Pocket Man was a spin-off from the original magazine, starting in 1954, and came in a smaller format.Īpart from the girl on the cover, the February 1959 issue does not make mention of Jungle Girls, but it does have a supposedly true account of how 12 African tribal chiefs, including three women, used magic to take over the bodies of 12 lions to stop a railroad from going through their land. At times it had a strong Australian feel to it, but by the 1960s it was incorporating more American material. Combining a mixture of girlie pictures, cartoons, regular comic strips, stories and faux news articles it was a popular fixture at newsagents and in barber shops. Man was a well-liked magazine for men in Australia and ran from 1936 to its demise in 1974, when it was unable to keep up with more sexually brazen magazines. The arrival of the Men’s Adventure Quarterly magazine coincided with me finding the above issue of Pocket Man from February 1959. I look forward to the next Dirty Mission Issue, and highly recommend that anyone interested in popular culture in the 1950s and 60s track the first four issues. The article on German model and actress Marion Michael, Liane, Jungle Goddess!, was also interesting.
The stories included in the issue are nicely representative of their time and the Gallery of Jungle Girl covers and artwork is spectacular. I had never heard of Jane Dolinger before, but I came away very impressed with this ground breaking and very capable woman. The background information on the growth of the Jungle Girl phenomena is interesting and the magazine’s focus on the real life Jane Dolinger, and how she developed her persona as a Jungle Girl, model and writer was really fascinating. 4, focuses on Jungle Girls, and I think it is the strongest issue so far. All of them are jammed pack with interesting insights and historical notes, representative stories and articles from men’s magazines of the time and great artwork. The four issues to date have been beautifully produced and each has tackled a different theme. Robert Deis and Bill Cunningham have done a marvellous job with the Men’s Adventure Quarterly since its inauguration a year ago.
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