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Apr 3, 2024 · It was 71 years ago today that the very first national edition of TV Guide was introduced to consumers. On April 3, 1953, a chubby-cheeked newborn named Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV — eventually known as Desi Arnaz Jr. — graced the cover of magazine’s very first issue with a cover line touting him as “Lucy’s $50,000,000 Baby.”
Apr 3, 2023 · While the first issue of TV Guide Magazine (April 3, 1953) is valued highest in the collector’s market, here are just a handful of other older issues that get top dollar in the collector’s market. Sept. 25, 1953 – George Reeves of Adventures of Superman. July 17, 1954 —Roy Rogers of The Roy Rogers Show.
1953-04-03 American magazine "TV Guide" publishes 1st issue; cover features photo of Lucille Ball 's new born baby boy, Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV (later professionally known as Desi Arnaz, Jr.) TV Guide cost just 15 cents when it was first published by Triangle Publications in the US in ten cities selling 1,560,000 copies. By the 1960s it was ...
Apr 3, 2013 · The very first issue of the national TV Guide magazine was published 60 years ago today on April 3rd, 1953. It may have hit newsstands a few days earlier, however. On the cover was Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV (better known as Desi Arnaz, Jr.), Lucy and Desi’s “$50,000,000 Baby” (born January 19th, 1953).
Fittingly, in the 68-year history of the famous TV Guide magazine, the first-ever issue in 1953 started with a baby--Lucille Ball's own son!--on the front cover. And for the next half-century, we looked forward to regional editions of TV Guide that told you what city and channel numbers showed TV programs. 'I Love Lucy' is certainly one of the ...
Apr 3, 2018 · The first issue of the national TV Guide magazine was published 65 years ago today. The April 3rd, 1953 issue featured Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV (better known as Desi Arnaz Jr.) on the cover. The new magazine launched with a circulation of 1.5 million in 10 cities.
Mar 31, 2017 · - GRADE: VG/FN - TV Guide #1 April 3 1953- FIRST ISSUE- Lucille Ball ... Magazine / Periodical Condition: Very Good Soft cover. Save for Later. From DTA Collectibles, ...
