Zoo Magazine 30 September-6 October 2005 Jennifer Ellison Boba Fett Star Wars SKU 1519

Original UK Zoo Magazine, Issue 86, dated 30 September – 6 October 2005, cover price £1.20.

A very typical mid-2000s issue of the popular British weekly men's magazine, combining celebrity glamour, football, cars, television, humour, entertainment, gaming and topical features.

The front cover is dominated by Jennifer Ellison, with additional headlines relating to Star Wars / Boba Fett, Jessica Simpson, football, cricket and Zoo's recurring cosmetic-surgery themed feature.

FRONT COVER

The glossy front cover features Jennifer Ellison in a red sequinned two-piece outfit, with her name prominently displayed across the lower half.

Other visible cover features include:

• Star Wars TV Exclusive
• Boba Fett
• “Boba Fett gets his own show!”
• Car Special – 2005's hottest motors
• Jessica Simpson
• football and cricket features
• novelty “Dog vs Bull” and “Ball vs Man” pieces
• Zoo's recurring Boob Job Update feature

The cover is visually busy and very representative of Zoo's mid-2000s design style, with large red branding, bold yellow feature boxes and multiple entertainment stories.

JENNIFER ELLISON FEATURE

Jennifer Ellison receives a substantial glamour feature inside the magazine.

The photographed contents page lists her feature on page 56, and the supplied images show a full double-page spread headed “Calendar Girl”.

The spread features Jennifer Ellison posed against a rich red curtain backdrop in a black corset-style outfit with stockings and accessories. The article refers to her latest calendar and presents multiple large-format photographs across the two-page spread.

This is one of the main collector-interest features in the issue and ties directly to the front-cover appearance.

STAR WARS / BOBA FETT

The front cover promotes a Star Wars television exclusive featuring Boba Fett, complete with an image of the famous bounty hunter.

The headline reads that Boba Fett “gets his own show”, making this an interesting period Star Wars-related feature from 2005.

For collectors of Star Wars magazine appearances, the visible Boba Fett cover reference gives this issue an additional crossover appeal beyond the usual Zoo readership.

INSIDE ZOO / CONTENTS

The contents page provides a useful overview of the issue.

News

Visible topics include:

• Dog vs bull
• Balls in faces
• Matt Lucas curse/cancer feature
• Boba Fett returns
• Car Special

Girls

Features include:

• cosmetic surgery / “Boob Job” feature
• Jennifer Ellison
• First Timers
• Jessica Simpson

Sport

Visible subjects include:

• Liverpool vs Chelsea
• Premier League material
• Freddie vs Becks
• Boxing world top 10

Regular Features

The magazine also includes:

• Ross Noble
• TV guide
• Movies & DVDs
• Music & games
• Jimmy Carr
• Weird Week
• Jokes
• general lifestyle and entertainment pieces

FOOTBALL & SPORT

A photographed contents spread shows a prominent Liverpool vs Chelsea football feature.

Other sport-related material includes:

• Premier League stories
• football rivalry pieces
• Freddie vs Becks
• boxing
• cricket
• regular sports humour and commentary

This makes the issue particularly representative of Zoo's football-heavy editorial style during the mid-2000s.

CAR SPECIAL

The issue advertises a Zoo Car Special, described on the cover as covering 2005's hottest motors.

The photographed contents page shows concept and performance cars, including a futuristic rounded concept vehicle and a white sports/racing-style car.

This adds another period-interest element for collectors interested in early-2000s motoring and men's lifestyle magazines.

OTHER NOTABLE CONTENT

The supplied images also show advertising and entertainment material typical of the period, including:

• celebrity and glamour photography
• lifestyle and humour features
• football and sport
• cars
• film and television
• gaming and DVDs
• men's grooming advertising

The magazine gives a strong snapshot of British popular culture in autumn 2005.

CONDITION

This is an original weekly magazine from 2005 and shows noticeable signs of age and previous handling.

From the supplied photographs:

• front cover remains bright and colourful
• noticeable spine wear and rubbing
• small tears/nicks and paper loss visible along parts of the spine
• upper-left corner/spine area shows heavier wear
• front cover has some general surface rubbing and handling marks
• edges and corners show wear and softening
• bottom edge has some rubbing and small imperfections
• internal pages appear generally bright and readable
• internal pages show normal curvature from being opened
• centre/spine area remains together in the photographed sections
• rear cover shows some minor edge and corner wear
• no major water damage is apparent from the supplied photographs
• overall structure appears intact despite the visible age-related wear

Overall, this is a used vintage copy in fair-to-good collectible condition, with the most obvious wear concentrated around the spine, corners and outer edges.

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

ORIGINAL FREE ITEMS / EXTRAS

Any gifts, promotional items, supplements, cards, calendars, vouchers, samples or other loose extras that may originally have been supplied with this magazine are no longer included unless they are specifically shown in the photographs.

The sale is for the magazine and the contents physically present with it only.

PACKAGING

The magazine will be carefully packed to help protect the cover, spine, corners and internal pages while in transit.

UK orders: sent in a hardback envelope for firm protection against bending and general postal handling.

International orders: sent in a cardboard mail-size box for additional protection during the longer journey.

SKU 1519