Scrooge Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Do you have any Dold pulp covers you can show? I ask because he is unknown to me but in the March 1942 Stirring Science issue, in the letter column, he is listed right alongside Bok and Finley as being the best and yet, I can't say that I know of any of his covers Maybe I have seen them but did not know his name. Are you familiar with his work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 don't know 'bout covs but Dold did many interiors for Astounding. first 4/35 for 'The Lotus Eaters' by the great (short-lived) Stanley G Weinbaum, second 1/35 story by the future ed JWC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 What about the forgotten geniuses, like Ray Quigley? Weird Tales (May 1942) Wow! Great copies and great covers! Thanks, BZ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Do you have any Dold pulp covers you can show? I ask because he is unknown to me but in the March 1942 Stirring Science issue, in the letter column, he is listed right alongside Bok and Finley as being the best and yet, I can't say that I know of any of his covers Maybe I have seen them but did not know his name. Are you familiar with his work? Elliott Dold is mostly known for the story illustrations he did for Astounding magazine. Apparently he didn't do many cover paintings. This is one of the few that I've seen. Cosmic Science-Fiction (July 1941) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Here are a couple of Stirring Science Stories with covers by Hannes Bok. Stirring Science (April 1941) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Stirring Science (June 1941) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 news flash- Hannes Bok wins 'Stirring Spine Art' award for his work on 'Sidewise In Time'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Elliott Dold and his brother Douglas were both illustrators. Elliott didn't produce many covers. This is one of the few. Cosmic Science-Fiction (July 1941) Thanks Pat! Thanks BZ! That cover of Cosmic SF has a very Woodesque flair to it but I believe it's better executed, i.e., cleaner in its execution. Put an alien outside of that "porthole' and you have an EC cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Just noticed that this thread is about to reach its fourth birthday and it's gotten over 13,000 page views. Thanks, BangZoom. You are certainly THE MAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 1955 hardback Macmillan US first- Leo Manso dj 1956 Permabook first PB James Meese cov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Fans are forever singing the praises about Bangzoom WeirdTales pulps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 My goodness, just to own one of those Brundage or Bok pulps in such amazing condition, let alone having a collection of 'em. Hannes Bok is a fascinating study, both as an artist and as an individual. Been doing some research to shrink my knowledge gap, and I didn't know he was the 1st Hugo Award winner, was a good friend of Ray Bradbury, and also sadly passed away at age 49. Once again, those pulp covers are magnificent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annihilus Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Siegel was definitely a reader of Weird Tales. Here is a letter from Jerry that was published in a 1930 Weird Tales. I haven't ventured much into the Gold Comics forum being that I'm still (fairly) new to the genre even though I've collected L.B. Cole horror covers for a while. I have checked out the Cole covers thread, but didn't realize how extensive this part of the forum was. I found this thread and wow - it's going to take me a long time to go through 1300 pages! Jerry Siegel has great taste being that he unwittingly praised H.P. Lovecraft when he referenced reading 'The Last Test' and 'The Electric Executioner' which were both almost entirely written by the old gent by way of his revision client (Castro). Coincidentally I just read both of these recently in Arkham's 'The Horror in the Museum' and his stamp is all over them. Not his best work, but after reading all of his known stuff, the revisions are fun in their own way. Despite being a fan for 30 years, I've never read any of his revision work and am going slowly so as not to eat it all up in a short burst. I've been a Lovecraft devotee for many years and have only recently begun collecting 1st edition Arkhams (not just Lovecraft, but others like Derleth, Wandrei & whoever catches my eye) and I have to say that this thread ROCKS! I look forward to reading more...thanks to all who have contributed. However, I'm very afraid of beginning a Weird Tales collection. I really don't need something new to start acquiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I think the story goes that Kuttner helped Jim Mooney make this early sale and then urged him to head from California to New York to get a job in the comic book biz. Elak is Back! from the pages of the October 1938 Weird Tales... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Siegel was definitely a reader of Weird Tales. Here is a letter from Jerry that was published in a 1930 Weird Tales. I haven't ventured much into the Gold Comics forum being that I'm still (fairly) new to the genre even though I've collected L.B. Cole horror covers for a while. I have checked out the Cole covers thread, but didn't realize how extensive this part of the forum was. I found this thread and wow - it's going to take me a long time to go through 1300 pages! Jerry Siegel has great taste being that he unwittingly praised H.P. Lovecraft when he referenced reading 'The Last Test' and 'The Electric Executioner' which were both almost entirely written by the old gent by way of his revision client (Castro). Coincidentally I just read both of these recently in Arkham's 'The Horror in the Museum' and his stamp is all over them. Not his best work, but after reading all of his known stuff, the revisions are fun in their own way. Despite being a fan for 30 years, I've never read any of his revision work and am going slowly so as not to eat it all up in a short burst. I've been a Lovecraft devotee for many years and have only recently begun collecting 1st edition Arkhams (not just Lovecraft, but others like Derleth, Wandrei & whoever catches my eye) and I have to say that this thread ROCKS! I look forward to reading more...thanks to all who have contributed. However, I'm very afraid of beginning a Weird Tales collection. I really don't need something new to start acquiring This is the best threaon these boards, imho. BZ, do remember what month this Jerry Seigel letter appeared in? THanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 of course what I really admire about him is that he married C.L. Moore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Great collection. I don't think I've ever heard of the publisher, Neville Spearman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Another book that you managed to align the post with the anniversary of your brother purchasing it. Now I'm going to look forward to you being able to do that trick on a regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Burn, Witch, Burn was originally serialized in Argosy. Argosy (October 22, 1932) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
