The Way to a Man's Heart

Nude-vember at AEET is certainly one way to a man's heart, and so is horror comics! Okay, but what I meant to say was vintage guitars and pinball machines! And yes, also food-- duh! This "Your Range Cook Book" from The Gas Service Company (1938) has one of the hardest to photograph covers, but is also chocked full of incredibly cute key art illustrations (some of which I've supplied here in today's post), as well as tons of delicious sounding recipes (none of which I've supplied here in today's post.) So please enjoy this gallery of fun visuals, they definitely make this one of the better old time cook books here in the 'ol Karswell Collection! And with turkey day right around the corner in just a few short weeks, maybe you'll be inspired to get cookin' too!

A Toast to Nude-vember

"Nude-vember" sounded like a titillatingly fun concept for AEET this month, so we'll see how it goes as the next few weeks progress. I mean, if you tip your hat and glass to this revealing idea, then this sexy set of va-va-va-vintage, gold-rimmed stripper drink glasses might be a pretty good place to start.  These are nicely painted, and both versions of clothes on / clothes off honestly feels equally attractive. Just add water, or alcohol, --what ever floats your booby boats!

Mannequin Making

Diggin' through a big pile of midcentury, tabloid style adult magazines, and found this great little article in the December 1949 issue of HIT! magazine. Packed with lovely photos about vintage mannequins (my favorite era of mannies), including the big business practice / making of 'em. I've never heard of this mag before either, but will have more heavenly highlights from it later this month too, --do stay plastered!

Another Hallowe'en / Costumed for Crime!

We have a big horror double-feature now playing over at THOIA for Halloween this year, and AEET equally has you covered here as well. It's a killer crime pair-up from the Golden Age of precode comics, as Master magician, Blackstone is on the case at an appropriately set masquerade ball in "Costumed for Crime!" from the May 1948 issue of Blackstone the Magician #2. Yeah, if only my own holiday shindigs were this exciting! But first up, a criminally overlooked gem from the one-shot issue of Monster Crime #1 (October 1952) via Hillman Publication. Unfortunately, GCD has no listing for an artist for either the story, or that great cover design-- now isn't THAT a monstrous crime too! And speaking of monsters, earlier this month I showed you my Labubu Trick or Treater, and since Labubu's actually are monsters, here comes a cute couple now featuring plush pendant Labubu in a sitting Halloween pumpkin costume, while darlin' date Mokoko stuns 'em all in her black 'n orange witch attire! And don't miss the Labubu encore at the very end of this post too, because this time it comes in a smaller style vinyl keychain variant that lights up in the dark! Here's hoping that everyone has a safely sinister evening of Hallowe'en thrills 'n chills-- and we will see you again shortly in November for much, much more!