Popular Post OtherEric Posted August 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2021 In today. The seller was actually briefly worried when they realized they were second prints after I ordered them, but I assumed that's what the were from the get go. Got a crazy good price on the pair, now I just need III for the set: Sarg, asimovpulps, Bugfarm and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 4:31 PM, asimovpulps said: Let's keep the party going. Here's a fun issue which is one of only four Lovecraft covers. From what I've gathered from fellow boardies (thanks as always @OtherEricfor the knowledge), this is a bit of a tough find: Weird Tales May 1942 (Canadian) with Shadow Over Innsmouth cover (originally printed in January 1942 US WT). Really nice copy too, very happy to add it to the collection! Just missing that 1924 Houdini issue of the 4 HPL covers now What are the other two WT HPL covers (besides the 1924 Houdini and the one above)? asimovpulps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 8/19/2021 at 4:09 PM, Sarg said: What are the other two WT HPL covers (besides the 1924 Houdini and the one above)? Four Lovecraft covers across all titles, not just WT. February and June 1936 Astoundings. asimovpulps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 8/19/2021 at 7:07 PM, OtherEric said: Four Lovecraft covers across all titles, not just WT. February and June 1936 Astoundings. OK, I thought we were talking about just WT. I'm mad at WT for never giving HPL the cover during his lifetime (except the Houdini one). asimovpulps and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 8/19/2021 at 5:12 PM, Sarg said: OK, I thought we were talking about just WT. I'm mad at WT for never giving HPL the cover during his lifetime (except the Houdini one). I sort of get it in the 30's... Lovecraft's stories didn't obviously lend themselves to Brundage's artwork. I will never, EVER, understand why they felt "The Ghost Table" was a better choice for cover story than "The Call of Cthulhu", though! IngelsFan and asimovpulps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asimovpulps Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 8/19/2021 at 9:55 PM, OtherEric said: I will never, EVER, understand why they felt "The Ghost Table" was a better choice for cover story than "The Call of Cthulhu", though! It feels like we need an entire thread dedicated to The Ghost Table. If nothing else, those three words are a great secret pass phrase to suss out whether someone is a True Pulp Collector or just a pretender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 8/20/2021 at 9:28 AM, asimovpulps said: It feels like we need an entire thread dedicated to The Ghost Table. If nothing else, those three words are a great secret pass phrase to suss out whether someone is a True Pulp Collector or just a pretender While I believe most if not all the issue is in the public domain, it will be indisputably be completely PD in 2024. While I'm in no position to do this, I've thought it would be fun to print a facsimile edition with new cover art but the old style trade dress, with somebody doing cover art for The Call of Cthulhu in the style of either C. C. Senf or Brundage. asimovpulps, jimjum12 and Surfing Alien 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Has anyone ever read "The Ghost Table"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 8/20/2021 at 12:19 PM, OtherEric said: While I believe most if not all the issue is in the public domain, it will be indisputably be completely PD in 2024. While I'm in no position to do this, I've thought it would be fun to print a facsimile edition with new cover art but the old style trade dress, with somebody doing cover art for The Call of Cthulhu in the style of either C. C. Senf or Brundage. Great idea. Ideally, we would have facsimilies of ALL the main HPL issues with reimagined covers in the style of the originals. Or someone could adapt other period art and use that. asimovpulps and jimjum12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htp Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 On 8/20/2021 at 2:55 PM, Sarg said: Has anyone ever read "The Ghost Table"? Yeah. I force myself to read all my magazines cover-to-cover to justify the ridiculous prices I pay for them. It's about what you'd expect. I find the language and setting in stories like it mildly interesting. Contrast with "The Beasts of Ban-du-lu" (Wonder Stories, May 1931). That was a hard one to get through. RedFury, Sarg and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfing Alien Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 On 8/20/2021 at 1:19 PM, OtherEric said: While I believe most if not all the issue is in the public domain, it will be indisputably be completely PD in 2024. While I'm in no position to do this, I've thought it would be fun to print a facsimile edition with new cover art but the old style trade dress, with somebody doing cover art for The Call of Cthulhu in the style of either C. C. Senf or Brundage. When I bought some of his Weird Tales pulps, I tried to get Frank Brunner to do a "fantasy" Weird Tales cover commission in the 1930-31 logo style but he's just way too far behind on commissions Sarg, jimjum12 and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post htp Posted September 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2021 Here's something I've never seen before. The first publication of The Music of Erich Zann in The National Amateur: PeterPark, asimovpulps, Sarg and 6 others 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngelsFan Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 9/21/2021 at 7:57 PM, htp said: Here's something I've never seen before. The first publication of The Music of Erich Zann in The National Amateur: That’s incredible. I’ve never seen an HPL issue of The National Amateur! I’ve been searching for the July, 1921 issue. That was the first publication of “The Picture in the House”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Yes, talking about "rare" pulps is a joke when you consider all the amateur magazines HPL appeared in, most of which (I assume) only exist in single-digit copies today. That's what "rare" actually means. OtherEric and IngelsFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfing Alien Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/21/2021 at 10:57 PM, htp said: Here's something I've never seen before. The first publication of The Music of Erich Zann in The National Amateur: Insane. One of my favorite Lovecraft stories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surfing Alien Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 I posted this in the paperback thread but figured I'd give a bump here as well. Since i'll probably never be able to afford a copy of The Outsider or any other pre-1940 Lovecraft editions, I'm happy to have landed a decent copy of his scarcest paperback. waaaghboss, Sarg, IngelsFan and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 On 9/21/2021 at 10:57 PM, htp said: Here's something I've never seen before. The first publication of The Music of Erich Zann in The National Amateur: That first page article 'Rainbow' Called Best First Issue is a review of Sonia Greene's (HPL's future wife) amateur magazine. I believe it lasted only two issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RedFury Posted December 18, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2021 Hannes Bok The original art for H.P. Lovecraft's "The Shadow over Innsmouth" from Weird Tales, January 1942. Blorgon scum, IngelsFan, Pulpvault and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RedFury Posted January 26, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2022 Four envelopes sent by H.P. Lovecraft, all in his hand. Three are signed with the return address, one he used a sticker. Two are addressed to Clark Aston Smith, and one each to Howard Wandrei and Robert Barlow. Two have short post-scripts on the reverse. chevalmeow, IngelsFan, ThousandHeadedMan and 12 others 13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) Recent upgrade for me of the June 1936 Astounding Stories with Lovecraft's The Shadow out of Time. Edited March 21, 2022 by Hap Hazard OtherEric, Surfing Alien and PeterPark 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...