7 "sweat magazines" Western Gunfighters! 1956-1959

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7 "sweat magazines" Western Gunmen Seven sweat magazines with covers of manly adventure on the Western frontier: Male, January 1956 Male, June 1956 Male, October 1957 Man's World, September 1956 Men True Adventure, February 1957 Saga, November 1959 Stag, November 1956 The covers are Western, but the contents include the usual mix of pretty-girl pictorials with army combat and animal attack/safari adventure tales. Artists: Mort Kunstler, Vic Prezio, Lou Marchetti, Ed Valigursky, James Bama, Rudy Belarsky, Rudy Nappi, Jim Bentley, Thomas Beecham, Stan Borack, Chuck Smith, Charles McBarron, Julian Paul, John Fay, John Leone, Jim Meese, and Ray Houlihan. Condition: Very Good average .I will combine multiple wins so you save on shipping. See my other auctions for more magazines like this. What Are "Sweat Magazines"? "Sweat Magazines" are a genre of magazines that continued the legacy of earlier "Spicy" pulps from the 1930s and 1940s. Sometimes also known as "Men's Adventure" or "Men's Interest" magazines. The "Sweat Mag" nickname comes from the fact that they usually have covers picturing sweaty heroes, sweaty villains, and/or sweaty damsels in distress. Inside are low-brow stories of adventure, crime and violence that catered to US soldiers at, or returning from, war abroad. Profusely illustrated, they often featured gory battlefield read more