Acquired Tastes XLIII
Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 200
Blueboy Library
Part 9 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.
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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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Doomsday Machinery
Author: Paul Gronowski
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80080
According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about a "young CIA agents searching for terrorists and a plutonium bomb".
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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My Cousin, My Lover
Author: Gary Pulanski
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80081
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Phallic Worshipers
Author: Peter Tuesday Hughes
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80082
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Ace of Spades
Author: Lon Savage
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80083
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Cal Jardine Book II
Author: Burt McClain
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80084
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Orphan
Author: John Ironstone
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80085
According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about "Steve, a gay probation officer, who moves orphan Bobby into his home and they learn that they love each other".
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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To Kill a King
Author: Paul Gronowski
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80086
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Shifting Shadows
Author: Matthew Thurston
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80087
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Stage Stud
Author: Randy Williams
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80088
According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about "an almost blind actor who is helped by acupuncture as he searches for love".
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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The Siegfried Mating
Author: Chad Stuart
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80089
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
And that's all for now.
Next week: Ten more Blueboy Library titles.
Until then...
Thanks for reading.
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2 comments:
The switch to photography is interesting....
Ohhh so they moved on to photos?
To tell you the truth, I like the illustrations. They're lurid and fun and hot.
XOXO
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