MAQ #8 is our "Heavy Hitters" issue.

Most killed for money. Some for revenge. Some for pleasure. The stories in this issue of the MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY features a lineup of deadly killers ripped from the pages of vintage men's adventure magazines.

Stories include: Al Capone's Hatchet Man, The Killer With 100 Faces, The Specialist, The Top Gun of The Syndicate, The Hitman Who Specialized in killing other Hitmen, The Hitman Who Turned Out to be a Woman, and The Mafia Hitman the C.I.A. Hired to Kill Castro!

MAQ Co-Editor Bob Deis provides an introduction for each story that sheds light on the writers, artists, magazines, and characters involved. This issue also includes several special features written exclusively for the MAQ. One, written by retromedia maven, author and podcaster Gary Lovisi, provides a look at hit men in movies, paperbacks and real life. Another looks at the world's most famous male artists' model -- Steve Holland -- in a profile written by Michael Stradford, the world's foremost expert on Holland. There's also an article by MAQ co-editor Bill Cunningham that provides deep background on the Blaxploitation movie classic HIT MAN. On top of all that, you get to meet a special lady who was a big "hit" with men back in the '50s and '60s, Betty Brosmer, in our MAQ GAL-LERY feature.

Join us as we recount the adventures of ruthless killers and killer bodies in this special "Heavy Hitters" issue of the MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY!