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Cult magazines A to Z a compendium of culturally obsessive and curiously expressive publications

By Kemp , Earl(Editor);Ortiz , Luis(Editor)

Book information

Publisher
NonStop Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9781933065144, 9781933065151, 1933065141, 193306515X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
180 MB (188709116 bytes)
Pages
223 p.: color ill\226
Time added
2020-11-29 04:20:23
Art;Pulp;Writing;Books About Books

Description

Exploring 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 asAmazing Stories,Doctor Death,Gee-Whiz,Jaybird,Phantom Detective, andTrue 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.

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