Bob Deis
@bobdeis.bsky.social
I’m a #pulp culture historian who focuses on vintage men’s adventures magazines and paperbacks. I co-edit the Men’s Adventure Library book series, the MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY magazine and the ART OF RON LESSER book series. My website is MensPulpMags.com.
“Nature is forever and we are leaving never! / Gone clear like a bullet, still ain't gonna quit.”
RIP, Jimmy Cliff. Thanks for all the great music and inspiration.
RIP, Jimmy Cliff. Thanks for all the great music and inspiration.
Jimmy Cliff - Gone clear
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November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“Nature is forever and we are leaving never! / Gone clear like a bullet, still ain't gonna quit.”
RIP, Jimmy Cliff. Thanks for all the great music and inspiration.
RIP, Jimmy Cliff. Thanks for all the great music and inspiration.
My friend Ron Lesser been a professional illustration artist since 1959 and is still painting. He just finished this painting last week and has not sent it to a gallery yet. Bill Cunningham and I are currently working with Ron on Vol. 3 in THE ART OF RON LESSER book series (amzn.to/4dgRchX).
November 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
My friend Ron Lesser been a professional illustration artist since 1959 and is still painting. He just finished this painting last week and has not sent it to a gallery yet. Bill Cunningham and I are currently working with Ron on Vol. 3 in THE ART OF RON LESSER book series (amzn.to/4dgRchX).
Thursday throwback…5 years ago, UK retromedia maven Jules Burt and I became long distance friends. I sent him some Men’s Adventure Library books I co-edited with Wyatt Doyle and he featured them on his popular YouTube channel—a must watch for vintage paperback and collectibles fans. Cheers, Jules!
The Men's Adventure Library Journal - Publisher Overview + Review!
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November 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Thursday throwback…5 years ago, UK retromedia maven Jules Burt and I became long distance friends. I sent him some Men’s Adventure Library books I co-edited with Wyatt Doyle and he featured them on his popular YouTube channel—a must watch for vintage paperback and collectibles fans. Cheers, Jules!
From MALE, January 1958, a story about the legendary femme fatale Lola Montez by Martin Fass, illustrated by James Bama before he became famous. (Scan via the Men's Adventure Magazines & Books Facebook Group - bit.ly/mensadventur...)
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
From MALE, January 1958, a story about the legendary femme fatale Lola Montez by Martin Fass, illustrated by James Bama before he became famous. (Scan via the Men's Adventure Magazines & Books Facebook Group - bit.ly/mensadventur...)
I first became a fan of Samson Pollen for his men’s adventure magazine artwork, which is featured in three books Wyatt Doyle and I co-edited with him before he passed in 2018 (amzn.to/3t3sMqX). Sam also did many great paperback cover paintings, like this one for the movie tie-in novel CARNY.
November 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I first became a fan of Samson Pollen for his men’s adventure magazine artwork, which is featured in three books Wyatt Doyle and I co-edited with him before he passed in 2018 (amzn.to/3t3sMqX). Sam also did many great paperback cover paintings, like this one for the movie tie-in novel CARNY.
This story in the MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #13 (amzn.to/4hNflAt) about the gal "Who Watched Her Boyfriends Die" comes from REAL MEN, May 1969. It was written by Paul Chadwick, creator of Secret Agent X, and is loosely based on the infamous husband poisoner Madame de Brinvilliers (bit.ly/47Xms4S).
November 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This story in the MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #13 (amzn.to/4hNflAt) about the gal "Who Watched Her Boyfriends Die" comes from REAL MEN, May 1969. It was written by Paul Chadwick, creator of Secret Agent X, and is loosely based on the infamous husband poisoner Madame de Brinvilliers (bit.ly/47Xms4S).
My friend Donald Honig was a prolific writer of men’s adventure and crime-digest stories, novels and nonfiction books. The MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #13 (amzn.to/4hNflAt) includes a story he wrote for ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE that was made into an episode of Hitchcock's TV series.
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My friend Donald Honig was a prolific writer of men’s adventure and crime-digest stories, novels and nonfiction books. The MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #13 (amzn.to/4hNflAt) includes a story he wrote for ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE that was made into an episode of Hitchcock's TV series.
Mail call! I just got DIRTY DOGS, a collection of stories by my friend Gary Lovisi featuring his cop-turned-criminal character Vic Powers. It’s a dark, bloody, mind-blowing feast for fans of hardboiled pulp fiction. Available from the publisher here -> bit.ly/3KTx64Q.
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Mail call! I just got DIRTY DOGS, a collection of stories by my friend Gary Lovisi featuring his cop-turned-criminal character Vic Powers. It’s a dark, bloody, mind-blowing feast for fans of hardboiled pulp fiction. Available from the publisher here -> bit.ly/3KTx64Q.
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We just finished this, and it's available to blow your pulpy socks off! Order our 13th volume now!
