by William George Fix
Are you still having trouble getting into the proper Labor Day mood? Don’t worry, the pulps are here to help!
Below are some pulpy covers celebrating the joys of having a job! If these don’t make you say, “Happy Labor Day!,” I don’t know what will!
by George Rozon
by Harry Schaare
by Ken Barr
by Robert Gibson Jones
by Manuel Ray Isip
by Tom Miller
by Julian Block
by Eric Stanton
by Tom Miller
This cover is from 1961.
by Tom Miller
The gang girls are having fun but the gang guy looks like he’s in his 50s.
That’s one way to pay for college, I guess. The combination of the frat boy smoking a cigarette and that dangerously tight corset combine to make this cover a classic. The artist responsible was Tom Miller.
This book was originally published in 1961. Edwin West was a penname that was used, at the time, by the author Donald Westlake. Using the name Richard Stark, Westlake wrote a series of highly regarded crime novels about a ruthless crook named Parker.
This cover is from 1964 and it’s one of my favorites. Everything about this is spot-on perfect, from the cigarette in the man’s hand to the suit on the other man, who I assume is the executive. That she’s half-undressed but still wearing high heels is the definitive 1964 touch.
This cover was done by Tom Miller.
by Tom Miller
by Tom Miller
I wish there was more that I could tell you about Tom Miller, beyond that he was born in Canada and he was a prolific illustrator in the 50s and 60s. I searched for all the information that I could find online and the main thing I discovered is that there are several talented artists named Tom Miller. I may not have learned much about Tom Miller the pulp illustrator but I was happy to discover the work of Tom Miller, the Arizona sculptor and painter. Also, I enjoyed looking at the work of Ontario’s Tom Miller and the paintings of Baltmore’s Tom Miller.
As for Tom Miller the pulp illustrator, his work will just have to speak for itself.
Through the Shattered Lens 