Street & Smith looked to The Whisperer and Cap Fury to push boundaries. By William Lampkin The Shadow Magazine kicked off the hero-pulp era with a bang...
Category - Pulp Articles
ThePulp.Net’s articles section goes beyond the links with original essays, interviews, and historical pieces on the fictioneers, artists, and stories that defined the pulp era. New articles are added regularly.
A retired pulp fictioneer recalls his life and career. By Alvin H. Lybeck Donald Barr Chidsey published steadily in the better-paying pulps for over a decade...
The publishing giant entered the comic-book market in 1940, two years after Superman burst onto the scene. And by the end of the decade, Street & Smith...
How one fictioneer took the controls of an air adventurer. By Charles Spain “Chuck” Verral This is the voice of a writer who never really existed...
The publishing giant entered the comic-book market in 1940, two years after Superman burst onto the scene. And by the end of the decade, Street & Smith...
Remembering a consummate collector of the ‘nasty’ art of the American pulp magazines. By Richard Greene If there is ever a Hall of Fame for all-time...
American pulp magazines weren’t the only sources for inexpensive escapism during the pulp era. By Larry Latham Let’s talk pulp heroes, you and me...
On April 8, 1949, Street & Smith canceled its last four pulp magazines: The Shadow, Doc Savage, Detective Story and Western Story. Here’s the story of the day...
Who was this strange Wold Newton Family, which counts Tarzan, Doc Savage, and Fu Manchu among its members? Win Scott Eckert gives you the scoop on Philip...
A new generation of fans discovered Doc Savage thanks to the Bantam paperback reprints. One of the key figures behind the success of the Man of Bronze's return...