Pulp Librarianさんのイラストまとめ

Better ride, ride, ride
Ride, ride, ride away, oh-oh-oh...

Sometimes gaming is sheer Mordor...

Computer Gaming World, December 1983.

I guess some guys just don't do shirts...

"She had no clothes and only one question." I wonder what it was...

Fantastic Adventures, Oct 1952. Cover by Walter Popp.

Having read several thousand pulp novels over the years (don't thank me, it's what I do) I've also noted several key words that frequently appear in the titles.

Each is a sure sign that you are holding a pulp novel, rather than something long and unreadable by Jonathan Franzen.

First it has to confirm the genre. Pulp is very much a genre-based business and readers need to know what kind of story they're getting into.

But far and away the most popular thing to put in a sci-fi or fantasy title is a compound word!

Creating a new term out of two common words is one of the most frequently used tricks to make a title stand out in these genres.

...and 'sun' is also a popular title choice that works across both genres.

'Time' is a popular title word for both fantasy and sci-fi books...

Arthur Ranson's artwork for Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Look-In, 1981