Category: original art

cover art by George Gross

George Gross Best True Fact Detective May, 1950. Cover Painting Original Art (Newsbook, 1950). This bondage cover features rich and vibrant colors in a pin-up style. Lurid covers of this type drove the pulp crime story industry. Created in gouache on illustration board. Signed in the lower left of the 13″ x 16.25″ image area.

Blonde on the Rocks x 4 + 1

1963 Horwitz first printing

1964 Horwitz International reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Gouache on board, 22 x 15 inches (55.9 x 38.1 cm)
Signed lower center right: R. M.Ginnis

1963 Signet first printing

1971 Signet reissue, third printing

cover art by Robert McGinnis

[updated 11/5/25, 3/29/26]