Extra Pulp
Cover Letters
An Ex (Ex-Administrative Assistant, in this case) of mine, AKA Woman of 1000 Careers, is an aficionado of pulp covers1 and will, when she happens upon a specimen she thinks is reminiscent of or particularly pertinent to me, will forward the graphic from that cover for my inspection.
For example,
Although it was a bit premature to apply the “Ancient Allan”2 appellation when this cover arrived a few years ago, it seems all too appropriate now, notwithstanding the absence of a walker in the drawing.
Yep, she was one of my early Match.com dates.
I’m unsure of the the nature of both the “Blast” which, according to the heading, preceded this scene and the activity being depicted in the drawing.3 I also note that the “shame” referenced in the top caption, “Their lives were doomed to shame,” seems strangely incongruent with the facial expression of not only the gentleman but also the young lady, who appears, on the contrary, to be enjoying the moment. Similarly, the folks in the background seem relatively shame-free, exhibiting only an interest in observing whatever is taking place on that mattress.
The legend near the bottom of the page, “The Virgin Sex Slaves of Arabia’s Whip-Mad Sheik,” prompted this query from Woman Of 1000 Careers, “How the heck does one qualify as both a sex slave and a virgin?”
Footnotes
- Pulp covers are those garish, lurid, fascinating works of art printed slick paper in contrast to the cheaper, grainy wood pulp paper on which the text of pulp magazines was printed. Covers were important enough in the marketing of this genre of literature that the most well known cover artists were as acclaimed as the authors. It was not, in fact, unusual for a cover to be completed before a book was written with an author then assigned to devise a story that was appropriate to the art. ~back~
- ”Allan” is DrHGuy’s pseudonym when he roams the extra-blogosphere territories ~back~
- I am assuming that the business at hand is not one of the variety of massages experienced by Lady Lawanda, Hippy With Tiara, Princess of Peds, et al during their spree at the Heartland Spa. ~back~
