Retro Pulp Magazine Covers

Classic pulp magazine covers displaying imaginative sci-fi art with aliens, spaceships, and adventurous themes from mid-20th century.

Cover of Fantastic Adventures, February 1943, featuring the story 'Return of the whispering gorilla' by David V. Reed. A huge gorilla is holding a pretty woman in a white dress. Behind them a military officer is watching how the gorilla abduct the young lady into the jungle. Date: 1943

Justice of Tor, Pulp Magazine Covers

THE SHAVER MYSTERY by Richard S Shaver. A red rocket car speeds past strange stone carvings of monsters in a cave, evading the fire from a ray-gun Date: 1947

The front cover of Startling Stories magazine. The lead story is entitled: "Five Steps to tomorrow" by Eando Binder. Two alien spaceships invade a city, destroying buildings, roads and pavements. While the citizens run to safety, policemen attempt to fight off the aliens with pistols. The aliens shoot back with ray guns. Date: 1940

CHARLES HICKSON and CALVIN PARKER are fishing when a UFO lands near them and they are abducted on board : returned, they insist their story is true - and still do ! Date: 11th October 1973

This Way to Heaven, Pulp Magazine Covers

'HOLLYWOOD ON THE MOON' (Henry Kuttner) The Moon's low gravity is a godsend to the special effects department Date: 1938

'SECRET OF THE BURIED CITY' (John Russell Fearn) The Earth is destroyed to make way for a better civilisation Date: 1939

Cover of Fantastic Adventures, March 1947, featuring the story 'Forever is to long' by Chester S. Geier. A Man stands next to a hour glass. An old man stands behind him watching him with a mysterious look. Date: 1947

Startling Stories - The Bottom of the World by John C. Burroughs and Hulbert Burroughs. Three reptile-like aliens surrender to two space explorers each wielding a gun. A woman stands behind the men and behind her is the alien emperor. Date: 1941

Cover of Fantastic Adventures, February 1943, featuring the story 'Return of the whispering gorilla' by David V. Reed. A huge gorilla is holding a pretty woman in a white dress. Behind them a military officer is watching how the gorilla abduct the young lady into the jungle. Date: 1943

Stories of the Stars - The Great Nebula, 1940's Visions of the Future

Science Fiction Quarterly: Diabolical Scheming, Pulp Magazine Covers

Cover of Fantastic Adventures, May 1942, featuring the story 'Daughter of the Snake God' by William P. McGivern and John York Cabot. Beautiful young amazon rides a huge snake and rises her spear ready to attack. Date: 1942

Cover of Fantastic Adventures, December 1942, featuring the story 'The Ghost that haunted Hitler ' by William P. McGivern. A ghost is pointing a gun at a young pretty woman in red dress looking terrified. Date: 1942

Forbidden Worlds #7, American Comics Group cover art

Cover of Fantastic Adventures, February 1951, featuring the story 'The sword of Ra' by Geoff St. Reynard. Three men look down at a beautiful young woman who will be mummified by a egyptian priest. Date: 1951

See-Worthy, Mutoscope Card, 1940s

Space Stories: Space Monster Attack, Pulp Magazine Covers

'WORLD OF THE LIVING DEAD' (Ed. Earl Repp) The scientists explore the subterranean world Date: 1932

Fantastic Adventures - War of the Giant Apes by Alexander Blade. A giant ape uses a boulder to attack a truck with a scared man in it. This truck also holds equipment which is transmitting signals to a mind control device on the monkey's head Date: 1949

'ZAGRIBUD' (John Russell Fearn) The Time Device allows the hero and heroine - but also the villain ! - to move in a fourth dimension... Date: 1937

THE 4-SIDED TRIANGLE, by William F Temple. A scientist clones the body of a young woman in his laboratory in this futuristic science fiction magazine cover Date: 1939

Cover of Fantastic Adventures, December 1949, featuring the story 'The involuntary immortals' by Rog Phillips. A scientist is standing in a laboratory in front of a tube filled with a golden liquid. In the middle a woman is lying in it without consciousness. The man pushes a lever down to activate the appliances. Date: 1949

MAN-JEWELS FOR XOTHAR by Hal K Wells. An Earthman with an axe tries to hack his way out of the serpentine embraces of an alien creature with four deadly-looking claws Date: 1936

THE 4-SIDED TRIANGLE, by William F Temple. A scientist clones the body of a young woman in his laboratory in this futuristic science fiction magazine cover Date: 1939

Stories of the Stars...Aldebaran, 1940's Visions of the Future

Frankenstein, Front cover. Book covers, Illustrations. 1949. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle. Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein , Adaptations, Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character) , Comic books, strips, etc.

