
Advert for Fa-Deo Spray deodorant in Bravo of 24 June 1976. West-German society in the 1970s could not be described as very prudish. This ad appeared in a youth magazine, but nudity was common in Bravo.

Advert for Fa-Deo Spray deodorant in Bravo of 24 June 1976. West-German society in the 1970s could not be described as very prudish. This ad appeared in a youth magazine, but nudity was common in Bravo.

Donna Summer on a single-page poster in Bravo of 24 June 1976.

Elton John on a single-page poster in Bravo of 24 June 1976.

German actress Romy Schneider in her role as Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the Sissi movie triology from 1955 on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 16 June 1982. Schneider, a big star also in France, had died a couple of weeks earlier, on 29 May 1982, at the age of 43.

The J. Geils Band on a centrespread poster in Bravo of 16 June 1982. They were having a hit at the time with “Centrefold”. Don’t get these guys to paint your house.

Footballer Pierre Littbarski of 1. FC Köln featured in Bravo of 16 June 1982, coinciding with the 1982 World Cup in Spain. The previous season Littbarski had been the breakthrough star, making his debut for West Germany with two goals in a 3-1 win against Austria in Vienna. Littbarski had superb skills and was a very nice guy (probably still is). In 1990 he won the World Cup in 1990.

An advert fort Langnese’s “Vegas” ice-cream in Bravo of 16 June 1982. Langnese is known in most countries as Ola.