Pulp novels

Yesterday we wrote of the low opinions the eminent J.R.R. Tolkien and his friend C.S. Lewis held for the “vulgar” creations of Walt Disney.

Here is some cover art sans covers. In fact, not only do I not have the covers, I can't find the names of the paperback they were printed for, or in three cases even the names of the artists. However, they were just too good to not share. If anyone has any more info about these paintings, please le

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The cover of ‘Rent Party’ illustrated by Eric Stanton, 1964. Fans of fetish artist and illustrator Eric Stanton allegedly included Howard Hughes, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and well-known white cotton panty enthusiast Elvis Presley. During the 50s and 60s Stanton’s illustrations of tough, truculent women (often clad in bondage-style outfits) graced the covers of a huge number of “adult oriented” pulp novels and paperbacks that to this day are as controversial as they were six decades ago. ‘Young…

The enduring appeal of the lowest common denominator.