Startling Stories - Gateway to Paradise by Jack Williamson. Two men (one wielding an axe), a woman and an old man in a small rowing boat are attacked by a fearsome sea serpent monster. Date: 1941

Cover of Fantastic Adventures, December 1941, featuring the story 'Death plays a game' by David V. Reed. A alien is holding a futuristic gun which is directed at a blue suited terrified looking man. Behind them a beautiful woman in long dress and a man in a withe suit watching the incident nervously. Date: 1941

Startling Stories, November 1940, front cover. A novel of the future complete in this issue. Scientifiction at its best. Featuring 'A Million Years to Conquer', a complete book-length novel by Henry Kuttner. Date: 1940

'BARTON'S ISLAND' (Harl Vincent) The electric long-distance hypnotic ball is sent to incapacitate a member of the Secret Council, just in time Date: 1929

Cover of Fantastic Adventures, May 1946, featuring the story 'The Sword and the Pool' by Berkeley Livingston. Young beautiful woman conjures a sword out of a pond in front of her holding by to arms which appear out of the water. Behind her a gorilla is roaring. Date: 1946

Boys magazine 1929, English children's annual with stories.

'SECRET OF THE PYRAMID' (Robert Moore Williams) The hero battles with the monstrous Zorlings in the interior of the Great Pyramid Date: 1939

PORTADA DE FLASH GORDON. Author: ALEX RAYMOND (1909-1956).

The War of the Worlds' a 1953 Paramount Pictures Technicolor science fiction film starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson.

Hero land: The greatest spectacle the world has ever seen for the greatest need the world has ever known. Poster for a fundraising event, showing a battle scene with a tank.

Cover of Fantastic Adventures, January 1953, featuring the story 'The house that hate build' by Peter Dakin. A huge weird looking face appeared in the distance watching how two men trying to rescue people who were buried. Date: 1953

'THE 35TH MILLENNIUM' (Arthur G Stangland) War in space : the merciless Kulons (bad) seek to destroy the last of the Futurans (good). Date: 1931

'THE RADIUM MASTER' (Jim Vanny) Earth explorers on Urania are prisoners of a robot controlled by the masked Emperor Date: 1930

'Red April, 1965' (Frank K Kelly) A ray from a spinning ball, created by three enemy ships, destroys an American spaceship. Date: 1932

WAY DOWN EAST (1920), directed by D. W. GRIFFITH.

from a series of cards for Brooke Bond Tea; 1973; "Adventurers & Explorers", illustrated by John ; depicting illustrated colour image of Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997), French; colour illustration of diving saucer and SCUBA divers (A series of 50 cards, no. 48).

When Freemen Shall Stand, Pulp Magazine Covers

Western Story Magazine: Western Business, Wild West

Space Stories: Rocket Ship Sabotage, Pulp Magazine Covers

Science Fiction Quarterly: Rocket Man Attacks, Pulp Magazine Covers

Godzilla, 1954

THE MAN FROM HELL by Polton Cross. An see-through spaceship fires a ray-gun at a large skyscraper in a futuristic New York City Date: 1939

Golden Age, Comic Book, cover art

PORTADA DE COMIC DE FLASH GORDON. Author: ALEX RAYMOND (1909-1956).

Fantastic Adventures - The Robot Men of Bubble City by Peter Worth. A spaceship shaped like an angry face blasts off from an unknown planet. The destination of the spaceship is planet earth, which can be seen in the distance along with the rest of the Solar System. Date: 1949

20 million miles to earth' a 1957 American science fiction film starring William Hopper and Joan Taylor.

