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| Adventure House - Arriving in comic
shops July 5th! HIGH ADVENTURE #94 - "Captain Future's Challenge" Striking terror on four worlds, a mysterious raider throttles interplanetary commerce—and earth summons Curtis Newton, the Wizard of Science, and his trio of Futuremen to combat this sinister menace. Retail: $7.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. |  | |||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc ComicMix.com has posted an online feature wherein Robert
Greenberger interviews Anthony Tollin. Anthony talks about The Shadow and
the upcoming "Foreshadowing
The Batman" special issue (THE SHADOW Volume 9: "Lingo" & "Partners
of Peril") that reveals how The Knight
of Darkness gave birth to Batman. The interview also announces that Nostalgia
Ventures is planning three new quarterly pulp reprints. The new titles will feature The Avenger, Nick Carter, and hopefully The Whisperer. Anthony also reported that he is expanding a Shadow coffee table history that he wrote. | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc THE SHADOW Volume 8: "The London Crimes" & "Castle of Doom"
Copies have arrived from the printer! Duel subscriptions should begin shipping the middle of next week! "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Knight of Darkness returns in two of Walter Gibson's most extraordinary pulp thrillers. First, two legendary crimefighting agencies join forces when The Shadow teams with England's legendary Scotland Yard to investigate The London Crimes and the master criminal known as The Harvester. Then, The Shadow journeys to a strange Castle of Doom, where murder lurks behind its battlements. Mystery and intrigue abound in this thrilling tale of lost treasure, secret underground passages and ghostly apparitions. In honor of The Shadow's first British adventure, popular culture historian Anthony Tollin chronicles the 1930s and 1950s English pulp reprints and the 1940s Australian Shadow radio series. This classic pulp reprint also showcases George Rozen's dazzling pulp covers and all the original interior art by acclaimed illustrator Tom Lovell. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 |  | |||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc DOC SAVAGE Volume 7: "The Lost Oasis" and "The Sargasso Ogre"Shipped from the printer June 28th! Duel subscriptions should begin shipping the middle of next week! The pulp era's greatest superman battles evil in two of his earliest exploits by Lester Dent (writing as Kenneth Robeson). After stowing away aboard a ghost zeppelin, Doc and his Iron Crew tangle with a bizarre vampiric murderer and villainous Arabs who are protecting the secret of The Lost Oasis. Then, while returning to New York via ocean liner, the Man of Bronze encounters modern-day Amazons in Lester Dent's all-time favorite Doc Savage story, The Sargasso Ogre. This classic pulp reprint also features the original 1933 pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer from the ultra-rare (and expensive!) seventh and eighth issues of Doc Savage Magazine, the unsold 1936 Doc Savage newspaper strip by Lester Dent and Paul Orban and historical commentary by pulp historian Will Murray, author of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W...................................$12.95 |  | |||
| BLACK GATE Magazine - Website update! BLACK GATE has posted an excellent article on Clark Ashton Smith on their website. The Fantasy Cycles of Clark Ashton Smith PART I: The Averoigne Chronicles by Ryan Harvey The Fantasy Cycles of Clark Ashton Smith PART II: The Averoigne Chronicles by Ryan Harvey You may also be interested in reading an interview with Sword & Sorcery writer David C. Smith. While you are there, check out the latest issue of BLACK GATE magazine. BLACK GATE returns with a bang - and an extra 16 pages - with a jam-packed issue filled with the very best in adventure fantasy. Martha Wells graces our pages for the first time with a chilling tale of pursuit into a deadly wood in "Reflections," the first in a series of new Giliead and Ilias stories. Morlock the Maker returns to investigate a deadly tome in a new adventure from fan favorite James Enge, and Iain Rowan's Dao Shi the exorcist continues his escape from the forces of empire in "Welcome to the Underworld." Judith Berman brings us a mini-epic of dark necromancy, haunted ruins, centuries-spanning intrigue, and unquiet dead in "Awakening," the sequel to "The Poison Well" (BG7), and Mark Sumner kicks off a new series of chilling monster tales with "The Naturalist: Going to Applewash." All this plus Harry James Connolly, a Dabir & Asim story from Howard Andrew Jones, a lengthy feature on 70s SF from Rich Horton, and much more. For a complete contents listing and a look at the interior art, visit the BLACK GATE website. Howard Andrew Jones has recently assumed the reins as managing editor of BLACK GATE which will only make an already great magazine even better! Edited by John O'Neill with cover art by Denis Rodier 224 pages, $9.95 BLACK GATE is available in better bookstores or by subscription. Subscribe now to make sure you don't miss out! |  | |||
| Blood ‘n’ Thunder #18 (Summer 2007) - Hot
