by Gloria Stoll Karn
The murder is bad enough, without adding the insult of reading her diary. Nice shoes, though. This is from 1950. The cover was done by Gloria Stoll Karn, one of the most prominent female artists of the pulp era.
by Jack Rickard
A graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, Jack Rickard was most famous for his work in the advertising industry and his later work for MAD Magazine. However, in between working on ads and working for MAD, Rickard also did the covers for several pulp magazines and paperback publishers. Below is a small sampling of Jack Rickard’s pulp artwork. I particularly like his cover for The Pagans.
by Allen Gustav Anderson
This Allen Gustav Anderson cover is from 1948. His signature can be seen in the lower right-hand corner over the illustration. Not seen is whoever was unlucky enough to be the target of her vengeance.
Congratulations to the Atlanta Braves, on winning their fourth World Series championship!
Of course, I was hoping the Astros would win. It’s not that I’m really a supporter of either the Astros or the Braves. I’m a long-suffering Rangers fan. But I was hoping the Astros would pull out a victory in Game 6 because I didn’t want the season to end!
It didn’t happen, though. The Braves won and they won decisively. Congratulations on the victory, Atlanta! You earned it and you deserved it!
As for next season, here’s hoping my Rangers can finally get it together. I’m a baseball fan. I never give up on my team.
Artist Unknown
Drug abuse is not a new problem in the United States. The pulp era wrestled with the problem too, with many publications and novels telling the story of young women and young me who fell afoul the pushers and were enticed into a life of sin.
Here’s just a sampling of the high times of the Pulp Era:
by Bill Edwards
by Bill Fleming
by Gerald Gregg
by Howell Dodd
by Rafael DeSoto
by Raymond Johnson
Unknown Artist
by Victor Seach
by Warren King
Artist Unknown
by Ed Valigursky
This is from 1963. Viking fashion has changed a lot over the years but there’s always a skull. This cover was done by Ed Valigursky, whose work we’ve featured in the past and will undoubtedly feature in the future.
1957, by Edmund Emshwiller
If was science fiction magazine that was published from 1952 to 1974, by Quinn Publications. Though If was never more than a modest success as far as sales went, it still published work from authors like Harlan Ellison, Robert A. Heinlin, and Larry Niven. It also featured some of the best covers in the business. Here are a few of the covers of If magazine:
1952, by Henry Jones
1952, by Martin Key
1952, by Ralph Joiner
1952, by Ralph Joiner
1954, by Ken Fagg
1955, by Frank Kelly Freas
1959, by Frank Kelly Freas
1959, by John Pederson
1959, by John Perderson
1962, by Virgil Finlay
1965, by Richard McKenna
by Erin Nicole
A picture that I took many years ago as the sun was setting, this always makes me think of fall.
Another Halloween has come and gone and with it, another Horrorthon. We hope you have had a wonderful October and that you’re November brings you much to be thankful for!
And remember, just because you didn’t see the Great Pumpkin this year, doesn’t mean that he won’t be there for you next October. I think Linus can explain it best:
To all of our readers and from all of your friends at the Shattered Lens, thank you.
To all of our readers
To all of our friends
To every ghoul and fiend out there,
HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM THE SHATTERED LENS!
May your Halloween bring you more candy than rocks and we hope you enjoy the last day of our annual horrorthon! Be safe, be sincere, and don’t forget the true meaning on Halloween!
