RedFury Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 The Baumhofer book and BZ's posts have inspired me to delve into Pete Rice books. My first one, issue #2 from Dec 1933. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markseifert Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 WOW! Been a long time since I've been that blown away by some GA comic art I hadn't seen before. I think Winsor McCay's son did a pretty good job with the strip. Here are scans of the entire story for those who'd like to see it. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 That's a nice addition to your collection. I don't have that issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Here are a few I do have. June 1935 Cover artist Walter Baumhofer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 February 1936 Cover painting by Robert Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 June 1936 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Beautiful, especially the Jun '35 issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 Generally when I think of Pete Rice, I automatically think of the old west; some unspecified time in the late 19th century. But then I see covers like these that picture steam shovels and airplanes and I realize these stories are apparently taking place in the 20th century. Scrooge? Anyone else? Who has read these stories? What's the deal? December 1935 Cover art by Robert Harris June 1935 WalterBaumhofer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) From Laurie's Wild West blog: According to the BLOOD 'N' THUNDER GUIDE TO COLLECTING PULPS, or Ed's Bible ..., "The Pete Rice novels were set in the contemporary West, where waddies still wore ten-gallon hats and strapped on gun belts but occasionally traveled in cars and airplanes." He could also time travel apparently. He co-starred in stories about Sonny Tabor which were set in 19th century American west. Why waste a good character name once you have built him up? Edited February 28, 2015 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) that's awesome! Edited February 28, 2015 by RedFury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) that's awesome! Movies with Gene Autry and Roy Rogers also had contemporary settings. People were often traveling around in cars and planes but switched to horses when out on the range. Considering the size of Texas I wouldn't recommend traveling across the state on horseback, even if it is on your bucket list. Gene was also mixed up with the futuristic Phantom Empire in one of his serials. Edited February 28, 2015 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) Street Smith had a large stable of Western Characters appearing in Wild West and Western Story. Cross-overs were not that unusual. Pete Rice stories continued to appear after the demise of Pete Rice Magazine. Edited February 28, 2015 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 that's awesome! A similar cross-over would be Robert E. Howard writing a boxing story featuring Conan the Barbarian fighting Jack Dempsey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpepx78 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Street Smith had a large stable of Western Characters appearing in Wild West and Western Story. Cross-overs were not that unusual. Pete Rice stories continued to appear after the demise of Pete Rice Magazine. I don't remember where I found this pic but this gentlemen was proud to show off his stack of wild west weeklies too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 From Laurie's Wild West blog: According to the BLOOD 'N' THUNDER GUIDE TO COLLECTING PULPS, or Ed's Bible ..., "The Pete Rice novels were set in the contemporary West, where waddies still wore ten-gallon hats and strapped on gun belts but occasionally traveled in cars and airplanes." He could also time travel apparently. He co-starred in stories about Sonny Tabor which were set in 19th century American west. Why waste a good character name once you have built him up? Thanks for all the info, BB. Maybe I should buy a copy of that pulp guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Movies with Gene Autry and Roy Rogers also had contemporary settings. People were often traveling around in cars and planes but switched to horses when out on the range. When I was a kid I watched Roy Rogers on TV and I can recall stuff like that happening on his show. However, I didn't know that was the case with Gene Autry. Strange as it may seem, I've never seen a Gene Autry movie. Maybe I'll check Netflix and see if they have a film I can watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Thanks to the generosity of RedFury I received a copy of the new Walter Baumhofer book today. In order to commemorate the event I thought I'd post a few more pulps with Baumhofer covers. January 1933 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 February 1933 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 November 1934 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Very cool BZ. That RedFury is a heck of a guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