off the presses! Blood ‘n’ Thunder #18 (Summer 2007) is hot off the presses and will make its debut at this year’s Pulpcon. Our feature article is a career study of the unjustly neglected Neil Martin, whose adventurous early life produced many colorful experiences from which to draw when he began writing for pulps in the late Twenties. Selling regularly to such magazines as Top-Notch, Sea Stories, Five Novels Monthly, and his most steady market, Short Stories, Martin penned thrilling adventure and mystery yarns saturated with atmosphere. Regular BnT contributor Rex W. Layton concludes his series on L. Ron Hubbard with his magnum opus, a comprehensive survey (covering nine genres) of what he believes to be Hubbard’s best work. A companion piece to Rex’s article covers the unusual feud that resulted in Hubbard’s literary “murder” of a popular character created for John W. Campbell’s legendary Unknown by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt. Finally, this issue’s “Series Spotlight” is trained on Anthony Boucher’s famous detective hero, Fergus O’Breen, originally created for a series of hardcover mysteries but later a periodic presence in the pulps. Subscribers attending Pulpcon are urged to pick up their copies at the Blood ‘n’ Thunder table in the dealers’ room. Other subscriber copies will be mailed out immediately after the convention. As always, single copies are available for $6.00 plus $1.50 for shipping. Please send payment to: Ed Hulse, 2467 Route 10 East, Bldg. 15, Apt. 4B, Morris Plains, NJ 07950. http://www.geocities.com/poppub/ |  | |||
| Conan Feature Film - Update! New Line Looking to Take Over Conan Source: Variety, June 28, 2007 Weeks after Warner Bros. lost the rights to Conan the Barbarian, New Line has moved into prime position to make a movie based on Robert E. Howard's mythical conqueror, reports Variety. After posting a bid of mid-six against seven figures for an 18-month option with one extension, the studio entered into negotiations after CAA staged an auction for rights holder Paradox Entertainment. The property drew the interest of several studios and monied producers including Hollywood Gang's Gianni Nunnari and Millennium Films. Strong interest in Conan was attributed to the strong showing of the macho sandal saga "300." Several potential buyers blinked at an initial asking price of $1 million for a year option, with another $1 million for each year's renewal. Studios are sensitive to ticking clock options, particularly when potential writers and actors strikes next year has them putting their resources into films that can be completed before next June. Reinventing Conan didn't come easy for WB, which spent the last seven years trying for a film that veered from the testosterone-laced beefcake fests that launched Arnold Schwarzenegger to something more reverential toward Howard's original pulp novels. Larry and Andy Wachowski, John Milius (who directed the original and wrote the script with Oliver Stone) and Robert Rodriguez took turns developing it. Rodriguez got closest but left the project for Grindhouse. Boaz Yakin was hired last year to start again. If New Line makes the deal, the studio will have to start from scratch, as Warners owns the various drafts it developed. | ||||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new review this week. Next weeks review is "The Crime Ray" from September 1, 1939. "The Velvet Bag of Crime" by John Rallios is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 850 stories online! "Trigger Mortis" by Martin C. Briggs from SECRET AGENT X, February 1934 Tense, wary, Detective Crom Carson silently entered the home of a wanted criminal. His every sense was alert, tuned for a trap. But his cleverness was awkward blundering compared to the uncanniness of the fiend he hunted. "Unofficial" by Johnston Carroll from THE LONE EAGLE, April 1940 At the outset of WWII, Jeff Baker, Newshawk, Sees Flaming Red and Engages Himself in a Furious Air Combat of Life and Death! | ||||
| Indiana Jones - Feature film update! For the first time since 1989, Harrison Ford dons the familiar costume on Thursday, June 21, 2007, as the upcoming Indiana Jones adventure begins production under the direction of Steven Spielberg. The new Indiana Jones movie is set in the 1950s and stars Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, John Hurt, Ray Winstone and Jim Broadbent. The Lucasfilm Ltd. production will be released by Paramount Pictures worldwide on May 22, 2008. http://www.indianajones.com/welcome/ Thanks to Brian Zavitz for the tip! | ||||
| Indiana Jones
- The Adventures of Indiana Jones Trade Paperback! Coming from Del Rey Books in February 2008 is THE ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES. This is a 720 page trade paperback that collects the novelizations of the three previous Indiana Jones films. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" by Campbell Black "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" by James Kahn "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" by Rob Macgregor Thanks to Chris Yates for the tip! | ||||
