Martin Grams’ Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention won’t be the only game in town come September. The month will also have no less than three gatherings celebrating Edgar Rice Burroughs and his work as well as the anniversary of the founding of the Hidalgo Trading Company.
On September 15, visit the Flearun — a Doc Savage Facebook group — for their third “Show and Tell” Day. It’s a salute to the founding of the Hidalgo Trading Company in 1996. Be one of 1800 fans of The Man of Bronze and celebrate the 27th anniversary of the Hidalgo Trading Company at the Flearun.
Leading things off will be the 2024 Dum-Dum, the annual convention of The Burroughs Bibliophiles. Named after the gatherings of the Great Apes described by Edgar Rice Burroughs in his Tarzan novels, this year’s Dum-Dum will be hosted by Bibliophiles’ chairperson Gary Buckingham. It will take place September 22 – 23 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin at the Quality Inn.
The convention will feature a dealers’ room, an auction, a banquet at Little Bohemia Lodge, and the presentation of the Bibliophiles’ Outstanding Achievement Award. The Burroughs Bibliophiles’ Board of Directors will also hold its annual meeting at the convention. Click here to learn more about the 2024 Dum-Dum.
Just one week after the Dum-Dum, the Northwest Coast Mangani Chapter of the Burroughs Bibliophiles will host NCM V, celebrating Edgar Rice Burroughs in pulps, books, comic books, comic strips, fandom, film, and television. This year’s gathering with be a tribute to Richard and Patricia Lupoff.
Taking place September 29 – 30 at the Best Western Plus in Roseville, California, NCM V will feature award-winning artist Thomas Yeates and, possibly, fantasy illustrator and painter Richard Hescox. Also appearing will be writer and illustrator Daniel Brereton and historian David Lemmo.
The convention will feature a dealers’ room, auction, guest presentations, movies, a dinner gathering, and more. Click here to learn more about NCM V.
On September 29 – October 1, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. will partner with the Tarzana International Film Festival to celebrate their own centennial, as well as the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros.
There will be a screening of the documentary Tarzan: The Man Behind the Legend, followed by a question-and-answer session with the film’s director and cast on opening night. The inaugural presentation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Legacy Award is also scheduled for the festival. Burroughs himself will be honored with the initial award.
In future years, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Legacy Award will be presented to an iconic industry writer known for their work in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure.
To learn more about this year’s Tarzana International Film Festival, click here.
Coming this October to Mars, PA — the hometown for PulpFest — will be the fall edition of Monster Bash. They’ll be saluting gorillas, vampires, and mad monsters from October 13 – 15 at the Marriott Pittsburgh North in Cranberry Township. You can learn more by visiting the Bash website by clicking here.
While you’re waiting for next summer to arrive, remember to bookmark pulpfest.com. We’ll keep you posted about related conventions to help satisfy your craving for the arrival of PulpFest 2024. We’ll be saluting “Spice, Spies, and Shaw” and a whole lot more from August 1 – 4 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry in Mars, Pennsylvania.
Our lead image was adapted by PulpFest advertising director William Lampkin from Clinton Pettee’s cover art for the October 1912 issue of The All-Story, illustrating Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel, “Tarzan of the Apes.” Pettee contributed to many of the Munsey magazines as well as the pulp, Short Stories.
Norman Bean is an Edgar Rice Burroughs fan who has joined the growing staff of volunteer writers for our website.
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