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SERIAL.
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SERIAL.
- What it is
- A recurring periodical released by issue, volume, or date.
- Examples
- Honcho, Playguy, Blueboy, Mandate, and other subscription-based magazines.
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Fresh stock every week
Thousands of titles still to list, with new drops every Wednesday at 10am Pacific.
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THE BACKROOM / RESTRICTED CATALOG
COMEINSIDE.
Vintage gay magazines, iconic performers, studio classics, and rare collectibles. A hands-on archive of queer culture, sexual liberation, and history worth remembering.
MY OH MY / VOL. 1INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPH / AD–BR–0131
Vintage gay printOriginal printIconic menHard to findDiscreet shippingANALOG LIFEVintage gay printINTERVIEWSIconic menHard to findDiscreet shippingQUEER historyVintage gay printOriginal printIconic menHard to findDiscreet shippingANALOG LIFEVintage gay printINTERVIEWSIconic menHard to findDiscreet shippingQUEER history
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THE BACKROOM / CARD CATALOG · 176 CARDS ON FILE
The Card
Catalog.
Every man, every studio, every kink we’ve got — filed, cross-referenced and one click from the real thing.
MEN + BODY
DaddiesSOON Twinks2 BUBBLE BUTTS2 Smooth / Hairless2 Bears / Hairy4 HUNG4 Muscle / Physique8FANTASY + ROLE
Cowboys / Western3 Military / Uniform3 Sports / Jocks7 Bikers / Motorcycle1 Fetish / BDSM4 BOTTOMS1 TOPSSOONCULTURE + IMAGE
Rough Trade / Street1 Blue-Collar / Working Men2 Art PhotographySOON Preppy / Collegiate3 Queer IconsSOON GROUPS11 SOLO7PICK A LETTER — EACH OPENS ITS OWN PAGE. OR SEARCH ANY NAME ABOVE.ALL 64 PERFORMERS →
PICK A LETTER — EACH OPENS ITS OWN PAGE. OR SEARCH ANY NAME ABOVE.ALL 33 STUDIOS →
PICK A LETTER — EACH OPENS ITS OWN PAGE. OR SEARCH ANY NAME ABOVE.ALL 45 TITLES →
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THE BACKROOM / NEW EVERY WEDNESDAY · 10AM PACIFIC
Just Dropped.
Fresh finds hit the shelf every Wednesday at 10AM Pacific. Members get first pick Monday at 10AM — two days before everyone else. Quantities are small. When it’s gone, it’s gone.
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THE AL PARKER ALBUM
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NOVA MEN
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THREE DAYS OF LOVE WITH ROGER (NO. 1)
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BRENTWOOD: A FILM REVUE MAGAZINE
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PISTON POWER!
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IN TOUCH FOR MEN (NO. 93)
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MANDATE (AUGUST 1976)
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ACTION PAC! (TARGET)
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QQ MAGAZINE (APRIL 1978)
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STROKE (MAGCORP 11/6)
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first. Unlocks for members Monday 10AM. Everyone else waits until Wednesday. BECOME A MEMBER → —
NEW01
THE AL PARKER ALBUM
MEMBER $59.49PUBLIC $69.99VIEW →
NEW02
NOVA MEN
MEMBER $50.15PUBLIC $59.00VIEW →
NEW03
THREE DAYS OF LOVE WITH ROGER (NO. 1)
MEMBER $50.15PUBLIC $59.00VIEW →
NEW04
BRENTWOOD: A FILM REVUE MAGAZINE
MEMBER $50.15PUBLIC $59.00VIEW →
NEW05
PISTON POWER!
MEMBER $58.65PUBLIC $69.00VIEW →
NEW06
IN TOUCH FOR MEN (NO. 93)
MEMBER $25.49PUBLIC $29.99VIEW →
NEW07
MANDATE (AUGUST 1976)
MEMBER $29.74PUBLIC $34.99VIEW →
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ACTION PAC! (TARGET)
MEMBER $46.74PUBLIC $54.99VIEW →
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QQ MAGAZINE (APRIL 1978)
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STROKE (MAGCORP 11/6)
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PHYSICAL MAGAZINES (TO HOLD)
Every item below is an authentic vintage physical copy—available for purchase.Showing 1–24 of 26 results
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THE AL PARKER ALBUM
1980s · AL PARKERAD / 002099WHY IT MATTERSAl Parker was the gay porn star of his era, and this Colt Studio album is all about him, with Colt men Mike Davis, Bob Bishop, Tony Romano, Toby and…
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NOVA MEN
Annuals, Specials & One-Shots · BACKROOMAD / 002134WHY IT MATTERSNova Studios invented the West Coast look: bright, staged, story-driven sex with groomed California boys, and it sold its films through 16-page full-color glossies exactly like this one. Six Nova…
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ACTION PAC! (TARGET)
1980s · Action Pac!AD / 002133WHY IT MATTERSTarget Studios was started by Lou Thomas after he left Colt, and it built its name on mustached, macho men. Action Pac! bills itself as "The First All-Hard All-Color," Target…
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PISTON POWER!
