History of Men's Magazines Vol. 3

The definitive annotated and illustrated history of girlie periodicals 1958-1967 Volume III begins with an explosion of new American men's magazines following the redefinition of US obscenity laws in the late fifties We examine the enormous impact of Playboy not only on American titles but on magazines worldwide This is the decade when France finally declines as a great force in magazine production England starts to show her pervy side Argentina embraces burlesque and Germany once again blends political activism with nudity By 1965 even Australia has a booming men's magazine industry The volume ends with a look at those great back-of-the-magazine ads for party pills and the first inflatable dates? The History of Men's Magazines Volume III contains over 400 full color pages of vintage covers and interiors and a well-researched text profiling quirky publishers and artists individual magazines and the place of it all in the Swinging Sixties culture Read more