[J. Edward Leithead wrote over 200 stories for the pulps from 1922 to 1950. In this article, originally published in True West, Feb 1967 (also republished in Pulp Vault 14), he reminisces about writing for the western pulps, starting with Western Story in the 1920s to the end in the 1950s. He also wrote many… Continue reading J. Edward Leithead – Author, Dime novel historian
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Artist Robert G. Harris – article in Arizona Highways
From 1934-37, Robert G. Harris painted more than 70 covers for pulp magazines. Almost two-thirds of those were for Street and Smith’s Wild West Weekly, and a few more western covers for the Thrilling magazine group. David Saunders’ Pulp Artists site has a nice biographical article on him here. This article by Amy Abrams about… Continue reading Artist Robert G. Harris – article in Arizona Highways
Confessions of a pulpeteer – Jack Smalley article about his days as a pulp author and editor – part 2
Part 1 appeared the previous week. A discovery I made early in life was that pulp publishers were a daring breed, ready to plunge into new fields at the drop of an idea and gamble thousands on what might turn out to be a flop. Life was exciting in the Twenties and readers wanted to… Continue reading Confessions of a pulpeteer – Jack Smalley article about his days as a pulp author and editor – part 2
Confessions of a pulpeteer – Jack Smalley article about his days as a pulp author and editor – part 1
[Jack Smalley was the editor of Battle Stories, a pulp published by Fawcett from the late 1920s to the early 1930s. This memoir appeared in Westways magazine, June 1974 with the title: Amazing Confessions of a Pulpeteer. It was later reprinted in Murania Press‘ Blood and Thunder prozine in 2014. I read it first in an… Continue reading Confessions of a pulpeteer – Jack Smalley article about his days as a pulp author and editor – part 1
John Philip Falter – biographical article about the artist
John Philip Falter was a fine artist who did a few covers for the pulps, all western themed. He is better known for having done more than 100 covers for the Saturday Evening Post between 1943 and 1971. His pulp covers (images taken from the FictionMags Index): Western Story Magazine, November 7, 1931 cover by… Continue reading John Philip Falter – biographical article about the artist
Canine Covers in honor of National Dog Day
Pick your favorite. Mine’s the German Shepherd in the Argosy. Adventure, July 18, 1919 cover by James Reynolds Argosy, February 7, 1925 cover by Charles Livingston Bull Blue Book, February 1934 cover by Joseph C. Chenoweth The Popular Magazine, March 20, 1916 cover by John A. Coughlin Short Stories January 10th, 1941 cover by A.R. Tilburne… Continue reading Canine Covers in honor of National Dog Day
Index to the fanzine Xenophile – part 2
Had the good luck recently to acquire a complete run of the fanzine Xenophile. Have been reading a few issues, shocked by the low prices and high dudgeon evinced by subscribers at price increases of pulps to as much as $3 for a late 1930s Black Mask issue. Didn’t find it indexed, so this is… Continue reading Index to the fanzine Xenophile – part 2
Five Stahr covers
On his birthday, a few of the artist Paul Stahr‘s cover paintings for Argosy. High resolution photos made from multiple photos taken by me (click on the pictures to view in their full glory), the odd angles are to avoid reflections as much as possible. All paintings except the last one are from the astonishing collection… Continue reading Five Stahr covers
Pulpfest 2018 – trip report
Recently returned from Pulpfest 2018, a 4 celebration of the pulp magazines. This year, the theme was World War 1. As usual, the convention had something for everyone. A fantastic job by the organizing committee – thanks to Jack Cullers and his family, Barry Traylor, Mike Chomko, Chuck Welch and many others. The Panels John… Continue reading Pulpfest 2018 – trip report
George Bruce Marquis – Author, College bursar
George Bruce Marquis – Western Author George Bruce Marquis, not to be confused with the George Bruce of aviation pulp fame, wrote more than a hundred stories in a forty year career in the pulps, starting in 1912 in the Cavalier, and ending in Short Stories in 1951. Most of his stories were westerns, many… Continue reading George Bruce Marquis – Author, College bursar