Thrilling Publications
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Thrilling Publications, aka Beacon Magazines (1936–37), Better Publications (1937–43) and Standard Magazines (1943–55), was a pulp magazine
publisher run by Ned Pines
, publishing such titles as Startling Stories
and Thrilling Wonder Stories.
A native of Malden, Massachusetts, Pines became the president of Pines Publications in 1928. Leo Margulies
, a long-time editor with Pines, was the highest-paid pulp editor for many years. Pines folded most of his magazines in 1955 but continued to lead the company until 1961.
and George Rozen produced hundreds of imaginative, even lurid, cover paintings that are now visually synonymous with the Thrilling pulp brand and a diverse roster of genres that include science fiction, fantasy, romance, westerns, and detective.
line, which most collectors refer to as Nedor Comics
.
in 1942, a paperback publishing house, and devoted himself to that company after closing his other ventures. Popular reprinted materials from the pulps. Pines was the president of Popular Library from 1942 to 1966 and its chairman from 1966 to 1968. Retiring in 1971, he continued to work as a consultant.
A complete history of the Thrilling chain is available in the anthology, Thrilling Pulp Heroes (Adventure House, 2006).
Pulp magazine
Pulp magazines , also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long...
publisher run by Ned Pines
Ned Pines
Ned L. Pines was a New York publisher. He died in Paris, and lived in Paris, Manhattan and East Hampton NY. He was married to the former Maxine Firestone, has two daughters, two stepsons, and one granddaughter....
, publishing such titles as Startling Stories
Startling Stories
Startling Stories was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1955 by Standard Magazines. It was initially edited by Mort Weisinger, who was also the editor of Thrilling Wonder Stories, Standard's other science fiction title. Startling ran a lead novel in every issue;...
and Thrilling Wonder Stories.
A native of Malden, Massachusetts, Pines became the president of Pines Publications in 1928. Leo Margulies
Leo Margulies
Leo Margulies was an American editor and publisher of science fiction and fantasy pulp magazines.- Career :...
, a long-time editor with Pines, was the highest-paid pulp editor for many years. Pines folded most of his magazines in 1955 but continued to lead the company until 1961.
Thrilling Pulps Cover artists
Pines sought out and hired leading, freelance illustrators of the day to create high-impact cover art for his extensive line of pulp magazines, comics, and paperbacks. Prolific artists like Earle K. BergeyEarle K. Bergey
Earle K. Bergey was an American illustrator who painted cover art for a wide diversity of magazines and paperback books...
and George Rozen produced hundreds of imaginative, even lurid, cover paintings that are now visually synonymous with the Thrilling pulp brand and a diverse roster of genres that include science fiction, fantasy, romance, westerns, and detective.
Comic books
Pines also ran a Thrilling Publications comic bookComic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
line, which most collectors refer to as Nedor Comics
Nedor Comics
Nedor Publishing was a comic book imprint of publisher Ned Pines, who also published pulp magazines under a variety of company names that he also used for the comics...
.
Paperbacks
Pines started Popular LibraryPopular Library
Popular Library was a New York paperback book company established in 1942 by Leo Margulies and Ned Pines, who at the time was a major pulp magazine, newspapers and magazine publishers...
in 1942, a paperback publishing house, and devoted himself to that company after closing his other ventures. Popular reprinted materials from the pulps. Pines was the president of Popular Library from 1942 to 1966 and its chairman from 1966 to 1968. Retiring in 1971, he continued to work as a consultant.
A complete history of the Thrilling chain is available in the anthology, Thrilling Pulp Heroes (Adventure House, 2006).
Characters
- The Black BatThe Black BatThe Black Bat was the name of two unrelated pulp heroes featured in different pulp magazine series in the 1930s, most well known because of their similarity to DC Comics hero, Batman.-The first Black Bat:...
- Captain Danger
- Captain FutureCaptain FutureCaptain Future is a science fictional hero pulp character originally published in self-titled American pulp magazines during the 1940s and early 50s.-Origins:...
(a separate comic book character also existed) - Crimson Mask
- Green GhostGreen GhostGreen Ghost is a board game published in 1965 by the Transogram Company for up to 4 players. The board is of the 3D genre in that it features standing scenery and is designed to appear as a spooky town. The luminous plastic board is elevated on six stilts and underneath are three boxes, covered by...
(also appeared in comics) - Masked Detective
- The Phantom DetectiveThe Phantom DetectiveThe Phantom Detective was the second pulp hero character published, after The Shadow. The first issue was released in February of 1933, a month before Doc Savage, which was released in March of 1933. The title continued to be released until 1953, with a total 170 issues...
Titles
- Air War
- Black Book Detective
- Captain FutureCaptain FutureCaptain Future is a science fictional hero pulp character originally published in self-titled American pulp magazines during the 1940s and early 50s.-Origins:...
- Detective Book Magazine
- Detective Novels
- Exciting Love
- Exciting Football
- G-Men
- The Lone Eagle
- Masked Detective
- Mobsters
- Popular Detective
- Popular Love
- Popular Sports Magazine
- Rodeo Romances
- Sky Fighters
- Startling StoriesStartling StoriesStartling Stories was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1955 by Standard Magazines. It was initially edited by Mort Weisinger, who was also the editor of Thrilling Wonder Stories, Standard's other science fiction title. Startling ran a lead novel in every issue;...
- Strange Stories
- Thrilling AdventuresThrilling AdventuresThrilling Adventures was a monthly American pulp magazine from 1931 to 1943.Thrilling Adventures was created by editor Leo Margulies and was patterned after the pulp Adventure. It was one of 16 pulps that Margulies founded that incorporated the adjective "Thrilling" in the title...
(1931–1943) - Thrilling Baseball
- Thrilling Detective (1931–53, 213 issues)
- Thrilling Football
- Thrilling Love
- Thrilling Mystery
- Thrilling Ranch
- Thrilling Sports
- Thrilling Western
- West
- Thrilling Wonder StoriesWonder StoriesWonder Stories was an early American science fiction magazine which was published under several titles from 1929 to 1955. It was founded by Hugo Gernsback in 1929 after he had lost control of his first science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories, when his media company Experimenter Publishing went...
(1936–55, 112 issues)