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"Zipper: Art/Entertainment For Men" was a magazine published from 1971 through at least late 1973 in Hollywood. It had a blend of entertainment news, including interviews with major figures, and articles focusing on men, and on adolescent males. For example, one pictorial feature in the June-July 1972 issue was "Zipper's Roommate of the Month: Peter Glawson (Young Star of The Genesis Children)" when Mr. Glawson was about 16. The magazine was able to garner interviews with such mainstream stars as Paul Newman, B.B. King, Rock Hudson, and Roddy McDowell.
Zipper's office was located at the Crossroads Of The World office complex in Hollywood, as was the office of Lyric International. That, along with the large amount of space that Zipper devoted to Lyric's projects, and the number of ads in the magazine purchased by Lyric, suggests that it too may have been owned by Billy Byars, Jr..
The magazine is a relic of a lost time of if not respectability than at least co-existence. However, the magazine apparently cannot be found in any library.
Publication History
The Jan/Feb 1972 issue was labeled Vol 2, Number 1, and the December 1971 issue has the cover logo in a different typeface than the other known issues, suggesting a late 1971 origin for the magazine. The October, 1973 issue is known.
At least two later magazines, one in Japan devoted to women's fashion, and one in London with a homosexual focus, have used the same title.
Disappearance
A search via several major online catalogs and by Google turns up only a single issue in the Wesleyan University library.
Tables of contents and articles of interest
What is most interesting about the magazine is not isolated articles, which out of context are indistinguishable from articles in magazines sold under the counter or mailed in plain wrappers. Rather it is their intermixture with articles that would be right at home in any gossip magazine on the newstand today.
As the magazine is difficult to encounter, here are complete tables of contents from six issued, found in an eBay listing:
Zipper: Art/Entertainment For Men (December 1971)
Reviews
- Boys in the Band
Articles
- Stud West Contest
- Rev. Troy Perry, Big As Life
- Donovan Interview
- Hollywood Hotline (gossip) by Sparkle Plenty
- Ultra Violet Interview
Pictorials
- Naked Beach: San Francisco's B.A. Beach
- Man: A Photo Study by Fotoflair
Zipper: Art/Entertainment For Men (February 1972)
Reviews
- A Clockwork Orange
Articles
- Rick Nelson
- Hollywood Hotline (gossip) by Sparkle Plenty
- B.B. King Interview
- Elton John Interview
Pictorials
- Brian Reynolds (Actor/Model)
- Photographer of the Month: Billy Byars
- Zipper's Playboy of the Month: John Henderson
- I Left My Heart in San Francisco
- Art vs. Pornography
Zipper: Art/Entertainment For Men (April 1972)
Reviews
- 'Tommy' (the Rock Opera) Breaks with Tradition
- David Cassidy's Album "Cherish"
- The Film Comes of Age - "The Last Picture Show"
Articles
- Ted Neeley (star of 'Tommy') Interview
- The Who - Pete Townsend Interview
- Rod Stewart Interview
- The Zipper Advisor: Church that Will Marry Two Men?
- Hollywood Hotline (gossip) by Sparkle Plenty
- One God for Homosexuals and Heterosexuals
Pictorials
- Black/White by Fotoflair, Inc.
- Zipper's Playboy of the Month: Chad Martin
- There's A Girl in My Box
- Every Picture Tells A Story
- Poetry
- Ode to Kenny by David Morgan
- Never Fall in Love by Alan king
Zipper: Art/Entertainment For Men (May 1972)
Articles
- Leon Russell (rock star) Interview
- Cock Rock: Marc Bolan of T. Rex
- Roddy McDowell Interview (focus on role in Planet of the Apes)
- Barbra Streisand article: Angelina Scarangela
- What's Up in San Francisco
- Charlie Steals the Show: Chaplin's Academy Award
Pictorials
- Zipper's Roommate of the Month: Walter E. Christian
- Prometheus Bound
- Zipper Fashion Fling (photospread)
- The Ray Daniels Boy
- Iowa's Own
- Around the World in Pictures
Zipper: Art and Entertainment (June-July 1972)
Articles
- Paul Newman Interview
- Robert Kennedy: Case Closed?
- Grin and Bear It-Disney Bears
- Bob Kurston Interview
- Jon Voight
Reviews
- Ballet Review: Los Angeles Ballet Society
- Film Review: The Genesis Children
- Film Review: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
- Theatre Review: Dirtiest Show In Town
Pictorials
- San Francisco Updates Embarcadero (Architecture)
- Zipper's Roommate of the Month: Peter Glawson (Young Star of "The Genesis Children")
- International Boys Camp photo/essay
- Belgian Belle
- The Mosier Boy
Zipper: Art and Entertainment For Men - Liberty Issue (October 1973)
Reviews
- Columbia Records Presents A Week to Remember - An Extraordinary Music Festival
Articles
- Zipper Advisor - Self Help Through Modern Hypnosis
- What's in a Name? The Importance of Being Rock Hudson
- Rock Hudson Interview
- Carl Greenberg: A Byline of Distinction
- Captain Beyond-6-Member Rock Band
- Happiness & Success Through Principle
Pictorials
- The Men - David Selby, Bob Kurston, David Bronnenberg, Jay North (Dennis the Menace), Brian O'Dowd, Tom Clarke
- Zipper's Roommate of the Month: Captain Beyond
- Zipper Salutes: Genya Ravan
- New Orleans: A Photo Essay
- The Women - Kay Dennis, Casey Lorrain, Ann Dee, Mary Travers, Roberta Flack, Mama Lion, Betty Whitley
- Zipper Salutes: Richard Caruso