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Rogers Terrill
Rogers Terrill (c. 1901 - March 1, 1963) was a pulp magazine editor, author, and literary agent. He worked for Fiction House as editor of ''Wings'', '' Action Stories'', and ''Fight Stories'', among other titles, and moved to Popular Publications when Fiction House temporarily ceased operations. He remained with Popular until the end of the 1940s, and then became a literary agent. Pulp magazine historian Robert Kenneth Jones describes him as a very successful editor, comparing him to Leo Margulies, a competitor of Popular's at Thrilling Publications, and pulp author Wyatt Blassingame Wyatt Rainey Blassingame (6 February 1909 – 1985), a.k.a. W.B. Rainey, was the author of many short stories and articles for national magazines, four adult novels and dozens of juvenile nonfiction books. Early years Blassingame was born ... described him as one of the best pulp editors.Jones (1975), pp. 17-18. He was reputed to particularly hate plagiarism, and Jones relates that an aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiction House
Fiction House was an American publisher of pulp magazines and comic books that existed from the 1920s to the 1950s. It was founded by John B. "Jack" Kelly and John W. Glenister.Saunders, David"JACK BYRNE (1902-1972),"Field Guide to Wild American Pulp Artists (2015). Accessed Mar. 14, 2017. By the late 1930s, the publisher was Thurman T. Scott. Its comics division was best known for its pinup-style good girl art, as epitomized by the company's most popular character, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. Leadership and location The company's original location was 461 Eighth Avenue in New York City. At the end of 1929, a ''New York Times'' article referred to John B. Kelly as "head" of Fiction House, Inc., and a new location of 271 Madison Avenue. In late 1932, John W. Glenister was president of Fiction House and his son-in-law, Thurman T. Scott, was secretary of the corporation. By the end of the 1930s Scott had risen to the title of publisher. In January 1950, the Manhattan-based com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wings (pulp Magazine)
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Action Stories
''Action Stories'' was a multi-genre pulp magazine published between September 1921 and Fall 1950, with a brief hiatus at the end of 1932.Cottrill, Tim. ''Bookery's Guide to Pulps and Related Magazines, 1888-1969''. Bookery Press, Fairborn, OH, 2005. (pp.15-16) As an adventure pulp, ''Action Stories'' focused on real-world adventure stories. At first the magazine published mainly westerns, but it branched out into sports fiction, war stories and adventures in exotic countries by 1937. Writers whose work appeared in ''Action Stories'' included Robert E. Howard, Walt Coburn, Morgan Robertson (a number of his stories were posthumously published here), Horace McCoy, Theodore Roscoe, Greye La Spina, Anthony M. Rud, Thomas Thursday and Les Savage, Jr.''The Western Story: A Chronological Treasury'' by Jon Tuska. University of Nebraska Press, 1999, (p. xxviii) ''Action Stories'' occasionally reprinted fiction by writers such as Jack London and Edgar Wallace. The magazine also carried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fight Stories
''Fight Stories'' was a pulp magazine devoted to stories of boxing. Published by Fiction House, it ran 47 issues cover-date The cover date of a periodical publication is the date displayed on the cover, which is not necessarily the true date of publication (the on-sale date or release date); later cover dates are common in magazine and comic book publishing. More unu ...d June 1928 to May 1932, followed by a four-year hiatus. It then ran an additional 59 issues, dated Spring 1936 - Spring 1952. It is best remembered for publishing a large number of stories by Robert E. Howard. The magazine also published fiction by Arthur J. Burks. References External links * Monthly magazines published in the United States Quarterly magazines published in the United States Sports magazines published in the United States Boxing magazines Defunct magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1928 Magazines disestablished in 1952 Pulp magazines Magazines publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular Publications
Popular Publications was one of the largest publishers of pulp magazines during its existence, at one point publishing 42 different titles per month. Company titles included detective fiction, detective, adventure novel, adventure, Romance novel, romance, and Western fiction. They were also known for the several 'weird menace' titles. They also published several pulp hero or character pulps. History The company was formed in 1930 by Harry Steeger, Henry "Harry" Steeger. It was the time of the Great Depression, and Steeger had just read ''The Hound of the Baskervilles''. Steeger realized that people wanted escapist fiction, allowing them to forget the difficulties of daily life. Steeger wrote "I realised that a great deal of money could be made with that kind of material. It was not long before I was at it, inventing one pulp magazine after another, until my firm had originated over 300 of them." In the late 1930s Steeger was under pressure to lower his rate of pay to below ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Margulies
Leo Margulies (June 22, 1900 – December 26, 1975) was an American editor and publisher of science fiction and fantasy pulp magazines and paperback books. Biography Margulies was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, but was raised in Norwalk, Connecticut. After briefly attending Columbia University, Margulies began working for ''Munsey's Magazine'', selling subsidiary rights to its stories. He later spent five years as head of East Coast research for Fox Films, a predecessor company of 20th Century Fox, and afterward became editorial chief of publisher Ned Pines' Standard Magazines. At one time in the 1930s, he reportedly edited 46 magazines, including the pulp magazines ''Startling Stories'' and ''Thrilling Wonder Stories''. During World War II, Margulies served as a war correspondent. He was on board the USS ''Missouri'' when the Japanese surrendered. After the war, Margulies helped launch Pines' Popular Library line of paperback books. He was co-editor of the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrilling Publications
Thrilling Publications, also known as Beacon Magazines (1936–37), Better Publications (1937–43) and Standard Magazines (1943–55), was a pulp magazine publisher run by Ned Pines, publishing such titles as ''Startling Stories'' and ''Thrilling Wonder Stories''. Pines became the president of Pines Publications in 1928. Pines folded most of his magazines in 1955 but continued to lead the company until 1961. Cover artists Pines' cover artists included Earle K. Bergey, John Parker, George Rozen, and Rudolph Belarski. Paperbacks In 1942 Pines started Popular Library, a paperback publishing house, and devoted himself to that company after closing his other ventures. Popular reprinted materials from the pulps. Characters * The Black Bat * Captain Danger * Captain Future (a separate comic book character, unrelated to the pulp character, also existed) * Crimson Mask * Green Ghost (also appeared in comics) * Masked Detective * Masked Rider (purchased from Martin Goodma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyatt Rainey Blassingame
Wyatt Rainey Blassingame (6 February 1909 – 1985), a.k.a. W.B. Rainey, was the author of many short stories and articles for national magazines, four adult novels and dozens of juvenile nonfiction books. Early years Blassingame was born in Demopolis, Alabama, on 6 February 1909 to Wyatt Childs Blassingame and Maude Lurton Blassingame. He was educated at Howard College, now Samford University, in Birmingham, Alabama, the University of Alabama, and New York University, graduating in 1952. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and received a Bronze Star and a Presidential Unit Citation. After moving to Anna Maria, Florida, he taught at Manatee Junior College and Florida Southern College. Career In the 1930s, Blassingame wrote for the "Weird menace" horror pulps such as ''Terror Tales'' and ''Dime Mystery''. His short stories have recently been republished in three collections edited by John Pelan, published by Dancing Tuatara Press. Four of his juve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
