Author Archives: Dazzling Erin

The Risque Covers of Paris Nights

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Paris Nights was a pulp magazine for adults.  It ran from 1925 to 1938 and gave readers a chance to experience a romanticized Parisian experience.

Here is a small sampling of the risque covers of Paris Nights!

Artist Unknown

by H.S. Moskowitz

by Wynne W. Davies

by Earle Bergey

by H.W. Moskowitz

Artist Unknown

by Zoe Mozert

by H.S. Moskowtiz

Unknown Artist

Artist Profile: Richard Lillis (1899–1994)

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Born in Oxford, New York, Richard Lillis served in World War I and worked as a salesman at his family’s store before he relocated to New York City and took classes with the Art Students League.  He began his illustrating career around 1928 and is responsible for some of the most definitive tough guy covers of the pulp era.

Here’s a small sampling of the work of Richard Lillis.

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The Body-Obsessed Covers Of Physical Culture

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by Clinton Brown

Physical Culture was a magazine that ran from 1899 to 1951.  It was founded by a man named Bernarr Macfadden, who used the magazine to promote body building and his theories on nutrition.  Macfadden was a big believer in and advocate for fasting or, as some of us call it today, anorexia.  Here’s a picture of him being visited by President Franklin D. Roosevelt:

And below is a small sampling of the body-obsessed covers of Physical Culture:

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by John Drew

Artist Unknown

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By Arthur Ray McCowen

by Clinton Brown

by Jay Weaver

by Jay Weaver

by Jay Weaver

by John Drew

Artist Unknown

I’m Cheering!

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Last night, I was tying to not scream in frustration.  Tonight, I’m cheering!

After last night’s humiliating loss, I had to share our victory today.  It wasn’t necessarily a pretty victory.  The Astros never should have gotten within three runs of tying up the game.  But it’s a victory all the same.  It’s a win and I’m happy!

Go Rangers go!

The Covers of Worlds of Fantasy

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Worlds of Fantasy was a science fiction pulp magazine that ran for 14 issues, from 1950 to 1954.  It doesn’t appear to have been a huge success during its initial run but it lives on due its memorable covers.

Here’s a sampling of the Worlds of Fantasy.

by Gerald Facey

by Gerald Facey

by Gerald Facey

by Norman Light

by Gordon Davies

Artist Unknown

by Ron Embleton

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