With The
Black Hood making his TV debut on Riverdale, after appearing in comics, radio
and a three issue pulp, I decided to look at what other pulp characters and
works from pulp writers have been adapted to TV.
So either
the character had to appear in a pulp magazine or it had to be the work of a
pulp writer.
Pulp
Characters
Conan
Conan The
Adventurer (1992)
Conan (1997-1998)
Zorro
Zorro
(1957-1961)
The New Adventures of Zorro (1981)
Zorro and Son (1983)
Zorro (1990-1993)
Kaiketsu Zorro (1994)
Zorro (1997-1998)
The New Adventures of Zorro (1981)
Zorro and Son (1983)
Zorro (1990-1993)
Kaiketsu Zorro (1994)
Zorro (1997-1998)
Zorro: La
Espada y La Rosa (2007)
Zorro Generation Z (2008)
Zorro The Chronicles (2015)
Zorro Generation Z (2008)
Zorro The Chronicles (2015)
Sheena
Sheena Queen
of Jungle (1955-56)
Sheena (2000-2002)
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949-1957)
The Tarzan Zorro Hour (1980-82)
Tarzan
Tarzan
(1966-68)
Tarzan and The Super 7 (1978)
Tarzan The
Lord of Jungle (1976-79)Tarzan and The Super 7 (1978)
The Tarzan Zorro Hour (1980-82)
Io Jane, Tu Tarzan (1989 – Italy)
Tarzan (1994)
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996-1997) - which also featured Pellucidar and Amtor (Venus) from Burrough's other series.
The Legend Of Tarzan (2001-03)
Tarzan (2003)
Tarzan and Jane (2017)
Philip Marlowe
Philip Marlowe
(1959-60)
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983)
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983)
Flashgun Casey
Crime Photographer (1951-52)
Buck RogersCrime Photographer (1951-52)
Buck Rogers (1950)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-81)
Pulp Writers
Dashiell HammettThe Thin Man (1957-59)
Erle Stanley Gardner
Perry Mason (1959-66)
The New Perry Mason (1973)
Perry Mason TV Movies (1986-1996)
Max Brand (Frederick Faust)
Destry (1964)
Doctor Kildare (1961-66)
Young Doctor Kildare (1972)
A number of stories
that appeared in pulp magazines were adapted as episodes of anthology series
like Robert E. Howard’s “Pigeons from Hell” as an episode of Thriller or Lovecraft’s
Cthulhu Mythos appearing in many sources such as Supernatural, Scooby Doo,
Justice League, and Limitless to name a few.