The prolific Paul Stahr, who had a monopoly on Argosy covers between 1924-1934, did these beautiful covers for The Elks magazine. Tell me your favorites with a comment. My choices: January 1925 and September 1924. Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1923 October Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 July Cover by Paul Stahr… Continue reading Some beautiful covers for The Elks magazine by Paul Stahr
Category: Illustrators
Pulp Artist’s site: Gloria Stoll Karn
She has done covers for Black Mask, Dime Mystery, Detective Tales, and New Detective. Also Rangeland Romances, All-Story Love, New Love, Love Book, Love Short Stories, Love Novels, Romance, and Thrilling Love magazines. In addition, she did interior illustrations for Argosy magazine. Her website at http://gloriastollkarn.com/ has some of her cover artwork and contact information. Surely… Continue reading Pulp Artist’s site: Gloria Stoll Karn
In honor of International Tiger Day
Short Stories April 10, 1946 A wonderful cover by A. R. Tilburne, and stories from Dan Cushman, Caddo Cameron and Wilbur S. Peacock – all great authors. This is one I have. Some more tigers from the same artist and same magazine: Short Stories, November 10, 1938 Short Stories, April 10th, 1939 Short… Continue reading In honor of International Tiger Day
Notable artists of Adventure
The previous article covered the top cover artists of Adventure magazine in terms of number of covers. There were many artists who stood out for one reason or another while not being on that list. I decided to write them up here. All covers courtesy of the Fictionmags index. Other notable artists who contributed to… Continue reading Notable artists of Adventure
Top Artists of Adventure
As I have been realizing over time, the artists of Adventure magazine are an even more obscure lot than the authors. So I decided to put together an article on them, but realized it was becoming too big. So I broke it into a two part article, with the first part being the top cover… Continue reading Top Artists of Adventure
Some illustrators of Blue Book magazine
[Originally appeared in Blue Book, April 1938] Who’s Who in Blue Book Among the Illustrators Austin Briggs He was born in a private car on a railway siding in Minnesota; for his father was an electrical engineer engaged in revising a telegraph system, and his wife traveled with him. . .… Continue reading Some illustrators of Blue Book magazine
Mystery artist revealed: Laurence Sterne Stevens
The illustration I posted last week was by Laurence Sterne Stevens. It was from Adventure magazine, January 1944 and was an illustration for the poem Vulture Blood by Helen von Kolnitz Hyer, who went on to become the poet-laureate for South Carolina. It’s really a story in poem form. You can read it here. He… Continue reading Mystery artist revealed: Laurence Sterne Stevens
Guess the artist: illustration for Adventure magazine
I know Blue Book magazine is the pulp that is supposed to have the best illustrations of all of the pulp magazines, and from the few 1940s issues I’ve read, I’ve no doubt that on average the illustration quality was much better than other pulps. But I’ve also read Adventure in the 1940s and think… Continue reading Guess the artist: illustration for Adventure magazine