1950s
Men’s Adventure Magazines
Here is a site guaranteed to chew up hours of your idle time.
My pal, Phil Stephensen-Payne, runs a page dedicated to the history of magazines. He recently put together a wing dedicated to the "true story" men's mags.
If you follow this link, you come to a page containing the names of over 150 such zines. Click on any title and be presented with a gallery of cover images like the one above.
Happy viewing!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 28, 2011 -
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Category: Animals, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Destruction, Magazines, Sexuality, Sports, Stereotypes and Cliches, War, Foreign Customs, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Men, Fictional Monsters, Graphics
Follies of the Mad Men #167
[Click to enlarge. From Esquire for February 1958.]
1) You are using a childrens' picture-book icon to advertise an adult product. Why not employ the Grinch to sell booze?
2) Even if some parent found this ad to be cute when presented with it in some other forum, you are running it in Esquire, a magazine which, prior to the debut of Playboy, was Swinging Bachelor Hangout #1.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 23, 2011 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Literature, Children, 1950s, Europe, Cars
Boris Artsybasheff
We did a post on this artist over two years ago, but I recently ran across these great illustrations, and he's never out of style.
So, if you have never seen the weird art of Boris Artsybasheff before, here's a sample.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 18, 2011 -
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Category: Body, Surrealism, 1950s
Flying Landing Strip
[Click either half to enlarge]
Sorry about my inexpert cutting and pasting, but I think you get the idea.
I would pay good money to see this built and in action. For a clearer view and description, visit the link below.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 17, 2011 -
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Category: Flight, Technology, Chindogu, 1950s
Follies of the Mad Men #166
Ye Olde Colonial Hepcats. And that's "James Madison Avenue" to you!
Wait for second spot after the fadeout.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 12, 2011 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, 1950s, Eighteenth Century
Double Horror-rama!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 28, 2011 -
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Category: Horror, Movies, 1950s
Johnson Smith Catalog Item #12
The choices are:
I'M READIN'
DOIN' MY CHORES
WASHIN' MY FEET
TRIMMIN' MY TOENAILS
TAKIN' A NAP
JIST RESTIN'
NONE OF YER BIZNESS
From the 1950 catalogue.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 28, 2011 -
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Category: Humor, Hygiene, Body Fluids, Excrement, Flatulence, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Johnson Smith Catalog, 1950s
Big Chief Hole in the Ground
A sensitive portrayal of Native Americans, from this film.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 14, 2011 -
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Category: Movies, Music, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1950s
Johnson Smith Catalog Item #10
Yeah, right, make money renting out your reptiles to store-owners.
From the 1950 catalog.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 14, 2011 -
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Category: Animals, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Johnson Smith Catalog, Products, 1950s
Obligations
One family composed entirely of Goofuses, one composed entirely of Gallants.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 09, 2011 -
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Category: Etiquette and Formal Behavior, Family, PSA’s, 1950s
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