JACK COLE PIN-UPS:
In a similar vein, Jack Cole, the revolutionary creator of Plastic Man whose comics are often cited alongside Will Eisner’s as being years ahead of their time, also did his share of pinups and gag strips for Playboy and other men’s mags of the ’50s, working under the pseudonym “Jake.”

SECRET IDENTITY:
Archivist Craig Yoe recently released a book of fetish art from Superman co-creator Joe Shuster called “Secret Identity,” which stands out not just for its BDSM themes, but the fact that pretty much everyone in it looks EXACTLY like Superman and Lois Lane. And occasionally Perry White, which is just weird.

R. CRUMB
One of the leaders of the underground comix movement of the ’60s — and its often racy comics — R. Crumb made his sexual fantasies and the very voluptuous women they involved an integral part of his work. A collection called “R. Crumb’s Sex Fantasies” sums it up pretty succinctly. He called it a “creative catharsis,” we just call it hot.

SMALL FAVORS:
Colleen Coover is currently enjoying well-deserved success as one of the most popular artists for Marvel’s kid-friendly titles, which — considering that her breakout hit “Small Favors” was a “girly porno comic” about a nymphomaniac and the size-changing embodiment of her own conscience that was equal parts dirty jokes, sweet romance and hardcore girl-on-girl action — is a pretty neat trick.

XXXENOPHILE:
Cartoonist Phil Foglio might be best known for his long-running webcomic “Girl Genius,” but his self-published “XXXenophile” — known both for its humor and its truly bizarre couplings that featured cyborgs, demons, aliens, dryads, at least one were-panther and the occasional centaur–featured a Who’s Who of comics creators with contributions from John Workman, “TMNT” co-creator Kevin Eastman, and even Adam Hughes.

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