Jun 16, 2014 though the first of these comic books appeared in the late 1920s, it took a few years for them to find the sweet spot of american culture. Nov 18, 2008 its been a long, twisted road from the first jlajsa teamup in the early 60s to the infinite crises and secret invasions of today. Tijuana bibles were palmsized pornographic comic books produced in the united states from. Free tijuana bibles 8 page the best way to read, listen to, and see the bible like never before. Morse is one of the only known artists of the famous tijuana bibles. Collection of six tijuana bible 8pagers explicit underground comic.
Comics, graphic novels tijuana bibles, 8pagers abebooks. Created as 8panel comic strips in a wallet size 3 by 4 inch. John dillinger, popeye, disney characters in wildly sodomistic situations. Collection of six tijuana bible 8pagers explicit underground comic books. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Funny and interesting books for sure, but fall outside my current collecting interests. So to scratch that itch, today we have william powell and myrna loy, famous for the series of thin man movies they made during the 1930s and 40s, starring in an xrated tijuana bible. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Jiggs in phew a ruthless pimp mother makes her daughters compete at whoring by mr. Org was founded to preserve this unique part of our american culture. Vintage rare tijuana bible adult comic fireman save my gal.
I had intended to severely down star tijuana bibles. Feb 02, 2012 tijuana bibles also known as bluesies, eightpagers, graybacks, jiggsandmaggie books, jojo books, tillieandmac books, and twobyfours were pornographic comic books produced in the united states from the 1920s to the early 1960s. Besides reproducing some of the most notable examples, weve also tried to include works by the most important contributers to the genre. Vtg tijuana bible 8 pager snappy chuckles comic jokes art. A comic book, also known as a comic or floppy, is a periodical, normally thin in size and stapled together. While they were strictly illegal and quite underground so no sigscredits wesley morse was the artistauthor behind the worlds fair books around 19381940, among others. They arent for everyone and contain explicit imagery of wellknown characters. They were typically 8 pages long and held together with a single staple. Most men on that generation w ere exposed to eightpager comics at one time or another. Their popularity peaked during the great depression era. They average about 3x5 inches in size, and are eight pages in length, bound. Tijuana bibles, also known as eightpagers or dirty little books, were small. Its called nuts to will hays, a reference to the hays code, the motion picture censorship regime that arrived on the hollywood scene in 1930. Tijuana bible library 8 pagers from our collection.
Blondie in when hubbys away blondie gets her pipes fixed while dagwood is away, this tijuana bible is probably from 1936 0r 1937. The pervs at are still producing eight and even 16 pagers in their original format. Get the best deals on popeye golden age comics 19381955. Mae west and will rogers team up in this 16 pager, by mr. In actual newspaper sequences where he dresses as a woman, and.
See more ideas about bible, josie and the pussycats and fuller brush. The typical bible was an eightpanel comic strip in a walletsized 2. Tijuana bibles also known as eightpagers, tillieandmac books, jiggsandmaggie books, jojo books, bluesies, bluebibles, graybacks, and twobyfours were palmsized pornographic comic books produced in the united states from the 1920s to the early 1960s. Browse and buy a vast selection of comics, graphic novels tijuana bibles, 8pagers collections. But many of these dirty little books dealt with famous comic strip characters such as todays dixie dugan sendup. Blondie dagwood in good fucking tijuana bible comic. For the unfamiliar, the tijuana bibles were a long running series of usually 8 page underground pornographic, make that highly pornographic cartoon strips. Mae west and will rogers team up in this 16 pager, by. Especially in the 1920s and 30s, there was a production of socalled tijuana bibles or eightpagers little comic books consisting of 8 pages, with a sex parody featuring filmstars or even comic. This is the kind of comic that tom tancredo would give his support to.
Tijuana bibles, also known as eightpagers or dirty little books, were small eight page publications of cartoon erotica and pornography that became popular during the 1930s and 1940s. Tijuana bibles and eight pagers the real story and fake alert. All through the ages, more or less talented artists have amused themselves by drawing wellknown characters in compromising sexual scenes. Were collectors of original 8 pagers and always interested in sharing our finds, as well as buying comics to add to our collection. Jul, 2014 tijuana bible basics, a timeline and history of underground comics, discusses the origins and innovations of this often misunderstood genre and its rippling effects on comic culture. New listing vintage popeye sailor in olive tijuana bible graphic underground adult comic. They were 4x6 inch booklets, eight pages long hence, the nickname eightpagers, printed in black ink on cheap white paper.
