first edition Magazine
1983 · Chicago
by DeBlase, Anthony F., editor, Fledermus
Chicago: Desmodus Int, 1983. Magazine. 20p. including covers, 8.5x11 inches, illustrated with b&w explicit photos of genital torture, dungeons, films, art, very good SM magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Chicago-based Fledermaus (The Bat) Anthony DeBlase created this gay male SM publication and mail-order business, moving to San Francisco and at one point publishing from Amsterdam. Fledermaus was a major force and influence in the Leather/SM community. Most of the ads are Chicago businesses. (Inventory #: 202949)