Back in 2021, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs had to overcome a 10-point deficit to win Super Bowl LIV. In this year’s Super Bowl, they faced the same situation against Pennsylvania’s Philadelphia Eagles. Once again, the Chiefs staged a comeback and beat the Eagles by a score of 38 – 35.
The Kansas City Chiefs have been to the Super Bowl three times over the last two years. They’ve won twice, but a loss separated their two victories.
It just so happens that one of the last professional sports teams to capture a national championship for two years running happens to be from Pittsburgh, PulpFest’s adopted home. The city’s National Hockey League affiliate, the Pittsburgh Penguins, brought home the Stanley Cup to Pennsylvania’s Steel City in both 2016 and 2017.
Back in the 1970s, the Pittsburgh Steelers were back-to-back Super Bowl champions not once, but twice. Major League Baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates have never managed the feat, although they’ve won the World Series five times since joining the National League in 1887.
With all the winning going on in Pittsburgh, why not sign on with another of the city’s winners — PulpFest? You can join the winning team by becoming a PulpFest sponsor.
Your link and logo will appear on our homepage for an annual website sponsorship of $125. Six-month sponsorships are also available for a fee.
You can also sponsor the convention’s welcome banner, proudly displayed at the main entrance to each year’s convention. Your name will be displayed at the top of our 2023 banner, welcoming visitors to PulpFest. Another alternative is to sponsor our membership badges. Your name or logo will appear on every badge, acknowledging your contribution.
We also welcome support for the annual PulpFest Pizza Party. Contributors of $20 or more will have their names posted near the serving area in the Ember & Vine lounge at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry.
Other opportunities to contribute financially to PulpFest include advertising in our annual program book, The Pulpster, or donating free giveaways or door prizes.
All of our sponsors, both large and small, will be thanked via several posts that will run on our homepage and social media sites.
Join the PulpFest team! If you or your organization want to discuss a PulpFest sponsorship or advertising opportunity, don’t hesitate to get in touch with marketing and programming director Mike Chomko at mike@pulpfest.com.
Our featured image is by Earle K. Bergey, one of the leading cover illustrators for the sports pulps. It’s excerpted from Sport Story Magazine for May 25, 1935.
In 1942, Street & Smith published its one and only issue of Sport Story Annual. It featured cover art by A. Leslie Ross. The contents included five stories and two poems drawn from Sport Story Magazine dating all the way back to 1924. The fiction was written by Paul Gallico, David Garth, Leslie McFarlane, Arthur Mann, and Eddy Orcutt. The poetry was by Jess Carver and Arthur L. Rafter. There were also three stories from Sport Story Magazine’s short-lived companion, Athlete. Originally published in 1939 and 1940, the stories from Athlete were written by Bob Considine, Arthur Mann, and Phil R. Sheridan. Original to the annual was a second poem by Rafter, a short story by Jackson Scholz, and “The Cuckoo,” written by Damon Runyon. Previously, Runyon’s short story, “The Law of the Lightning,” had been reprinted in the August 8, 1924 issue of Sport Story Magazine. It originally appeared in The Popular Magazine in 1912.
One year later, Street & Smith would publish another one-shot: Sport Story Yearbook.
Derek Starr is a writer and popular culture enthusiast who began contributing to our website in 2022. He particularly enjoys the Fiction House pulps — including their many sports pulps — as well as the game of football. He most recently wrote our New Year holiday post, looking at football fiction in Street & Smith’s Sport Story Magazine.
