tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856124774587570334.post6394715498906725998..comments2024-02-18T03:51:09.477-08:00Comments on TRUE PULP FICTION: THE PULP CALENDAR: January 18Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856124774587570334.post-80114737296920056082016-01-18T09:22:14.244-08:002016-01-18T09:22:14.244-08:00With the Munsey company in particular there seemed...With the Munsey company in particular there seemed to be a belief that violent or vulgar cover art was driving away potential readers in the wider audience. Munsey would justify changes to Argosy and Detective Fiction Weekly by publishing letters from readers who had felt embarrassed to buy the magazines or read them on buses or trains because of the lurid covers. In retrospect it looks like they were scapegoating artists for some catastrophic editorial or corporate decisions.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856124774587570334.post-56819070103744082632016-01-18T05:24:26.774-08:002016-01-18T05:24:26.774-08:00Generic cover design or no cover image at all just...Generic cover design or no cover image at all just never worked out for the pulps. Usually it was done to save money by not having to buy cover paintings or to try and make the magazine more dignified and respectable. But they always returned to the cover paintings because they were what caught the eye on the newsstands.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.com