Here is issue 3 of Man Alive, the self-proclaimed “Ireland’s first magazine for men”.
It was 1974 and it cost 40p. How much was 40p worth, back then? Well, in this same mag, a review of Captain Americas in Grafton St, quoted the price of a quarter pound burger at 50p.
Selection of pages scanned and included below- some of which contain nudity.
full page advert for Squash Ireland
Hugo, looking so Marc Bolan!
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Love your website and am fascinated by these old magazines!
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Thanks Pat, plenty more waiting to be scanned and posted…
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How long did Man Alive run for?I know it rings a bell from somewhere in my distant past,either hearing about it or seeing it for sale,I was born in 1974.
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David, it lasted at least 2 years – 1974 & 1975. There may be more beyond that but I don’t think so and I don’t have any copies beyond 1975.
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Fairly racy stuff it was for its time – ‘gay’ meant merry & bright back then…
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Is this worth anything I have same
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The model, who shall be nameless, for the nude cover and inside pages (a few missing here), was my art assistant in Hunter Advertising back in the day. A stunningly beautiful girl and way ahead of her time. This all caused her a real amount of serious trouble too. Jim FitzPatrick
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