In addition to digital scans of Janus, Februs, Privilege and Derriere you’ll also find hard to get issues of Roue and Blushes spanking magazines.

The theme of the infliction of punishment on young women for sexual pleasure under the excuse of morality is the leitmotif running through much of Manton’s work. Linda ( Evelyn Simmonds) incurs punishment by neglecting her schoolwork and trying on her aunt’s lingerie. There’s a lovely shot of the headmaster, who is seated, pulling the teacher’s schoolgirl knickers down. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Recurrent features included ‘Dateline USA’ by Al Green, reporting on spanking in American culture, and ‘Collector’s Corner’ by Murray Roberts, examining spankings in mainstream cinema and literature.Before the individually numbered large format Janus magazines it was published in pocketbook size with volume number and edition number within volume. The works of “Richard Manton” seem to have influenced another recently re-published classic from the 1990s.

Covers became very discreet in the mid-1980s, nothing indicating the nature of the contents beyond ‘Adult Reading Only’.For several years, the cover photographs were mainstream glamour shots, usually of bare-bottomed women.