A Pictorial History of Classic Nurse Paperback Covers
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The 1960s and 1970s witnessed upheavals in American culture, an explosion of new ideas in cinema; a renaissance in American abstract painting, and, yes, lots of semi-salacious, suggestive, and down right kitschy "Nurse Paperbacks" which boasted covers which were eye-catching and enticing. Each of these covers are little gems that present images which reeled readers in. This book chronicles these covers and presents the first pictorial history of classic "nurse" paperback covers and features an in-depth essay about the genre and profiles many of the artists involved in creating the artwork for these tomes. Each of these covers showcase a different aspect of the genre and were created by some of the finest illustrators of the era. Each cover, many reproduced
from the original paintings, show the tongue in check humor employed in the creation these pop-culturally iconic covers.
Zaddick Longenback
Zaddick Longenback is an avid original comic art collector who has extensive commercial and collecting experience in both the illustration and comic art fields. Given his involvement in the art market, familiarity with collectors and dealers, and collecting knowledge, every conversation with him is an educational experience.
Daniel Herman
Daniel Herman is an American attorney and the founder and president of Hermes Press, a publishing company founded in 2001 based in New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States. He also is the person primarily in charge of finding the source material used in Hermes Press reprints as well as a comics historian, having written several books on the topic of the Silver Age of comics, and a book on Gil Kane.
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