Prostitution was another favorite topic of the 1950s, and another area where fantasy and reality were far apart. Most 'call girls' were shown as attractive and having a wonderful time. By the 1960s things got much more lurid (as did most books and covers). Prostitute seemed like a harsh name, so they were often called 'call girls', 'B-Girls' (Bar-girl), good-time girls and party girls. Cover art had to depend on aluring women in skimpy clothes, hard looking girls dangling cigarettes or half-dressed women on a bed with a 'john' in the doorway. Here are a few of those covers:

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	This is one of the earliest paperbacks about prostitution, a reprint of Scarlet Patrol from 1937, which purports to be "The inside story of the vice racket as told by a Call Girl!". She was pleased to make $35 on her very first night out. This is also a well-loved classic cover although I'm not sure why.
	Here we have a healthy looking girl with money and in a good-time city. Looks pretty good. The cover is by Paul Rader, one of the most collectible of the Midwood cover artists.
	Things are looking a little harsher with a decidely unhealthy looking woman in a dark room. This is beginning to look like no fun at all.
	I like this one because of the back cover blurb "Call me bad - but call me....". A book about call girls that could also be on the Bad Girls page. There is another image of it on the Guest Page.
	Here's a variation on the theme but the girl is still out front.

Here are a some of my favorite Digests:

And some more great covers:

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