FHM Magazine January 2003 Halle Berry Shania Twain Pierce Brosnan James Bond SKU 1517

Original FHM Magazine – January 2003, with Halle Berry as the main cover star. This is a substantial early-2000s issue featuring a mixture of celebrity interviews, film, music, lifestyle, humour, motoring and the magazine’s regular glamour/editorial features.

The printed issue date is January 2003. No specific day is shown in the supplied photographs, so I would not invent one.

The striking black front cover is dominated by Halle Berry, promoted in connection with her appearance as a Bond girl, with the large “Bang! Bang!” headline. The cover also advertises the magazine’s “Fat My Petrol!” motoring feature, High Street Honeys, Christmas-related humour and other regular FHM content.

Main Features & People

The photographed contents pages show a particularly varied issue, including:

• Halle Berry – major cover feature beginning around page 76, promoted as the issue’s Bond-related celebrity feature.
• Pierce Brosnan – feature around page 74, with the contents referring to Bond and Halle Berry.
• Shania Twain – substantial feature around page 112, accompanying a large photograph and described as an FHM shoot/interview.
• High Street Honeys – feature around page 154.
• Petrol Guzzlers – large motoring feature around page 140 focusing on extreme fuel-consuming vehicles.
• Christmas Solved! – seasonal FHM feature.
• Challenge Piers – humour/challenge feature.
• The FHM Sex Couple
• Ladies’ Confessions
• The 7 Ages of Women
• Girls on the Sofa
• Real Life Q&A
• The Men Who... – FHM’s selection of notable men from 2002.
• Fashion section
• Mobile phone / hardware coverage
• Grooming features
• FHM Pub section
• Reviews covering DVDs, games and entertainment
• Problems and True Stories sections.

The magazine runs well beyond 250 pages according to the photographed contents, making this a particularly substantial issue from the period.

Halle Berry Cover Feature

Halle Berry receives prominent coverage both on the front cover and inside. The contents page shows a large glamour portrait of her and specifically connects the feature with her Bond-era profile. For collectors of James Bond, Halle Berry memorabilia, early-2000s film magazines or FHM issues, this is a particularly recognisable cover.

Shania Twain Feature

The second photographed contents spread prominently features Shania Twain, with a large full-page image and a feature listed around page 112. This gives the issue crossover interest for collectors of pop and country music memorabilia as well as FHM collectors.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage magazine.

From the supplied photographs:

• Front cover remains bright, glossy and clearly readable
• Some light surface rubbing / scuffing visible under the photography lighting
• Mild edge wear, particularly around the spine and outer corners
• Small signs of corner softening / handling wear
• Spine shows general age-related rubbing but appears to remain intact
• Magazine has some light waviness / curvature from storage and handling
• Internal pages shown appear clean, bright and strongly coloured
• No obvious major tears are visible in the photographed pages
• No obvious writing or heavy staining visible in the supplied images
• Rear cover is present and carries a GAP advertisement
• Page edges and covers show the sort of minor handling wear expected from a magazine dating from 2003

Overall it presents as a good used collector’s copy, with attractive cover presentation and clean-looking interior pages, but buyers should study all supplied photographs for the exact condition.

Magazine Details

Publication: FHM
Date: January 2003
Main Cover Star: Halle Berry
Other Featured Names: Shania Twain, Pierce Brosnan
Related Themes: James Bond, film, music, celebrity, motoring, fashion, lifestyle
Original Cover Price: £3.50
Language: English
Format: Printed magazine

SKU: 1517