Unknown Artist

This book was published in 1948!  Even in 1948, people were wrestling with the question of whether men were more likely to cheat than women.  I don’t know what answer Lawrence Gould provided for the questions on the cover.  My answers are as follows:

1. Can a wife be too affectionate?  Yes.
2. Are men “less faithful” than women?  Hell yes.
3. Why do some girls like older men?  Maturity is sexy.
4. Can anyone be popular who wants to be? No.
5. Are women more jealous than men? Yes and with good reason.
6. Is money necessary for real happiness? No but it does help.
7. Can a girl love two men at once? Yes.

I hope that helps to clear things up.

The artist of this cover is unknown.

Artist Unknown

Play it cool?  How can anyone play it cool when you’ve got Danny Zuko checking out both you and your red tights?  Those jeans!  That leather jacket!  Those sideburns!  The cigarette behind the ear!  The hair full of grease!  Will you be my Valentine?

This book was published in 1959 and it was probably a big hit with young hoods everywhere.  Unfortunately, the identity of the artist responsible for this quite frankly amazing cover is not known.

Artist Unknown

That might not be the best nickname to have!

This book came out in 1952.  It was published by Ecstasy Novels, which probably tells you all that you need to know.  The cover was later reused in 1959 for Private Club, which was written by Orrie Hitt.  While the identity of the artist is not known, they did a good job with this cover, strategically placing the girl (Easy?) so that it’s impossible to tell whether or not her friend with the cigarette is wearing a bathing suit or not.  Maybe he should be nicknamed Easy!