| Adventure House - Now available!
The Phantom Detective - 08/43
"The Red Bishop Murders" by Robert Wallace
"The Phantom Detective takes the trail of an infamous masked menace
who directs an evil crew dedicated to destruction of America's
bastions of war production!"
"Murder Jitters" by Donald Bayne Hobart
"Daffy's Dead Duck" by C.S. Montanye
Cover Artist: Rudolph Belarski
7x10, 96 pages, $14.95
| Jungle Stories - 08/31
"Sangroo the Sun-God" by J. Irving Crump
"The Caco Trailby" W.J. Stamper
"The Treasure of Sunara" by Ardern Beaman
"The Monkey Wrench" by Bertram W. Williams
"Johnny Doyle's Fetish" by Capt. F.A.M. Webster
"A Creeping Terror" by Douglas Dold
"The Seventh Bullet" by Murray Leinster
"Red Water" by B.W. Watkin
"The Lagoon of the Condorby" by P.H. Llewellyn
"The Man Who Went Black" by Will T. Jenkins
"Slavery" by L.P. Holmes
First Issue - Clayton
Cover Artist: Domingo F. Periconi
7x10, 160 pages, $14.95
| Detective Novels Magazine - 04/38
"The League of Specters" by Barry Perowne
"A criminal organization, controlled by an evil eight, pits itself against blackmailers—while mystery shrouds a grim succession of baffling sudden deaths!"
"Death From Damascus" by G.T. Fleming-Roberts
"The celluloid burglar stamps his trade-mark on an unpatented murder case! A knife with wings takes deadly toll—and the stake is a priceless dagger!"
"No Cause For Alarm" by John L. Benton
"Million-Dollar Crime" by Robert Wallace
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
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"The Death Skull Murders" by Robert Wallace
"One by one, the millionaire members of the Five Days Club cringe from the onslaught of Death's Scythe—held in the hands of a masked fiend who defies the Phantom himself."
"Escape To Death" by Leo Hoban
"Red-Hot Snatch" by H.K. Miller
"Squeeze Play" by John L. Chambliss
"The Rag-Tag Girl" by Norbert Davis
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
Cover Artist: Rudolph Belarski
| Gun Molls Magazine - 02/32
"Not the Up and Up" by Anatole Feldman
"Fat Joe took the rap but in stir a man can think a lot about revenge."
"The Madame Blow Hot" by Perry Paul
"Santa Claus From Stir" by Erle Stanley Gardner
"A Rattler for Salina" by J. Lane Linklater
"What Price Gloria" by Robert Sproule [Part III]
"The Make and the Take" by Stuart Palmer
"Blue Steel" by Carlos Martinez
"And One for McCarthy" by Geoffrey North
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
Cover Artist: C. Dameron
| Underworld Magazine - 07/31
"Public Enemy No. 1" by William H. Stueber
"Tony Montrelli was ambitious. he was shooting for the high-spot, and made it.
But, he paid the price."
"The Channon From Chi" by Harry Alden
"The Devil's Scoop" by Geoffrey North
"Tiger Trade-Mark" by George A. McDonald
"Rented Murder" by N. Wooten Poge
"Traps For Two" by James Howard Leveque
"Three-Way Split" by Argen X. Pangborn
"Flowers of Death" by Carlos Martinez
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
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"Specter of Death" by Robert Wallace
"Crimson poppies of doom mark the lurid trail of a dread chameleon of crime! Follow the Phantom of his pursuit of this sinister figure whose grim deeds are shrouded in mystery."
"Dollars of Death" by Ernest Brent
"Two-Way Coffin" by Bernard Breslauer
"Murder—Eastbound" by Richard B. Sale
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
| Fight Stories - 12/31
Featuring Robert E. Howard
"Circus Fists" by Robert E. Howard
"Flattening jobbies in a circus side-show! Boy, what a life for Sailor Steve Costigan."
"Call of the Ring" by Pete Martin
"Bootleg Fight" by Eddie Anderson
"A Foul in Papeete" by Edmund A. DuPerrier
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
Cover Artist: Gerard C. Delano
| The Lone Eagle - 12/36
"Drome of the Damned" by Lt. Scott Morgan
"With death at the controls, the Lone Eagle roars through enemy air to pit himself against a vicious spy ring of hooded men who are pledge to hurl the atllied cause into chaos."
