This is from 1952 and illustrates the danger that comes from listening to vinyl records in an unsupervised environment.
Artwork of the Day: Day Into Night (by Rudolph Belarski)
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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)
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
Artist Unknown
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!
by George Rozen
by George Rozen
by Milton Luros
by Norman Saunders
by Rafael DeSoto
by Rafael DeSoto
by Rafael DeSoto
by Rafael DeSoto
by Rudolph Belarski
by Rudolph Belarski
by Rudolph Belarski
by Rudolph Belarski
by Rudolph Belarski
by Sam Cherry
by Sam Cherry
Spirits of the Pulp Age
Artist Unknown
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!
by Edward Dalton Stevens
by Edward Dalton Stevens
by Jean Oldham
by Jean Oldham
by Jean Oldham
by Margaret Brundage
by Modest Stein
by Modest Stein
by Rudolph Belarski
Artist Unknown
Unknown Artist
Cast A Spell With The Witches Of The Pulp Era
Artist Unknown
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!
Artist Unknown
by Earle Bergey
by Hannes Bok
by Jack Thurston
by Margaret Brundage
by Rudolph Belarski
by Tommy Shoemaker
Unknown Artist
Beware The Tentacles Of October!
by John Newton Howitt
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!
by Earle Bergey
by Alexander Leydenfrost
by Edmund Emshwiller
by Hugh Joseph Ward
by L.B. Cole
by Lou Fine
by Rafael DeSoto
by Robert Bonfils
by Ron Embleton
by Rudolph Belarski
Artwork of the Day: Lady In Peril (by Rudolph Belarski)
This is from 1948. Fleeing an attacker makes sense but climbing out the window might not be the way to go. Hopefully, she’s on the first floor! This cover was done by Rudolph Belarski, whose work has been featured on the site many times in the past and will be featured many times in the future.
Through the Shattered Lens 