Saturday's random pulp cover: The Whisperer : "The Dead Who Talked"_October, 1936

The Whisperer had two runs as in his own magazine.  From October 1936 through December 1937 (first run) and that is where this issue is from.  Number 1 featuring "The Dead Who Talked".  A pretty nice cover from John Newton Howitt makes this a pretty great start.  I have no idea how the story plays out but all the pieces were there.  Could the magic strike again for Street & Smith?  It seems not to have been in the stars for Jim "Wildcat" Gordon.

 

Saturday's random pulp cover: The Spider : "City of Dreadful Night"_November, 1936

 Typical of The Spider, the damsel in peril not only by hanging but apparently she is to be squeezed to death as well.  Is The Spider in time to save the lady in red?  Guess you'll have to read it to find out.  The John Newton Howitt cover sure makes one want to know how this all turns out.

Saturday's random pulp cover: The Spider : "The Song of Death"_February, 1939

 With so much action going on, why do the main figures feel so static?  An attractive enough cover but if one really takes a moment, it feels like it has been pieced together.  The lady in red is both hanging from his neck and being supported by his right forearm.  And, oh yeah, he's firing a gun from behind her as well.  This just doesn't work for me, and that's a shame.