The previous article covered the top cover artists of Adventure magazine in terms of number of covers. There were many artists who stood out for one reason or another while not being on that list. I decided to write them up here. All covers courtesy of the Fictionmags index. Other notable artists who contributed to… Continue reading Notable artists of Adventure
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Appeal: Author Gordon Young’s relatives – contact information
Some time ago, I wrote an article on the author Gordon Young on this blog. The author’s grand-daughter, Christine, left a comment on the blog: Greetings. This is Christine, the granddaughter of Gordon Young. My mother and I attended Pulpcon those so many years ago.I trust all is well with you.Thank you for your continued… Continue reading Appeal: Author Gordon Young’s relatives – contact information
Top Artists of Adventure
As I have been realizing over time, the artists of Adventure magazine are an even more obscure lot than the authors. So I decided to put together an article on them, but realized it was becoming too big. So I broke it into a two part article, with the first part being the top cover… Continue reading Top Artists of Adventure
Commander Edward Ellsberg’s books and auto-biography reissued
Good news. The books of Commander Ellsberg, about whom I wrote earlier in this blog, and his multi-volume auto-biography, have been republished. The story of Commander Ellsberg: part 1, part 2, part 3 The not so good news is that they are available only in ebook format. However, you can read them on your computer,… Continue reading Commander Edward Ellsberg’s books and auto-biography reissued
Windy City Pulp and Paper 2015 – photos
For the second year running, I attended the Windy City Pulp and Paper convention near Chicago. I will post a more detailed report later (probably this weekend), but for now I’ll just share a few of the photos I took. The convention took place at the Westin Hotel in Lombard, the weather was perfect –… Continue reading Windy City Pulp and Paper 2015 – photos
From Murania Press comes The Island, sequel to Barehanded Castaways by J. Allan Dunn
I enjoyed the original novel, which was a very realistic Robinson Crusoe kind of adventure, first published in Adventure magazine. The novel was written by J. Allan Dunn in response to a challenge from Adventure’s editor to write a realistic shipwreck novel of survival, with no “convenient coconuts or self sacrificing fish“ http://muraniapress.com/classic-pulp-reprints/now-available-the-island/ The sequel promises… Continue reading From Murania Press comes The Island, sequel to Barehanded Castaways by J. Allan Dunn
New releases from Black Dog Books
Six new releases from Black Dog Books across the Hardboiled, Spy/Thriller, Classic Detective, and Science Fiction genres. I know what I’m going to get at Windy City, and if you aren’t going there, click on the links below to get the books and go here to read more about them. Update: Added original publication information… Continue reading New releases from Black Dog Books
William Corcoran – Editor, Author
This is an article in the series The Men Who Made The Argosy in The Argosy magazine from February 7, 1931. William Corcoran was the editor of Adventure magazine for a time. One of his novels is slated for republication this year by Murania Press. Author of The Death Ride, Muscle Man, The Dark Brotherhood… Continue reading William Corcoran – Editor, Author
George Allan England – The Mermaid
I read about this story (or so I thought) in Robert Sampson’s book Deadly Excitements, Shadows and Phantoms. He talks about a story, “Mermaid“, in Sea Stories magazine featuring Captain Leonidas Tripp as a mermaid impersonator and says this story is in the vein of the Jorkens stories by Lord Dunsany. Now I’m a sucker… Continue reading George Allan England – The Mermaid
A muse on a mule
From Short Stories, January 10th, 1946 comes this poem from S. Omar Barker: