“Jane Dolinger 101” – required for students of vintage men’s magazines…

There’s a new book out about Jane Dolinger — the brainy and beautiful adventurer, author and pin-up model I featured in a previous post on this blog. It’s a biography…

“Jungle Jane” Dolinger among the Jivaro headhunters and beyond

The previous post here focused on Marion Michael, star of the 1956 cult film Liane, Jungle Goddess. Marion is one of the two famous “jungle girls” featured in the premiere…

A cult gem from SOUTH SEA STORIES – Marion Michael as “Liane, the Jungle Goddess”

For fans of the pulpiest vintage men’s adventure magazines, there’s a lot to like about SOUTH SEA STORIES. And, the premiere issue, dated July 1960, is one of the best.…

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…