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Maybe they could move it to the pulp section and pin to the top of the page. It is the legacy no?

Sick Firing Squad cover on the usually tame Argosy

Alex's brother August Schomburg was a pretty good draftsman himself

I posted this in the Comics/Pulps/Paperbacks topic but I know there are a ton of these, certainly enough to support it's own thread. Most notably, dozens of Belarski Popular Library covers appeared first as pulp covers This 1947 Avon Fantasy Reader swiped Belarski's dragon from 1939 for a ride for the bizarre Harpy/Demon (My Copies) I'd like to go after more of these but for now, here's a couple images from the interwebs to show some of what's out there: 1944 1947 Summer 1949 1950 1943 1948

So many of these publishers re-used artwork, it's a collecting sub-set all its own.

The market is still so unorganized, but, like you, I know Phantoms have always been sought, and then just look at that cover art!

You are diving deep and in great directions! I am def going to support them with some buys No doubt in my mind that Homicide Hotel is the doozy. A great digest!

So they're posting Pulp/paperback swipes over in the new pulp section. I'll leave this here because it's a vintage pb (although listed in Bookery as well as all the Paperback guides). When I bought this pulp I knew there was something familiar about that cover! The Argosy is Belarski,1939. In '47 someone used it to craft a ride for the evil Harpy/Demon of The City of the Living Dead.

I'm pretty sure that's them. I've bought from them and they turn up some great books. That's a shame about the vandalization. I'll make sure to order some more from them.

Thanks for that link - It took me a minute to realize that it probably doesn't stand out as much because of the variety you mentioned and you really have to look at July, August and even September to see all the Flags, "Buy War Stamps" stickers, Red White and Blue Logo's (Mutt & Jeff #5 ) and other Patriotic Motifs (The V for Victory on All Star 12 etc.) because of the various titles staggering between cover date and distribution date. It is an amazing and inspiring effort.

Thanks. It's a work in progress... Pocket Books were first, and I love them, but in my mind, the 2nd true mass market paperback company defined the lurid, pulp style cover phenomenon that collectors think of now as vintage paperbacks

Sorting some Avons so took a quick group shot in the 200's where the change from the triangle and banner to the classic circle logo occurred in 1949. Avon's color palette was attention grabbing for sure.

So you got me researching. Here's a link to a virtual exhibit about the "United We Stand" campaign at the National Museum of Natural History website that is well worth clicking through. https://amhistory.si.edu/1942/introduction.html It's a fascinating look back at a tough time, just after Pearl Harbor, and we were losing battles in the Pacific. The publishers organization got together with the Dept of Treasury and created a campaign to get the flag on the covers of over 500 magazines so they would be on the stands on July 4th, 1942 in order to rally the citizens morale and promote war bonds. Here's an amazing pic I cribbed off the site: I see True Comics, Magic Comics, Ranch Romances and Calling All Girls in the group

Really happy with todays mail call... Waldo is a favorite by Heinlein, this machinery cover is iconic to me, the copy is sharp and I like the date stamp. The Black Priestess of Varda is an iconic late 40's Planet! This flag cover has a little staple penetration but is very sharp and white. I learned there are tons of July 1942 magazine flag covers.

Nice copy! I like the composition on this one.

Awesome! It's one of the most twisted titles of a story ever. Think about it for a second, is that even possible?

Always working on Maguire's, he did so many. This early Lionel White Signet doesn't turn up often. Another crisp early Travis McGee And picked off 3 more Fantasy Readers. They're in incredible structural condition but have some staining on the rear and browning, though not brittle, pages. I've always thought the cover to #6 is one of the most bizarre paperbacks, with the fully nude Hilda Brubaker being eaten alive by the crawling horror.

Lol! I make it a practice to buy any book titled ______ Girl Nice mail call, I need a better copy of I'll Get Mine myself, That's a beaut! I got a little stack in as well - taking some pics right now...

Picked off a few more cheap wants recently. When I saw this gorgeous sci-fi dragon cover I had to get one. Man, Belarski could paint anything, not just classy dames and gun toting thugs. The color palette is so warm and this copy preserves it well.

You should check her other book early book covers and Avons from the same period - it's a fair bet the other sketch is one or the other or both.

Wow! Cool pickups! What size are they?

I don't have any original paperback art but I have a couple of large format original advertisements for vintage Bantam Books hanging outside my mancave. Got them in the early "wild west" days of ebay.

Those are pretty reasonable! Although I'm not sure Steve's wife would let him hang Hell's Girls in the living room

I would suspect this kind of price might go for a 1990's romance painting with little extra-curricular interest. The slightest whiff of coolness gets into 4 and 5 figures and above imho.

Classic covers in vintage pb's are not as called out as they are in comics, but I know them when I see them 👍