"Poker Face" by Darrell Jordan
"Sky Party" by George Bruce
"Wings of Youth" by Hugh James
"Fledgling" by Robert Sidney Bowen
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
Cover Artist: Eugene Frandzen
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"The Happyland Murders" by Robert Wallace
"Whenever the "Jinx" appears, a deadly accident is bound to follow—and it's up to the Phantom to learn why when a murder wave engulfs an amusement park!"
"The Required Corpse" by Norman Daniels
"If I Go In A Hearse" by Carroll John Daly
"The Overheard Murder" by Richard Brister
"What the Binoculars Saw" by Ray Cummings
"Murder By Batoque" by Arthur J. Burks
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| High Adventure #132
Robert Leslie Bellem
Stories taken from the pages of SUPER-DETECTIVE
written by Dan Turner's author, Robert Leslie Bellem.
7x10, 110 pages, $9.95
Cover Artist: H.J. Ward
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The Crimson Mask
"Five Clues to Murder" by Frank Johnson
7x10, 110 pages, $9.95
| High Adventure #134
Dan Fowler - G-Man Double Issue
"The Looting of Las Verdes"
"Murders on Ice"
7x10, 110 pages, $9.95
Cover Artist: Rudolph Belarski
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Once again join us on a journey back to an “Age of Aces” as “Battling” Mord Grogan burns through the tortured skies of pre-WWII China. Grogan, an American pilot, commands the all-Chinese “Dragon Squadron” in their battle against the invading Japanese along with his three valiant flight commanders: Monty St. John, the lanky Limey; slender Hank Goyen, the dapper Frog; and last but not least, the imperturbable Ah Im, Grogan’s boyhood chum of old Nanking days, now premier olive-toned ace of the Dragon clan. Never before has the struggle been so fierce or the danger of Oriental treachery so great!
WWI pilot Robert M. Burtt wrote the fourteen Battling Grogan stories in the early 1930’s for Flying Aces Magazine before becoming well known as the co-creator and writer of aviation-themed radio serials like The Air Adventures of Jimmy Allen, Captain Midnight, Hop Harrigan and Sky King.
Stories include:
“Against The Rising Sun” – Flying Aces, May 1932
“The Squadron of Skeletons” – Flying Aces, June 1932
“The Tartar Thunderbolt” – Flying Aces, October 1932
“The Dragon’s Brood” – Flying Aces, February 1933
“Shanghai Hawks” – Flying Aces, March 1933
“Minions of the Mikado” – Flying Aces, June 1933
“Eagles of the East” – Flying Aces, July 1933
“The Dragon’s Decoy” – Flying Aces, September 1933
“Ming Menace” – Flying Aces, November 1933
“Death from The Rising Sun” – Flying Aces, December 1933
“The Bat Brood” – Flying Aces, January 1934
“Traitor Truce” – Flying Aces, February 1934
“Hawks of Nippon” – Flying Aces, May 1934
“Mace of The Mikado” – Flying Aces, September 1934
$16.99 | 6″x9″ trade paperback | 470pp | ISBN:978-1-937590-00-0
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| | Altus Press
Now available!
Adventures on Halfaday Creek (2013)
An all-new addition to the Halfaday Creek library, this is the first of four books comprised of all the uncollected Halfaday Creek stories which James B. Hendryx never included in his hardcovers.
Stories included:
"Black John Helps the Police" (Short Stories, Mar. 25, 1936)
"Black John Sells a Claim" (Short Stories, Jul 1950)
"Corporal Downey: 'Suicide.' Black John: 'Maybe.'" (Short Stories,
Mar. 25, 1940)
"For Some Little Sacks of Gold" (Short Stories, Nov. 25, 1933)
"Foreclosure on Halfaday" (Short Stories, (Oct 1949)
"All or Nothing" (Boston Sunday Globe Magazine, Aug. 28, 1955)
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Now available!
Skullduggery on Halfaday Creek (1946)
Readers of James B. Hendryx’s previous books will have no difficulty in remembering Halfaday Creek on the Alaskan-Canadian border, or Black John, the one-man police force who metes out justice to a variety of dubious characters. For those who are new to these tales of the Northwest, we need only say that Halfaday Creek is the home of a number of outlaws who find it convenient to have a border to step across when the law appears, and that Black John spends most of his time keeping the “crick” clear of swindlers, gold thieves, unwanted wives, and cardsharps.
