Before Walmart and Amazon there was Sears
Pulp Action from the Wild West through the Dirty 30s and More.
Before Walmart and Amazon there was Sears
The War of the Worlds, Belgium edition, 1906. Artwork by Brazilian Henrique Alvim Correa (Brazilian, 1876–1910)
The original Ghost Rider, Cover by Frank Frazetta
Billboard for the film adaptation of the H. G. Wells novel The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Los Angeles Times, California, February 16, 1937
Lester Dent (1904 – 1959) was a prolific pulp fiction author of numerous stories, best known as the main author of the series of stories about the superhuman character, “Doc Savage.” He is credited with writing 159 books in 16 years during the 1930s and 40s.
He also wrote the invaluable Pulp Paper Master Fiction Plot
Flying Down to Rio is a 1933 American pre-Code RKO musical film noted for being the first screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. (Wikipedia)
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