I put a spell on you...

Just got back from my first ever trip to New Orleans. I'm running a little behind on my posting, but in honor of visiting NOLA, I wanted to post this vintage Warren horror magazine cover, "Tales of Voodoo." It's circa early 70's. Being a proud rat owner, I love the little rat-like creatures biting at the vampire woman's feet.


It seemed appropriate to post this, since my visit included a stop at the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum. It was kitschy little hole-in-the-wall place and well worth the paltry admission fee. My favorite part-- the over-tanned, leather-skinned woman who asked the owner if the voodoo item she wanted to buy would only work for the person buying it. She wanted to give it to a friend, and she wanted to make sure it would still work. The owner assured her it would work just fine.

Um, yeah...

The Most Over-the-Top Erotic Comic of All-Time

This is another one of the erotic adult comics we've picked up over the years. I absolutely love the title of this one. It's so over-the-top and ridiculous-- it's like a modern day version of a sexploitation paperback or movie. What were the writers trying to achieve with the title? Were they trying to demonstrate that Martians include a diverse cross-section of our population? And if so, one mystery remains-- why are the lesbians bitches, but the rednecks aren't dumbasses and the yuppies aren't greedy assholes? If they're going to play-up gross stereotypes, I'm just saying. Note: Comic written by Kyle Goulet and Rob Kalmbach.

A Smattering of Eros Comix

Eros Comix is a company that produces adult oriented comic books. I've picked up a few issues here and there whenever they've struck me. I've picked them up for the over-the-top covers with their colorfully lewd art. I can't say I've read any of these, but I've flipped through them and found the interior art to lack eroticism. I can't say I found the cover-art very erotic either. To each her own I suppose. I can't imagine a day in which I'd ever find pen and ink drawings of extreme facials erotic. Anyway, here are a smattering of 90's era Eros Comix for your pleasure... or perhaps displeasure. The use of the word "whores" is a bit annoying, if these are not stories of ladies of the evening. I did not check, but I doubt they are.

40's & 50's Romance Comics

40's and 50's romance comics are fun to collect as well, although much more expensive. Here are a few of my favorites from our collection.

Mod & Hippie 60's Romance Comics

I've never been into romance in any genre whether it be books, movies, or comics. The art on romance comics does intrigue me, though. There is typically a major melodrama playing out on the cover, truly the stuff of soap opera, complete with back-stabbing, cheating, and big comic book tears that look like they are out of a Roy Lichtenstein painting. What intrigued me about the set of 1960's comics I'm featuring is the 60's aesthetic. The bouffant hairdos; the neon, mod colors and clothes; and even a few hippies thrown in to really typify the era. The Woodstock comic is a great little historical piece. So, enjoy this handful of late 60's/early 70's romance comics.

It's a Jungle Out There

Just a bit of eye candy from the pre-code comics on this sleepy Thursday morning. Alex Schomburg always knew how to wow his audience with bright colors, clean lines, and a saucy scene. Schomburg's are some of the most eye-popping covers in all of comic book history. Not much needs to be said for a sexy jungle scene. It pretty much speaks for itself.

"Prison Break" Comic

As a fan of both vintage ephemera and the show "Prison Break," I really dig this comic. It's a pre-code comic and obviously was around long before the show. Anyway, enjoy the excellent art on this vintage classic. Avon Books published this comic, and they re-used the art on a later vintage paperback called "Blondie Iscariot." The art was so good, they had to use it again!

Pre-Code 50's Dope Comic

Collecting dope related ephemera includes more than just vintage drug exploitation paperbacks. It extends into other genres such as magazines, hardcover books, and comics such as the one pictured above. This is an example of how the "dope menace" was portrayed in the comics, before the dreadful Code came along to Disney up everything. Notice the passed out drug addicts depicted in the background, and the woman shrieking in horror. I'm sure her horror stems from being caught by the fuzz.