Category: Authors

I came across Rothvin Wallace’s name while reading The Cobra Woman in the Thrill Book, September 1 1919. A quick search turned up an obituary which I thought was worth sharing. A brief bio: Born: February 23 1882 in Christiana, Pennsylvania Died: November 14 1922 in Oceanport, New Jersey Of interest to the readers of… Continue reading Rothvin Wallace – Editor, Author

I came across John Randolph Phillips’ name when i was looking at an issue of  The Popular Magazine in the 1930s. At this time Popular was past its peak in the early 1900s-1919 or so, and was further handicapped by the death of its long time editor, Charles Agnew McLean, a couple of years earlier.… Continue reading John Randolph Phillips – author bio online

I first came across one of Don McGrew’s stories in The Frontier, a year ago. After reading one, i wanted more. Came across his other pirate story in The Frontier, thanks to Pulpmags.org. It was as good as the first one, and i got interested. Here’s what i found out about him. Donald Francis McGrew,… Continue reading Donald Francis McGrew – Author, Journalist

Elliott Chess c. 1926, courtesy the University of Texas at El Paso [Recently read Chess’ first story in Western Story magazine, The Sign of the Skull, an unusual western story of revenge set in a pirates’ inn in the Chihuahuan Desert. After reading the story, I wanted to learn more about the author and what… Continue reading Elliot W. Chess – Fighter pilot, Author

Author Richard Dermody (1904-1952) Richard Dermody had, according to the FictionMags Index, almost forty stories published in the pulps from 1942 to 1949. While he wasn’t prolific, he was popular, and had a series of stories about Doc Pierce, a peripatetic conman. The series started in 1942 in Dime Detective, and from then till 1948… Continue reading Richard Dermody – Author, Journalist