G-8 and His Battle Aces

Graves Gladney speaks his mind

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The artist candidly reflects on his craft and his work in the pulps. Graves Gladney painted some of the most iconic covers for The Shadow. He produced 62...

The first issues of "The Whisperer" (October 1936) and "The Skipper" (December 1936)

Pulp Articles

Street & Smith’s second-string heroes

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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...

Pulp History

A brief history of pulp magazines

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The story is worth more than the paper it is printed on. Frank Munsey turned those words into action when he revamped Argosy magazine in the 1890s and...

When would-be pulp writer Jonathan “Johnny” Briggs confronts writer's block, he's directed to use "The Writer's Friend," a spoof of plotting devices, in the 1941 movie “Blonde Ambition.”

Pulp Articles • Summer 2003 edition • The Pulp Companion

Plot devices: Help for writing your yarn

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You're staring at the paper in your Underwood typewriter that's as blank as your mind. It's Friday night. Your story is due Monday. What do you do? You turn to...

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Graves Gladney speaks his mind

Street & Smith’s second-string heroes

A brief history of pulp magazines

Plot devices: Help for writing your yarn

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