tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post8615061201344041171..comments2024-03-19T00:32:55.091-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Sunday Morning Bonus Pulp: Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1950James Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-73023650876921467722015-01-25T13:55:11.419-06:002015-01-25T13:55:11.419-06:00For years now Thrilling Wonder Stories has been on...For years now Thrilling Wonder Stories has been one of my favorite SF pulps. I agree with Walker in comparing this title with Astound in the same time period. John Campbell had become rather dull and uninspired when I compare it to TWS and Startling.Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-46039186386260285292015-01-25T09:56:38.236-06:002015-01-25T09:56:38.236-06:00Sam Merwin really had quite an influence on STARTL...Sam Merwin really had quite an influence on STARTLING STORIES and THRILLING WONDER. He took over in 1945 and soon banished the childish Sgt Saturn and his cronies to outer space.<br /><br />By the time Sam Mines took over in 1951, both magazines had improved greatly and some even argue that they were more interesting than ASTOUNDING. Unfortunately the pulp era was ending and both titles were dead by 1955.<br /><br />Bergey is a big favorite with me also. It's fun reading the letter columns and laughing about how most SF fans were ashamed of his work. Well, his pulp art is now highly collectable and prices are no longer within reach of most art collectors. He died early at age 51 in 1952 while taking a stress test in his doctor's office. A great loss.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.com