telerites Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Outside of pulps and periodicals that are comics, does anyone know the earliest bondage cover? Also the earliest bondage cover that CGC has noted on a graded book (if the first has no graded copies)? I have always been curious of this for no real reason but thought I would ask the bondage experts. Perhaps a real simple answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino2paulus2 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I don't know the answer but am curious to know as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 For Timely, it would be Daring Mystery 1 (out on stands late Oct 1939) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Tec 14 shows Speed Saunders in bondage (out late March 1938). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I can't answer your question but have a trivia fact concerning "bondage covers" Anybody know who first coined the phrase for comic books? It was David T Alexander and Terry Stroud of the American Comic Book Co. In the mid '70's. They were real marketeers and started a lot of treads including "good girl art", "esoteric", "torture cover" and of course "bondage" among others. I think it brought a lot of attention to their wares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telerites Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 15 hours ago, Robot Man said: I can't answer your question but have a trivia fact concerning "bondage covers" Anybody know who first coined the phrase for comic books? It was David T Alexander and Terry Stroud of the American Comic Book Co. In the mid '70's. They were real marketeers and started a lot of treads including "good girl art", "esoteric", "torture cover" and of course "bondage" among others. I think it brought a lot of attention to their wares. That's interesting, RM. No doubt I saw those terms and remember the ads well. Had no idea they coined the phrases. And thanks, Jon for the two covers you mentioned. I looked at a CGC slabbed Tec' #14 and CGC doesn't note it on the label. Pic from Greg Reece's site. It may be the first worst socks cover to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 3 hours ago, telerites said: That's interesting, RM. No doubt I saw those terms and remember the ads well. Had no idea they coined the phrases. And thanks, Jon for the two covers you mentioned. I looked at a CGC slabbed Tec' #14 and CGC doesn't note it on the label. Pic from Greg Reece's site. It may be the first worst socks cover to boot. Go check out the mens socks in major retailers now Jeff, these are conservative to what's 'in' now. This guy was ahead of the times. (btw, try as i might, cannot get pics to load. May just have to be just a spectator/commentator for a while. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 What good is a 'Bondage' themed Thread without an another example or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telerites Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Great choices and books, Corey. Those early MLJs are just spectacular with action and colors and they other two aren't shabby either. Kind of an oxymoron - Fun Time comic title with a bound cat going to be smashed in the noggin by a mouse-driven train. Not too much fun for the cat but at least the wabbit is ready to offer medical help after he finishes laughing. Your collection is so eclectic and full of great classic covers from so many different genres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickamabob Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Bondage covers ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman76 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Outside of comics and pulps, there were lots of bondage covers in the nineteenth century on story papers and penny dreadfuls and things like that. This one is from the 1880s and I am sure bondage covers go back to when the first story papers appeared in europe in the early nineteenth century Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Robot Man Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, catman76 said: Man, this one's got it all. Bondage, a Babe, a "Chinaman", a "Huge Negro", a Bulldog and even a Pit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 On 2/10/2017 at 5:53 PM, Primetime said: For Timely, it would be Daring Mystery 1 (out on stands late Oct 1939) So is this the earliest female bondage cover on a comic book? Or are there any earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 56 minutes ago, Point Five said: So is this the earliest female bondage cover on a comic book? Or are there any earlier? For timely, it is the earliest. Not sure about any other publications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
