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
Category: Pulp Magazines
In memoriam – Bob Weinberg (1946-2016), pulp and art collector extraordinaire
Recently, I got the sad news that Robert (Bob) Weinberg, pulp and art collector extraordinaire a passed away. I didn’t know Bob very well, I spoke to him only a few times, but he shared his knowledge and passion for pulp magazines and art with me in many ways. Robert (Bob) Weinberg – portrait by… Continue reading In memoriam – Bob Weinberg (1946-2016), pulp and art collector extraordinaire
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
Pulpfest 2016 – a few photos
Attended Pulpfest 2016. Not going to write up a full report when Walker Martin does such a great job, just thought I’d share a few photos to whet your appetite. The vendor room moved this year to a place with much better lighting. Pulpfest 2016 – Vendor Room Pulpfest 2016 – Vendor Room Lots… Continue reading Pulpfest 2016 – a few photos
Pulp Magazine collector picture from EBay
Does anyone know who this is? The negative for this picture just came up for sale on EBay, and I thought he might be an author – the collection is small enough to be one author’s output. I see Wild West Weekly, Sky Aces, Texas Rangers, Two Western Books, Argosy in the collection. If you… Continue reading Pulp Magazine collector picture from EBay
Rare interview with a pulp illustrator – Creig Flessel
I was recently looking through some issues of Unknown magazine and came across some illustrations by the artist Creig Flessel. I came across an interview with him, and I didn’t see it linked in any of the usual places. Here it is: http://www.tcj.com/the-creig-flessel-interview/ Very interesting account of his entire career, including working for Street and Smith… Continue reading Rare interview with a pulp illustrator – Creig Flessel
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