Monday, October 12, 2015

The Book of Death

I agree with you Bill, one of the greatest covers of all time.  Not just for The Shadow Magazine but all pulpdom.  I have always wanted to read this one but have yet to make it that far in the series.  Still, as great as this cover is I think The Black Hush may be the most iconic.  Of course, I fully expect to be called on this one.  But wow, what an awesome painting!

2 comments:

  1. Always struck me how poorly this was reproduced on the actual cover. Muted the colors terribly. Same with many other '42 covers; the printing was less effective and colorful...

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  2. I agree. When I saw the actual painting (granted a jpeg on the net) I was surprised how beautiful the colors were.

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