RUDOLPH BELARSKI (American 1900 - 1983). The Man With the Magic Face, original pulp magazine cover illustration, Argos... (Total: 4 Items)

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RUDOLPH BELARSKI (American 1900 - 1983)
The Man With the Magic Face, original pulp magazine cover illustration, Argosy Weekly, June 4, 1938
Oil on canvas
34 x 24 in.
Signed lower left
Adolf Hitler, Tojo Hideki, and Benito Mussolini share the cover honors with Mr. Mystery in this blazing cover scene by famed pulp artist, Rudolph Belarski. "Even the Dictators must bow down to Mr, Mystery and his torch that fires the world."

A tall ship at sea is painted on the backside of this canvas

A copy of three Argosy pulp magazines, dated June 4, 11, and 18, 1938, with the complete 3-part story that this painting illustrates, are included in this lot.

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