sacentaur Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 February 1937 (Robert E. Howard; Finlay's 1st cover this title) Slightly misbound so significant overhang at bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 April 1936 (Howard) Thank You everyone for the comments and feedback; these fantastic pulps - and the discussion surrounding them - really made my weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 My 3 final pickups from Saturday: August 1938 (Lovecraft) Fabulous. I love the comic-book swipes and near-swipes. Lois Lane 11 is close, but not close enough. DC liked this cover concept. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 February 1937 (Robert E. Howard; Finlay's 1st cover this title) Slightly misbound so significant overhang at bottom. Incredible detail on that cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annihilus Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 February 1937 (Robert E. Howard; Finlay's 1st cover this title) Slightly misbound so significant overhang at bottom. Incredible detail on that cover - is it just me or does that gal look incredibly bored while her guard fights off hoards of the undead? *Yawn* "Zombies again? Why can't it ever be pirates? Or Johnny Depp dressed as a pirate? That would be awesome." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 April 1936 (Howard) Thank You everyone for the comments and feedback; these fantastic pulps - and the discussion surrounding them - really made my weekend. Incredible bunch of Weird Tales you acquired. You started your collection right in the sweet spot of the run as far as covers go...Brundage, Bok, and Finlay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 August 1938 (Lovecraft) A girl and her wolf. Weird Tales (December 1930) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 There was a big ruckus in the library this morning. Apparently two of the interns got into a heated discussion over the relative merits of the Dewey Decimal System vs the Library of Congress Classification System for cataloging books. Cover: H.J. Ward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Weird Tales (December 1930) I shouldn't be amazed after seeing your other books in this thread, but once again I am... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 There was a big ruckus in the library this morning. Apparently two of the interns got into a headed discussion over the relative merits of the Dewey Decimal System vs the Library of Congress Classification System for cataloging books. Cover: H.J. Ward Love those Spicy covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 There was a big ruckus in the library this morning. Apparently two of the interns got into a headed discussion over the relative merits of the Dewey Decimal System vs the Library of Congress Classification System for cataloging books. Cover: H.J. Ward I have to get to that library. What a great cover BZ! This is one of my fav SPICY covers... close up lingerie cat-fight! Ward was a genius. I'm awaiting my first SPICY DETECTIVE , should be here soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 October 1937 (Lovecraft) Man do I love this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 As expected, my first SPICY arrived today! The muted colors are so well chosen. Ward was such an amazing artist. I had no idea the interiors were so, uh ... profusely illustrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 (thumbs u Nice book and great cover, Ryan! I always keep an eye out for these Spicy Detectives myself... really fun series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 As expected, my first SPICY arrived today! The muted colors are so well chosen. Ward was such an amazing artist. I had no idea the interiors were so, uh ... profusely illustrated. Very nice, Ryan - I don't care much for spicy food, but I sure do like Spicy pulps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Compliments to BZ, Steve and Ryan for posting the wonderful pulps! Keep 'em coming boys - I'm only sorry I have nothing to contribute, but maybe one day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) Alanna, I notice that quite a few of the magazines you've posted have covers by artists we're familiar with. Are the stories by authors whose names we'd recognize? Sorry for the delay in getting back to you on this one BZ - having taken a look through a fair few mags and done a little more research, the gist of it is that while the pulp artists found a home working for Martin Goodman and other magazine publishers after the war, the wonderful pulp writers apparently did not. It's difficult to be certain, because from what I can gather, the majority of stories were written under pseudonym. Also, much of the content while claiming to be based more or less on real life experiences, were simply made up by the authors. One writer made the mistake of writing about a mythical agency on the west coast that arranged marriages for reformed prostitutes - and the offices were allegedly besieged by lonely men! Anyway, harking back to adventure covers, here are a few by Mort Kunstler - who never worked for the pulps as far as I know, but did make a reputation for himself as a historical painter - especially of the civil war - and the last one is by Bama. Edited April 5, 2011 by alanna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I really like this thread. Best in the history of the interwebs? I have to remark though that I also have a huge need to read (and savour the illustrations) of: ""Madam Half-Caste" - She Led Her Guerilla Warriors In The Nude". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I really like this thread. Best in the history of the interwebs? I have to remark though that I also have a huge need to read (and savour the illustrations) of: ""Madam Half-Caste" - She Led Her Guerilla Warriors In The Nude". Spicy Detective and Weird Tales are especially rare and collectible but men's magazines (from the fifties and sixties) are not in general interesting unless they have Baker art or Saunders covers. I also like them for articles on Marilyn Monroe and Elvis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
