Pulp illustration artist Peter Poulton – an update on his bio and his work (Part 2)…

In my previous post, I explained how a cover painting on the January 1965 issue of MAN TO MAN magazine led me on a hunt for information about the now…

In search of the mysterious pulp illustration artist Peter Poulton…

Recently, while putting away some old magazines I bought on eBay, I focused on one that sent me on a quest that lasted for several weeks — and is still…

Back to the atomic future with Joe and Ben Weider’s MR. AMERICA magazine…

In the 1950s, when atomic bombs and nuclear power were relatively new, views about the atom were even more schizoid than they are today. On one hand, there was constant…

American Manhood magazine didn’t ask and didn’t tell – and Joe Weider didn’t care…

I am a big fan of the bodybuilding and fitness guru Joe Weider. But not because I’m into bodybuilding (or fitness, as my wife frequently reminds me). I became a…