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Jun 5, 2021 • 24 tweets • 7 min read • Read on X

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Today in pulp... a few Beacon Books!

They'd sex anything up: even Poul Anderson.

I love alliteration!

Hill Hellion, by Lon Williams. Beacon Books, 1968.

Sin In Space, by Cyril Judd. Beacon, 1959. Cover by Bob Stanley.

The only way Cherry could get places was by going bad...

Sin Doll, by Orrie Hitt. Beacon Books, 1963.

Bobby Sox, always a vice giveaway.

The Promoter, by Orrie Hitt. Beacon Books 142, 1957.

"She wanted to paint the male figure... Undraped!"

Girl Artist, by Ben West. Beacon Books, 1960.

I believe this is called "Uptitling."

The Sexecutives, by Lee Richards. Beacon Books, 1963.

"They came from filthy slums, where even their dreams were dirty!"

Gutter Gang, by Jay de Bekker. Beacon Books, 1954.

"It was mating season... all year 'round!"

Bayou Girl, by John Thompson. Beacon Books, 1956.

"When Juanita twisted, every man squirmed!"

The Sex Twist, by John Carver. Beacon Books, 1962.

The Lady Is A Lush, by Orrie Hitt. Beacon Books, 1960.

"Set in the primitive backwater country of Louisiana..."

Spawn Of The Bayou, by John B Thompson. Beacon Books B208, 1958.

Through the keyhole... Too Hot To Handle, by Orrie Hitt. Beacon Books, 1959.

Sales and marketing: Sheba, by Orrie Hitt. Beacon Books, 1959.

Early Mallrats.

Shopping Center Sex, by Oren A Lang. Beacon Books, 1964.

Snap! A Woman's Woman by Toni Adler (Beacon Books 1962) & The Unmarried Ones by Don Rico (Beacon Books 1964)

Set in the lustful world of insurance brokers.

Shabby Street, by Orrie Hitt. Beacon Books, 1954.

Blue Hotel, on a lonely highway...

Bedrooms Are Not For Sleeping, by Herb Roberts. Beacon Books, 1962.

Top tip: wearing good quality rubber boots can save your life if you are hit by sex lightening.

Morgan's Girls, by Matt Harding. Beacon Books, 1965.

I note this never happens at sci-fi conventions!* Call South 3300: Ask for Molly! by Orrie Hitt. Beacon B176, 1958.

(*don't @ me. What happens in Farscape stays in Farscape...)

"The new sex frontier - SUBURBIA!"

The Deceivers, by L T Woodward MD. Beacon Books, 1962.

Loves Of A Girl Wrestler by Ben West (aka James W. Lampp). Beacon Books, 1960.

"They strutted shamelessly before greedy eyes!"

Of G-strings And Strippers by Mark Tyron. Beacon Books, 1953.

More Beacon Books another time...

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