We remember those who contributed to the pulp magazines — editors, fictioneers, artists, and researchers — on the anniversaries of their births and deaths. This page is updated daily.
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- Born on this date
- 1889 • Fictioneer Lon Dexter (D.E. Winstead) was born on April 28, 1889. #otd #pulpmags
- 1910 • Editor Sam Merwin was born on April 28, 1910. #otd #pulpmags #scifi
- Died on this date
- 1951 • Editor Frank E. Blackwell died on April 28, 1951, at age 73. #otd #pulpmags #theshadow
- 1959 • Fictioneer Robert T. Griebling died on April 28, 1959, at age 57. #otd #pulpmags #weirdtales
- 1976 • Artist Armstrong Sperry died on April 28, 1976, at age 78. #otd #pulpmags
- 1994 • Fictioneer Robert S. Carr died on April 28, 1994, at age 85. #otd #pulpmags #weirdtales
- 1998 • Editor/fictioneer Jerome Bixby died on April 28, 1998, at age 75. #otd #pulpmags #scifi
- 2001 • Fictioneer Morton Klass died on April 28, 2001, at age 73. #otd #pulpmags #scifi