The marital life of blondie and dagwood is the subject of many a tijuana bible, each a reaffirming testament to the beauty of a healthy sex life between a husband and a wife. A typical bible consisted of eight stapled comic strip frames portraying characters and celebrities eg. Comic books have a greater variety of units of encapsulation than comic strips, including the panel, the page, the spread, and inset panels. These small 8 page comics were sold in tobacco shops, barber shops, bars or other places that were frequented by a largely male clientele in the early to mid 1900s when they were produced. Tijuana bibles from wesley morse, creator of bazooka joe. Tijuana bibles also known as eight pagers, tillieandmac books, jiggsandmaggie books, jojo books, bluesies, bluebibles, graybacks, and twobyfours were palmsized pornographic comic books produced in the united states from the 1920s to the early 1960s. But many of these dirty little books dealt with famous comic strip characters such. Tijuana bibles, the 1930s underground cartoon pornography. These 8 page porno comic strips were wildly popular in the 30s and 40s. Eightpager comics, also known as tijuana bibles, bluesies, jojo books, graybacks, and twobyfours, were pornographic comic books that were very popular in the united states during the 1930s. Here are the bibles ive had the pleasure of scanning into posterity. The tijuana bibles often featured 8 pagers of one panel per page of some sexual satire largely produced as underground comics likely by mafia related businesses. Before we go on, you need to be aware that a tijuana bible is an 8 page adult comic. Primitive but interesting art style using a lot of crosshatching.
The mostly americanmade tijuana bibles are widely considered to be the first underground comic books. My final selection is what i consider to be one of the finest comic book tales of all time. Tijuana bibles, also known as 8 pagers, were probably the first books of new comic character material produced regularly, but because of their nature very little is known about their production and distribution. A classic 8 consists of 8 single sided pages, with a wrap around cover and a staple through the front. Top eight pagers dirty little comics deals at mysimon. See more ideas about cartoon books, bible and cartoon. Hey look heres mae west getting it on with lou gehrig. What i know of them, for the most part, is wellcovered by the tijuana bibles book by adelman.
The tijuana bibles we like best are those dealing with celebrities, like this one about robert mitchum and this one spoofing john dillinger. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Vintage tijuana bibles lot of 3 mae west popeye donald. Cartoon books golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. Tijuana bibles also known as bluesies, eightpagers, graybacks, jiggsandmaggie books, jojo books, tillieandmac books, and twobyfours were pornographic comic books produced in the united states from the 1920s to the early 1960s. Vintage 8 page tijuana bible gasoline alley comic strip original version. Tijuana bibles and eight pagers the real story and fake.
Guide to the tijuana bibles collection, 19301998 duke libraries. Browse and buy a vast selection of comics, graphic novels tijuana bibles, 8 pagers collections. Aug 30, 2012 eightpager comics, also known as tijuana bibles, bluesies, jojo books, graybacks, and twobyfours, were pornographic comic books that were very popular in the united states during the 1930s. By the early 1930s the inconsistently formatted books transformed into the classic 8 pagers we all love. The tijuana bibles can best be described as the earliest version of the american comic book.
Though the first of these comic books appeared in the late 1920s, it took a few years for them to find the sweet spot of american culture. Story features puffle going to collect rent from a delinquent female tennant and not being up to the job. Tijuana bible adult risque nude mini cartoon comic books 8. The first underground comics and precursor to the comic book, tijuana bibles were. If you have any comments andor would like to contribute bibles or bible stories for.
Page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1 this shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. A typical bible consisted of eight stapled comicstrip frames portraying characters and celebrities eg. Jun 08, 2015 hello folks, i think its time that these go to another home. They are a largely unspoken chapter in the formative years of the american comic book and are creative grandfathers to mad magazine and the 1960s zap comics with unique creators. Tijuana bibles from the prohibition era tijuana bible basics, a timeline and history of underground comics, discusses the origins and innovations of this often misunderstood genr. New listing lot of 5 different 1930s 40s tijuana bible 8 page erotic adult risque comic. Vintage tijuana bible library scans of classic 8 pagers. They depict people or comic book characters having sex, so if any of this offends you or makes you uneasy, don.
Tijuana bible concept tijuana bible appears in 45 issues. Tijuana bibles were pornographic tracts popular in america before the advent of massmarket fullcolor glossy wankfodder such as playboy. Hello folks, i think its time that these go to another home. Tijuana bibles were eight page, handsized comic books featuring wellknown cartoon characters, sporting heroes, and hollywood film stars in a sequence of hardcore sexual shenanigans. Jun 20, 2017 the mostly americanmade tijuana bibles are widely considered to be the first underground comic books. X rated comic strips, many which featuring characters from famous cartoons and comics or real life hollywood stars. An allegory of mans search for beauty, tijuana bible style, by wesley morse. Tijuana bibles are self sufficient, selfexplanatory. Abner trying to win a bet that her can outlast the voracious wolf girl. They first appeared sometime in the 1920s as illustrated dirty jokes featuring squeaky clean comic strip characters like tillie the toiler and jiggs and maggie from bringing up baby. I have done considerable research on the little fellows and refer you to the twenty part series i wrote for the blog vintage sleaze if you are interested.
Their popularity peaked during the great depression era most tijuana bibles were obscene parodies of popular newspaper comic strips. Unless otherwise noted, all are scanned from original sources. Its hard to believe that once upon a time, writers and artists were able to put together a compelling and entertaining story using a mere handful of pages. Found this in my dads stuff he had a modest interest in original art and a big interest in porno. This collection includes about 400 tijuana bibles, some of them duplicates. The earliest sex comics were smaller versions of these, 8 or 12 pages with. The tramp pete in help rub matocas presents hiakett in endorsed smi.
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