Norman Saunders

Dust of the Trail

A Trail Boss bucks a blazing ambush

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The Richest Man In The Graveyard

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I love the tagline on the Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine; Where The Best Get Printed

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Sweet Kisses Led To Bitter Love

This entire issue can be downloaded here

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The Man Who Mastered Time

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Mastering Time is easier than you think, once you realize that Time is just a blonde babe in a nightdress.

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The Totem Pole Murders

This was the only issue of the title.

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Rogue Ship / Thunder In The Void

This fantastic Norman Saunders painting of a damsel in distress in space marks the 6,000th post here at PulpCovers. It was first published on the cover of Super Science Stories (complete issue here), and later on the cover of Illustration magazine’s 2nd issue. On April 4th, 2012, it will be published again as the cover of the short-story collection Thunder In The Void.

I want to thank everyone for following along for the last year, and I hope to keep bringing you the Best Of The Worst for as long as you can stand it.

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Attacked By A Giant Boa

Also featuring The Island Where Jailbait Runs Wild and Americans Are Lousy Lovers

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Change Of Address

This cover art does not actually correspond with any story featured in this issue. However, there was a contest where readers could send in an outline of a mystery story based on this issue’s cover art. Grand Prize: $50.00.

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Decoy For The Creeping Shadow

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The painting is a recreation of Norman Saunders’ cover, done by John Hilkert for the Canadian market. During World War II, protectionist trade laws were passed in Canada to encourage citizens to buy more Canadian goods rather than those made in the USA. Pulp publishers who wanted to sell their magazines to a Canadian audience got around this law by hiring Canadian artists to create close interpretations of the American covers previously commissioned by the main office. Hilkert did the same thing with the July 1942 issue.

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