Artist Profile: Robert Stanley (1918 — 1996)


Born in Kansas and educated at the Kansas City Art Institute, Robert Stanley was a prolific cover artist who worked for paperback publishers like Bantam, Dell, Eagle Books, Lancer Books, Lion Books, Popular Library, and Pyramid Books.  He’s probably best known for the racy work he did for Beacon Books.

A small sampling of his work can be found below.

Cradle of the Sun

Crows Can't Count Framed in Blood Nightmare Town Pagan Passions Rocket To The Morgue Sin in Space Slan The Creeping Siamese The Dead Ringer The Deviates The Male Response Universe Virgin Planet When World Collide