Vintage SHOWGIRLS Magazine May 1947 Vol 1 #2 George Gross Cover Art Pinup GGA

$75 · Offered by eBay

Rare Early Pin-Up Pulp: SHOWGIRLS Magazine (May 1947) – Vol. 1, No. 2 Original Cover Art by George Gross Turn back the clock to the spring of 1947, when burlesque and glamour pulps ruled the newsstands. Up for grabs is an original, complete, and stunning issue of SHOWGIRLS from May 1947 (Volume 1, Number 2). As just the second issue ever published in the title’s run, it is an exceptionally tough find for serious Good Girl Art (GGA) and golden-age pulp collectors. The Star Attraction: George Gross Cover Art The cover on this issue is absolute fire. Renowned pulp illustrator George Gross delivers a showstopper featuring a reclined brunette in heels and a two-piece against a blazing crimson-red backdrop. Gross’s signature is clean and distinct in the lower margin. The red inks are remarkably deep, bold, and un-faded after nearly 80 years. Inside the Pages Flipping through is an unfiltered trip into late-1940s nightlife and novelty culture: The Talent: Features and pictorials spotlighting burlesque queens, Latin Quarter beauties, chorus lines, and glamour models. The Vintage Ads: Packed with classic mid-century novelty promotions—including "Mystic Action Hollywood Pin-Up Glasses" (where the clothes wash away!), bedside anthologies, and retro leather goods. The Vibe: Carries that authentic, unmistakably genuine vintage book aroma—the true "old pulp newsprint scent" that only well-kept original paper from the 1940s can deliver. Collector Condition Breakdown Completeness: 100% compl

• Year: 1947
• Condition: Good

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