As you no doubt know, we here at CrimeHQ love us some pulp. And the cover art has always been a big part of that love. So we’re very happy to see women with bullet bras beneath their skimpy dresses and men smoking cigarettes, drinking bourbon, and looking oh-so-cool on the covers of newer books like the Hard Case Crime novels.
But when I saw a woman on the subway wearing a pair of miniaturized pulp novel covers as earrings, I got to wondering what else might have been done to the fab artwork of the Mad Men era. So, naturally, I checked on Etsy, where I found everything from matchbooks to earrings to electrical switch plates to china. Yes, you can eat your meals off plates with pulp covers in the center, uncovering a bit more of each scantily clad woman as you choke down your lima beans.
Love-Crazy Slasher from Birdseye Boutique, Cuff bracelet from urbanrose.