{"id":4924,"date":"2016-04-15T09:55:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T13:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/?p=4924"},"modified":"2025-10-09T08:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:13:37","slug":"bits-of-pulp-tarzan-new-pulp-and-doc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/2016\/04\/15\/bits-of-pulp-tarzan-new-pulp-and-doc\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of pulp: Tarzan, New Pulp, and Doc"},"content":{"rendered":"
\""All-Story"<\/a>
“All-Story” (October 1912)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

10 TARZAN FACTS THAT DON’T MENTION PULP<\/strong>: Matthew Baugh<\/strong> over at ListVerse<\/em> has “10 Facts About Tarzan That Will Surprise You<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Well, it’s actually only nine facts. No. 10 — “The Origin of Tarzan<\/strong>‘s Name” — is incorrect, as pointed out (and agreed with by Baugh) in the comments. It’s just not corrected in the post. (I guess that would make it only nine facts.)<\/p>\n

What surprised me most was no mention of the Tarzan stories ever appearing in the pulp magazines.<\/p>\n

With The Legend of Tarzan<\/a><\/em>, starring Alexander Skarsgard<\/strong> as the Ape Man and Margot Robbie<\/strong> as Jane<\/strong>, coming out July 1, we’ll probably be hearing a lot more about Edgar Rice Burroughs<\/strong>‘ creation. Hopefully folks will remember that Tarzan first appeared in the pages of the pulps.<\/p>\n

\""StrangeWise"<\/a>
“StrangeWise” No. 9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

KICKSTARTING A NEW PULP<\/a> MAGAZINE<\/strong>: Illustrator Robert Jimenez<\/a><\/strong> has already met his Kickstarter goal of $1,200 to publish a 70-page, soft-cover, pulp-like book called Strangewise No. 9<\/em>. He’s writing the stories and drawing the whole thing, complete with “vintage” advertising and a letters column.<\/p>\n

Jimenez has written two short stories (“Benny Got Bit,” about a vampire bellhop; and a fantasy, “Jungle King Is Our Specialty”), and a sequential art story (“Professor’s Got a Crush”) for it.<\/p>\n

Kickstarter rewards include a Strangewise<\/em> bookmark, trading card set, tin signs, original sketch cards, and t-shirts. With over 20 days left in the campaign, there’s still time to pick your level of reward and corresponding pledge. (The big reward — a signed copy of Strangewise No. 9<\/em>, bookmark, and the original cover painting — has already been claimed for $500.)<\/p>\n

8MM DOC<\/strong> This has been making the rounds in the various Doc Savage<\/a><\/strong>-related forums, so you may have already seen it. It’s a 54-minute adaptation of Fear Cay<\/em><\/a> filmed in silent 8mm (or Super8) — but with new narration, music, and sound effects.<\/p>\n

Having made short Super8 movies back in the ’70s, I find this a pretty entertaining flick. And well done for a bunch of teen-agers, too.<\/p>\n

It’s actually rather impressive, particularly when you think that the typical 8mm film spool could capture only about three-and-a-half minutes worth of action. That’s 15-and-a-half spools of film (not counting any footage that didn’t make it into the final cut).<\/p>\n

Fear Cay<\/em> opens with introductions of Doc and the five aides, like Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze<\/em> would do eight years later. But there’s no camp here, just honest amateur filmmaking.<\/p>\n

Cook up some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy…<\/p>\n