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| Let us journey once again into the swirling vortex of Ed Wood's magazine writing career. |
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| Another fine Pendulum publication. |
By 1972, Pendulum's small office on 5585 W Pico Blvd in Los Angeles churned out an average of three magazines per week under the Pendulum and Calga imprints. Both were legitimate business in their own right, operating from the same address. In those days, Calga published titles under its own imprint, as well as under two DBAs (copyright-speak for "doing business as," in which a business can use a fictitious name so long as it's not trademarked): Gallery Press and Edusex. Pendulum, too, carried a DBA: SECS Press (also a concurrent paperback line: the Sex Education Clinical Series).
Ed Wood, the most prolific staff writer at the W Pico office, wrote as much as the other four or so staffers combined. His resume lists 51 short stories and 52 articles in 1972 alone. (Thanks to Bob Blackburn, co-heir of the Ed Wood estate, for this count.)
Although much of Ed's work from this era has been identified, it is our hope that this list furthers research ultimately leading to the discovery of more. Stories and articles were often written under pseudonyms, or even without credit, and the staff also wrote any and all supporting text: photo captions and narratives accompanying photo sets, and even editorials. The magazines often formed the basis for paperbacks, the staff quickly stitching them together to collect the $100 bonus per paperback offered by Bernie Bloom.
The following list contains all titles filed for copyright in 1972, 154 individual titles in all. A few were filed for copyright as books, though listed in the periodical copyright index owing to being serialized. Volume and Number were oft-times fluid, duplicating or even skipping a number. Some titles only had Volume numbers. The specific day of copyright likewise varied, sometimes coming after publication, sometimes before, and at the end and beginning of the year, copyright records for 1972 cover a handful of titles published in late 1971 or early 1973.
Pendulum/SECS Press
Pendulum
Balling
v2n1 FebMar
Black and White
v2n1 AprMay
v2n2 JunJul
v2n3 OctNov
Blazing Films
v6n1 JanFeb
v6n2 AprMay
v6n3 OctNov
Body and Soul
v6n1 FebMar
v6n2 JulAug
The Boy Friends
v4n1 JulAug
Dynamic Films
v6n1 MarApr
v6n2 JulAug
Ecstasy
v4n1 FebMar
v4n2 JulAug
v4n3 OctNov
Flesh & Fantasy
v5n1 MarApr
Garter Girls
v6n1 FebMar
v6n2 MayJun
v6n3 SepOct
v7n1 NovDec
The Girl Friends
v4n1 JanFeb (in notice: Dec71)
v4n2 MayJun
Girl Lovers
v2n1 JulAug
Gold Diggers
v4n1 JanFeb (in notice: Dec71)
v4n2 MayJun
Heads Up
v4n1 JanFeb (in notice: 1971)
Lezo
v6n1 MarApr
Nude But Nice
v2n1 FebMar
v2n2 MayJun
Nude Rebels
v4n1 FebMar
v4n2 MayJun
v4n3 SepOct
v5n1 JanFeb73 (in notice: Dec72)
One Plus One
v4n1 JanFeb (in notice: Dec71)
v4n2 AprMay
Orgy
v4n1 AprMay
v4n2 SepOct
Pendulum
v4n1 AprMay
Pussy Willow
v4n2 AugSep
v4n3 NovDec
Roulette
v6n1 JanFeb
