It’s only natural that many fans of the vintage men’s adventure magazines are also fans of horror mags, movies and books. So, when I was asked to write an article…
More artwork by Norm Eastman, Basil Gogos, Norman Saunders and Earl Norem (Part 4 of the “missing” HORRORHOUND captions)
Some rarely seen John Duillo artwork from the Rich Oberg Collection…
A couple of years ago, I created a Men’s Adventure Magazines Group on Facebook to provide a place where other fans of the genre could discuss the magazines, writers and…
BIG ADVENTURE magazine – featuring a Snake-eating Geek, Satanist Love Cults, Donalda Jordan and more…
There were several notable premieres in the realm of mainstream pop culture during the month of September 1960. The musical IRMA LA DOUCE debuted on Broadway. Marilyn Monroe’s movie LET’S…
A tip of the hat to CINEMA RETRO magazine and artists Frank McCarthy and Reynold Brown…
Like many fans of the men’s pulp adventure magazines that were published in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, I’m also a fan of the classic action, adventure and science fiction…
Inside MAN’S MAGAZINE, Feb. 1954 – Part 2: Burlesque, bull running, idiotic divorce laws and other cultural traditions…
My last post provided a look at some of the wild stories and photos in the February 1954 issue of MAN’S MAGAZINE, the legendary painting vs. photo issue mentioned in…
MAN’S MAGAZINE, February 1954 – the legendary “painting vs. photo” market test…
Cool cover paintings are one of the defining characteristics of the men’s adventure magazines that flourished in the 1950s and 1960s — and a primary reason why they are popular…
Bruce Minney Interview, Part 3 – From battle scenes and biker babes to African violet pots…
In case you missed them, here are links to Part 1 and Part 2 of my interview with Bruce Minney, one of the top illustration artists who did cover and…
The Bruce Minney Interview– Part 2: “Sweat Magazines,” paperbacks and beyond…
In the first part of my interview with Bruce Minney, he told me how he got started doing cover and interior art for men’s adventure magazines in 1955, after linking…
An interview with Bruce Minney – Part 1
Bruce Minney is one of the most talented and prolific of the many great artists who created cover paintings and interior illustrations for men’s adventure magazines from the mid-1950s to…
Classic evil Nazi covers by Basil Gogos, Norm Eastman and Norman Saunders (Part 3 of the “missing” HORRORHOUND captions)
A while ago, I started a series of posts about the article that men’s pulp art and magazine collector Rich Oberg and I put together for HORRORHOUND magazine, published in…
Visiting Rich Oberg, the Dean of Men’s Adventure Magazines…
Recently, I had the great pleasure of visiting men’s adventure magazine art expert and collector Rich Oberg at his home in Tennessee. Original artwork and magazines from Rich’s collection are…