Intrigued by David Vineyard’s review on Mysteryfile, I went ahead and read Sapper’s Jim Maitland, which collects stories that had previously appeared in Pearson’s, McClure’sand the Strand. It was considerably easier to find than the Adrian collection. Jim Maitland is a monocle wearing pukka sahib. Possessing private means, he chooses to roam the world in… Continue reading Book review: Jim Maitland by Sapper (H. C. McNeile)
Category: Adventure
Walker Martin: Collecting Adventure(s)
[I sent Walker a mail after the recent Heritage Auctions. For those who didn’t follow it, the first issue of the Shadow went for $156,000. From there the conversation went, as it usually does when we chat, to Adventure and what issues were the hardest to find when he was collecting. He sent me a… Continue reading Walker Martin: Collecting Adventure(s)
Northwest adventure blog – story reviews, author surveys
Just discovered this new blog (started January 2019, I’m guessing maybe a New Year’s resolution 🙂 on Northwestern stories by G.W. Thomas, the author. Go there and leave a comment saying hello. (clicking on the images will take you to the blog posts). Some highlights so far: Tom O’Neill is a writer we know almost… Continue reading Northwest adventure blog – story reviews, author surveys
Adventure House Pulp and Collectibles Show – Trip Report
Adventure House held their first pulp convention in Maryland recently. I found cheapish tickets for the trip, and there I was. A good beginning to what I hope is a new annual show. Rain depressed attendance (Hurricane Florence sent preliminary rain storms up and down the east coast) and flights and in general I got… Continue reading Adventure House Pulp and Collectibles Show – Trip Report
Encoded messages in the pulps – Adventure and Detective Story Magazine
Came across this, and thought you might find it interesting. Encrypted messages exchanged in Detective Story Magazine, solution was found and is in the comments on the blog. An unsolved encrypted message from a missed person http://scienceblogs.de/klausis-krypto-kolumne/2018/03/19/an-unsolved-encrypted-message-from-a-missed-person/ Around 1920, a US pulp magazine published an encrypted message exchange in its “missed persons” column. The cleartexts… Continue reading Encoded messages in the pulps – Adventure and Detective Story Magazine
The last days of the magazine Short Stories
Last week, I reprinted the editorial from the Mar 25, 1940 (50th Anniversary) issue of Short Stories. This week, i just received a copy of the last issue of the magazine, and thought it would be interesting to look at the changes before the magazine ceased publication. It was one of the last pulps, stopping… Continue reading The last days of the magazine Short Stories
Swipe or inspiration – you decide
I saw a post on a Facebook group about an artist copying (swiping) a cover from a previous issue of another magazine, and i also heard that it was done many times. I decided to take a deeper look into this, you decide if it’s swipe or inspiration. Leave comments with your thoughts. Shadows at… Continue reading Swipe or inspiration – you decide
Pulp AdventureCon 2018 – photos
The door to paper treasures The dealer’s room Dealer with his collection Some more magazines Adventure House’s wall of pulp Some detective and mystery pulps Art from science fiction digests Stag magazine cover Ken for Men magazine cover More art Frank R. Paul interior illustrations for Famous Fantastic Mysteries Cover for Talbot Mundy paperback “The… Continue reading Pulp AdventureCon 2018 – photos
Adventures in Editing – Donald A. Kennicott, article on editing Blue Book magazine for 42 years
On the occasion of the 136th birthday of Donald A. Kennicott, the long-time editor of Blue Book magazine, I’m happy to present to you this article written by him in the November 1954 issue of Blue Book magazine, 2 years after he had stopped editing the magazine. It’s a great companion to Mike Ashley’s article… Continue reading Adventures in Editing – Donald A. Kennicott, article on editing Blue Book magazine for 42 years
Arthur S. Hoffman – Profile of Fritz Duquesne, adventurer
Fritz Duquesne was an adventurer who wrote some stories for Adventure magazine. Sekokoeni’s Raid (ar) Dec 1910 The Man-Eaters of M’wembi (ar) Jan 1911 When the Rain Was Red (ss) Sep 1911 The Fighting Dwarfs of the Congo (ar) Jun 1912 A Fire-Hunt at Kivu (ar) Dec 1913 Adventurer and Avenger – article about Fritz… Continue reading Arthur S. Hoffman – Profile of Fritz Duquesne, adventurer