Darwination Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 I looked through this entire thread last night, what sickos all you people are Really, though, some amazing pulps, and the grades some of you find them in (Detective35!) is absolutely mind-boggling. asimovpulps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waaaghboss Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Darwination 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waaaghboss Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) Been eyeing this one for a while, finally pulled the trigger. Just realized the illustration is from schomburg. Just posted on because it caught my eye flipping through 😄 Edited December 31, 2023 by waaaghboss Darwination, comicjack, OtherEric and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 On 12/30/2023 at 10:17 PM, waaaghboss said: Been eyeing this one for a while, finally pulled the trigger. Just realized the illustration is from schomburg. Just posted on because it caught my eye flipping through 😄 It's the only natural order to notice these things - Nekkid girl - Decapitated Head - Artist Signature waaaghboss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detective35 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 OtherEric, Darwination, waaaghboss and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 1/2/2024 at 2:26 AM, detective35 said: Woo! Gorgeous pulps, these two are my faves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 12/30/2023 at 11:17 PM, waaaghboss said: Been eyeing this one for a while, finally pulled the trigger. Just realized the illustration is from schomburg. Just posted on because it caught my eye flipping through 😄 There is some hidden gems by Alex in many pulps yet to be seen jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Hall Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 The Shudder Pulps, some of the worst pulp magazine stories I have ever tried to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Hall Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 7/11/2020 at 12:22 AM, sagii said: @Ricksneatstuff @Hap Hazard These are like the pre Timely pulps as I like to think of them. Very nice gents! These were published by one of Martin Goodman's many shell companies. Timely, "TImely Comics", only did comic books. This would be called a "Goodman Pulp". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post detective35 Posted March 17 Popular Post Share Posted March 17 Not sure if you would call these shutter or detective pulps, but here are 11 File Copies! buttock, Point Five, adamstrange and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 On 3/16/2024 at 9:56 PM, detective35 said: Not sure if you would call these shutter or detective pulps, but here are 11 File Copies! You know I love this one! jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post waaaghboss Posted April 26 Popular Post Share Posted April 26 johnenock, Pat Calhoun, Point Five and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted Sunday at 11:23 PM Share Posted Sunday at 11:23 PM Looking for opinions: Horror Stories vs. Terror Tales. To those of you long 'in the know', in your mind is there any difference between them... pricing, rarity, cover/interior content? Or pretty much interchangeable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waaaghboss Posted Monday at 08:19 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:19 PM On 4/28/2024 at 4:23 PM, Point Five said: Looking for opinions: Horror Stories vs. Terror Tales. To those of you long 'in the know', in your mind is there any difference between them... pricing, rarity, cover/interior content? Or pretty much interchangeable? I'll take a stab since no one has answered. I'd say they're roughly interchangeable. Terror Tales seems to be slightly more available, a few more copies available on ebay, a few more sold listings on HA, a few more cgc graded copies, but like most pulps specific issue availability varies. For prices, again it seems like they're largely cover and condition dependent, moreso than title specific. They share a lot of similar cover style, starting with Gothic horror in early issues and shifting away from lurid covers in 38. The interiors are also largely interchangeable, from what I've seen. Im curious as to why they switched to a bi monthly schedule though. I read about a bi monthly western editor using the bi monthly approach to sell more books even going so far as to run around new york stamping issues with next months date to extend the books time on the stands. I wonder if they went with this approach as more competition hit the stands? Their sales were still increasing, even to the point they surpassed street in Smith in 37 with 1.5 million books sold a month. I know there are some posters in here with much more experience, and I'd be curious to hear their take. Point Five and Darwination 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted Monday at 08:32 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:32 PM (edited) So, this isn't an area of the pulps I'm familiar with (outside of maybe some of the cover art), but I've heard that Popular pulps would often have A and B sorts of titles. That is - the best stories would go to the top mag and the overflow to the next. Whether that's the case with those two I don't know, as I've never been much of a fan of the stories. Maybe I would be if Weird Menace didn't cost so damn much to find out Edited Monday at 08:33 PM by Darwination Point Five and waaaghboss 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted Monday at 09:08 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:08 PM On 4/29/2024 at 4:32 PM, Darwination said: So, this isn't an area of the pulps I'm familiar with (outside of maybe some of the cover art), but I've heard that Popular pulps would often have A and B sorts of titles. That is - the best stories would go to the top mag and the overflow to the next. Whether that's the case with those two I don't know, as I've never been much of a fan of the stories. Maybe I would be if Weird Menace didn't cost so damn much to find out Oh yes, I'm completely priced out of *both* titles so this question is highly hypothetical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waaaghboss Posted Monday at 09:18 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:18 PM On 4/29/2024 at 2:08 PM, Point Five said: Oh yes, I'm completely priced out of *both* titles so this question is highly hypothetical. Which is why I'm now eyeballing paperbacks 😆 Point Five and Darwination 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted Monday at 09:40 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:40 PM On 4/29/2024 at 5:18 PM, waaaghboss said: Which is why I'm now eyeballing paperbacks 😆 Me, I'm waiting until they come in cute little slabs. waaaghboss and Darwination 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted Monday at 10:25 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:25 PM (edited) Fwiw, there's a lot of replica reprints for both of these titles. I'm just not a replica guy (I own a single replica, Vice Squad Detective, and it feels/looks just like a TPB, very unfulfilling). Weird menace are definitely going to be getting slabbed at a high rate. PCH type of people are after the gruesome art and probably want to avoid any further damage to their copies (how well slabbing achieves this remains to be seen). I don't blame the cover hunters at all - to me this is some of the most offensive material bar none ever to hit the newsstands Edited Monday at 10:28 PM by Darwination waaaghboss, jimjum12 and Point Five 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted Wednesday at 02:45 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:45 PM On 4/29/2024 at 2:18 PM, waaaghboss said: Which is why I'm now eyeballing paperbacks 😆 And why I started a thread about this trending market. Always been a sleepy hobby to most. PBs will never reach Pulp money and Pulps will never realize Comic Book money. But a real affordable hobby even if you only dabble in like I do. I doubt anyone will get rich on them but a real affordable and a fun pursuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
