Adventure, March 15, 1928 Inspired by a post on the True Pulp Fiction blog: A beautiful cover from D. Cammerrota, an artist about whom i could find almost nothing beyond the fact that he? (The first name D is spelled Dominic, Dominice, Dominick in different places) graduated from the Philadelphia School of Art in 1923.… Continue reading Adventure, March 15, 1928 issue review
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Adventure, March 1 1932 – A review
[Inspired by a post on the True Pulp Fiction blog, I read this issue and posted a review. The 1/- sticker on my copy indicates that this issue went from the US to the UK at one time, and it found it’s way back and finally reached me.] A great cover from Gerard C.… Continue reading Adventure, March 1 1932 – A review
R.W. Daly – Seeker of the Deep
Last week, I reviewed the July 1952 issue of Adventure. I mentioned the story by R.W. Daly. I have read some stories by him in the 1940s too and felt that he was one of the better writers in the forties. He wrote excellent historical naval fiction, but sadly there are none available now. As… Continue reading R.W. Daly – Seeker of the Deep
Adventure, July 1952 – review
Review of one of the last issues of Adventure, this issue was quite undistinguished and I just happened to pick it because it was at the top of the pile. Ratings for each story at the end on a 5 point scale. Adventure – July, 1952 Cover by Monroe Eisenberg, the cover has nothing to do with any… Continue reading Adventure, July 1952 – review
Adventure’s failed experiment in 1927
Earlier on this blog, we’ve talked about the change in Adventure magazine that took place in 1927 when new owners took over the magazine – the magazine changed from this look: to this: The contents of the magazine also changed, a books column was added, there was discussion and reviews of the best outdoor equipment… Continue reading Adventure’s failed experiment in 1927
In honor of International Tiger Day
Short Stories April 10, 1946 A wonderful cover by A. R. Tilburne, and stories from Dan Cushman, Caddo Cameron and Wilbur S. Peacock – all great authors. This is one I have. Some more tigers from the same artist and same magazine: Short Stories, November 10, 1938 Short Stories, April 10th, 1939 Short… Continue reading In honor of International Tiger Day
Gone North by Charles Alden Seltzer
Altus Press just released the Argosy Library Series 1 – 10 books that originally appeared in Argosy magazine. I picked up a few of them, and added them to the to be read pile in my ebook library. Then I went over to James Reasoner’s blog, where he wrote a review of Charles Alden Seltzer’s book.… Continue reading Gone North by Charles Alden Seltzer
Notable artists of Adventure
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
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
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