[Continuing the run of beautiful cover art from The Elks magazine. This time the artist is Edgar F. Wittmack] Cover Illustration for The Elks magazine, April 1926, by Edgar F. Wittmack Cover Illustration for The Elks magazine, September 1927, by Edgar F. Wittmack Cover Illustration for The Elks magazine, December 1928, by Edgar F. Wittmack… Continue reading Some beautiful covers from the Elks magazine by Edgar F. Wittmack
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Step back in time to 1931 with this beautiful photo animation from Moscow artist Alexsey Zakharov
Article with a interview of the artist Before you click that link, watch the video. Turn up the sound if you can, and enjoy. “The Old New World” (Photo-based animation project) from seccovan on Vimeo.“The Old New World” is a Photo-based animation project. —————————————————— It’s a travel back in time with a little steampunk time… Continue reading Step back in time to 1931 with this beautiful photo animation from Moscow artist Alexsey Zakharov
William Byron Mowery – Author, Teacher, Pilot
[Article from The Citizen Advertiser, Auburn, N.Y., Saturday, November 11, 1933] He Wanted Civilization But Mowery Now Writes About Wild Places William Byron Mowery (1899 – 1957)Photo courtesy EBay seller William Byron Mowery, author of “Forbidden Valley,” the Citizen Advertiser’s serial of the Canadian woods, spends much of leisure exploring with an airplane.… Continue reading William Byron Mowery – Author, Teacher, Pilot
Harold Winfield Scott – Illustrator – Article from Life magazine, June 29, 1942
[I was looking at some Western Story magazine covers and many I liked were done by H.W. Scott. I came across this article about him recently, and thought you might like to read it.] Life Magazine, June 24, 1942 – Article about Harold Winfield Scott – IllustratorWHILE MODELS POSE. SCOTT PAINTS STAGECOACH SCENE FROM HIS… Continue reading Harold Winfield Scott – Illustrator – Article from Life magazine, June 29, 1942
Adventure March 20, 1923 – issue review
Inspired by a post on the True Pulp Fiction blog, here’s my review of the March 20, 1923 issue of Adventure magazine. Adventure March 20, 1923 Cover by James C. McKell, headings by Virgil E. Pyles.How the heck that guy got into that tight fitting shirt with no buttons, i’ll never know. Bad Men Make… Continue reading Adventure March 20, 1923 – issue review
Adventure, March 15, 1928 issue review
Adventure, March 15, 1928 Inspired by a post on the True Pulp Fiction blog: A beautiful cover from D. Cammerrota, an artist about whom i could find almost nothing beyond the fact that he? (The first name D is spelled Dominic, Dominice, Dominick in different places) graduated from the Philadelphia School of Art in 1923.… Continue reading Adventure, March 15, 1928 issue review
Some beautiful covers for The Elks magazine by Paul Stahr
The prolific Paul Stahr, who had a monopoly on Argosy covers between 1924-1934, did these beautiful covers for The Elks magazine. Tell me your favorites with a comment. My choices: January 1925 and September 1924. Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1923 October Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 July Cover by Paul Stahr… Continue reading Some beautiful covers for The Elks magazine by Paul Stahr
Adventure, March 1 1932 – A review
[Inspired by a post on the True Pulp Fiction blog, I read this issue and posted a review. The 1/- sticker on my copy indicates that this issue went from the US to the UK at one time, and it found it’s way back and finally reached me.] A great cover from Gerard C.… Continue reading Adventure, March 1 1932 – A review
New Blog about pulp magazines
http://truepulpfiction.blogspot.com/ The author of the blog used to write pulp articles on his other blog, and decided to move them into a separate blog, updated daily (See this post for more details). Something to look forward to this year. To see his older articles: Enjoy.
Perks of being a pulp collector #42
I recently read Mike Ashley’s article on the biggest pulps. And I recalled something I recently saw on James Reasoner’s blog: an issue of Mammoth Detective that undoubtedly is the champion single regular issue at 320 pages. Mammoth Detective, September 1942. Mammoth Detective, September 1942 Looks to be about an inch thick. At… Continue reading Perks of being a pulp collector #42