Publication: FHM Magazine
Issue: 117
Full Date: October 1999
Original UK Cover Price: £2.80
Format: Original UK men's lifestyle magazine
Main Cover Feature: Charisma Carpenter

This is a substantial late-1990s issue of FHM, packed with celebrity photography, interviews, television personalities, lifestyle material, sport, technology, fashion and the magazine's regular humour/features.

The cover prominently promotes Charisma Carpenter, with the headline:

“American Angel – Buffy's Charisma Carpenter Takes Off!”

The contents photographs confirm a major Charisma Carpenter feature beginning on page 252, referring to her work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and her career.

Featured People

Charisma Carpenter

The central celebrity feature of this issue and the main cover subject. She is prominently featured both on the front and within the photographed contents section.

Beverley Turner

A substantial feature begins on page 126. The contents page identifies her and shows a large accompanying photograph.

Ray Winstone

Featured from page 114, with his photograph clearly shown on the contents page.

Jayne Middlemiss

A dedicated feature begins on page 192, described in the magazine as her first FHM photoshoot.

Craig Fairbrass

Featured on page 210, with the magazine referencing his acting career.

Jake Lloyd

Appears within the regular contents section, with a photographed feature around page 80.

The magazine also includes additional celebrity, entertainment and television coverage throughout.

Main Contents & Features

The photographed contents pages show a particularly broad issue.

Among the major features are:

• Charisma Carpenter
• Beverley Turner
• Ray Winstone
• Jayne Middlemiss
• Craig Fairbrass
• Celebrity and television interviews
• Unusual and extreme sports
• Technology and gadgets
• Winter fashion
• Lifestyle features
• Motoring
• Humour and reader material
• FHM's regular relationship and advice columns

The contents list also includes a feature titled “Save A Man's Life”, dealing with bone marrow donation, alongside unusual sports coverage and a sizeable annual technology/gadget section.

Regular FHM Sections

The photographs show numerous recurring FHM features, including:

Letters – reader correspondence and humour.

Reporter – assorted culture and travel material.

Vital Signs – unusual news and lifestyle stories.

Bar Room Jokes – regular humour section.

Fashion – winter casual clothing and style.

Men's Health Answers – lifestyle and health material.

True Stories – unusual real-life stories.

There is also extensive coverage of fashion, footwear, electronics and consumer technology, giving the issue plenty of nostalgic late-1990s material beyond the celebrity features.

Collector Interest

This issue is especially appealing to collectors of:

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer memorabilia
• Charisma Carpenter
• Beverley Turner
• Ray Winstone
• Jayne Middlemiss
• Late-1990s men's magazines
• 1990s television and celebrity culture
• Vintage FHM issues
• Y2K-era fashion and technology

The combination of a prominent Charisma Carpenter cover, multiple recognisable celebrity features and extensive period lifestyle content makes it a very characteristic example of FHM from its late-1990s peak.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage magazine – please study all photographs carefully for the exact condition.

This is a genuine October 1999 FHM Magazine, Issue 117, showing clear but fairly moderate signs of age, storage and previous handling.

The front cover remains bright and colourful, with the main image and typography presenting well. There is visible rubbing and light surface marking across the cover, together with edge and corner wear, particularly around the lower edge and spine-side corners. The outer edges show small knocks and minor curling consistent with a magazine of this age.

The spine remains intact in the supplied photographs, although there is noticeable shelf/handling wear along its length. The rear cover also shows general rubbing and surface wear. The magazine has some light waviness and storage curvature rather than lying completely flat.

Internally, the photographed pages remain colourful, readable and generally clean, although normal page-edge wear and handling marks are visible. No major writing or large internal tears are apparent in the supplied photographs.

Overall, this is a good original reading/collector's copy rather than a mint example.

Postage & Packaging

The magazine will be carefully packed for dispatch to help protect the cover, spine, corners and internal pages.

Depending on the finished parcel size and weight, it will be protected using sturdy cardboard packaging and/or protective bubble wrap, with particular attention paid to preventing unnecessary bending, crushing or corner damage while in transit.

SKU 1463