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The Man from C.A.M.P. is a series of ten gay pulp fiction novels published under the pseudonym of Don Holliday. The original nine were written by Victor J. Banis between 1966 and 1968; a tenth by an uncertain author appeared in 1971.〔Banis, Victor J. ''Spine Intact, Some Creases: Remembrances of a Paperback Writer''. Genova, Italy: ECIG, 2004, page 123. Munroe, Lynn. "The Man from C.A.M.P." e *I *6 (Vol. 2, no. 1), January 2003. http://efanzines.com/EK/eI6/index.htm〕 The series first emerged during a period when gay paperback titles began spoofing popular genre fiction. As such, they are part of the great gay paperback explosion that "catered to most every taste in men's genre fiction," including detective stories and spy thrillers.〔Stryker, Susan. ''Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions from the Golden Age of the Paperback''. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2001, pages 115 & 117.〕 According to Banis, the series was inspired by the characters ''Batman and Robin'', and is a spoof of the James Bond series and the television show ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.''〔Banis, Victor J. ''That Man from C.A.M.P.: Rebel without a Pause.'' Edited by Fabio Cleto. Binghamton, New York: Haworth Press (Southern Tier Editions), 2004, page 327.〕 〔Banis, Victor J. ''The Golden Age of Gay Fiction.'' Edited by Drewey Wayne Gunn. Albion, New York: MLR Press, 2009, page 120.〕 The series is significant because it offers the first positive portrayal of a gay secret agent in fiction, Jackie Holmes.〔Gunn, Drewey Wayne. ''The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film''. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2005, page 166.〕 ==Series introduction== C.A.M.P., whose name references the camp aesthetic, is described as "an underground organization dedicated to the protection and advancement of homosexuals."〔Banis, Victor J. ''That Man from C.A.M.P.: Rebel without a Pause''. Edited by Fabio Cleto. Binghamton, New York: Haworth Press (Southern Tier Editions), 2004, page 8.〕 C.A.M.P. works in coordination with law enforcement agencies around the globe, including INTERPOL. The meaning of the acronym C.A.M.P. is never given, but the series' protagonist, Jackie Holmes, a gay, seductive and capable international secret agent, allows that "the C might stand for sucker."〔Gunn, Drewey Wayne. ''The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film''. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2005, page 19.〕 The general formula for each book involves Jackie being paired up with a homophobic government agent to investigate a suspicious crime. After any number of twists and turns, Jackie solves the mystery and seduces the formerly homophobic agent.〔Banis, Victor J. ''That Man from C.A.M.P.: Rebel without a Pause''. Edited by Fabio Cleto. Binghamton, New York: Haworth Press (Southern Tier Editions), 2004, page xix.〕 C.A.M.P.'s archenemy organization is B.U.T.C.H. (Brothers United to Crush Homosexuality) headed by the infamous Tiger Bey. The Man from C.A.M.P. books were written quickly without significant editing, and sometimes were not published as written. As such, the original printings contain a number of typos and scenes reused from other works in the series. In the two recent compilations, the redundant scenes have been removed.〔Bronski, Michael, ed. ''Pulp Friction: Uncovering the Golden Age of Gay Male Pulps''. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2003, page 17.〕 The recent compilations are significant because the original copies, by virtue of their obvious sexual orientation, were often disposed of or destroyed so that they would not reveal clues about their owners and their lives.〔Banis, Victor J. ''Tales from C.A.M.P.: Jackie's Back!'' San Francisco: GLB Publishers, 2005, page 308.〕 Robert Bonfils produced the paperback cover art for all the novels in the series, except ''Gothic Gaye'', the cover of which was illustrated by Darryl Milsap.〔Kemp, Earl. e *I *6 (Vol. 2, no. 1), January 2003. http://efanzines.com/EK/eI6/index.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Man from C.A.M.P.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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