Maneaters: Killer Sharks in Men's Adventure Magazines: 3 (Men's Adventure Library Journal)

Summertime. When thoughts turn to sun sand surf...and sharks! Just in time for beach season Mens Adventure Library editors Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle dive deep into long unseen shark-themed pulp fiction and savage full-color illustration art drawn from three decades of classic mens adventure magazines (or MAMs) most out of print since their original publication. In addition these graphic action-packed tales of shark encounters are paired with commentary and mythbusting by a celebrated panel of contemporary shark experts who separate the stories fact from fiction. My God the Sharks Got the Women!...Shark-Battling Dolphins Saved My Life...A Man-Eating Shark Pack Against Scuba Divers...The Headhunting Shark That Destroyed a Texas Family...The Sharks Got My Legs...Wild untamed shark fiction and hard-nosed shark science collide in one high-octane full color collection. Theres never been a book like it!Sharks and hard-boiled shark hysteria were an integral part of MAMs from the very beginning regularly appearing as villains across the magazines three-decade lifespan in stories by the likes of GODFATHER author Mario Puzo and Robert Edmond Alter and in the killer covers and interior art by pantheon illustration artists like Mort Künstler and Samson Pollen.In addition to expert commentary and critiques a preface by Steve Cheskin creator of Discoverys Shark Week and an afterword by MEGA SHARK VS. GIANT OCTOPUS director Ace Hannah (Jack Perez) affirm the sturdy bloodlines between the shark terror of yesterday and todays sharkmania.MANEATERS is available as a 170-page softcover and as a 192-page expanded hardcover with additional content.Sink your teeth in.