Art by Alex Schomberg
Art by Alex Schomberg

Manly Wade Wellman Part 4 (1950-1959)

If you missed Part3 (Late 1940s)

Manly Wade Wellman’s career continued on in the Pulps, but slowly over the years he transitioned into the historical novel and non-fiction market, both for adults and juveniles. It was for one of these volumes, Rebel Boast, he was nominated for a Pulitzer. Some of his older Pulp novels saw hard cover and paperback publication. His early Pulp work also began to appear on television programs. In Fantasy & Science Fiction, Manly Wade Wellman began his most famous series, the stories of Silver John the Balladeer.

1950

Art by A. J. Donnell
Art by A. J. Donnell

The Beasts from Beyond (1950)

Art by Clifford Geary
Art by Clifford Geary

The Raiders of Beaver Lake (1950)

Art by Lee Brown Coye
Art by Lee Brown Coye

“In That Same Moment” (Weird Tales, January 1950)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Dixie Water” (Short Stories, January 1950)

Art by Lee Brown Coye
Art by Lee Brown Coye

“Home To Mother” (Weird Tales, March 1950)

Art by Vincent Napoli
Art by Vincent Napoli

“The Pineys” (Weird Tales, September 1950)

Art by Charles Wood
Art by Charles Wood

“The Avenger of Blood” (Short Stories, October 1950)

1951

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

The Haunts of Drowning Creek (1951)

Art by Rudolph Belarski
Art by Rudolph Belarski

Twice in Time (Wonder Story Annual, 1951)

Art by Curt Swan and John Fischetti
Art by Curt Swan and John Fischetti

“The Confession of a Martian” (Strange Adventures #6, March 1951)

Art by George Salter
Art by George Salter

“Larroes Catch Meddlers” (F&SF, April 1951)

Art by Jim Mooney and Ray Burnley
Art by Jim Mooney and Ray Burnley

“The Man With 100 Lives” (Strange Adventures #7, April 1951)

Art by Vincent Napoli
Art by Vincent Napoli

“The Last Grave of Lill Warren” (Weird Tales, May 1951)

Art by Fred Humiston
Art by Fred Humiston

“These Doth the Lord Hate”(Reprinted in Weird Tales, May 1951) as Gans T. Field

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“The Tennessee Smugglers” (Plastic Man #29, May 1951) That character with the guitar carries it around, playing it through out the story. Very Silver John!

Lights Out (July 7, 1951) adapted “Larroes Catch Meddlers” as “The Meddlers”

Art by Murphy Anderson
Art by Murphy Anderson

“The Other Earths!” (Strange Adventures #10, July 1951)

Art by Jim Mooney and Frank Giacoia
Art by Jim Mooney and Frank Giacoia

“The Reign of the Elephants” (Strange Adventures #11, August 1951)

Art by Bob Oksner and Bernard Sachs
Art by Bob Oksner and Bernard Sachs

“Heroes Out of Time!” (Mystery in Space #3, August-September 1951) as Robert Starr

Art by Frank Giacoia
Art by Frank Giacoia

“Big House of Space!” (Mystery in Space #3, August-September 1951)

Art by Peter Poulton
Art by Peter Poulton

“Ismail, the Outworlder” (Future Combined Science Fiction Stories, November 1951)

Art by Dirone Photography and George Salter
Art by Dirone Photography and George Salter

“O Ugly Bird!” (F&SF, December 1951)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

Devil’s Planet (1951)

1952

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

Wild Dogs of Drowning Creek (1952)

Art by Emsh
Art by Emsh

“The Desrick on Yandro” (F&SF, June 1952)

Art by Carmine Infantino and Sy Barry
Art by Carmine Infantino and Sy Barry

“The Haunters From Beyond” (The Phantom Stranger #1, August-September 1952)

1953

Art by Lee J. Ames
Art by Lee J. Ames

The Last Mammoth (1953)

Art by Murphy Anderson and Joe Giella
Art by Murphy Anderson and Joe Giella

“The Hairy Shadows” (The Phantom Stranger #4, February-March 1953)

Art by Murphy Anderson and Joe Giella
Art by Murphy Anderson and Joe Giella

“The Dream Killer” (The Phantom Stranger #4, February-March 1953)

Art by Chesley Bonestell
Art by Chesley Bonestell

“Vandy, Vandy” (F&SF, March 1953)

