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Tijuana Bibles, A History of Dirty Comics |
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In the years before TV, and even movies with sound, Newspaper Comics were America's most popular entertainment and the comic greats were our celebrities. With such daily familiarity, who wouldn't wonder what happens when lecherous old Barney Google gets his way with one of those Gibson Girls ....
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Original Blackjack Art Discovered |
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They call him "Blackjack", named for the gnarled, leathery cocks of his horny heroes. It's a name handed down through several generations of Tijuana Bible collectors.
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Birth of the 8 Pager by Donald H. Gilmore Phd. |
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Donald H Gilmore Phd.'s second chapter, "The Birth of the Eight Pager" offers a splendid overview of the social dynamics of the period, but falls short when it comes to any actual information regarding their origin.
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Sex in Comics by Donald H. Gilmore Phd |
Donald H Gilmore Phd's 1971 four volume set , Sex in Comics, A History of the Eight Pagers was considered "The" authorative work on Tijuana Bibles. Since these books have become hard to find, and somewhat pricey, we are reprinting a portion of it. This is his forward.
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Collecting Vintage Tijuana Bibles |
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Collecting Tijuana Bibles is fraught with danger, not from seedy underworld types, but from unknowledgeable and even conveniently ignorant sellers, who proclaim their fourth or fifth generation reprint as "an original Tijuana Bible", with total confidence. As collectors, we all "pay our dues" to gain experience and knowledge, though that doesn't make getting burned less painful.
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Erotic Humor by Donald H. Gilmore Phd. |
Donald H Gilmore Phd's 1971 four volume set , Sex in Comics, A History of the Eight Pagers was considered "The" authorative work on Tijuana Bibles. Since these books have become hard to find, and somewhat pricey, we are reprinting a portion of it. This is his first chapter Erotic Humor.
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