The evolution of the Pelican cover, from the 1930s through the 1980s, presented HERE by Things Magazine. Note: It didn’t really get exciting until the 1960s. Peace, love, and Pelican.
Some of my favorites:
1943
1945
1960
1962
1962
1963
1964
1966
1967
1972
1972
1974
Thanks so much to @AquaVelvet for clueing me in to this great collection via Twitter.
The 1945 cover reminds me of some strange anatomical drawing. Maybe I’ve got the carte du tendre on the brain.