Artwork — Roué back covers
In the heyday of spanking magazines there were often standalone pieces of spanking artwork in addition to the story illustrations. The most obvious example being the Contents page of Janus but there were plenty of other examples. These drawings often told a whole story in themselves.
First up here are some small cartoons that were featured in
the corner of the back cover of the first four Roué issues, so may well have
been overlooked by many readers. They have a great cheeky sense of humour to
them.
From Roué 1, an eskimo family warm themselves around the recently toasted bottom of the daughter of the family.
From Roué 2, granny finds a use for her granddaughter’s sprawling legs, while grandpa teaches her an old-fashioned lesson.
From Roué 3, a schoolmaster is shocked by how many pairs of pants this miscreant has tried to get away with wearing.
Finally, from Roué 4, a father is interrupted whilst using a dog lead to punish his daughter, to her great amusement.
Sadly this cute little feature was not repeated in later
issues.
Addendum (10-Dec-24): Darcy has produced this colour version of the Roué 3 drawing:
I’m pretty sure these are all by Alan Bell, or Mister X, the name I think he used occasionally.
ReplyDeleteI agree. And I like these a lot. As well having a sense of humour, they're arousing little pieces. It's a shame there are so few.
ReplyDeleteProvocative and humorous, to be sure! The popsy in the third picture was presumably naive enough to believe she'd be getting it through her skirt. A goodly number of extra strokes must assuredly be in store for that little attempted act of deception.
ReplyDeleteNMO, I wonder if her teacher is another sketched cameo for George Canford, who you spotted in the 'Obsession 2' cartoon: https://room2dspanking.blogspot.com/2024/11/obsession-2.html?m=1#comments. Certainly, he has the rotundity here; his girth around the trouser front may well be enlarged by his excitement at the thought of punishing the girl harder for her silly ploy.
DeleteNow you mention it, I can see a vague facial likeness, but early Roue - isn't that some time before that chap started appearing in Blushes? Unless, he was someone AB knew otherwise? I tend to think any resemblence is co-incidental, to be honest, whereas the one in that cartoon seems to me to be a genuine reference. Fine figure of a 'headmaster' all the same, just the type, in bearing, shape and seniority, that I like to see dealing with a de-knickered young miscreant.
DeleteYes, I'm sure you're right about the timeline there.
DeleteExcellent Darcy. Many thanks. And to you too of course Mr Evans
ReplyDeleteGreat work, Darcy. Looks as if the young lady has only recently been shown 'what for' with a caning. The silly girl should have learned by now. This time she should have realised that, even if she'd gotten away with her multiple-panties tactic, it would have offered no protection to her thighs. And the choice of panties temporarily remaining around her inviting bottom, with its cheeky colours and patterns, is likely to incense the headmaster further. Also, it's good to see the chap's erection straining against his trousers in this version, and more of a profile of the girl's face.
DeleteIndeed, thank you, Darcy, for enhancing the original. It appears that the headmaster's frown has become the beginnings of a smile, having just told the miscreant that she will be back in his study for the next 3 evenings, one visit per pair of non-regulation knickers. And no need to hide his arousal from this little minx any more. The quicker she learns the ways of the world the better.
DeleteI enjoyed these little scenarios and wished at the time that they had continued. I particularly liked the issue 2 and 4 drawings which chimed with my ideal imaginary world in which the solid front doors and net curtains of suburban homes hid any number of girls just in from school receiving strict disciplinary attention from sturdy late middle-aged or elderly guardians. And many thanks to Darcy for the enhanced issue 3 drawing. I think maybe those fading marks could be from a recent strapping at home and that the silly girl hoped to reduce the effect of the Head’s cane, perhaps naively expecting the cane across her skirt.
ReplyDeleteThe issue 2 drawing is my favourite: Alan Bell, if he is the artist, has produced one of his trademark girls. Even though we view her from front on there are enough details to show that she has a full bottom, cheeks spilling out from her bottle-green knickers. Her ungainly, immodest, legs-splayed position has, unsurprisingly, caused an inevitable response from grandpa. He's wondering just how he's going to hide his erection when the spanking is over - perhaps granny will decide to put the kettle on soon. In the meantime he'll just have to keep spanking the granddaughter.
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