A variety of pulp fiction titles and formats are held as part of Special Collections & Archives' (SCA) rare book holdings. Ranging from westerns and hardboiled crime to science fiction, fantasy and exploitation, they reflect changing and emerging societal attitudes about topics such as race, sexuality and technology. Among the selection of pulp fiction covers included here are titles from the B.P. Nichol Library of Science Fiction, the Lesbian Literature Collection and the Black Experience Collection.
Illustrated depiction of a man in a spacesuit being held from behind by a dripping, headless figure. Verso includes advertisement for university correspondence courses featuring a photo of a smiling student., Edition includes The best thieves in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber (pp. 5-15).
Illustrated green tinted depiction of a tattooed wrist; a view of stone-like figures and an orb topped tower on a 3D cube with an archway cut through the middle., Cover illustration by Don Punchatz., Ace science fiction classic : 30600
Illustrated blue tinted depiction of two figures, one playing a lute, and the partial heads of a horse and other beings imposed on two 3D triangles., Cover illustration by Don Punchatz.
Illustrated depiction of [Gulliver Jones?] walking through a dense brush with sword. In the background a large rodent and dinosaur-like creature are seen fighting., Illustrations by Frank Frazetta., Reprint. Originally published: Lieut. Gulliver Jones. 1905.
Photo of a brunette, taken from above, seen with the strap of her top sliding down one shoulder. Verso includes hand drawn outline of image from the front cover., Gold medal books d833
Illustrated depiction of [Inspector Wade?], with a pipe in his mouth, reading a document with a look of concern on his face. Verso includes illustrated depiction of two men in a car stopped in front of a man on a horse with his arm extended.
Illustrated depiction of Kayo walking with one hand in pocket and another extended ahead of him. Verso includes illustrated depiction of Kayo seated under a palm tree holding a hose spouting water. A dialogue box reads: "Oh, boy! This is the' life!", From Moon Mullins the famous comic strip.
Illustrated depiction of men in uniforms running away from an exploding spaceship. Verso incluces advertisement for a science fiction book club. Verso includes partial illustrated views of science fiction book covers., Edition includes Centaurus changeling by Marion Zimmer Bradley (pp. 85-123).
Illustrated depiction of "Old Nick" hanging from the limbs of flying beasts with oversize bat-like wings. In a [plane?] is visible sinking into a large body of water., Illustrations by Michael Whelan., 2nd Ace edition., Originally published under title: War of the wingmen.