An original drawing by Jack Cole, who would often sign his pinup drawings as Jake.

Dan Decarlo, who was responsible for creating The Archies, Josie and The Pussycats and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, also drew gag pinup comics to make extra money.

A spread included in a book featuring Bill Ward, who was set apart from his colleagues based on his skilled use of the conte crayon.

An original Bill Ward sketch, which featured a common chasing theme. Though they seemed to exploit the female form, gag comics mocked the neanderthal mentality of men just as often.

Another book chronicling the 1950s pinup comic phenomenon.

Many of Dan DeCarlo’s pinups, such as this one here, would closely mirror his mainstream female characters such as Betty and Veronica.

As is seen in this original Bill Wenzel cartoon, spanking was another common theme in gag pinup drawings.

Fantagraphics publishes and sells various compilation books, formatted to mirror original publication sizes and styles, for all five of the artists showcased at the exhibit.

As in this original Dan DeCarlo drawing, gag jokes were often scribbled onto the scenes as an excuse for the risque artwork.

A third common theme throughout pinup comics, exhibited in this original Bill Ward drawing, was that of the lecherous boss.

Having been in business for more than 30 years, Fantagraphics is the fifth largest comics manufacturer in the US and largest Alternative Comix publisher and distributer in the world.

Bill Wenzel was the most prolific and successful cartoon pinup artist for over three decades, contributing to virtually every humor and mens magazine in print.

Dan DeCarlo rose to fame within the Air Force as an artist painting pinup women on nose-cones for pilots.