Barbarians on Bikes – men’s adventure mag art featuring bikers & motorcycle gangs (PAPERBACK)

“Sex Rampage of the Cycle Savages” … “Big Mama’s Killer Cycle Army” … “Cross-Country Blast With ‘Satan’s Riders'” … “Cycle Queens of Violence” … The headlines in classic men’s pulp adventure magazines sure could paint a picture … and so could the masters of pulp art who illustrated them! Barbarians on Bikes rounds up three decades of vintage pulp magazine covers and interiors, from the 1950s through the early 1970s, most unseen since their original publication. A unique archive of biker illustration art at its most savage, with history and context by editors Robert Deis (MensPulpMags.com) and Wyatt Doyle (Cryptozoology Anthology), and an afterword/reality check by crime novelist/top cop Paul Bishop. And this deluxe hardcover presentation includes 20 bonus pages of belted and booted biker pulp art! Barbarians on Bikes is big, bad, and untamed. Can you can handle the ride?

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