pulps Archives

The Shadow, April-June 1931, Street & Smith
Bookery's Guide to Pulps Second Edition VG value = $9,000; VF value = $25,000. The debut issue of historic long-running pulp magazine The Shadow (April, 1931) in FN- condition has just sold for $156,000 at Heritage Auctions, a record price for the issue in any grade.  The character was fleshed out and transformed into an[...]
Amazing Stories Vol. 3 No. 5 cover and art by Frank R. Paul.
Even if you're unfamiliar with pulp fiction, chances are excellent that you've seen the cover of Amazing Stories volume 3 number 5, cover-dated August 1928.  It has become perhaps the most famous cover of the pulp era because it's the image that is often used to represent the past's vision of the future.  Looking beyond[...]
The Pulp Origins of Marvel's Quantum Realm
There's a Fine-condition copy of that issue, Science & Invention August 1923 which cover-features the story Man from the Atom in this week's Amazing Pulps and Collectibles Auction featuring the Joe Rainone Collection at Heritage Auctions.  This auction lot also includes a copy of Science & Invention February 1922. LEFT: Science and Invention August 1923 "Man from[...]