Fling May 1986 -- Stud Service: First Appearance Short Story by Charles Bukowski with Illustrations by Spain Rodriguez (1986)

The May 1986 issue of Fling Magazine featured the Bukowski short story, "Stud Service", as well as  a shortened illustrated version by Spain Rodriguez. A shorter version, "No Quickies, Remember," was first published by Fling in 1971 and collected in "The Bell Tolls for No One." But that version was updated by Bukowski in 1986 and is much longer, with an introduction, more dialog, and graphic sex scenes.

Spain Rodriguez was one of the original Zap Comix artists with Robert Crumb, a hard-charging biker, and class warfare revolutionary. He influenced generations of cartoonists and illustrators with a gritty, in-your-face approach to urban life. Bukowski and Spain met at least once at a party in the early 1970s. Bukowski challenged Spain to a fight, but backed down when Spain took him up on the offer. Bukowski later wrote a poem about it called, "trouble with spain."

Magazine is in Near Fine condition with some light general wear,

Fling was another attempt to follow Hugh Hefner’s success. It was founded in 1957 by Relim Publishing Company out of Chicago. Bukowski short stories appeared in at least 10 issues of Fling between 1970-1986.

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