BangZoom Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Welcome back BZ! Thanks, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Let's see, I need to catch up... Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 I was happy to learn recently that fellow board member Brad Ricca's long awaited book about Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster is going to be published soon. Congratulations, Brad. I'm looking forward to reading the book. On a related note, this might be a good time to show off this 1933 postcard from Jerry Siegel to Forrest Ackerman in which Jerry comments about various aspects regarding the publication of his fanzine SCIENCE FICTION and wherein he acknowledges that Herbert S. Fine (the credited author of "The Reign of the Superman" in issue #3) is indeed one of his pseudonyms. His line about "having more pseudonyms than a centipede has legs" is amusing. For those not familiar with Siegel's history in SF fandom, it has long been known that he used various pen names for his assorted writing efforts. In addition, it has been written that he wrote letters of comment to the editor that were published in AMAZING STORIES while using the alias Bernard J. Kenton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Aaaaaand he's back with some more treasures from The Vault. I love this early "First Fandom" stuff. Thanks again for sharing (thumbs u <---the good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Welcome back, BZ I have two issues of Weird Tales that were owned by Hamilton and Brackett. Inside the front covers are stamps with their names. It's pretty cool to think these books once resided in their library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I was happy to learn recently that fellow board member Brad Ricca's long awaited book about Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster is going to be published soon. Congratulations, Brad. I'm looking forward to reading the book. On a related note, this might be a good time to show off this 1933 postcard from Jerry Siegel to Forrest Ackerman in which Jerry comments about various aspects regarding the publication of his fanzine SCIENCE FICTION and wherein he acknowledges that Herbert S. Fine (the credited author of "The Reign of the Superman" in issue #3) is indeed one of his pseudonyms. His line about "having more pseudonyms than a centipede has legs" is amusing. For those not familiar with Siegel's history in SF fandom, it has long been known that he used various pen names for his assorted writing efforts. In addition, it has been written that he wrote letters of comment to the editor that were published in AMAZING STORIES while using the alias Bernard J. Kenton. That's very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) Welcome back, BZ I have two issues of Weird Tales that were owned by Hamilton and Brackett. Inside the front covers are stamps with their names. It's pretty cool to think these books once resided in their library. That is such a cool association, Todd. There was a great paper on Leigh Brackett by David Schappert in my Anthropology in the Pulps panel at PCA last week. That's him in the middle, while I'm on the right waxing academic about Bran Mak Morn with a cool Virgil Finlay illo on the big screen. Edited April 7, 2013 by Theagenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Welcome back, BZ I have two issues of Weird Tales that were owned by Hamilton and Brackett. Inside the front covers are stamps with their names. It's pretty cool to think these books once resided in their library. That's way cool. ...and it's pretty nice that they're both in such great shape. Harold DeLay, the cover artist for the May Weird Tales, also did some work for Centaur and Novelty Press. Here are a few of his comic covers: Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 I've discovered the inspiration for another of Guardineer's covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I've discovered the inspiration for another of Guardineer's covers. Nice! Top-Notch had some great adventure-type covers. My only Top Notch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 My only Top Notch: Which just so happens to be a Robert Howard issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 My only Top Notch: Which just so happens to be a Robert Howard issue. Francis Xavier Gordon...El Borak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 (edited) Am I getting predictable? Speaking of REH, here's a recent pick-up that some readers of this thread might find interesting. It's from the Not at Night series, a British anthology title which reprinted stories from Weird Tales. This one from 1934 has the first appearance of Conan in book form. Edited April 11, 2013 by Theagenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 Speaking of REH, here's a recent pick-up that some readers of this thread might find interesting. It's from the Not at Night series, a British anthology title which reprinted stories from Weird Tales. This one from 1934 has the first appearance of Conan in book form. Fantastic. Did the series reprint stories from any American pulps other than Weird Tales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 You know, that's a good question. I don't know the answer to that. Here is a page that lists all the contents of the various volumes: http://freepages.pavilion.net/tartarus/t3.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 A found a Hugh Cave story from Oriental Stories, but of course that's still FarnsworthWright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 I read on the Gruesome Cargoes website the following: The Not At Nights: About Originally intended as a one off collection, the series was such a success that Christine Campbell Thomson wound up editing eleven volumes and an omnibus between 1925 and 1937. In all, there were 170 stories and, according to noted fantasy bibliographer Mike Ashley, exactly 100 of these came from the legendary American pulp Weird Tales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 (edited) Sounds right. Oscar Cook had (mostly non WT?) stories in #3 through #11, of course he was her husband... and welcome HOME, BZ Edited April 12, 2013 by pcalhoun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I think most of the other stories, by Cook and a few others were British writers, but in searching some of the names and titles I haven't seen them published anywhere else previously. Pat, you've got one don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 and welcome HOME, BZ Thanks, Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
