BangZoom Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 great idea. any info on the DS sig bottom right Dec ? thanks BZ Checking in Tim's Guide to the Pulps, he lists DeSoto as artist within that range. We're so used to see his later work that we missed the ID. But it's probably Rafael DeSoto. By George, I think you've solved the riddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Munsey pioneered the pulp format, but I can't figure out why the field didn't crowd in after him far sooner than it did. Street and Smith converted to pulp format... what, late teens early 20s? I know others used the format, before then as well, but it seems they didn't quite understand what was making Munsey tick. It couldn't have escaped attention that Munsey was generating a vast fortune -- which he soon parlayed into becoming one of the most powerful men in America (one of the largest stockholders of US Steel, financed Roosevelt's failed US Presidential bid as an independent -- though that was damn bold, to this day the most successful 3rd party attempt) I know less about this subject than you do. Do we know for a fact that Street and Smiths reluctance to switch from the dime novel format to that of the pulp format hurt them financially? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 This wonderful thread went straight from 'Dollar Bill' to headless corpses! Than it should amuse you to know that my intention was to move on to bathrooms next. Really, I'm not kidding. In Our Gang Comics #6, the issue that included the "Dollar Bill" story, there is a Tom and Jerry story that caught my attention. I was surprised to see that a toilet figured in lots of the action. I don't think I have ever seen a toilet in any other Golden Age Comics. Have you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vaillant Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 This Dec 1930 issue of Weird Tales arrived over the weekend and it completes the 1930 year run for me. Unfortunately, the cover is neatly but completely detached. But the book looks so nice I decided to use it to fill the hole until a nicer one comes along. Seabury Quinn… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I was surprised to see that a toilet figured in lots of the action. I don't think I have ever seen a toilet in any other Golden Age Comics. Have you? Bathroom's being one of my areas of expertise and the place I spend the most time researching matters comic book, I've seen many golden age stories on a toilet but I have not seen a toilet in a golden age story before. We should get Overstreet to note that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Here are a few more Thrilling Mystery pulps for those of you who enjoy having a little bit of Weird Menace in your daily diet. The cover to the May 1936 issue was painted by John Drew. Interior illustrations by H.L. Parkhurst and Joseph Doolin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 The June 1936 issue has one of the most gruesome covers I've ever seen. The contents include a Robert E. Howard story, "Black Wind Blowing." Interior illos are by Alex Schomburg, Joseph Doolin, Leo Morey, and H.L. Parkhurst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 The cover to the July 1936 issue is by Rudolph Belarski. Interior illustrations are by H.L. Parkhurst, Leo Morey, and Alex Schomburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) 'Black Wind Blowing' is an excellent story; Two-Gun breathes life into every cardboard cliche of the weird menace school. The date June 1936 sadly significant, as it was on the eleventh of that month that he succumbed to the darkness that had been pushing and pushing and pushing on him. Edited April 17, 2015 by pcalhoun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 D'oh, I did not even know he died by suicide. I am always amazed by the amount of mess nowadays people write about a person died by suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 'Black Wind Blowing' is an excellent story; Two-Gun breathes life into every cardboard cliche of the weird menace school. The date June 1936 sadly significant, as it was on the eleventh of that month that he succumbed to the darkness that had been pushing and pushing and pushing on him. Pat, thanks for the added info about Howard. I'd forgotten he had died in June of that year. Also, as always, I love your creativeness in presenting poems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 I was surprised to see that a toilet figured in lots of the action. I don't think I have ever seen a toilet in any other Golden Age Comics. Have you? Bathroom's being one of my areas of expertise and the place I spend the most time researching matters comic book, I've seen many golden age stories on a toilet but I have not seen a toilet in a golden age story before. We should get Overstreet to note that! We need to find an Overstreet Advisor to champion the cause...but who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
