Lost Art of the Pulps -- Science Fiction

American publishing has taken many turns in the last 200 years. One of the best periods for American writers and artists was the era of pulp magazines, those inexpensive magazines on cheap wood pulp paper that flourished from about 1920 to 1950, when the new infant television and mass market paperbacks finally froze them out. There were literally hundreds of pulps coming out weekly or monthly, selling for 10 cents or less, then 15 cents, and finally 25 cents each. It was a good time for beginning illustrators and writers. With so many covers needing art and so many pages to fill, the pulps offered a rich proving ground for newcomers, as well as a lush field for established writers and artists. This is another pulp genre that welcomed new writers and artists -- Science Fiction and Fantasy.

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• pulp
• magazines
• scifi
• science
• fiction
• fantasy

[FriedEggsandChips]

These ones are absolutely my favourites! Thank you for this bjb!

[bestjonbon]

Thank you, FE&C! Cheers, John

[maestroas]

O COLL FAVORIE I LOVE MUSIQUE SC FICTION

please names musique

[bestjonbon]

This is mostly just sound effects that I put together, but there is a brief bit of music involved. Unfortunately I created the Medley so long ago that I can't remember where I got the music. Sorry, Maestroas, I wish I had a better memory.

[Hexy69]

These were always my favorite ones :) DC comics Strange Adventures was a trip to.

[bestjonbon]

Yeah, that's where I met my first BEMs, the old Bug-Eyed Monsters!

[sinhog]

Yes,, many fond memories of seeing these in the 40's and 50's ,,,,, helped instill a life long interest in "The Unknown" :)) {{ ^_^}}