1950s Mens' Magazines

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

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The June 1959 issue of Girl Watcher magazine appears to be a typical Fifties pinup publication.


But closer examination reveals it to be a highly sexualized attempt at parodying the satirical Mad Magazine.
The articles go on to advise: 'How to start a Girl collection,' and 'More ambitious Girl Watchers find it intriguing to bring home a specimen or two.'


Published in the same decade as Don Sauers' famous The Girl Watcher's Guide, a book instructing men on 'mastering the once-over,' the magazine's original intent was for comical effect.


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