She is looking very wayward. Should a doctor be smoking? This cover was done by Rudolph Belarski, whose work has been featured on this site many times in the past.
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Artwork of the Day: Day Into Night (by Rudolph Belarski)

This is from 1952 and illustrates the danger that comes from listening to vinyl records in an unsupervised environment.
Artwork of the Day: The Grindle Nightmare (by Rudolph Belarski)

by Rudolph Belarski
This cover was done by Rudolph Belarski, whose work I have shared many times in the past and I will undoubtedly share it many more times in the future. That vulture would make me nervous too.
Artwork of the Day: Startling Stories (by Rudolph Belarski)
Thanks, man in swim trunks, for keeping humanity safe! This cover was done by the prolific Rudolph Belarski.
Artwork of the Day: All-American Fiction (by Rudolph Belarski)

This is from 1938. The cover was done by Rudolph Belarski, an artist whose work has been featured many times on this site.
Artwork of the Day: The Phantom Detective (by Rudolph Belarski)

by Rudolph Belarski
The circus is a dangerous place, as this cover from Rudolph Belarski proves. This issue of The Phantom Detective was from December of 1946.
The Thrilling Covers of Thrilling Detective
Featuring stories of detectives, murder, femme fatales, and tough guys, Thrilling Detective thrilled readers during the pulp era of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Today, the magazine remains highly sought after by collectors. Every cover promised sex or violence or both. Below are just a few of the thrilling covers of Thrilling Detective!
Spirits of the Pulp Age
Hearing bumps in the night? Halloween is the favorite holiday of ghosts the world over. That was as true in the pulp era as today. Here’s just a few example of the spirits of the pulp age!
Cast A Spell With The Witches Of The Pulp Era
Witches were a popular subject during the pulp era, starring in stories and appearing on covers. Sometimes, they were riding broomsticks and other times, they were just casting spells. Whatever they were doing, they were always ready to work their magic on readers.
Today, it’s time to pay tribute to some of the witches of the pulp era!
Beware The Tentacles Of October!
Are you scared of tentacles?
Whether they’re reaching down from the sky or coming out of the water, the idea of being grabbed and, even worse, squeezed by several slimy tentacles is a scary one! Perhaps that’s why it was such a popular image during the pulp age. Below is just a sampling of some of the era’s tentacle horror, courtesy of some of the best artists to work in the pulps!