Author: Sai S

Guess the artist: illustration for Adventure magazine

I know Blue Book magazine is the pulp that is supposed to have the best illustrations of all of the pulp magazines, and from the few 1940s issues I’ve read, I’ve no doubt that on average the illustration quality was much better than other pulps. But I’ve also read Adventure in the 1940s and think… Continue reading Guess the artist: illustration for Adventure magazine

In the Grass – short story by Gouverneur Morris in Collier’s magazine

I read about this story by Gouverneur Morris in an article from Michael Dirda where he said it was the only thing the author was remembered for. I had already read (and liked) the novel, Yellow Men and Gold, that appeared in Adventure magazine, so I decided to seek this out. I read the story… Continue reading In the Grass – short story by Gouverneur Morris in Collier’s magazine

St. Ann’s Big Boy – Fact article from Adventure, November 1949

In the 1940s, Adventure magazine started including some fact articles along with the fiction. This particular one caught my eye because of the caption below the illustration: “Watch your language, lad,” Angus replied patiently. “I wouldn’t want to hurt a little fellow who don’t weigh a drop over three hundred.” St. Ann’s Big Boy, from… Continue reading St. Ann’s Big Boy – Fact article from Adventure, November 1949

Adventure magazine’s office – The Butterick Building

Adventure magazine was published by the Butterick Co., which was a sewing pattern company that also published magazines. Their office cum factory was in the Butterick Building, built in 1903, which housed the printing presses and the editorial offices as well as the sewing lines. In its time, this was a skyscraper. This is what… Continue reading Adventure magazine’s office – The Butterick Building

Profile of Bob Davis, All-Story and Munsey’s magazine editor, from 1920

This article originally appeared in Advertising and Selling, January 24, 1920. The Men and Women Who Make Our Mediums “BOB DAVIS OF MUNSEY’S”   One of a Series of Informal Visits With the Leading American Editors and Publishers With the Object of Interpreting What They Mean to Advertisers. By WILLIAM C. LENGEL   I HAVEN’T… Continue reading Profile of Bob Davis, All-Story and Munsey’s magazine editor, from 1920

Profile of Arthur S. Hoffman, Adventure magazine editor, from 1920

We now recognize Arthur S. Hoffman’s work in making Adventure one of the foremost pulp magazines. What did contemporaries think of him? To find out, read this article that originally appeared in Advertising and Selling magazine, April 3, 1920.   The Men and Women Who Make Our Mediums ARTHUR SULLIVANT HOFFMAN   One of a… Continue reading Profile of Arthur S. Hoffman, Adventure magazine editor, from 1920

Collection of Frank Gruber’s Black Mask short stories about Oliver Quade, Encyclopedia salesman just released

MysteriousPress just released the complete short stories of Oliver Quade, encyclopedia salesman. These stories originally appeared in the Thrilling Detective and Black Mask magazines. Kevin Burton Smith has an excellent summary of the Oliver Quade series over at the excellent Thrilling Detective website. I have the earlier collection Brass Knuckles, and when this released, I bought… Continue reading Collection of Frank Gruber’s Black Mask short stories about Oliver Quade, Encyclopedia salesman just released

Pulp art – original paintings and cover photos from the Robert Lesser collection – slideshow

Close to 500 pictures in this slideshow: Courtesy the New Britain Museum of American Art Some really beautiful cover paintings there, covering all genres: Adventure, Hero, Fantasy, Weird, Science Fiction, Crime and Detective etc. A background article about the collection. You can get closer to some of this art in this book (highly recommended) A… Continue reading Pulp art – original paintings and cover photos from the Robert Lesser collection – slideshow

Friday’s Forgotten Books: The Best of Adventure, vol. 1, 1910-1912

This book collects the best stories from the first three years of publication of Adventure magazine, a pulp magazine that was considered one of the best pulp magazines. In this review, I’ll focus only on the highlights, which are reason enough to buy the book in my opinion. The Soul of a Regiment – This… Continue reading Friday’s Forgotten Books: The Best of Adventure, vol. 1, 1910-1912