VASTA: June 2013

Saturday, June 29, 2013

DAZZLE Issue #3 Strip-Tease Burlesque 1957

Starting a series of posts devoted to American "girlie" magazines of the late 1950s, early 1960s. Primarily full-size, "newsstand" magazines aimed at the mature buyer, retaining a mix of partially nude models, risque tease photography, fiction and non-fiction articles. My criteria for posting starts with the cover and continues inside with seductive models in combination with great layouts and graphic design.

Dazzle published by Walter Hale,1957. "Diverting Damsels Daringly Delineated". Stars of the strip-tease, burlesque Nikki Masters, Evelyn West, Tempest Storm, Shane Cordell plus a photo of Jane Mansfield.

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DUKE #2 ~ Black America's First Girlie Magazine 1957

Starting a series of posts devoted to American "girlie" magazines of the late 1950s, early 1960s. Primarily full-size, "newsstand" magazines aimed at the mature buyer, retaining a mix of partially nude models, risque tease photography, fiction and non-fiction articles. My criteria for posting starts with the cover and continues inside with seductive models in combination with great layouts and graphic design.

DUKE issue number two, Chicago, Duke Publishing, 1957. Kicks off with the cover story "The Myth of Our Virility"; fiction by Erskine Caldwell plus articles on music, the blues and of course, cool, pre-Kangol caps, men's hair styles and a full-page, illustrated cartoon by Bill Ward (signed McCartney); risque photos and partial nudes of black American beauties. Way ahead of its time!

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LOVE And PASSION Under HYPNOSIS PlayGirl 1957

Starting a series of posts devoted to American "girlie" magazines of the late 1950s, early 1960s. Primarily full-size, "newsstand" magazines aimed at the mature buyer, retaining a mix of partially nude models, risque tease photography, fiction and non-fiction articles. My criteria for posting starts with the cover and continues inside with seductive models in combination with great layouts and graphic design.

LOVE And PASSION Under HYPNOSIS. Special issue of PlayGirl magazine, Walter Hale, no date (circa 1957). Numerous articles on learning and using hypnotism to have you way with the ladies! And "Will Hypnotism Cure Homosexuals" as well as "I Was A Hot Panties Snatcher" plus risque photos, nudes and strippers. Ah, the good all days.

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SATIN & LACE Premiere Issue Linda Starr Covergirl 1958

Satin and Lace premiere issue #1, San Francisco H.O.C. Publishing,1958. Featuring Linda Starr on the cover plus stripper Patti Waggin, Cuban bar-girls, queen of tease Tempest Storm, Pat O'Day and much more.

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Friday, June 28, 2013

NYMPH Issue #6 It's Spanking New "Miss Sputnik" 1950s

Nymph, issue 6, Wake Publishing late 1950s. Devoted to strippers and the strip tease, featuring Miss Sputnik, Evelyn West, Toddy Taylor, Dee Milo and many other burlesque beauties.

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AFTER HOURS No.3 American Girlie Magazine 1957

Starting a series of posts today devoted to American "girlie" magazines of the late 1950s, early 1960s. Primarily full-size, "newsstand" magazines aimed at the mature buyer but still retaining a mix of partially nude models, risque tease photography, fiction and non-fiction articles. My criteria for posting starts with the cover and continues inside with seductive models in combination with great layouts and graphic design.

After Hours issue no.3, Jay Publishing 1957. Features strippers, Italian movie stars, top models Joan Arnold and Carol Beale plus a spotlight on Las Vegas gambling and entertainment.