This perplexing cover is from 1939.
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Artwork of the Day: The Shadow (by Graves Gladney)
This is from 1940. The flowers still look pretty, even if their owner has taken a turn for the worst.
When The Quest For Knowledge Goes Wrong: The Terrifying Mad Scientists Of The Pulp Era
Where would be without science? We would have less mad scientists and Halloween would be much less interesting! The pulp ere was full of men and women of science who had been driven crazy by the search for knowledge. Today, we pay tribute to the terrifying scientists of the pulp era!
Artwork of the Day: Unknown (by Graves Gladney)

by Graves Gladney
Artist Profile: Graves Gladney (1907–1976)
A resident of St. Louis, Graves Gladney was an illustrator who painted covers for several pulp magazines. He is best known for his exciting work for The Shadow, painting every cover from 1939 to 1941. Gladney also served in the airborne infantry during World War II, landing at Normandy. At the time of his death, he was a professor at Washington University in St. Louis.























