This manly, action-filled cover is from 1968.
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The Manliest Covers Of True Men
From 1957 to 1975, True Men Stories featured articles about real men doing manly stuff, like fighting wild animals and saving women from enemy soldiers. Below, check out a few of the manliest covers of True Men!
Artwork of the Day: Rugged Men (by Earl Norem)

by Earl Norem
This cover is from 1960. He doesn’t look all that rugged.
Artwork of the Day: Tales of the Zombie (by Earl Norem)

by Earl Norem
This cover is from 1975. This is what happens when someone has an objection and decides not to forever hold their peace.
Artwork of the Day: Man to Man (by Earl Norem)

by Earl Norem
I love this because a woman is in charge but that’s still not the most practical pirate uniform. This cover is from 1960.
The Totally True Covers of True Adventures
True Adventures was a pulp magazine that ran from 1955 to 1971. Each issue featured stories about manly men doing manly things and they were all supposedly true. Today, True Adventures not because of the stories but the very pulpy and often very violent covers.
Here, for our adventurous readers, is just a sampling of the covers of True Adventures:

























