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Erotic
Comics: A Graphic History from Tijuana Bibles to Zap Comix.
By Tim Pilcher, with Gene Kannenberg, Jr. Introduction by Aline
Kominsky Crumb. NY: Abrams, 2008. 192pp.
Erotic
Comics: A Graphic History. Volume 1: From Birth to the 1970s.
By Tim Pilcher. Foreword by Aline Kominski Crumb. East Sussex, UK:
ILEX, 2008. 192pp.
US Hardcover: ISBN-10:
0810995158; ISBN-13: 978-0810995154
UK Hardcover: ISBN-10: 1904705227; ISBN-13: 978-1905814220
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in a Library with WorldCat
Library of Congress: PN6710 .P54 2008
Dewey: 741.5/3538 22
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Information: Abrams (U.S.) || ILEX (UK) || Author's Blog
US Publisher's
Description: This international survey of erotic comics
chronicles a groundbreaking form of sexual expression up to 1970, the
years when mainstream culture spurned explicit eroticism. In the 1930s,
American “Tijuana Bibles,” little pornographic
comic books that parodied popular comics and comic strips, were widely
available. World War II gave a boost to erotic comics, especially
illustrated pin-ups. This set the stage for men’s magazines
such as Playboy, which included racy cartoons from the beginning, and
fetish comics. The flowering of the counterculture in the next decade
gave rise to underground comics, whose acknowledged master was Robert
Crumb. A parallel development occurred in Europe, where erotic comics
like Barbarella were suddenly the rage. Erotic Comics tells this story
with hundreds of illustrations, informative text, and insights from key
artists, writers, and publishers. It's sexy, artistic,
entertaining, intriguing, and informative.
UK Publisher's Description:
Crammed full of exquisite art from around the world, with fascinating
background stories about the artists, editors and publishers, Erotic Comics: A Graphic History
examines how this much maligned artform developed into a publishing
phenomenon that spans the globe. Volume 1 delves deep into comic
history, from the bawdy English cartoons of the 17th century, through
the magazines impacted by the two World Wars, up to contemporary
magazine titles such as Penthouse and Hustler.
The book bulges with sassy postcards, provocative Tijuana Bibles,
salacious pin-ups, shocking '50s bondage comics, cheeky cartoons and
liberated '60s underground comix. Erotic Comics: A Graphic History is perfect for fans of adult comics, art history and erotic illustrations.
[Note: Apart
from different titles and cover designs, the US and UK versions are
identical.]
Foreword by Aline Kominski Crumb ... 6
Introduction ... 8
1. Turn of the
Century Titillation
Prehistory
of Erotic Art ... 14
Romans and the Kama Sutra ... 16
Early Japanese Shunga Woodblock Prints ... 18
Hogarth, Rowlandson, and Bawdy Cartoons .. 22
Victorian Values ... 24
Saucy Postcards and Cheeky Humor ... 28
World War I ... 30
Arthur Ferrier ... 32
The Rise of the Tijuana Bible ... 34
Birth of the Pin-Ups ... 40
Vargas and Bomber Nose Art ... 42
Jane, World War II, and All That ... 44
Male Call for G.I. Jane ... 48
2.
Playboys Hustling in the
Penthouse
Rise
of Men's
Magazines: Captain Billy ... 52
Rise of Men's Magazines: Humorama ... 54
Pin-Up Kings: Jack Cole ... 56
Pin-Up Kings: Bill Ward ... 60
Pin-Up Kings: Dan DeCarlo ... 64
Pin-Up Kings: Bill Wenzel ... 68
Pin-Up Kings: Don Flowers ... 72
Hugh Heffner: Publisher, Visionary, Cartoonist ... 74
Playboy's Artistic Geniuses ... 78
Doug Sneyd ... 80
Dean Yeagle ... 82
Harvey Kurtzman ... 84
Will Elder ... 88
Little Annie Fanny ... 90
Phoebe Zeit-Geist ... 92
The Adventures of Pussycat ... 94
Wally Wood ... 96
Oh, Wicked Wanda! ... 100
Penthouse Comix ... 104
Hustler Comix ... 108
3.
Bondage Babes
Irving
Klaw's Cartoon Series ... 116
John Willie ... 120
Eric Stanton ... 124
Gene Bilbrew ... 128
Erich von Götha ... 132
Guido Crepax ... 134
Franco Saudelli ... 138
Dementia ... 142
Michael Manning ... 144
4.
Under-the-Counter and
Underground
Sixties
Comix ... 148
Comix Gone Bad ... 150
Bizarre Sex ... 152
Robert Crumb ... 154
S. Clay Wilson ... 158
Wimmen's Comix ... 162
Tits and Clits ... 166
Comix Legacy ... 168
5.
Abandonment Abroad
Erotic
Bandes Dessinées ... 172
George Lévis ... 174
Robert Hughes ... 176
Jean-Claude Forest and Barbarella ... 178
George Pichard ... 180
Magnus ... 182
Mexican Sensacionales ... 184
Art Directory ... 186
Bibliography ... 188
Index ... 189
Acknowledgments ... 192
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