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Pulp art ID.
JVJ (RIP):
A close-up scan of the signature MIGHT help a lot, DL.
Post as high a res shot as you can and I'll try to decipher it for you.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
John C:
After looking at it zoomed to different degrees, that signature (lower right) reads as "WLMinders," to me, for what that's worth. Unless there's a serious aberration in scanning that corner, the M is also fairly distinct, as three vertical bars beside each other--long, short, long, all descending from the same height.
Drusilla lives!:
Actually John, you're amazingly close! It turns out to be by A. H. Bittner. I couldn't make anything out of that... great going. :)
The first one is by William Reusswig.
I did a little more web research by following some of the links on the "PulpFest 2010" site. I hit on the "The FictionalMags Index" link where I found cover info for a good number of the Frontier and Frontier Stories mags (as well as many other pulp titles)... yet another site I've added to my bookmarks bar.
John C:
Ah, I see it now. I grouped the verticals weirdly and talked myself out of the first initial being an R (instead of the A that's actualy there).
darwination:
http://i43.tinypic.com/2vslqfr.jpghttp://i43.tinypic.com/9gj828.jpg
Hey guys, yes, the first is Ruesswig, and I happen own and have scanned and blogged the issue. A gorgeous pulp.
http://darwinscans.blogspot.com/2009/05/frontier-may-1926.html
As for the second, another beautiful cover, the fictionmags index (an amazing resource for certain) lists it as A.H. Bittner, an artist I've never heard of and which the signature on the page doesn't necessarily indicate. I'm assuming this credit was taken from the contents page and that I'm blowing smoke, but I'm not so sure about that assignation. Cimm has this one - hope he doesn't mind me sharing the image and perhaps he'd take a look at his copy to double check the artist credit if he sees this ;)
http://i35.tinypic.com/jhg3th.jpghttp://i33.tinypic.com/2u95yxc.jpg
and a close-up of the sig.
http://i34.tinypic.com/atmd0y.jpg
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