image-id:111 image-id:110 image-id:109 image-id:108 image-id:107 image-id:106 image-id:105 image-id:104 image-id:103 image-id:102 image-id:101 image-id:100 image-id:99 image-id:98 image-id:97 image-id:96 image-id:95 image-id:94 image-id:88 image-id:87 image-id:86 image-id:85 image-id:84 image-id:83 image-id:82 image-id:81 image-id:80 image-id:79 image-id:78 image-id:77 image-id:76 image-id:75 image-id:74 image-id:73 image-id:72 image-id:71 image-id:70 image-id:69 image-id:68 image-id:67 image-id:66 image-id:65 image-id:64 image-id:63 image-id:62 image-id:61 image-id:60 image-id:59 image-id:58 image-id:57 image-id:56 image-id:55 image-id:54 image-id:53 image-id:52 image-id:51 image-id:50 image-id:49 image-id:48 image-id:47 Maybe long johns aren't your thing. But there's still something deeply compelling about these men: their confidence; their virility; their bland and mass-produced, all-American beauty.

]]> image-id:46 Maybe long johns aren't your thing. But there's still something deeply compelling about these men: their confidence; their virility; their bland and mass-produced, all-American beauty.

]]> Never mind the guys at the bottom of the page. Take in the Steve McQueen look-alike at the top: that cleft chin, those powerful forearms. It's easy to overlook the weird nightshirt.

]]> image-id:45 Never mind the guys at the bottom of the page. Take in the Steve McQueen look-alike at the top: that cleft chin, those powerful forearms. It's easy to overlook the weird nightshirt.

]]> Historical curiosity: the image of the man on the left gave rise to speculation that you could see his manhood extending below the left leg of his boxers.

]]> image-id:44 Historical curiosity: the image of the man on the left gave rise to speculation that you could see his manhood extending below the left leg of his boxers.

]]> That bare-chested man made regular appearances and became one of my heart-throbs. I can't get over how good he looks even by today's standards.

]]> image-id:43 That bare-chested man made regular appearances and became one of my heart-throbs. I can't get over how good he looks even by today's standards.

]]> I can't look at this page even today without straining to see exactly what evidence it offers for what's inside those blue mesh briefs.

]]> image-id:42 I can't look at this page even today without straining to see exactly what evidence it offers for what's inside those blue mesh briefs.

]]> Imagine what this was like for a thirteen-year-old before male porn was so easy to find: body hair, visible bulges, and see-through mesh. I thought my head would explode.

]]> image-id:41 Imagine what this was like for a thirteen-year-old before male porn was so easy to find: body hair, visible bulges, and see-through mesh. I thought my head would explode.

]]> The curve of a bicep disappearing inside a sleeve; the smooth swell in the pouch of a brief: I spent hours trying to decide if I could see any hint of what was behind that painted fabric.

]]> image-id:40 The curve of a bicep disappearing inside a sleeve; the smooth swell in the pouch of a brief: I spent hours trying to decide if I could see any hint of what was behind that painted fabric.

]]> There's something about grayscale images on that cheap catalog paper: they come out looking more like illustrations than actual photos so you can never be sure what's real and what's just the retouching.

]]> image-id:39 There's something about grayscale images on that cheap catalog paper: they come out looking more like illustrations than actual photos so you can never be sure what's real and what's just the retouching.

]]> Strong chins, good hair, signet rings and sideburns. Enough said.

]]> image-id:38 Strong chins, good hair, signet rings and sideburns. Enough said.

]]> Everything about this image is appealing, especially the man front and center. Can't you just imagine him holding a brandy snifter on the page where they sell decanters and pipes?

]]> image-id:37 Everything about this image is appealing, especially the man front and center. Can't you just imagine him holding a brandy snifter on the page where they sell decanters and pipes?

]]> There he is again in a sort of … well, the kimono's not so becoming, but he's got a great face.

]]> image-id:36 There he is again in a sort of … well, the kimono's not so becoming, but he's got a great face.

]]> They're like some ideal kind of father figure in those Easy-Going Sweater and Shirt Sets: mature enough to suggest security, but young enough to seem virile and vital. Just look at the rugged features on the man in yellow.

]]> image-id:35 They're like some ideal kind of father figure in those Easy-Going Sweater and Shirt Sets: mature enough to suggest security, but young enough to seem virile and vital. Just look at the rugged features on the man in yellow.

