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
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Dee Linford – Western Author, Journalist, Technical Writer
Dee Linford is not a well known author today, remembered if at all as the author of the story Man Without A Star, which was made into two movies, Man Without A Star (1955), A Man Called Gannon (1968), and an episode of a TV series, The Virginian, in 1963. He wrote a series of… Continue reading Dee Linford – Western Author, Journalist, Technical Writer
Kindle edition of Richard Matheson’s classic vampire story, I am Legend $2 at Amazon.com
The Kindle edition of Richard Matheson’s classic vampire story, I am Legend, is now on sale at Amazon.com for $2. Those of you with an allergy to ebooks can ignore this, others should pick this right up. Matheson delivers a knockout punch at the end of what seems to be just another apocalyptic “vampires are… Continue reading Kindle edition of Richard Matheson’s classic vampire story, I am Legend $2 at Amazon.com
Clarence Budington Kelland – The transmigration of a sheep
This is a change from the usual content from the pulp magazines – a story from one of the slick magazines – Country Gentleman. This magazine was a sister publication of the Saturday Evening Post, aimed at farmers. Country Gentleman magazine, January 1931 cover courtesy MagazineArt.org This particular story is one of a series about… Continue reading Clarence Budington Kelland – The transmigration of a sheep
In memoriam – Bob Weinberg (1946-2016), pulp and art collector extraordinaire
Recently, I got the sad news that Robert (Bob) Weinberg, pulp and art collector extraordinaire a passed away. I didn’t know Bob very well, I spoke to him only a few times, but he shared his knowledge and passion for pulp magazines and art with me in many ways. Robert (Bob) Weinberg – portrait by… Continue reading In memoriam – Bob Weinberg (1946-2016), pulp and art collector extraordinaire
Improbably beautiful covers #1 – Western Story Magazine, December 21, 1929 cover by Gayle Hoskins
Western Story Magazine, December 21, 1929 cover by Gayle Hoskins Another minute, and there would have been only a red dot on the ground, so i suppose this was the more interesting moment…a very well painted one at that. Gayle Hoskins manages to give the impression of a immense herd of bison very well in… Continue reading Improbably beautiful covers #1 – Western Story Magazine, December 21, 1929 cover by Gayle Hoskins
Adventure magazine covers featuring a pirate
In honor of International Talk like a Pirate Day today, here’s a series of covers from Adventure magazine featuring a pirate. All these covers were done by the artist A.L. Ripley and appeared in the magazine from 1922 to 1925. During at least part of this period (1923-1925), Ripley was in Europe on an art… Continue reading Adventure magazine covers featuring a pirate
Treasures hidden within books
As I read through magazines and books i buy, i sometimes come across things inside the pages. I never know what will pop out. So far, i haven’t found any money inside, but that doesn’t stop me from looking. My best find so far has been a couple of signed postcards from the Western author… Continue reading Treasures hidden within books
Adventure cover artist – Roy J. Pomeroy
You may remember an earlier article i had done on Notable Artists of Adventure magazine. Among those artists was a Roy Pomeroy, who won the first ever Oscar for Special Effects. I came across some photos of him as well as a very detailed biography of him on a genealogical blog. Thought you might like… Continue reading Adventure cover artist – Roy J. Pomeroy
Blog with world war 1 stories scans
“Field Punishment No.1” is a blog that gather togethers some research on Canada’s war literature. The author is a book collector that became curious about these writers and wanted to know more about them than was contained in their brief bios in the Canadian Encyclopedia and literary guides (where those existed at all) –so he… Continue reading Blog with world war 1 stories scans