Acquired Tastes XLIII: Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 196 - Blueboy Library, Part 5 of 12

Acquired Tastes XLIII

Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 196

Blueboy Library

Part 5 of 12

Blueboy was a gay men's magazine with lifestyle and entertainment news, in addition to photo spreads featuring nude or semi-nude men. It was published monthly from 1974 to 2007.

The publication's additional outreach included the gay pulp fiction series Blueboy Library which published 112 titles during the years 1976-1978

Blueboy Library operated out of a building at 9467 Mission Park Place, Santee, CA 92071, while their mail order department was listed as 9465 Mission Park Place.

The covers vary from title to title; some feature a cropped photo or graphic on a solid color background, while others feature rather elaborate illustrations similar to those on traditional romance novels by illustrator Giacomo "Jack" Bozzi, AKA: Adam, among others.

A slim, curly-haired Italian-American, Bozzi most loved painting watercolor landscapes; to make a living, though, he worked as a fashion and marketing illustrator during the 1970's and as an interior designer in the 1980's. He claimed he only did book covers for extra money to pay his bills. He lived in a small loft apartment which doubled as his art studio above Physique Memorabilia, a 'treasures and trash' shop at East 12th Street in New York's East Village, and he sold some of his art through that shop.

Some his works reside in the archives of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, which is "A home for LGBTQIA+ artists, scholars, activists and allies, and a catalyst for discourse on art and queerness." Located at 26 Wooster Street, New York, NY 10013, they are open: Wednesday 12:00pm - 5:00pm, and Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm - 6:00pm. You can contact them at: 212-431-2609info@leslielohman.org.

You can learn a bit more about the artist and read the English translation of a French interview, here.

These books, which are highly collectible, now generally sell for between $30-$180. 

Here are another ten Blueboy Library titles.

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Eden Reconsidered

Author: Loren Sanderson

 Blueboy Library

 1977 

BB-80040

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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The Heisters

Author: Banner Hastings

 Blueboy Library 

1977

 BB-80041

 According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about "a bank robbery".

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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 Pharaohs Champion

Author: Franklin Bartrand

 Blueboy Library 

1977

 BB-80042

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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The Wild Side

 Author: D. G. Hunter 

Blueboy Library

 1977 

BB-80043

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The Coke Runners

 Blueboy Library 

1977

 BB-80044

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Dark Brotherhood

Author: Jonathan D’Etange

 Blueboy Library 

1977 

BB-80045

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Price of Pride

Author: Martin Moore

 The Blueboy Library 

1977

BB-80046

According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about "a gay cop".

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Power Play

Author: Paul Gronowski

 Blueboy Library 

1977

 BB-80047

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Murder One

Author: Sydney Harper 

Blueboy Library

 1977 

BB-80048

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Cod Pieces

Author: Murray Montague

 Blueboy Library 

1977 

BB-80049

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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And that's all for now.

Next week: another ten Blueboy Library titles.

Unti then...

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