| James Rollins: THE JUDAS STRAIN - Available in bookstores July 3rd! From the depths of the Indian Ocean, a horrific plague has arisen to devastate humankind--a disease that's unknown, unstoppable...and deadly. But it is merely a harbinger of the doom that is to follow. Aboard a cruise liner transformed into a makeshift hospital, Dr. Lisa Cummings and Monk Kokkalis--operatives of the shadowy covert organization SIGMA Force--search for answers to the bizarre affliction that has inexplicably washed ashore. But there are others with far less altruistic intentions. In a savage and sudden coup, terrorists hijack the vessel, turning a mercy ship into a floating bio-weapons lab. At a Fourth of July celebration a world away, SIGMA's Commander Gray Pierce thwarts the murderous schemes of a beautiful assassin--a would-be killer who holds the first clue to the discovery of a possible cure. With the fate of every man, woman, and child on Earth hanging in the balance, Pierce joins forces with the woman who wanted him dead, and together they embark upon an astonishing quest--one that winds through Venetian tombs, Byzantine cathedrals, and jungle-encrusted ruins, following the trail of the most fabled explorer in history: Marco Polo. But time is an enemy as a worldwide pandemic grows rapidly out of control. And as a relentless madman dogs their every step, Gray and his unlikely ally are being pulled into an astonishing mystery buried deep in antiquity and in humanity's genetic code. And as the seconds tick closer to doomsday, Gray Pierce will realize he can truly trust no one--not the bewitching enigma who runs at his side or even those who are closest to him--for any one of them could be...a Judas. William Morrow, 448 pages, $26.95 Visit James Rollins website at http://www.jamesrollins.com |  | |||
| Leisure Books - Now available! Shadow Kingdoms: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard Volume 1 While it is titled "Shadow Kingdoms" and is based off the Wildside Press series, the Leisure series is combing two or more volumes at a time (as well as taking out some content with copyright questions) to make a new five book series in mass market paperback. 384 pages, $6.99 Contents:
People of the Dark: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard Volume 2 Mass Market paperback, 320 pages, $6.99 Thanks to Paul Herman for the contents listing! |  | |||
| Leonaur Press Leonaur Press is reprinting the works of Jack London, George Allen England, Talbot Mundy, and Edgar Rice Burroughs in hardcover and trade paperback collections. The 10th Series of Releases features: Tros of Samothrace 1: Wolves of the Tiber by Talbot Mundy - Hardcover: $28.99; Softcover: $17.99 Tros of Samothrace 2: Dragons of the North by Talbot Mundy - Hardcover: $29.99; Softcover: $18.99 Tros of Samothrace 3: Serpent of the Waves by Talbot Mundy - Hardcover: $29.99; Softcover: $18.99 Tros of Samothrace 4: City of the Eagles by Talbot Mundy - Hardcover: $28.99; Softcover: $16.99 The Complete Moon Trilogy by Edgar Rice Burroughs - Hardcover: $30.99; Softcover: $19.99 All three classic novels: The Moon Maid, The Moon Men, and The Red Hawk All Leonaur Press books are available in Softcover or Hardcover with dustjacket. All books look good on the outside & the inside. The prices speak for themselves! Find Leonaur titles at your local bookshop or from http://www.leonaur.com, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk or many other online suppliers. Leonaur books printed and delivered in the USA. |  | |||
| Moonstone Books - The Spider Returns! Martin Powell has announced that Moonstone is continuing to publish new adventures of THE SPIDER. Aside from Martin's SPIDER story to appear in Moonstone's Christmas Anthology comic book, illustrated by Tom Floyd, there are two more SPIDER projects coming from Martin. First, Martin is scripting a graphic novel adaptation of Norvell Page's 1941 SPIDER book, THE DEVIL'S PAYMASTER. Second, Martin's proposal has been accepted for an original SPIDER novella, featuring the Master of Men's very first team-up with G-8 and His Battle Aces. Illustrators are to be announced at a later date. Visit Tom Floyd's website for a sneak peek at the art for the SPIDER story in Moonstone's Christmas Anthology. Congratulations and thanks to Martin Powell for the great news! | ||||
| PULPCON
36 - July 5-8, 2007 PULPCON 36 will be held July 5-8, 2006 at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio. PulpCon is pleased, and proud, to announce the Guests of Honor for PulpCon 36. Glenn Lord By way of celebrating the 100th anniversary of Robert E. Howard (2006) and the anniversary of the publication of the first Conan story in WEIRD TALES, Mr. Glenn Lord has accepted our invitation to attend PulpCon 36 as a Guest of Honor. Mr. Lord was instrumental in the revival of Conan and Howard's other characters. Following are just a few other facts gleaned from the internet and individuals concerning Glenn: "For nearly half a century he has been championing Howard and his work, from his landmark publication of the first REH poetry collection, ALWAYS COMES EVENING (Arkham House, 1959) and his legendary REH fanzine, THE HOWARD COLLECTOR (1960-1972), through over thirty years as the literary agent for the owners of Howard's works, to his current involvement in working with the editors of the Wandering Star/Del Rey and Wildside Press Howard books, and the forthcoming updating of his monumental bio-bibliography, THE LAST CELT (Donald M. Grant, 1976), Glenn has befriended, assisted, advised, and mentored two generations of REH fans, scholars, and editors. There is much more but I think you can see why we are honored to have him as a Guest of Honor. David Saunders In honor of celebrating the 100th birthday of noted pulp artist Norman Saunders, David Saunders has also accepted our invitation to be a Guest of Honor at PulpCon 36. David will present a slide show of almost all of Norman's original