The first "pulp" was Frank Munsey's revamped Argosy magazine of 1896, with about 135,000 words (192 pages) per issue, on … See more

Pulp magazines often contained a wide variety of genre fiction, including, but not limited to:
• adventure
• aviation
• detective/mystery… See more

While the majority of pulp magazines were anthology titles featuring many different authors, characters and settings, some of the most enduring magazines were those that featured a single recurring character. These wer… See more

Pulp covers were printed in color on higher-quality (slick) paper. They were famous for their half-dressed damsels in distress, usually awaiting a rescuing hero. Cover art played a major part in the marketing of pulp magazines… See more

Another way pulps kept costs down was by paying authors less than other markets; thus many eminent authors started out in the pulps before they were successful enough to sell to better-paying markets, and similarl… See more

Well-known authors who wrote for pulps include:
• Poul Anderson
• Isaac Asimov
• Charles Beadle… See more

• A. A. Wyn's Magazine Publishers (Periodical House/Ace Magazines) published Secret Agent X, Flying Aces and others
• Better/Standard/Thrilling (The Thrilling Group) published Captain Future, Startling St… See more