Pulp History

On this date

"Detective Tales" (January 1946)

We remember those who contributed to the pulp magazines — editors, fictioneers, artists, and researchers — on the anniversaries of their births and deaths. This page is updated daily.

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Born on this date
1892 • Fictioneer Max Brand (Frederick Faust) was born on May 29, 1892. #otd #pulpmags #westerns
1900 • Fictioneer John Murray Reynolds was born on May 29, 1900. #otd #pulpmags
1909 • Fictioneer Neil R. Jones was born on May 29, 1909. #otd #pulpmags #scifi
Died on this date
1992 • Fictioneer Theodore Roscoe died on May 29, 1992, at age 86. #otd #pulpmags