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Here Are The Covers Of Submarine Stories

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Submarine Stories was a pulp magazine that was appeared sporadically in 1929 and 1930.  Published by Dell Publishing, it was a companion magazine to Navy Stories and it featured articles and fiction about submarines.  Though it didn’t receive much attention at the time, Submarine Stories is now considered to be one of the most difficult of pulp titles to find, making issues of the magazine highly prized amongst collectors.

Here are the covers of Submarine Stories.

April, 1929. By Wendell Galloway

October, 1929. By Frederick Blakeslee

March, 1930. By Sidney Riesenberg

May, 1930. By Frederick Blakeslee

July, 1930. By Sidney Riesenberg

September, 1930. By Frederick Blakeslee.

Artist Profile: Sidney Riesenberg (1885–1971)

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Chicago-born and educated at the Art Institute of Chicago, Sidney Riesenberg is best remembered for posters like the one above.  During World War I, he produced several recruiting posters for the Marines and the Liberty Loan Program.  Riesenberg’s illustrations were influenced by the impressionists and always captured the emotion of the moment.  He also did numerous pulp covers before retiring after the end of the World War II.  Below are just a few samples of his work: