The Encyclopedia of Pulp Cowboys

1902 to 1945 were years in which American popular culture exploded. Thanks to new distribution methods, new publishers, and new formats, the number of series characters appearing in the United States skyrocketed during these decades, growing from a few dozen to many thousands. The Western genre was among the most popular genres to appear during these decades. The Encyclopedia of Pulp Cowboys is the first collection of series characters from the Western genre. Drawing upon pulps, magazines, novels, movies, radio shows, and comic strips, the Encyclopedia features virtually every fictional series cowboy who appeared from 1902 to 1945. The Encyclopedia has over 450 character entries from the United States and a variety of other countries, listing the character’s creator(s), where and when the character appeared, and a thorough description of the character and his or her milieu, allies, and enemies.