{"id":1039,"date":"2011-03-28T22:44:36","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T05:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepulp.net\/PulpBlogs\/YellowedPerils\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2011-07-30T09:49:13","modified_gmt":"2011-07-30T16:49:13","slug":"turning-back-the-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/2011\/03\/28\/turning-back-the-clock\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning back the clock"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s early summer. Just a few months ago, the U.S. was pulled into World War II. But for now, things really aren’t that much different than last summer.<\/p>\n

You just grabbed a bite at the cafeteria across the street. Before you head back to your job at McBride’s, you stop by the newsstand on the corner for something to read after work.<\/p>\n

Forget the newspapers, you want a break from the war news. Movie magazines don’t interest you. Neither do the true crime stories.<\/p>\n

Ah, over there on the left… the pulps. Just what you were looking for…
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\"Pulps
Pulps on a newsstand, summer 1942<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You never know what you might find on eBay. Last week, I stumbled across this newsstand photo. (Sorry if I was bidding against you.) It was only a tiny snapshot \u2014 2 inches by 1.5 inches \u2014 but it was hard to tell that in the auction.<\/p>\n

No matter. It blew up pretty well, as you can see above.<\/p>\n

Immediately after scanning, I zoomed in on the pulps on display and tried to place the date. It wasn’t the early ’30s. The Shadow<\/em><\/a> wasn’t digest size, so it wasn’t the mid-’40s.<\/p>\n

So I started looking through the Adventure<\/em><\/a> checklist over at Galactic Central<\/a>. In a few moments, I found what I was looking for: a match for the Adventure<\/em> cover. It was the July 1942 number.<\/p>\n

\"Newsstand
Newsstand pulps, then and now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Moving on to the next pulp back, it was The Shadow<\/em><\/a>‘s July 1, 1942 number. Next, the August 1942 number of Ace G-Man<\/em><\/a>. Then, July 1942’s The Spider<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

For 45 cents, you could have picked up all four magazines. But that wasn’t chump change back then.<\/p>\n

If you’ve not checked out the collection of newsstand photos we have posted over in the pulp history section<\/a>, you need to. There’s something about seeing the pulps in their native environment.<\/p>\n

One day, I hope to track down a vintage color photo of a newsstand.<\/p>\n

(If anyone has a color photo and would be willing to share a copy<\/a>, I’m sure I’m not the only one who would enjoy seeing all of the vivid pulp covers on display. Also, if anyone recognizes this location, let me know<\/a> and I’ll add the information.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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