The first half of the twentieth century was a golden age of American storytelling. Mailboxes burgeoned with pulp magazines, conveying an endless variety of fiction. Comic strips, with their ongoing dramatic storylines, were a staple of the papers, eagerly followed by millions of readers. Families gathered around the radio, anxious to hear the exploits of their favorite heroes and villains. Before the emergence of television as a dominant--and stifling--cultural force, storytelling blossomed in America as audiences and artists alike embraced new mediums of expression. This examination of…mehr
The first half of the twentieth century was a golden age of American storytelling. Mailboxes burgeoned with pulp magazines, conveying an endless variety of fiction. Comic strips, with their ongoing dramatic storylines, were a staple of the papers, eagerly followed by millions of readers. Families gathered around the radio, anxious to hear the exploits of their favorite heroes and villains. Before the emergence of television as a dominant--and stifling--cultural force, storytelling blossomed in America as audiences and artists alike embraced new mediums of expression. This examination of storytelling in America during the first half of the twentieth century covers comics, radio, and pulp magazines. Each was bolstered by new or improved technologies and used unique attributes to tell dramatic stories. Sections of the book cover each medium. One appendix gives a timeline for developments relative to the subject, and another highlights particular episodes and story arcs that typify radio drama. Illustrations and a bibliography are included.
Tim DeForest lives in Sarasota, Florida, and is the circulation manager of the library at the Ringling School of Art and Design. His previously published articles cover a variety of subjects, from military history to the Wild West.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction PART I: THE PULPS 1. Story Papers 2. Dime Novels 3. Birth of the Pulps 4. The Western and Max Brand 5. Adventure: Pirates, Gladiators and Sudden Death for the Discerning Reader 6. Weird Tales: Things That Bump into You in the Night 7. The Hard-Boiled Detective 8. Amazing, Astounding Science Fiction 9. Edgar Rice Burroughs: Ape Men, Dinosaurs and Martians 10. Unpleasant Interlude 11. Shadows, Spiders and Flying Aces: The Single-Character Pulps 12. The Death of the Pulps PART II: ADVENTURE COMIC STRIPS 13. The Early Years 14. Wash Tubbs: An Unlikely Adventurer 15. Dick Tracy: Cops in the Comics 16. From the Jungle to the Round Table 17. Milt Caniff: Fighter Pilots, Pretty Girls and the Dragon Lady 18. Assigning Blame PART III: RADIO DRAMA AND ADVENTURE 19. Thundering Hoofbeats and Silver Bullets 20. As Inevitable as a Guilty Conscience: The Shadow on Radio 21. Orson Welles: Master Storyteller 22. Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: Superman 23. Frights for Smart People: Horror on Radio 24. Tired of the Everyday Routine? Suspense, Escape, Carlton Morse and The Scarlet Queen 25. Dramatizing Reality: Dragnet 26. The Law in Dodge City: Gunsmoke 27. From the Far Horizons: Science Fiction on Radio 28. The End of Radio Appendix I: Timeline Appendix II: Radio Favorites Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction PART I: THE PULPS 1. Story Papers 2. Dime Novels 3. Birth of the Pulps 4. The Western and Max Brand 5. Adventure: Pirates, Gladiators and Sudden Death for the Discerning Reader 6. Weird Tales: Things That Bump into You in the Night 7. The Hard-Boiled Detective 8. Amazing, Astounding Science Fiction 9. Edgar Rice Burroughs: Ape Men, Dinosaurs and Martians 10. Unpleasant Interlude 11. Shadows, Spiders and Flying Aces: The Single-Character Pulps 12. The Death of the Pulps PART II: ADVENTURE COMIC STRIPS 13. The Early Years 14. Wash Tubbs: An Unlikely Adventurer 15. Dick Tracy: Cops in the Comics 16. From the Jungle to the Round Table 17. Milt Caniff: Fighter Pilots, Pretty Girls and the Dragon Lady 18. Assigning Blame PART III: RADIO DRAMA AND ADVENTURE 19. Thundering Hoofbeats and Silver Bullets 20. As Inevitable as a Guilty Conscience: The Shadow on Radio 21. Orson Welles: Master Storyteller 22. Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: Superman 23. Frights for Smart People: Horror on Radio 24. Tired of the Everyday Routine? Suspense, Escape, Carlton Morse and The Scarlet Queen 25. Dramatizing Reality: Dragnet 26. The Law in Dodge City: Gunsmoke 27. From the Far Horizons: Science Fiction on Radio 28. The End of Radio Appendix I: Timeline Appendix II: Radio Favorites Notes Bibliography Index
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