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Tijuana Bibles: Art and Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies, 1930s-1950s (Paperback)

by Bob Adelman (Editor)
3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (1 Oct 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743255895
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743255899
  • Product Dimensions: 29.5 x 22.6 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Roy Lichtenstein

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Besides viewing sex as a divine union communicating love, sex can be seen as absurd and comical. From the latter perspective, the Tijuana Bibles have a charming, harmless naughtiness that portrays a hidden side of their era.



Book Description
As wry and raunchy as the subject it celebrates, this inspired volume introduces a new generation to the Tijuana Bibles, underground comic art from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, devoted to making sexual mockery of every sacred cow in the pasture. Editor Bob Adelman selected one hundred of the most lively and important representatives of the genre and Art Spiegelman, in his introduction, acknowledges the far-reaching impact these scandalous little booklets have had on his work. Tijuana Bibles showcases American comic art at its best.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lewd and crude, but very funny!, 11 Jun 1999
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This review is from: Tijuana Bibles: Art and Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies, 1930s-1950s (Hardcover)
This collection of satiric and pornographic cartoons will alternately amuse and offend people everywhere. Nothing and no-one is sacred. Some of the strips are beautifully drawn and funny, some are crude and downright witless and others (note the strips believed to be those of Wesley Morse) are both witty and erotic. If nothing else, this collection serves as a potent reminder that sex, in all its permutations and manifestations, has been around for a lot longer than some people care to admit!
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4.0 out of 5 stars XXXX, 16 Sep 1998
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This review is from: Tijuana Bibles: Art and Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies, 1930s-1950s (Hardcover)
Yes it is pornographic, but that is what *Tijuana Bibles* were. I remember quite well when in high school in the 50's, a few were passed around until quite tattered. And, this was at a Catholic boys school. For fun and games and an introduction of a type of porno, this edition can't be beat. If the reader hasn't been totally brainwashed by a religion, purchase it and have fun..
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1.0 out of 5 stars Be forewarned - Quite pornographic, 23 Aug 1998
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This review is from: Tijuana Bibles: Art and Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies, 1930s-1950s (Hardcover)
Based on the description, I assumed that this book was more politically subversive. Disappointingly, however, the content material was only subversive in that these comics used well known icons of the time in explicit pornography. The art is generally competent, the wit less than so. As a historical artifact it was interesting for about one viewing and basically then only to realize that people in the 1930's used the same slang for genitalia. We returned our order.
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