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This cover was but one in a sea of action-filled aviation-themed pulp covers by the versatile Frederick Blakeslee. Aces - February 1931 issue.

What's in the box? The take from the Victorian revue? Detective Fiction - July 1944 issue.

Sadly, Chicago politics has long been corrupt, as evidenced by the current gubernatorial controversy. I think it no coincidence that "Cook" County is home to Chicago itself with prominent "Lake" county to the north... I doubt Blago - as he is called - will come out guns blazing like in this cover illustration by Emmett Watson for Frank Gruber's "Death Elects a Governor" - at least I hope not!! Detective Fiction - September 21, 1940 issue.

Comely lasses of the Old West didn't need the protective leather chaps of their male counterparts, opting instead for a nice dearskin skirt, the perfect look for a little branding down by the fire. Action Stories - February 1942 issue, published by Fiction House. Cover art by Norman Saunders.

Eager adoration, I'd like to introduce you to the coyest of species! Love Fiction Monthly - March 1936 issue. p.s. I want that travel brochure!

An explosive cover for Detective Fiction magazine - September 7, 1940 issue. Cover art by Emmett Watson.

"Death Darts," the cover story on this vintage detective pulp, lends itself to a simple but effective treatment. Detective Fiction Weekly - August 30, 1930 issue.

Nothing good can come of this... Future Scinece Fiction - November 1953 issue. Cover listed by Alex Schomberg(sp) (Schomburg).

Is an alien Mata Hari (with the lower portion of her breasts exposed for good measure) out to start an inter-species, inter-galactic war? Find out inside! Future Science Fiction - January 1952 issue. Cover art by Milton Luros.

A scantily clad space couple braves zero gravity - perhaps in the hope of thwarting an alien invasion? Future Science Fiction - March 1952 issue. Cover art by the great Virgil Finlay.

This striking cover illustration of interplanetary infatuation is based on a story by Lester Del Ray, “The Last Lunacy,” described in the table of contents by the blurb: “When the Moon came close to the Earth, the last phase began.” Future Science Fiction - March 1951 issue. Vol. 1, No. 6. Cover art by the Milton Luros.

"Stupid newfangled dishwasher!" exclaimed sweet little Suzy Sputnik, as she wrestled with the upstart appliance with an artificial mind hell-bent on a less subservient role in the remote space station... Science Fiction Quarterly - May 1952 issue. Cover art by Milton Luros.

Is this another one of those "to the victor go the spoils" type scenarios? Science Fiction Quarterly - May 1951 issue. Dramatic cover art my Milton Luros.

An interruption in Eden, to be sure... Thrilling Wonder Stories - October 1950 issue. Cover art by Earle Bergey.

Check out the archetypical ray-gun this shapely space heroine wields... Future Science Fiction - November 1950 issue. Cover art by Milton Luros.

I can scarcely hazard a guess as to how this sci-fi siren has driven a seemingly well-appointed and mild-mannered gentleman into a murderous frenzy? And how it is the gnomish creature has come to be her guardian..? Future Science Fiction - January 1951 issue. Cover art by Milton Luros.

I WISH I knew what was going on here! Some sort of interplanetary macho thing... Astounding Science Fiction - December 1957 issue.