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Fetish Times

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Fetish Times Newspaper
Number 1, 1973

During the 1970's, Fetish Times was published in Los Angeles, CA

They produced a newspaper specifically targeting people who were interested in "anything kinky".

Marvin Lincoln was on staff as one of their writer/editor.

Mistress Michelle Peters was a contributor.

Address: 4501 Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks, 91403 Now defunct

History of "Fetish Times"

by Mistress Michelle Peters & slave english

The genesis of the B&D newspaper is traceable back through the linage of B&D Magazine publishing to the 1930s. During the 1920s & 1930's "London Life" was published in England & distributed worldwide, while not specifically a B&D Fetish magazine, It was the first internationally distributed magazine to have a regular & sizeable B&D and fetish section. The artist & publisher John Coutts (aka John Willie) was a regular contributor.

In 1946, John Willie first published "Bizarre", considered to be the first dedicated B&D Fetish magazine. By the early 1950s (1951-55) Irving Klaw was publishing his Nutrix Booklets and by 1954/55 Lenny Burtman was publishing Exotica (1954) and Exotique (1955) magazine. With the advent of Lenny Burtman's publishing enterprises (against a backdrop of obscenity cases) the B&D / Fetish magazine market grew manifold and the demand seemed to grow year by year.

In 1968, a New York publisher by the name of Al (Alvin) Goldstein published "Screw Magazine", a porn tabloid newspaper. "Screw Magazine" was published as a heterosexual tabloid newspaper for sound economic reasons. Star Publishing of Brooklyn, N. Y. (headed by Teddy (Roth) Rothstein) would charge two dollars to print a five-dollar magazine, two dollars to distribute, leaving you with one dollar income on each magazine. Star controlled all fetish / B&D magazines east of the Mississippi, while Mag Corp controlled all printing west of the Mississippi. The cost of producing a newspaper was significantly lower than the " glossy" B&D porn magazines because a newspaper could be laid out at the office, instead of at the printers, this now meant fewer issues were needed to be sold to reach a "breakeven" point financially. Secondly, the cover price could be lower than the "traditional" magazines and because of the newspaper format, issues could be produced on a more frequent basis.


Fetish Times Newspaper
Number 1, 1973

During the 1970's, Fetish Times was published in Los Angeles, CA

They produces a newspaper specifically targeting people who were interested in "anything kinky".


Excerpts from Fetish Times

"The inside story of Backdrop II" - Story by Marvin X


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