Since the start of the pulp era, cults have been a popular subject. Usually dressed in red and concealing their faces behind hoods, cult members have menaced and frightened.
For this Halloween, here are some of the cults of the pulp era.
Since the start of the pulp era, cults have been a popular subject. Usually dressed in red and concealing their faces behind hoods, cult members have menaced and frightened.
For this Halloween, here are some of the cults of the pulp era.

by Walter Baumhofer
Even if they survive the honeymoon, there’s no way this isn’t going to lead to a divorce.
One of the most popular and financially successful pulp magazines, Adventure Magazine ran from 1910 t0 1971, for a total of 881 issues! That’s 881 covers, all done by some of the best illustrators and artists in the pulp field. I can’t share all 881 of those covers but I can still offer a small but representative sampling of the adventurous covers of Adventure Magazine! As you can see Adventure featured adventures that took place everywhere, including underwater, in the jungle, in war, and during the era of the Old West.
In 1929, a pulp magazine called Fire Fighters hit the stands. Published by Hersey Magazines, it featured stories about the men who fought to put out fires. It only ran for three issues and today, it is best-known for the publisher’s unfortune corporate logo. Before it was appropriated by the Nazis, the swastika was a widely recognized religious and philosophical symbol. When Hersey adopted it as their corporate logo and branded it as being “the symbol of good reading,” they had no idea what the future would hold. Hersey would later change their corporate logo to a four-leaf clover.
There were only three issues of Fire Fighters. All three of the covers were done by Walter Baumhofer.
Published by Popular Publications, Dime Western Magazine ran for over 20 years, from 1932 to 1954. The best western stories were combined with exciting, action-filled covers, in order to keep fans of cowboys and six-guns reading. Here is just a small sampling of the many covers of Dime Western Magazine!
Since the start of the pulp era, cults have been a popular subject. Usually dressed in red and concealing their faces behind hoods, cult members have menaced, tortured, and frightened. Luckily, there’s often a strong-jawed hero right around the corner to take them out and save the day.
Here’s a few of the cults of the pulp era!

by Walter Baumhofer