Adam Film World March 1987

By 1987, Adam Film World magazine had been going strong for almost 20 years. An offshoot of Adam and Adam Film Quarterly, the first of which launched in the 1950s, Adam Film World had earned the reputation as a reliable profiler of porn films, stars and culture. Its success spawned a series of guides and directories and even an incursion into awards territory, including the X-Caliber and AFWG Awards.

Adam Film World March 1987

The magazine had a number of editors through the years, including adult film actor Tim Connolly, but by 1987 Carl Esser was at the helm. Carl had a past in adult film, starting out as a writer and composer on the 1975 film Carnal Haven directed by Carlos Tobalina, and he had dated adult film star Lesllie Bovee.

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