PopKulture's photos with the keyword: 1942

Phantom Mystery was short-lived, and this is a real rarity as far as paperbacks go. The pseudonym is noteworthy as the alias of one of America's first prolific serial killers, Herman Webster Mudgett.

The cover painting for this pulp lacks a measure of subtlety; instead, the brushstrokes are bold and pronounced, almost as if a pallet knife was used for portions of it. However, the treatment seems appropriate for capturing a gritty, singularly-heroic moment, befitting of a sports magazine cover. Dime Sports Magazine - December 1942

To me, large-letter linen postcards are almost like icons of twentieth century kitsch, and this colorful example from Spokane, Washington, with its bomber, is no exception. Circa 1942.

Movie Life magazine – December 1942 issue.

Movie Life magazine – February 1942 issue. Betty Grable and George Raft cover.

Movie Life magazine – January 1942 issue. Two of the biggest childhood stars of all time - Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney - cozy up on this vintage cover.

This collection of Christmas Carols by Whitman also came in a blue cover.

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.

The first issue of Liberty Laughs - a collection of wartime cartoons.

A pair of budding WWII-era artists are featured on the stylized cover of this 1942 Whitman tracing and coloring book.

Large letter linen postcard from the tropical Silver Springs, Florida - home to the fabled glass bottom boats.

A glaringly patriotic spread from the wartime comic, Remember Pearl Harbor. This amazing comic, resplendent in its symbolism, was printed shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941. It retold the story of the assualt in comic form with a smattering of text. It was published by Street and Smith in early 1942, and featured the artwork of Jack Binder. Considered wholly and appropriately patriotic in its day, it would no doubt today be scorned as propaganda in various corners.

This amazing comic, resplendent in its symbolism, was printed shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941. It retold the story of the attacks in comic form with a smattering of text. It was published by Street and Smith in early 1942, and featured the artwork of Jack Binder. Considered wholly and appropriately patriotic in its day, it would no doubt today be scorned as propaganda in various corners.

Vintage linen advertising postcard for the Midwest China Company, formerly located in Elmhurst, Illinois, specializing in fine domestic and imported China.

Pocket Books No. 202 - The Dutch Shoe Mystery by Ellery Queen, 1942. Cover art by Hoffmann.

U.S. Battleships At War - vintage small-format children's book, published by Rand McNally, Chicago, 1942. Cover art by Herbert Rudeen.

Vintage postcard folder from 1942 depicting scenes of camp life in the U.S. Army.

Detective Novel Classic No. 14 - Murder In the Morning by Anthony Wynne, 1942.