50s Pin-Up [Pinup] Girls: Betty Page and Friends! (Vintage trading cards, 1992)
Worsham, Roger (creator, research); Don Bishop (cover art), Movie Star News (photos); Coral Nilsen (pre-press); Paula Klaw (contributor)
Atwood, CA: Mother Productions, 1992. Series 1 (of 2). Vintage trading cards, in original box, featuring 40 cards showcasing non-nude B/W pinup photography by Paula Klaw of noted stripteasers, Blaze Starr, Lili St. Cyr, & Tempest Storm, as well as the legendary Bettie Page. All are shown in heels, nylons, & behind-the-curtain at their performances. Each card also complete w/ biographic text of the model on the verso. Mother Production, arguably a leader in pinup reissue ephemera, produced ~25 similar sets, including aircraft nose art, Wild West Badmen, killer cards, Nazi cards, Mafia cards, & human oddity sets. They never got Bettie's name right. Presumed complete (no statement of card count present). 40 photo cards, 3 contact/order cards, 2.75 x 3.75 inches. Near Fine. Steve Sullivan, "Glamour Girls: The Illustrated Encyclopedia," #6 (Page), #48 (Storm), #71 (Starr), 1999. [Book ID: 125942] [Trading Cards]