Prompted by a recent commenton Facebook, I set out to list the most valuable pulp issues based on realized prices. Highest prices for fine condition, lower for lower grade issues. Did i miss something out? Probably. Let me know – leave a comment. Magazine Comments Cover Price realized (USD) All-Story Tarzan issue 59750 41825 37500… Continue reading MVPs – Most Valuable Pulp issues
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The Klondike gold rush @ the Fairbanks Community Museum
Recently made a weekend trip to Alaska, a great and beautiful state. Among other highlights of the trip was a visit to Fairbanks, where I managed to spend a little time at the Fairbanks Community Museum. The museum has many artifacts from the Klondike Gold Rush, an event featured in the pulps from time to… Continue reading The Klondike gold rush @ the Fairbanks Community Museum
Link Roundup Nov 2018
A few interesting links, not pulp related but close. The Secret History of Dracula Bram Stoker did not intend for Dracula to serve as fiction, but as a warning of a very real evil, a childhood nightmare all too real. Worried of the impact of presenting such a story as true, his editor, Otto Kyllman,… Continue reading Link Roundup Nov 2018
Western author Norman A. Fox’s website, maintained by his family
Western author Norman A. Fox (c. 1930s) I recently found an excellent website on the western author Norman A. Fox, a founder of the Western Writers of America. It has a biography and photos of the author, a bibliography of his stories and movies, and even has a video of a presentation on him made… Continue reading Western author Norman A. Fox’s website, maintained by his family
Crazy Cows and Horrified Horses – The western art of George Harrison Wert
I like pulp covers, but i have to confess that most of the people portrayed on the covers had a total lack of expression comparable to the Great Stoneface, Buster Keaton himself. They could be dealing with a rogue elephant, a runaway stagecoach or a snarling man eating beast, and they would serenely confront them,… Continue reading Crazy Cows and Horrified Horses – The western art of George Harrison Wert
Pulp Phenomenon – Harold Hersey
[Had my curiosity aroused by a few recent posts on Facebook about some rare Hersey pulps, so decided to do an article on him. All pictures are from the FictionMags Index. The only Hersey pulp i have is a coverless copy of Spy Stories, v1 n1 that i picked up at a recent convention.] Harold… Continue reading Pulp Phenomenon – Harold Hersey
Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair 2018 – trip report
Visited the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair this weekend. Dave Smith of Fantasy Illustrated sent me a pass for it, and having been there last year, I went again this year. Enjoyed it thoroughly, and for those who weren’t there, a few photos. Dave Smith (Fantasy Illustrated) had his usual wall of high grade pulps Dave Smith… Continue reading Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair 2018 – trip report
Issue Review – Western Story Annual, 1948
[It’s taken only 70 years to get this issue reviewed. Gives me hope that I’ll catch up on my reading someday, and be able to positively answer that question that all of us book and magazine readers and collectors have to endure, namely “Have you read all those books?”] Western Story Annual [1948] (Street &… Continue reading Issue Review – Western Story Annual, 1948
Adventure House Pulp and Collectibles Show – Trip Report
Adventure House held their first pulp convention in Maryland recently. I found cheapish tickets for the trip, and there I was. A good beginning to what I hope is a new annual show. Rain depressed attendance (Hurricane Florence sent preliminary rain storms up and down the east coast) and flights and in general I got… Continue reading Adventure House Pulp and Collectibles Show – Trip Report
Ramon F. Adams – Author, Cowboy historian, Candyman
Ramon F. Adams c. 1965 in the Tucson Daily Citizen Yes, you read that right. Candyman was one of the professions of Ramon F. Adams, a prominent author on the west and cowboys. He was born in Moscow, Texas in 1889, trained as a violinist before a wrist injury ended his musical career as teacher… Continue reading Ramon F. Adams – Author, Cowboy historian, Candyman