This is the May 1962 issue of
Confidential, featuring Elizabeth Taylor,
Eddie Fisher and Jackie Gleason on the cover (and the
inside!). Some of the other articles in the magazine are listed on the cover;
there are others, along with numerous black & white photos and vintage
black & white advertisements.
The issue contains 76 pages and
measures approximately 8.25 x 11 inches.
Confidential magazine was published
quarterly from December 1952 to August 1953 and then bi-monthly until it ceased
publication in 1978. It was founded by Robert Harrison and is considered a
pioneer in scandal, gossip and exposé journalism.
By 1955, Confidential had larger
sales than Reader's Digest, Ladies' Home Journal, Look, The Saturday Evening
Post or Collier's. Due to the success of Confidential, competing magazines soon
were created.