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Real Adventure, January 1961

· January 1961

Real Adventure, January 1961
Museum Catalog Entry This issue of *Real Adventure* contains five feature stories: "Mama Genna's Six-Son Criminal Empire" chronicles the rise of a crime family from poverty to leadership of organized crime networks; "Blonde Dolly: Giveaway Harlot of Amsterdam" by James Collier recounts the 1958 murder of a high-priced call girl operating across Europe; "The Turncoat Commando Who Suckered the Jap Army" by Whit Gordon describes military deception during wartime; "Wild Yank McCumley and His Wonderful Urubu Harem" by Max Roberts follows an ex-GI leading tribal warfare in Brazil; and "Boris Savinkoff: The Red Who Assassinated Everybody" by Charles V. Nemo details an assassin's campaign against Soviet leadership. Additional pieces include "The Blimp That Bombed Chicago," depicting an aerial attack on the city. The issue features readers' letters, advertisements for karate instruction and vitamin guides, and a sex education article with color illustrations.

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