Storytelling in the Pulps, Comics, and Radio

This examination of storytelling in America during the first half of the twentieth century covers comics, radio, and pulp magazines. Each was bolstered by new or improved technologies and used unique attributes to tell dramatic stories. Sections of the book cover each medium. One appendix gives a timeline for developments relative to the subject, and another highlights particular episodes and story arcs that typify radio drama.

Tim DeForest lives in Sarasota, Florida, and is the circulation manager of the library at the Ringling School of Art and Design. His previously published articles cover a variety of subjects, from military history to the Wild West

Preface

1

(2)

Introduction

3

(8)

Part I. The Pulps; or, One Darn Thing After Another

11

(98)

Story Papers

13

(2)

Dime Novels

15

(11)

Birth of the Pulps

26

(4)

The Western and Max Brand

30

(7)

Adventure: Pirates, Gladiators and Sudden Death for the Discerning Reader

37

(7)

Weird Tales: Things That Bump into You in the Night

44

(12)

The Hard-Boiled Detective

56

(8)

Amazing, Astounding Science Fiction

64

(13)

Edgar Rice Burroughs: Ape Men, Dinosaurs and Martians

77

(12)

Unpleasant Interlude

89

(3)

Shadows, Spiders and Flying Aces: The Single-Character Pulps

92

(16)

The Death of the Pulps

108

(1)

Part II. Adventure Comic Strips; or, War, Death, Horror and Fine Art

109

(39)

The Early Years

111

(4)

Wash Tubbs: An Unlikely Adventurer

115

(7)

Dick Tracy: Cops in the Comics

122

(6)

From the Jungle to the Round Table

128

(12)

Milt Caniff: Fighter Pilots, Pretty Girls and the Dragon Lady

140

(6)

Assigning Blame

146

(2)

Part III. Radio Drama and Adventure; or, Just Shut Up and Listen

148

(57)

Thundering Hoofbeats and Silver Bullets

150

(7)

As Inevitable as a Guilty Conscience: The Shadow on Radio

157

(5)

Orson Welles: Master Storyteller

162

(6)

Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: Superman

168

(5)

Frights for Smart People: Horror on Radio

173

(5)

Tired of the Everyday Routine? Suspense, Escape, Carlton Morse and The Scarlet Queen

178

(11)

Dramatizing Reality: Dragnet

189

(4)

The Law in Dodge City: Gunsmoke

193

(4)

From the Far Horizons: Science Fiction on Radio

197

(4)

The End of Radio

201

(4)

Appendix I: Timeline

205

(3)

Appendix II: Radio Favorites

208

(5)

Notes

213

(8)

Bibliography

221

(4)

Index

225

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Storytelling in the Pulps, Comics, and Radio

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