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Exploring Pittsburgh's Ties To The Glory Days Of Pulp Fiction

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In the days before television, one popular form of entertainment was pulp magazines. They were called pulp because the paper they were printed on was rough and cheap. These comic-book-sized collections of short fiction with original artwork were read by millions.

Bill O'Driscoll of WESA reports the city of Pittsburgh has a living link to pulp fiction's heyday.

This segment aired on May 9, 2018.

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