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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2024 • VOL. 54, NO. 48
Twenty-Five Years Of Celebrating Pulps The Depression Era’s Most Colorful Characters Battle Onward On Saturday, Dec. 7, the annual Pulp AdventureCon Show will convert the Sheraton Bucks County into a Pulp Fiction collectors mecca. Vendors will display and sell rare magazines, movie posters, vintage paperbacks, and other related paper memorabilia. “If you’re looking for some special holiday gifts for the pop culture fans in your life, avoid the shopping malls and online sites. Spend an enjoyable Saturday away surrounded by vintage pulp magazines and paper memorabilia,” said Audrey Parente, editor of Bold Venture Press. Bold Venture Press, a publisher of new and classic pulp fiction, has s p o n s o re d t h i s show for 25 years, beginning in 2000. Some oldtime dealers have expressed skepticism over the h o b by ’s f u t u re, but various pulpthemed shows (including The Windy City Pulp and Paper Show and Pulpfest) are experiencing a growth in interest and attendance. Most new
The Barnes Foundation Announces Extended Holiday Hours “Mickalene Thomas: All About Love” Exhibition Runs Until Jan. 12 By Karl Pass The Barnes Foundation has announced special extended hours between the Thanksgiving and New Year’s holidays, opening as early as 9 a.m. on select days. As always, general admission tickets are valid for two consecutive days. The eighth annual “Museum Store Sunday” at the Barnes Shop will take place on Sunday, Dec. 1, which is also “PECO Free First Sunday Family Day.” The shop will offer a 20-percent discount on all full-priced merchandise, online and in the store. Just mention “Museum Store Sunday” at Continued on page 3
Popular Elverson Show Returns Two-Day Country Show Now Held In Honey Brook Elementary School By Edie Wilhide collectors discover the pulp fiction hobby through exposure to comic books. Characters like The Shadow, Tarzan, Zorro and Doc Savage frequently surface in comic books, both introducing and intriguing a new generation of collectors. The term “pulps” describes an inexpensive entertainment in the world before the internet and television. The pulp format appeared with Argosy in 1897 and flourished on newsstands until the 1950s. Distributors began favoring paperbacks and comic books over fragile pulp magazines, but television is often blamed as the culprit that stole the audience. What can showgoers expect to find at the event? “How about an early Batman comic?” explained Parente. “Or better yet, an issue of Argosy or West with an original Zorro story, since he influenced the creation of Batman. Here’s a wonderful place to snag original artwork from the pulp magazines, or a new book with short stories of a vintage character like Remo Williams, The Destroyer.” Speaking of Zorro, actor John G. Hertzler, who starred opposite Duncan Regehr in the 1990s television series, will be a guest at the show. Hertzler is also known to Star Trek fans as Klingon commander General Martok in “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.” The show will be held in the ballroom of the Sheraton Bucks County, located at 400 Oxford Valley Road, Langhorne, Pa. The hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is $10. For additional show information, visit www.pulpadventure.com or call show organizer Rich Harvey at 609-379-5555.
The weekend of Nov. 2 and 3 saw the return of the fall edition of the Elverson Antique Show. The weather was sunny, unseasonably warm, and people took advantage of the opportunity to enjoy the colorful scenery of the Pennsylvania countryside as they traveled to the show. The location of the show has changed over its 50-plus years. It began as a fundraiser for the Continued on page 6
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . .
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SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . .
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EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR on page 5 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 5 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . . . . on page 5
FEATURE ARTICLE: Fall Carlisle Concludes 50th Anniversary Season - Page 4
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 7