Thrilling Publications, also known as Beacon Magazines (1936–37), Better Publications (1937–43) and Standard Magazines (1943–55), was a

pulp magazine Pulp magazines (also referred to as "the pulps") were inexpensive fiction magazines that were published from 1896 until around 1955. The term "pulp" derives from the Pulp (paper), wood pulp paper on which the magazines were printed, due to their ...

publisher run by

Ned Pines Noah Lewis "Ned" Pines (December 10, 1905 – May 14, 1990) was an American publisher of pulp magazines, comic books, and paperback books, active from at least 1928 to 1971. His Standard Comics imprint was the parent company of the comic-book l ...

, publishing such titles as ''

Startling Stories ''Startling Stories'' was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1955 by publisher Ned Pines' Standard Magazines. It was initially edited by Mort Weisinger, who was also the editor of '' Thrilling Wonder Stories ...

'' and ''

Thrilling Wonder Stories ''Wonder 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 Sto ...

''. Pines became the president of

Pines Publications Noah Lewis "Ned" Pines (December 10, 1905 – May 14, 1990) was an American publisher of pulp magazines, comic books, and paperback books, active from at least 1928 to 1971. His Standard Comics imprint was the parent company of the comic-book li ...

in 1928. Pines folded most of his magazines in 1955 but continued to lead the company until 1961.

Cover artists

Pines' cover artists included Earle K. Bergey, John Parker, George Rozen, and

Rudolph Belarski Rudolph Belarski (May 27, 1900 – December 24, 1983) was an American graphic artist known for his cover art depicting aerial combat for magazines such as ''Wings'', '' Dare Devil Aces'', and ''War Birds''. He also drew science fiction covers for ...

Paperbacks

In 1942 Pines started

Popular Library Popular Library is a New York paperback book company established in 1942 by Leo Margulies and Ned Pines, who at the time were major pulp magazine and newspaper publishers. The company's logo of a pine tree was a tribute to Pines, and another ...

, a paperback publishing house, and devoted himself to that company after closing his other ventures. Popular reprinted materials from the pulps.

Characters

* The Black Bat * Captain Danger *

Captain Future Captain Future is a Pulp magazine, pulp science fiction hero – a space-traveling scientist and adventurer – originally published in the United States in Captain Future (magazine), his namesake pulp magazine from 1940 to 1944. The character w ...

(a separate comic book character, unrelated to the pulp character, also existed) * Crimson Mask * Green Ghost (also appeared in comics) * Masked Detective * Masked Rider (purchased from Martin Goodman's Ranger Publications after the first three issues; Better Publications' numbering started with v01n01) * The Phantom Detective * The Purple Scar * The Rio Kid

Titles

* ''Air War'' * ''Army Navy Flying Stories'' * ''Black Book Detective'' * ''

'' (1940–1944; 17 issues)(the series was continued with several novels and short stories in ''

'') * ''Detective Book Magazine'' * ''Detective Novels'' * ''Everyday Astrology'' * ''Exciting Detective'' * ''Exciting Love'' * ''Exciting Football'' * ''Exciting Western'' * '' Fantastic Story Quarterly / Fantastic Story Magazine'' (1950-1955, 23 issues) * ''G-Men'' * ''The Lone Eagle'' * ''Masked Detective'' (1940–1943, 12 issues) * ''Masked Rider Western'' (1934–1953; 100 issues) * ''Mobsters'' * ''The Phantom Detective'' * ''Popular Detective'' * ''Popular Love'' * ''Popular Sports Magazine'' * ''Popular Western'' * ''RAF Aces'' * ''Range Riders Western'' (1938–1953; 72 issues) * ''Rio Kid Western'' * ''Rodeo Romances'' * ''Sky Fighters'' * '' Space Stories'' (1952-1953, 5 issues) * ''

'' (1939–1955; 99 issues)(Following the cancellation of ''

'' in 1944 due to wartime paper restrictions, several CF novels appeared in this magazine immediately, and several short stories in the early 50s) * '' Strange Stories'' (1939-1941, 13 issues) * ''The Rio Kid Western'' (1939–1953; 76 issues) * ''Texas Rangers'' * ''

Thrilling Adventures ''Thrilling Adventures'' was a monthly American pulp magazine published from 1931 to 1943.Doug Ellis, John Locke, John Gunnison, ''The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps''. Adventure House, 2000, (p. 270). History ''Thrilling Adventures'' wa ...

'' (1931–1943) * ''Thrilling Baseball'' * ''Thrilling Detective'' (1931–53; 213 issues) * ''Thrilling Football'' * ''Thrilling Love'' * ''Thrilling Mystery'' * ''Thrilling Ranch'' * ''Thrilling Sports'' * ''Thrilling Western'' * ''West'' * ''

'' (1936–55, 112 issues) * '' Wonder Story Annual'' (1950-1953, 4 issues)

References

Sources

* Wooley, John and Locke, John. "A History of the Thrilling Pulps." ''Thrilling Detective Heroes''. Adventure House, 2007.