Tag Archives: Earle Bergey

Put A Pep In Your Step With The Covers of Pep!

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

Pep Stories was an “adult” magazine that was irregularly published from 1926 to 1938.  Because no one is really sure of who published the magazine or even how many issues there were, Pep Stories is now a highly sought collectible.  Here’s a sampling of the covers of Pep!

Artist Unknown

Artist Unknown

Artist Unknown

by Raymond Albert Burley

by Enoch Bolles

by Earle Bergey

by Frank Dorias

by Enoch Bolles

by Earle Bergey

by Enoch Bolles

 

The Five Covers of Amazing Detective Tales

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

Amazing Detective Tales started out as a pulp magazine called Scientific Detective Monthly.  The first issue of Scientific Detective Monthly was published in January of 1930 but the low sales convinced the publisher that audiences were turned off by the word “Scientific.”  In June, Scientific Detective Tales was rebooted as Amazing Detective Tales, with covers that combined horror and crime.  Unfortunately, the title change did not lead to greater sales and Amazing Detective Tales was cancelled after five issues.  The covers, which were done by some of the best artists working in the pulps, remain highly sought by collectors.

Here are the five covers of Amazing Detective Tales:

by John Ruger

by John Ruger

by Earle Bergey

by John Ruger

by Howard V. Brown

The Futuristic Covers of Future Science Fiction

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

January, 1954. Artwork by Alex Schomburg

Future Science Fiction was a magazine that started in 1939 and was initially published until 1943.  The World War II paper shortage brought the magazine to a temporary end but, in 1950, the magazine was relaunched and ran for another ten years.  Future featured stories about aliens, different worlds, and future wars.  Writers such as Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson, and Philip K. Dick appeared in the magazine.  Today, though, the magazine is best remembered for covers that brought a distinct pulp sensibility to the science fiction genre.

Here are just a few of the covers of Future Science Fiction.

March, 1939. Artwork by Frank R. Paul

August, 1942. Artwork by John Forte, Jr.

October, 1942. Cover by Hannes Bok

August, 1950. Artwork by Earle Bergey

October, 1950. Artwork by Leo Morey

March, 1951. Artwork by Milton Luros

1952, September. Artwork by Peter Poulton

1954, March. Artwork by Alex Schomburg

Summer, 1957. Artwork by Frank Kelly Freas

February, 1959. Artwork by Edmund Emshwiller

June, 1959. Artwork by Virgil Finlay

February, 1960. Artwork by Paul Orban