Art by Jack Coggins
Art by Jack Coggins

“Young-Man-With-Skull-at-His-Ear” (F&SF, May 1953) as Levi Crow

Art by Jack Coggins
Art by Jack Coggins

“One Other” (F&SF, August 1953)

Art by W. H. Silvey
Art by W. H. Silvey

“Parthenope” (Weird Tales, September 1953)

Art by Virgil Finlay
Art by Virgil Finlay

“Island in the Sky” (Reprinted in Fantastic Story, September 1953)

1954

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

Gray Riders: Jeb Stuart and His Men (1954)

Art by Stuyvesant van Veen
Art by Stuyvesant van Veen

Rebel Mail Runner (1954)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

Dead and Gone: Classic Crimes of North Carolina (1954) Edgar Award Winner, Best Fact Crime)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Men Against the Stars” (American Science Fiction, February 1954)  (Reprinted from June 1938)

Art by Kirberger
Art by Kirberger

“Dumb Supper” (aka “Call Me From the Valley”) (F&SF, March 1954)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“The Gates” (Triple Detective, Spring 1954)

Art by Kirberger
Art by Kirberger

“Warrior in Darkness” (F&SF, June 1954) as Levi Crow

Art by Mel Hunter
Art by Mel Hunter

“The Little Black Train” (F&SF, August 1954)

1955

Art by Will Ferguson
Art by Will Ferguson

Flag on the Levee (1955)

Art by Verne Tossey
Art by Verne Tossey

Fort Sun Dance (1955)

Art by Frank Kelly Freas
Art by Frank Kelly Freas

“Shiver in the Pines” (F&SF, February 1955)

Art by Mel Hunter
Art by Mel Hunter

“All Were Monsters” (Fantastic Universe, May 1955)

Art by George Salter
Art by George Salter

“Walk Like a Mountain” (F&SF, June 1955)

1956

Art by John Cullen Murphy
Art by John Cullen Murphy

“Tall Bram of Little Pigeon” (Boys’ Life, February 1956)

Art by Leonard Everrett Fisher
Art by Leonard Everrett Fisher

To Unknown Lands (1956)

Art by Scott MacIain
Art by Scott MacIain

Young Squire Morgan (1956)

Rebel Boast: First at Bethel, Last at Appomattox (1956) (Pulitzer Prize Nominee)

Art by Solovioff
Art by Solovioff

“On the Hills and Everywhere” (F&SF, January 1956)

1957

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

Lights Over Skeleton Ridge (1957)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

Fastest on the River: The Great Race Between the “Natchez” and the “Robert E. Lee” (1957)

Art by Emsh
Art by Emsh

“Old Devlins Was A-Waiting” (F&SF, February 1957)

Art by Virgil Finlay
Art by Virgil Finlay

“Fiddler on Titan” ” (Fantastic Universe, July 1957)

“The Mayor Calls His Family” (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July 1957)

1958

The Life and Times of Sir Archie (with Elizabeth A. C. Blanchard) (1958)

Art by William Ferguson
Art by William Ferguson

The Ghost Battalion: A Story of the Iron Scouts (1958)

Art by Wally Wood
Art by Wally Wood

Twice in Time (Galaxy Novel, 1958)

Art by John Pederson Jr.
Art by John Pederson Jr.

“Nine Yards of Other Cloth” (F&SF, November 1958) (Hugo Award, Best Short Story)

Art by Emsh
Art by Emsh

“Half Around Pluto” (IF, December 1958)

“Silver-Strung Guitar” (Argosy UK, December 1958) (Reprint of “The Desrick on Yandro”)

1959

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

Ride, Rebels! Adventures of the Iron Scouts (1959)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

The County of Warren, North Carolina, 1586-1917 (1959)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

They Took Their Stand: The Founders of Confederacy (1959)

Art by Emsh
Art by Emsh

The Dark Destroyers (1959)

Art by Emsh
Art by Emsh

Giants From Eternity (1959)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

 

“Into Space” (poem) (Space Journal, March-May 1959)

Next time: 1960 s and 1970s…

 

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The classic Mythos collection!

 

 

2 Comments Posted

  1. Wonderful retrospective. My first Wellman was ” Gray Riders “, probably around 1955. I later read the Iron scouts books. His science fiction wasn’t as readily accessible to me then, not , for the most part, being published in library editions

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