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Fifty years ago, all a man had to worry about was the Soviet secret police, swarms of man-eating weasels, and, naturally, the Nude Love Dolls of Nympho Ranch. With this definitive collection of men's adventure - a.k.a. "sweat" - magazines from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, step into his adrenalin-soled shoes and race away from near-disaster. As part of TASCHEN's Bibliotheca Universalis series, this homage to the hunky heroes and outrageous exploits of the mid-century man offers an at once hilarious and fascinating perspective on the male role models of yesteryear. As one protagonist after another fights his way out of a high-risk predicament to save himself and, more often than not, his buxom female companion, from a gruesome or tragic end, these pumped-muscle periodicals are as much vintage entertainment as they are historical testament. With an in-depth introduction as well as chapter-by-chapter essays and an interview with artist Norm Eastman, one of the genre's leading artists, the book explores the socio-political implications of these tall stories of ferocious lions, venomous snakes, and prison shackles, from the role of women to the portrayal of Nazis and Communists.
About the author
Max Allan Collins, geb. 1948, ist Autor, Filmkritiker, Videospieldesigner, Drehbuchschreiber und Regisseur. Zweimal wurde er bereits mit dem amerikanischen Shamus Award ausgezeichnet. Mit der Verfilmung von Road to Perdition mit Tom Hanks erlangte er internationale Berühmtheit. Seit einigen Jahren widmet er sich u. a. den Erfolgsserien CSI Las Vegas sowie CSI Miami.
