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Otis Adelbert Kline: "Writing the Fantastic Story" | From the January 1930 issue of The Writer.
Beatrice Grimshaw: How I Found Adventure | A memoir from the April 1939 issue of Blue Book.
The Story of the Argosy | A brief history of this great pulp magazine, as published in its October 2, 1932 issue.
Pulp Writers Find Market Dwindling | An article about the industry from the New York Times, May 13, 1933.
Letter to H. Bedford-Jones from Wallace R. Bamber | Regarding pulp publishing economics; Bamber was Editor & Publisher of FAR EAST ADVENTURE magazine.
Doubleday, Page & Co. -- The Garden Where Publications Grow | An interesting glimpse into the publisher's formative years from the April 1920 issue of The American News Trade Journal.
Charles Alden Seltzer: The Men who Make The Argosy | From the March 22, 1930 issue of The Argosy, an entry from The Men Who Make The Argosy column.
Gordon MacCreagh: The Men Who Make The Argosy | From the Feb. 18, 1933 issue of The Argosy, an entry from The Men Who Make The Argosy column.
Tom Curry: The Men Who Make The Argosy | From the Dec. 29, 1934 issue of The Argosy, an entry from "The Men Who Make The Argosy" column.
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| Bibliography |
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Clarence Herbert New: A Bibliography in Progress | Compiled By Victor A. Berch. A listing of works by one of the more prolific early 20th Century magazine writers.
William J. Makin: A Bibliography in Progress | Compiled by Peter Ruber and Victor A. Berch. A listing of works by the prolific Blue Book author.
James Francis Dwyer: A Bibliography in Progress | Compiled by Peter Ruber, Victor Berch & Mike Ashley (with assistance from Richard Bleiler and Larry Estep). A lengthy listing of work by this prolific pulp fictioneer and world traveller.
Beatrice (Ethel) Grimshaw: A Bibliography in Progress | Compiled by Peter Ruber & Victor A. Berch with contributions from Mike Ashley. A fine listing of works by this very prolific author (born in Northern Ireland and died in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia), whose career spanned the Gaslight era of magazines, through the pulp era, to the years of domination by the slicks.
George F. Worts: A Bibliography in Progress | Compiled By Peter Ruber and Victor Berch. This listing features a number of works by the prolific Worts, creator of Gillian Hazeltine and Peter the Brazen.
Georges Surdez: A Bibliography in Progress | Compiled by Peter Ruber and Victor A. Berch. Georges Surdez was a frequent contributor to ADVENTURE magazine. He is probably best known among pulp fans today as a writer of Foreign Legion stories.
Lemuel L. De Bra: A Bibliography in Progress | Compiled by Peter Ruber, Victor A. Berch & Richard Bleiler. A mystery and adventure writer whose own life is something of a mystery.
Achmed Abdullah: A Bibliography in Progress | A draft of a work in progress listing all the writings by this prolific pulp-era author. Compiled by Peter Ruber, Victor A. Berch, Richard Bleiler and Larry Estep.
Nelson Bond, A Bibliography in Progress | Compiled by Peter Ruber.
Merle Constiner | A bibliography in progress, compiled by Peter Ruber
Norbert Davis | A bibliography in progress, compiled By Peter Ruber & Stefan Dziemianowicz
Erle Stanley Gardner: Character Checklist | Magazine fiction by series character & misc. compiled by Peter Ruber
Erle Stanley Gardner: Magazine Checklist | A checklist of magazine fiction by magazine title compiled by Peter Ruber
Gordon MacCreagh: A Bibliography in Progress | Compiled by Peter Ruber & Victor Berch. A bibliography for the works by the pulp writer whose adventures may have inspired the creation of Indiana Jones.
Clarence Herbert New: A Bibliography in Progress | Compiled By Victor A. Berch.
Anthony M. Rud: A Bibliography in Progress | Compiled & Copyright By Richard Bleiler, Peter Ruber and Victor A. Berch
Garrett P. Serviss | A Concise Bibliography. Compiled by Joseph Wrzos
RAOUL ("FAUCONNIER") WHITFIELD: A Bibliography in Progress | A listing of the works published by the creator of Jo Gar, island detective.
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| Fictioneer Biographies |
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James Francis Dwyer: A Brief Biography | By Peter Ruber. A short look at this prolific pulpster and world traveller.
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.
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.
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.
William J. Makin | An article that originally appeared in the November 1937 issue of BLUE BOOK.
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.
Quantity Production | An article from the June 1937 issue of WRITER'S DIGEST by prolific pulpster Arthur J. Burks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Anthony M. Rud | A rediscovery of Anthony Rud, Adventure Magazine editor and pulp writer in several genres.
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.
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.
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| Art of the Pulps |
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Dean Cornwell | Dean Cornwell: Dean of Illustrators by Patricia Janis Broder, published by Collector's Press. Reprint of 1978 edition, with new preface. 238 pages. This big book is a beauty.
The Illustrator in America | Compiled and edited by Walt Reed, and published by the Society of Illustrators, The Illustrator in America: 1860 - 2000...
Pulp Culture | Frank M. Robinson and Lawrence Davidson have performed a tremendous job of introducing the pulp magazines to potential new fans and delighting existing pulp fans by presenting the marvelous art of the pulp cover in this coffee-table book.
Each Issue a Feast for the Eyes | The art of the pulp magazine is a many-splendored thing. Early pulp covers were in most cases merely decorative, and only occasionally depicted a scene described on the pages within. As the 20th century wore on, painting styles similar to those of the great book illustrators -- Howard Pyle and N.C. Wyeth, among others -- gave way to more flamboyant styles with garish colors: the point of the cover was to SELL the magazine it wrapped.
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