{"id":11086,"date":"2021-03-24T10:01:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T14:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/?p=11086"},"modified":"2022-05-17T17:31:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T21:31:22","slug":"pulp-adventures-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/2021\/03\/24\/pulp-adventures-37\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Pulp Adventures’ #37"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toward the end of 2020, Bold Venture Press<\/a> came out with their fall 2020 issue of Pulp Adventures<\/em>, #37.<\/p>\n

This time it features a cover by Robert McGuire<\/strong>, though I’m not sure from where, and as always there is a great selection of new and classic pulp stories in a wide range of genres, along with some non-fiction works related to the stories. In particular, we get stories by E.C. Tubb<\/strong>, Charles Boeckman<\/strong>, and Erle Stanley Gardner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\""Pulp<\/a>For classic pulp fiction, we get story another “lost” story from Gardner, creator of Perry Mason<\/strong>, that has never been reprinted. “The Trap,” like the story from last issue, appeared in the Chicago Ledger<\/em> in 1925 under Gardner’s Charles M. Green<\/strong> pseudonym. And like that story, full info on this story is lacking in bibliographies. This short story is about a store owner trying to figure out who is stealing from him.<\/p>\n

From Charles Boeckman<\/strong>, we get another mystery tale, “Nymph in the Keyhole” from the first issue of Mystery Tales<\/em> in 1958. When you’re a peeping tom, it’s hard to get folks to not think you might also be a murderer.<\/p>\n

“Honor Bright” is another space tale from well known sf author E.C. Tubb<\/strong>, whom Bold Venture has been reprinting. This one is from U.K. pulp Futuristic Science Stories<\/em> in 1955.<\/p>\n

Finally, we have “Death Is My Shadow” by Day Keene<\/strong> from Private Detective<\/em> in 1956. Sailor Raoul Danton<\/strong> made a promise to Johnny Oakhurst<\/strong>, and gets pulled into mystery and murder. We also get a nice article on Keene’s career as a pulp and paperback author.<\/p>\n

For New Pulp, we get a nice selection of tales.<\/p>\n

We get a pair of science-fiction tales. In “Mudbugs” by John Kojak<\/strong>, a mysterious object from space leads to a dangerous outbreak. In “Paandor\u2019s Box” by Martin Roy Hill<\/strong>, mankind is gifted with various new high-tech devices. But is it to our benefit or others?<\/p>\n

Maybe science fiction, maybe fantasy, “Superhero” by Lee Weinstein<\/strong> is about a daydreamer who dreams of being a superhero. But is it a dream?<\/p>\n

For mysteries, we get several. “Clue, Though?” by Charlotte J.R. Baker<\/strong> is a kind of takeoff of the game Clue. While in “Blondes, Blondes, Blondes” by Jack Bludis<\/strong>, we get another story with his P.I. character, Ken Sligo<\/strong>, as he solves a murder mystery.<\/p>\n

And interestingly, we get a Sherlock Holmes<\/strong> story in “His Hour Upon the Stage” by Adam McFarlane<\/strong>. Sort of. We get Sherlock Holmes\u2019 daughter with Dr. Watson<\/strong>‘s son investigating a crime. Set in America in the 1930s, Dr. Watson’s son is also a doctor, though a coroner working in New York, and has Sherlock Holmes’ daughter help him solve crimes. I would like to see more of this pair.<\/p>\n

In addition to a few sidebars with some works, we get an overview of the fall 2020 Pulp Adventurecon<\/a>. And we get an overview of the “Enforcer<\/strong>” series, which was a western series published in Australia and recently reprinted.<\/p>\n

It’s another great volume. We should get the next issue shortly. I have no idea what it will contain, but have to expect another E.C. Tubb tale, as well as another work by Charles Boeckman. I look forward to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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