pulp work and give a brief description of his life and work. He will also talk about his "obsessive process of researching biographical information on pulp artists". I am sure most of you have read some of his work in ILLUSTRATION magazine and other periodicals.In his own words David describes his latest project: "I have just finished my latest biographical essay on the pulp artist ALLEN ANDERSON, who was actually the artist I knew best, since he was my father's lifelong best friend, so this latest essay has been a meaningful sentimental experience to let other people who enjoy his work know what a sweet person he was". (David would also like to speak with anyone who might own any of Anderson's original artwork. If you know of anyone contact me and I will forward the information to him). Previous works by David include biographical articles and checklists on artists such as Ernest Chiriacka, John W. Scott, Rafael DeSoto, and, of course, Norman Saunders. David has been a good friend of PulpCon's and we look forward to having him as a Guest of Honor. Visit the Pulpcon website for complete registration details and a tentative schedule of events. | ||||
| The Pulp Rack - New additions! We continue with our Talbot Mundy theme today with this posting of a short story by that writer, "The Lady and the Lord." Georges Dodds, who maintains the R.U.R.itaninan Muglug web site -- where you'll find a number of electronic texts (including the Talbot Mundy story, "The Soul of a Regiment") -- provides this Mundy story about Kitty Crothers, the first of about half a dozen tales about this character. Many thanks to Georges! This story, originally appearing in the June 1911 issue of All-Story Magazine, is quite different from the exotic action tales that Mundy wrote for Adventure and Argosy. Still, it has elements of the club story, in which some adventurer or explorer recounts a thrilling tale in the smoking room of a gentlemen's club; and from the escapades Kitty relates, one can see how Mundy drew on his own rascally experiences as a sometime confidence man to lend verisimilitude to his protagonist's tale. You'll find this story at this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2007/06/the_lady_and_th.html Today's Put a Penny in the Pulp Rack's Pocket spiel: Check out Wildside Press' edition of "Jimgrim and the Seventeen Thieves of El-Kalil" at Amazon.com. Purchase this item (or any other item at Amazon) during the session that delivers you there through the URL below, and you'll contribute a few sheckels to The Pulp Rack, for which we thank ye: http://www.amazon.com/Jimgrim-Seventeen-Thieves-El-Kalil-Talbot/dp/1557423865/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_a/pulprack-20 As always, thanks for your patronage. Duane Spurlock proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com Sign up for the Pulp Rack email list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulprack/ | ||||
| Pulpville Press - Now available! PRIVATE SUPER DETECTIVE COMICS #2 Featuring the comic adventures of Girl Friday, Betty Blake, Jerry Jasper, and Ray Hale. All comics taken from the pulp magazines of the Trojan line, such as Private Detective and Super Detective. 36 pages, $8.95 |  | |||
| Robert E. Howard: WINDS OF TIME - Now available! Published by Thomas Kovacs, Zurich, Switzerland, 2007. Hardbound, 224 pages, ISBN 978-3-033-00676-8. Translated by Bernd Karwath. Illustrated by Hubert Schweizer (1 color cover, 1 color frontispiece, 23 black&white illustrations). $80 plus $20 shipping (2nd class postage). Paypal preferred but cash or a personal check is also accepted. paypal to: cartho@gmx.net Thomas Kovacs Schontalstr. 20 CH - 8004 Zurich Switzerland/Europe Contents: Introduction (by Glenn Lord) Die Macht der Toten (German foreword by Hugh Walker) Loomings (foreword by Bernd Karwath) The Poems by Robert E. Howard (English & German):
Bilder im Feuer (essay by Bernd Karwath) Acknowledgements Thanks to Thomas Kovacs and Rusty Burke! |  | |||
| Robert E. Howard Foundation - Coming in 2007! The Last of the Trunk (unpublished fiction) Contents:
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| Wildside Press - Coming in October! The Ultimate Collection Of 20th-Century Adventure Tales Volume 1 A new collection of the greatest adventure stories ever written for the pulp-fiction magazines of the 20th century! Pirates, explorers, detectives and mystics populate these exciting classics and long-lost action tales, written by such greats as Robert E. Howard, Hugh B. Cave, H. de Vere Stacpoole, Nelson Bond and Murray Leinster. 320 pages ISBN-10: 0809572133 $13.95 |  | |||
| Wildside Press - Arriving in comic
shops July 5th! Jimgrim and Allah's Peace by Talbot Mundy Jimgrim is an American secret service agent employed by the British and stationed in the Middle East. His adventures, protecting British interests against the French and other countries meddling in the region following World War I, comprise one of the most interesting creations from the pulp magazines of the early 20th century. 224 pages, $14.95 Secret Agent "X" - The Fear Merchants Ripped from the pages of the March 1936 issue of Secret Agent "X" magazine, here is "The Fear Merchants," a thrilling pulp novel! Includes the great original magazine art. Flame demons swept across the city. And in their scorching wake came a new horror. The firemen fighting the vast inferno suddenly toppled from their ladders, their shrieks piercing the blazing roar. For when the firefighters struck the pavement they were distorted, bloated husks. . . . Secret Agent "X" was at that fire. But his manhunt was blocked by a barrier of the bloated dead. 120 pages, $15 |  | |||
