by George Gross
This is from 1949. Back then, you could buy an exciting paperback novel for only twenty-five cents! The cover was done by George Gross, who has been featured many times on site in the past and who will undoubtedly be featured many times in the future.
This is from 1941. The artist is unknown but I’m impressed by anyone who can balance both a camera and gun at the same time.
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.
by Will Hulsey
Get him!
This is from 1961 and there’s no way those two men are escaping from “the women-ridden island of last resort.”
This is from 1948. That would probably make me scream and faint too so I’m not going to pass any judgments. This cover was done by Norman Saunders.
by Verne Tossey
“Texans don’t scare?”
No, we don’t!
This is from 1959. The cover is by Verne Tossey.
This is from 1926, from the prolific imagination of Enoch Bolles. “Figure It Out” has a double meaning, I suspect.
Happy Father’s Day! This is from 1961.
by Harold W. McCauley
This is from 1954. The cover is by Harold W. McCauley. If I ever saw a hang that big coming at me, I would also probably run and scream.
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
Through the Shattered Lens