Golpe de Estado

A Spanish-language pulp cover featuring actress Lou Carrigan in a spy-thriller scenario. The composition frames a woman in exotic costume within an architectural interior, her gaze directed outward with calculated intensity. Bold yellow vertical elements and striped patterns create visual tension across the composition. The cover line *Golpe de Estado* (Coup d'État) signals the espionage-adventure genre that flourished in European pulp magazines during the 1970s. This era's painted covers inherited the lurid visual language of earlier American pulp traditions—sensational imagery designed to convey danger, intrigue, and high stakes. The photograph-based illustration technique reflects the magazine's accessibility to cinematic reference material, blending Hollywood glamour with pulp narrative conventions.