Harry Steeger
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Henry Steeger III (May 26, 1903 – December 25, 1990)[1][2] was an American magazine editor and publisher.
Career
Steeger co-founded Popular Publications in 1930, one of the major publishers of pulp magazines, with former classmate Harold S. Goldsmith. Steeger handled editorial matters while Goldsmith took care of the business side. Both were veterans of the pulp magazine business. Steeger had edited war pulps at Dell Publishing while Goldsmith had served as an editor at A. A. Wyn's Magazine Publishers.
Steeger's new firm launched four titles which debuted on the newsstands with cover dates of October 1930.
With
Steeger created the long-running pulp character
References
- ^ a b "Catalog".
- ^ Cook, Joan (December 27, 1990). "Henry Steeger 3d, Civil Rights Leader And Publisher, 87". New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ Windy City Pulp Stories #11, Ed. Tom Roberts, 2011. "The Popular Publications Magazines." Pages 5-6. Reprinted from Writers Digest, September 1930, article written by August Lenniger, based on his interview with Harry Steeger.
- ^ Weinberg, Robert E., Horror of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History. Collectors Press, 2000. (p.97)
- ^ Murray, Will (August 2020). "The Secret Origin of Spider-Man". RetroFan (10). United States: TwoMorrows Publishing: 24–29.
- ISBN 0-9795955-0-9(pp. 78-82)
- ^ Hagemann,Edward R. A Comprehensive Index to Black Mask, 1920-1951. Popular Press, 1982.