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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

Review of Adventure – March, 1940

Inspired by a post on James Reasoner’s Rough Edges blog. Cover by Wesley Neff, interior illustrations by multiple illustrators. Adventure, March 1940 – cover illustration by Wesley Neff The Knight of Old · Georges Surdez · nv illustrated by Hamilton Greene 4/5 An excellent story from Surdez – not one of his Foreign Legion stories.… Continue reading Review of Adventure – March, 1940

Adventure – Review of May 15, 1933 issue

[Inspired by a post on True Pulp Fiction] Adventure, May 15, 1933 – cover illustration Cover illustration by Walter Whitehead (not for any particular story, the signpost says Gretna Green) and interior artwork by Neil O’Keeffe. This was an issue that had only 96 pages, a big drop from the 192 pages in the 1918-1927… Continue reading Adventure – Review of May 15, 1933 issue

Adventure March 20, 1923 – issue review

Inspired by a post on the True Pulp Fiction blog, here’s my review of the March 20, 1923 issue of Adventure magazine. Adventure March 20, 1923 Cover by James C. McKell, headings by Virgil E. Pyles.How the heck that guy got into that tight fitting shirt with no buttons, i’ll never know. Bad Men Make… Continue reading Adventure March 20, 1923 – issue review

Adventure, March 15, 1928 issue review

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

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

New Blog about pulp magazines

http://truepulpfiction.blogspot.com/ The author of the blog used to write pulp articles on his other blog, and decided to move them into a separate blog, updated daily (See this post for more details). Something to look forward to this year. To see his older articles: Enjoy.

Perks of being a pulp collector #42

I recently read Mike Ashley’s article on the biggest pulps. And I recalled something I recently saw on James Reasoner’s blog: an issue of Mammoth Detective that undoubtedly is the champion single regular issue at 320 pages. Mammoth Detective, September 1942. Mammoth Detective, September 1942 Looks to be about an inch thick. At… Continue reading Perks of being a pulp collector #42

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