Ho! Ho! Ho! Men’s adventure magazines style…

Most of the more than 160 different men’s adventure magazines published from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s never featured holiday-themed covers for Christmas or any other holidays. I guess…

Merry Christmas, men’s adventure magazines style!

It’s not too surprising that there aren’t many issues of vintage men’s adventure magazines had Christmas-themed covers. The cover paintings used by most of the 160 or so periodicals in…

Norman Baer: another men’s adventure magazine artist who deserves wider recognition…

Not long ago I did a couple of posts about Peter Poulton, an artist who has been ranked as one the best pulp illustration artists of the 1950s but is…

An interview with artist Mort Kunstler – Part 1…

Recently, I had the pleasure and honor of talking with Mort Künstler — one of the best and most famous of the many artists who did cover paintings and interior…

Talking about Ernest Hemingway, then and now…

This week, two things reminded me of one of my favorite books of the past year, All Man! – Hemingway, 1950s Men’s Magazines, and the Masculine Persona by Dr. David…

An interview with David M. Earle, author of the new book All Man! Hemingway…

All Man!, by Dr. David M. Earle, is a fascinating new book that provides a unique perspective on men’s adventure magazines. It traces the evolution of Ernest Hemingway’s giant-size public…

Merry Christmas – Men’s Adventure Magazine Style

The December issues of men’s adventure magazines rarely featured Christmas-themed covers. I suppose it was hard to mix rugged manliness with sentimental seasonal cheer. But there are some that managed…