Pulp Art: Original Cover Paintings for the Great American Pulp Magazines Hardcover – September 16, 1997

I was a fan of comic books when I was young - Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Sub-Mariner, Sgt. Fury, etc. -- and like a rock n' roll lover who goes back to learn about the blues, for me this was going back to see the influences of my favorite comics. Great artwork accompanied by compelling text.

If you're a fan of dramatic art, ripping fast cars packed to the gunwales with gleaming blue steel and gleamier women, get this book. As a feminist, I hate it. As an artist, I'm an addict.This is why I have a therapist. Go get your own.The dedication:"What do I ask of a painting? I ask it to astonish, disturb, seduce, convince." ~ Lucien Freud.This is NOT your mother's Freud.

I've long been a fan of pulp art, particularly on paperbacks and magazines. This collection was both interesting and satisfying. The reds seemed a bit too intense, but the quality was otherwise good.

GREAT BOOK, in very good condition

Arrived as advertised ahead of expected delivery time.

Was disappointed with the selection of art. Very few memorable art works. Very few science fiction art works. Many of the art works were dull and lacked a visual punch. A huge amount of text and not enough pictures. Overall I was disappointed with the subject matter and art selection.

If you are a fan of the Pulps--particularly their cover art--this is the ultimate coffee table book for you! With its oversized, slick pages, many full-page color illustrations, and articles by 18 contributing writers (including some descendants of the artists) this edition is a welcome yet scholarly validation of a special era in US literary history: from the early 1900's through the late 1940's.The Introduction to this presentation of Populist Culture and Pulp Art offers three essays. Then the "chapters" are organized logically into several sections--each offering three essays:* Sci Fi, Science Fact and Fantasy* New Knights* The Noblest Savage (Tarzan--who else!) with many covers from the Burroughs Collection* Ladies in Terror* To Dare the Devil: Aviation, War and Western ArtThree Appendices offer: Letters to Pulp Editors 1929-1946 (including one from Ray Bradbury), A Collector's Guide with advice to beginners and some Artists' Bios.Many iconic comic book characters are depicted: The Shadow, Doc Savage, and a Chinese Evil Genius. Famous artists include: Nick Eggenhofer, Norman Saunders, Eric Rozen, Virgil Finlay, Norman Rockwell and the great illustrator, N.C, Wyeth. I wish to point out the shocking painting by H. Winfield Scott, wh ich deppicts a San Francisco POW camp for Women--run by brutish Japanese soldiers--with the observant warning--What if Japan Attacked?--as early as February of 1941! "Scotty," a pulp artist whom I met as a teenager and who painted a cover for The Avenger, recognized the threat ten months ahead of the day that will live in Infamy! Since the Pulps did not pay much they proved a fertile testing ground for new artists. As deadlines always loomed the covers were often referred to as "Slapdash Art"--necessarily created in an unrealistic artistic rush. Before the comics were commonplace there were the wonderful, amazing Pulps: where Cowboys and Indians, Cave Men, weird aliens, ghosts and ghouls, half naked women, depraved criminals and suspicious detectives proclaimed the manly adventures awaiting between the pages.Besides bold adventure and wild fantasy the artists also depicted scenes of actual historical impact: dogfights and ship sinking--even the Battle of Midway. Underrated as too populist to be considered "professional" Pulp Art "dared to be wild, and too much was never enough!" p. 104). Nevertheless, Pulp Art proudly contributed to the cultural, social, political and economic history of America.This book ranks as the definitive and scholarly examination of a uniquely American style of art married to pop lit. An ovelooked historical and artistic treasure.

_Pulp Art_ contains a varied collection of wonderful cover art from the pulp fiction of the early 1920's through the 1940's. The paintings are nicely reproduced, crisp and colorful. Intended to encourage the viewer to buy the book, all the cover art is sexually suggestive, menacing, or mysterious. The art also reflect the attitudes and prejudices of their times. The whole spectrum of different genres are represented here, including Science Fiction, Tarzan, Mysteries, Westerns, Heroic, Romance, and War. I found several spelling errors in this book, some of them quite obvious. _Pulp Art_ could have benefited from a decent proof reading, to be sure. Still, the beautiful art is fascinating to view and speaks louder than the printed text inside.

Brilliant book. Has been a godsend for my dissertation and full of some of the most brilliant art you've never seen!

Love this book. Can in good condition