Category Archives: Art

The Covers of Space Busters

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

In the far future, with Earth under constant threat from extraterrestrial invasion, it was up to Captain Crockett to fight invaders from outer space!

That was the idea behind Space Busters, a pulp comic/magazine that was briefly published in 1952.  Each issue featured the adventures of Captain Crockett, along with some other sci-fi tales that were not related to the captain and some non-fiction science articles.  Unfortunately, it appears that there were only two issues of Space Busters.  The first issue was dated March of 1952 and the second was dated August of 1952.  Readers decided not to follow the adventures of Captain Crockett, despite his hard work protecting the planet.

Today, both issues are eagerly sought by collectors, due to the fantastic covers that were done by Allen Anderson and Norman Saunders.  Captain Crockett may be gone but his legacy lives on.

by Norman Saunders

by Allen Gustav Anderson

The Totally True Covers of True Adventures

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

by Mort Kunstler

True Adventures was a pulp magazine that ran from 1955 to 1971.  Each issue featured stories about manly men doing manly things and they were all supposedly true.  Today, True Adventures not because of the stories but the very pulpy and often very violent covers.

Here, for our adventurous readers, is just a sampling of the covers of True Adventures:

by Basil Gogos

by Doug Rosa

by Earl Norem

by Joe Little

by John Leone

by Norm Eastman

by Robert Schulz

by Victor Olson

by Victor Prezio

For Memorial Day

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.”

— St. Ambrose

It can be difficult to know how to observe Memorial Day, especially in these times when people are so divided and there are so many voice out there saying that there are no more heroes.  For me, though, these two vintage images sum up what Memorial Day is about.  It’s not day for celebrating war.  It’s a day for honoring those who lost their lives fighting for this country and it’s a day to hope for peace.  It’s a day to give thanks and to pledge that their sacrifice will not have been in vain.