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The Wild Pulp Art of Samson Pollen

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‘Contract Killer On Cemetery Hill’ for Stag Magazine (1973)

Samson Pollen (1931-2018) started his career in the 1950s illustrating pulp paperback covers. But it was for the Men’s Adventure Magazines that his career really flourished. His evocative style with dutch angles and almost painting in a forced perspective give a real sense of action and 3-D feel to his art. After Men’s Mags declined in popularity and gravitated towards photographs instead of illustrations, Pollen went back to painting paperbacks which he did up until the 1990s.

‘The Gun Them Down Bunch’ for Male Magazine (1974)

Bob Deis has written a lot about Pollen, his website here not only has a lot of information about the artwork, but it also has insight on how to purchase some of the original pulp art. Menspulpmags.com also has a Facebook page, that you should check out if you’re into this kind of stuff, which, if you’re reading this, you probably are.

Also, if you’re interested in purchasing, Daniel Cooney Fine Art has a bunch. If you don’t have the coin for an original Pollen painting, the aforementioned Bob Deis and Wyatt Doyle have a few books featuring his art, Pollen’s Women and Pollen’s Action — both can be found here among other Pulp Art coffee table books.

‘We’re Trapped In An H-Bomb Fall Out Zone’ for Stag Magazine (1974)
‘Terror Heist On The Street Of Diamonds’ – For Men Only magazine (1972)
The Notorious Woman At Beach Camp 40 for Stag Magazine (1967)
We Sprang The Treasure Of The Reds Death Trap Cave for Male Magazine (1970)
Spur Giant: Tall Timber Trollop (1989)
Stag magazine January 1972
We Battled The Terror Gang Of Death Ride Highway for Male Magazine (1973)
I Killed For The Mafia for Stag Magazine (1969)
My Bloody Life As A Mafia Hit Man – For Men Only Magazine (1974)
Male magazine June 1960
The Man Who Hated Streetwalkers for Stag Magazine (1958)
The Boss’s Play Around Girl – For Men Only Magazine (1971)
Revenge Of The Sewer Rat for Stag Magazine (1972)
Split Open The Mafia’s Hillbilly Fortress – For Men Only Magazine (1973)
Nights Of A Nympho Nurse for Man’s World Magazine (1968)
Rode The Andes Landslide Highway In A Nitro Truck for Men Magazine (1973)
Fun In The Tomb With Dr. Oom for Men Magazine (1957)
Come To My Bed for Male Magazine (1968)
Fight Or Freeze In Murmansk for Male Magazine (1959)
Oil Town Tramp
Entombed 74 Days In Naked Virgin Mine for Man’s World Magazine (1967)
17 Most Daring Jailbreaks for Stag Magazine (1966)
The Fräulein Trap for Stag Magazine (1966)
The Gun Slinging Russian Of Monterey for Stag Magazine (1966)
They Turned Supermen for Male Magazine (1971)
General Hooker’s Woman for Male magazine (December 1969)
Edie Thompson’s Nude Letters for Male Magazine (1958)
Easy Company and the Indian Doctor (1981)
For Men Only magazine
Stag magazine June 1963