EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 30 © 2020 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

24 FACING PAGE TOP: Cannibal Harem of Charlie Savage , gouache on board. Interior illustration in Man’s World , August 1958. FACING PAGE BOTTOM: The Yankee Who Fouled Up Rommel’s Desert Assault , gouache on board. Interior illustration in Stag , October 1961. Obviously, men who got trapped in some forsaken place would always run into a bevy of beautiful girls. ABOVE: Ambush in the Alley of the Perfumed Virgins , gouache on board. Male cover, November 1966. Not only did many of these stories have improbable premises, they also had bold and extravagant titles to them. verified. So they would send you almost always on frank [ paying the passage-Ed. ]. I remember being sent to Flor‐ ida, and San Francisco, and a number of different places for them. They wanted it as accurate as possible, and they’d spare no expense. I mean, the magazine was a gold‐ mine. They’d made a fortune in advertising and subscrip‐ tions, and they had this standard that I was very proud when I had the job. But I’ve also heard this a lot about people having headaches with them, but I never had one. Sometimes I’d send the picture in from New York, and other times I’d go down to Washington myself, catching an early train and delivering it personally. Other times I’d