Annuals, Specials & One-Shots · BACKROOMAD / 002130WHY IT MATTERSBruno was the face of 1970s gay macho, a Colt and Target man with the mustache and the chest hair to prove it. Here he shares the bill with Hawk…
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STROKE (MAGCORP 13/6)
1990s · BACKROOMAD / 002110WHY IT MATTERSFalcon star Jon King quit films in 1989, and this Magcorp Stroke is built around his "Big Cum Back." Some comebacks deserve a whole magazine.
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JOCK (JANUARY 1990)
1990s · BACKROOMAD / 002108WHY IT MATTERSJoey Stefano as Cover Jock, with Roger inside, in the first year of a short, wild career people are still writing about. Get him while he's fresh.
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DOUBLE DONOVAN
BACKROOM · DOUBLE DONOVANAD / 002107WHY IT MATTERSRick "Humongous" Donovan, twice: the same two-man scene on the front and the back, split-frame, because once wasn't enough. Graficolor Productions never did subtle, and thank god.
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A FEW GOOD MEN… GET DOWN AND GIVE ME TEN (GM19)
1980s · A FEW GOOD MENAD / 002101WHY IT MATTERSAl Parker's Surge Studio goes to boot camp, with Lee Ryder and Peter Barrie on the cover of this Hardball tie-in to Steve Scott's 1983 film. Drop and give me…
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VICIOUS DICKS (NUMBER ONE)
1980s · BACKROOMAD / 002081WHY IT MATTERSForty dollars, all color, and video stars Marc Bennett, Cody Rogers and Rex Morgan named on the cover. Graficolor Productions didn't do budget, and neither should you.
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HOT SHOTS (VOL. 1 NO. 1)
BACKROOM · Denim / WorkwearAD / 002080WHY IT MATTERSOne story, "Pocket Pool," a billiard room, and Toby Watson and Randy Andrews named on the cover. A first issue that knew exactly what game it was playing.
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PHOTORAMA (NUMBER 2)
BACKROOM · CHARLES VINSONAD / 002078WHY IT MATTERSA DSI male-nude serial out of Burbank, with Charles Vinson among its named models and a house ad for the publisher's other titles. Small-press, mail-order, and the kind of thing…
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DOUBLE HEADERS (VOL. 1 NO. 1)
ALAIN · BACKROOMAD / 002072WHY IT MATTERSAlain, Bobby-Jo and Beau on a baseball-pun first issue, with the Sunshine Beach Club selling the matching 200-foot 8mm "Skin Flicks" in the back. Buy the magazine, then order the…
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MALE INSIDER (VOL. 1 NO. 3)
1980s · AL PARKERAD / 002069WHY IT MATTERSRick "Humongous" Donovan inside, plus a Male Insider readers' poll of the Top 10 biggest stars. Al Parker and Jack Wrangler made the list, and yes, the pun is intended.
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UNCUT (ISSUE NO. 1)
1980s · BACKROOMAD / 002068WHY IT MATTERSIssue one from San Francisco's Lobo Studios, introducing two "exclusive discoveries," Jeff Porter and Cal Driver, in flannel and denim. Lobo found them first; now you get to.
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LEATHER AND LEVI GUYS (NO. 4)
BACKROOM · Blue-Collar / Working MenAD / 002066WHY IT MATTERSDan Kennedy in outdoor restraint and workwear, plus a hand-drawn serialized erotic comic in the same issue. Leather, Levi's and a bedtime story.
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STRYKER COCK
1980s · ADAM GRANTAD / 002065WHY IT MATTERSJeff Stryker at the height of his late-'80s fame, with Tony Bravo and Adam Grant, in full color and with a section literally titled "Jeff Stryker is the Powertool." He…
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SOLD
CUMMIN’ UP (VOL. 1 NO. 3)
1980s · BACKROOMAD / 002064WHY IT MATTERSJeff Stryker on the cover of this Hardball-branded review mag, and French director Jean-Daniel Cadinot interviewed inside. Two heavyweights of '80s gay video, one magazine.
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TARGET’S CHAMPIONS
BACKROOM · GLEN DIMEAD / 002062WHY IT MATTERS"The first all color, all hard" issue, says the cover, and Target wasn't being modest. Glen Dime and Jeff Cameron, poolside, muscled, mustached and proud of it.
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TAILGATE
BACKROOM · Bears / HairyAD / 002061WHY IT MATTERSTrucks, jeeps, denim, and Hawk and Bruno, a hairy mustached man showing a younger guy the ropes. Every retro shoot since has been trying to copy this tailgate.
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SHARING THE FUN
BACKROOM · BOB MACKIEAD / 002059WHY IT MATTERSDon Layman and Bob Mackie in Nova's campus and frat-house fantasies, shipped to Europe through Amsterdam's Le Salon International. Fraternity rush, now with international shipping.
