tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500704922792766299.post2845501805813287460..comments2024-03-07T05:55:18.221-08:00Comments on Yesterday’s Papers: Dick Dauntlessjohn adcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02601087030921802835noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500704922792766299.post-90271095169249505582009-04-24T06:22:00.000-07:002009-04-24T06:22:00.000-07:00Not exactly typical, but where something like this...Not exactly typical, but where something like this would never have been allowed in a dime novel, penny dreadfuls had no rules on sex and violence. Most typical was the stripping and whipping of the heroine, usually by demon nuns, a favourite with the illustrators.Other pd's featured heroes as pure as the hero of a dime novel western.john adcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601087030921802835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500704922792766299.post-49995328232759239642009-04-23T22:24:00.000-07:002009-04-23T22:24:00.000-07:00Wow! That "dance" was pretty steamy. Was it typica...Wow! That "dance" was pretty steamy. Was it typical of these "boys'" adventures to feature this sort of heavy breathing stuff? The dime novels I've read (American) have been distressingly pure.Smurfswackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807173070389349098noreply@blogger.com