Vintage Pulp | Nov 26 2012 |
Above, the cover and some random scans from an issue of Australia’s Adam magazine published November 1964. We only uploaded about twenty images because they came from an online source and the quality isn’t quite what we’d like. But even badly scanned Adam is worth a look, and the cover art is nice, illustrating Walter S. Bratu’s adventure “Peaceful Executioner,” which is set in the fictional Caribbean nation of San Felipe. Did you know that a Mexican standoff is officially between three antagonists? Strategy is key. If person A shoots at person B, person C can shoot at person A, with increased odds of never being shot at, since if A kills B and C kills A, the fight is over with C as the survivor. That’s why, unlike a duel, a Mexican standoff can last forever because the first person to shoot is actually at a disadvantage. Just a little FYI, in case you ever find yourself in that predicament. We still have about fifteen issues of Adam, and we’ll get those up as soon as possible.