The Covers of Jungle Stories

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Dazzling Erin

Unknown Artist

Published by Fiction House, Jungle Stories ran from 1938 to 1950, for a total of 59 issues. Judging from the covers below (and, of course, the title of the magazine), Jungle Stories dealt with the adventurous of life in the jungle. It appears that several issues featured the adventures of Ki-Gor, the lord of the jungle. I haven’t read any of them but I’m sure Ki-Gor was probably a totally original creation and had nothing in common with Tarzan. There’s probably a world of difference between being the king of the jungle and being the lord of the jungle.

Here are a few covers from Jungle Stories. Where known, the artist has been credited.

Unknown Artist

by George Gross

Unknown Artist

Artwork of the Day: Law of the ’45 (by George Gross)

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Dazzling Erin

by George Gross

Artwork of the Day: Orient Express (by George Gross)

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Dazzling Erin

by George Gross

Artwork of the Day: Passion Has Red Lips (by George Gross)

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Dazzling Erin

by George Gross

Artwork of the Day: Wicked! (by George Gross)

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Dazzling Erin

by George Gross

Artwork of the Day: Carnival of Passion (by George Gross)

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Dazzling Erin

by George Gross

Artwork of the Day: Lover Boy (by George Gross)

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Dazzling Erin

by George Gross

Double Your Pulp Pleasure With The Covers Of Two Complete Detective Books!

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Dazzling Erin

Running from 1939 to 1953, Two Complete Detective Books promised its readers a “$4.00 value for 25 cents!” Each issue would feature two complete novels and each issue would also have two cover illustrations, the better to entice readers who wanted to read the best pulp fiction without having to pay full price.

There were 76 issues of Two Complete Detective Books. The covers below were all done by George Gross:

The covers below have not been officially credited to George Gross but they all look like his work to me. Officially, these covers were done by an “unknown artist” but I’m about 99% sure that they were probably done by Gross as well:

The Covers of North-West Romances

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Dazzling Erin

Artist Unknown

North-West Romances was a pulp magazine that was published, by Fiction House, from 1938 to 1953. Like many pulp magazines, North-West Romances featured stories that combined adventure with romance. Much like Ranch Romances, the majority of the stories in North-West Romances could be classified as westerns except, instead of taking place in the Wild West, they took place in the Northland, the famous Yukon area of Canada. Instead of walking along dusty trails, the heroes in North-West Romances trudged across frozen tundra. Instead of being ranchers, they were often gold prospectors. Often times, the only thing standing in the way on the path to true love was a grizzly bear.

The covers for North-West Romances all featured typical western situations, reinterpreted for the Yukon. Among the those who provided covers for the magazine during its run were notable pulp artists like George Gross, Norman Saunders, and Allen Gustav Anderson. Below are just a few example of their work: