MAN’S MAGAZINE, February 1954 – the legendary “painting vs. photo” market test…

Cool cover paintings are one of the defining characteristics of the men’s adventure magazines that flourished in the 1950s and 1960s — and a primary reason why they are popular…

REAL men read “REAL” men’s adventure magazines…

The men’s adventure magazine genre that developed after World War II mixed elements from several other popular genres into a unique blend. Their action-oriented cover paintings and fiction stories were…