-film focus. The main cover feature is Alien 3, with Sigourney Weaver shown in her distinctive shaved-head Ripley appearance and the headline:

“ALIEN³ – Sigourney Weaver On Ripley’s Last Stand”

This makes the issue especially appealing to collectors of Alien, Sigourney Weaver, 1990s science-fiction cinema and vintage Empire magazines.

Main Features & Cover Content

The magazine prominently includes:

• Alien 3 – major Sigourney Weaver / Ripley feature
• Lethal Weapon 3 – feature connected with producer Joel Silver, with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover pictured
• Marilyn Monroe – “Marilyn Unmasked – Monroe 30 Years On”
• Sandra Bernhard – featured across the top banner
• Hollywood stunt / headbutt feature
• Every New Film and Video Reviewed and Rated
• The Ultimate Moviegoer’s Guide to the UK

The Alien 3 imagery dominates the cover, giving this issue particularly strong display appeal for fans of the franchise and early-1990s movie memorabilia.

Alien 3 / Sigourney Weaver

The central attraction is the Alien 3 feature, focusing on Sigourney Weaver’s return as Ellen Ripley.

The cover uses a large production image of Weaver in the distinctive close-cropped/shaved hairstyle associated with the film, alongside the wording “Ripley’s Last Stand.”

For an Alien collector, this is a very recognisable period piece produced around the original theatrical era of the third film rather than a later retrospective.

Lethal Weapon 3

The lower-left cover also advertises a substantial Lethal Weapon 3 feature headed:

“Joel Silver’s Golden Touch”

The artwork includes Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, connecting the issue to another major 1992 film release and broadening its appeal to collectors of action cinema.

Marilyn Monroe

The upper-left section advertises:

“Marilyn Unmasked – Monroe 30 Years On”

with a period image of Marilyn Monroe. This provides additional interest for classic Hollywood collectors alongside the magazine's contemporary 1992 movie coverage.

Condition

This is an original pre-owned 1992 magazine and shows noticeable age and handling wear.

Visible condition points from the supplied image include:

• General surface rubbing and age-related marks
• Noticeable spine and left-edge wear
• Wear and softening to the top-left corner
• Light creasing and handling marks around the outer edges
• Some small marks/scuffs across the pale front-cover background
• Bottom-right corner shows heavier wear/creasing, with visible scuffing and a small damaged/creased area
• Bottom edge shows general age-related wear
• Cover remains attached and the main artwork and text remain clearly presented
• Colours remain strong for its age

I would describe this as a good used vintage copy with visible age and edge wear, rather than a near-mint example.

Please inspect the supplied photograph carefully, as it forms an important part of the condition description.

Original Extras / Included Items

Any free gifts, supplements, guides, inserts, promotional items or other extras that may originally have been supplied with this issue are no longer included unless they are specifically shown in the photographs.

You are purchasing the magazine itself as pictured.

Packaging

UK orders: Sent securely in a hardback envelope.

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

SKU: 1539