#400404 - Lesbos Review 4 1968 B B Sales
Lesbos Review, Volume 1, Number 4
B. B. Sales [L. Burtman] Company
New York, New York
1968
digital replica
In the way that the Bur in Burmel Publishing and bee in Selbee Publishing refer to Leonard Burtman, either the first or second B in B. B. Sales Company refers to Mr. Burtman. The magazine has the graphic style, proportions, paper, printer’s ornaments, borders, and iconic Bilbrew clip art and nameplate routinely found in his magazines.
Issue Four presents photo sets we haven’t seen before. Three pictorials identify lesbians in love. Pages expose lesbian influences in motion pictures.
— Mary & Midnight pictorial
Mary leaves her small-town home and visits cousin Midnight in the big city. Soon, the two are smoking up the bedroom in nylons and garter belts.
— An Act of Love pictorial
Actresses Sherry and Midnight rehearse an act of love scene in a full bathtub. Then, they show us what it looks like on a mattress, in and out of undies. “Thrills Beyond Compare.”
— Roommates in Action pictorial
Susan and Paula love living together. When Paula fails to accomplish household chores, Susan punishes her with tender kisses. Both wear snug RHT hosiery.
— British Femme Fatales article
Wendy and Jane acted in an unidentified film about damsels in distress. A medievalish dungeon setting holds beauty in chains.
— The Lesbian Influence in Films exclusive on-the-spot report
The anonymous writer contends that “Love affairs between women, non-sex tease films and male ridicule themes cater to the lesbian.” She sites The Fox, inspired by the D. H. Lawrence novel about two women. In 1966, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? based on the Edward Albee play, inspired motion picture producers to design a more flexible rating system.
— Sappho's Salon short story by Gloria Day
Conventional Louis never satisfied his lascivious wife. Amy decides to “make the scene” with pretty masseuse Sandra. “Again and again, the two of them were stimulated and soared into orbit. A shower of stars. . . . ecstatic joys of long denied urges.”
— Girl in the Cab short story by Jon Parker
Phyllis flirts up a sexy passenger and convinces her to take a stroll on the wild side. “When the lady cab driver's mouth found where Joanie was a woman, it turned both of them on with the impact of dynamite.”
— Love My House, Love Me short story by Vera T. Schorr
“Girl real estate saleman” Pat shows a stucco duplex to Julie. They frolic in the bathtub. Pat “fondled the lower slopes of Julie's tummy, loving the marshmallow softness and little spasms she provoked.”
illustrations by Gene Bilbrew
Mr. Bilbrew's art appears on 14 pages of the magazine. Ink and pencil drawings introduce three short stories. Other pictures serve as filler. Six panels of the first episode of Lesbo Love by ENEG begins the troubled romance of Carol and Diane.
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One stellar cover painting by Eric Stanton.
The digital replica presents all the words and pictures of the full-sized original, including ads. The sequence of pages was revised to improve continuity. The tonality of photos was adjusted and many specks re-touched. Some margins were reduced and page layouts revised to obtain larger pictures. The 72-page magazine transposed nicely to ebook format.
All new scans.
This 1960s artifact reflects the styles and turbulence of its time. Prose makes reference to hi-fi stereo, Bob Dylan, and women working in historically male jobs. A wired telephone, swag lamp and “hippie” vernacular recall evolving culture in this obscure, period relic.
Sweet young models in sheer stockings canoodle, fondle, touch, smooch and caress. It’s fair to say that little, if anything, expressed here about lesbians (or anything else) is true.
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