{"id":16028,"date":"2023-05-12T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/?p=16028"},"modified":"2023-05-01T10:38:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T14:38:56","slug":"pulp-fan-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/2023\/05\/12\/pulp-fan-7\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Pulp Fan’ #7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jim Main<\/a><\/strong>‘s Pulp Fan<\/a><\/em> #7, dated Spring 2023, arrived recently. This issue is themed around The Shadow<\/a><\/strong>, starting with a great cover by Tim Faurote<\/a><\/strong> and includes a trio of great articles and lots of art.<\/p>\n

\""Pulp<\/a>Like other issues, it is printed on slick paper with color covers and interiors, running around 40 pages in total.<\/p>\n

From The Shadow researcher Will Murray<\/a><\/strong>, who recently came out with Dark Avenger: The Strange Saga of The Shadow<\/a><\/em>, we have a look at the development of The Shadow from shadowy master manipulator, who usually worked (sorry) in the shadows, to more a center-stage judge, jury, and executioner of bad guys. As the paperback reprints I was reading were taken from the earlier stories, I’m more familiar with The Shadow being more spymaster working from behind the scenes, whereas his agents, like Harry Vincent<\/strong>, served as more the stories’ main protagonist. This article has a lot of great artwork taken from various sources.<\/p>\n

Next, we get a wonderful portfolio of Shadow artwork by the late, great Frank Hamilton<\/a><\/strong>, much of it full-page. Again, I really wish someone would put out a volume collecting all his artwork.<\/p>\n

The Shadow<\/em> cover artist George Jerome Rozen<\/a><\/strong> is the subject of Michael Housel<\/strong>‘s article. I think of all the cover artists, it was Rozen who defined the look of The Shadow. And sadly, I don’t believe there has been a good comprehensive work on him and his career. And we get lots of his artwork as well.<\/p>\n

And the final article by Dennis Kininger<\/strong> looks at The Shadow’s agents. Of all the pulp heroes, The Shadow has the most agents, though only a few appeared in each issue. And agents is the right term, as they weren’t his aides or confidants like other pulp heroes. The Shadow was a spymaster with a cadre of agents, than a leader of a team of equals like other pulp heroes. Over a dozen agents are profiled, and we get artwork, much from the pulps, showing us what they looked like.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the issue are other art pieces.<\/p>\n

I believe the next issue is being prepared now, which is a surprise.\u00a0 Usually it’s been longer between issues. I encourage folks to keep an eye out on Facebook as we get updates there and have a chance to pre-order the issue (and get something extra). Whatever we get I know will be excellent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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