HOW DO YOU DOOM

You heard me. Census taker, liver, a nice chianti, fava beans. Having guests for dinner has long been a passion of mine.

Rudolph Belarski is a top notch illustrator and his art is always immediately recognizable. We knew this was him without having to check (then we checked to be sure). Yup. It’s him. To see more nice examples of his work look here, here, and here. Leo Brady’s 1949 novel Edge of Doom isn’t about eating anyone for dinner, though that would be fun. It’s about murdering a priest, and was made into a 1950 film with Farley Granger as the disturbed man at the crux of the tale. You see in the text at bottom right that this is a tie-in edition of the novel. Which explains why Belarski’s art is modeled directly on a promo shot from the film. We’ll try to get around to watching it pretty soon.

Edge of Doom, Popular Library, Leo Brady, Farley Granger, cover art, literature

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The headlines that mattered yesteryear.

September 18

1919—Pollard Breaks the Color Barrier

Fritz Pollard becomes the first African-American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros. Though Pollard is forgotten today, famed sportswriter Walter Camp ranked him as “one of the greatest runners these eyes have ever seen.” In another barrier-breaking historical achievement, Pollard later became the co-head coach of the Pros, while still maintaining his roster position as running back.

September 18

1932—Entwistle Leaps from Hollywood Sign

Actress Peg Entwistle commits suicide by jumping from the letter “H” in the Hollywood sign. Her body lay in the ravine below for two days, until it was found by a detective and two radio car officers. She remained unidentified until her uncle connected the description and the initials “P.E.” on the suicide note in the newspapers with his niece’s two-day absence.

September 17

1908—First Airplane Fatality Occurs

The plane built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, The Wright Flyer, crashes with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge aboard as a passenger. The accident kills Selfridge, and he becomes the first airplane fatality in history.

September 17

1983—First Black Miss America Crowned

Vanessa Williams becomes the first African American Miss America. She later loses her crown when lesbian-themed nude photographs of her are published by Penthouse magazine.

September 16

1920—Terrorists Bomb Wall Street

At 12:01 p.m. a bomb loaded into a horse-drawn wagon explodes in front of the J.P.Morgan building in New York City. 38 people are killed and 400 injured. Italian anarchists are thought to be the perpetrators, but after years of investigation no one is ever brought to justice.

September 15

1959—Khrushchev Visits U.S.

Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States. The two week stay includes talks with U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower, as well as a visit to a farm and a Hollywood movie set, and a tour of a “typical” American neighborhood, upper middle class Granada Hills, California.