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More Terror Tales

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As is evident from the image, this is the cover of a Terror Tales magazine, with the following text visible on the cover: “Terror Tales. Brides for the Damned, a pulse-speeding mystery terror novel by Wayne Rogers. Blassingame – Quinliven – Cummings – Dale Clark.” According to this page it is Volume 6, #4: the September-October issue from 1936. The Internet Science Fiction Database says of this issue that the cover artist was John Howitt, which is consistent with the “H” artist signature visible lower right. A replica of this issue is commercially available.

Image provenance by Bacchus at Erosblog.

Dungeon

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This is a postcard with the caption in Russian, reading “Парижскій Салонъ 1910. Боксеры. — Жанъ Шарль Піерръ Ля Пались.” The caption translates as “Paris Salon 1910. The Boxers. — Jean Pierre Charles de Chabannes La Palice.” This particular image of the postcard appears to have been scanned and posted to Flickr in 2010. A similar postcard with the same caption in French may be seen here. The image on both postcards is, according to the captions and to this page, a work by Jean Pierre Charles de Chabannes La Palice called The Boxers, which was indeed exhibited at the 1910 “Salon des Artistes Français”:

boxers

Depicted, presumably, is a fanciful scene from the Boxer Rebellion, during and after which many lurid accounts of rape and torture circulated.
Image provenance by Bacchus at Erosblog.

The Octopus appears mightier than the knife

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Original post here. Sourced to mr-sandman-29. Original text:

xenozoophavs:

Tentacle Lust

Will he make it, folks?

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Original post here. Image contains the text “Champion Comics. August No. 10. Duke O’Dowd. Jungleman. The Champ. Liberty Lads. Neptina. Johnny Fox. Dragon’s Teeth and many others. Cash Prizes/Monthly Contest.” Original text:

damsellover:

A bound and gagged female, torn clothes, an explosive device, and a hero that MAY just make it in time to prevent disaster.

Classic damsel in distress scene in this comic cover from Champion Comics, August 1940.  

Horror Story

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As is evident from the image, this is the cover of an issue of the vintage magazine Horror Stories. The visible cover text reads “Horror Stories. Daughter of Dark Desire: Long Mystery-Horror Novel by Norvell W. Page. The Bus Death Drove: Spine-Tingling Horror Novelette by Wayne Rogers. James – Sperry – Burns.” This particular issue is the April-May issue dating from, according to this page, 1937. The cover art is by artist John Drew, according to this biographical sketch page that includes the art via a 1937-04 Horror Stories link. This auction listing details the stories in the magazine that are not identified on the cover, and additionally confirms the John Drew cover art attribution.
Image provenance by Bacchus at Erosblog.

Cobra pit

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Original post here. Image contains the text “Men in Conflict. Sex drugs for sale…the uncensored truth about a billion dollar racket. I was forced to watch in horror while The Whip Tasted Her Blood. Scandal behind the ivy covered walls: Call Girls on the Campus. I looked at the murder in a madman’s eyes: Knife at my Throat.” Sourced via greatgrottu. Original text:

damsellover:

Men’s magazine, 1961

Electric chair horror comic

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Original post here. Image contains the test “Odeon. La silla electrica. El asesinato de concini. Comic para adultos/№64/ 125 ptas.” Original text:

damsellover:

Horror comic

Spicy Adventure Stories

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Image contains the text “Desert Madness by Tay Phillips.”
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Image contains the text “Cargo for Swatow by Clint Morgan.”
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Image contains the text “She-Devil by Sam Walser.”
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Image contains the text “The Dagger of Aloung Pra.”
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Image contains the text “The Barbarian by Chas. B. Allen.”
Original post here. Sourced to pulpexplosion via scottpvaughn. Original text:

themardlverse:

No shortage of damsels in distress (and un-PC antagonists) back in the days of the pulps…

Peril beneath and peril to the side

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Original post here. Image contains the text “Thrilling Comics: Featuring the exciting adventures of Princess Pantha.” Sourced via notpulpcovers. Original text:

monsterman:

Thrilling Comics (No.69, Dec 1948)
Cover Art by Alex Schomburg

Pendulum of doom

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Original post here. Original text:

damsellover:

Vic Prezio pulp art.  Great angle.