| 'ZINE OF BRONZE #2 - Now available! 'ZINE OF BRONZE #2 is here! The second issue of the magazine for fans of the Man of Bronze is finally out. Contents incude a feature article on Buckaroo Banzai by Dennis Kininger; Doc Savage related book reviews by Sam Gafford; a look at Doc Savage collectibles; Part 2 of our lengthy look into the Doc Savage paperbacks by Dennis Kininger; plus some fabulous art by Tim Faurote(beginning with this issues cover), Greg Woronchak and Studio-Hades. Only $2.50, plus $1.00 S&H (for US) for this full magazine size publication with full color front and back covers. Order from: Jim Main, 13 Valley View Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804, jmain44@aol.com. A few copies of the first issue are still available. Inquire before ordering. |  | |||
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| Adventure House - Coming in
September! HIGH ADVENTURE #96 - The Black Bat in "The Black Bat Strikes Again." A series of mass murders sets Tony Quinn, the Lightning-Fast Nemesis of Crime on the trail of a satanic ring of insurance killers who make a profitable business of slaughter! Follow the Black Bat as he comes to grips with the most vicious gang of criminals he has ever encountered! Retail: $7.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. HIGH ADVENTURE #96 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074010. |  |
| Adventure House - Pulp facsimile
reprint coming to comic shops in September! PHANTOM DETECTIVE - December 1933, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Reprints "The Yellow Murders" by G. Wayman Jones from December 1933. Follow the Phantom Detective, Richard Curtis Van Loan, on the perilous and exciting trail of a nefarious sinister criminal whose pernicious activities are cloaked in grim mystery! PHANTOM DETECTIVE is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074011. Available direct from Adventure House in September SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES - August 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 VICE SQUAD DETECTIVE - 1934, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 |  |
| Adventure House - Coming in
October! PULP ART MASTERS: WALTER M. BAUMHOFER Walter Baumhofer was hailed as "The King of the Pulps" by collectors, authors, artists and publishers. Although his stay in the pulps was barely more than a decade, his work left a lasting impression upon those artists who picked up their paint pallets and tried to duplicate Walter's work and especially young readers who month after month delighted in his four color depictions of action and adventure that graced the magazines of the "Golden Age" of the PULPS! From DOC SAVAGE to FIRE FIGHTERS to DIME WESTERN, Walter Baumhofer's art and style was copied but never equaled. Size: 9X12 Pages: 112 Specifics: Full color softbound book, with full color images of Walter Baumhofer cover paintings. Retail: $20.00 (U.S.) |  |
| Adventure House - Coming in
November! HIGH ADVENTURE #97 - Ki-Gor in two action packed adventures! LAND OF LOST SAFARIS from WINTER 1944 Ki-Gor, White Lord of the Jungle, was invading the treacherous paths of Dismal Swamp, challenging the blood-crazed minions of the Thunder God, with his superb strength and cunning—to save his mate from the juju that had stilled her heart with a sleeping death. THE SILVER WITCH from SPRING 1945 From out of the dank depths of the Swamp of Mists, came the horrible legions of the silver enchantress, terror walking in their wake. Only Ki-Gor, White Lord of the Jungle, stood to face her challenge, and he was helpless—for he was trapped in the witch's lair—his mate marked for death if he should fight the monsters who could not die. Retail: $7.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. |  |
| Adventure House - Coming in
November! G-8 and His Battle Aces #26: "Staffel of Invisible Men" - Originally published - November 1935 "Have all Allied spies in Germany watch for menace of midgets connection aviation." When G-8 read this cable from a fellow secret service agent in America he was puzzled. Why should this information came from the United States? He and his battle aces had been patrolling war skies constantly—yet had seen no sign of midgets . . . But before several hours had passed, G-8 knew that he was embarked on the most daring mission he had ever tackled, knew he must go fighting wings against an invisible staffel! Retail: $9.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. | 
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| Adventure House - Coming in
January 2008! HIGH ADVENTURE #98 - The Crimson Mask in two thrilling adventures! "The Crimson Mask's Scorpion Trail" Crime's most daring avenger buys himself a front row seat for a spectacle of murder when a killer draws the curtain of death! Follow Doc Clarke on a grim trail beset with danger and mystery! "The Money Trail" When sudden death strikes in an armored car robbery—and no loot taken—Doc Clarke, the Crimson Mask, battles to forestall a heinous crime of amazing magnitude! Retail: $7.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. | 
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| Adventure House - Coming in
