Previous posts in my series about lesbians in men’s adventure magazines noted that, early in their careers, some writers who later became well-known novelists penned purportedly true, but essentially made…
Category: Man’s Exploits magazine
MAN’S EXPLOITS magazine – turning exploits into exploitation from 1957 to 1963
The meaning of the word exploit depends on whether it’s a noun or a verb. The noun exploit means a notable adventure or heroic act. But the verb exploit generally…
The story of Cinque and the Amistad – done men’s pulp magazine style
In the politically incorrect, sensationalized realm of vintage men’s adventure magazines, “true” stories based on historical facts usually had some angles and embellishments you don’t find in other sources. Case…
CULT MAGAZINES: A to Z – a highly recommended new book…
Although I focus on men’s adventure magazines on this blog, I also enjoy reading — and reading about — vintage magazines from many other genres. I have been a huge…
Inside MAN’S EXPLOITS: Vampire Vamps, Bill Ward “Good Girl Art” cartoons, and more…
Man’s Exploits was one of the men’s adventure magazines that earned the genre the nickname “men’s sweats.” The “sweats” subset of men’s adventure mags tended to be very cheaply produced,…
Man’s Exploits magazine gives us an imaginary look at, um, extreme bullfighting…
Last week, vintage men’s magazine expert Dr. David M. Earle posted a series of classic bullfight covers and interior illustrations on his men’s mag Facebook site. Dr. Earle teaches courses…
Man the lifeboats! Woman them, too!
In addition to staples like stories about war, killer animals and sex-related topics, survival stories were a common subject in men’s adventure magazines of the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s.…