{"product_id":"tom-of-finland-the-complete-kake-comics","title":"Tom of Finland - The Complete Kake Comics","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMustachios and muscles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack to the days when men were men and sex was carefree\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1965,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTom of Finland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebegan flirting with the idea of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ean ongoing character for his panel stories, the ultimate Tom’s Man\u003c\/strong\u003e. He tried out a blond named Vicky—a common male name in Finland—followed by a Tarzan-inspired Jack. Then in 1968 Tom settled on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKake, a dark-haired, mustached leatherman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho often wore a tight white T-shirt bearing the motto “Fucker.” Kake lived up to this moniker, a sort of post-Stonewall, hyper-masculine Johnny Appleseed\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etraveling the world on his motorcycle to\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003espread the seeds of liberated, mutually satisfying, ecstatically explicit gay sex\u003c\/strong\u003e. Tom lived out many of his most personal fantasies through Kake, and Kake’s international fans made him the template for what came to be known as the gay clone look of the 1970s. Between 1968 and 1986, Tom published\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e26 episodes of Kake adventures\u003c\/strong\u003e, most as 20-page booklets.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTom of Finland – The Complete Kake Comics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecollects all of these stories in one volume\u003c\/strong\u003e. Return with Kake to the days when men were men, sex was carefree, and everyone wore a big thick mustache.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eTom of Finland. The Complete Kake Comics\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e5.3 x 7.7 in., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e2.25 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e704 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-5051-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Presse Commerce Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46521594019897,"sku":"rvv1789548558098","price":18.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/9325\/8553\/files\/tom-of-finland---the-complete-kake-comics_1.jpg?v=1789548565","url":"https:\/\/clean-girl-aesthetic.shop\/products\/tom-of-finland-the-complete-kake-comics","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}