January 2008! G-8 and His Battle Aces #27: "Staffel of Floating Heads" - Originally published - December 1935 "G-8 saw the grim visitor from the grave; stood startled while the phantom spoke its words of doom . . . "Leutnant Macon," it said, "you have killed me. You have taken my life when I did you no harm. You saw me die and fall—like this. Look at me know, and be cursed for your murder. I will haunt you until the end of your days."—But somewhere the Master Spy knew there would be an answer to this and ghosts or no ghosts, he was going to bring it back. Retail: $9.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. | 
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| Adventure House - Coming in
April! G-8 and His Battle Aces #28: "The Blood-Bat Staffel" - Originally published - December 1935 "The little fiend doktor smiled as he spoke, "It is only a matter of time until the cursed Americaners and the Allies shall grovel at my feet." And as though to echo Herr Doktor Krueger's words, lightning death slashed through the midnight skies. Yankee birdmen folded their wings in the panic of fear. But to another, it was only a challenge, as G-8 saw the hand of his arch enemy and hit the sky on wings of blood and death. Retail: $9.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. |  |
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in July! THE SHADOW
Volume 9: "Lingo" & "Partners of Peril" UPDATED solicitation and revised
cover! "Foreshadowing The Batman" Special The Knight of Darkness returns in two historic novels that
gave birth to Batman. First, a powerful new underworld kingpin crosses swords with The Shadow in "Lingo," one of Walter Gibson's all-time masterpieces which introduces The Shadow's customized boomerang which inspired the Batarang. Then, Batman co-creator Bill Finger acknowledged that the first Batman "script was a takeoff on a Shadow story." It certainly was, and we found it! Theodore Tinsley's startlingly bat-haunted Shadow tale is reprinted for the first time ever. In "Partners of Peril," Lamont Cranston investigates chemical syndicate murders in the crime thriller that served as the model for Batman's debut adventure in Detective Comics #27. This extra-length volume also reprints Tinsley's "The Grim Joker," a 1936 tale featuring a clown-faced crime boss called The Joker. Popular culture historian Will Murray documents the Shadowy origins of Batman, while series editor Anthony Tollin chronicles how "Partners of Peril" was adapted as the first Batman story. This classic pulp collection also features a foreword by Golden Age Batman artist Jerry Robinson (creator of The Joker), George Rozen's arresting pulp covers and all the original interior art by acclaimed illustrator Tom Lovell including a lost double-page "Partners of Peril" spread. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. 144 pages, B&W ........................................$12.95 This reprint can also be ordered directly from: Anthony Tollin (via check, money order, or Paypal). 1 book: $12.95 plus $3 (first class) or $2 (media mail) 2 books: $25.90 (cover price) first class postpaid Subscriptions are available for either THE SHADOW or DOC SAVAGE: Subscriptions: Six issues for $72 (first class) or $66 (media mail). Anthony Tollin P.O. Box 761474 San Antonio, TX 78245-1474 sanctumotr@earthlink.net |   |
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc
Coming in September! DOC SAVAGE Volume 10: "Dust of Death" and
"The Stone Man" - NEWLY RESTORED EDITION The legendary pulp superman battles evil in two expanded novels by Lester Dent and Harold A. Davis writing as Kenneth Robeson, incorporating never-before-published text from the original manuscripts. After Long Tom is arrested on spying charges, Doc Savage, Monk and Ham intervene in an Amazon jungle border war as they battle the mysterious Inca in Gray (in the novel that introduced Ham's pet ape, Chemistry). Then, the Man of Bronze and his Iron Crew journey to Arizona and discover a lost race and a strange mist that transforms men into stone. This pulp reprint showcases the classic pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, all of Paul Orban's interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, author of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W...................................$12.95 DOC SAVAGE Volume 10 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074007. |  |
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in September! THE SHADOW Volume 11: "The Road of Crime" & "Crooks Go
Straight" "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" Nostalgia Ventures' sales-smashing revival of Street & Smith's iconic pulp superheroes continues as the Master Avenger proves that "crime does not pay" in two of Walter Gibson's most intriguing mysteries. In "Road of Crime," a former criminal attempts to reform his life with some unseen help from The Shadow, in a 1933 tale of redemption. Then, a series of robberies and murders casts suspicion on two supposedly-reformed criminals. Did the Crooks Go Straight, or has one of them returned to crime? This classic pulp collection also features George Rozen's spectacular pulp covers, all the original interior art by acclaimed illustrator Tom Lovell and historical commentary by popular culture historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 THE SHADOW Volume 11 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074012. |  |
