MAIN ENTERPRISES' PULP FAN #6: SAVAGE SUBMISSIONS

Ah, what adventurous wonders await in Main Enterprises' Pulp Fan #6!

As with previous issues, Doc Savage rules in articles on the Man of Bronze's legacy by Dennis Kininger, in "Bring on the Bad Guys" (an overview of Doc's arch adversaries); Will Murray on "The Four-Piece Affair" (a respectful focus on writer Walter Ryerson); and yours truly with "Toxic Masculinity! The Art of Emery Clarke" (a master of many of Doc's most striking images). And as a swell bonus, these prodigious articles are ushered by Jim Main's homespun "The Publisher Speaks".

To embolden the Savage essays, Pulp Fan #6's artwork springs from the aforementioned Clarke, Paul Orban, James Bama, Walter Baumhoffer, Joe DeVito, Kevin Dale Duncan, John Lambert, and Brad Olrich's dignified, Doc-and-crew/Orban-homage front cover. 

As always, Main Enterprises serves stunning layouts by the peerless Robert J. Sodaro, which makes Pulp Fan #6 yet another aesthetic collectible to own and exalt.

To order Pulp Fan #6, send a check or money order of $11.00 (which includes shipping exclusive to the U.S.) to Jim Main; 130 Wellsville Av; Back of House; New Milford, CT 06776. PDFs are available for $2.00. If one wishes, one can Paypal Mr. Main for either format at jmain44@aol.com. No matter the payment method, one is certain to be satisfied with the savage results.  

 

EMERY CLARKE FOR MAIN'S PULP FAN #6

Emery Clarke is one of pulp's greatest artists, and Jim Main has recruited me to share the icon's bio for Pulp Fan #6. 

In Clarke's art, the guys are as tough as nails and the dames curvy and brave: the unapologetic epitome of action/adventure dreams, though some of his images tend to rub certain modern pockets the wrong way, thus relegating him to a Mark Twain/Dr. Seuss niche (classic company, in my bold estimation). 

Clarke, like other artists of his time, was a Doc Savage contributor, but he also created imagery for The Phantom Detective, a number of wild western periodicals, as well as Liberty and The Saturday Evening Post. He also orchestrated the later years of Russell Stamm's popular comic strip, Invisible Scarlet O'Neil, which costarred the stalwart Sheriff Stainless Steel, who ultimately gained his own celebrated title. 

I'm honored to detail Clarke's bodacious body of work for Pulp Fan and will keep readers abreast of all that the next, exciting issue holds. Keep visiting for updates!