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GO GUYS (SUMMER QUARTERLY)
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GO GUYS (SUMMER QUARTERLY)

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STUDIOACME
TITLEGO GUYS
SKU: AD-002096 Categories: , , , , , ,
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Condition in plain wordsWhat you read is what arrives
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ID / SKU / BARCODE
AD-002096
FORMAT
Magazine / Serial
CREATOR / PUBLISHER / STUDIO
ACME (printed on the front cover).
DATE
c. 1963
CONDITION / OBJECT RECORDVINTAGE MAGAZINE / PHYSICAL COPY
OVERALL GRADE

Very Good

Very Good. Both covers are bright with good color, just some light toning at the edges and a little handling wear. Pretty great for something that's been around since the early '60s.
COVER
Light wear
SPINE
Tight
STAPLES / BINDING
COMPLETENESS
CENTERFOLD
INSERTS
PAGE QUALITY
ODOR
RESTORATION / REPAIR
INSPECTED
PROTECTIVE SLEEVE
DEFECT CHECKLIST
Cover wear
MISSING MATERIAL / DEFECT DETAILS
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Front: the cream border is lightly toned, with minor handling marks at the edges. Back: light toning and small handling marks along the spine edge. No tears or creases.
PROVENANCE
Each vintage copy is individually inspected. Photographs and notes refer to the exact item offered.
AD / OBJECT EDITORIAL RECORD

THE STORY BEHIND THE OBJECT.

WHY IT MATTERS

"Fotoantics, Fashion, Humor, Physical Culture," says ACME's cover. Sure it is. In the early '60s beefcake had to wear a disguise, and this one is barely wearing anything else.

OBJECT STORY

One dollar at the newsstand, and it came dressed as a lifestyle magazine: Go Guys billed itself as "Fotoantics / Fashion / Humor / Physical Culture." The cover is a full-color pirate gag on the dunes, with a Jolly Roger, a treasure chest spilling pearls, and two hairy-chested men in swim trunks and a skimpy red pouch, one with an eye patch and a cutlass.

The back cover keeps it on the beach, with two men in trunks tossing a ball in the surf. It's classic pre-Stonewall beefcake with nothing explicit. Both covers are bright, with light handling wear.

BACKROOM / DISCOVERY INDEX

KEEP DIGGING.

BR / 01 VINTAGE MAGAZINES Original issues, serials, one-shots, and pictorials. → BR / 02 ICONIC PERFORMERS Al Parker, Jack Wrangler, Jeff Stryker, Rick Donovan, Tom Chase, and more. → BR / 03 STUDIOS + PUBLISHERS COLT, Falcon, Nova, Brentwood, and independent imprints. → BR / 04 MAGAZINE TITLE INDEX Recurring titles, special editions, and publication runs. → BR / 05 DECADES Browse the archive from the 1950s through the 2000s. → BR / 06 CURATED COLLECTIONS Rare groupings, giftable objects, and Archive Daddy edits. →

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