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Leland Jamieson – Aviator, Author

This profile of Leland Jamieson originally appeared in the October 1940 issue of Flying and Popular Aviation Magazine. His aviation stories regularly appeared in the top magazines – Adventure, Blue Book, Collier’s and the Saturday Evening Post.  Leland Jamieson – Aviator, Author (1904-1941) AIRMAN-JOURNALIST by JACK STARK Flying is Leland Jamieson’s vocation, but his aviation… Continue reading Leland Jamieson – Aviator, Author

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Holman F. Day – Newspaperman, Novelist, Poet

Holman Day was an author who appeared in “Blue Book”, “Short Stories” and “The Popular Magazine”. I found a biographical article about him in the Lewiston Journal Sunday Magazine, January 18, 1969. It started with a reference to his home. I found a picture of it on Google maps, looks amazing. The interiors look even… Continue reading Holman F. Day – Newspaperman, Novelist, Poet

The Lost God – short story by John Russell – with illustrations

On the occasion of the recent biographical article on John Russell, i thought it would be good to share his most famous story as it originally appeared in a magazine . The story was published in the August 18, 1927 issue of Collier’s magazine; it was illustrated by W. H. D. Koerner. Collier’s magazine, August… Continue reading The Lost God – short story by John Russell – with illustrations

John Russell – Newspaperman, Short Story Writer and Scenarist

John Russell, whose short story, The Lost God, was featured on this blog earlier started his career as a newspaperman, moved on to writing short stories for magazines and ended as a screenplay writer for Fox Studios. He worked on the screenplay of Frankenstein (1931), a few movies based on his own stories and Beau… Continue reading John Russell – Newspaperman, Short Story Writer and Scenarist

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Fanny Ellsworth article on writing western stories for Ranch Romances

Fanny Ellsworth, editor of Ranch Romances and Black Mask magazine Fanny Ellsworth was one of the many uncredited women editors of the pulps who did an excellent job editing Ranch Romances – the longest running pulp that appeared from 1924 to 1971 – and Black Mask (the premier detective pulp that had the first print appearances… Continue reading Fanny Ellsworth article on writing western stories for Ranch Romances

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Article on editing by Ray Long – magazine editor

Here’s an article on editing by Ray Long, one of the top American magazine editors of the early 20th Century. The article originally appeared in the January 1927 issue of The Bookman. At the time that this article was written, Long was at the peak of his career, editing Cosmopolitan magazine, a very different magazine… Continue reading Article on editing by Ray Long – magazine editor

Arthur S. Hoffman – Profile of Fritz Duquesne, adventurer

Fritz Duquesne was an adventurer who wrote some stories for Adventure magazine. Sekokoeni’s Raid (ar) Dec 1910 The Man-Eaters of M’wembi (ar) Jan 1911 When the Rain Was Red (ss) Sep 1911 The Fighting Dwarfs of the Congo (ar) Jun 1912 A Fire-Hunt at Kivu (ar) Dec 1913 Adventurer and Avenger – article about Fritz… Continue reading Arthur S. Hoffman – Profile of Fritz Duquesne, adventurer

Pulp AdventureCon 2016

Photos: Pulp AdventureCon 2016 – Panoramic View (click to see more detail) Dealers are collectors too Some rare magazines and books John Gunnison of Adventure House had this new line of pulp art there John Gunnison of Adventure House had this new line of pulp art there Many old magazines (Collier’s, American Weekly, Saturday Evening… Continue reading Pulp AdventureCon 2016