Above: Full view of oil painting

Above: Published Undercover Detective cover April 1939

A rare surviving spicy pulp cover painting by Rudolph Zirm. This menace themed oil on canvas was published April 1939 as the cover for Undercover Detective, illustrating the interior story “The Devil’s Pigeons.” A facsimile reissue edition of the pulp magazine featuring Zirm’s cover is included with sale.

Above: Framed in simple period newer black wood frame

Above: Detail