Tag Archives: C.C. Beall

The Horror Covers of Argosy

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July, 1923. Cover by Stockton Mulford

Argosy was one of the earliest and longest-lived of the American pulp magazines.  Initially, it was published from 1882 to 1978.  It was subsequently revived from 1989 to 1994 and then a second time in 2005 and 2006.  Over the years, there were many different variations on the publication’s name but no matter what exactly Argosy was called, each issue featured stories by prominent pulp writers.  Argosy published all genres, from adventure to mystery to science fiction to westerns to horror.  The covers were done by some of the prominent of the pulp artists.  Here are just a few horror-themed covers from Argosy:

June, 1924. Cover by Stockton Mulford

February, 1931. Cover by Paul Stahr.

March, 1931. Cover by Paul Stahr.

June, 1931. Cover by Paul Stahr.

June, 1933. Cover by Paul Stahr.

October, 1933. Cover by C.C. Beall

1934, January. Cover by Paul Stahr.

December, 1934. Cover by C.C. Beall

December, 1936. Cover by Rudolph Belarski

July, 1938. Cover by Rudolph Belarski

Let’s Go To The Cities With The Pulps!

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by Glen Orbik

With the 4th of July approaching, let’s celebrate the American city with the pulps!  Ever since the early days of the pulp industry, writers and artists have excited readers with stories about the lives of those living in America’s cities.  Here, curtsey of some of the best artists to have worked in the industry, is a pulp-guided tour of those cities!

by Al Rossi

by Barye Phillips

by Barye Phillips

by C.C. Beall

by James Avati

by James Meese

by Lou Marchetti

by Mitchell Hooks

by Owen Kampen

by Rafael DeSoto

by Raymond Johnson

by Robert Maguire

by Robert Schulz

by Robert Stanley

by Rudy Nappi

by Rudy Nappi

by Rudy Nappi

by Stanley Meltzoff

by Victor Olson

by Walter Popp

by William George

Artist Profile: C.C. Beall (1892 — 1970)

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Abraham Lincoln, by C.C. Beall

Born in Saratoga, Wyoming and trained at both the Pratt Institute and the Art Students League of New York, C.C. Beall was an illustrator who is best remembered for the patriotic posters that he was commissioned to design during World War II.  However, like many commercial illustrators, Beall also painted his share of pulp paperback covers.  Below are a few of his covers, along with some of the work he did while employed by the War Department.