Acquired Tastes XLIII: Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 201 - Blueboy Library, Part 10 of 12

Acquired Tastes XLIII

Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 201

Blueboy Library

Part 10 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. 

Note: The numbering system changes after #BB-80093. They then skip to #BB-101. This also coincides wit a change in the look of the books published in 1978. Whether this was due to changes in the ranks of management or in the books' content, is unclear, but it certainly reflects some type of shake up at the office or a new marketing campaign.

Here are another ten Blueboy Library titles.

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The Monte Carlo Caper

Author: Peter Tuesday Hughes

 Blueboy Library 

1977 

BB-80090

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

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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The Moment of Truth

Author: Ross Holden

 Blueboy Library 

1977

 BB-80091

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Coming Out

Author: Ralph Arthur

 Blueboy Library 

1977

 BB-80092 

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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What Happens Tomorrow

Author: Sebastian Lamb

 Blueboy Library 

1977

 BB-80093 

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Saturday Night Fervor

Author: Bill May Floyd

 Blueboy Library 

1978

 BB-101 

 

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Star Warriors

Author: Alexander LeGrand

 Blueboy Library 

1978

 BB-102  

(Cover not found.)

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Hitch Hike

Author: George Wilson

  Blueboy Library 

1978

 BB-103 

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Closet Encounters

Author: Mel Kerf 

 Blueboy Library 

1978

 BB-104  

Back Cover

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Semper Fidelis

Author: Brian O’Hara & L. M. Delrook

 Blueboy Library 

1978

 BB-105  

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Incestuous Lust

Author: Jack Stone

 Blueboy Library

1978

 BB-106  

(Cover not found.)

According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about "two brothers and their father".

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And that's all for now.

Next up: Eleven more Blueboy Library titles.

Until then...

Thanks for reading!

What Happens Tomorrow - Duran Duran