| Convention Name | |
| PulpFest 2013 | |
| Convention Website Address | |
| http://www.pulpfest.com/ | |
| This convention will take place: | |
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| Start Date (Format mm/dd/yyyy) | |
| 07/25/2013 | |
| End Date (Format mm/dd/yyyy) | |
| 07/28/2013 | |
| About This Convention | |
| PulpFest is the summertime destination for fans and collectors of vintage popular fiction and related materials. It returns to downtown Columbus, Ohio, beginning on Thursday, July 25th, for its 42nd year. It will run through Sunday, July 28th.
The theme of this year’s convention will the eightieth anniversary of Doc Savage and the pulp heroes of 1933 as well as the centennial of Sax Rohmer’s villainous Dr. Fu Manchu. There will be panels and presentations on these topics that will feature appearances by Will Murray, author of 12 Doc Savage novels; pulp art expert David Saunders; William Patrick Maynard, the writer authorized to continue the Fu Manchu series; Nathan Madison, author of ANTI-FOREIGN IMAGERY IN AMERICAN PULPS AND COMICS, 1920-1960; and Ed Hulse, publisher of BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER. There will also be a showing of the complete movie serial, THE SPIDER’S WEB, produced by Columbia Pictures in 1938. The convention will take place at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Daytime hours will be from 9 AM to 5 PM. Evening programming will run from 7 PM until midnight. We hope to see you at “Summer’s Great Pulp Con!” |
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| Venue Name and Address | |
| Hyatt Regency Columbus 350 North High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 United States Map It |
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| Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables | |
| 125 | |
| Projected Attendance | |
| 450 | |
| Please select the Category that best describes the convention | |
| Collectibles | |
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| Guests | |
| Will Murray, William Patrick Maynard, David Saunders, Nathan Madison, Ed Hulse | |
