I'll pound you to a "Pulp" if you don't show off yours! 23 23

[Pat Calhoun]

I think that may be Professor Jameson (brain put into robot?) from a Neil Jones series of stories so repeats make sense - other one had his name on cov too -Hail Morey!

[GACollectibles]

Recent pickup of a cool skull cover

[Robot Man]

16 minutes ago, GACollectibles said:

Recent pickup of a cool skull cover

Yes indeed! Is that a digest? Never seen it before.

[GACollectibles]

10 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

Yes indeed! Is that a digest? Never seen it before.

Yes it is a digest!  I had not seen one either out in the wild.

[Surfing Alien]

Nice find. Although it's "pulpy" looking, Hot Bullets for Love is a grail for vintage paperback collectors.

[comicjack]

1 hour ago, Surfing Alien said:

Nice find. Although it's "pulpy" looking, Hot Bullets for Love is a grail for vintage paperback collectors.

Cool cover

[Pat Calhoun]

"Although it's "pulpy" looking, Hot Bullets for Love is a grail for vintage paperback collectors. "

interesting assertion that prompted me to think: while I agree that digests are more PB than pulp - they share a strong kinship with the pulps too. Note the 'seamless' transition of 2 key SF mags (Amazing and Astounding) from pulp to digest. More food for thought in that the final demise of the pulps & the CCA (which vastly truncated the comics market) occur simultaneously... With the migration from pulp to digest, and the expansion of the PB market (led by Fawcett coming in with Gold Medal in 1950 which pioneered the concept of original PB novels versus reprints from hardback or magazine appearances - the success of that line was the real reason they left comics) one could say that the 'adult' market held its own and the biggest impact was the shrinkage of the youth market (tv anyone?).

[OtherEric]

A couple pickups from 1951 today.  Both have Lovecraft reprints.  The FFM is in an odd format, smaller than a regular pulp but larger than a digest, with smooth edges.  That innovation only lasted a few months.

[Pat Calhoun]

you sold me so much on that funny format that I ran over to the bay & bought one - thanks (here's seller's pic)... I heard the music (of Erich Zann)...

 

Edited November 21, 2017 by Pat Calhoun

[OtherEric]

Just to compare formats.  The Fantasy Reader is stapled, not perfect bound, but it's still the right size for a digest.

Edited November 21, 2017 by OtherEric

[Dr. Love]

love the digests - so much closer in condition to comics.  Trying to get better than Fine with the pulps is so difficult, the overhang can be brutal.  And so can that plastic laminate on the Avon Fantasy Readers!

[Dr. Love]

and the digests really helped to showcase the work of some great artistic talents, like the Father of Modern Space Art, Chesley Bonestell.

[OtherEric]

And just in today. I've got a few other Weird Tales on the way, as well:

[Robot Man]

14 hours ago, OtherEric said:

And just in today. I've got a few other Weird Tales on the way, as well:

Robot Man approves 

[OtherEric]

Got a nice quartet of books in today.  Starting with the least impressive, we have a copy of the January 1939 Weird Tales.  Medusa's Coil is generally regarded as one of Lovecraft's worst collaborations, unfortunately, and it's a low grade copy.  But I'm still not going to scoff at the first appearance of any Lovecraft story, particularly not at the low price I paid:

[OtherEric]

The second book is the February 1947 Doc Savage, the last monthly issue.  Two John D. MacDonald stories in this one make it one I'm very glad to add to the collection:

Edited November 30, 2017 by OtherEric

[OtherEric]

#3 is a very nice copy of the January 1942 Weird Tales.  While not as desirable as the rare Canadian version; it's still a nice addition to the collection with the first magazine appearance of one of Lovecraft's most famous stories:

[OtherEric]

And, the real gem of the haul tonight:  Amazing Stories for March 1929.  It will look very nice next to my August 1928 issue:

[RedFury]

On 11/30/2017 at 12:46 AM, OtherEric said:

And, the real gem of the haul tonight:  Amazing Stories for March 1929.  It will look very nice next to my August 1928 issue:

Cool!  Buck's only cover appearance.

[RedFury]

I've admired this cover to Astounding Science-Fiction (Oct 1939) for a while because it reminds me of Wally Wood's work at EC.  Finally found a nice copy! 

The cover is by Hubert Rogers.