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Thunder Maide
by RAM
first published in Stantoons 4
published by Eric Stanton
New York, New York
1983

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optimized, pictures-only ebook

Burlesque Brawl
written by B. Fields
illustrated by Eric Stanton
no publisher shown
possibly New York or New Jersey
ca. 1962

digital replica

Thunder Maide

One of two stories included in Stantoons 4, Thunder Maide provides a vivid account of an unlikely fight between Maide and masked Lady Satan, also known as Barberia. Maide reads a classified ad that promises a charitable donation for a fight, calls the number and finds herself in a dark gymnasium.

She works there without a team, against a determined opponent and Alex, a biased referee. He announces the rules, which include three-minute rounds, one-minute breaks, and no holds barred. Victory consists of the first pin.

Thunder Maide took an open stance, palms up, and looked her foe directly in the eyes. Both women circled, each biding their time. Round and round they went. Then Satan suddenly dropped to her knees and lunged for Thunder Maide. Thunder Maide’s attempt to sidestep was not fast enough. She fell to the mat. The two bodies then twisted and curled about each other on the mat. Arms and legs flew every which way as the two wrestlers vied for supremacy. Satan got Maide in an armlock, but Maide broke free. Then Maide countered with a leg hold, but Satan wriggled free. The seesaw battle of bodies continued until the bell rang ending round two. . . .

Thunder Maide got to her feet quickly and moved to the center of the ring. Right from the start Lady Satan became more aggressive. As Thunder Maide grabbed for her foe, Satan slipped by her and turned. This threw Maide off balance. Surprisingly, Maide felt herself being bent over backwards. Then Satan’s hold shifted and a knee slammed into the middle of her back. Satan forced her head back, painfully, with only one arm across her throat. Breathing became very difficult for Maide.

As Thunder Maide struggled in the Amazon’s grip she was forced over backward even further. Her face was pressed, upside down, into Satan’s sweaty midsection. Even more pressure forced her face down past the navel, then across the lower abdomen, and finally mashed into the tiny leather triangle that covered Satan’s crotch. In this precarious position, Thunder Maide then felt a hand snaking slowly across her exposed belly in an upward movement. Lady Satan’s position over Thunder Maide allowed just enough room for that hand to slide between their torsos until it reached and engulfed one of Thunder Maide’s luscious orbs. Lady Satan then squeezed the breast roughly, then slid an index finger over the nipple. Maide, from her fleshy prison, could hear her tormentress’ lewd murmurs of pleasure over the fact that the nipple was large and firm. Then Satan savaged her whole breast.

Ram's strong, voluptuous women appear in and out of scant costumes. His pencil lines define feminine curves and emotive faces. He shows sexy combatants in dangerous contest, twisting, punching, pulling, kneeing, yanking, scissoring, holding, flipping, choking and bending. Tiny panties on round hips have special appeal.

The original presentation of Thunder Maide consists of 28 pages, mixing text and 26 RAM illustrations. The text was reset for the ebook. To accomplish an ebook that attempts to align 90 optimized pictures with only 4000 words of text, the type needed to be set extra large. While there are few words to each page, it's all easy to read.

Illustrations show scenes from the story. Alignment of story and pictures is approximate. As an aid to appreciation, a few optimized virtual enlargement were rotated 180°.

Brightness, contrast and levels were adjusted and shadows reduced to show detail. All pictures were improved by ebook processing, most with creamy gradients and smooth lines.

A second ebook contains only the optimized illustrations on 90 pages.

Burlesque Brawl

The original printing of Burlesque Brawl probably had the construction of an Exotique magazine, with a color cover on glossy cover stock and clay-coated paper inside to do justice to the art work. Through our friend in Florida, we obtained what appears to be a bootleg copy of the original, which doesn't identify the publisher. In this edition, the covers are monochrome.

It seems impossible to find the interior pages of Burlesque Brawl anywhere online. But reproductions of the color Stanton cover appear on many websites.

Sam, owner of Vegas Burlesque Theatre, has a problem: his top stars — Margo and Nina — fight with each other. The other performers have taken sides, forming feuding cliques. It's ruining his business.

He asks Margo to work out a peace deal and also develop a new stage act involving more than one woman. She arranges a meeting with Nina at her hotel. Their nasty repartee soon splinters into rough combat.

Nina raged like a wild demon. She shrieked and cursed obscenely. Margo had been completely taken aback. By the time she had recovered her wits she found herself in the disadvantageous position of being pressed against the wall by Nina . Nina held Margo's blonde hair in one hand while with her other hand she repeatedly assaulted Margo's face and body. Margo, of course, could no longer back up. She therefore did the next best thing and drew in close.

Throwing her arms about Nina, Margo clutched herself closely to Nina's body. She clung to her desperately while she tried to catch her breath. Unable to get directly at Margo's face, Nina commenced pounding her back with her clenched fists. Suddenly Margo twisted and flung Nina to the floor. Nina bounced there awkwardly, her legs flung wide, her skirt having slid up to her hips.

Margo's body virtually soared through the air as she jettisoned herself toward Nina. She landed flush upon her body with a loud smack, like that of meat hitting a table. The impact knocked the breath from both of them. Margo had thought she could hold her advantage by remaining on top, but she had underestimated Nina. Squirming, struggling and twisting, Nina managed to slip from under Margo. They rolled over and over the plush rug. . . .

In the end, the women's hostility transforms into a popular theatrical feature: an onstage brawl between burlesque beauties.

The booklet contains four interior illustrations by Eric Stanton. The style suggests his early 1960s work. The ebook includes both the monochrome cover and the color cover.

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

All new scans. About 40 pages.

NOTE
Although some parts of pictures are obscured on this page, the ebook shows everything that's in the original.

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