PopKulture's photos with the keyword: Popular Library

Dolls_Trunk_Murder_Pop211

Dolls_Trunk_Murder_Pop211

PopKulture
27 Dec 2007 85
One of the most recognizable and best paperback covers of all-time. Originally appearing as a pulp cover , Rudolph Belarski pulled out all the stops on this bondage cover for Popular Library's "The Doll's Trunk Murder." A highwater mark in the history of genre illustration.
PB_Edge_of_Doom

PB_Edge_of_Doom

PopKulture
30 Aug 2009 165
Popular Library No. 260 - The Edge of Doom by Leo Brady, 1949. Cover listed as Rudolph Belarski, but I'm not convinced. :-D
PB_Illustrious_Corpse

PB_Illustrious_Corpse

PopKulture
30 Aug 2009 192
"She held death in her arms" - or at least blood on her hands, as the case may be. Popular Library No. 227 - The Illustrious Corpse by Tiffany Thayer, 1950. Another terrific cover by Rudolph Belarski.
PB_Dead_Tree_Gives

PB_Dead_Tree_Gives

PopKulture
30 Aug 2009 163
Don't we all know someone who "was born to be bad?" Popular Library No. 296 - The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter by Virgil Scott, 1950.
PB_Her_Life_to_Live

PB_Her_Life_to_Live

PopKulture
30 Aug 2009 165
Maybe it's just me, but this looks like too rough-and-tumble a place to be dancing on the tables like that! Popular Library No. 307 - Her Life To Live (Big Eyes) by Oriana Atkinson, 1951. Lively cover by Earle Bergey.
PB_Blood_On_Her_Shoe

PB_Blood_On_Her_Shoe

PopKulture
30 Aug 2009 154
Next time, take the time to bring some proper work clothes! Popular Library No. 201 - Blood On Her Shoe by Medora Field 1949. Cover by Rudolph Belarski.
PB_Theres_Always_Time

PB_Theres_Always_Time

PopKulture
30 Aug 2009 191
This cover with its stark point-of-view has intensity to spare! Popular Library No. 196 - There's Always Time To Die by Octavus Roy Cohen, 1949.
PB_They_Move_With_Sun

PB_They_Move_With_Sun

PopKulture
01 Sep 2009 173
I love how they claim that the "book has been slightly abridged for your greater reading pleasure" and in no way to the publisher's greater advantage and profitability. :-) Popular Library No. 274 - They Move With The Sun by Daniel Taylor, 1950.
PB_Magnificent_Courtesan

PB_Magnificent_Courtesan

PopKulture
08 Sep 2009 202
Popular Library No. 334 - The Magnificent Courtesan by Lozania Prole, 1951. Cover art by Rudolph Belarski.
PB_Unfulfilled

PB_Unfulfilled

PopKulture
10 Sep 2009 210
Desperation meets indifference. Popular Library No. 464 - The Unfulfilled by W. G. Hardy, 1952.
PB_Gentle_Annie

PB_Gentle_Annie

PopKulture
11 Sep 2009 180
Popular Library EB-13 - Gentle Annie by MacKinlay Kantor, 1954.
PB_Venables

PB_Venables

PopKulture
22 Sep 2009 150
Popular Library No. 490 - Venables by Geoffrey Wagner, 1953. Cover art by Cardiff.
He wore the killer brand

He wore the killer brand

PopKulture
13 Jan 2012 172
Popular Library No. 208 - The Deputy at Snow Mountain by Edison Marshall, 1949.
Oh Mamie

Oh Mamie

PopKulture
13 Jan 2012 155
"She was dangerous man-bait!" Popular Library No. 312 - Mamie Brandon by Jack Sheridan, 1951. Cover art by Rudolph Belarski.
Hell-cat

Hell-cat

PopKulture
13 Jan 2012 186
"She was a hell-cat on a kill-crazy range." Popular Library No. 329 - Bullet Brand (Spanish Acres) by Hal G. Evarts, 1951. Cover art by Kirk Wilson.
Strange desires

Strange desires

PopKulture
16 Jan 2012 167
Popular Library No. 373 - The Weeping And The Laughing by Vera Caspary, 1951. Cover art by Downes.
Ramrod

Ramrod

PopKulture
16 Jan 2012 162
Popular Library No. 114 - Ramrod by Luke Short, 1946. Cover art by Im-Ho (a name used by the team of Immerson and Hoffman).
Murder in the Mews

Murder in the Mews

PopKulture
16 Jan 2012 150
"She tried to play with death!" Popular Library No. 259 - Murder in the Mews by Helen Reilly, 1950. One of the classic imperiled heroine covers from Popular.
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