What is a pulp magazine? Is it a comic book? A predecessor of the comic? Perhaps a distant cousin? While distant cousin may be the most fitting, pulps are more akin to a “book book”—that is, a written novel. Pulp come in all shapes, sizes, and genres. And with many of them, secrets just begging…

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Before we begin: Pulp magazines, which got their name from the inexpensive “pulp” paper on which they were printed, were a mainstay in the popular culture of the United States from the early 20th century all the way up to the 1950s. Not only did they make entertainment accessible to a large number of people…

Before we begin:It may come as a surprise to some people that the market for pulp magazines is experiencing a major upsurge in prices in this digital age when e-books, blogs, and social networking platforms appear to dominate the landscape of the literary world. These mass-produced magazines from the early to the middle of the…

Before we begin: Few characters in the annals of pulp magazine history have been able to grab the imagination of readers in precisely the same way as The Spider has. The Spider was a dark vigilante who delivered his own sort of justice. Frequently seen with a.45 automatic in his hand and a cloak billowing…

Before we begin:When a reader in the current era thinks of science fiction, images of space travel, dystopian futures, and intricate parallel universes often come to mind. It is a genre that has inspired some of the most innovative and compelling stories, including Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” trilogy and Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Dispossessed.” On…

There were many valuable pulp magazine titles that were published during the first half of the 20th century. While not all titles or issues are valuable, here are some examples of key pulp magazines: These are just a few examples of the many important pulp magazines that were published during the first half of the…

Weird Tales was a pulp magazine that was published from 1923 to 1954. It was one of the most famous and influential pulp magazines of the time, and it is considered a classic of the horror and fantasy genres. Weird Tales featured a wide range of stories, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and the supernatural.…