did it reach any height of popularity?
Yes. At their peak of popularity in the 1920s-1940s, the most successful pulps could sell up to one million copies per issue
Pulp magazine
At their peak of popularity in the 1920s-1940s, the most successful pulps could sell up to one million copies per issue.
what is referred as weird tales? American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine from where did this kind of magazine originate? UNANSWERABLE what are the genres of this last kind of magazine you mentioned? American Old West
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Pulp magazine [SEP] Peak of popularity
At their peak of popularity in the 1920s-1940s, the most successful pulps could sell up to one million copies per issue. In 1934, Frank Gruber said there were some 150 pulp titles. The most successful pulp magazines were "Argosy", "Adventure", "Blue Book" and "Short Stories", collectively described by some pulp historians as "The Big Four". Among the best-known other titles of this period were "Amazing Stories", "Black Mask", "Dime Detective", "Flying Aces", "Horror Stories", "Love Story Magazine", "Marvel Tales", "Oriental Stories", "Planet Stories", "Spicy Detective", "Startling Stories", "Thrilling Wonder Stories", "Unknown", "Weird Tales" and "Western Story Magazine". During the economic hardships of the Great Depression, pulps provided affordable content to the masses, and were one of the primary forms of entertainment, along with film and radio.