John Spicer Leaves His Mark
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 1:20 pm
A few days ago I was perusing about CSR when I came upon the post for Frontier Romance #1.
http://www.chicagospankingreview.org/co ... nking.html
This is an overall excellent article that in addition to the usual load-down concerning a comic book spanking features Web-Ed's research about how this particular image [the comic book image] contributed to the eventual self-censuring of the comic book industry. It's not my purpose now to repeat any of Web-Ed's thorough findings. If you have any interest in the history of sequential art spankings be sure to read his post. The photo, immediately below, that was used by artist Walter Johnson as a model for Frontier Romance #1 caught my attention because the name John Spicer was familiar to me. Spicer spanking his wife not only led to an excuse for the publication of this particular photo - which would end up in the hands of Walter Johnson whose art would help fuel a call for comic book censorship - but had other, more pleasant ramifications, as well.
Frontier Romances #1 1948 Model for artist Walter Johnson Likely source Beauty Parade 1948. By the way and off-topic, 'Mrs. Spicer's' outfit plays nicely into an early spanking fantasy of mine but then I suppose it was posed this way because it appealed to more than a few gentlemen who shared those same feelings. John Spicer Nanaimo Daily News British Colombia Canada March 26, 1948. This clipping is a bit difficult to read because the newspaper was preserved and then duplicated in such a way that the first word of almost every line is missing. It is the story of John Spicer's court case and how it came to pass that he spanked his wife with a frying pan. [Perhaps a pan that was found among the dirty items Mrs. Spicer had left in the sink .] This account in a Canadian newspaper is the first reference to John Spicer and spanking I have found and is the most complete description of what actual took place between John and the Mrs. The item of most interest from the beginning and in the stories that follow is that the magistrate condones Mr. Spicer's remedy for his wife's behavior. John Spicer New York Daily News May 16, 1948. Six or seven weeks later and the story gains circulation in the states. Instead of being universally condemned as an abuser John Spicer has gained a somewhat positive notoriety across North America. We'll continue with the legend of John Spicer in my next post.
http://www.chicagospankingreview.org/co ... nking.html
This is an overall excellent article that in addition to the usual load-down concerning a comic book spanking features Web-Ed's research about how this particular image [the comic book image] contributed to the eventual self-censuring of the comic book industry. It's not my purpose now to repeat any of Web-Ed's thorough findings. If you have any interest in the history of sequential art spankings be sure to read his post. The photo, immediately below, that was used by artist Walter Johnson as a model for Frontier Romance #1 caught my attention because the name John Spicer was familiar to me. Spicer spanking his wife not only led to an excuse for the publication of this particular photo - which would end up in the hands of Walter Johnson whose art would help fuel a call for comic book censorship - but had other, more pleasant ramifications, as well.
Frontier Romances #1 1948 Model for artist Walter Johnson Likely source Beauty Parade 1948. By the way and off-topic, 'Mrs. Spicer's' outfit plays nicely into an early spanking fantasy of mine but then I suppose it was posed this way because it appealed to more than a few gentlemen who shared those same feelings. John Spicer Nanaimo Daily News British Colombia Canada March 26, 1948. This clipping is a bit difficult to read because the newspaper was preserved and then duplicated in such a way that the first word of almost every line is missing. It is the story of John Spicer's court case and how it came to pass that he spanked his wife with a frying pan. [Perhaps a pan that was found among the dirty items Mrs. Spicer had left in the sink .] This account in a Canadian newspaper is the first reference to John Spicer and spanking I have found and is the most complete description of what actual took place between John and the Mrs. The item of most interest from the beginning and in the stories that follow is that the magistrate condones Mr. Spicer's remedy for his wife's behavior. John Spicer New York Daily News May 16, 1948. Six or seven weeks later and the story gains circulation in the states. Instead of being universally condemned as an abuser John Spicer has gained a somewhat positive notoriety across North America. We'll continue with the legend of John Spicer in my next post.