Loaded Magazine June 1994 Issue 2 Leslie Nielsen Kurt Cobain Kathy Lloyd SKU 1488

Original Loaded Magazine – June 1994, cover price £2.00.

This is Issue Two of Loaded, making it a particularly early and collectable edition from the magazine’s launch period. The interior editorial page clearly identifies it as Issue Two – June 1994.

The issue is a strong snapshot of early-1990s British men’s magazine culture, mixing celebrity interviews, music, sport, humour, travel, fashion, diving, crime-related features and entertainment coverage.

Front Cover

The cover is dominated by a large portrait of Leslie Nielsen, with the headline:

“OH NO! FRANK’S BACK”

and the strapline:

“Leslie Nielsen’s naked fun”

Other cover features include:

• Kathy Lloyd
• Kurt Cobain
• Scuba diving
• Italian sports presenters
• Contract killers
• Beastie Boys
• Women drivers
• Soccer villains
• Vic Reeves
• Jah Wobble
• “It’s Just Not Cricket” / Phil Tufnell

The cover design uses a bright turquoise background, red Loaded masthead and bold white/red typography typical of the magazine’s earliest issues.

Issue Two / Early Loaded

An interior editor’s page confirms:

Issue Two – June 1994

It also features an editorial by James Brown, discussing the success of the first issue and the deliberately irreverent tone of the second.

For collectors, the fact that this is only the second issue ever published gives it especially strong appeal as an early Loaded title.

Contents

The photographed contents page shows a broad range of features.

Notable articles include:

• Italian Sports Presenters
• Beastie Boys
• Scuba Diving
• Leslie Nielsen
• Crocodile safari in Africa
• Phil Tufnell in Barbados
• Cobain’s Last Picture Show
• Kathy Lloyd
• Motoring feature
• Fashion
• Contract killers / “Hitman and I”
• Music
• Sport
• Computer games
• Books
• Films
• Video
• Television
• Clubs
• Vic Reeves
• Regular humour and lifestyle columns

Kurt Cobain Feature

One of the most notable pieces in this issue is:

“Cobain’s Last Picture Show”

The contents page specifically describes it as:

“The final official photo session”

The associated contents image shows Kurt Cobain prominently.

This makes the issue especially interesting to Nirvana and grunge collectors because of the close timing to Cobain’s death in April 1994 and the magazine’s framing of the images as his final official photo session.

Kathy Lloyd

Kathy Lloyd has a major feature beginning around page 64.

She appears prominently in the photographed contents spread and in a full-page interior photograph.

The feature includes glamour photography typical of early Loaded, with Kathy Lloyd photographed in lingerie and fashion-styled poses.

Phil Tufnell

There is also a substantial feature on Phil Tufnell, listed as:

“Phil Tufnell in Barbados”

This ties into the cricket theme referenced on the cover and adds strong 1990s British sporting interest to the issue.

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen is the main cover personality and has a feature inside.

The cover clearly plays on his comic persona and his association with The Naked Gun films, making the issue appealing to fans of 1990s comedy cinema as well as collectors of the actor.

Beastie Boys

The Beastie Boys are included in the contents and are specifically referenced on the cover.

The contents section describes their feature as:

“From throwing up to growing up”

which fits the magazine’s irreverent editorial style.

Scuba Diving

A dedicated scuba diving feature is included around page 32.

One of the contents images shows a diver underwater in full gear, reinforcing the mix of travel, adventure and lifestyle material typical of the issue.

Fashion / Lifestyle

The magazine also contains fashion coverage and several photographic lifestyle features, including a photographed spread titled:

“Praise the Lloyd”

featuring Kathy Lloyd.

The imagery, layouts and typography are highly characteristic of early Loaded, making the issue visually interesting as a piece of 1990s magazine design as well as for its individual celebrity features.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage magazine with visible age and handling wear.

From the supplied images:

• Front cover remains complete and visually striking.
• Colours remain strong, especially the turquoise, red and white cover design.
• There is visible surface rubbing and light scuffing across the cover.
• The top edge shows noticeable wear, including rubbing and slight crushing/softening.
• The top-left corner shows creasing and edge wear.
• The bottom-left corner shows rubbing and softening.
• The bottom-right corner has more pronounced creasing and wear.
• Spine shows visible rubbing, compression and small stress marks.
• The magazine has a slight overall waviness/curve from storage and use.
• Page edges show age-related toning.
• Interior pages appear generally clean and readable.
• No major detached pages are visible in the supplied images.
• Pages appear to remain securely bound.
• Rear cover shows extensive surface scratching, rubbing and scuffing.
• Rear cover edges and corners show additional handling wear.
• Overall condition is clearly used, but still solid and collectable for a magazine of this age.

This is not a pristine copy, but it remains a very appealing example due to its Issue Two status, excellent early Loaded content and major features on Leslie Nielsen, Kurt Cobain, Kathy Lloyd, Phil Tufnell and the Beastie Boys.

Please inspect all photographs carefully as they show the exact magazine being sold and form part of the condition description.

Postage & Packaging

The magazine will be packaged carefully for transit using suitable protective materials.

Depending on parcel size, this may include stiff cardboard reinforcement, bubble wrap and/or a cardboard box. Particular care will be taken around the spine, corners and outer edges to help reduce the chance of further bending, crushing or rubbing during transport.

SKU 1488