The Action-Packed Covers Of Star Western

Posted on July 4, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

Star Western was one of the more popular western magazines of the pulp era. Each issue promised 160 pages of shoot ’em up excitement. The majority of the covers had a red background, which undoubtedly distinguished Star Western from all of the other western magazines of the 30s and 40s.

Here is small sampling of the action-packed covers of Star Western!

by Tom Lovell

by Richard Lillis

by Walter Baumhofer

by William Soare

by Sam Cherry

by Norman Saunders

Artist Profile: Richard Lillis (1899–1994)

Posted on May 28, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

Born in Oxford, New York, Richard Lillis served in World War I and worked as a salesman at his family’s store before he relocated to New York City and took classes with the Art Students League. He began his illustrating career around 1928 and is responsible for some of the most definitive tough guy covers of the pulp era.

Here’s a small sampling of the work of Richard Lillis.