Flex Mentallo Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I'm with you BB, the content generally sucks, but you have to give it to the writers, who came up with such highly colorful titles month after month. Even so, apologists who claim that they are what pulps evolved into conveniently neglect the fact that the pulp writers were incomparable, while the magazine writers were journeymen at best. But above all, what is missing from the magazines but fully present in the pulps at all times is - not high adventure - but high romance! And I dont mean Mills and Boone! Something, some essence, was lost in the war years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I just rec'd a small batch of Amazing Stories bedsheets, and one book is rather odd: February 1931 (Leo Morey spaceman cover), it has vol 5 #10 on the spine but vol 5 #11 in the indicia, and it has slick (non-pulp, Life magazine-like) white pages. I've checked the book and there's nothing else out of the ordinary that I can tell (shows the usual signs of age and publication), so does anyone know if this particular issue is just an anomaly on this title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Here's the issue in question (the white streak in the logo is from the mylite): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Very nice Steve but that book deserves a new mylite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 I just rec'd a small batch of Amazing Stories bedsheets, and one book is rather odd: February 1931 (Leo Morey spaceman cover), it has vol 5 #10 on the spine but vol 5 #11 in the indicia, and it has slick (non-pulp, Life magazine-like) white pages. I've checked the book and there's nothing else out of the ordinary that I can tell (shows the usual signs of age and publication), so does anyone know if this particular issue is just an anomaly on this title? My copy has a middle section, of about 40 pages, that was printed on higher quality paper than the rest of the issue. Are all of the pages in your magazine printed on non-pulp paper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 That's a gorgeous issue. Blue covers are my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I just rec'd a small batch of Amazing Stories bedsheets, and one book is rather odd: February 1931 (Leo Morey spaceman cover), it has vol 5 #10 on the spine but vol 5 #11 in the indicia, and it has slick (non-pulp, Life magazine-like) white pages. I've checked the book and there's nothing else out of the ordinary that I can tell (shows the usual signs of age and publication), so does anyone know if this particular issue is just an anomaly on this title? My copy has a middle section, of about 40 pages, that was printed on higher quality paper than the rest of the issue. Are all of the pages in your magazine printed on non-pulp paper? Yes, all. Interesting puzzle we have here with paper variations and the book being misnumbered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 I just rec'd a small batch of Amazing Stories bedsheets, and one book is rather odd: February 1931 (Leo Morey spaceman cover), it has vol 5 #10 on the spine but vol 5 #11 in the indicia, and it has slick (non-pulp, Life magazine-like) white pages. I've checked the book and there's nothing else out of the ordinary that I can tell (shows the usual signs of age and publication), so does anyone know if this particular issue is just an anomaly on this title? My copy has a middle section, of about 40 pages, that was printed on higher quality paper than the rest of the issue. Are all of the pages in your magazine printed on non-pulp paper? Yes, all. Interesting puzzle we have here with paper variations and the book being misnumbered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 This is a neat pulp. Saucy Movie Tales (April 1937) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 This story caught my eye. I like the authors staccato style of writing and his cast of characters. "Snatch Trouble" by Donald Hogarth My name is Donald Hogarth and I'm a cartoonist. So what? - Hollywood is full of cartoonists - but my boss is John Brass - creator of 'Georgie the G-Man,' the most popular comic strip in the done-gone world. John Brass ex-Department of Justice man - lost his right arm in a rum-running battle back in '28. He draws with his left arm and I do the inking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 The color scheme and design remind me of pulps produced almost a decade after this one. Very cool and unusual! This is a neat pulp. Saucy Movie Tales (April 1937) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 As expected, my first SPICY arrived today! The muted colors are so well chosen. Ward was such an amazing artist. Great pulp, Ryan. I think Ward's color choices are especially striking during this time period; and his cropping of the action draws you right into the scene. He's always been a favorite of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 Here is another H.J. Ward cover. Spicy Detective (April 1935) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I just rec'd a small batch of Amazing Stories bedsheets, and one book is rather odd: February 1931 (Leo Morey spaceman cover), it has vol 5 #10 on the spine but vol 5 #11 in the indicia, and it has slick (non-pulp, Life magazine-like) white pages. I've checked the book and there's nothing else out of the ordinary that I can tell (shows the usual signs of age and publication), so does anyone know if this particular issue is just an anomaly on this title? My copy has a middle section, of about 40 pages, that was printed on higher quality paper than the rest of the issue. Are all of the pages in your magazine printed on non-pulp paper? My copy has all pulp pages. It is strange, isn't it? Maybe they ran out of pulp paper partway through the run and switched to the nicer stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 My copy has all pulp pages. It is strange, isn't it? Maybe they ran out of pulp paper partway through the run and switched to the nicer stock. That's just what I was thinking - can only imagine someone getting into trouble by having to switch to the higher paper stock to complete the print run. How strange. Superb copy, Todd - from last weekend's pickups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 This story caught my eye. I like the authors staccato style of writing and his cast of characters. Snatch Trouble by Donald Hogarth My name is Donald Hogarth and I'm a cartoonist. So what? - Hollywood is full of cartoonists - but my boss is John Brass - creator of 'Georgie the G-Man,' the most popular comic strip in the done-gone world. John Brass ex-Department of Justice man - lost his right arm in a rum-running battle back in '28. He draws with his left arm and I do the inking. "Snatch Trouble" and "those animated columns of inviting flesh" Great cover, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I had no idea the interiors were so, uh ... profusely illustrated. Profuse would not be the word I would use when trying to describe the attire of the female characters. Did that issue have a comic story inside? The issue I picked DID have a comic story, but its not quite as spicy as I hoped for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 My copy has all pulp pages. It is strange, isn't it? Maybe they ran out of pulp paper partway through the run and switched to the nicer stock. That's just what I was thinking - can only imagine someone getting into trouble by having to switch to the higher paper stock to complete the print run. How strange. Superb copy, Todd - from last weekend's pickups? Yes, it's a new one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 This story caught my eye. I like the authors staccato style of writing and his cast of characters. "Snatch Trouble" by Donald Hogarth My name is Donald Hogarth and I'm a cartoonist. So what? - Hollywood is full of cartoonists - but my boss is John Brass - creator of 'Georgie the G-Man,' the most popular comic strip in the done-gone world. John Brass ex-Department of Justice man - lost his right arm in a rum-running battle back in '28. He draws with his left arm and I do the inking. The author of the above story was unknown to me so I did a little digging and learned that Donald Hogarth was actually a pen name of Henri Weiner (1907-2002). I was hoping to find more John Brass stories and it turns out that Weiner's first published book was a John Brass novel. Lucky me. Crime on the Cuff Weiner wrote more than 100 books during his life, mostly under the pseudonym of Stephen Longstreet . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 In the early 1930's Weiner was an art editor at Fawcett Publications where he created many covers for GOLFER AND SPORTSMAN magazine. He also had many illustrations published in other magazines. College Humor Radioland All of the illustrations in SAUCY MOVIE TALES were drawn by Weiner. His grandaughter has a created an informative website about him: Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
