Pulp magazines were born in post World War I United States. Everything started with magazines dedicated to nonfiction detective stories, romance, western and science fiction. Printed on cheap, pulp paper, all black and white, but with glossy, painted, full colour, extravagant and eye-catching covers. Whole genre started to change itself in thirties by adding fictional stories with more and more violence and erotica. And suddenly, after World War II, there was nothing too brutal or perverted to describe and depict. Although still mainstream medium, in late fifties and sixties Pulp magazines were solely focused on very specific segment of male population, serving them with regular doses of graphical sex and horror.
Nazi theme is probably the most controversial topics of the magazines covers. But sexual undertones of SS uniforms is simple fact (well done, mr. hugo boss & comp) and obsession with the nazis is strong until today (just see reactions to leaked HM's video a couple of weeks ago). The nazi themed covers reached the ultimate and absurd sex and sadism level. No kind of atrocity was left out, but also no real war horrors were pictured - all the hyperrealistic paintings sprang directly from the artists' wild phantasies. And interestingly enough, there were at least as many Female dominant covers as their reversed-role counterparts... Enjoy...
