I had previously posted on a very nice pulp fanzine from Jim Main‘s Main Enterprises, The Zine of Bronze. It ended after eight issues, and I really missed it and some of the great columns in it. Well, Jim is back with a new fanzine: Pulp Fan. The first issue came out in December 2017.
Printed on slick paper with color covers (inside and out), the rest black and white, but with more artwork, it’s a very nice package. There is a mix of fiction and non-fiction from several people. Sadly, none of the old columns from the previous zine.
From Link Hullar, we get a couple of works. One is a fantasy adventure story. The other is a reminiscence of pulp fandom. Several pulp fanzines are mentioned, several I’ve posted on, others I hope to get to. He mentions a book I’d love to get, Amazing Pulp Heroes, which I wish would be reprinted.
Another fiction piece is a science fiction tale.
Other non-fiction works is an article on pulp editor and publisher Harold B. Hersey, based on his work, Pulpwood Editor. (Adventure House has an expanded reprint of it that I hope to get).
Another looks at Weird Tales artist Fred Humiston. I wonder if this is a new column called “The Shadow Remembers…”
There is a lot of new artwork, and reprints of old artwork. Overall it’s a very nice package. My only complaint is I’d like to see a short write-up of all the contributors.
You’ll need to contact him via email. No subscriptions are available, and I have no idea when the next issue will come out. It’s recommended you follow him on Facebook to find out.
