Tattoo World Vol. 1 No. 3 reads like a proper global tattoo history zine, mixing classic flash, old masters and odd archival finds. The issue opens with editorial notes and a call for reader submissions before diving into The Rose Tattoo and Good Things Come in Small Packages, both looking at iconic small-scale designs and how much meaning they can carry. A big chunk is devoted to Tattoo Peter: A Classic Dutch Master and a follow-up on Tattoo Machines by Tattoo Peter, framing him as a key European figure in both imagery and hardware. There’s a feature on Jack Irons, a Business Card Dossier: Brazil highlighting shops and artists from South America, plus pieces like What’s On a Man’s Mind, Ethnographic Illustrations and Atomic Ladies: Part Two, weaving in pin-up, anthropology and vintage illustration influences. Flash sections from Tattoo Jack, Bill Ward and Stoney sit alongside Shady Tattoo Men (& Three Women), an Interview with Horiwaka, and a photo of sideshow legend Captain Don Leslie, tying tattoo history, culture and ephemera together in one dense, archival-feeling issue.
