Acquired Tastes XLIII:
Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 217
Finland Books
Part 16 of 20
Today we take another look at the Finland Books imprint.
Brought to you by the good people at Star Distributors, LTD., the Finland Books imprint published 200 titles between 1980 -1991. Star Distributors, LTD. operated out of a P.O. Box at the Canal Street Station in New York City.
Publisher's Page
The cover design features a black and white/brown and yellow erotic illustration (pencil, charcoal, ink) on a yellow background with the title of the book in a bold, lower-cased black graphic font near the top. The art itself was done by a number of artists including Craig Esposito, Adam and Clemént. All the authors are anonymous and the book number would sometimes appear on the spine of the book, but not always.
Back Cover
The numbering system begins with FIN-001 and continues thusly.
And, as is the case for many of the Star Distributor's imprints, Finland Books would be republished, not only later in their own history, but as titles for other imprints held by Star Distributor's or Arena, such as Brutes!, New Male, Young Stallions, Man To Man, Macho Books, Jock Studs, Hot Male Readers, Hard Throbs, et. al.
These books are rather plentiful and typically can be acquired for between $15-55.
This week, we have a couple of quality-control items to point out and I found something for six out of ten titles.
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Steam Heat
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1988
FIN-155
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook from Hommi Publishing.
Leather Whipper
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1988
FIN-156
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Boy Trainers
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1988
FIN-157
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Hard Miners
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1988
FIN-158
(Cover not found.)
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Backroad Pickup
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1988
FIN-159
According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, it says "Backroom Pickup on spine".
(Cover not found.)
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Raped Jocks
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1988
FIN-160
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook from Hommi Publishing.
Dynamite Guy
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1989
FIN-161
(Cover not found.)
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Stable Boy
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1989
FIN-162
According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, it says "Stable Boys on spine".
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Biker Racers
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1989
FIN-163
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Navy Studs
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1989
FIN-164
(Cover not found.)
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And that's all for now.
Next week: Another ten tantalizing titles from the Finland Book imprint.
Until then...
Thanks for reading.
Steam Heat
From the 1957 musical The Pajama Game
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