Thanks for heavy traffic in a couple of areas along the way, PulpFest 2014 started with a bit of a disappointment for me on Thursday.
I’d hoped to make it to Laurie Power‘s presentation at Ohio State University’s Thompson Library. After arriving at the hotel and quickly checking in (but not unloading), I corralled Scott Cranford into joining me on a drive over to OSU. But, by this time, it was about 4:15 p.m. and the lecture was to begin at 4:30.
Being unfamiliar with Columbus, Ohio, and OSU, I spent the next 25 minutes driving around the campus, not finding the library. I should have left earlier and researched a bit more regarding parking and the location of the library.
At least I got to visit with Scott and see a bit of the city.
Things picked up after that. A group of us went to dinner nearby, then planted ourselves in the presentation room for an evening of pulp history.
Ed Hulse of Blood ‘n’ Thunder and Murania Press, collector Doug Ellis of Pulp Vault fame and John Gunnison of Adventure House opened the evening with a tribute to writer and pulp collector Frank Robinson.
Ed and Nathan Madison, who wrote “Anti-Foreign Imagery in American Pulps and Comic Books, 1920-1960” and is working on a Frank A. Munsey book, discussed Munsey’s Famous Fantastic Mysteries.
Next up was an unscheduled event. David Saunders, son of pulp artist Norman Saunders and proprietor of Pulp Artists website, introduced Lisa Scott, granddaughter of pulp artist Harold Winfield Scott. She discussed her grandfather’s career and showed a number of photos from his career.
Concluding the evening’s presentations — at least for me — was a presentation on the 75th anniversary of The Avenger by Rick Lai.
I posted a photo from each of the presentation on Facebook and Instagram.
Due to my later-than-expected arrival at PulpFest, I didn’t have time to visit the dealers’ room. That’s my first stop this morning.
I’ll write more later, but in the meantime, keep an eye on ThePulp.Net‘s social media for updates.
