KIDS QUIZ
SCIENCE FICTION
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Question
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PULP
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NEW YORK MAGAZINE
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NINTENDO POWER
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ESQUIRE
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Detailed explanation-1: -The “Pulps, ‘’ so called because they were printed on inexpensive, high-acid-content paper, served as popular reading material, similar to today’s paperback: cheap, portable, disposable, and often sensational.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pulp magazines, the popular, inexpensive fiction publications that were read and enjoyed by millions, reached their zenith in the 1930s, though the genre began in earnest in 1896 with The Argosy, a monthly magazine that was printed on low-cost pulp paper.
Detailed explanation-3: -The magazines first got their name from the cheap and inexpensive pulp paper they were printed on. They were usually 7×10″ and 128 pages long. The early pulps started off being family friendly, but as the years went by, the art and stories became racier and racier.