The Covers of Headquarters Detective


Artist Unknown

Artist Unknown

It appears that there were at least two pulp magazines called Headquarters Detective.  This was a version that ran for 8 issues in 1936.  And then there’s the better-known version that ran from 1940 t0 1955.  As you can tell from the covers, both versions told the same type of true crime stories.  The covers definitely emphasized the sordid aspects of the stories within.

by Sam Cherry

by Sam Cheery

by Sam Cherry

by Allen Gustav Anderson

Artist Unknown

Artist Unknown

Artist Uknown

by Sam Cherry

by Fred Charles Rodewald

by Allen Gustav Anderson

Happy Science Fiction Day!


Science Fiction Day is observed every year on January 2nd.  The date was chosen to honor the birthday of Isaac Asimov.  To help you get in the mood for Science Fiction Day, here are some classic covers from Science Fiction Magazine!  Keep watching the skies!

by A. Leslie Ross

by Alex Schomburg

by Allen Gustav Anderson

by Edmund Emshwiller

by Frank R. Paul

by Harold Bennett

by Leo Morey

by Milton Luros

The Shocking Covers of Crime Detective


April, 1943. By Delos Palmer

Crime Detective was a true crime pulp magazine that was published from 1938 to 1953.  Today, it is best remembered for its covers, all of which featured women who were either in trouble or about to create some trouble of their own.  Here is just a small sampling of the covers of Crime Detective!

December, 1938, by Edward Dalton Stevens

March, 1939. Artist Unknown

July, 1940. Artist Unknown

January, 1941. By Allen Gustav Anderson

July, 1941. By Allen Gustav Anderson.

February, 1942. Artist Unknown.

January, 1943. By Sam Cherry.

February, 1943. By Albert Fisher.

November, 1943. By Albert Fisher.

December, 1947. By Sam Cherry.