Month: January 2019
Savage Pellucidar
Ace Books Cover by Frank Frazetta, 1963 (later used for The Cave Girl) Continue reading “Savage Pellucidar”
Peters Union Tires, 1910
The King of Flexibility
Spring-Heeled Jack, Friend or Foe?
In 1837 a person (or creature) was sighted in suburban London. Details were sketchy, but all accounts had one thing in common, this entity was able to leap great distances.
His descriptions varied from having glowing red eyes, metallic claws, and the ability to breath fire. Some say he was a spectre, while others say he was a demon, a muscular man of devilish features, or at the very least a man wearing a demonic helmet. He also wore a dark swirling cape and a skintight white costume resembling oilskin.
The first recorded description of this particular character was formulated as “devil-like” by Polly Adams, who was attacked while walking across Blackheath in south London. (October, 1837)
Welcome to the Neighborhood
A very pulp inspired album cover for Meat Loaf’s 1995 LP “Welcome to the Neighborhood”
Black Legion, 1937
When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence. (IMDb)
Broadway, 1937
Tarzan and the She-devil, 1953
Pinkerton Receipt, 1899
A receipt of service from the Pinkerton Protective Patrol, from August 1st to 31st, 1899, for a grand total of $5.00 ($151.00 in 2019)
A blank receipt to use as a prop if so desired
Prospector
“Roughly, it is a steel cylinder a hundred feet long, and jointed so that it may turn and twist through solid rock if need be. At one end is a mighty revolving drill operated by an engine which Perry said generated more power to the cubic inch than any other engine did to the cubic foot.”