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The Exciting Covers of Exciting Love

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The magazine Exciting Love ran from 1941 to 1958 and it featured stories about lovelorn teenagers, loyal girlfriends waiting for their sweethearts to return from serving overseas, and married couples learning how to make it work.  If the magazine had been called Boring Love, it would not have lasted as long.

Below is a small sampling of the covers of Exciting Love.  I think almost all of these covers were done by Earle K. Bergey.  His signature is visible on a few of them and almost all of them seem to be done in his style.  The one exception is the the final cover.  That cover is from 1958 and, since Bergey died in 1952, we can be sure that he was not responsible for it.

1941

1941

1943

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1958

The Spicy Covers of Bedtime Stories

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by Earle Bergey

From 1934 to 1939, Bedtime Stories featured spicy stories and risqué covers that were done by some of the best pin-up artist in the pulp industry.  Here is a sampling of just some of the playful covers of Bedtime Stories!

1933, by Enoch Bolles

1934, by Enoch Bolles

1934, by Enoch Bolles

1935, by Earle Bergey

1935, by Earle Bergey

1935, by Hugh Joseph Ward

1936, by Hugh Joseph Ward

1937, by Hugh Joseph Ward

1937, by Hugh Joseph Ward

1938, by Peter Driben

1938, by Peter Driben

1939, by Peter Driben

Check Out These Snappy Covers!

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1936 September, Cover by Earle Bergey

When it comes to the history of the pulps, it can be difficult to keep track of which magazine was which.  Snappy Stories was first published in 1912 and it ran until 1933.  The stories were considered to be risqué for the time but are tame by today’s standards.  During its heyday, Snappy Stories was one of the most popular magazines in America but it appears that its publishers fell victim to the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the final issue of Snappy Stories was published in 1933.

At the same time, there was another magazine called Snappy, that also features risqué stories and covers that featured pin-up artists.  Snappy began its run in 1929 and apparently ran through the 1930s.  Were Snappy Stories and Snappy Magazine connected or do they just have the same name?  I have not been able to find out for sure.

Both magazines, though, are popular with collectors.  Below is just a small sampling of Snappy covers!

1921, December. Cover by J. Norman Lynd

1922, July, cover by Carl Becker

1923, July, cover by DeAlton Valentine

1924, August, cover by Enoch Bolles

1925, May, cover by Enoch Bolles

1926, July, cover by Enoch Bolles

1926, October, cover by Enoch Bolles

1930, May, cover by Earle Bergey

1934, January, cover by Earle Bergey

1934, September, cover by Earle Bergey

1936, November, cover by Earle Bergey

1937, January, cover by Earle Bergey