Acquired Tastes XLIII:
Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 222
Bad Boys
Part 4 of 4
Today, we take a final look at the Bad Boys imprint.
Brought to you by the good people at Star Distributors, LTD., the Bad Boys imprint published 46 titles, from 1989-1994. Star Distributors, LTD. operated out of a P.O. Box at the Canal Street Station in New York City.
The imprint's numbering system begins with BA-101, and continues thusly. The book number only appears on the spine of the book.
All the books feature the imprint's distinctive Bad Boys logo somewhere on the book's cover. The cover design varies, but consists of an all-caps title and a color illustration by Craig Esposito. The initial design features a white backdrop, the logo at the top, a framed color illustration in the middle and the books title at the bottom, framed in a black circle. This eventually gives way to the illustration taking over the whole of the cover with the logo and title placed in various ways.
All titles are attributed to 'anonymous'. Some of the manuscripts are originals, while others are republished from other imprints. In addition, Bad Boys would republish some them, yet again, as part of its own imprint.
The original price point for the books was $3.95.Typically, you can buy these books today for between $25-$50.
This week, something odd - BA-141, BA-142, BA-143, and BA-144 all have duplicate titles, according to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List. And note the price increase to $4.95.
Here are the last twelve titles and I only found four out of twelve.
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The Earl's Slaveboys
Author: Anonymous
Bad Boys
1993
BA-137
(Cover not found.)
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Dungeon Torment
Author: Anonymous
Bad Boys
1993
BA-138
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Supermeat
Author: Anonymous
Bad Boys
1993
BA-139
(Cover not found.)
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Bar Room Ball
Author: Anonymous
Bad Boys
1993
BA-140 J
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Trucker Stud
Author: Anonymous
Bad Boys
1994
BA-141
(Cover not found.)
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Young Slaveboy
Author: Anonymous
Bad Boys
1994
BA-141
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Sure-Fire Shortstops
Author: Anonymous
Bad Boys
1994
BA-142
(Cover not found.)
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The Club
Author: Anonymous
Bad Boys
1994
BA-142
Previously published by the Bad Boys imprint as BA-114.
(Cover not found.)
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Savage Desires
Author: Anonymous
Bad Boys
1994
BA-143
Previously published by the Bad Boys imprint as BA-115.
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Sex Slave
Author: Anonymous
Bad Boys
1994
BA-143
Previously published by the Hard Studs imprint as HD-107.
(Cover not found.)
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Boys in Love
Author: Anonymous
Bad Boys
1994
BA-144
Previously published by the Finland Books imprint as FIN-139.
(Cover not found.)
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Sailor On Leave
Author: Anonymous
Bad Boys
1994
BA-144
Previously published by the Finland Books imprint as FIN-170, and later republished by the Gay Erotica imprint as GE-230.
(Cover not found.)
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And that's all for now.
Next up: titles from another vintage gay pulp fiction imprint.
Until then...
Thanks for reading.
Boys In Love - Elliot James Reay
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