Paperback Book Covers

Some cool paperback book covers...





Outside the Law by Philip Loraine, 1953. Cover art by Raymond Pease. I really like this one.






Club Stud Sinners by Earl Finnery, 1966. Unknown artist.






Farmer's Wife by Peggy Caddis, 1952. Cover art by Rudy Nappi.






Family! by Fannie Hurst, 1975. Cover art by David J. Blossom.

Careful With That Axe!

Here's wonderful cover by Bernie Wrightson for Pacific Comics' Twisted Tales.




Twisted Tales #2, April 1983. Cover art by Bernie Wrightson.

Rare Romances

To help get in the mood for Valentine's Day, here's some romance comic book covers...




Daring Love #1, September-October 1953.




Cowgirl Romances #1, 1950.




Secret Hearts #1, September-October 1949.

Superman Kicking Some Nazi Butt

It's late and I haven't posted for a couple of days. Here's a great Superman cover...




Superman #23, July-August 1943. Cover art by Jack Burnley.

Basil Gogos Combat Paintings

Basil Gogos is best to most people for his many cover paintings for Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. Here's something a little different, some paintings for an unknown men's adventure magazine:

Veronica Lake, 1922 - 1973

"I never did cheesecake; I just used my hair."


Star of Sullivan's Travels (1941), This Gun For Hire (1941), and The Glass Key (1942).

More Fun Comics

More Fun Comics, the first issued published in February 1935, is often credited as the first comic to feature only original material as opposed to reprints of newspaper strips. The title served as a launch pad for heroes such as The Spectre, Doctor Fate and The Green Arrow.

Before that, the title featured adventure stories, here's some of those covers.




More Fun Comics #42, April 1939. Cover art by Creig Flessel.





More Fun Comics #43, May 1939. Cover art by Creig Flessel.





More Fun Comics #44, June 1939. Cover art by Creig Flessel.





More Fun Comics #45, June 1939. Cover art by Creig Flessel.





More Fun Comics #46, August 1939. Cover art by Craig Flessel.





More Fun Comics #47, September 1939. Cover art by Fred Guardineer.





More Fun Comics #48, October 1939. Cover art by Creig Flessel.





More Fun Comics #49, November 1939. Cover art by Creig Flessel.





More Fun Comics #51, January 1940. Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff.