I note the two covers with the most impressive cleavage have their own publisher logo which in itself suggests what youre getting for your money! any more info on this publisher CoolHand?
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It’s very easy to see why these would have sold well 👀
The publisher was Playtime Books also using the name Neva Paperbacks. They were based in Las Vegas, Nevada, hence the Neva name. They published pulp paperbacks like the ones shown above and also Doctor Kildare type hospital dramas. They were sued by another publisher for plagiarism at one point. Their covers were always good, I will post some more this weekend.
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
Honestly, these books sold so fast it was like lightning! My only problem was getting enough of them. As I have written elsewhere, I had a great source from the States, but I could have sold 3 or 4 more times the volume I was able to get hold of, with ease
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
Thanks CHB! I've read all of Hammett (like Chandler, he wasn't prolific), some MacDonald, and none of the others (though I have seen one Michael Shayne film "Time To Kill" since it was based on "The High Window", a Philip Marlowe novel by Chandler).
I've always thought of Rinehart as a gothic romance writer. From the cover above it appears I've been wrong.
I read two or three - just standard, but enjoyable pulp fare.
M.E. Chaber was a pseudonym for Kendell Foster Crossen who wrote over 400 radio and television dramas, some 300 short stories, 250 non-fiction articles and around forty-five novels.
There is a Bond link to the series - this set of covers was drawn by Robert McGinnis (long time artist for Bond posters) and a Milo March movie was produced by Cubby Broccoli under his Warwick Films banner, starring Jack Palance.
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
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I note the two covers with the most impressive cleavage have their own publisher logo which in itself suggests what youre getting for your money! any more info on this publisher CoolHand?
It’s very easy to see why these would have sold well 👀
The publisher was Playtime Books also using the name Neva Paperbacks. They were based in Las Vegas, Nevada, hence the Neva name. They published pulp paperbacks like the ones shown above and also Doctor Kildare type hospital dramas. They were sued by another publisher for plagiarism at one point. Their covers were always good, I will post some more this weekend.
Honestly, these books sold so fast it was like lightning! My only problem was getting enough of them. As I have written elsewhere, I had a great source from the States, but I could have sold 3 or 4 more times the volume I was able to get hold of, with ease
Not that more wouldn't be appreciated, of course, but as you know I like
private eye stories, film noir style. Could you show us more of the less famous ones if possible please?
Requests welcomed, and I’m working on it, Barbel 🙂
@Barbel wanted some private eye covers, so…
Thanks CHB! I've read all of Hammett (like Chandler, he wasn't prolific), some MacDonald, and none of the others (though I have seen one Michael Shayne film "Time To Kill" since it was based on "The High Window", a Philip Marlowe novel by Chandler).
I've always thought of Rinehart as a gothic romance writer. From the cover above it appears I've been wrong.
Rinehart was very much into murder mysteries, she had even been called the American Agatha Christie.
These Milo March mystery covers seem to portray James Coburn…
Agreed, that's Coburn all right!
I hope he sued 👀
The covers are great…was the writing any good?
I read two or three - just standard, but enjoyable pulp fare.
M.E. Chaber was a pseudonym for Kendell Foster Crossen who wrote over 400 radio and television dramas, some 300 short stories, 250 non-fiction articles and around forty-five novels.
There is a Bond link to the series - this set of covers was drawn by Robert McGinnis (long time artist for Bond posters) and a Milo March movie was produced by Cubby Broccoli under his Warwick Films banner, starring Jack Palance.
Must keep an eye out for that 🙂
Always good to look at this Robert McGinnis cover…
Four covers that define the word pulp…
And a great movie tie-in…
Adult reading…👀
this looks like the style of cartoonist Bill Ward (Torchy, Cracked's Nanny Dickering)
try a google image search of cartoonist Bill Ward to compare!
Away from the salaciousness, "The Day The Earth Caught Fire" is a brilliant movie.
Back to it, those are splendid covers CHB!