The Oscars Over The Decades


Tonight will mark the 92nd year that the Oscars have been awarded.  The Academy Awards are now an American tradition and, just as America has changed over the past 9 decades, so have the Oscars.

Here are a few pictures from the past 9 decades:

1930

1940

1950

1960

1970

1980

1991

2000

2010

The Covers of Manhunt


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From 1953 to 1967, Manhunt was one of the best-selling and most highly regarded of the crime-themed pulp magazines. Manhunt featured hard-boiled stories from authors like Mickey Spillane, James Cain, James T. O’Farrell, William Irish, and others.  Along with attracting some of the top pulp literary talent, it also featured some of the most memorable covers of the era.  Below are just a few of the overs of Manhunt.  As always, the artist has been credited when known!

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by Lou Marchetti

by Ogden Whitney

by Robert Maguire

by Robert Maguire

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by Walter Popp