stippy52 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Just curious as to what the pulp community considers the top top 10 grails to have. asimovpulps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 the 'All Story Tarzan' thread below discusses this. First Tarzan, first Conan, hot Spicys, Classic cov Docs-Shadows-Spiders-etc, early Weird Tales, more fun to bop around a while and pick your own... OtherEric, frozentundraguy, Surfing Alien and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bugfarm Posted June 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2022 I’ll go with: The All-Story, Oct. 1912, ……Weird Tales, March 1923…….The Shadow, Apr. 1931…….Doc Savage, aug 1933…..Zeppelin Stories, June 1929…..….Amazing Stories, April 1926…..….…Weird Tales, Feb 1928…….. Weird Tales, Dec 1932……..Weird Tales, Oct 1933……..Astounding Stories, Jan 1930 asimovpulps, stippy52, Joshua33 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joshua33 Posted June 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2022 Really need 20, but if pressed... these would be my 10. pmpknface, MattTheDuck, SAKI and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pat Calhoun Posted June 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2022 I don't own these... frozentundraguy, pmpknface, Joshua33 and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post asimovpulps Posted June 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 12:54 PM, Bugfarm said: I’ll go with: The All-Story, Oct. 1912, ……Weird Tales, March 1923…….The Shadow, Apr. 1931…….Doc Savage, aug 1933…..Zeppelin Stories, June 1929…..….Amazing Stories, April 1926…..….…Weird Tales, Feb 1928…….. Weird Tales, Dec 1932……..Weird Tales, Oct 1933……..Astounding Stories, Jan 1930 Bravo, this is very very close to the list I had in my mind! Could make a case for first Zorro (All Story, August 9 1919, Curse of Capistrano) or Creeping Death (Shadow, January 15 1933). Thrill Book October 1919 is also a potential entrant since Shadow #1 lifted the cover. But as a sci fi fan this one made me smile. I also like this list because I've checked half of it off 😁 rjpb, Joshua33, OtherEric and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I think August 1928 Amazing Stories has to be on the list somewhere as well. stippy52, Bugfarm, Funnybooks and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 4:25 PM, OtherEric said: I think August 1928 Amazing Stories has to be on the list somewhere as well. +1. 'Buck Rogers' goodness even though he was not on the cover. Funnybooks, stippy52, asimovpulps and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 10:19 PM, aardvark88 said: +1. 'Buck Rogers' goodness even though he was not on the cover. +2 Great cover!!!!! OtherEric, stippy52, Joshua33 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Professor K Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 We know a lot of really nice and some hard to find just ended on HA. This one is probably my favorite Brundage cover of the series and it was the best condition book of the whole lot. It looks new. Back cover is whiter than an albino snowman. One of those how is this even possible books. If they ever get to grading these things this one will do very well. https://comics.ha.com/itm/pulps/horror/weird-tales-november-1933-file-copy-popular-fiction-condition-vf/a/40189-83359.s?ic2 asimovpulps, aardvark88, Joshua33 and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waaaghboss Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/12/2022 at 7:13 AM, Professor K said: We know a lot of really nice and some hard to find just ended on HA. This one is probably my favorite Brundage cover of the series and it was the best condition book of the whole lot. It looks new. Back cover is whiter than an albino snowman. One of those how is this even possible books. If they ever get to grading these things this one will do very well. https://comics.ha.com/itm/pulps/horror/weird-tales-november-1933-file-copy-popular-fiction-condition-vf/a/40189-83359.s?ic2 Gorgeous copy. While I'm not looking forward to graded pulps, I am excited to see the census in a decade to get a better understanding of what high grade pulps are out there and their numbers relative to other pulps. Joshua33, stippy52, asimovpulps and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rjpb Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 12:54 PM, Bugfarm said: I’ll go with: The All-Story, Oct. 1912, ……Weird Tales, March 1923…….The Shadow, Apr. 1931…….Doc Savage, aug 1933…..Zeppelin Stories, June 1929…..….Amazing Stories, April 1926…..….