Category Archives: Art

The Covers of Famous Detective Cases

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

Famous Detective Cases was a true crime magazine that was published from March of 1935 to October of 1936.  Like most crime magazines of the era, it featured stories about unsolved crimes, gangsters, murder, and public scandal.  Unlike the more flamboyant style that was favored by other true crime magazines of the era, the covers of Famous Detective Cases tended to take almost an expressionist approach to its subject matter.

Below are the covers of Famous Detective Cases.  I don’t know the identity of any of the artists who worked on these covers but if I find out, this post will be updated.

(My two personal favorites are the shadowy covers for June and December.)

The Sexy Covers of Charles Copeland

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

by Charles Copeland

I first profiled Charles Copeland back in 2015.  Unfortunately, there wasn’t much information available about him.  Considering that he was apparently a very prolific cover artist and that many of his covers are considered to be pulp classics, it’s sad and surprising that there’s not much biographical information about him online.  Copeland’s covers frequently featured women who may have been sexy and frequently undressed but who were also strong and clearly in charge of every situation in which they found themselves.

Five years later and there’s still not much infomation out there in Copeland but I have found some more of his work.  So, here’s even more from Charles Copeland!