Q. What were the major pulp publishers and what character pulps did they publish?

A. Though there were numerous small publishers that put out character pulps, the majority were published by Street and Smith, Popular Publications, Thrilling (Standard/Better Publications) and Ace (Magazine Publications/Periodical House). Here is a rundown of their key character magazines:

Street and Smith

• The Shadow (1931-49) 325 issues.
• Doc Savage (1933-49) 181 issues.
• Bill Barnes, Air Adventurer (1934-35) 20 issues, numerous stories (including as a backup in Doc Savage).
• The Skipper (1936-37) 12 issues, 40 stories as back-up series in Doc Savage.
• The Whisperer (1936-37, 1940-42) 14 issues/10 issues, 25 stories as back-up series in The Shadow.
• The Avenger (1939-42) 24 issues, plus six stories (five in Clues Detective magazine and one in The Shadow).
• The Wizard/Cash Gorman (1940-41) four issues/two issues.

Popular Publications (and affiliates)

• The Spider (1933-43) 118 issues.
• G-8 and His Battle Aces (1933-44) 110 issues.
• Dusty Ayres and His Battle Birds (1934-35) 12 issues.
• The Secret Six (1934-35) four issues.
• Operator 5 (1934-39) 48 issues.
• Mysterious Wu Fang (1935-36) seven issues.
• Dr. Yen Sin (1936) three issues.
• Captain Satan (1938) five issues.
• The Octopus/The Scorpion (1939) one issue/one issue.
• Captain Combat (1940) three issues.
• Captain Zero (1949-50) three issues.

Thrilling (Standard/Better Publications)

• The Lone Eagle (1933-43) 76 issues.
• The Phantom Detective (1933-53) 170 issues.
• The Masked Detective (1940-42) 12 issues, with one story as a backup in Thrilling Mystery.
• The Ghost/The Green Ghost Detective (1940-44) four issues/three issues, six stories as a backup in Thrilling Mystery.
• Captain Future (1940-51) 27 issues.

Ace (Magazine Pub/Periodical House)

• Moon Man (1933-36) 39 issues.
• Secret Agent X (1934-39) 41 issues.
• Captain Hazzard (1938) one issue.