Artwork of the Day: After The Rain (Artist Unknown)


Artist Unknown

After the Rain was first published in 1958. It’s a novel about the aftermath of a 200-year flood. This cover is for a later edition of the novel, which apparently actually takes place in a university lecture hall and has nothing to do with the Statue of Liberty drowning. (The novel was turned into a play in 1966.)

I love this cover so I’m disappointed that I can’t tell you who is responsible for it.

Artwork of the Day: True Confessions (by Zoe Mozert)


by Zoe Mozert

If you were the town’s bad girl, good for you. You have nothing to apologize for and nothing to confess. Being a “bad girl” is not a crime, no matter what the haters in your town might say. I like this cover’s contrast between the worried former bad girl and her naïve boyfriend, who is probably about to hear “the most shocking” story of his life.

This cover was done by Zoe Mozert, one of the women to make a living as a pin-up and glamour artist during the pulp era.

Artwork of the Day: Nyoka The Jungle Girl (Artist Unknown)


Artist Unknown

This cover is from 1951. I like Nyoka’s boots but I don’t know if I would use a spear for self-defense when I’ve got a gun right there. I haven’t spent that much time in the jungle, though.

Nyoka first appeared in a short story written by the creator of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs. She then starred in several movie serials in the 40s but eventually, she migrated to comic books like this one.

Unfortunately, we do not know the name of the artist responsible for this cover.