Number 29: few copies remain
The Pulpster #29 (2020)
In 2020, the Covid pandemic prevented us from holding PulpFest that August. The Pulpster #29 was already being written and edited, so we decided not only to continue working on it but to expand it to include articles that would have been presentations at PulpFest 2020.
That 29th issue came in at 84 pages, the maximum number of pages our printing house could produce without changing formats. At that time, it was the largest edition ever of The Pulpster.
Behind the spectacular cover by Kelly Freas from Tops in Science Fiction (Fall 1953) for “Lorelei of the Red Mist,” we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ray Bradbury with nine articles on the author and his impact on fantasy and science fiction, with an emphasis on Mars.
2020 was also the 100th anniversary of the debut of the classic pulp Black Mask. And we have a half-dozen articles looking at two of its editors, Joseph T. “Cap” Shaw and Kenneth White; the mystery surrounding one of its writers, Raoul Whitfield; the pulp’s circulation numbers; and how a high-school class reacts to reading one of the most popular short stories from the magazine.
In addition, the issue has another six articles, ranging from pieces on Canada’s “King of the Pulp Writers,” Leigh Brackett and Edmond Hamilton, and Philip Wylie, to men’s adventure magazines and Bob Dylan.
Our contributors include Dr. Garyn G. Roberts, Henry G. Franke III, Albert Wendland, Will Murray, John Wooley, Craig McDonald, Brooks E. Hefner, Tony Davis, Robert Deis, and others.
Why are we telling you this?
We’ve just sold our last copy of this number of The Pulpster. If you want one, you can still get copies through Bud’s Art Books. You can order this 84-page issue for the same price as our current 64-page issue from 2024. (That same pricing applies to our 2023 issue, which also came in at 84 pages.)
Head over to Bud’s Order page today and get your copy while you still can. It’s almost gone.