A complete issue · 70 pages · 1964
Action For Men, May 1964
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1964 — all 70 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
A complete issue · 70 pages · 1964
This issue of ACTION FOR MEN (May 1964, Vol. 8, No. 3) features adventure and true crime narratives. "Capt. Bates' Strange Berlin Mission" by Alex Austin (page 14) concerns infiltrating a German bordello harboring a neo-Nazi conspiracy threatening World War III. "World's Greatest Sea Rampage" by Leon Lazarus (page 18) documents a catastrophic storm flooding Holland and triggering international rescue efforts. Glenn Infield's "Airborne Vice Girls" (page 20) exposes sexual scandals aboard corporate aircraft. Robert Laguardia's "Fantastic GI Hoax That Smashed Germany's Biggest Attack Force" (page 22) depicts an operative posing as a French submarine expert to steal Nazi naval secrets. "Flying-Coffin Terror Raid to Blast Britain to Hell" by Farrell and Wilbur Cross (page 28) recounts an attack by German zeppelins during World War I. "Castaway Years on Lost Harem Island" by Alec Rantzen (page 32) describes a man's island isolation ending when he joins natives' resistance against Japanese invasion. The issue also includes humor, photographs, and occupational training advertisements.
Each page has its own page — the cartoon, who’s in it, and what the satire means.