#pulp romance

[iwasateenagenosferatu]

Vito and Aldo 🖤🤌 -

Original Characters (Mobsters in love)

Vito Trepani & Aldo Morelli

Francesca "Frankie" Morelli

Max "The Bat" Pagliacci

From the diary of Vito Trepani, December 1945:

Aldo Morelli, my best bud. Smooth talker, ladies' man, everything I ain't. But then things got complicated. Our friendship started feeling more like something else,

I tried playing it Bogart, but Aldo saw right through me.

“Just come here” he growled. And then he kissed me.

Excerpts from Santiago Stracci testimony - 1958:

Vito Trepani, now there's a guy who's as complex as they come. He's got a mind like a steel trap, always calculating, always planning his next move. But underneath that tough exterior beats the heart of a hopeless romantic.

See, Vito never had much of a family growing up, but the Estacado Family has given him a home, a place where he belongs. And they've also given him an outlet for all that rage that simmers just below the surface.

But don't let his violent tendencies fool you, Vito's got a soft spot a mile wide, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. He's a sucker for a good love story, always dreaming of finding the kind of love he's never known.

Aldo Morelli, he's built like a brick wall, perfect for the jobs Angelo Boccino throws his way. But you know what really sets Aldo apart? His bond with his sister, Francesca. They're as thick as thieves, those two. She's his world, and he'd do anything for her. It's a beautiful thing, really, seeing how much they care for each other in our line of work.

Francesca "Frankie" Morelli, Aldo's little sister, is a firecracker, let me tell you. She's the kind of dame who could charm the devil himself with that smile of hers. But don't let her looks fool you, she's got brains to match, and she's not afraid to use 'em.

Frankie's always looking out for her big brother, Aldo. Most nights, you'll find her patching him up when he stumbles home from work, a real mother hen, that one. She's tough as nails, but she's got a heart of gold, especially when it comes to family.

But let me tell you, she's no pushover. Frankie's got a mouth on her that could make a sailor blush, and she's not afraid to speak her mind. She's a handful, that's for sure, but she's also fiercely loyal and would do anything for the ones she loves.

I just wrote my first tumblr slash fiction at 30.

[kekwcomics]

HOUSE MALIGN (Magnum Books, 1967)

Art: Shannon Stirnweis.

[thedepartmentofdiscoveries]

[yourbespokeartisanalapocalypse]

Uldis Klavins, book cover illustration, late 20th century.

[spacenoirdetective]

Not to brag or anything.

[mychemicalraymance]

LOCK UP YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS! HERE THEY COME!

[quotesfromall]

However happily married, there are some things one never tells.

Agatha Christie, Parker Pyne Investigates

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[saintmichale]

Snap girl I think you dropped something, my jaw

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Gothic romance novels cover art by Harry Barton (1970s)

[weirdlookindog]

Haunted House by unknown artist

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[kekwcomics]

Ranch Romances was published from 1924 to 1971, originally by William Clayton and Harold Hersey. That's a helluva run when you think about it...

Original editor, Fanny Ellsworth, was in the saddle for 30 years -- again, an unthinkably long stint now given the precarious nature of contemporary magazine and comic-book publishing with its diminishing sales and revolving door of editors...

[bookmovietv]

George Ziel

[fjalchions]

wesper thought of the day: nina got jesper into pulp novels and now he reads them to wylan after a job gone awry

[thehauntedrocket]

John Carter Of Mars

Art by Frank Frazetta