Number 30
The Pulpster #30 (2021)
Number 30 of The Pulpster was published for PulpFest 2021.
The Shadow at 90
Alpha and omega for the Dark Avenger
From “The Living Shadow” to “The Whispering Eyes”: How radio changed The Shadow.
by Craig McDonald
The Shadow’s first voice and face
Actor James La Curto introduced the character on radio and in the pulp magazines.
by David Saunders
The secrets of the girasol ring
A symbol of The Shadow had different meanings at different times.
by Will Murray
A million words a year for 10 straight years
The fictioneer recalls how he wrote more than 200 Shadow novels.
by Walter B. Gibson
In the shadow of Jerome Rozen
This Rozen twin introduced pulp readers to The Shadow.
by Al Tonik
Gladney speaks his mind
The artist reflects on his craft and his work in the pulps.
by Terry Klasek & Kenn Thomas
Romance Pulps at 100
Selling glamour for a dime
The love pulps were “escape literature for three million maidens.”
by Thomas H. Uzzell
Articles
When pulp fandom leapt into the future
Thirty years ago, the debut of an online newsgroup broadened the pulp community.
by William Lampkin
Something for Everybody’s
The magazine’s transition from slick to pulp showcased a change in popular literature.
by Sai Shankar
‘Tough as a boot; kind as Mrs. Claus’
Dorothy McIlwraith earned the title of editor at both Short Stories and Weird Tales.
by Tony Davis
Everybody loves a hero
The editor of Short Stories says a story always needs a hero.
by Dorothy McIlwraith
Mostly Personal
The Author and Journalist editor talks Short Stories policies.
by Margaret A. Bartlett
Cave: beginning, middle, and end
Fictioneer Hugh B. Cave recalls his career, from Weird Tales to slicks to books.
by Darrell Schweitzer
Departments
From the Editor, by William Lampkin
From the Publisher, by Michael Chomko
Final Chapters, by Tony Davis
On the Cover
Graves Gladney painted this piece for the cover of The Shadow (June 1, 1940).
Erratum
p. 2, Darrell Schweitzer co-edited the revived Weird Tales from 1988-2007 (not 1998-2007).