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Rudolph Zirm

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.

The Devil’s Pigeons

Artist: Rudolph Zirm

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, damsel in distress, menace, pulp, Rudolph Zirm, The Golden Gallery, Undercover Detective
Added to Gallery: February 16, 2009

 

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