The Covers Of Mystery Tales

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Dazzling Erin

Mystery Tales was one of the many pulp magazines from West Fiction Publishing Company. From 1938 to 1940, over the course of 9 issues, Mystery Tales brought readers stories of cults, criminals, demons, femme fatales, and damsels in distress. Though I’m sure the stories were fine, the magazine is today mostly remembered and sought after by collectors for its extremely lurid covers. Below are 7 of the covers of Mystery Tales!

June, 1938. Cover by Norman Saunders

November, 1938. Cover by John Walter Scott

May, 1939. Cover by John Walter Scott

September, 1939. Cover by John Walter Scott

December, 1939. Cover by John Walter Scott

March, 1940. Cover by John Walter Scott.

May, 1940. Cover by John Walter Scott.

Artwork of the Day: Mystery Tales (by John Walter Scott)

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Dazzling Erin

by John Walter Scott

This frightening cover is from 1939. Do not allow your children to enroll at The Devil’s University.

The Covers of Detective Short Stories

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Dazzling Erin

Throughout the 30s and the 40s, Detective Short Stories offered readers 12 stories for ten cents. That seems like a pretty good deal to me! Today, of course, issues of the magazine cost a lot more but they are still highly sought after by collectors for their covers.

Below is just a small, chronological sampling of the covers of Detective Short Stories!

August 1937 Artist Unknown

November 1937, by John Walter Scott

February 1938, Artist Unknown

July 1938, by John Walter Scott

January 1939, by John Walter Scott

June 1939, by John Walter Scott

September 1939, Artist Unknown

April 1941, by John Walter Scott

September 1941, Artist Unknown

October 1947, by Mat Kauten

The Dastardly Cults of the Pulp Era

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dazzling Erin

by John Walter Scott

Since the start of the pulp era, cults have been a popular subject. Usually dressed in red and concealing their faces behind hoods, cult members have menaced, tortured, and frightened. Luckily, there’s often a strong-jawed hero right around the corner to take them out and save the day.

Here’s a few of the cults of the pulp era!