Survive April Fools Day With The Pulps!


Artist Unknown

April Fools Day is the worst of all holidays and it’s hated by all good people, including me.  Here to help us survive this “gag”-filled day, here are some pulp covers that are dedicated to jokes, gags, laughs, and sometimes pin-ups.  If you’ve been fooled today, maybe these covers can provide some comfort.  If you haven’t been fooled, just remember that this terrible day is not over yet.

by Billy DeVorrs

by Bob Doares

by Casey Jones

by Enoch Bolles

by Henry Fox

by Medill

by Peter Driben

by Peter Driben

by Robert Bonfils

The Covers of Headline Detective


From 1939 to 1944, Headline Detective was published by MacFadden Publications.  It was one of the many pulp magazine to focus on stories of true crime, thievery, murder, and femme fatales.  Here’s a sampling of the cover of Headline Detective.  Where known, the artist has been credited.

Artist Unknown

Artist Unknown

by A. L. Hicks

by Griffith Foxley

by Harwood Forsgen

by Harwood Forsgen

by Harwood Forsgen

by Peter Driben

Unknown Artist

Unknown Artist

Get an Eyeful Of These Peter Driben Covers


Eyeful Magazine was a pin-up publication published from 1943 to 1955.  Considered to be racy for its day, the magazine today seems tame if not exactly innocent.  Compared to the sultry pin-ups that appeared in similar publications, the pin-ups in Eyeful were innocently flirtatious.  The magazine’s covers announced that the magazine’s main goal was “Glorifying the American girl,” but, judging from the covers, it looks like the main theme was that you could do anything high heels.  Though many artists contributed cover for Eyeful, all of the covers featured here were done by Peter Driben.

My favorite cover is the last one because the cow looks just as confused by the model’s reaction as the reader.