Let’s Go To The Cities With The Pulps!

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Dazzling Erin

by Glen Orbik

With the 4th of July approaching, let’s celebrate the American city with the pulps! Ever since the early days of the pulp industry, writers and artists have excited readers with stories about the lives of those living in America’s cities. Here, curtsey of some of the best artists to have worked in the industry, is a pulp-guided tour of those cities!

by Al Rossi

by Barye Phillips

by C.C. Beall

by James Avati

by James Meese

by Lou Marchetti

by Mitchell Hooks

by Owen Kampen

by Rafael DeSoto

by Raymond Johnson

by Robert Maguire

by Robert Schulz

by Robert Stanley

by Rudy Nappi

by Stanley Meltzoff

by Victor Olson

by Walter Popp

by William George

Let’s Go Country With The Pulps

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Dazzling Erin

With the Fourth of July just a few days away, let’s celebrate the American countryside with the pulps! From the early days of the pulps, life in rural America has been a favorite subject. Here are a few portrayals of that life, courtesy of some of the best artists and illustrators to work in the pulp industry!

by James Meese

by Barye Phillips

by Emmett Watson

by George Gross

by Hans Helweg

by James Avati

by Julian Paul

by Paul Rader

by Rafael DeSoto

by Raymond Johnson

by Robert Bonfils

by Robert Maguire

by Robert McGinnis

by Rudy Nappi

by Sam Cherry

by Samson Pollen

by Saul Levine

by Stanley Zuckerberg

by Victor Kalin

by Walter Popp

Artwork of the Day: Backwater Woman (by Rudy Nappi)

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Dazzling Erin

by Rudy Nappi

The message of this cover appears to be that, if you’re going to live in the backwaters, you’re going to have to bare your midriff and show a little leg if you want to survive. The arched eyebrow suggests that she thinks she had the situation under control but sticking your bare feet into yellow swamp water is not recommended, unless you want to risk attracting leeches and crocodiles.

This book was first published in 1957. The cover is by Rudy Nappi, whose work I’ve frequently shared in the past and I’ll probably share even more of it in the future.

Artwork of the Day: She Had What It Takes (by Rudy Nappi)

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Dazzling Erin

by Rudy Nappi

The Racy Covers Of Exotic Novel Magazine

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Dazzling Erin

Unknown Artist

Exotic Novel Magazine, which described itself as being “America’s Dean of Titillating Fiction” was a bi-monthly digest that was published from 1949 to 1951. Each issue featured a new novel about bad girls and the men who couldn’t resist them or good girls and the men who tried to corrupt them. The covers often promised that the novel found within was “uncut” and “uncensored.”

Today, of course, Exotic Novel Magazine is mostly remembered for its covers, which were done by some of the best illustrators working in the pulps. Below are a few of the exotic covers of Exotic Novel Magazine! As always, the artist has been credited when known.

by Fred Charles Rodewald

by George Gross

by Rudy Nappi

Artist Unknown

Artwork of the Day: She Tried To Be Good (by Rudy Nappi)

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Dazzling Erin

by Rudy Nappi

Artwork of the Day: Shock Illustrated (by Rudy Nappi)

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Dazzling Erin

by Rudy Nappi

Celebrating New Orleans With The Pulps

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Dazzling Erin

Unknown Artist

Tomorrow is Mardi Gras. For many people, it will be their last chance to celebrate and indulge before the start of Lent. Though there are annual celebrations across the country, the city that everyone think of when they hear the words “Mardi Gras” is New Orleans. If you’ve not going to be able to get down to New Orleans this year to celebrate Mardi Gras, don’t worry. Through the Shattered Lens has got you covered with these New Orleans and Mardi Gras-related pulp covers!