The art of pulp fiction : an illustrated history of vintage paperbacks /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hulse, Ed, 1953- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	San Diego : IDW Publishing, [2021]
Subjects:	Book jackets > History > 20th century. Book jackets > History > 20th century > Pictorial works. Book cover art > History > 20th century. Book cover art > History > 20th century > Pictorial works. Pulp literature > 20th century > History and criticism. Book cover art. Book jackets. Pulp literature. 1900-1999 Criticism, interpretation, etc. History. Pictorial works.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: A bright new morning / by Richard A. Lupoff
In the beginning: dime novels, proto-paperbacks, and pocket books
The floodgates open: publishers surge into an exciting new marketplace
Gats, gals, and gumshoes: crime and mystery novels, hard-boiled and otherwise
Saddles, six-guns, and sagebrush: Westerns, and the cactus cavaliers that made them popular
Adventurers, past and present: spies, pirates, warriors, explorers, and soldiers of fortune
Distant planets, future threats: science fiction migrates from the pulps to paperbacks
Terror tales, fantasy worlds: tales of horror, the supernatural, and the imagination
Changing times, new directions: post-World War II social issues influence paperback fiction
The pulp-hero revival: Tarzan, the Shadow, Doc Savage, the Spider, and others
Sex on the sleazy side: softcore sex novels promise more than they deliver
Toiling at typewriters: paperback authors who enjoyed remarkable success
Brilliant brushwork: paperback artists whose striking covers guaranteed sales
Afterword: Paperbacks since 1970.