Viper Bionda – “The Blonde Viper” – is the original protagonist and title of a series of 1970’s Italian erotic crime comics, with some 30+ issues in its original run, the character then also appearing in other titles like Wallestein and Baghera, stepping far afield from crimes and mere bedroom play and increasingly combatting supernatural threats like vampires and sundry other monsters. All silly stuff, but a lot of the art – covers and interior panels alike – are intriguing. Finding post-able images from Euro-Sleaze comics, pulps, and Giallo crime novels can be challenging since so many are just a little too out-there for me. This one’s from the prince of perversity himself, Emanuelle Taglietti, and may just be one of the tamest pieces of cover art he ever did.
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