I said the other day on Twitter that an innocent-looking lady showing a lot of cleavage makes my heart melt. I was referring to a different picture, but this is the picture that really stands for that feeling in my mind.
It took me several years to find an actual copy of this magazine, at a New York City flea market in Chelsea–I got it about ten years ago for $25–and when I finally bought it, the dealer thought I wanted it for a picture of Bettie Page inside. It was a nice pic of Page, but I explained to him that it was the Betty on the cover that had turned this magazine into a kind of Holy Grail for me. When I finally got my hands on this issue, I thought to myself, “Well, I might as well stop collecting vintage men’s magazines now. I have found my ultimate prize.”
Of course I didn’t stop collecting–that was not possible. Although perhaps I did slow down quite a bit.
This to me is just the most beautiful men’s magazine cover of all. Amazing picture, amazing Betty Brosmer.
I got the picture of the cover off the web (just didn’t feel like digging the actual magazine out of my files at 6 a.m. when I was writing this) and discovered (thank you, Google Image Search) you can even get a photo print of this great cover here on Amazon made by a manufacturer called Posterazzi. I don’t work for Posterazzi; just passing the info along for your interest!
Irv O. Neil's EROTICA IS MY TRADE 