20.000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954), directed by RICHARD FLEISCHER.

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951), directed by ROBERT WISE.

COMIC - EL AGUILUCHO (OMAR EL TERRIBLE). Author: GAGO MANUEL.

'SUMMONS FROM MARS' (John Russell Fearn) This unusual photographic cover shows how wise the publishers were to use artist illustrations... Date: 1938

Captain Future Fires at the Magician of Mars, Robots, ray guns & rocket ships

STAR WARS: EPISODE VI-RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983), directed by RICHARD MARQUAND.

'THE THUNDERER' (A H Johnson) The Thunderer (a typical mad scientist) dries up a lake to demonstrate what he can do if his demands are not met... Date: 1930

Startling Stories: Robot Seizes Woman, Robots, ray guns & rocket ships

Western Story Magazine: Quick Shot, Wild West

Lost Planet Airmen' starring Tristram Coffin a 1951 science fiction film.

Passport to Jupiter, Pulp Magazine Covers

'MEURTRE EN SOUCOUPE VOLANTE' (Murder on a Flying Saucer) (Pierre Tollet) An astronaut makes use of the latest technology to carry crime into space. Date: 1952

Pierre Tollet 'MEURTRE EN SOUCOUPE VOLANTE' Popular French thriller featuring a flying saucer which turns out to be a secret military device Date: 1953

Front cover Star Trek comic album 1970s, BBC TV, UK

Air Wonder Stories, Robots, ray guns & rocket ships

Adjusting an early television (cover of practical television magazine). 1958

Magic poster - Carter The Mysterious

Short Wave and Television: Radio and Firefighting, Electronics - Radio & Wireless

PELICULA : LOS LADRONES SOMOS GENTE HONRADA , 1956. BASADA EN LA OBRA DE HOMONIMA DE ENRIQUE JARDIEL PONCELA. DIRECTOR : PEDRO L. RAMIREZ. ACTORES : JOSE LUIS OZORES , JOSE ISBERT.

The Ten Commandments' a 1956 American religious epic film starring Charlton Heston.

Lunar Spaceman, Robots, ray guns & rocket ships

A FALL OF FROGS Date: 1958

QUO VADIS (1951), directed by MERVYN LEROY.

Box of Star Wars Weekly comics on display in auction room, UK

Original Film Title: 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH. English Title: 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH. Film Director: NATHAN JURAN. Year: 1957.

Thrilling Wonder Stories: Rocket Ship Troubles, 1940's Visions of the Future

Roaring Volcano: March and Two-Step, Sheet Music - E. T. Paul

'VIAJES EN UN OVNI' (Travel in a flying saucer) Spanish book for children in which the reader is named as 'YOU', participating in the action Date: 1986

Comic Book Cover Template. Illustration of a cartoon editable comic book cover template, with super hero character flying, titles and subtitles to customize, and wrong bar code and label

Short Wave Craft: Make This New Police Thrill Box, Electronics - Radio & Wireless

Magic poster - Thurston - Do the Spirits Come Back

Western Story Magazine: On the Move, Wild West

DARKMAN (1990), directed by SAM RAIMI.

Flight to Mars', a 1951 science fiction film, with Marguerite Chapman and Cameron Mitchell.

BMX BANDITS (1983).

CRONOS (1993), directed by GUILLERMO DEL TORO.

All Around Weekly: King of the Ice, Victorian Children's Literature - All Around

DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS (1965), directed by GORDON FLEMYNG.

Astro Zombies' a 1968 science fiction horror film starring John Carradine and Wendell Corey.

Western Story Magazine: The Cowboy's Hand, Wild West

Western Story Magazine: Gun Hand, Wild West

BARBARA LEIGH HUNT in FRENZY (1972), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

Marvel comics on display

All Around Weekly: Iceberg Jack, Victorian Children's Literature - All Around

A WING AND A PRAYER (1944), directed by HENRY HATHAWAY.

Argosy Weekly: Barroom Antics, Wild West

THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY (1980), directed by JAMIE UYS.

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