True Adventures may be one of the least adventurous mens magazines we’ve ever come across. While there is some action presented, mostly the focus in this August 1963 issue is on skin. From France’s nudist mecca Île du Levant to the world’s wildest bar in Tahiti to the “Belles of Baja” and stops in Greece and Peru the magazine endeavors to combine globe-trotting with just plain globes. It even offers up a feature on Alaskan eskimos—their term not ours—that features that old favorite of b-rate fiction: the girl who strips naked in order to share her body heat with a freezing man. All the tales in this magazine are entertaining and there’s also very nice art by Basil Gogos and others. You’ll find about thirty scans below. While you’re enjoying those we’re going to try to convince the Pulp Intl. girlfriends we’re freezing.
1956—Elvis Shakes Up Ed Sullivan
Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time, performing his hit song “Don’t Be Cruel.” Ironically, a car accident prevented Sullivan from being present that night, and the show was guest-hosted by British actor Charles Laughton.