The Popular Magazine, July 1906 cover commemorating the 130th Anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence Street and Smith always did a good job with seasonal and event themes on magazine covers, putting out New Year, Thanksgiving and Christmas themed covers for a long time from the 1900s to 1920s. This is one of them,… Continue reading Happy Independence Day to my US readers
Category: Pulp Magazines
Art of the Pulps wins Locus award
The book, which i reviewed earlier, has won the Locus award for 2018 in the best art book category. Congratulations on a well deserved win for the editors – Doug Ellis and the late Robert Weinberg and their team of all-star contributors. My signed copy of The Art of the Pulps – a great book, and… Continue reading Art of the Pulps wins Locus award
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
Editorial retrospective from the 50th Anniversary issue of Short Stories magazine
[Short Stories is one of my favorite magazines, and i recently got a copy of the 50th anniversary issue, so I decided to put this article online.] ON OUR shelves in the SHORT STORIES offices in Radio City are copies of the little old magazines that were the first numbers of a periodical which first… Continue reading Editorial retrospective from the 50th Anniversary issue of Short Stories magazine
Beautiful covers #4 – Jekyll/Hyde covers
Inspiration for the Batman villain Two-Face, perhapsDetective Fiction Weekly, November 26, 1932, Cover artist not known Can someone who’s read the issue tell us if this is the hero or the villain? And maybe the cover artist if that’s in the table of contents. Another cover from the same magazine, November 27, 1937. Another Jekyll/Hyde… Continue reading Beautiful covers #4 – Jekyll/Hyde covers
Edmund Collier – Great stories from West magazine
[I recently came across Great Stories of the West, edited by Edmund Collier. This is a selection from West magazine, which was edited by Collier, and it contains the following stories. Story title Author Magazine Issue The Aska-Damn Dog Raymond S. Spears West Jul 22 1931 Sheriff’s Son James Clarke West Jun 1935 Pud Ackley,… Continue reading Edmund Collier – Great stories from West magazine
Helen Wismer – pulp editor
Helen Wismer was a pulp editor at the time this article was published. She would go on to marry James Thurber, and be the main force behind his writing career in the final 26 years of his life. This article appeared in the June 24, 1933 issue of the El Paso Herald, 2 years before… Continue reading Helen Wismer – pulp editor
Windy City Pulp and Paper convention 2018 – photos
Visited Windy City Pulp and Paper for the fourth year running, and had a great time there. Some photos: A few photos of the dealers’ room: Dealer’s room at Windy City 2018, held in the Westin, Lombard Dave Smith of Fantasy Illustrated had his usual array of high grade rare and unique items Murania Press had… Continue reading Windy City Pulp and Paper convention 2018 – photos
F.R. Buckley – biographical article
[This article originally appeared in The Editor, April 1, 1922.] WRITING ENTERTAINING FICTION By F. R. Buckley My training as a writer began, at latest, when I was ten. My father was, and still is, a journalist; he was formerly Irish special commissioner for the Birmingham (England) Gazette, and now dean of the English musical… Continue reading F.R. Buckley – biographical article
Beautiful covers #3 – N.C Wyeth in the Popular Magazine
One of N.C. Wyeth’s cover paintings for The Popular Magazine is up for sale. Root around the sofa cushions, you’ll need your spare change for this one – estimated sale price is from $100,000 – $150,000. You won’t be getting Wyeth’s signature on this one, though, it’s signed Pearson Barnes; the explanation from the catalog… Continue reading Beautiful covers #3 – N.C Wyeth in the Popular Magazine