FUMETTI Italian Adult Comics 1970s

Largely unknown outside of Italy and the world of comic book collector's, the Italian adult, sexually explicit graphic novels, known as fumetti, are quite a surprise coming from a country where little erotic material was produced in the modern era. The covers are uniformly wonderful displaying the range from simple seduction to total, all out sexual fantasy.

Common themes run through these comics: lesbianism, catwomen, sex machines, interracial couples, crime, female domination, sci-fi sex, vampires, monsters, bondage and sado-masochism. During this period, the various series included Sesso Majjo, Maldrak, Gengis Kana, Pussycat, Giovani d'Oggi, Ilona, and Fathoman. The internal illustrations were done in a very simple, almost naive style, printed in black and white and resembling the sequential story telling of today's graphic novels. Contents are sometimes sexually explicit, while simultaneous lacking eroticism

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VASTA @ Comic Arts Brooklyn Sunday Nov. 11th

Come to the Comic Arts Brooklyn fair this Sunday November 11th @ the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, details here. Presented by Gabe Fowler, Desert Island Comics and Pratt, the one-day CAB is Not To Be Missed! Stop by my stand to see The Latest arrivals including graphzines, limited edition artist's books, '70s French adult comics, fumetti and the most recent publication from Vasta Editions, the High Heel and Corset Revue. 

See you there ~ VASTA

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The LATEST: eBay STORE new listings ...

I've been binge posting on eBay, stocking my store with all kinds of great new material from recently purchased collections and not making the time to post here. With this first post you can see the results of the previous six week's posting by clicking for the Vasta Images/Books homepage. Additionally, here are recent arrivals just listed, each with a link to the store category in which it is located. Above LOVE LOVE 1971 in Adult Books.

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Jiro Ishikawa 2016 Le Dernier Cri in Artist's Books

Suck #7 1975 in Recent Arrivals

His & Hers 1970s in Adult Magazines & Sexpapers 

Eric Stanton Fumetti adult comics series 1974 in Paris Latest

Ostra Studio stereo photo 1930 in Stereo Photos

 Album L'Etudes by Igout circa 1870s in Photos Nude & Risque

Diana Slip Lingerie Photo by Roger Schall 1931 in Postcards Nudes 

Boccasille Advertising circa 1954 in Postcards Advertising

Jil Stockings Advertising circa 1927 in Ephemera Die-Cuts

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Fumetti Erotic Comics 1970s~1980s

Largely unknown outside of Italy and the world of comic book collecting, the Italian adult, sexually explicit graphic novels, known as fumetto, are quite a surprise coming from a Catholic country where little erotic material has been produced in the modern era. Common themes run through these comics: lesbianism, catwomen, sex machines, female domination, sci-fi sex, vampires, bondage and sado-masochism. 

Titles included here are Jolanka, Jungla, Zordon, Oltretombi, Pussycat, Terror, Jacula, Isabella, Lucifera, Bonnie and Goldrake. Contents are sexually explicit, while simultaneous lacking eroticism.

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Vasta Images/Books New York Art Book Fair: Preview

In preparation for the art book fair in September (click for details) I will be posting a selection of material for sale at my booth: rare and out-of-print books, limited edition artist's books, film posters, '50s/'60s paperbacks, gay books and periodicals, photographs, digest sized 1950s fetish magazines, Bettie Page, American and European girlie magazines, Italian erotic comics fumetti 1970s, John Willie, American clandestine erotic booklets and much more. Click on the title of each of the categories below and a detailed page will open.

NB: the previews contain materials reserved 

for purchase at the art book fair and are not available for prior sale

Books rare and unusual

  Limited edition artist's books

Le Dernier Cri, Re:Surgo (aka Bongout), Palefroi, Flockophobic

Film posters from the underground cinema

Andy Warhol's Blue Movie, Faster Pussy Cat, Kill! Kill!, 

Berlin Bettwurst and My Father Is Coming

Paperback books 

Published by First Niter, Unique Books and Satan Press with cover art 

by Bill Ward, Eric Stanton and Gene Bilbrew

Male homosexuality

complete run of The Male Figure published by Bruce of Los Angeles, 

a bound volume of Demi-Gods magazine, plus rare paperbacks, 

European books and periodicals

Mail Art and Artist's Stamps

Buster Cleveland, Ed Higgins, Scarlatina Lust

Photographs 

Irving Klaw, Exotique magazine and Parliament publications

Fetish magazines 1950s + '60s

a complete run of Exotique, publications by John Willie (Bizarre), 

Irving Klaw, Burmel, Eric Stanton and Selbee

Bettie Page

photographs and magazines

John Willie

photographs and magazines

Italian Fumetti

sexually explicit comics

Girlie magazines

newsstands classics of the late '50s ~ early '60s  

Adult bookstore magazines 

late '60s ~ mid '70s 

American clandestine publications

Tijuana bibles (aka 8-pagers) and illustrated erotic "readers" 

Hot Rods

drag racing custom cars

Vasta Images/Books is an international dealer, based in New York City, specializing in the body, the nude and the erotic arts. Focus for the fair will be books, periodicals, photographs and ephemera, circa 1960s~2000s in our areas of specialty. Additionally featured will be material from the collection of the late John McWhinnie by arrangement with his estate.

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