Tag - Popular Publications

Pulp Links The Spider

The Spider links

Richard Wentworth first appeared as a run-of-the-mill, black-cloaked crimebuster called The Spider. But that quickly changed after two issues, when Wentworth...

Pulp Articles

David Goodis, pulp writer

In a short burst of productivity, the writer filled the pages of pulps such as ‘Fighting Aces.’ By Don Hutchison Author David Goodis produced 17 novels between...

Pulp Articles

The day the pulps died

On April 8, 1949, Street & Smith canceled its last four pulp magazines: The Shadow, Doc Savage, Detective Story and Western Story. Here’s the story of the day...

Pulp events

Events are subject to change.

June 12-13, 2026: Robert E. Howard Days, Cross Plains, Texas

June 25-28, 2026: Edgar Rice Burroughs Convention 2026, Raleigh, N.C.

July 30-Aug. 2, 2026: PulpFest 2026, including Doc Con, FarmerCon, and Shadow Con, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Oct. 10, 2026: Doc Fan Gathering, La Plata, Mo.

On–going:
• Gotham Pulp Collectors Club, 1 p.m. the third Saturday of each month via Zoom. Check its website for location.