
by Frank Kelly Freas

by Frank Kelly Freas
All of the covers below were done by the British illustrator, G.P. Mickelwright. Mickelwright is credited with having done more than 2ooo covers. According to this very informative blog post that I came across about Mickelwright’s life, Mickelwright was a Quaker and a pacifist. Though he was still drafted into the British army during World War I, he served in a special unit for non-combatants. It’s interesting that this apparently nonviolent man was responsible for coming up with some of the most action-filled covers of the early pulps. I especially like Mickelwright’s western covers, which capture the danger and excitement of what we like to think that life on the American frontier was like.








by Barye Phillips


by Bob Doares

by Martin Gulser

by Paul Rader

by Jim Steranko

by M.E. Sherwood
Who was Steve Holland?
He was one of the most familiar faces in the world of the pulps. An actor and a model, Holland’s rugged good looks inspired a countless number of magazine and paperback covers. Over the course of his career, Holland served as the model for everyone from tough private investigators to prehistoric warriors to futuristic adventurers to suburban husbands.
Check out just a few of the adventures of Steve Holland below:

by David Bergen

by James Elliott Bama

by George Wilson

by Jack Faragasso

by Stanley Borack


by Mort Kunstler


by Robert Maguire

by Robert Maguire


by Stanley Borack


by Victor Prezio