Men’s adventure magazine covers that stoked “ophidiophobia” (and some ophidiophilia)…

Most species of snakes are harmless. Relatively few people, at least in the United States, ever have personal encounters with snakes that pose a real threat to humans. Nonetheless, many…

Legendary comics artist Syd Shores also did some wild men’s “sweat magazine” covers…

Most people who are familiar with artist Sydney “Syd” Shores (1913-1973) think of him as a comic book artist. And, indeed, he was one of the greatest comic book artists…

“SQUIRM IN HELL, MY LOVELY MUCHACHA!” – Evil Cuban Commies, Part Two

The post-WWII men’s adventure magazines had a love-turned-to-hate relationship with Cuba. In the 1950s, when Cuba was run by dictator Fulgencio Batista, with a little help from his friends in…

The very politically incorrect tale of “Ann Dawes: Love Queen of the Pygmies”

Men’s adventure magazines did not create the subgenres of stories about “white queens” and “white kings” who rule some benighted group of “natives” in a jungle, on an island, or…