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Read MoreFrom the spring of 1931 until the summer of 1949, a slim figure cloaked in black fought mobsters, evil scientists, crazed old men and foreign invaders with two blazing automatics and a laugh that chilled the hearts of evil. The mysterious figure was The Shadow.
Read MoreThe Man of Bronze’s fight against evil raced through 181 novels. From a headquarters on the 86th floor of a towering Manhattan skyscraper, Doc Savage and his five pals — joined occasionally by his cousin Pat — battled criminals the world over (and under) from 1933 until 1949.
Read MoreRichard Wentworth first appeared as a run-of-the-mill, black-cloaked crimebuster called The Spider. But that quickly changed after two issues, when Wentworth donned wig, cape and fangs and cocked his automatics, and The Spider’s adventures began to take on mythic proportions.
Read MoreBeginning in 1896, the pulp magazines transformed popular literature. The inexpensive magazines brought escapist fiction to the masses and popularized science fiction, Westerns, hard-boiled mysteries, sword-and-sorcery, weird menace, adventure, heroes and love stories.
Read MorePulp magazines and reprints aren’t the only way to enjoy classic stories, or “New Pulp.” Many readers find e-readers, tablets and even mobile phones a convenient method of perusing pulp fiction. Let ThePulp.Net help you in your digital pulp quest.
Read MoreDon’t you wish you had a time machine? Flash back to the 1930s and pick up mint copies of your favorite pulps? We’ve got the next best thing: a greatly expanded gallery of newsstand photos. See more…
You’re staring at the paper in your Underwood typewriter that’s as blank as your mind. It’s Friday night. Your story is due Monday. What do you do? You turn to a story plotter. Read more…
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