| ATHENA VOLTAIRE: THE LEGEND OF MU-KING
#4 - Coming in
September! by Paul Daly & Steve Bryant The pulse pounding finale! Can Athena Voltaire stop a Japanese warlord from animating the statue army of Emper Qin?! Learn why Tim Bradstreet calls Athena Voltaire "...the most dangerous woman in the genre." 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 DIAMOND HAD CANCELLED RETAILER ORDERS FOR THE FIRST THREE ISSUES IN THIS SERIES. EITHER IT WILL BE RE-SOLICITED OR THE SERIES IS CANCELLED. THE LEGEND OF MU-KING #4 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL073273. | |
| Burroughs
Bulletin #70 - Now available! The Spring 2007 issue (#70) of the THE BURROUGHS BULLETIN is now available. This issue features articles on Burroughs’ 70th story, "Savage Pellucidar." It is profusely illustrated in black & white with full color front and back covers. Articles include: "A Romp in Merry Old Pellucidar" by David A. Adams Picture Gallery by Ronald Wilber "My Friend Tarzan" by Camillo 'Gino" Moscati "A Conversation with A. Lane Batot" by Mary Fabian "A Reconstruction of The Return of Tarzan" by Bobbie M. Rucker "A Letter from ERBs' Doctor" Letters to the Editor and Bibliographer's Corner Subscriptions
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| CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL.13: WHISPERING
SHADOWS AND OTHER STORIES - Coming in November! Written by Roy Thomas, penciled by John Buscema and Sal Buscema, inked by Ernie Chan, colored by Peter Dawes, Ian Sokoliswski, Dennis Kashton and Wil Glass. A new era begins for Conan the Barbarian, as he sets out, once more alone, into the savage heart of Hyboria -- his wit, his strength, and his blade his only allies against a flood of foes both human and super-human! Presenting more of the celebrated Roy Thomas/John Buscema Conan the Barbarian run, as well as a special guest artist appearance by Sal Buscema! All featuring completely re-mastered color; all proving once again why Conan is the greatest and most savage Epic Fantasy character of all time. Collects Marvel's Conan the Barbarian #92 and #101-108. 168 pages, $16.95, in stores on November 7. Dark Horse Comics CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL.13 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL070014. |  |
| CONAN #44 - Coming in September! Written by Timothy Truman, pencils by Cary Nord, colored by Richard Isanove, cover by Nord and Isanove. A favorite of fans and critics alike, the seminal Conan story "Rogues in the House" first appeared in Weird Tales. Now, writer Timothy Truman and artist Cary Nord bring you the tale of the Red Priest, as you've never seen it before. Trapped in the labyrinthine halls of the Red Priest's house, and stalked by a mysterious horror, Conan and Murillo have made a wary alliance with the Priest himself. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on September 19. Dark Horse Comics CONAN #43 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL070013. |  |
| CONAN: RED NAILS animated feature
- Update! CONAN:RED NAILS, the very first animated feature film starring the greatest character in fantasy literature. Steve Gold, Writer/Producer, plans to blog at least once every two weeks, with a goal of twenty blogs over the next forty weeks, as they complete the film. Visit the Conan:RED NAILS website at http://www.conanrednails.com/ From the blog: From the very beginning of this project, our goal has been to bring you a CONAN that is consistent with the passion, style and attitude embodied by Robert E. Howard's prose. You will see an R rated RED NAILS . There will also be a mass-market PG-13 cut and an UNRATED DIRECTOR'S CUT . What you can expect in every cut is amazing art, an epic story and great performances. The entire voice cast was amazing! RON PERLMAN IS CONAN - - The Cimmerian came to life as Ron spoke. If you get anything out of this blog, I want you have a sense of the joy and wonder, the total rush we all felt in that recording studio as Ron yelled, growled and roared. His CONAN was powerful, gritty, tough, smart, nasty and heroic. Everything you'd expect him to be. Thank you Ron, you're the best. And he'll be CONAN for years to come! Ron had great chemistry working with Cree Summer, who plays VALERIA . She brought an amazing power and smoldering sexiness to the role. She was magnificent. Just listening, you knew CONAN and VALERIA were in the room and they were dangerous. Not to be messed with. Ready to draw steel... This was also MARG HELGENBERGER'S first major voice work in animation. She was wonderful and wicked as Tascela! We were very lucky to get her. I think most of you have seen JAMES MARSDEN as "Cyclops" in one of the X-Men Films. After working with him, seeing him create a character, roll on the ground with fear and laughter, I can tell you this: The man is a magician, he chews scenery! His performance fits with Ron's perfectly. You can feel the friendship and camaraderie between CONAN and TECHOTL . I could spend an entire blog just writing about MARK HAMILL . The man is a legend and rightfully so. Hearing Mark perform Howard, as Howard was written , is something I can't wait for all of you to hear. We grabbed Mark for several roles and he dominates one of the film's most tragic moments. I don't want to spoil anything, so that's all I'll say about this, for now. And last, but far from least, CLANCY BROWN was extraordinary as OLMEC . Clancy is a real professional and also a legend in the genre. He brings an amazing insight and wild, chameleon-like skills to his voice work. As good as he is as OLMEC , he did another voice for the picture that still gives me chills. Any discussion of the actors' performances demands commendation for SUE BLU , the film's brilliant voice director. She is uniquely gifted and skilled at this work. Actors trust her and always come through for her. Vic Dal Chele, the director of RED NAILS, has worked with Sue on various productions, but none were more challenging. We all had a great experience collaborating and conquering the many linguistic issues Hyboria presents. Lir an Mannanan Mac Lir! Tlazitlans, etc... I chose to focus this first blog on the film's voice talent for a number of reasons: 1. Everyone loves stars. 