The newly published MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #13, the “Fatal Femmes” issue (amzn.to/4hNflAt), includes this story about a real life female killer named Violet Merryman. Violet and a psycho boyfriend left a trail of death behind them in Eastern Virginia in 1937.
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We just finished this, and it's available to blow your pulpy socks off! Order our 13th volume now!
The newly published MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #13, the “Fatal Femmes” issue (amzn.to/4hNflAt), includes this story about a real life female killer named Violet Merryman. Violet and a psycho boyfriend left a trail of death behind them in Eastern Virginia in 1937.
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The newly published MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #13, the “Fatal Femmes” issue (amzn.to/4hNflAt), includes this story about a real life female killer named Violet Merryman. Violet and a psycho boyfriend left a trail of death behind them in Eastern Virginia in 1937.
A Veterans Day homage to two veterans I knew and loved: my Dad, WWII infantryman Robert C. Deis and my Mom, Nurse Cadet Aletha Madge Slyder Deis. Respect and thanks to all who served.
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A Veterans Day homage to two veterans I knew and loved: my Dad, WWII infantryman Robert C. Deis and my Mom, Nurse Cadet Aletha Madge Slyder Deis. Respect and thanks to all who served.
Here’s a link to my ThisDayinQuotes.com blog post about Irving Berlin's song "God Bless America" and why it inspired Woody Guthrie to write a different song about America, back when he was playing his guitar with "THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS" painted on it...
How “God Bless America” created a musical duel between Woody Guthrie and Irving Berlin
Explore the origins of 'God Bless America' and its connection to Irving Berlin during World War I at Camp Upton.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Here’s a link to my ThisDayinQuotes.com blog post about Irving Berlin's song "God Bless America" and why it inspired Woody Guthrie to write a different song about America, back when he was playing his guitar with "THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS" painted on it...
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To mark the re-publication of her books, my latest Substack post is about the now largely forgotten author Jane Gallion, her publisher Essex House, and the hard life that was being one of America’s first female smut writers. Free to read at the link below.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
To mark the re-publication of her books, my latest Substack post is about the now largely forgotten author Jane Gallion, her publisher Essex House, and the hard life that was being one of America’s first female smut writers. Free to read at the link below.
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The MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #13, the “Fatal Femmes” issue is a #1 "Hot New Release" on Amazon (amzn.to/4hNflAt). MAQ #13 features classic stories about deadly dames from vintage men’s adventure mags, including one by GODFATHER author Mario Puzo under his Cleri pseudonym, great pulp art, and more.
November 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #13, the “Fatal Femmes” issue is a #1 "Hot New Release" on Amazon (amzn.to/4hNflAt). MAQ #13 features classic stories about deadly dames from vintage men’s adventure mags, including one by GODFATHER author Mario Puzo under his Cleri pseudonym, great pulp art, and more.
My new post on ThisDayinQuotes.com traces the history of "the silent majority," originally a euphemism for dead people. Nixon made it a famous political term, though John Kennedy used it before him. My favorite later use is in an episode of FUTURAMA that's funny if you know the movie SOYLENT GREEN.
“The Silent Majority” — from Nixon to Futurama
On November 3, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon (1913–1994) made a televised address to the nation about the war in Vietnam that popularized one of the most famous political phrases of the 20th centur...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My new post on ThisDayinQuotes.com traces the history of "the silent majority," originally a euphemism for dead people. Nixon made it a famous political term, though John Kennedy used it before him. My favorite later use is in an episode of FUTURAMA that's funny if you know the movie SOYLENT GREEN.
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The newest issue of NOIR CRAZY— Issue 003, is available to order, some of what's inside.
#FilmNoir #zine #print
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#FilmNoir #zine #print
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September 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The newest issue of NOIR CRAZY— Issue 003, is available to order, some of what's inside.
#FilmNoir #zine #print
jauntworks.com/noircrazyzine001storepage
#FilmNoir #zine #print
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Our illustrated short story collection THE NAKED AND THE DEADLY: LAWRENCE BLOCK IN MEN'S ADVENTURE MAGAZINES (amzn.to/3HUQt8Z) includes “Stag Party Girl” from MAN’S MAGAZINE Oct. 1963. As we show in the book, the illustrations are reuses of paperback cover art by Harry Schaare and Robert Maguire.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Our illustrated short story collection THE NAKED AND THE DEADLY: LAWRENCE BLOCK IN MEN'S ADVENTURE MAGAZINES (amzn.to/3HUQt8Z) includes “Stag Party Girl” from MAN’S MAGAZINE Oct. 1963. As we show in the book, the illustrations are reuses of paperback cover art by Harry Schaare and Robert Maguire.
A short video I took of a bunch of White Ibis roosting in a Weeping Bottlebrush (Melaleuca viminalis) tree in full bloom, near the Miami Cancer Center where BJ and I came for appointments with her doctors today. The moon made it an even more spectacular sight.
