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May 24, 2020 • 13 tweets • 7 min read • Read on X
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Time for a pulp countdown now, and today its my top 10 swinging pulp spies!

Prepare to be shaken and stirred as we enter the world of sexpionage... #SundayFunday Image
Swinging spy no 10: The Man From Planet X! Peter Lance is an alien spy from the planet Tharb, with a three foot long *ahem*... ImageImage
Swinging pulp spy no 9: Rod Damon - The Coxeman! Superspy, professor of sociology and director of L.S.D., the League for Sexual Dynamics. ImageImage
Swinging pulp spy no 8: Cherry Delight - The Sexecutioner! Top agent for N.Y.M.P.H.O. (New York Mafia Prosecution & Harassment Organization) ImageImage
Swinging pulp spy no 7: Tim O'Shane - the man from TOMCAT! Quite a good spy plot, apparently... ImageImage
Swinging pulp spy no 6: John Stake, the agent from PrICK! (Private Institute for Central Knowledge). Sweden's very own superspy! ImageImage
Swinging pulp spy no 5: Trevor Anderson - agent 0008! Of course it's a Bond parody... ImageImage
Swinging pulp spy no 4: The Baroness! Fun fact: her preferred weapon is the Bernadelli VB .25 caliber. ImageImage
Before I reveal the top 3 swinging pulp spies, a few that didn't quite make the top 10... ImageImageImageImage
Swinging pulp spy no 3: Steve Victor - The Man From ORGY! Fifteen books in the series... ImageImage
Swinging pulp spy no 2: Eve Drum - The Lady From LUST! Her codename is Oh-Oh-Sex. Not much of a code there... ImageImage
And our No 1 swinging pulp spy is... Philip McAlpine! Now whatever happened to Adam Diment: theguardian.com/books/booksblo… ImageImage
More silly superspies another time... Image

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