Startling Stories Winter 1945 — 'Iron Men' by Noel Loomis Robot Menace Cover
Illustrating Noel Loomis's complete novel 'Iron Men,' this wartime pulp cover erupts with mechanical menace: a squadron of crab-like robots encircles a flaming cauldron while a barrel-chested hero in red recoils in the foreground and a scantily-clad woman in a bubble helmet reaches toward the inferno. The glass-domed space suits, insectoid automatons, and furnace-glow backdrop epitomize Golden Age pulp sci-fi's fusion of peril, spectacle, and barely-dressed heroines.
Robots on fire, a barely-dressed woman in a space helmet, and a hero on his knees — Startling Stories Winter 1945 cranks the hysteria dial to eleven. War bonds on the back cover, robot apocalypse on the front.
“NOVEL OF THE FUTURE COMPLETE IN THIS IS[SUE] / STARTLING STORIES / WINTER ISSUE / THRILLING [PU]BLICATION / IRON Men An Astonishing Complete Novel By NOEL LOOMIS / THE RADIATION OF THE CHINESE VEGETABLE A Hall of Fame Classic By C. STERLING GLEASON / BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS FOR VICTORY!”