November 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A short video I took of a bunch of White Ibis roosting in a Weeping Bottlebrush (Melaleuca viminalis) tree in full bloom, near the Miami Cancer Center where BJ and I came for appointments with her doctors today. The moon made it an even more spectacular sight.
GUILTY BYSTANDER by Wade Miller, Signet (1963). Cover art by Mitchell Hooks. The original painting is up for auction on Heritage Auctions, here -> bit.ly/490xOaC. (Scan via the Men's Adventure Magazines & Books Facebook Group - bit.ly/mensadventur...)
November 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
GUILTY BYSTANDER by Wade Miller, Signet (1963). Cover art by Mitchell Hooks. The original painting is up for auction on Heritage Auctions, here -> bit.ly/490xOaC. (Scan via the Men's Adventure Magazines & Books Facebook Group - bit.ly/mensadventur...)
Here's a link to a new post on my ThisDayinQuotes.com site that looks at the history of Abbott & Costello's famous "Who's on First?" comedy routine—and a salacious SNL version of it featuring Charlie Sheen from 2001… www.thisdayinquotes.com/2025/10/whos...
"Who's on first?" — Abbott & Costello's famous baseball sketch
Explore the hilarious Abbott & Costello who's on first routine, a timeless comedy sketch that has entertained generations.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Here's a link to a new post on my ThisDayinQuotes.com site that looks at the history of Abbott & Costello's famous "Who's on First?" comedy routine—and a salacious SNL version of it featuring Charlie Sheen from 2001… www.thisdayinquotes.com/2025/10/whos...
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In the interest of self pimpage of my comics MILKY ZEST! I'm going to post one spoiler free panel per page per day to tease your asses with a feather.
Read the whole thing for free at the link below and/or buy a copy from the Etsy store.
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#comics #comicart #oc
Read the whole thing for free at the link below and/or buy a copy from the Etsy store.
www.steve-hogan.com/comics
#comics #comicart #oc
November 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
In the interest of self pimpage of my comics MILKY ZEST! I'm going to post one spoiler free panel per page per day to tease your asses with a feather.
Read the whole thing for free at the link below and/or buy a copy from the Etsy store.
www.steve-hogan.com/comics
#comics #comicart #oc
Read the whole thing for free at the link below and/or buy a copy from the Etsy store.
www.steve-hogan.com/comics
#comics #comicart #oc
Instant replay…Peekaboo the mighty Pomeranian gets the ball and scores a touchdown!
October 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Instant replay…Peekaboo the mighty Pomeranian gets the ball and scores a touchdown!
Bettie Page is ready for Halloween! This is one of Ron Lesser’s paintings of Bettie Page in the our book THE ART OF RON LESSER, VOL. 2: DANGEROUS DAMES AND COVER DOLLS (amzn.to/47xWOTI), which features original paintings of sexy women Ron has done in recent decades for galleries.
October 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Bettie Page is ready for Halloween! This is one of Ron Lesser’s paintings of Bettie Page in the our book THE ART OF RON LESSER, VOL. 2: DANGEROUS DAMES AND COVER DOLLS (amzn.to/47xWOTI), which features original paintings of sexy women Ron has done in recent decades for galleries.
Here's my new blog post about the MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #12, the Private Eyes Issue-> bit.ly/AboutMAQ12. MAQ #12 reprints vintage detective stories, the only Honey West short story ever published, a special feature about the HONEY WEST TV show, and exclusive articles by pulp culture experts.
MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #12, the Private Eyes Issue... - The Men's Adventure Magazines Blog
The MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #12, is a special treat for fans of vintage private eye stories, novels, and TV shows. It features classic stories about detectives from magazines published in the…
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October 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Here's my new blog post about the MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #12, the Private Eyes Issue-> bit.ly/AboutMAQ12. MAQ #12 reprints vintage detective stories, the only Honey West short story ever published, a special feature about the HONEY WEST TV show, and exclusive articles by pulp culture experts.
Elvira, the Mistress of Darkness — a Halloween Hottie from the art book THE ART OF RON LESSER, VOL. 2: DANGEROUS DAMES AND COVER DOLLS (amzn.to/47xWOTI), which I co-edited with Ron, Bill Cunningham, Joe Jusko and Dan Zimmer. Available via Amazon, BudsArtBooks.com, and MensPulpMags.com.
October 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Elvira, the Mistress of Darkness — a Halloween Hottie from the art book THE ART OF RON LESSER, VOL. 2: DANGEROUS DAMES AND COVER DOLLS (amzn.to/47xWOTI), which I co-edited with Ron, Bill Cunningham, Joe Jusko and Dan Zimmer. Available via Amazon, BudsArtBooks.com, and MensPulpMags.com.