SOUTH SEA STORIES, the 1960s men’s adventure mag about sexy (but dangerous) tropical isles…

During the golden era of the classic pulp fiction magazines, from the 1920s to the 1940s, some pulps focused on stories set in particular places in the world. One of…

Action Magazine, Part 2 – Manly adventures and anxieties in 1953

My previous post about Action magazine showed some of the great painted covers used for this short-lived men’s adventure mag (touted as “THE BEST IN LUSTY ADVENTURE”). Now let’s take…

ACTION – the men’s adventure magazine with “the best in lusty adventure”

From time to time, I’ll post entries here that I plan to use for an eBook, tentatively titled A Field Guide to Men’s Adventure Magazines. It will show cover scans…