In answer to Jim's query I really don't remember the staff
editor's name. I do remember Charteris' visit and his
cultured English accent. Also Ed Burns who, not surprisingly,
looked exactly as he did on TV. What I remember most about my
"cellmate" (very small offices) was one day he was called
into the boss's office and came out with the assignment to
create from scratch a series of pulp magazines. I remember
ghost, horror, western, true crime, police. He made some
calls to agents and in a few days the manuscripts poured in.
Idea was to dump these new pulps on the distributors who pay
a percentage up front. In the meantime they kept switching
printers all over the U.S. and Canada getting 3 months credit
from each. Then the whole Ponzi scheme collapsed. I am not
sure they got beyond creating covers for the new pulps to
line the reception area. But I do remember the total mags
they claimed to publish - 21. And GAP was no hole in the
wall. We had posh Madison Avenue offices.
All very noir.
Tim
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