Author Archives: stolf

Besides the “wispy” sort of drawing style, the thing that identifies the above illustration as from the late 1960s is, to use the technical jargon, the nipplization of the breastages. Which is to say, a fully naked breast has a … Continue reading →

We begin with another Classic Back…plus a movie fake leftover from last time. It’s certainly a happy coincidence for hard-boiled wordsmiths that there are so many words that rhyme with “eye” (as in private eye) and “die”…then, as the secret … Continue reading →

  The whole idea behind this series of blog posts is that in the good old days, sexy didn’t have to be explicit…and certainly not to the gynecological lengths they go to today. And let’s face it: a bare back … Continue reading →

   A sexy lady on the cover of a cheap paperback book suggests sexy goings-on between the covers. On the other hand, a cute dame on an album cover promises what? It’s just music….I mean, what’s really sexy about Martin … Continue reading →

Not surprisingly, there are people who collect and study sleazy packerbacks. And they’ve discovered that Orrie Hitt was a real person. He lived in Orange County, NY, down by the border with Pennsylvania, and died in 1975 at age 59. … Continue reading →

    The paperback on the left came out in 1960…new decade, same livid illustrations. Anybody’s? Well, 4 years later, and now costing 60¢, they decided to drive the point home…on the right. Guess I’m old-fashioned, but I still think … Continue reading →

…you might be a Baby Boomer…well, male anyway…if… …you appreciated that “dirty pictures” really didn’t have to be that “dirty,” now did they? Oops….just remembered something I was supposed to do… Next, the original on the left seemed a bit, … Continue reading →

You did the SQUARES…now how many RECTANGLES? …bearing in mind that a square counts as a rectangle. At first this seemed like a daunting task, but once I got around to organizing a plan of attack, it wasn’t hard at … Continue reading →

The answer is: 40 squares…and seeing is believing! Chart A…Where to begin? Well, apart from the mini-squares in the center, the smallest building block in the puzzle is what we might call a “unit square.” One of them is outlined … Continue reading →

Dear friends: Here’s the ad I put up on eBay classified today… How are you and your grandmother’s cousin’s granddaughter related? If you have a PayPal account, I’ll tell you for $5. Yup, 5 bucks to finally know for sure…or … Continue reading →