Artwork of the Day: The Night Thorn (by Rafael DeSoto)

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Dazzling Erin

by Rafael DeSoto

This is from 1953. That’s a lot of smoke. This cover was one by the prolific Rafael DeSoto.

Artwork of the Day: Shame (Artist Unknown)

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Dazzling Erin

Unknown Artist

This cover is from 1954. Unfortunately, the identity of the artist responsible is not known.

Artwork of the Day: Feeling No Pain (by Eric Stanton)

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Dazzling Erin

by Eric Stanton

This is from the swinging sixties, 1967 to be exact. The cover is by Eric Stanton.

The Eight Covers of Variety Detective

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Dazzling Erin

Variety Detective only lasted for eight issues but the covers, all of which were done by Norman Saunders, have made it a favorite of collectors. Here are the eight covers of Variety Detective. I apologize in advance for the poor quality of the second image. It’s the best that I could get. I think the other covers make up for it.

All of the covers below are credited to Norman Saunders.

August 1938

November 1938

February 1939

April 1939

June 1939

August 1939

October 1939

December 1939

Artwork of the Day: Find My Killer (by Paul Rader)

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Dazzling Erin

by Paul Rader

This is from 1957. It’s one of the many covers of the pulp era to have been done by Paul Rader.

Artwork of the Day: Spicy-Adventure Stories (by Hugh Joseph Ward)

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Dazzling Erin

by Hugh Joseph Ward

If I’m going to be behind a machine gun or involved in any sort of combat, I would probably not want to be underdressed. This cover is from 1937 and was done by the prolific Hugh Joseph Ward!