May 16, 2007

The Tepperman Quest

by Victor A. Berch. Emile Tepperman is both ubiquitous through the pages of the pulps and paradoxically elusive as a pulp fictioneer. Frequent Pulp Rack contributor Victor Berch recounts his efforts to track down the facts about this now-you-see-him-now-you-don't author. - Read this article


May 16, 2007

The Tepperman Quest: 20 Years Later

This is Part Two of "The Tepperman Quest," in which Victor Berch learns more (but still tantalizingly little) about elusive pulp writer Emile Tepperman. - Read this article


February 17, 2007

An Interview with Ryerson Johnson

by Will Murray. With the very gracious permission of Will Murray and Doug Ellis, I'm excited and pleased to present this interview with pulp fictioneer Ryerson Johnson. - Read this article


July 13, 2006

J. Lane Linklater: A Biographical Sketch

A biographical sketch of Linklater from the March 16, 1929 issue of Detective Fiction Weekly. - Read this article


May 05, 2004

James Francis Dwyer: A Brief Biography

By Peter Ruber. A short look at this prolific pulpster and world traveller. - Read this article


January 16, 2004

Lemuel De Bra: A Master of Mysteries

Pulp fan and collector John Locke provides this clipping from the issue of Triple-X Magazine. The biographical info about writers that appeared in pulp magazines frequently was as interesting as their works. - Read this article


April 15, 2003

A Few Hundred Yards Farther: William Makin

A memory of William Makin, Blue Book author, who was killed during World War II. This article originally appeared in the November 1944 issue of BLUE BOOK. - Read this article


April 15, 2003

William Makin: A Memoir

An article about the death of this Blue Book author that originally appeared in the November 1944 issue of BLUE BOOK. - Read this article


April 14, 2003

William J. Makin

An article that originally appeared in the November 1937 issue of BLUE BOOK. - Read this article


February 13, 2003

Nelson S. Bond, Master Pulpster

In Bond's world, the real, the surreal, and the unreal often collide in warped and wonderful ways, like no other stories have in the last sixty years. An article by Peter Ruber. - Read this article


February 13, 2003

Quantity Production

An article from the June 1937 issue of WRITER'S DIGEST by prolific pulpster Arthur J. Burks. - Read this article


December 12, 2002

An Interview with H. Bedford-Jones

This interview with appeared in the July 1926 issue of Writer's Digest, and was provided by Will Murray. - Read this article


December 10, 2002

H. Bedford-Jones: "King of the Pulps"

The most prolific writer for the pulp magazines, H. Bedford-Jones is a giant among fictioneers, but nearly unknown outside pulp fandom. - Read this article


December 09, 2002

Arthur J. Burks: Fictioneer Biography

More than a few pulp writers became the stuff of legends when it came to cranking out fiction on short notice. Certainly Burks was one. - Read this article


December 08, 2002

The Hunt for Merle Constiner

Little is known today about Constiner, one of the many shadowy men and women who once wrote for the now-crumbling pages of the pulp magazine era. He is practically forgotten, despite the high quality of his writing. - Read this article


December 07, 2002

Gordon MacCreagh: "The Incorrigible Explorer"

An extensive biographical essay about the pulp writer who may well have inspired the creation of celluloid adventurer Indiana Jones. - Read this article


December 06, 2002

Anthony M. Rud

A rediscovery of Anthony Rud, Adventure Magazine editor and pulp writer in several genres. - Read this article


November 27, 2002

Garrett P. Serviss: Fictioneer Biography

Garrett P. Serviss united the scientist with the fictioneer before such a combination became common with Asimov, Clarke, and others. - Read this article


November 26, 2002

Raoul Whitfield: Black Mask's Forgotten Man

Breaks new ground through extensive research, but provides supporting documentation and citations from newspapers, the U.S. Census and vital statistics on birth, death and marriage certificates, as well a documents from various government sources. - Read this article