Revision history for CharacterPulps
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Before the debut of //[[ShadowThe The Shadow]]// in 1931, pulp magazines comprised short stories and, often, serialized novels. Regular characters were not uncommon in the pulps before that time. Characters such as [[TarzanCharacter Tarzan]], [[Zorro Zorro]], [[ConanCharacter Conan]] and others appeared periodically, but not regularly in magazines named after them.
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===Key character pulps===
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:
==[[StreetandSmith 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.
==[[PopularPublications 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.
==[[ThrillingGroup 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.
==[[AceMagazines Ace Magazines]] (Magazine Pub/Periodical House)==
~-//Moon Man// (1933-36) 39 issues.
~-//Secret Agent X// (1934-39) 41 issues.
~-//Captain Hazzard// (1938) one issue.
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:
==[[StreetandSmith 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.
==[[PopularPublications 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.
==[[ThrillingGroup 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.
==[[AceMagazines Ace Magazines]] (Magazine Pub/Periodical House)==
~-//Moon Man// (1933-36) 39 issues.
~-//Secret Agent X// (1934-39) 41 issues.
~-//Captain Hazzard// (1938) one issue.
