Cover of the century: Public can choose between Kate Moss, Darth Vader and Winston Churchill

The public will decide whether Darth Vader, Dennis the Menace or Kate Moss will be crowned the greatest magazine cover of the last century. The ten front covers were chosen by a panel of industry experts to celebrate this year's centenary of the Professional Publishers Association (PPA). We take a look at the contenders...

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  1. Vogue: 'Royal Salute', 2001. British supermodel Kate Moss was chosen for the December issue to celebrate the following year's Golden Jubilee wearing a Giorgio Armani tulle dress, a replic
  2. Empire: 'Breathing Vader', 2005. The close-up of one of the most notorious film villains in cinema history is an arresting cover on its own. But readers who purchased the Star Wars special wer
  3. Woman's Weekly: 'Wartime Women', 1916. Womens role as the only parent in the home while men fought in World War One is emphasised in this image (PPA)
  4. Radio Times: 'Vote Dalek!', 2005. This cover of Radio Times coincided with the general election and recreated the famous 1964 scene from Doctor Who of Daleks crossing Westminster Bridge, with
  5. New Scientist: 'Chernobyl', 1987. The issue carried several articles on the world's biggest nuclear disaster at Chernobyl and artist Richard Parent's evocative image depicted the fire
  6. Harper's Bazaar: 'Fashion Blitz', 1941. An estimated one million homes had already been destroyed in the Blitz when this cover was released. St Paul's remained untouched - a symbol of
  7. MacUser: 'Everything Evil', 2012. The clever use of the Apple logo accompanied a feature on the human costs of manufacturing popular technology products (PPA)
  8. Cosmopolitan: 'Launch Issue', 1972. The first ever issue of Cosmopolitan magazine sold 350,000 units and has been influential on dozens of women's magazines available today (PPA)
  9. Time Out: 'Churchill V-Sign', 1974. The provocative cover was in reaction to the abundance of praise of Winston Churchill on his 100th birthday. The feature revealed a darker side to the famou
  10. The Beano: 'Dennis the Menace', 1999. The mischievous comic character got a makeover when he appeared on the cover of the 1999 issue for the first time in non-comic-strip style (PPA)

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