]]> Arms raised to expose their undersides and curled to accentuate his biceps. His back arched both to flex his abs and to show off his sizable crotch. And he's impossibly muscular in an age before anyone was built that way. By 1985, this could have been the cover of Drummer magazine.

]]> image-id:34 Arms raised to expose their undersides and curled to accentuate his biceps. His back arched both to flex his abs and to show off his sizable crotch. And he's impossibly muscular in an age before anyone was built that way. By 1985, this could have been the cover of Drummer magazine.

]]> And Hawkman had hardly any uniform at all. Muscular, bare-chested and suffering: these recurring motifs were grooming my little erotic mind for the gay porn of the 1970s.

]]> image-id:33 And Hawkman had hardly any uniform at all. Muscular, bare-chested and suffering: these recurring motifs were grooming my little erotic mind for the gay porn of the 1970s.

]]> I always had a soft spot for Aquaman with his football-hero good looks and that skin-tight outfit. It made him seem more naked than uniformed.

]]> image-id:32 I always had a soft spot for Aquaman with his football-hero good looks and that skin-tight outfit. It made him seem more naked than uniformed.

]]> These recurring themes of bondage and torture would catch any kid's fascination. So is it any wonder that at least one of my G.I. Joes would end up hog tied every time they wrestled naked?

]]> image-id:31 These recurring themes of bondage and torture would catch any kid's fascination. So is it any wonder that at least one of my G.I. Joes would end up hog tied every time they wrestled naked?

]]> Chest, abs and crotch. Did the erotic dangers in this combination never occur to the Comics Code Authority?

]]> image-id:30 Chest, abs and crotch. Did the erotic dangers in this combination never occur to the Comics Code Authority?

]]> My favorites of the DC universe were those men whose costumes felt closer to nudity than uniform. The Green Lantern's torso piece accentuates his abs and draws your eye right down to his crotch. However much the artist avoided the suggestion of a bulge, my young eyes were still hopelessly lost in that place of mystery and wonder.

]]> image-id:29 My favorites of the DC universe were those men whose costumes felt closer to nudity than uniform. The Green Lantern's torso piece accentuates his abs and draws your eye right down to his crotch. However much the artist avoided the suggestion of a bulge, my young eyes were still hopelessly lost in that place of mystery and wonder.

]]> This looks more like the cover of a romance novel than an adventure story to me. And what lonely young boy wouldn't want to be this man's special friend?

]]> image-id:28 This looks more like the cover of a romance novel than an adventure story to me. And what lonely young boy wouldn't want to be this man's special friend?

]]> Look at the care that goes into illustrating the taught muscles in the filtered light, the suggestion of motion in that thick hair under water. It's beautiful. All this for 10 cents and an adventure story, too.

]]> image-id:27 Look at the care that goes into illustrating the taught muscles in the filtered light, the suggestion of motion in that thick hair under water. It's beautiful. All this for 10 cents and an adventure story, too.

]]> The artist didn't need to take such care in detailing the play of light and shadow on the shoulder, torso and thigh muscles. But he even rendered Tarzan's thick, wavy hair so that it begs to be touched. And is it an accident that his loin cloth is frozen at the very last moment before it exposes what had to be on the mind of anyone who looks at this picture?

]]> image-id:26 The artist didn't need to take such care in detailing the play of light and shadow on the shoulder, torso and thigh muscles. But he even rendered Tarzan's thick, wavy hair so that it begs to be touched. And is it an accident that his loin cloth is frozen at the very last moment before it exposes what had to be on the mind of anyone who looks at this picture?

]]> This is my favorite. And what little boy wouldn't dream of taking Tonto's place: safe in those strong arms, his head pressed against the Ranger's chest while that long six-shooter is still smokin'?

]]> image-id:25 This is my favorite. And what little boy wouldn't dream of taking Tonto's place: safe in those strong arms, his head pressed against the Ranger's chest while that long six-shooter is still smokin'?

]]> Handsome and strong, yet tender enough to care for his buddy, even while his own life's in danger. Gosh.

]]> image-id:24 Handsome and strong, yet tender enough to care for his buddy, even while his own life's in danger. Gosh.

]]> Maybe not overtly erotic; but that partly reclined pose suggests as much vulnerability and availability as any 1940s cheesecake photo. And the way his shirt hugs that well-developed chest is subtle, but very effective.

]]> image-id:23 Maybe not overtly erotic; but that partly reclined pose suggests as much vulnerability and availability as any 1940s cheesecake photo. And the way his shirt hugs that well-developed chest is subtle, but very effective.

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