{"id":4321,"date":"2014-12-18T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/?p=4321"},"modified":"2014-12-16T12:32:37","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T17:32:37","slug":"pulp-gifts-a-book-by-robert-sampson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/2014\/12\/18\/pulp-gifts-a-book-by-robert-sampson\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulp gifts: A book by Robert Sampson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'Yesterday's<\/p>\n

<\/a>For a pulp fan wanting to learn more about the magazines, give a book or two by pulp expert Robert Sampson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Though it has been over 20 years since Sampson died, several of his Popular Press*<\/a> books are still available at cover price.<\/p>\n

There’s his excellent six-volume series, “Yesterday’s Faces,” which looks the legions of minor pulp characters. Characters such as Anthony Wynne<\/strong>‘s detective Dr. Eustace Hailey<\/strong> of Flynn’s<\/em> have often been overshadowed in pulp research by more popular characters, but Sampson shines a bit of light onto them.<\/p>\n

Each volume focuses on different themes: Vol. 1, “Glory Figures”; Vol. 2, “Strange Days”; Vol. 3, “From the Dark Side”; Vol. 4, “The Solvers”; Vol. 5, “Dangerous Horizons”; and Vol. 6, “Violent Lives.”<\/p>\n

Both hardback and paperback versions ($39.95\/$17.95) are available for volumes 1, 3-5; but volumes 2 and 6 are only available as hardbacks. Scroll down toward the bottom of the Press’ In Print page<\/a> for links to the “Yesterday’s Faces” volumes.<\/p>\n

Sampson’s “Deadly Excitements: Shadows & Phantoms” covers some of the same terrain as the “Yesterday’s Faces” series, but in one 234-page book. Originally published in 1989, this book<\/a> is a collection of essays and articles on the hero pulps, little-known pulps, assorted characters and more.<\/p>\n

“Deadly Excitments”<\/a> is available in both hardback ($33.95) and paperback ($15.95) from the University of Wisconsin Press.<\/p>\n

Any or all of these books are highly recommended as a pulp gift<\/a> for any curious pulp fan.<\/p>\n

<\/a>*<\/a> The University of Wisconsin Press purchased the stock of the Popular Press, which was originally at the Bowling Green State University, Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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