Eugene Cunningham c. 1923 Eugene Cunningham was a prolific western writer, publishing more than 400 stories in the pulps. Born in Arkansas and brought up in Texas, he served in the US Navy, travelled the world and came back to the US in 1919 to become a writer. He sold his first story in 1920… Continue reading Eugene Cunningham on the value of action fiction
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Windy City 2019 – photos
t’s always a pleasure to go to Windy City, and love sharing photos with you. This years highlight was the expanded dealers room and the auction, where the action was fast and furious. Walker Martin talks about some of the prices in his report: http://mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=60956 Here are some photos from the convention: The expanded dealer’s room,… Continue reading Windy City 2019 – photos
L.L. Foreman – Western Author
L.L. Foreman was a frequent contributor to the western pulps from the mid 1930s to the early 1950s. His series character Preacher Devlin started in 1934 and appeared in more than 45 stories till 1949, becoming one of the longer lasting series characters in the western pulps. Coincidentally, Star Western had the Deacon Bottle series… Continue reading L.L. Foreman – Western Author
An interesting issue of Dime Western
I recently got my hands on this issue of Dime Western, at a rather reasonable price too. and was quite happy with that purchase. From the cover, it looks quite ordinary, just like any other issue of Dime Western from the period. After 9 more issues, the magazine would stop publication. There are actually two… Continue reading An interesting issue of Dime Western
The readers of Dime Detective
There has been some research conducted into the readership of the pulps, notably Erin A. Smith’s Hard-Boiled: Working-Class Readers and Pulp Magazines. In that spirit, with tongue firmly in cheek, I offer you this composite portrait of the readership of Dime Detective, based on the ads I saw in the magazine during my review of… Continue reading The readers of Dime Detective
Windy City 2019 – See you there
Register now or you’ll miss out Auction lineup Lots of rare high grade magazines up for auction, including a complete run of Excitement. Full catalog here. More… Movie Lineup Just some of the movies you can see. Full list here. Art show See photos from prior conventions here: 2018, 2015, 2014 I expect this year will… Continue reading Windy City 2019 – See you there
Issue Review – Dime Detective Magazine, August, 1952
The is the last in the series of 3 reviews of Dime Detective from the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Dime Detective, along with the rest of the pulps, was struggling financially in the 50s. You can see this from the absence of big names from the issue and the inclusion of a reprint from 1941.… Continue reading Issue Review – Dime Detective Magazine, August, 1952
Issue Review – Dime Detective Magazine, June 1943
This is the second in a series of three reviews of Dime Detective magazine issues from the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Cover artist uncredited, cover is unsigned. 6 Ready for the Rackets · Anon. · cl Racketeers and swindlers of all sorts are lying in wait for you, eager to rob or cheat you of… Continue reading Issue Review – Dime Detective Magazine, June 1943
Issue Review – Dime Detective Magazine, January 15, 1935
This review of a detective pulp has been long pending. I wanted to review three issues of Dime Detective – one each from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s to give a representative look at this great magazine. To kick things off, let’s look at the January 15, 1935 issue. Dime Detective commenced publication in November… Continue reading Issue Review – Dime Detective Magazine, January 15, 1935
Richard Dermody – Author, Journalist
Author Richard Dermody (1904-1952) Richard Dermody had, according to the FictionMags Index, almost forty stories published in the pulps from 1942 to 1949. While he wasn’t prolific, he was popular, and had a series of stories about Doc Pierce, a peripatetic conman. The series started in 1942 in Dime Detective, and from then till 1948… Continue reading Richard Dermody – Author, Journalist