And as difficult as it can be to find true love, it’s always worth it to look!
So. if you’re alone or if you’re a part of a couple, if you’re single or married, in love or simply enjoying life, happy February 14th! May it be a good day, no matter what it means to you. 
by Erin Nicole
Happy Valentine’s Day!
by George Quintana
Happy Super Bowl Sunday! I hope your team wins!
This is from 1953. The dirt farm never looked so good!
by James Elliott Bama
Hey, guys, there are other people in the water. Just look behind you for a second. The blonde has been saved but I don’t think things are going to go as well for the two other people in the water.
This cover is from 1959. The magazine is called Men, which I think is funny. (Real men save the blonde and leave everyone else to drown.) The cover was done by James Elliott Bama.
Born in Pennsylvania, Robert Oliver Skemp studied at the Art Students League of New York and also spent some time at the Grand Central Art School in New York. He was also a member of the Merchant Marine, traveling across the world and no doubt picking up inspiration for the tough, two-fisted characters who would later appear in some of his artwork.
Most of Skemp’s career was spent in advertising but he was also a prolific pulp cover artist and portrait painter. Here’s a small sampling of his paperback artistry:
This edition of this book was originally published in 1960, with a Howell Dodd cover. I prefer the original title, Harlot In Her Heart.
artist unknown
This cover is from 1961. Payment in Sin is one of those paperbacks that would be republished with several different covers over the course of the 60s. At last count, I had found five other covers for Payment in Sin but I believe this is the first one. The artist is unknown.
Artist Unknown
This is from May of 1937. Unfortunately, the identity of the artist who panted Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor is not known. I wonder what the Shirley Temple birthday party prize was.
by Robert Maguire
There are several editions of this paperback, because I guess “those college beauty contests” never ceased to be shocking. The cover above is from the 1964 edition and was done by Robert Maguire.
