The Men’s Adventure Quarterly #5, the “Dirty Mission” issue (PAPERBACK)

The MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #5 — the “Dirty Mission” issue features: “Dirty Dozen” style stories and artwork from men’s adventure magazines, including the MAM story that inspired the DIRTY DOZEN novel and movie; seven other classic MAM “Dirty Mission” stories; an introduction by Joe Kenney, author of the Glorious Trash blog; a special section about the legendary artists’ model, pinup model and actress Eva Lynd and artist Norm Eastman, who often used Eva for his wild covers; an article about British war comics by Justin Marriott; an amazing layout by co-editor Bill “Mad Pulp Bastard” Cunningham; and much more! The MAQ is an 8″x10″ perfect bound paperback format. MAQ #5 an extra long issue with 171 pages.

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The MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #5, the “Dirty Mission Issue”

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