July 1923 cover for The Elks magazine by Angus MacDonall July 1923 cover for The Elks magazine by Paul Stahr July 1927 cover for The Elks magazine by Paul Stahr July 1928 cover for The Elks magazine by Norman Rockwell July 1931 cover for The Elks magazine by Walters Beach Humphrey… Continue reading Happy Fourth of July to you…
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Pulp Magazine collector picture from EBay
Does anyone know who this is? The negative for this picture just came up for sale on EBay, and I thought he might be an author – the collection is small enough to be one author’s output. I see Wild West Weekly, Sky Aces, Texas Rangers, Two Western Books, Argosy in the collection. If you… Continue reading Pulp Magazine collector picture from EBay
Rare interview with a pulp illustrator – Creig Flessel
I was recently looking through some issues of Unknown magazine and came across some illustrations by the artist Creig Flessel. I came across an interview with him, and I didn’t see it linked in any of the usual places. Here it is: http://www.tcj.com/the-creig-flessel-interview/ Very interesting account of his entire career, including working for Street and Smith… Continue reading Rare interview with a pulp illustrator – Creig Flessel
Behind the scenes – how the editorial office worked at Adventure magazine
[This article from Arthur S. Hoffman originally appeared in the February 1, 1927 issue of Adventure magazine. I thought it was an interesting behind the scenes look at how the magazine worked. If you worked on a magazine, let us know what you saw.] LOOKING ABOUT IT MAY be that some of you think our asking… Continue reading Behind the scenes – how the editorial office worked at Adventure magazine
Review of Adventure – January 1, 1928
[Inspired by a post on James Reasoner’s blog] Adventure, January 1, 1928 – Cover illustration by Remington Schuyler An issue after Arthur S. Hoffman had left, but at least some of the stories must have been selected by him earlier. Cover by Remington Schuyler with interior illustrations by Ralph Nelson. The Gorilla of No.… Continue reading Review of Adventure – January 1, 1928
Review of Adventure – March, 1940
Inspired by a post on James Reasoner’s Rough Edges blog. Cover by Wesley Neff, interior illustrations by multiple illustrators. Adventure, March 1940 – cover illustration by Wesley Neff The Knight of Old · Georges Surdez · nv illustrated by Hamilton Greene 4/5 An excellent story from Surdez – not one of his Foreign Legion stories.… Continue reading Review of Adventure – March, 1940
Adventure – Review of May 15, 1933 issue
[Inspired by a post on True Pulp Fiction] Adventure, May 15, 1933 – cover illustration Cover illustration by Walter Whitehead (not for any particular story, the signpost says Gretna Green) and interior artwork by Neil O’Keeffe. This was an issue that had only 96 pages, a big drop from the 192 pages in the 1918-1927… Continue reading Adventure – Review of May 15, 1933 issue
Tom Curry – Author, Engineer, Sportsman
[This article originally appeared in the Hour, a Norwalk, CT, newspaper on November 24, 1971] Thomas A. Curry aka Tom Curry, Author Tom Curry, a long-time Norwalk resident, sold his first fiction story at 20 while studying chemical engineering at Columbia College in 1920, and within a year’s time the talented young student was writing… Continue reading Tom Curry – Author, Engineer, Sportsman
Some beautiful covers from the Elks magazine by Alex Raymond
A couple of covers for The Elks magazine by Alex Raymond. Cover Illustration for The Elks magazine, November 1937, by Alex Raymond Cover Illustration for The Elks magazine, December 1937, by Alex Raymond
Some beautiful covers from the Elks magazine by Edgar F. Wittmack
[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