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  • Simple, Fast search of the FictionMags Index

    Simple, fast search of the FictionMags Index. It’s finally here. https://pulpflakes.com/fmisearch/ The FictionMags Index (FMI) is the biggest online index of English language fiction published in periodicals. Search the FMI by author or artist name, magazine title or look for a specific issue by date or issue number. Tips and tricks While search tolerates partial……

  • Model Employee wanted: Six dollars a day for standing still

    Another article about an illustrator’s model; this time it’s actor Neil Hamilton, probably best remembered for his role as Commissioner Gordon in the 1960s TV series Batman starring Adam West. The Days When I “Posed” Recollections of Leyendecker, Brown, Underwood and other Famous Artists – And $6 a Day. By Neil Hamilton THERE was one……

  • Model Artists and Beautiful Bombshells

    I found a couple of articles dealing with artists and their models; models are lesser known than illustrators, though they’re quite recognizable. An earlier article about one pulp model can be found here. A note about the illustrations in the article below. Each illustration is posed by one of the models whose photos are given.……

  • Hidden Sex: The Origin of B. M. Bower

    This article by and about B. M. Bower, author of Chip of the Flying U and many other novels and stories, appeared in the December 10, 1928 issue of Western Cattle Markets and News. My Own Tally SheetBy B. M. Bower Note—B. M. Bower, author of “Chip of the Flying U,” which was written in……

  • Types of beautiful women: Artist Patrick J. Monahan

    An article on illustrator Patrick J. Monahan that I found interesting mainly for the photo of him working in his studios, and the accompanying photos, one of which reminds me of the woman frequently seen in Monahan’s pulp covers. Plus a reminder that the views expressed in this article are Monahan’s and do not carry……