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
Category: Adventure
Pulp AdventureCon 2016
Photos: Pulp AdventureCon 2016 – Panoramic View (click to see more detail) Dealers are collectors too Some rare magazines and books John Gunnison of Adventure House had this new line of pulp art there John Gunnison of Adventure House had this new line of pulp art there Many old magazines (Collier’s, American Weekly, Saturday Evening… Continue reading Pulp AdventureCon 2016
Adventure magazine covers featuring a pirate
In honor of International Talk like a Pirate Day today, here’s a series of covers from Adventure magazine featuring a pirate. All these covers were done by the artist A.L. Ripley and appeared in the magazine from 1922 to 1925. During at least part of this period (1923-1925), Ripley was in Europe on an art… Continue reading Adventure magazine covers featuring a pirate
Adventure cover artist – Roy J. Pomeroy
You may remember an earlier article i had done on Notable Artists of Adventure magazine. Among those artists was a Roy Pomeroy, who won the first ever Oscar for Special Effects. I came across some photos of him as well as a very detailed biography of him on a genealogical blog. Thought you might like… Continue reading Adventure cover artist – Roy J. Pomeroy
Blog with world war 1 stories scans
“Field Punishment No.1” is a blog that gather togethers some research on Canada’s war literature. The author is a book collector that became curious about these writers and wanted to know more about them than was contained in their brief bios in the Canadian Encyclopedia and literary guides (where those existed at all) –so he… Continue reading Blog with world war 1 stories scans
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
Adventure March 20, 1923 – issue review
Inspired by a post on the True Pulp Fiction blog, here’s my review of the March 20, 1923 issue of Adventure magazine. Adventure March 20, 1923 Cover by James C. McKell, headings by Virgil E. Pyles.How the heck that guy got into that tight fitting shirt with no buttons, i’ll never know. Bad Men Make… Continue reading Adventure March 20, 1923 – issue review