PULP FAN #7: FORMATTING BEGINS

Thanks to graphic-designer supreme, Robert J. Sodaro, and several, passionate artists and authors, Main Enterprises' Pulp Fan #7 is shaping into a towering tribute to Walter B. Gibson/Street & Smith's mighty mystic, The Shadow!

 

My contribution covers George Jerome Rozen, the most prolific of all Shadow cover artists. (Jim Main intends to spice up my submission by inserting many of Rozen's classic works.) 

There's also Will Murray's article, "The Shadow's Mercy", which caters to the novel, Buried Evidence, as well as The Shadow's climb from brooding overseer to veritable protagonist. This one looks most edifying and comes, of course, from the meticulous man who gave us Dark Avenger: The Strange Saga of the Shadow.

It'll be a while before Pulp Fan #7 hits print, but based on what I'm seeing, this one's gonna ascend super-high for its shadowy content. 

MAIN'S PULP FAN #3: HEROES HONORED

Main Enterprises' Pulp Fan #3 is available for purchase, stuffed with ingredients to make die-hard enthusiasts drool with delight.

Inside the pulp giants roam: Doc Savage; the Shadow; the Spider; the Avenger; Buck Rogers; Flash Gordon; and more, accompanied by the colorful paperbacks and periodicals that ushered in years of endless exploits, including Amazing Stories; Startling Stories; All-Story; Weird Tales; and Argosy. Plus to sweeten the pulpy pot, there's fanciful focus on the terrific tie-ins that kept those literary submissions thriving beyond their admirable advents.

Pulp Fan #3's spectacular contents are bracketed by the staggering contributions of Michael Shipley; John Lambert; Tim Faurote; Jay Mooers; Richard Potter; Mike Maloney; Rusty Gilligan; Mark Haines; M.D. Jackson; Teel James Glenn; Link Huller; Will Murray; Jeff Austin; Michael Kaluta; and of course, publisher Jim Main.

From front to back, Pulp Fan #3 is another heroic triumph. To purchase a copy, send a check or money order of $9.25 (which includes shipping for U.S. delivery only) to Jim Main, 130 Wellsville Av, Back of House, New Milford, CT 06776; or transmit the $9.25 to Mr. Main via Paypal at jmain44@aol.com. 

TERRIFIC TEAM-UP IMAGE: BATMAN & THE SHADOW/BRUCE & LAMONT (ALEX ROSS)

HAPPY 90TH LAMONT CRANSTON (THE SHADOW KNOWS)

 

GODSPEED, THOMAS GIANNI...

You were mythic, grand and yet quaint, whether in sharing images for your popular adventurer, Mechanic Anna, a sprawling series on Robert E. Howard or convincing courtroom depictions for the nightly news.

Fans couldn't help but become immersed in your warm and vivid hues, in which you brought to life fanciful characters through endless, iconic dreams. 

You made a thousand stories a thousand times better because of your respectful care, Mr. Gianni. For those who've enjoyed your remarkable renderings, your passing comes with great lament, but rest assured, your wondrous works guarantee you will never ever be forgotten.