v6n2 MayJun
Savage Sex
v4n1 FebMar
v4n2 AprMay
Sensuous Strippers
v3n1 MarApr
v3n2 JunJul
Spice 'n' Nice
v3n1 AprMay
v3n2 AugSep
v3n3 NovDec
Suck-em-Up
v2n1 MarApr
Swap
v6n1 MarApr
v6n2 MayJun
v6n3 OctNov
Two Plus Two
v4n1 JanFeb (in notice: Dec71)
v4n2 AprMay
The Wild-Cats
v6n1 FebMar
v6n2 MayJun
Wild Couples
v4n1 MarApr
v4n2 JulAug
Young Beavers
v6n1 MarApr
v6n2 JulAug
SECS Press
Adult Garden of Sex
SECS Press
n6 MarApr
n7 JulAug
n8 NovDec
Bride & Groom
SECS Press (book)
1 FebMar
3 JulAug
4 SepOct
The Sexual Man
SECS Press
n4 JanFeb
n5 AprMay
n6 JunJul
n7 OctNov
The Sexual Woman
SECS Press
n5 FebMar
n6 AprMay
n7 AugSep
n8 JanFeb73 (in
notice: Dec72)
Workbook of Adult Sexual Education
SECS Press (book)
2 MarApr
3 MayJun
World of Love & Sex
SECS Press (book)
11 Apr
Calga/Gallery Press/Edusex
Calga
Belly Button
v3n1 AprMay
Erotic Love
v3n2 OctNov
Group Sex (An Illustrated Study of
Group Sex)
v4n1 MarApr
v1n2 AugSep
v1n3 NovDec
Hit and Fun
v3n1 FebMar
v3n2 AugSep
An Illustrated Study of Voyeurism
(Formerly: Voyeurism)
v3n2 OctNov
Lesbianism
v3n1 AprMay
Lesbo Lassies
v4n1 JanFeb (in notice: Dec71)
v4n2 MayJun
v4n3 OctNov
Love Me
v3n1 FebMar
v3n2 JunJul
Mastering Sexual Adequacy
v1 JanFeb (in notice: Dec71)
v1 MarApr
v3 Apr May
Primer for Sexual Education
v5 JanFeb
v5 MarApr
v7 JunJul
v8 SepOct
v9 NovDec
The Reel Thing
v1 JanFeb
v2MayJun
v3SepOct
Sado-Masochism (A Study of
Sadomasochism)
v4n1 JanFeb
v4n2 MayJun
Skin & Bones
v4n1 FebMar
v4n2 JulAug
A Study of Erotic Love Practices
v3n1 MarApr
Switch Hitters
v3n1 MarApr
v3n2 AugSep
v3n3 NovDec
U.S. Sex and World Views
v5 FebMar
v6 AprMay
Voyeurism (Continued as An Illustrated
Study of Voyeurism)
v3n1 AprMay
Gallery Press
Boyplay
Gallery Press
v1n1 NovDec
Cherry
Gallery Press
v1n1 NovDec
Couples Doing It
Gallery Press
v1n1 AugSep72
v1n2 OctNov
Deuce
Gallery Press
v1n1 NovDec
Fantastic
Gallery Press
v1n1 AugSep
v1n2 NovDec
Gallery
Gallery Press
v1n1 OctNov
Gemini
Gallery Press
v1n1 SepOct
v1n2 NovDec
Goddess
Gallery Press
v1n1 SepOct
v1n2 NovDec
Hellcats
Gallery Press
v1n1 OctNov
Legendary Sex Tales
Gallery Press
v1n1 SepOct
Lesbian Life
Gallery Press
v1n1 AugSep
v1n2 NovDec
Monster Sex Tales
Gallery Press
v1n1 AugSep
Party Time
Gallery Press
v1n1 AugSep
v1n2 NovDec
Passion
Gallery Press
v1n1 OctNov
Savage
Gallery Press
v1n1 SepOct
v1n2 NovDec
Turn On
Gallery Press
v1n1 SepOct
v2n1 JanFeb73 (in notice: Dec72)
Wanted Women
Gallery Press
v1n1 SepOct
v2n1 JanFeb73 (in notice: Dec72)
Weird Sex Tales
Gallery Press
v1n1 JulAug
Woman's World
Gallery Press
v1n1 SepOct
v2n1 JanFeb73 (in
notice: Dec71)
Edusex
The Anatomy of Sex
Edusex
v1 AugSep
v2
NovDec
Female Sexuality
Edusex
n1 OctNov
The Sex Experience
Edusex
n1 AugSep
n2 NovDec
Sex Forum
Edusex
n1 OctNov
Sex in America
Edusex
n1 OctNov
The Sex Scene
Edusex
n1 NovDec
Sex Studies
Edusex
n2 NovDec
Sexworld
Edusex
n1 AugSep
n3 NovDec
We'll continue
indexing all magazine titles produced by Pendulum/Calga during Ed's
tenure there (the majority of the publisher's existence) in future installments of Ed Wood Wednesdays.