…Weird Tales, Feb 1928…….. Weird Tales, Dec 1932……..Weird Tales, Oct 1933……..Astounding Stories, Jan 1930 Good start with the major keys, but the back half is maybe a bit biased towards sci-fi/fantasy. Not saying any don't belong, but there are others that could compete from other genres. I'm not convinced that the first issues of Amazing and Astounding are even the most sought after of the runs. Joshua33, Bugfarm, stippy52 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 7:19 PM, aardvark88 said: +1. 'Buck Rogers' goodness even though he was not on the cover. That the cover character looks more like later incarnations of Buck than does his only "pajama man" cover appearance probably helps with interest. I doubt anyone who is willing to pay for a copy thinks it is Buck on the cover, but that it looks like it could be gives the book a cache it might not have if the cover featured say a giant moth with an elephant trunk. stippy52, Joshua33 and OtherEric 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/12/2022 at 11:04 AM, rjpb said: That the cover character looks more like later incarnations of Buck than does his only "pajama man" cover appearance probably helps with interest. I doubt anyone who is willing to pay for a copy thinks it is Buck on the cover, but that it looks like it could be gives the book a cache it might not have if the cover featured say a giant moth with an elephant trunk. I think, with the August 1928 Amazing Stories, it's considered a classic cover even if it isn't actually Buck. It's possible, even probable, that part of the reason it became a classic cover is because people misidentified the character- but for a very long time it's been a classic on its own terms. It's a wonderful image that captures the aesthetic of the early science fiction era perfectly. rjpb, stippy52 and Joshua33 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bookery Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/12/2022 at 5:19 PM, OtherEric said: I think, with the August 1928 Amazing Stories, it's considered a classic cover even if it isn't actually Buck. It's possible, even probable, that part of the reason it became a classic cover is because people misidentified the character- but for a very long time it's been a classic on its own terms. It's a wonderful image that captures the aesthetic of the early science fiction era perfectly. In the '30s and '40s E.E. Smith's space opera series were likely even more popular than Buck Rogers (as far as sf-readers go, since Buck soon became a newspaper strip character). Smith had a resurgence in 1960s paperbacks, but over time seems to have fallen off the radar now. Buck Rogers seemed to have a good marketing agent... lots of toys and tie-in products. But as a story character... he surprisingly only existed (after 2 pulp appearances) as a newspaper strip (and reprints in comics) and in a couple of serials. Smith was quite influential on other sf-writers of the day, however, in addition to his own following. I also think Buck Rogers had the good fortune to often get mixed up with Flash Gordon in people's minds. OtherEric, stippy52, aardvark88 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pat Calhoun Posted June 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2022 (edited) found these in my 'wish list' file... Edited June 13, 2022 by Pat Calhoun jimjum12, tth2, Robot Man and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 wishlist2: this thread makes one hunger for cool images: folks, J33? Joshua33, ThothAmon, jimjum12 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joshua33 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 (edited) That issue of Horror Stories is in my top 20 for sure. Edited June 13, 2022 by Joshua33 Spell stippy52, jimjum12 and Pat Calhoun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rosland Posted June 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2022 On 6/12/2022 at 2:37 PM, Bookery said: In the '30s and '40s E.E. Smith's space opera series were likely even more popular than Buck Rogers (as far as sf-readers go, since Buck soon became a newspaper strip character). Smith had a resurgence in 1960s paperbacks, but over time seems to have fallen off the radar now. Buck Rogers seemed to have a good marketing agent... lots of toys and tie-in products. But as a story character... he surprisingly only existed (after 2 pulp appearances) as a newspaper strip (and reprints in comics) and in a couple of serials. Smith was quite influential on other sf-writers of the day, however, in addition to his own following. I also think Buck Rogers had the good fortune to often get mixed up with Flash Gordon in people's minds. I've always been a fan of Smith's Skylark and Lensman series and consider them way more important than Buck. I've decided to get a copy of the Aug'28 issue just because I gotta. The cover is perfect in my mind. I've had modern copies of his stories for many decades, and have read them many times. frozentundraguy, Bookery, asimovpulps and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
