The art of the pulps : an illustrated history /

Experts in the ten major Pulp genres, from action Pulps to spicy Pulps and more, chart for the first time the complete history of Pulp magazines, the stories and their writers, the graphics and their artists and, of course, the publishers, their market and readers.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Ellis, Douglas, 1963- (Editor), Hulse, Ed, 1953- (Editor), Weinberg, Robert E. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	San Diego : IDW Publishing, [2017].
Subjects:	Magazine covers > United States > History > 20th century. Art and popular culture > United States > History > 20th century. Pulp literature, American > History and criticism. Magazine illustration > United States > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: The birth of the pulps
In search of adventure
Cops, crooks & private dicks
Riding the range
Above the clouds & in the trenches
Armchair athletics
Love on the newsstands
The horror! The horror!
Adventures in other worlds
When we needed a hero
Adding more than a pinch of spice
Wizards with a brush
Wizards with a pen
Afterword: The death of the pulps and rise of paperbacks.