I really enjoyed the art at Windy City, and thought I’d share what I saw there with you. Please excuse the quality of photos, some reflections could not be avoided: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/791h7fzia9q5a4o/AAA2rFuYe5fFB-FsVDgtOU-aa To see the photos in their full resolution, click on the … at the bottom right, and then click on View Original.
Author: Sai S
Arthur S. Hoffman’s departure from Adventure magazine – an update
A long time ago, when I published my first article on Arthur S. Hoffman, I mentioned that he probably left because the management changes to the editorial direction of Adventure magazine were not to his liking. Walker Martin disagreed with me on this, saying Hoffman wanted to make Adventure a higher quality magazine, and his… Continue reading Arthur S. Hoffman’s departure from Adventure magazine – an update
Attended Windy City Pulp and Paper 2014
I said earlier that I was going to the Windy City Pulp show this year. I had a great time there, met a lot of people who know a lot about pulp, bought more than I thought I would, enjoyed the art and the panels, and will return next year. I arrived in Lombard on… Continue reading Attended Windy City Pulp and Paper 2014
Ad department – I want this watch
Just going through a bunch of magazines I got at Windy City (which I’m going to do a separate post about) and came across this ad for a watch in the November, 1950 issue of Short Stories. It tells the time, weather, starts a fire and all for the price of 1.98. Watch ad from… Continue reading Ad department – I want this watch
Attending Windy City this year
Looking forward to meeting many of this blog’s readers there. See you there.
On hold for a month or so
First of all, thanks for reading my blog. I am especially thankful to those who took time to comment on my work, either by leaving a post on this blog, sending me an email, or sharing my articles on social media. You have really kept me motivated, and I am very grateful to be part of such… Continue reading On hold for a month or so
Mystery artist revealed: Laurence Sterne Stevens
The illustration I posted last week was by Laurence Sterne Stevens. It was from Adventure magazine, January 1944 and was an illustration for the poem Vulture Blood by Helen von Kolnitz Hyer, who went on to become the poet-laureate for South Carolina. It’s really a story in poem form. You can read it here. He… Continue reading Mystery artist revealed: Laurence Sterne Stevens
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