2. They were all flat out GREAT!!! 3. YOU get to hear them soon... We are in the process of putting up onsite some film audio files so you can hear RON PERLMAN curse in Cimmerian! And you can also expect new posts with STORYBOARD ART & previously unseen DEVELOPMENT SKETCHES. Hope you enjoyed REDBLOG ONE. Visit the Conan:RED NAILS website at http://www.conanrednails.com/ | |
| THE DARK WORLDS OF H. P. LOVECRAFT
VOLUME 8 AUDIO CD EDITION - Coming in September! This audiobook features a selection of blood-curdling tales by the master of modern horror, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, including "The Lurking Fear," "Haunter of the Dark," and "The Thing on the Doorstep." SRP: $25.95 THE DARK WORLDS OF H. P. LOVECRAFT VOL. 8 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074097. | |
| Dashing Diamond Dick and Other Classic
Dime Novels - In bookstores
June 26th! Compiled by J . Randolph Cox Dime novels —as fundamentally American as baseball and jazz—were an inexpensive and inexhaustible source of popular entertainment for millions of Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The five novels in this unique anthology are classic examples of the form, which encompassed Westerns, early science fiction, detective and mystery yarns, and Revolutionary War historicals. From the handsome gambler "Dashing Diamond Dick" and the daring inventor in "Over the Andes with Frank Reade, Jr., in His New Air-Ship" to the mythic baseball player in "Frank Merriwell’s Finish," here are some of the most valiant heroes and notorious rogues in the pantheon. Read together, these novels are fascinating time capsules from a young nation in love with its larger-than-life characters. Trade paperback, 384 pages, $15, Available June 26th! Penguin Classics Thanks to Chris Yates for the tip! |  |
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "The Murder Master" from February 15, 1938. "The Death Trap" by Fred Trickett is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 850 stories online! "When a Body Meets a Body" by Joe Archibald from POPULAR DETECTIVE, September 1947 Featuring: Willie Klump Another humorous adventure of private detective Willie Klump. Here he tackles a missing persons case and finds more than he bargained for. "No Report" by S. Omar Barker from ACE-HIGH MAGAZINE, First April, 1931 Texas Border Patrolman McPhail plays out a hunch to its lead-swapping conclusion with smugglers. | |
| THE FALL OF CTHULHU #8 - Coming in September! by Michael Alan Nelson & Jean-Jacques Diazlowski Boom!'s horror hit continues to make waves with this war in the Lovecraftian universe! Mr. Arkham sees the machinations of the Dreamlands and continues to gather his forces. A self-contained story that focuses on yet another horrific denizen that will be added to Mr. Arkham's growing list of forces, this is an excellent entry point for new readers as well as another must-have chapter of this ongoing epic horror series! Available in two different cover versions! 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Boom Studios THE FALL OF CTHULHU #8 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL073378. (Cover A). The Diamond Item Code is JUL073379. (Cover B). | |
| FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER #3
(of 6) - Available in comic
shops June 27th! Story - Joshua Ortega; Art - Nat Jones & Jay Fotos; Covers - Frank Frazetta, Nat Jones & Jay Fotos The war between Oro and Edani reaches Duke Atar's stronghold in Treya, as the Duke's daughter Adelia learns a shocking secret about the Death Dealer. The Shadow Hordes of Mirahan continue to sweep across the land of Iparsia, while a mysterious stranger makes his way toward Adelia and the Death Dealer. Image Comics 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 |  |
| FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER #6
(of 6) - Coming in September! Story - Joshua Ortega; Art - Nat Jones & Jay Fotos; Covers - Frank Frazetta, Nat Jones, & Jay Fotos Frank Frazetta's legendary creation is brought to life in this epic, ages-spanning tale of dark fantasy, magic, and horror. Critically acclaimed novelist and comics writer Joshua Ortega teams up with cult-favorite artists Nat Jones and Jay Fotos to bring you the first DEATH DEALER tale worthy of Frank Frazetta's blessing-this one's been approved every step of the way by the Master himself! A new era for the DEATH DEALER begins here-don't miss out on the definitive story of Frazetta's most famous creation! Image Comics 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 DEATH DEALER #6 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th |
