Hank janson book covers

Killer hank janson mystery gga trade paperback reprint reginald heade cover a telos classic 2004. The list facing the title page omits what is now regarded as the sixth title, but gives two of the subsequent titles as being in preparation. This early hank janson paperback is undated but is probably around 1959. The covers of hank janson paperbacks are what make these books so collectable. The fifth, or continental, series of hank janson novels broke with tradition by moving the locations from the usa to europe. With their erotic pinup covers and hardboiled crime tales, the hank janson pulp paperbacks were a british publishing sensation in the 1940s and 1950s, selling millions of copies to readers craving escapism from postwar austerity. An intriguing tale of murder, revenge and romance, women hate till death is a nearperfect mix of all the ingredients that make the hank janson novels so engrossing. Hank janson for sale in uk 60 secondhand hank jansons. Most relationships fail because women fight with pride more than they work with love.

Hank janson bibliography of first edition books and cover. Telos publishing is delighted to bring selected examples back into print to be enjoyed by longtime fans and. The voluptuous bgirl whose services were included in the bill. His books were pseudoamerican violent gangster thrillers. Inside pages are clean and have not faded too much for a book nearly sixty years old. Torment by hank janson book cover art, comic book covers, comic books. In order to read online or download slay ride for cutie ebooks in pdf, epub, tuebl and mobi format, you need to create a free account. Classic pulp crime thrillers from the and in their time, the hank janson novels, with their sleazy covers. Other hank janson titles in stock i think bid for beauty bag 09 delicious danger bag 09 fame and fortune bag 09 hellcat bag 09 passionate waife bag 09. Pdf slay ride for cutie ebooks includes pdf, epub and. Killer hank janson mystery gga trade paperback reprint. Torment hank janson book 1 kindle edition by hank janson author visit amazons hank janson page. The sfe gallery of book covers now has more than 10,000 images. Although frances had used the hank janson pseudonym twice before on unrelated books, this is the elusive first book of the first series of hank jansons proper, where author and hero become one it was also the beginning of his extraordinary collaboration with the cover artist, reginald heade 19011957.

Original vintage pulp paperbacks, with original 26 prices to covers. Posted on january 7, 2014 categories covers tags babes, hank janson, harry barton, mystery, paperback leave a comment on fanny kill her with passion the nympho michele, a secretarial vixen, an old flame penelope, a discontented wife, and her passionate daughter. Rh cover design by reginald heade we do regard this as. Hank janson was in fact south londoner stephen daniel frances who was churning out the pulp fiction at a rate of one book a month he worked as a. A classic head cover on this, one of the harder to find hank janson titles. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.

Posts about hank janson written by notinheckmondwikebookshop. This encompasses the famous hank janson novels, dozens of other outstanding pinup style and erotic covers, plus his lesswellknown but equally exceptional work for adult hardback fiction dustjackets, childrens books and periodicals. The new illustrators quarterly, valerian, dc bombshells. Hank janson was the most popular and successful of british pulp. A cover gallery for vintage books becky, 1965 us edition image edited by me. Creasing to covers, with a corresponding corner crease to upper fore edge of title page.

Hank janson books for sale rare out of print titles. Our series of slideshows of thematically linked covers has. The books are in attractive condition with some faults including marks to covers, creasing and leaning to spines see pictures. For the most part they featured a dame, blouse ripped, skirt hitched up to her thighs, struggling sweetly against chains, often tied to a chair. Further information on author writer and character hank janson hank janson was basically an umbrella name under which several authors operated using the same series character. One of the later entries in the classic era range originally the tenth book of the fourth series, torment has long been regarded by hank janson aficionados as providing an outstanding illustration of the exciting and compelling qualities of these classic adventures. Written by hank janson cover by reginald heade with an introduction by steve holland. In women hate till death originally the seventh book in the third series of classic era hank janson novels, hank s attendance at a promotional event for a revolutionary new car leads him to encounter two cousins, doris and marion langham, whose w. British fauxamerican gangster books never made it big in america. Initially a personal pseudonym of stephen frances but eventually a house name used by other uk writers for various publishers. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world.

Mar 22, 2019 this pin was discovered by anthony land. The trials of hank janson by steve holland telos publishing ltd, 2004 from the cover hank janson was a publishing phenomenon, selling books by the million and carving a niche for himself. It was estimated that over five million of the authors books had been sold by 1954. Francis was the originator, born england 1917, the subsequent huge sales brought him success and fame. Prince valiant, frank chos drawing beautiful women, wendy pinis line of beauty, the art of coop, beatsville, geoff johns hawkman, rucka and williams batwoman, and three hank janson novels from england. The trials of hank janson, the censorship of the hank janson books. Pursuit by hank janson, reginald heade cover art aka. His books were violent pseudoamerican thrillers sold in paperback editions featuring erotic cover art, and it is estimated that some five million copies were sold by 1954. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Arte do pulp fiction pulp fiction book pulp magazine book and magazine magazine covers detective crime pin up vintage book covers. When i started collecting over 30 some odd years ago, there wasnt much information about old paperbacks thats what we called them available.

