Like most magazines, Adventure had a core group of authors who wrote an amazing amount of fiction for the magazine. The top 20 appeared at least 50 times each in the contents page with a serial, novella, novel or short story. These writers wrote more than a quarter of the fiction appearing in 753 pulp… Continue reading Stars of Adventure
Category: Pulp Magazines
On account of a woman – short story by Theodore Roscoe
This short story by Theodore Roscoe originally appeared in the January, 1936 issue of Adventure. It’s set in the Middle East, and is similar in structure to the Thibaud Corday stories. The ending is different though. Two companions are working in the Middle East when they come across a very striking statue of a woman. They steal it away from the… Continue reading On account of a woman – short story by Theodore Roscoe
The Seal of Jenghis Khan – short story by H. Bedford-Jones
H. Bedford-Jones was the King of the Pulps before Erle Stanley Gardner took over, writing more than a million words of fiction a year. The Seal of Jenghis Khan is fairly typical of his writing style, building a story on historical fact and lore around the legendary Genghis Khan. The Seal of Jenghis Khan… Continue reading The Seal of Jenghis Khan – short story by H. Bedford-Jones
Free story: Swain the Viking’s last adventure
Arthur D. Howden Smith‘s best writing is generally considered to be the Grey Maiden series. I personally prefer his stories of Swain the Viking that are based on the character of Swein Asleifsson as recorded in the Orkneyinga saga. Adventure magazine inspired Robert E. Howard, and I feel sure that at least some of that inspiration… Continue reading Free story: Swain the Viking’s last adventure
The Admiral – short story by S.B.H. Hurst
An interesting short story set in India (and it mentions some places I’ve lived in), from the pages of Adventure, November 30, 1925. S.B.H. Hurst, the author, had visited India earlier as a sailor and the local color is correct. The Admiral – short story by S.B.H. Hurst Download the story here.
Compound Interest – short story by Hugh Pendexter
Here’s a funny story from Hugh Pendexter that originally appeared in the March 15, 1933 issue of Adventure. This is the story that prompted me to find out more about Pendexter and start the blog. Justice can be delayed, but not denied – as a railway lawyer finds out. Download the story here.
Pulp Covers – two recent blog posts
Pulp Covers reimagined: http://www.jamesblandphotography.com/photography_advice/studio-photography/pulp-magazine-campaign/ Model for the Spicy pulps: http://benny-drinnon.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulp-similarities.html
Complete Index of Adventure, Blue Book magazines now online at Fictionmags
Included are: A complete index to Adventure, courtesy of Richard Bleiler who allowed us to use the index he published some years ago. A complete index to Blue Book Magazine, courtesy of Mike Ashley, Victor Berch & Gene Christie who allowed us to use the unpublished index they compiled between them. An index to over… Continue reading Complete Index of Adventure, Blue Book magazines now online at Fictionmags
A month of stories from Adventure magazine
This is going to be a month of stories from Adventure, with one story appearing each week. The stories should give a good flavor of Adventure across the decades: Story Author Issue Date Comments Of Deadly Weapons F.R. Buckley April, 1947 A Caradosso short story Compound Interest Hugh Pendexter March 15, 1933 Pendexter in a… Continue reading A month of stories from Adventure magazine
Barry Scobee – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, November 8, 1926
Barry Scobee (Photo courtesy Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal MemorialLibrary, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas) AT OUR last meeting we inaugurated the new custom of having the biography of one of our writers at the end of each “Camp-Fire,” so that all readers may come to know personally our old writers… Continue reading Barry Scobee – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, November 8, 1926