PULP IMPOSSIBLE

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Frank Quitely — Flex Mentallo: Man of Muscle Mystery (2014) Source

Colors by Peter Doherty

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Murder in Space https://pulpcovers.com/murder-in-space-1954/

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The photograph titled La boda de los milicianos (The Wedding of a Militiaman and a Militiawoman), capturing the marriage of the Republican defenders Alfonsa and Ernesto, is one of the most poignant humanizing images from the opening months of the Spanish Civil War. Captured on October 18, 1936, by the renowned Spanish photojournalist Alfonso Sánchez Portela (often known simply as “Alfonso”), the image stands in sharp contrast to the typical, grim combat photography of the era.

In October 1936, the Siege of Madrid was intensifying as Francisco Franco’s Nationalist forces advanced toward the capital. Tens of thousands of ordinary citizens, men and women alike, known as milicianos, joined left-wing union and political militias to defend the Second Spanish Republic.

Amidst the existential dread and chaos of impending battle, Alfonsa and Ernesto decided to marry. Rather than traditional bridal wear, both the bride and groom are wearing their utilitarian miliciano overalls (monos), which served as the standard wartime uniform for the citizen-soldiers.

The photo captures a fleeting moment of joy, tenderness, and normalcy. The couple is surrounded by fellow militia members, celebrating a union formalized under wartime emergency civil laws rather than church sanction.

Sánchez Portela’s photograph became a powerful symbol of the Republican resistance, showcasing the youth, idealism, and shared equality of the men and women fighting side by side on the front lines.

Like many anonymous fighters captured in wartime photojournalism, the ultimate fate of Alfonsa and Ernesto after the brutal three-year war and the fall of Madrid in 1939 remains unknown to history. Today, the original gelatin silver print of this historic moment is preserved in the permanent collection of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid.

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Rare artworks of William Gibson’s Neuromancer by Japanese illustrator Suemi Jun.

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hits like crazy every single time yippieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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The Codex Gigas was once considered the eighth wonder of the world; the book is three feet long and weighs a hundred and sixty-five pounds. It has 600 pages which, contrary to legend, are made from calf skins, not donkey skins.

The Codex Gigas includes a combination of texts found nowhere else. In addition to the full text of the Latin bible, the book contains herbals, history books, cures for dangerous illnesses, texts caring for the soul, medical formulas for treating illnesses and diseases, conjurations, and even solutions to problems such as finding a thief.

The book got the nickname of The Devil’s Bible because it is the only bible to include such a large portrait of the devil. Half-clothed in royal ermine; half man, half beast; with claws, cloven hooves, and a huge serpentine red tongue, the drawing shows Satan walled up in a cell alone rather than loosed in Hell. Immediately across from the devil is a portrait of the Kingdom of Heaven, creating an interesting contrast [see here].

According to the Kungl Biblioteket, legend had it that the book was written by a monk condemned to be walled up alive. To spare his life, he promised his bishop that he would create the most wonderful book the world had ever seen, including the text of the Bible and the sum of all human knowledge up to that point in time – and he would do it in one night.

In order to accomplish this impossible task, he sold his soul to the devil. The legend is actually based on a misinterpretation of the word “inclusus” as the punishment of being walled up alive, but which actually refers to a monk choosing to live in a solitary cell away from the others.

Despite the legend involving the devil, in the time of the inquisition, this codex was kept by the monastery and studied by many scholars to this day.

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Early 13th century Bohemia, (modern-day Czech Republic)

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Here’s my Dart from Atari Force. 

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Paul Mann

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The Curse of Capistrano

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The Equalizer.

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It's a pulp world.

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Cover artist: Gray Morrow (1934-2001) Master of the World, Jules Verne Classics Illustrated (1961)

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January Jones

by Eric Heuvel

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Modesty Blaise

by Jim Holdaway

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Illustration from Jacob Whitcomb Riley's The Flying Islands of the Night by Franklin Booth (1913)

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Beadle's Half Dime Library no. 119, 1879, 11//04

Perhaps you are more familiar with his granddaughter, Mustang Sally.