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OverviewExploring the subcultures of mid-20th-century America, this encyclopedia comprehensively documents the huge quantity of cult magazines that thrived beneath the mainstream. Chronicling the period between 1925 and 1990, prior to the rise of the Internet age, the book reveals how thousands of these specialized magazines were produced, gratifying the secret life of every fad, taste, obsession, and hush-hush desire. Nothing was beyond the scope of the imaginative publishers and eccentric editors, the guide shows, as it goes behind the scenes of titles such as Amazing Stories , Doctor Death , Gee-Whiz , Jaybird , Phantom Detective , and True Thrills . Featuring full-color reproductions of hundreds of distinctive cult cover images, this reference's backgrounds, histories, and essays offer a complete picture of a bygone era. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Earl Kemp , Luis OrtizPublisher: Nonstop Press Imprint: Nonstop Press Dimensions: Width: 30.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 1.030kg ISBN: 9781933065144ISBN 10: 1933065141 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 11 September 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA joy. . . . A copiously illustrated guide to eye-poppingly weird publications, mostly from the 1930s through the '60s, that explored saucy sex, UFOs, hot rods, the supernatural, 'hygiene, ' and lowbrow comedy. -- Reason Magazine Author InformationLuis Ortiz was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus awards. His writings have also appeared in Comics Journal, Filmfax, and Illustration Magazine. He lives in New York City. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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