Robert Sampson (1927-92) was one of the major pulp researchers. His main work is his six-volume “Yesterday’s Faces.” But he has done other...
Tag - hero pulps
A couple of years ago, New Pulp publisher Pro Se Press started a new monthly (now quarterly) digest series, “Pro Se Presents.” Most have from one...
“Mystery Men (& Women), Volume 1” is the first of a new anthology series from Airship 27. This one has four New Pulp heroes and heroines. Most...
“Pulp Detectives” is another great collection from Altus Press of stories by Tom Johnson, a long-time pulp fan, author, and publisher. These...
The Black Bat is a lesser pulp hero, but still well remembered. He was part of the “third wave” of pulp heroes (Will Murray‘s term), all of...
Previously, I wrote a posting on Doc Savage pastiches and imitations created during the original pulp era. This time I look at some (note: some) of the modern...
Fortune McCall is a New Pulp hero created by writer Derrick Ferguson. I haven’t read much by him, but have heard a lot of good things about his work...
The Pulptress is a heroine created by Pro Se Press to be a sort of icon for the New Pulp movement. This allows for a character which other authors can try...
Doctor Coffin: The Living-Dead Man from Off-Trail Publications reprints eight of the 15 Doctor Coffin stories that ran for a year and half in Thrilling...
The Silver Manticore is an interesting New Pulp hero. “The Sting of the Silver Manticore” is an obvious homage to many fictional characters from...