10 Classic Valentine’s Day Magazine Covers

A beautifully-designed Valentine’s Day cover used to be an annual event for many magazines. Today, with the exception of an occasional women’s service mag, Valentine’s Day has almost disappeared from the newsstands. Here’s a collection of 10 favorite Valentine’s Day magazine covers, from 1901-2008.

(Above): The New Yorker, February 15, 1993. Illustration: Art Spiegelman, art director: Francoise Mouly.

Good Housekeeping, February 1913

City Paper, February 13, 2008. Art director: Joe MacLeod.

Rogue, February 1963

Life, February 12, 1940

Details, February 1989

Miami New Times, February 14, 2008

Life, February 14, 1901

The New Yorker, February 10, 2003. Illustration: Carter Goodrich, art director: Francoise Mouly.

Esquire, February 1977