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F**k Yeah, Pulp Fiction Covers!

Dedicated to the good, bad & unintentionally hilarious covers of pulp fiction novels. These covers usually featured provocative lines of text with lurid illustrations. Pulps also trafficked in stereotypes, so please enjoy these covers within their historical context. You may also see the occasional lady or man bits. FYeah Pulp Fiction Covers is lovingly maintained by a red-headed librarian trapped in the Midwest.

  • Blonde On A Broomstick by ceespicauly on Flickr.
Blonde on a Broomstick, Signet #D2831, (c)1966.
Cover art by Robert McGinnis.
“Rick Holman is taken for a ride by a covey of curvaceous witches…and flies straight into murder.”
Why is there an illustration with a brunette on a book with “blonde” in the title?

    Blonde On A Broomstick by ceespicauly on Flickr.

    Blonde on a Broomstick, Signet #D2831, (c)1966.

    Cover art by Robert McGinnis.

    “Rick Holman is taken for a ride by a covey of curvaceous witches…and flies straight into murder.”

    Why is there an illustration with a brunette on a book with “blonde” in the title?

    Tagged: carter brown cover art paperback pulp fiction

    Posted on October 24, 2011 with 10 notes

  • The Specter of Dolphin Cove by Orange_Hat on Flickr.The Specter of Dolphin Cove by Katheryn Kimbrough.
“In the vast mansion, Carol found romance, terror and the ghostly presence of…”

    The Specter of Dolphin Cove by Orange_Hat on Flickr.

    The Specter of Dolphin Cove by Katheryn Kimbrough.

    “In the vast mansion, Carol found romance, terror and the ghostly presence of…”

    Tagged: Katheryn Kimbrough cover art Lou Marchetti

    Posted on October 20, 2011 with 6 notes

  • Iris, The Bewitched by Orange_Hat on Flickr.
Iris, The Bewitched by Katheryn Kimbrough.
Cover by Lou Marchetti.

    Iris, The Bewitched by Orange_Hat on Flickr.

    Iris, The Bewitched by Katheryn Kimbrough.

    Cover by Lou Marchetti.

    Tagged: Katheryn Kimbrough Saga of the Phenwick Women cover art Lou Marchetti

    Posted on October 15, 2011 with 1 note

  • Flight of an Angel by Verne Chute, Dell #470.
Cover art by Robert Stanley.
“A man without a past trails a burlesque queen’s killer.”
You know what her look says, fellas? It says ‘Get any closer to my boob & I’ll use that gun on you.’

    Flight of an Angel by Verne Chute, Dell #470.

    Cover art by Robert Stanley.

    “A man without a past trails a burlesque queen’s killer.”

    You know what her look says, fellas? It says ‘Get any closer to my boob & I’ll use that gun on you.’

    Tagged: burlesque pulp cover cover art vintage paperback robert stanley

    Posted on September 30, 2011 with 2 notes

  • The Man From O.R.G.Y by Ted Mark, Lancer Books.
“I’m a sex expert—among other things. If you’re squeamish, I’d better not tell you what O.R.G.Y. stands for…”
I don’t think squeamish means what you think it means.
excitingsounds:

lol

    The Man From O.R.G.Y by Ted Mark, Lancer Books.

    “I’m a sex expert—among other things. If you’re squeamish, I’d better not tell you what O.R.G.Y. stands for…”

    I don’t think squeamish means what you think it means.

    excitingsounds:

    lol

    Tagged: retro pulp pulp fiction vintage paperback sexy spy cover art

    Posted on September 28, 2011 via retrophile daily with 22 notes

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