Category: Pulp Magazines

Pulp Art – Drawings and Paintings from Windy City 2014

I really enjoyed the art at Windy City, and thought I’d share what I saw there with you. Please excuse the quality of photos, some reflections could not be avoided: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/791h7fzia9q5a4o/AAA2rFuYe5fFB-FsVDgtOU-aa To see the photos in their full resolution, click on the … at the bottom right, and then click on View Original.

Arthur S. Hoffman’s departure from Adventure magazine – an update

A long time ago, when I published my first article on Arthur S. Hoffman, I mentioned that he probably left because the management changes to the editorial direction of Adventure magazine were not to his liking. Walker Martin disagreed with me on this, saying Hoffman wanted to make Adventure a higher quality magazine, and his… Continue reading Arthur S. Hoffman’s departure from Adventure magazine – an update

Guess the artist: illustration for Adventure magazine

I know Blue Book magazine is the pulp that is supposed to have the best illustrations of all of the pulp magazines, and from the few 1940s issues I’ve read, I’ve no doubt that on average the illustration quality was much better than other pulps. But I’ve also read Adventure in the 1940s and think… Continue reading Guess the artist: illustration for Adventure magazine

St. Ann’s Big Boy – Fact article from Adventure, November 1949

In the 1940s, Adventure magazine started including some fact articles along with the fiction. This particular one caught my eye because of the caption below the illustration: “Watch your language, lad,” Angus replied patiently. “I wouldn’t want to hurt a little fellow who don’t weigh a drop over three hundred.” St. Ann’s Big Boy, from… Continue reading St. Ann’s Big Boy – Fact article from Adventure, November 1949

Adventure magazine’s office – The Butterick Building

Adventure magazine was published by the Butterick Co., which was a sewing pattern company that also published magazines. Their office cum factory was in the Butterick Building, built in 1903, which housed the printing presses and the editorial offices as well as the sewing lines. In its time, this was a skyscraper. This is what… Continue reading Adventure magazine’s office – The Butterick Building

Profile of Bob Davis, All-Story and Munsey’s magazine editor, from 1920

This article originally appeared in Advertising and Selling, January 24, 1920. The Men and Women Who Make Our Mediums “BOB DAVIS OF MUNSEY’S”   One of a Series of Informal Visits With the Leading American Editors and Publishers With the Object of Interpreting What They Mean to Advertisers. By WILLIAM C. LENGEL   I HAVEN’T… Continue reading Profile of Bob Davis, All-Story and Munsey’s magazine editor, from 1920

Profile of Arthur S. Hoffman, Adventure magazine editor, from 1920

We now recognize Arthur S. Hoffman’s work in making Adventure one of the foremost pulp magazines. What did contemporaries think of him? To find out, read this article that originally appeared in Advertising and Selling magazine, April 3, 1920.   The Men and Women Who Make Our Mediums ARTHUR SULLIVANT HOFFMAN   One of a… Continue reading Profile of Arthur S. Hoffman, Adventure magazine editor, from 1920

Collection of Frank Gruber’s Black Mask short stories about Oliver Quade, Encyclopedia salesman just released

MysteriousPress just released the complete short stories of Oliver Quade, encyclopedia salesman. These stories originally appeared in the Thrilling Detective and Black Mask magazines. Kevin Burton Smith has an excellent summary of the Oliver Quade series over at the excellent Thrilling Detective website. I have the earlier collection Brass Knuckles, and when this released, I bought… Continue reading Collection of Frank Gruber’s Black Mask short stories about Oliver Quade, Encyclopedia salesman just released