pulp art – Page 4 – Through the Shattered Lens

Long before Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor, Richard Henry Benson was The Avenger. Benson was a globe-trotting adventurer and millionaire who, with his team of assistants, battled evil wherever he found it. From 1939 to 1942, his adventures were detailed in The Avenger Magazine. The majority were written by Paul Ernst under the pen named Kenneth Robeson.

There were 24 issues of The Avenger. The majority of them featured covers by artist Harold Winfield Scott. Have a look at a few of them below:

by Harold Winfield Scott

Artist Unknown

Who was Steve Holland?

He was one of the most familiar faces in the world of the pulps. An actor and a model, Holland’s rugged good looks inspired a countless number of magazine and paperback covers. Over the course of his career, Holland served as the model for everyone from tough private investigators to prehistoric warriors to futuristic adventurers to suburban husbands.

Check out just a few of the adventures of Steve Holland below: