{"product_id":"queer-sisters","title":"Stallion Books 206 Queer Sisters by Steve Harragan scarce piece of 1950s \"sleaze digest\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eStallion Books 206 Queer Sisters by Steve Harragan scarce piece of 1950s \"sleaze digest\" Poor Condition do to spine and missing pieces from cover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe basics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is \u003cem\u003eThe Queer Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e by \"Steve Harragan,\" Stallion Books #206, priced 35¢. It's a digest-sized paperback (smaller and squarer than a standard mass-market paperback). Stallion copies are typically listed without a printed date, and dealers date it to around 1950, though since it's a reprint (see below), early-to-mid 1950s is more realistic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStallion was a short-lived New York imprint that recycled titles from other digest publishers. A collector who catalogued the line describes Stallion as underrated and fairly scarce, with a limited run that probably wasn't very successful, using a mix of photo and painted covers and some reprints from companies like Uni and Intimate Books. Your book first appeared as Uni Books #43, published by Universal around 1952. Stallion's list ran from #201 to #216 and included Harragan's \u003cem\u003eThree Bad Girls\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSide-Show Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSmuggled Sin\u003c\/em\u003e, plus \u003cem\u003eMarijuana Girl\u003c\/em\u003e and Harry Whittington's \u003cem\u003eCracker Girl\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho \"Steve Harragan\" really was\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a pen name. The author was an Englishman, William Maconachie, writing in the breezy Carter Brown style. \"Steve Harragan\" was also the name of the main character, a former crime reporter who got rich betting on horses and became a man-about-town amateur detective. Some of these books were repackaged British novels: \u003cem\u003eSin Is a Redhead\u003c\/em\u003e, for example, was originally \u003cem\u003eRedhead Rhapsody!\u003c\/em\u003e from Hamilton \u0026amp; Company in London (c. 1950), where both author and hero were called \"Bart Carson.\" Whether \u003cem\u003eThe Queer Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e has a British original too, I couldn't confirm. The title's use of \"queer\" puts it among the early lesbian-themed pulps, which are now actively collected for LGBTQ history as well as for the lurid art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe cover artist: a real find\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \"B. Safran\" signature at lower right is Bernard Safran (1924–1995), who went on to a serious art career. After WWII he started freelancing as a book-jacket illustrator in 1946, grew dissatisfied with the work, and decided to become a fine artist. Between 1957 and 1966 he painted 73 TIME magazine covers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stallion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67557785403689,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/9052\/7785\/files\/PXL_20260929_173524028.jpg?v=1790779279","url":"https:\/\/captainaero.com\/products\/queer-sisters","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}