University of Missouri (Mizzou) Columbia MO memorabilia from the estate of a graduate during the latter 40s to mid 50s when he was a student there. He kept it all!
Showme was a student-produced humor magazine from the 1920s to the 1960s that featured work by University of Missouri writers and illustrators. It was ranked as one of the top student publications in the country in the 1940s and 1950s. Profusely illustrated with art and photos, and, of course, lots of nostalgic ads.
December 1953 - 40 pages. 8.5 X 11. Cover art by Chip Martin. "LET'S MAKE MERRY" Issue. Covers ACCEPTABLE, soiling (heavy along lower and left front), rubbing, fading, and edge wear from storage. Back cover is a Camel cigarette ad with movie star Jane Greet. Light pencil scribbles along left edge of back cover, erasable. Inner pages VG, light pencil scribble on the 1st page which is a clothing sore ad, and pg 40, both are erasable. Features Bob Perry and Julie Wershing as Boy and Girl of the Month. No further marks, tears, holes or missing text. See Grading Scale page for explanation of grades.
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