Pulp magazines were published from 1896 through 1946 and provided inexpensive works of fiction for the general public. Typical pulp magazines measured seven inches wide by ten inches high and were printed on cheap pulp wood paper making them quite inexpensive to publish. Pulp magazines usually consisted of 128 pages with a collection of serialized stories. These stories would sometimes run for weeks or months and span multiple editions. During the heyday of pulps, many now famous authors made a living by selling their work to the publishers of pulp magazines.
Some very imaginative characters were born in this era. Buck Rodgers, The Avenger, Captain Future, The Shadow, and Zorro came to life through on the pages of pulp magazines. Some of you might remember watching some sitcoms with the same names.
Pulp era role playing games and figures were born out of a desire to emulate these pulp characters and the plots from the stories.
There are many well sculpted and imaginative pulp era figures to choose from and there quite a few suppliers that either specializes in manufacturing pulp era figures or supply pulp figures as a part of their line of products. Pulp era figures can be found in 15 and 28mm. sizes
The Pulp Era site offers three pages (plus ancillary pages) of links to pulp era figure manufacturers, descriptions of their products, and images of some of their products. I found the information on the site informative and useful.
I just purchased a few pulp figures. I decided on a set of figures from Artizan Designs, Thrilling Tales collection. I will be posting more information about these miniatures in the near future.
I will be making another purchase of pulp miniatures where I will consider purchasing them from one of these manufacturers found on the Pulp Era site.
