by Bert Tanner
Venture Science Fiction was a pulp magazine that ran from 1957 to 1958 and was later revived for six issues in 1969. Despite its relatively brief run, it featured stories from some of the most prominent names in science fiction.
Here are a few of the covers of Venture Science Fiction!
by Edmund Emswhiller
by Dick Shelton
by Edmund Emshwiller
by Edmund Emshwiller
by Edmund Emshwiller
by Edmund Emshwiller
by Edmund Emshwiller
by Edmund Emshwiller
by Edmund Emshwiller
This time traveling cover is from 1958.
The first recorded discover of dinosaur fossils occurred in 1820 and, since then, dinosaur remains have been found on all seven continents. Richard Owen, an English anatomist, came up with the word “Dinosauria” in 1842. The word comes from the Greek word “deinos,” meaning terrible or fearfully great, and “sauros,” meaning reptile or lizard. He applied the term to three animals that fossilized bones had been found of over the previous few decades.
Today, we celebrate Dinosaur Day with Devil Dinosaur!
Devil Dinosaur and his sidekick, Moonboy, were created by Jack Kirby in 1978. Marvel comics put out 9 issues of Devil Dinosaur, all written and penciled by Kirby, before canceling the series. Despite the end of his own title, Devil Dinosaur continued to appear in other comics as an occasional guest star. In 2015, Devil Dinosaur got a second series, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, which ran for 47 issues.
Here are the nine covers of Devil Dinosaur!
by Rudy Nappi
Happy Dinosaur Day!
The son of a mailman, Clifford Benton was born in Colorado but grew up in Idaho and got his education at Chicago’s Art Institute. After serving in World War I, Benton found success as an illustrator and photographer. Along with his work with the pulps, he spent 20 years working for the National Safety Council, illustrating pamphlets and books about how live safely in a changing era.
Here’s a small sampling of his pulp work:
Painting by Dave Walker
Happy birthday, Clint Eastwood!
Detective Yarns Magazine was published from 1938 to 1941. It featured detective stories from some of the best and the worst writers of the era. Eventually, it was renamed Black Hood Detective. Then it was called Hooded Detective. Over the next 16 years it was called Crack Detective, Crack Detective Stories, Famous Detective, Famous Detective Stories, and finally Crack Detective And Mystery Stories.
Whatever the title, the tough guy and sexy dame content remained the same. Here are a few of the covers of Detective Yarns Magazine.
by A. Leslie Ross
by William Soare
by William Soare
by John Walter Scott
Unknown Artist
by John Walter Scott
by William Soare
by William Soare
by Victor Olson
Bad but fun!
Paris Nights was a pulp magazine for adults. It ran from 1925 to 1938 and gave readers a chance to experience a romanticized Parisian experience.
Here is a small sampling of the risque covers of Paris Nights!
Artist Unknown
by H.S. Moskowitz
by Wynne W. Davies
by Earle Bergey
by H.W. Moskowitz
Artist Unknown
by Zoe Mozert
by H.S. Moskowtiz
Unknown Artist
by Harry Bennett
Love is in the air.
Through the Shattered Lens 