Health Knowledge Magazines

Black Orchids, Volume 1, Number 1
Health Knowledge, Inc.
New York, New York
1967

digital replica
four missing pages

The premiere issue of Black Orchids shapes up as a pin-up magazine. While most of the models are black, we find a mix of ethnic backgrounds. There's not much fetish content but most pictures include feet.

There is no editorial describing a theme. Blurbs adjacent to photographs are brief.

Page layouts and production show competence. As in Synmag magazines, readers are explicitly advised to turn pages.

Pandora

Text describes this slender miss as a stripper. She poses her lovely curves in the bedroom, bath and parlor, wearing almost nothing.

Tracy Chaning

In abbreviated white panties and a striped sweater, Tracy lounges near the sofa and fireplace.

The Horned One — short story

Roman soldiers must find a unicorn.

Take a Memo

An unnamed beauty poses in trousers and then, black panties.

Lorraine

Nude and shapely.

Go Go Tina

Tina poses in lingerie and a blanket.

Patricia Arquette

Patterned stockings, French-type garter belt and mules. Not the famous actress.

Li La — The Strip Tease

In some photos, Li La wears fishnet tights and black panties.

Rhetta Slade

Cover girl Rhetta strips out of panties, slingbacks, nylons and garter belt. Then, she flirts with the photographer.

Pauline Moore

Conscientious photography does justice to this exotic charmer.

The ebook contains all content of the magazine, including advertising, but the four pages of the centerfold are missing. The original page sequence is retained.

Some empty margins, walls and floors were cropped out. A few page layouts were revised.

Brightness, contrast and levels were adjusted and shadows reduced. The professional photography transposed to ebook format with clarity.

All new scans. 68 pages.

One ebook, delivered by download from your 30th Street Graphics account.