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Your narrator, the Leader
The Leader attended his favorite popular culture collectibles show of the year in Pittsburg-Cranberry, Pennsylvania 4 - 7 August 2022 - the 50th anniversary of PulpFest. He enjoys admiring the wonderful art on the pulp magazine and paperback covers, the original art to some of those covers and the many related areas of popular culture that are so abundantly on display at PulpFest each year. The Leader also enjoys seeing his dealer friends Mark Hickman, Tom Martin, Craig Poole, Martin Grams, Brendan Faulkner, Ray Walsh and many others that he only sees once or twice a year. The Leader laments that he ran out of time before he could photograph his friends that comprise the MensPulpMags.com circle: Bob Deis, Wyatt Doyle, Eric Blackburn, Jacqueline Pollen and Innes Weir. Fortunately at least Eric Blackburn did take one nice photo of Jacqueline and the Leader together. One other regret is that the Leader’s favorite comic book dealer Gene Carpenter did not attend PulpFest this year. Martin Grams informed the Leader that Gene had a conflicting show. When next he sees Gene Carpenter the Leader will demand from his favorite comic book dealer an explanation of how any other show could be important enough to warrant standing up his friends at PulpFest.

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Dealer Setup Day 4 August 2022
Ray Walsh
Here’s the long time owner of the Curious Book Shop in East Lansing, Michigan, Ray Walsh who sets up at PulpFest each year. Ray is just beginning the arduous task of carrying in several boxes of books and magazines and arranging them on his shelves. Ray is getting a bit on in years and I wish he would bring somebody with him to help with the work.
David Earle & Joe Saines
David Earle talking with dealer Joe Saines. I first met David Earle at PulpFest in 2015. He’s an English professor from Pensacola, Florida. Last year he was set up as a dealer but this year he was just a customer. Last year at PulpFest Joe Saines sold me a hardcover book Horror Comics Of The 1950s. about EC comics that I had been seeking for a long time. He still has a slightly better copy for himself. If he ever decides to sell it I hope he gives me a crack at it.
Brendan Faulkner
Veteran book and movie memorabilia dealer Brendan Faulkner and his wife Robin missed PulpFest last year because the dates conflicted with the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Con in Maryland which was much closer to their home. I was glad to see them back at PulpFest this year.
Tim Paxton
PulpFest veteran Tim Paxton beginning to set up his display of arcane and esoteric inventory of hardcover and softcover books. The customer at left is a man I see at PulpFest each year but I’ve never had the time to stop and ask him his name.
Craig Poole
Original art dealer Craig Poole of Richmond, Virginia photographing some of his original paintings. Craig was set up only for one day at PulpFest last year and I wasn’t able to take his photo so this year besides this photo I took three photos to makeup for it.
Mark Hickman
At far left is Mark Hickman whose father Lynn Hickman promoted Pulpcon for many years before it mutated into PulpFest. Bill Thade is a comic book dealer I see each at PulpFest. Christopher Paul Carey and his associate Cathy Wilbanks who I first met last year represent Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. I didn’t have time to take their picture at their table this year and will try to makeup for it next year.
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