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Q. Are there any magazines devoted to the pulps?

(Note: Publications on this list may cease printing, while other zines may appear but not be listed here. That’s the nature of publishing. We try to keep the information updated. If you know of any updates, additions or deletions, please let us know. Thanks in advance.)

A. There are several fanzines (fan magazines) being published. But aftera a brief renaissance in the late 1990s, the number has dwindled.

Some of these publishers have put out other works on the pulps. If you are requesting info, such as latest price info, back issue availability, etc, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Where indicated, make checks payable to the publisher, not the zine. Funds should be in U.S. currency.

The zines vary widely in quality, “quality” here meaning production quality. They range from photocopied and handfolded zines, to nicely bound with slick covers. Art ranges from amateur (some good, some amateurish) to professional. Articles are almost always of high quality. The prominent pulp writers and researchers will have articles in all the zines, and the zines will mention each other. Don't be surprised to see authors such as Will Murray, Nick Carr, et al, appear in many different zines. And most zines will plug each other.

In addition to these currently published fanzines, there scores of defunct fanzines.

* Blood 'n' Thunder
Ed Hulse, 2467 Rt. 10 East, Bldg. 15, Apt. 4B, Morris Plains, NJ 07950; e-mail: bnteditor@optonline.net. Since 2002, Ed Hulse's zine has covered "adventure, mystery and melodrama in the pulps, comics, vintage radio, serials, movies, and fiction." The quarterly, letter-size zine is available by single copy ($6, plus $1.50 postage) or yearly, four-issue subscription ($25).
Bronze Gazette (formerly Doc Savage Gazette)
Green Eagle Publications (Howard Wright), 2900 Standiford Avenue, PMB 136, Modesto, CA 95350; e-mail: howard@mac.com. Small (8.5 x 5.5) nicely done zine devoted to Doc Savage. Subscriptions are $16.50/3. Checks should be made out to Green Eagle Publications.
The Cimmerian
The Cimmerian, P.O. Box 5572, Playa del Rey, CA 90296. This journal is dedicated to the life and writings of pulp author Robert E. Howard. Published bimonthly, The Cimmerian runs 40 pages, is 7x8.5 inches, and is available in two formats: limited ($10/issue) and deluxe ($15/issue). Issues are sold separately, or on a COD (cash on delivery) subscription method.
ERBania
D. Peter Ogden, 8410 Lopez Dr., Tampa, FL 33615; e-mail: erbania@juno.com. Published since 1956, this is the oldest existing zine devoted to Edgar Rice Burroughs. Subscriptions are $9/4; $10, Canada and Mexico; $13.50, for airmail to all other countries. Back issues are available at $3 each.
Fantastic Collectibles
Fantastic Collectibles (Ray Bowman), P.O. Box 167, Carmel, IN 46082; e-mail: fantasticcollectibles@gmail.com. This zine devoted to collecting of pulp magazines. Subscriptions are $12/12 issues.
Lovecraft Studies; New Lovecraft Collector; Crypt of Cthulhu; Studies in Weird Fiction; The Dark Man: The Journal of Robert E. Howard; The Dark Eidolon: The Journal of Clark Ashton Smith Studies
Necronomicon Press, P.O. Box 1304, Warwick, RI 02893; e-mail: np@necropress.com. These are a group of high quality zines and scholarly journals from a well respected small press. Most come out about twice a year or irregularly and are about 8.5 x 5. Of these, only The New Lovecraft Collector ($5/4 quarterly issues), Lovecraft Studies and Studies in Weird Fiction ($12/2 yearly issues) have subscriptions. Many back issues are available, along with other booklets. Write for their current catalog. Lovecraft Studies is devoted to serious study of H.P. Lovecraft and his work. Editor is S.T. Joshi, a well-know Lovecraft scholar. Comes out twice a year ($5 each). New Lovecraft Collector is a quarterly newsletter for collectors of Lovecraft publications ($1.50 each). Crypt of Cthulhu is a Lovecraft zine that used to be published by Cryptic Publications. It features a wide variety of material, including both fiction and non-fiction. The editor is Robert Price. Comes out three times a year ($6 each). Studies in Weird Fiction is devoted to serious study of fantasy, horror, and supernatural fiction subsequent to Poe. Comes out twice a year ($5 each). The Dark Man is an irregularly published journal devoted to Robert E. Howard and his work ($4.50 each). The Dark Eidolon is a irregularly published journal devoted to Clark Ashton Smith ($5 each). This journal is on hiatus and may not continue.
Pulpdom
Camille Erwin "Caz" Cazedessus II, P. O. Box 2340, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147-2340; e-mail: cazbooks@frontier.net. The Fantasy/Fantastic Collector and ERB-dom, the famous Burroughs zine, have been incorporated into this publication. Subscriptions are $24/6 issues, bi-monthly.
The Pulpster
PulpCon, P.O. Box 90424, Dayton, OH 45490-0424. The Pulpster is typically a 32-page, letter-size publication produced annually for PulpCon, and now PulpFest. It’s edited by Tony Davis. Subscriptions are not available. Cost is covered by pulp convention memberships.
’Zine of Bronze
Main Enterprises, c/o Jim Main, 13 Valley View Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804. Debuting in 2007, Main’s publication focuses on Doc Savage. Issues are sold separately; $3.50 per issue.