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Walter Popp
(1920 - 2003) Comic artist (1940s) turned to paperbacks and macho mags in the 50s. Slick cover work (and occasional stories) for Stag, For Men Only, True Detective, Amazing Stories, Man's Illustrated, Fantastic Adventures, Startling Stories, Male, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Master Detective, Man's World. Adept at hard-boiled detective and crime paperbacks, westerns, and sci-fi, in his later years he was a respected gothic and romance novel cover painter. Popp ended his career by teaming up with his wife and fellow artist, Marie (whom he met when they were students at the Art Studnts League in 1946), to created a series of giclée digital prints (Marie was a fashion artist and model during the 40s). Special thanks to Marie Popp |
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Reflection of Evil (1964) Popp - 001A
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OK-For Men "Gay 90s" (1959) Popp - 002A
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Male, "American Trapper Aboard A Cossack Boat" (1960) Popp - 003
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Real, "Abilene's Fallen Angels" (1955) Popp - 004
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Action Life, "Kremlin-Storming Playboy Jack Reed" (1964) Popp - 005
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Amazing Stories (1952) Popp - 006
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Rugged Men, "The Tribe That Conquered The Klan!" (1958) Popp - 007
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Cartoon sketch (1939) Popp - 008
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Battle Cry (195) Popp - 009
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Fantastic Adventures (1952) Popp - 010
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For Men Only, The Town They Called 'Too Hot'" (1959) Popp - 011
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For Men Only, "The American Prisoner In Russia's Female Convict Colony" (1960) Popp - 012
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Male, "Italian Nudist Girls Who Knocked Out Germany's Underground Tank Depot" (1959) Popp - 013
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For Men ONly, "Fräulein Raiders" (1963) Popp - 014
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Men, "Last Man Standing Gets Annabelle Austin" (1959) Popp - 015
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For Men Only, "Two Years In Hitler's Shocking International Female Compound" (1961) Popp - 016
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Stag, "Last 10 Days In the Führer Private Underground Bunker" (1960) Popp - 017
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Stag, "The Nude Girl Of Nightmare Key" (1962) Popp - 018
(this is actually Ian Fleming's James Bond thriller, Dr No)
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Woman of Paris (Cabaret) (1954) Popp - 019
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True Detective (1952) Popp - 020
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Saga, "Vice Squad Cop" (1959) Popp - 021
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Men, "The Week The Sex Wind Blew" (1959) Popp - 022
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True Adventures, "The Beasts That Prowl By Night" (1960) Popp - 023
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Startling Stories (195?) Popp - 024
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Real, "Russia's School For Bedroom Spies" (1954) Popp - 025
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Master Detective, "Kisses In The Death House" (1953) Popp - 026
(interior art was a rarity for Master Detective)
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Male, "Misfire!" (1951) Popp - 027
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Man's World (1961) Popp - 028
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Male, "The NKVD's Upstairs Girl" (1959) Popp - 029
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Man's Book, "The Nazi Sin Doll Who Blasted HItler Our Of The War." (1962) Popp - 030
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True Adventures (1957) Popp - 031
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Adventure, "The Town That Terror Built" (1959) Popp - 032
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Stag, "The Yank Who Led WWII's BIggest POW Escape" (1964) Popp - 033
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Stag, "The Camp Follower In General Forrest's Command Unit" (1961) Popp - 034
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Sportsman, "Give Me Back My Boy" (1955) Popp - 035
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Real, "Sex Playground For G.I.s" (1954) Popp - 036
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Stag, "Sex Behind Prison Bars"(1960) Popp - 037
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True Adventure, "The Lady From Hell" (1955) Popp - 038
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True Adventures (1956) Popp - 039
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True Detective (1960) Popp - 040
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Saga, "The Bird And His Horn (1959) Popp - 041
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Men's Pictorial (1956) Popp - 042
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Stag, "1927 - America's Wildest Binge" (1960) Popp - 043
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Walter and Marie Popp (2002) Popp - 044
This is from an article in the New York Times (sorry about the quality). Marie and Walter were painting together at the time, turning out romantic covers for paperbacks. Walter said his wife's artistic talent was equal to his and they spent their final years producing numerous romantic works. Marie passed away in 2006.
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