Although I don't believe the Stalwart, Fur-Hatted Hero on this cover has a mustache (it's kind of hard to tell), I think the unknown artist intended for him to look like Errol Flynn. That's the way it appears to me, anyway. ADVENTURE TRAILS was a short-lived pulp from Manvis Publications, one of the lower-rung pulp publishers. The biggest name in this issue is Rodney Blake, who was really the great H. Bedford-Jones, although it's unlikely that readers of the time knew that. Also on hand are house-names Ken Jason and James Hall, plus little-known pulpsters such as Rex Evans, Lon Taylor, and Beech Allen. I'm sure the HB-J yarn is worth reading, and I'll bet some of the others are, too.
Going to put this on mu reading list. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteIs this reprinted I wonder? Likely not.
ReplyDeleteNo, it doesn't appear to have been reprinted.
ReplyDeleteAdventure House reprinted the first issue of ADVENTURE TRAILS, though:
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The gloss and cluttered action of the cover make me wonder if it might be a Norman Saunders.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking pulp.
Oh for the days the news stands were crammed with adventure fiction.
Hope you’re doing well in this ever stranger world,
John Hocking
I thought the same thing about Saunders but haven’t taken the time yet to research it.
ReplyDeleteI’m no expert but it doesn’t look very Saunders-y to me. My money’s on J.W. Scott. The lack of emotion on the lady’s face is one of his trademarks.
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I agree. It certainly looks like it could be J.W. Scott's work.
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