Artwork of the Day: Pay Off The Damned (by Bill Edwards)


1965 Bill Edwards

by Bill Edwards

This is from 1965 and, like so many “adult” books of the time, the cover blurb is awfully judgmental.  Franie knew she was doing wrong but someone published a book about it and then someone else decided to read it so is anyone in a position to judge?  This cover was done by Bill Edwards, who has a definite skill when it came to capturing the sordidness of small town life.

Artwork of the Day: Amazing Stories Magazine (by Leo Morey)


1930 Leo Morey

by Leo Morey

This is from 1930 and, as you can tell from the signature at the bottom of the picture, this cover was done by Leo Morey!  I like this cover and the way it mixes the plane, the ocean liner, and the tentacled-creatures.  Three ways to travel, two human and one alien.  Are the aliens abducting the plane or are they saving the pilot and maybe the ship?  We may never know.

The Risqué Covers of High Heel Magazine!


High Heel Magazine was a pin-up pulp that run from 1937 to 1939.  Though it only ran for a short amount of time, the risque covers have made the magazine popular with collectors of both pin-ups and pulp art.  The covers almost always featured a woman who was often either showin off some leg or getting hit by a very high wind, stockings, and not surprisingly high heels.

Below are a few of the covers of High Heel Magazine.  Where known the artist has been credited!

April, 1937. Artist: Cardwell Higgins

May, 1937. Artist Unknown

September 1937. Artist: Peter Driben

November, 1937. Artist: Peter Driben

December, 1937. Artist: Peter Driben

Mach, 1938. Artist: Peter Driben

July, 1938. Artist: Peter Driben

October 1938, Artist: Peter Driben

November, 1938. Artist: Peter Driben.

1939. Artist: George Quintana