The scholarly tone of this cover mimics the style of Kinsey's work. Unlike Kinsey, however, D. Royal went on to write pulp titles such as I, Virgin (1966), Nightstick (1973) and Sex Slave Hostage (1975).
Pulps like this served to both titillate readers and to suggest romantic possibilities for gay men in semi-private places like parks. This association of male homosexuality with public spaces was part of the "lavender scare."