The covers were also more violent and imitative of american crime covers. The covers of hank janson paperbacks are what make these books so. The most notorious and most scrutinised of the books in the 1954 obscenity trial, with heade at his very best on the front cover, with a tenderness sometimes. Erotic, filthy, sexy fun for submissive and masochistic men. Of course, the gorgeous covers by reginald heade, featuring dropdead gorgeous women in some of the most erotic poses imaginable, didnt hurt, and its easy to imagine hordes of horny english schoolboys never getting much beyond the covers. Blonde on the spot, the seventh hank janson novel, picks up directly where lilies for my lovely, the sixth, left off. In hot and dry conditions, these janson titles tend to tighten up and buckle slightly, so they pop as. They have cover art by robert maguire, paul rader and harry barton. One of the later entries in the classic era range originally the tenth book of the fourth series, torment has long been regarded by hank janson aficionados. Hank janson book covers torment book stephen janson hank borden book covers janson green pulp art book hells angels books hank title hank anson book covers go home book second string by hank janson its bedtime hank janson comic cover. Hank janson bibliography of first edition books and cover artwork. See more ideas about vintage book covers, pulp fiction and pulp fiction art.

Pulp fiction at its best, pages lightly yellowing,a tear at the top of the back cover, creasing and signs of handling to the covers. Second string vintage pulp fiction paperback book cover art sugary. What others are saying hank janson book cover art by reginald heade. By 1953, however, the noose of censorship was tightening firmly around the necks of frances and his compatriots in the publishing business holland, 1991. Holland used the cover from quiet waits the grave for his book and is also shown below. Hank janson paperback, collectable vintage paperback, 1959. In 1963 gold star books launched its imprint with 8 retitled janson books and went on to publish a total of 17 in paperback. Hank janson sister, dont hate me second series, book s. The main illustrator for the covers of the hank janson books was reginald webb 19011957. The books came with cover illustrations that would make a sailor blush.

Although his work ranged through many genres and subject matters, he is best remembered perhaps for the voluptuous women often in a state of distressundress who graced the covers of books by hank janson, paul renin, michael storme, roland vane and countless others. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. New fiction press, distributed by gaywood press, 1953. I really need to look into the hank janson paperback covers. Not us broads back in the when the fword was only to be used by serving soldiers and qualified coalminers, hank jansons sexy crime thrillers were the hottest thing around. Hank janson tells us that he was born in england during the great war. In the 1940s and 1950s, the hank janson novels, with their sleazy covers and noholdsbarred tales, were a guilty pleasure for millions of readers, but incurred the wrath of the establishment. Heres the fake bio they put on the back covers of early editions.

Broads dont scare easy by hank janson, paperback barnes. Hank janson was the most popular and successful of british pulp fiction authors of the 1940s and 1950s. That said, given the volumous output there may well be other hank janson titles not covered here. Hank janson three original pulp paperbacks sixties, s. The aging but firm heiress who was always on call or the senators wife, who should have been beyond reproach. Although frances had earlier used the hank janson pseudonym on unrelated books, this is the first book of the first series of hank jansons proper, where author and hero become one it was also the beginning of his extraordinary collaboration with the cover artist, reginald heade 19011957.

There was only one hank janson title published in america before 1963, and that came from checkerbooks in 1949. Three original vintage pulp paperbacks from the early sixties, featuring the hardboiled british detective hank janson. We cannot guarantee that slay ride for cutie book is in the library, but if you are still not sure with the service, you can choose free trial service. When dames ge tough was the first hank janson novel in 1946 and there were around 220 featuring the tough chicago reporter through to the young wolves in. Paperback page 22 pulp covers risque cover of becky by hank janson, alleged to be englands outstanding mystery writer. In their time, the hank janson novels, with their sleazy covers and noholdsbarred tales, were a guilty pleasure for millions of readers, but incurred the wrath of the establishment. The first janson book more a novelette than a novel, actually was a rush job, cranked out by. Hank janson knows one of the women is the brains behind a string of brutal kidnappings but which one. Masters of spanish comic book art honors the golden generation whose artwork inspired the imagination of comic book lovers everywhere. The telos publication of torment is a 50th anniversary edition.