In a recent conversation with men’s adventure art collector Rich Oberg, we discussed the fact that most of the vintage “sweat magazine” cover paintings in his collection have rarely been…
Vintage “sweat magazine” cover paintings by John Duillo, from the Rich Oberg Collection
Men’s “sweat magazine” art from the Rich Oberg Collection – Part 1: Mel Crair covers
Bondage and torture cover art and stories are fairly common features of some vintage men’s adventure magazines. The most notorious and most sought after are the Nazi B&T covers —…
Inside MAN’S LIFE, September 1956 – from sin happy vacationers to accordion-playing geeks…
In recent posts, I featured cover paintings by artist Wil Hulsey, starting with his famous “WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH” cover from the September 1956 issue of Man’s Life. Tonight’s post…
The Mystery of the Nude Nazi Love Captives…
A while after I posted my three-part interview with former men’s adventure magazine artist Gil Cohen, I ran across an online photo of one of his original paintings that made…
The men’s adventure magazines section of the newsstand – fifty years ago…
Fifty years ago, if you went browsing through the magazines at your local newsstand, you would have seen a wide variety of magazines that were primarily targeted to men. There…
MAN’S STORY, August 1968 – Part 2: “Hippy” Stag Films, Instant Sex, X-Ray Specs and more…
A significant part of the entertainment value you can get from reading vintage men’s adventure magazines today is not exactly the same entertainment value that was originally intended. For example,…
MAN’S STORY, August 1968 – Part 1: DEXTER vs. THE NAZIS’ HARNESS OF TERROR
Last night, after watching an episode of the Showtime TV series Dexter, I went to bed and read the August 1968 issue of Man’s Story magazine (Vol. 9, No. 4).…
Surfing for Mort Kunstler illustration art…
If you’re a reader of this blog, you probably know that Mort Kunstler is one of the greatest of the many great artists who provided cover paintings and interior illustrations…