Thnx for this @DougDawson and way to go, bunny! Congrats!
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"Mr. Austin wrote, āEsquire introduced the gatefold, previously limited to mostly small-circulation European art magazines in its December 1939 issue. Despite the fact that the Petty Girl failed to appear ā George Petty wanted extra money for the gatefolds and to the discomfiture of Esquire, sat out the entire year of 1940 ā the gatefolds proved such a sensation that starting in April 1940, Esquire provided not one, but three, in every issue. Esquire began casting about for a replacement for Petty, but found no one that met with the readershipās satisfaction. Finally on a sunny day in 1940, Alberto Vargas, seeking work, was interviewed at *Esquireā*s New York offices. Amid much hoopla, the first Varga Girl appeared in the October 1940 issue: the gatefold had been introduced to the image that would make it famous.ā
Mr. Austin has also noted, āThis parchment drawing, after being flopped and turned upright became the first Varga Girl.ā
From the Estate of Charles Martignette."
https://fineart.ha.com/itm/paintings/alberto-vargas-american-1896-1982-reclining-nude-preliminary-drawing-for-the-very-first-varga-girl-october/a/7010-87326.s
I was not around back then so I can not vouch for the information.
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LOL, we canāt even go to @JohnnyPotseed for that infoā¦ 81 yrs. dangā¦
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So that should be settled now, a pack of Oregon Huckleberry F3ās goes to @bunny . Be right back.
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Shit I was pulling water outside lol
Good job @bunny
Since this is my current situationā¦
Who wants some fem Black Cream autos? Gimme a few to come up with a question or two 
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Well those sound tasty
Ok so how about a pack of Purple Badlands? These were produced by @MomOnTheRun ? Take a look at the thread. These past co-op seeds are not going to be easy to find.
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whoaaa, flo x stardawg ok im interested for sure!
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I will leave you all for a few minutes so you can look at that co-op thread and see what they are
looks very tastyā¦
Ok, for a pack of Black Creamsā¦
Patrick Nagel is where my handle comes from.
What popular US cartoon did Patrick Nagel make a guest appearance in, 27 years after his death?
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moonbeam city?
American dad?
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sponge bob.
@BasementBeans
Send me your deets sirā¦
@justdrew You were close, thats stylized after his work, but its also 31 yrs after his death 
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Nice one! Good question, took some digging. DM incoming
So, I see he died of a heart attack at an American Heart Association fundraiser. Irony.
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LOL, guess I will come back later. TTFN
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