LIFE Magazine Covers and Issues Archive | MovieMags

Weekly Magazine from United States United States flag

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First issue:

1883

Publisher:

Movie magazine?

No

Still published?

Yes

- Published weekly until 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978. In October 1978 it became monthly, until May 2000. Since then it has been issued intermittently.
- Only film related covers are shown.

Last updated: 24 September 2025 (see recent updates)

Listed issues: 453

Listing is not complete, so it is not known what is missing.

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Special thanks for this page goes to:
Garry Malvern, Scott Matheson.

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2022

January

LIFE magazine side cover January 2022

On cover:

Steven Spielberg

2021

December

LIFE magazine side cover December 2021

19 November

LIFE magazine side cover 19 November 2021

5 November

LIFE magazine side cover 5 November 2021

On cover:

Sylvester Stallone

Rocky

Talia Shire

November

LIFE magazine side cover November 2021

8 October

LIFE magazine side cover 8 October 2021

August

LIFE magazine side cover August 2021

June

LIFE magazine side cover June 2021

On cover:

Harrison Ford

21 May

LIFE magazine side cover 21 May 2021

On cover:

Lucille Ball

2020

March

LIFE magazine side cover March 2020

On cover:

Sean Connery

January

LIFE magazine side cover January 2020

2019

LIFE magazine side cover 2019

On cover:

The Wizard of Oz

Judy Garland

LIFE magazine side cover 2019

On cover:

Marilyn Monroe

29 November

LIFE magazine side cover 29 November 2019

Special
June

LIFE magazine side cover Special June 2019

On cover:

Godzilla: King of the

2018

Special
12 October

LIFE magazine side cover Special 12 October 2018

2017

1 September

LIFE magazine side cover 1 September 2017

On cover:

Roger Moore

25 August

LIFE magazine side cover 25 August 2017

2 June

LIFE magazine side cover 2 June 2017

21 April

LIFE magazine side cover 21 April 2017

2016

16 December

LIFE magazine side cover 16 December 2016

18 November

LIFE magazine side cover 18 November 2016

23 September

LIFE magazine side cover 23 September 2016

26 August

LIFE magazine side cover 26 August 2016

On cover:

Marilyn Monroe

15 July

LIFE magazine side cover 15 July 2016

On cover:

Walt Disney

26 February

LIFE magazine side cover 26 February 2016

On cover:

Frank Sinatra

2015

27 March

LIFE magazine side cover 27 March 2015

On cover:

Elvis Presley

16 January

LIFE magazine side cover 16 January 2015

2014

5 December

LIFE magazine side cover 5 December 2014

21 November

LIFE magazine side cover 21 November 2014

9 May

LIFE magazine side cover 9 May 2014

On cover:

Marilyn Monroe

2013

13 September

LIFE magazine side cover 13 September 2013

On cover:

Katharine Hepburn

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