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[Pat Calhoun]

garishly gorgeous

[atomic1950s]

First pulp pick-ups of 2017!

 

The 1st and 3rd issues of Doctor Death from 1935.

 

 

 

I can't get enough of these early pulps covers. Such fantastic artwork.

[mrmyst]

First pulp pick-ups of 2017!

 

The 1st and 3rd issues of Doctor Death from 1935.

 

 

All-time pulp classics. Awesome! Congrats!

[mrmyst]

Few years back, I had a nice copy of this pulp. I (foolishly) sold it for quite a bit, but would pay handsomely for another...just in case anyone out there ever comes across one. Norman Saunders.

[Theagenes]

First pulp pick-ups of 2017!

 

The 1st and 3rd issues of Doctor Death from 1935.

 

 

[Inaflash]

Love the cover on this bedsheet sized pulp from 1929.

 

Ken

 

[mrmyst]

Beautiful!

[Dr. Love]

gorgeous! 2nd to last and best Paul of that run from 1926 imho

 

 

[RedFury]

Seven years ago when I set out to put together a nice Weird Tales run I also decided to try for the sister publications, Oriental Stories and Magic Carpet.

 

Boy, are they a lot tougher.

 

For the first two years I couldn't find any. Then in 2013 I managed to find 4 of the 5 Magic Carpets and 1 of the 9 Oriental Stories. In 2014 I upgraded 2 of the Magic Carpets and added another Oriental Stories. 2015 saw the completion of the Magic Carpet set and the addition of 3 more Oriental Stories, bring the set to 5 out of 9. In 2016 I completed Oriental Stories and upgraded a few more issues.

 

And today, with the addition of a new collection I just acquired, I've upgraded several more, bringing them all into the high grade range.

 

So here they are, the complete high grade sets of Oriental Stories and Magic Carpet.

 

 

 

[comicjack]

My jaw just dropped T

[Robot Man]

Every time I see RedFury post here, I just gotta look. He never disapoints. Great group Fury!

 

Here's a sad story...One time, many years ago, I was at a flea market and a guy had a huge group of old pulps. I really knew nothing about them then. He wanted $5. each and they were nice. I was on my way out and only had about $200. left. So I went through and bought all the horror and girly ones as well as an issue of Zeppelin Stories which I just though was cool until I blew my $200.. I left all but one of the Oriental Stories and Magic Carpets. I was real happy to get what I did, but that was the best pulp find I've ever seen junking...

[RedFury]

Thanks!

Seven of these contain Robert E Howard stories, including the one with Red Sonya of Rogatino, later re-imagined into Red Sonja by Roy Thomas.

[RedFury]

Every time I see RedFury post here, I just gotta look. He never disapoints. Great group Fury!

 

Here's a sad story...One time, many years ago, I was at a flea market and a guy had a huge group of old pulps. I really knew nothing about them then. He wanted $5. each and they were nice. I was on my way out and only had about $200. left. So I went through and bought all the horror and girly ones as well as an issue of Zeppelin Stories which I just though was cool until I blew my $200.. I left all but one of the Oriental Stories and Magic Carpets. I was real happy to get what I did, but that was the best pulp find I've ever seen junking...

At least you got a Zeppelin Stories! I'd love to get one of those.

[Robot Man]

I liked the Terror Tales, Horror Stories and Spiceys the best.

[HRCostigan]

Great accomplishment!

[SAKI]

Awesome collection!

[mrmyst]

Simply STUNNING.

[Pat Calhoun]

Cool - Golden Fleece should be easy...

[RedFury]

Cool - Golden Fleece should be easy...

A very prescient observation, Pat. These all arrived today too.

 

The first six covers are by Harold Delay. Covers 7 and 9 are Margaret Brundage. 8 is Harold McCauley.

 

Robert E Howard has stories in #2 and #4. I asked Jeff Shanks about how that happened since Howard died in June 1936 and Golden Fleece #1 came out in Oct 1938. Jeff said Howard's agent, Otis Adelbert Kline, continued to shop Howard's stories to the pulps on behalf of Howard's father.

 

One other interesting tidbit: issue #4 not only contains Howard, but an early story by L Sprague de Camp. Like two ships passing in the night. Who knew then how closely intertwined they would later become?

 

[Pat Calhoun]

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