TIGER / TIGER MAN #5 - DSI - Vintage 1968 ~ Gay "Physique" Magazine RARE ~ 00336
$ 71.28
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TIGER / TIGER MAN #5 - DSI - Vintage 1968 ~ Gay "Physique" Magazine RARE ~ 00336. Content: As noted on the cover, the issue contains70 full pages, with36 in "glorious color.". These magazines typically featured artistic photography of male models in various poses, ranging from athletic and "average physique" to more traditional bodybuilder shots. NOTE!! THIS MAGAZINE IS BEING SOLD FOR EDUCATIONAL P AND GAY MEN'S HISTORICAL PURPOSES ONLY! TIGER / TIGER MAN No. 5 Impressive, beautiful photography. This was the beginning of male nude photography evolving from pure poronography to classier photography with a wish to be treated more seriously. This magazine is a vintage publication from the mid-1960s that falls into the category of "physique" or early gay interest magazines. The cover title seemed to alternate (possibly at the whim of the publisher) between "Tiger" and "Tiger Man," although in the Publications Notes, it is stated as "Tiger." FOLD OUT COVER! See photos . This issue featured cover model Farley Dexter, just turned legal, whose parents were trying to force him him to join the service. PLEASE NOTE!! Magazine has that DECADES-old-musty smell! HOWEVER, try and find this issue anywhere else. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 PLEASE GET THIS MAGAZINE, OR OTHERS LIKE IT, WHILE YOU STILL CAN. THE CURRENT CONSERVATIVE CLIMATE IS MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BUY OR SELL THIS EXTREMELY RARE MATERIAL. DON'T LET OUR / YOUR HISTORY BE ERASED! NOTE: Some slight damage to spine (see photos), but otherwise, this magazine is in EXCEPTIONAL condition. Key Details of Tiger Man #5: Publisher: It was published by DSI (often associated with DSI Sales out of Minneapolis), a company known for producing "beefcake" pictorials during this era. Content: As noted on the cover, the issue contains 70 full pages , with 36 in "glorious color." These magazines typically featured artistic photography of male models in various poses, ranging from athletic and "average physique" to more traditional bodybuilder shots. Era Context: This magazine was published one year before the Stonewall riots, when these publications were often marketed as "physique" or "fitness" magazines to navigate strict censorship laws of the time.
