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Tag Archives: Frank A. Munsey
Rediscovered: Philip “Fungus” Fisher
For Autograph Hound Saturday our resident Autograph Hound Brian Leno trots out yet another signature from his not inconsiderable holdings. Brian says: “Philip M. Fisher, Jr., is not a name that immediately comes to mind when collectors talk of the … Continue reading
Rediscovered: The Munsey Trove
In his coverage of the most recent PulpFest for the Pulp Flakes blog, I noticed Walker Martin make this comment: “Now you might wonder what I bought and sold. As usual my best seller were the cancelled checks that Bob Weinberg … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Lit, News, REH
Tagged A. Merritt, Autographs, Brian Leno, Frank A. Munsey, Kevin Cook, Popular Publications, Pulp Flakes, PulpFest, Robert Weinberg, Scott Hartshorn, Walker Martin
Rediscovered: Polaris — of the Snows
So, what tour de force of John Hancockery could Kevin Cook lay out for today’s Autograph Hound Super-Sunday? How about the cheque covering the first of many, many imitations of Tarzan — and the cheque covering the cover art of the … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged All-Story, Autographs, Charles B. Stilson, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Frank A. Munsey, Kevin Cook, P. J. Monahan, Polaris of the Snows, Tarzan
Sinister Cinema: Perley Poore Sheehan
For his next Autograph Hound Saturday offering, Kevin Cook turns to the pulpster and film-writer Perley Poore Sheehan — let’s proceed, with Kevin at the wheel: “Perley Poore Sheehan is an unacknowledged master of fantastic fiction. “After serving as Munsey’s … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lit
Tagged Autographs, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Frank A. Munsey, Kevin Cook, Lon Chaney, Perley Poore Sheehan
Rediscovered: Homer Eon Flint
For the rest of Autograph Hound Saturday let’s return to the thrilling days of the early twentieth century pulp scene, and hand the action over to Kevin Cook. Kevin’s got something sneaky going, pulling out John Hancocks from writers who went … Continue reading
Rediscovered: H. Bedford Jones
What do you think? Can Brian Leno deal the hand on yet another weekend of autograph excitement? Looks like it. He just popped in enough material to bury me for an hour or so, noting, “A fun morning for me, … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged Argosy, Autographs, Brian Leno, Donald M. Grant, Frank A. Munsey, H. Bedford-Jones
Rediscovered: Faust/ Brand/ Urial
Pulp fans need no introduction to the name Frederick Faust — better known by his penname Max Brand. Or his penname Evan Evans. The guy wrote so much, so fast, he needed a ton of pennames. The guy — who attended U.C. … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged All-Story, Autographs, Frank A. Munsey, Frederick Faust, Henry Urial, Kevin Cook, Max Brand
Rediscovered: A Woolrich Slugfest
Weekend after autograph weekend, I like to think of my two main Autograph Hounds — Brian Leno and Kevin Cook — as a pair of boxers, circling each other in the ring. Bursting out with sudden bruising jabs. A Seabury Quinn … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lit
Tagged Autographs, Brian Leno, Cornell Woolrich, Frank A. Munsey, Kevin Cook, PulpFest, Walker Martin
Rediscovered: George Allan England Ne Plus Ultra
Autograph Hound Saturday again, and Kevin Cook is back at the wheel. He notes that Brian Leno, wily John Hancock hunter, took him a little bit by surprise the past weekends: “I have to admit that I was completely focusing on books … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Paul Stahr
For Autograph Hound Super-Sunday what John Hancock could our own maniacal Autograph Hound Brian Leno pull from his trove? You may recall that a couple of weekends back he presented the signature of pulpster Anthony M. Rud — if you … Continue reading
