Although PulpFest is well known for its excellent programming — and rightfully so . . . click the “2016 schedule” button just below our banner on our home page to see all of the great programming we have lined up for 2016 — it is also lauded for its very substantial dealers’ room. Beginning on Thursday, July 21, the Battelle South exhibition hall on the third floor of the Greater Columbus Convention Center will house collectible pulp magazines and digests, vintage paperbacks, first edition hardcovers and series books, original art, B-movies and serials, collectible comic books, and more. And remember: for those members staying at the Hyatt-Regency Columbus, you’ll be able to partake in free, early-bird shopping on Thursday evening from 6 to 9 PM. For those staying elsewhere, early-bird shopping privileges will cost $10 if you pay by July 1. After that date, early-bird privileges will be available for an additional $25 (if prepaid) or $30 (at the door).
In addition to Thursday’s early-bird hours, the PulpFest dealers’ room will be open from 10 AM to 4:45 PM on July 22 – 23 and from 10 AM to 2 PM on Sunday, July 24. Note that buying and selling opportunities on Sunday may be limited as dealers pack up for their trip home.
Who will be selling at PulpFest 2016? Today, we’ll be profiling our remaining dealers, telling you a little bit about each of them so you get to know them a little better. Away we go . . .
The creator of the Munsey Award, pulp art historian DAVID SAUNDERS will be selling signed copies of his biographies of pulp artists Norman Saunders, Walter Baumhofer, Ernest Chiriacka, Graves Gladney, Gloria Stoll, Rafael DeSoto and H. J. Ward. Visit David’s website at www.pulpartists.com for brief, illustrated biographies of many pulp artists. David will also be discussing “The Artists Who Make ARGOSY — 120 Years of Sensational Pulp Art” during our Friday night programming on July 23.
Our 2011 Munsey Award winner, ANTHONY TOLLIN, will be selling his SANCTUM BOOKS pulp reprints – The Avenger, The Black Bat, Doc Savage, Nick Carter, The Phantom Detective, The Shadow, The Skipper, The Spider and The Whisperer – nine of the greatest pulp heroes in one of the best formats imaginable. He’ll also have his special multi-packs featuring art prints, preliminary pulp cover art by Jerome and George Rozen, original Shadow comic book art, and other special materials available for purchase. This year, PulpFest will salute the tenth anniversary of Sanctum Books with a presentation on Saturday afternoon, July 23, beginning at 3 PM.
Please welcome TOM SKEMP of SKEPTIC COLLECTIBLES back to PulpFest. Specializing in horror and science fiction, Tom is a resident of Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He will be selling collectible hardcovers and a wide variety of paperbacks as well as some magazines. Check out his table for some chills, thrills, and some great finds.
TIM PAXTON of Grand Rapids, Michigan specializes in paperbacks and small-press, first-edition hardcovers, dealing mainly in high-grade science fiction, fantasy, and horror as well as mysteries and pulp-related material. Check out the TIM’S BOOKS website at PulpFest sponsor AbeBooks.com.
PulpFest auction director BARRY TRAYLOR will be selling issues of ARGOSY and RED SEAL WESTERN. He’ll also have a variety of early pulp reprints from Robert Weinberg and Bowling Green’s Popular Press, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan in hardcover, boy’s adventure books, and more. Remember, if you have any questions concerning the PulpFest auction, please stop by Barry’s table at the convention. Look for the “Auction” banner!
A pulp collector for about forty years, SHEILA VANDERBEEK is from Kalamazoo, Michigan. She’ll be bringing pulp magazines from all genres for sale or trade. Of course, the more she sells, the more she’ll be able to buy from the many fine dealers who will be attending PulpFest 2016.
JON WEHLER is a very personable dealer and collector who offers pulps, original art, and other paper collectibles. He’ll also have lots of vintage paperbacks from many different genres at PulpFest 2016. Based in Ohio, he exhibits at many book and paper shows throughout the Midwest. He often lends a hand during the PulpFest Saturday Night Auction. Did we mention that he’s a nice guy?
CHUCK WELCH manages the PulpFest website and its social media outlets on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumbler. He’ll have information about the social media aspect of Pulpfest – the website and other online methods we use to promote the festival. He’ll also be discussing THE BRONZE GAZETTE, the new version of the magazine for the fans of bronze. If you’re enjoy the Doc Savage adventures, be sure to check out Chuck’s Hidalgo Trading Company on the Internet.
DAVE WILLOUGHBY is a long-time collector of fantasy, science fiction, thrillers, and mysteries in all shapes and sizes. Retired to the Midwest following a career in the Air Force, Dave will be selling hundreds of vintage and signed paperbacks, as well as science fiction and fantasy hardcovers. This will be his second go-round as a PulpFest dealer.
PulpFest is pleased to welcome Chicago’s LARRY HALLOCK of YGOR’S BOOKS to this year’s convention. Specializing in out-of-print science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery fiction, Larry will be selling original art, paperbacks, digests, pulps, and other collectibles, including many signed items.
If you are a dealer or collector who would like to sell at PulpFest, please click the “Register for 2016” button just below the banner at the top of our home page or email convention chairperson Jack Cullers at jack@pulpfest.com for further information about selling at the convention.
Please remember that the Hyatt Regency Columbus is sold out of rooms for July 21 through July 23. At www.columbusconventions.com/thearea.php, you’ll find a list of area hotels courtesy of the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Alternately, you can search for a room at tripadvisor or a similar website to find a hotel near the convention. Thanks so much to everyone who has reserved a room at our host hotel. By staying at the Hyatt Regency, you’ve helped to ensure the convention’s success.
Please be sure to join us for “Summer’s AMAZING Dealers’ Room” at PulpFest 2016!
(This year’s PulpFest guest-of-honor Ted White ushered in the magazine’s Golden Age when he became the editor of AMAZING STORIES in 1968. White strove to attract good fiction, new writers, and some of science fiction’s most exciting artists to the magazine and its companion, FANTASTIC. Among these artists was Mike Hinge, whose covers — including the November 1971 issue — were bold, brash, experimental, and colorful.
Author, editor, musician, and science-fiction and pulp fan Ted White will speak to the convention on Saturday evening, July 23, beginning at 7:30 PM.
Over the past ten years, Sanctum Books’ format has not changed: two or three novels per book, the original covers and interior illustrations, and some sort of historical articles or materials are featured in each volume of the series. Pictured here is George Rozen’s cover art to the first volume of Sanctum’s series of Shadow reprints. The artwork originally appeared on the July 15, 1938 issue of THE SHADOW which featured the Lester Dent/Walter Gibson collaboration “The Golden Vulture.”
For the last twenty-five years, Howard Wright has been publishing the Doc Savage fan magazine THE BRONZE GAZETTE. He created his magazine when there was no real Internet and very little information readily available about Lester Dent’s “Man of Bronze.” Now, after seventy-five issues, Howard has turned the magazine over to Terry Allen, Kez Wilson, and Chuck Welch. Currently, they’re planning to use cover art by Bob Larkin on their first issue — number 76. The cover design and magazine logo is by Kez.)
