Shouldn't that read "Draw the Curtain Closed?" Or just "Draw the Curtain." You don't need the "close," it's implied in "draw." Apparently someone thought the title had a better rhythm this way, but it's redundant and probably wrong. The guys who bought this cared a whole lot about grammar, I'm sure.
Anyway, he's dressed, she's completely naked, there's a Luger on the bed, his hand's in his front pocket, what's going on here. My guess is that his gun was too quick.
"A vivid and angry novel that exposes the corruption and decadence," blah blah blah. Whatever Signet needed to do to create the impression that this really isn't a dirty book. Those GI's in the upper right corner aren't fooled for a minute.
A suspense thriller. Why of course. This is a fine illustration. Well-executed, composed, good use of chiarascuro. Also, she's pretty much naked, the dress being mostly a suggestion for the sake of decorum. Okay, it appears we're edging into areas of questionable taste, according to the synopsis. Also, why is the young man named after a sandwich?
After so many tawdry scenarios delineated on the covers of aging drugstore softcore, it's a pleasure to visit the clean, crisp, white-cotton world of the Studio Nurse, which I'm sure is completely realistic in its depiction of the exciting milieu inside a bustling Hollywood studio.
Producer Mike Lancaster! Producer Mike Lancaster's ulcer! Handsome Mace Hunter, test pilot! Naval Lieutenant Dirk Patou! And at the center of this swirl of manly men, Golden-Haired Lori Todd!
Died 2005, considered a great science fiction illustrator, though I have to wonder just what it was he was thinking with this strange concoction of lurking Grays, a Christmas-y farmhouse in the snow and a clearly demented biker guy giving the whole scene the hairy eyeball.