#H.J. Ward

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H.J. Ward - Spicy Mystery, March 1941

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Threatened by an ominous black cat while shackled to an occupied coffin, in a decomposing dress, next to a room of hanging corpses.

Via pulpcovers.com

[deacblues]

here's an interesting article from todd klein on the alterations done to h.j. ward's famous superman painting. you may know todd klein from his excellent lettering resources.

[driveintheaterofthemind]

Vintage Pulp - Spicy-Adventure Stories (Oct1940)

Art by H.J. Ward

Culture Publications

[frenchcurious]

Jill Ireland, l'épouse de Charles Bronson avec sa Bentley S3 Continental Flying Spur par H.J Mulliner Park Ward. - source Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden era.

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Bedtime Stories august 1936

cover ar : H.J. Ward

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H.J. Ward - cover art for Spicy Mystery August 1940

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fluffy dramione story told through newspaper articles

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6

this is part 7/ 10

Statement of Theodore W. Nott, attorney for Mr. Malfoy.

On behalf of my client, MR. D. L. Malfoy, inheritable-member of the Wizgarmont, I would like to make it known, that despite recent reports to the contrary, he is in fact not in a romantic relationship with Ms. Granger. He would very much like, for her sake, to be excluded from this narrative and remind the public that they are not invited into his private life. London. September, 2019.

Statement of Theodore W. Nott, attorney for Ms Granger. On behalf of my new client, Ms. H.J. Granger, head healer of the Bug Ward at St Mungos, I want to make it known that she is in fact not the girlfriend of Mr. Malfoy. She promises to let everyone know when her marital status changes, until then she wishes for the public to stop speculating about her love life. London. September, 2019.

Daily Prophet

Society

Teddy Lupin and Albus Potter amongst guests of Scorpius Malfoy’s 14th birthday party (May 7, 2020).

The costume party has been described as a lavish affair, organized by Narcissa Malfoy, grandmother of Scorpius. One of the highlights was Teddy Lupin, who constantly attended to his bleach blonde-dyed hair, mirror and comp in hand, while telling people to “wait until [his] father hears about this”. His costume being an obvious reference to his cousin, Draco Malfoy, who observed the scene with mild amusement, at one point asking whether that was the thanks he would get for giving him access to the Malfoy vault at Gringotts. According to onlookers, Teddy could be heard whispering back: “what does he think how I paid for this costume? The hair products alone were 10 Galleons”.

Mr. Draco Malfoy himself was dressed as “Mr. Darcy”, apparently a very masculine literary war-hero in the non-magical world, at least that is what Mr. Malfoy told an amused looking Harry Potter, although the latter insisted that was not what Mr. Darcy was known for. “It is essential to this costume that you roll up your sleeves”, Hermione Granger – who we are legally forced to describe as not-Mr. Malfoy’s-girlfriend -  told Mr. Malfoy at one point while assisting him with doing so.

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Spicy Mystery, August 1940.

Cover by H.J. Ward.

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H.J. Ward 1941

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H.J. Ward “Spicy Mystery Stories”

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H.J. Ward, 1936.

[petermorwood]

No power steering, no power brakes, no disc brakes, no synchromesh gearbox, no seatbelts, no airbags, no crumple zones, a 40-foot / 12 metre turning circle...

The photos in this post aren't the same car as Crowley's 1933 3½ litre Bentley in "Good Omens", but they're Bentleys of the same vintage. All have the same basic layout, bought from the factory as a "rolling chassis"...

...then passed to a coachbuilder for whatever custom bodywork the new owner had ordered. These coachbuilders often rejoiced in wonderful names like Park Ward, Vanden Plas, Gurney Nutting, H.J. Mulliner or Thrupp & Maberley, sounding like escapees from a P. G. Wodehouse story.

Handbrake and gearstick are both on the right-hand side...

...so to avoid a poke in the knees it's often easier, depending on layout, to enter on the passenger side and slide across.

Once behind the wheel, you'll encounter all this gubbins attached to it.

The horn button is in the middle, but the other levers - depending on the chosen interior design layout - do stuff like operate the headlamps (full or dim), adjust the suspension (hard or soft), advance or retard the spark (more spark in cold weather, less in warm) and alter the fuel-air mixture (full rich when starting, lean when running).

*****

And then there's getting it started.

At least there's no need in these models to go round to the front with a hand-crank, though you could if you had to. That hand-crank option remained on cars right into the 1960s, as shown here at upper and lower ends of the market.

First, on a Rover P4 suitable for a bank manager or, as I suggested elsewhere, Adam's dad...

...and next on a Morris Minor, suitable for a bank clerk.

Crowley's Bentley (currently called Mary) has a hand-crank socket too - not that he would ever need to use such a thing - but in keeping with the car's superior status there's a neat chromed cap over it, and the actual engine connection is hidden behind the radiator slats.

(Mary's bodywork, incidentally, is by one of those splendidly named coachbuilders, Messers Thrupp & Maberley.)

Even without using a hand-crank, starting a 1930s Bentley (or any other car of the period) is still not a simple process. Turning that key between the toggles is just the first step since, IIRC, it only switches on the battery circuit.

Once the power is flowing, actual start-up routine can begin. I'll let Classic Car Club explain it:

Switch on the ignition by turning the right hand lever on the switchbox to I & C.

If starting from cold, set the mixture control, located around the horn button to Start.

Manually retard the ignition about one-quarter of its quadrant which is also located around the horn button.

Depress the starter and the engine comes to life.

Move the mixture control from Start to Run.

I prefer just turning a key.

Alternately you could just want the engine to be running as you get in - but to pull off that particular trick it helps to be a louche and lazy demon... ;->

Hey Neil,

Me and my best mate have a plan, we're going to move out and get a flat together, I'll help her with her auditions and learning lines, and she'll edit my writing. Part of our plan was that we'd save up for a motorbike, but after watching Good Omens she's decided she'd rather have a Bentley. I think we might be saving for a while....

According to people who have had to drive the Bentley, including Michael and David, you do not want to drive a vintage Bentley.

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Superman of earth 2

Inspired by this official artwork by H.J ward

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Spicy Detective Stories, June 1935 Cover by H. J. Ward

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Spicy Western Stories - Cover art by H. J. Ward (1936-1941)