Striparama Striptease Burlesque

Striparama, Volume 2, Number 6
Selbee Associates
New York, New York
1962

digital replica plus bonus materials

Dr. Bienvenu's dissertation says that Mr. Burtman referred to Striparama in correspondence in 1961. The title was produced irregularly throughout the 1960s.

Mr. Burtman was so fond of strippers that he married one but she, Tana Louise, shows up only on the letters pages. This issue has pictorials of Marie Davis, Evelyn West, Baby Doll Rosina, Irma - the Body, Dee Thomas, Chen Yu and amateur Kristi.

Although sometimes shown with stage make-up and in costume, they are usually shown at home in pinup poses and attire. As with many Burtman zines, the cover model is not seen inside.

Carlson Wade's long article, Struggles of the Strippers, provides a nostalgic history of the ups and downs of burlesque theaters and strippers starting from 1930. The piece is ornamented with photographs of Tee Tee Red, Libby Jones, Lorelie, Zorita, Tinker Bell, Pat Amber Halliday, Lili St. Cyr, and Blaze Starr.

Another article, Inside a Strippery, pictures San Francisco entertainers on stage and in dressing rooms. A tasty Eric Stanton illustration introduces Joseph King's short story, School for Strippers.

Every word and picture of the original, including letters to the editor and ads, are included in this page-by-page digital replica. Many page layouts were revised to obtain larger pictures of the models. Page sequence was modified to present prose pieces on succeeding pages.

The original reflects good photography and conscientious production. Image adjustments and retouching of specks and blemishes improves the visual experience.

All original scans. 110 pages.

Selbee Bonus Material
From Satana, Volume 1, Number 1 (1962) – a short pictorial, A Day with a Showgirl, featuring Las Vegas Dunes Hotel dancer Vee Ferrari.

From Satana, Volume 1, Number 2 (1962) – a pictorial of Doreen Lord, the famous “Girl in the Champagne Glass” of New York's Latin Quarter, A Day in the Life of a Famous Stripper.

From Satana, Volume 1, Number 3 (1962) – an article by Carlson Wade about the history of showgirls, beginning in the 19th century with photos of many exotic dancers.

From Paris Taboo, Volume 1, Number 1 (1961) – part travel guide, part history, part critique, Yves Marceau's Montmartre: Pigalle Palaces of Pleasure / Paris by Night provides vivid descriptions of the neighborhood, its entertainment bistros and traditions with photographs of shapely mademoiselles.

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