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Pulp and Adventure Heroes of the Pre-War Years
Jess Nevins' kick-ass
guide to seemingly every significant pulp and adventure hero
that ever existed in the pre-war years is one of the most fun
sites in this field I've ever come across. No photos, no blinking,
winking mouse-overs, just good old research and fascinating facts.
Jess has rounded up an impressive array of suspects from all
over the world, and from the worlds of radio, film, comics and
literature. But perhaps even more fascinating than his insights
into the heroes you all know and love are the guys you never
heard of, the also-rans and never-weres -- the Swedish cowboys,
the French vampires, the Indian P.I's and God knows what else.
Recommended, especially for those just not getting enough cheese
in their diets.
 Pulp
Fiction Central
Good starting point, covering all aspects of the
pulps. Part of The Vintage Library's extensive pulp page, including
rare pulp stories in downloadable PDF format.
PulpGen
A great site, full of bibliographic info, plus downloadable stories scanned right from the pages of the old pulps. It's not exclusively crime and detective fiction, and most of the writers aren't exactly A-list, but you'll find some good stuff from folks like Robert Leslie Bellem and Stewart Sterling, among others. And if you would like to be notified when new stories are added, there's a mailing list you can subscribe to.
The
Pulp Zone
Nuno Miranda's intriguing site, focussing mostly on sci-fi pulps,
but offering a fascinating glimpse at the world of crime and
detective pulps from Portugal and Brazil, complete with a gallery
of truly funky covers. There's also a great article by Steve
Trout, called "Pulp Menace", on what pulps were really
made from.
ThePulp.Net
A good general overview of pulps.
Michael Grost's Pulp Page
I don't think he has updated it for a while, but it's a nice
collection of short essays on old pulp writers. (Thanks, Mario,
for the heads-up!)
Adventure
House.
Publishers of various pulp reprints, run by John Gunnison. He
sells and reprints a lot of old pulp stuff--fantasy, adventure,
science ficiton, spicy, etc. They also offer info on At
the Stroke of Midnight, a collection of Steve
Midnight pulp stories, edited by John Wooley.
Pulp
Fiction Postcards
Jeff Luther's magnificient site dedicated to preserving (and
selling) memories of yesteryear's pulpy artwork. They sell not
only postcards adorned with the covers to titles like Shameless
Honeymoon and Black Opium, but key chains, T-shirts, and more.
But, even if you don't buy a postcard, you can electronically
send a free pulpy postcard, or just browse through a great collection
of pulpy old covers from paperbacks and the pulps.
If you go to http://www.pulpcards.com/largeimg/pc-238.jpg,
you'll even find a postcard illustration of the book 'Hard Boiled'...
The
Pulp Gallery
A great site with something like 8,000 pulp magazine cover scans
online (and more promised). A new, stream-lined intro helps lessen
the peculiar entry through the Epson Photo Center, but even the
old, bang-your-head-against-the-wall entry was worth it -- Daryl
just has some truly great stuff here. There's also include a
clickable links page. Let your browser do the walking, and let
your eyes do the gawking.
R. A. Maguire Cover Art
The only commercial, fully authorized web site dedicated to the artwork of Robert A. Maguire, administered by his daughter Lynn Maguire. You can buy high quality prints, postcards and T-shirts of many of his famous covers -- and even some copies of original paintings that were never used.
Jaap
van Deijk's Pulp Art Palace
A small, but interesting collection of pulp covers, covering several different genres -- including, of course, detective fiction. From his intro: "On every picture there are women, most of the time in lingerie. Most of the images are LIGHT EROTIC, but they all have in common that the pictures displayed here are of an era long gone. Only the memory of those times remains in these pictures."
Jamie Fraser Books
Jamie (a member of A.B.A.C.) specializes in Pulps & Pulp
Fiction and Paperback Collectibles, Science Fiction, Fantasy,
Horror, Mysteries. Darn! Another reason to visit Toronto!
Jamie Fraser
427A Queen Street West
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M5V 2A5
Tel: (416) 598-7718
E-mail:
fraserj@interlog.com
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