Happy Labor Day!
Let’s celebrate being employed in America with the pulps with these work-filled covers!
All of the covers below were done by Ken Barr, a Scottish artist who had a long and prolific career in the United States. Along with painting several paperback covers, Barr also did work for Marvel and DC comics and was well-known for his Doc Savage magazine covers. Born in 1933, Barr began his career in the 50s and worked until his retirement in 1987. Highly regarded for the wide variety of the work that he produced, Barr’s covers are still highly sought by collectors.
Below is just a small sampling of his output:
