Sunday 16 November 2008

WESTERN STORY MAGAZINE - PULP


It's marked British edition and is numbered Vol. IX, No 8 August 1954

It contains a novelette - Canyon of the Damned by Gliff Chesire and four short stories. The amusing thing about reading these old books is the cheesy advertisements. Check out the amusing Charles Atlas AD promising a whole new body in only ten days. If only it was that easy - I could do with a new left elbow.















The Chad advert also is amusing and reads like the sort of thing we find these days in our Spam inbox - which is fitting really given that in the new century the internet is the home of innovative pulp fiction. I strongly believe that the next batch of superstar writers are going to come from one of the numerous E-zines that abound.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

THE CHARLES ATLAS AD IS COPYRIGHTED AND TRADEMARKED BY CHARLES ATLAS, LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2008. WWW.CHARLESATLAS.COM

Gary Dobbs/Jack Martin said...

I suppose it is and I'll take it down should anyone connected with the (C) request such. I've not used the ad for any financial gain but rather to offer a digital record these old magazines. I wouldn't think that would be a problem.

Gary Dobbs/Jack Martin said...

Oh and another point - the post actually links to the current Charles Atlas site. So they're getting free advertising. Please Mr Atlas please send cash to this nine stone weakling in thanks.

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