**Item Details:**

* **Magazine:** Movie Story Magazine (Fawcett Publications)

* **Issue Date:** September 1941

* **Cover Stars:** Merle Oberon & Joseph Cotten promoting the romance film drama "Lydia"

* **Original Cover Price:** 10 Cents

Up for sale is a genuine, original September 1941 issue of Movie Story Magazine. This is an authentic piece of Old Hollywood ephemera and NOT a modern reproduction. This issue features fiction-style retellings, photographic movie previews, classic 1940s advertisements, and a unique historic "Shopping Guide" on the inside back cover. It also includes a rare, pre-WWII patriotic "Be An American" shield badge on the front cover.

Please review all listing photos closely, as they show the exact item you will receive. The magazine is currently stored in a clear protective plastic sleeve and is in Fair to Good (GD) vintage condition.

* **Front Cover:** Colorful and bright, but shows a heavy center fold crease, chipping, and small tears along the vertical opening edge.

* **Corners & Spine:** Noticeable creasing, paper loss, and minor fraying on the bottom left corner tip. The spine shows typical age-related wear and stress lines.

* **Edges:** Small rips and minor missing paper fragments are present along the top right edge.

* **Back Cover & Interior:** The inside back cover is fully intact with natural page tanning due to its 80+ year age.