Doohickamabob Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Next: A small assortment of "Men's Adventure" magazines. I find these fascinating, but can't bring myself to seriously pursue collecting a lot of them. They are such a strange cultural artifact in terms of the psychology of the market they were trying to reach... Gotta love the GGA, though it's a queasy mix with some of the sadistic situations on many of the covers. Case in point is the decapitation cover on the Man's Story magazine in the lower right. It's one of the tougher issues to find and my copy is pretty minty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickamabob Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 On the "pure GGA" side of things, I enjoy occasionally picking up some of these GGA one-panel cartoon collections. The humor is predictably lustful and cheeky, to the point where it's almost embarrassing to own these. But they're fun, often have cool covers, and there seems to be an infinite variety of titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickamabob Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Speaking of GGA, here are a few of the really pin-up style magazines, with their fantastic cover paintings. I would consider trying to collect these more fervently, but there are many, many titles and they often get a little redundant (if you've seen one half-naked woman in public with her panties accidentally slid down around her ankles, you've seen 'em all)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickamabob Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Here's one of my favorite categories: True-crime magazines that double as lurid GGA sleazefests! I love this stuff, and the cover art has crossover appeal for fans (such as myself) of collectible vintage paperbacks from the same era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickamabob Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 In a similar vein to the crime-GGA magazines, here's a female-fixated war magazine that I've only ever seen one issue of (not that I've been actively looking for others). The cover isn't a standout, but it's still pretty cool. The articles inside make the magazine a keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickamabob Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Next up: Some movie programs, or more accurately I think they were sold as stand-alone souvenirs. I don't know if they were given out at the actual movies, though I distinctly remember buying a 1978 Superman the Movie program when I was a kid (and I still have that one, though didn't take a picture of it to post here). A few years back I snagged these James Bond oversized souvenir programs. They were very inexpensive so I think they might have been over-printed or under-distributed or something, sitting in a warehouse waiting for Gen-Xers to buy them up. They don't have prices printed on them, so I think they might have been promotional or....who knows. These are two Bond movies I enjoyed as a kid, and the full-page spreads loaded with Bond Girls are a nice touch. (I wish I had the foresight to get Richard "Jaws" Kiel to sign these.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickamabob Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Also in movie-program/souvenir vein, this is an odd item I found a few years back, and it was only a few bucks so what the heck: This is the Japanese version of the Empire Strikes Back souvenir program. It's kind of fun to look at it now that the new movie is coming out at the end of this year (fingers crossed that the new movie doesn't suck!).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickamabob Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 The last item in today's "Show and Tell" from the magazine box is this questionable S&M cover from an early 1990s Spy Magazine. In the days before Photoshop, the editors of Spy were ahead of the curve in re-imagining celebrities and controversial public figures in new ways. I happen to think Hillary Clinton makes a fetching dominatrix, and this image goes a long way to explaining the dynamic of her relationship with Bill. I hope this doesn't get me in trouble for a political post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Sweet GGA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Here's one of my favorite categories: True-crime magazines that double as lurid GGA sleazefests! I love this stuff, and the cover art has crossover appeal for fans (such as myself) of collectible vintage paperbacks from the same era. LOVE these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 The last item in today's "Show and Tell" from the magazine box is this questionable S&M cover from an early 1990s Spy Magazine. In the days before Photoshop, the editors of Spy were ahead of the curve in re-imagining celebrities and controversial public figures in new ways. I happen to think Hillary Clinton makes a fetching dominatrix, and this image goes a long way to explaining the dynamic of her relationship with Bill. I hope this doesn't get me in trouble for a political post... I just lost my lunch on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmelton8 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Won this magazine on eBay today. My first one, hopefully not my last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordysnordy Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Finally picked these 2 mags up - been looking for nice copies for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Hi All! I have a question about a new Mag in my collection... it's not in hand yet, but I was wondering about CGC encapsulation restrictions on magazines. Do Eerie Publications books make the cut? Sorry to intrude on the topic, but I'll soon be posting here with the addition soon! Thanks, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I believe I have seen slabbed Eerie Pubs posted here before so I would say yes! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Hi All! I have a question about a new Mag in my collection... it's not in hand yet, but I was wondering about CGC encapsulation restrictions on magazines. Do Eerie Publications books make the cut? Sorry to intrude on the topic, but I'll soon be posting here with the addition soon! Thanks, Dan CGC does grade and slab Eerie mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Thanks for the quick response, fellas... and WOOOT! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makmorn Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Just got this back from CGC yesterday. Highest graded, but there are not many graded. At any rate it was the last one I needed for the set. Edited June 14, 2015 by Makmorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Nice! You don't see these too often. Cool that it includes Forry and Bettie too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Just got this back from CGC yesterday. Highest graded, but there are not many graded. At any rate it was the last one I needed for the set. Eve Meyer sure knew how to work her God given talents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