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RIM IT!
1980s · BACKROOMAD / 002058WHY IT MATTERSJoe Craig and Robby Berkley on the cover, in stills from William Higgins's 1984 feature Frat House Memories. Pledge week you can keep on the shelf.
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RAUNCH RANCH
BACKROOM · Cowboys / WesternAD / 002057WHY IT MATTERSJack Wrangler and Steve Parker for Eagle Productions, on location at a weathered ranch. Wrangler built a whole career on the cowboy thing, and this is him riding high.
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NAVAL DAZE
BACKROOM · EAGLE PRODUCTIONSAD / 002056WHY IT MATTERSJack Wrangler and Steve Parker for Eagle Productions, on a pleasure boat out on open water. All hands on deck.
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ENCOUNTER (VOLUME THREE, NUMBER THREE)
BACKROOM · Denim / WorkwearAD / 002053WHY IT MATTERS"John Holmes: The Early Years," in a Marquis pictorial storybook for the gay market. The most famous straight porn star of his day, crossing over, and collectors of both love…
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Six
positions.
Six ways to read the shelf. Every format in the archive, and what makes it one. Flip a card.
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PICTORIAL.
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PICTORIAL.
- What it is
- An image-led publication centered on one performer, studio, theme, or photographic narrative.
- Examples
- Performer albums, studio photo stories, themed albums, and single-subject portfolios.
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PHYSIQUE.
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PHYSIQUE.
- What it is
- A beefcake-era magazine presenting male photography as bodybuilding, fitness, or art reference.
- Examples
- Physique Pictorial, Tomorrow’s Man, Grecian Guild Pictorial, and The Young Physique.
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SPECIAL.
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SPECIAL.
- What it is
- An annual, special edition, best-of, or singular release complete on its own.
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- Annuals, best-of editions, holiday specials, and standalone one-shots.
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DIGEST.
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DIGEST.
- What it is
- A compact publication defined by its physical size, usually around 5½ × 8½ inches.
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- BUTT, CROTCH, pocket-size physique titles, and compact reprints.
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EPHEMERA.
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EPHEMERA.
- What it is
- Brochures, studio catalogs, film programs, press sheets, mailers, and paper built to disappear.
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- Studio catalogs, film brochures, press sheets, mailers, flyers, and promotional stills.
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Complete digital issues / cover to coverFeatured issue / The ART OF ETIENNE
First dibs.Read this issue / The Reading Room02The Reading Room / Digital archive
DIGITAL READING ROOM
Open complete, high-resolution digital magazines—cover to cover, online or as downloadable PDFs. Reading Room members also get first dibs on newly released objects before the public.
Enter the Reading Room↗01 / COMPLETEEvery page digitized
02 / YOUR WAYRead online + PDF
03 / FIRST LOOKNew releases first
ARCHIVE NOTE / 003NOT A SHOEBOX.
NOT A SHOEBOX.
NOT A CLOSET.
These were hidden for a living. They don’t have to be anymore. Frame one. Stack them by the bed. Hand one to somebody who thinks history is boring.
See what is live ↓01 / FRONT ITCOVER OUT, SHELF HEIGHT02 / FRAME ITINTERIOR PLATES HOLD A WALL03 / PASS ITTHE BEST COPIES KEEP MOVING
Catalog standard / selected copy by copy
No digging through junk.
Curated / graded / ready
Just the good stuff.
Every object is selected, photographed, condition-graded, and cataloged copy by copy.
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CATALOG STANDARD / BUYER PROMISE
HOUSE RULES.
You can get dirty. The catalog stays clean.
No mystery stock photos. You see the actual object you are buying.
Condition is graded and defects are disclosed before the object reaches your hands.
Orders ship securely and discreetly. The outside gives nothing away.
The internet forgets / paper remembers everything
DON’T JUST LOOK. COLLECT.
The Backroom is not an endless feed. It is a living shelf of queer culture, one object at a time.
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Name the title, the studio, the man on the cover. Collections come through here constantly and most of it never makes the shop. If yours turns up, you hear before anyone else does.
ARCHIVE INTAKE / THREE WAYS IN
SELL IT. CONSIGN IT.
OR GIVE IT A HOME.
We buy collections outright, and we take them on consignment — real money for good material. Or donate it to the permanent collection, where it is catalogued, digitized for the Reading Room, kept for good, and lent to universities and queer nonprofits.
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WE PAY THE SHIPPING
Archive Daddy is not a 501(c)(3), so a gift here isn’t tax-deductible. We’d rather say that plainly up front. The point of this project isn’t a tax status — it is keeping visual queer history accessible to everyone.
What you get instead: it is catalogued under your name, digitized page by page, kept permanently, and read by members in the Reading Room.
Nothing donated is ever sold. That is the whole promise.
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