It’s been a while since i posted some fiction on this blog. So here’s a story i read about when i was glancing through The Moons of Mars: A History and Anthology of The Scientific Romance in the Munsey Magazines 1912 – 1920, by Sam Moskowitz. The author, Mary Cornelia Francis, was born in Ohio,… Continue reading Early SF story: The Human Brick by Mary C. Francis
Category: Pulp Magazines
Photos of Walt Coburn’s house in Tucson, Arizona
Walt Coburn was a famous western author in the pulps. He started his career as a writer when his lifetime goal of being a cowboy was ended after an accident. With a little encouragement from author Robert J. Horton, who had heard Coburn’s stories earlier and realized his talent for storytelling, Coburn parlayed his start… Continue reading Photos of Walt Coburn’s house in Tucson, Arizona
What is a pulp?
Recently had a disagreement about what constitutes a pulp magazine. Thought you might find the discussion interesting. For the canonical definition, I’m going to refer you to David Saunders’ PulpArtists website. Follow this link, and come back once you clicked through all the next links there. Back? All right, keep in mind that i’m not… Continue reading What is a pulp?
The Shadow, The Spider and Doc Savage in a title match
I was looking at some Spider pulps on EBay and ran into three titles with Satan in them. I decided to take a quick look at the most common words in the titles, then went on to do the same with Doc Savage and The Spider. Thought you might like to know the results. The… Continue reading The Shadow, The Spider and Doc Savage in a title match
Happy Thanksgiving everyone
As god is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly! Probably had a cover like this to blame. Alberto Vargas cover for Burten’s Follies, November 1933
New blog for pulp deals
From time to time, I come across cool pulps for sale, that for one reason or another don’t fit into my collection. Maybe it’s a duplicate, maybe it’s something i don’t collect or very rarely it’s a pulp i own and would like to sell. I thought you’d like to see and maybe even buy… Continue reading New blog for pulp deals
Pulpfest 2019 trip report – photos
Lot of the photos i took this year were out of focus, which is why you won’t see as many pictures of the artwork as usual. Sorry about that, but enjoy what i do have; there’s quite a few rare pulps that I’ve never seen earlier in person in a decade of collecting… Dealers room… Continue reading Pulpfest 2019 trip report – photos
Walker Martin: Pulpfest 2019 report – August 15-18, 2019, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
For the first time ever, I have a guest blogger and it’s none other than Walker Martin, who presents this report on Pulpfest 2019. Steve, we all wish you a speedy recovery. If you have been following my pulp convention reports for over the last 10 years, then you know they all have appeared on… Continue reading Walker Martin: Pulpfest 2019 report – August 15-18, 2019, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The dark side of the pulps
Not all editors were saints… PULP MAGAZINE EDITORS HELD ON SWINDLE CHARGES Police Say Pair Forged, Cashed Checks for Manuscripts Never Submitted. NEW YORK. Jan. 24. Two pulp magazine editors were held today on charges of grand larceny; and forgery in connection with an alleged $96,000 swindle in which Assistant District Attorney Charles S. Woolsey… Continue reading The dark side of the pulps
Pulp links roundup – July 2019 edition part 2
More links from around the web. Everett Raymond Kinstler, who passed away on May 26, remembered his illustration work in an interview, courtesy The Comics Journal. Steven Brower: How did you get started? Everett Raymond Kinstler: With the pulps. They were on 42nd Street and Third Ave. And they must have had a hundred pulp magazines.… Continue reading Pulp links roundup – July 2019 edition part 2