Bim, BEM, Bum

Meaning

Phrase

• Retro art composition; composition stereotypical for the cover art of mid-20th-century science fiction pulp magazines.

Origin

• + BEM + bum. From a typical composition for the cover art of science fiction pulp magazines such as Thrilling Wonder Stories, notably by artists such as Earle K. Bergey and Rudolph Belarski, featuring a woman (the "Bim") being attacked or threatened by a monster (the "BEM"), while a man (the "Bum") protects her and/or attacks the monster.