"Oh what a tangled
web we weave, when first we practice to deceive."
Sir Walter Scott
Fall 2003
Volume I,
issue 2
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"Oh what a tangled
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Fall 2003 |
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By publishing their magazines (including Behind the Mask & Action Adventure Stories, Detective Mystery Stories, and Echoes), Tom and Ginger Johnson over the last 20 years have shone new light on countless "lost" stories from the pulp heyday.
The Johnsons' website offers a wealth of information on pulp history. Direct correspondence to Virginia E. Johnson or to editor@lifeloom.com. |
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Gold Seal Detective magazine cover, June 1936 Gold Seal Detective ran for six issues, from December 1935 to June 1936. With the August issue (Volume II, number 3), the magazine was re-titled Ace Detective magazine, and ran for three issues under that title.
Although not a popular title at the time (thus its short run), Gold Seal Detective is rare today and is highly sought after.
It was published by Magazine Publishers, Inc., 29 Worthington St, Springfield, MA; a division of Ace pulps. Ace published titles in all genres, including romance and westerns. Their most popular detective pulp was Ten Detective Aces. When the pulps died out, Ace pulps became Ace paperbacks.
Copyright 2003 by Virginia E. Johnson |
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