Dian Hanson History of Mens Magazines Vol 2 From Post-War to 1959 HC TASCHEN – Very Good
VERY GOOD –Book is in Very Good condition with some shelf wear, light loss of gloss, etc but no major issues like creases, missing pages, water damage, ripped cover, etc. Book likely has a remainder mark.
Creators: Dian Hanson (Edited by)
Publisher: TASCHEN
ISBN: 9783836592352
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 460 pages
On Sale Date: 12/6/2022
Dimensions: 11.3 in H | 8.7 in W | 1.3 in T | 4.6 lb Wt
After WWII the U.S. assumed mens magazine dominance. This volume documents that rise from 1946 through 1959, in over 650 covers and interiors, including burlesque magazines, a rare title for Black men, the first fetish magazines, the launch of Playboy, and some timid English and Latin American offerings.
WWII was devastating to Europe, but the U.S. emerged with a robust economy. People who were encouraged to save every cent for the war effort now spent freely, including on magazines. The U.S. quickly came to dominate the mens magazine market.
Playboy, launched in December 1953, made a huge impact on publishing, but it was not the only American mens magazine in the 1950s. The quirky burlesque titles Beauty Parade, Wink, Titter and Eyeful, featuring Bettie Page and covers by artist Peter Driben, inspired a spate of competing titles. Much loved WWII pin-ups, often of aspiring starlets, led to news and nudes titles with cover girls Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, and to more lurid titles like Shock, blending burlesque and celebrity scandal. In New York City a clandestine fetishist magazine industry, bankrolled by the mob, emerged, first with John Willies Bizarre, then Lenny Burtmans female dominant Exotique.
Argentina, with a strong European influence, produced sophisticated Vea (Watch), while England, suffering paper shortages, produced little magazines with big buxom models, charting a path it would maintain through the 1960s.
Then came Playboy. Eschewing the strippers, Hugh Hefner offered up the girl next door, eroticized innocence, and espoused consumerism as the route to sexual success. This combination made Playboy the most successful mens magazine in history, shaping international publishing for decades.
Volume 2 in this series contains over 650 magazine covers and photos from the U.S., Mexico, Argentina and England, plus informative essays.
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