In this story Black John evens up the score with a number of old enemies. On a trip “outside” to his boyhood home, he perpetrates a clever swindle on a too-zealous banker who once had caused trouble over his father’s mortgage; encounters his friend Cush’s third wife on the way to the “crick” to make trouble for her husband, and engineers the hanging of some high-grade ore thieves.
This is accomplished with Black John’s usual imperturbability and good humor, and the fact that he comes out a few thousand dollars ahead on each of the deals in no way lessens his moral stature.
Black John’s many fans will find him as resourceful and unpredictable as ever, and there is no slackening in the pace of life on Halfaday Creek.
Stories included:
"Black John Goes Outside" (Short Stories, Oct. 10, 1944)
"Cush's Third Wife" (Short Stories, Dec. 25, 1944)
"One Good Turn Deserves Another" (Short Stories, Aug. 10, 1939)
"Evil Companions" (Short Stories, Sep 25, 1939)
"Murder on Halfaday" (Short Stories, Nov. 10, 1939)
"Hanged by a Thread" (Short Stories, Apr. 25, 1943)
"All in the Day's Work" (Short Stories, Jan. 10, 1936)
"Reward–$1,000" (Short Stories, Aug. 25, 1940)
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Now available!
As Black John, “the Law” on the Creek, is fond of saying, the interval between the crime and the hanging is hardly worth mentioning. This time, and with the sometime assistance of Corporal Downey, Black John deals competently with assorted skullduggery, and his many activities include—
Solving a series of pay-roll robberies,
Expertly swindling a swindler,
Seeing to it that Lady Ainslee-Higginbotham’s fortune goes to the rightful heir, and not to a hospital for homeless mongooses in Rangoon.
Then, too, the population of the Creek, made up mostly of outlaws who have tired of ducking insistent invitations from the Yukon and the United States Police, has to be kept under control. Black John deals out justice to all with high accuracy, high speed, and high spirits.
Stories included:
"Finger Prints" (Short Stories, Mar. 25, 1946)
"Black John Advises" (Short Stories, Aug. 10, 1936)
"Black John Finds a Missing Heir" (Short Stories, Nov. 10, 1938)
"The Law Visits Halfaday Creek" (Argosy, May 21, 1938)
"Dead Man's Nugget" (Short Stories, Aug. 25, 1941)
"Thunder on Halfaday" (Short Stories, Jan 10, 1942)
"Black John Solves a Crime" (Short Stories, Nov. 25, 1943)
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| | Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
At the printer and coming very soon! THE SHADOW Volume 76: "Death Ship" & "The Black Dragon"
The Knight of Darkness battles foreign threats to America in two classic pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, with his alter ego compromised, The Shadow rises from the deep Pacific to confront Japanese agents and retrieve the U.S. Navy's prototype Z-boat, a submersible "Death Ship" that could tip the balance in the future war. Then, at the height of World War II, The Shadow and distaff aide Myra Reldon combat the treacherous plots of "The Black Dragon" and his sinister secret society. BONUS: "The Man with The Shadow's Face!" This instant collector's item reprints Graves Gladney's and Modest Stein's first Shadow covers in color plus the original interior illustrations by Edd Cartier and Paul Orban, with commentary by Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-122-6 Softcover, 7x10. 128 pages, B&W, $14.95
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)
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Coming in October! THE AVENGER Volume 12: "The Wilder Curse," "Midnight Murder" and "To Kill a Dead Man"
The pulps' legendary "Man of Steel" returns in three action-packed pulp thrillers by Paul Ernst and Emile Tepperman writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, Justice, Inc. must unmask a serial murderer before "The Wilder Curse" claims further innocent victims. Then, a deadly plane crash sets Dick Benson on the trail of the incredible0 new .. invention behind "Midnight Murder." PLUS "To Kill a Dead Man," the final Avenger thriller from the back pages of The Shadow Magazine by Spider-scribe Emile Tepperman! This classic pulp reprint showcases the classic color pulp covers by Lenosci and A. Leslie Ross, Paul Orban's interior illustrations and commentary by pulp historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-126-4 Softcover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W, $14.95
THE AVENGER VOLUME 12 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131507.
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)
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Coming in October! DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 18 JAMES BAMA EXPANDED EDITION SC
America's first superhero returns in two super-powered adventures by Lester Dent. First, Doc Savage battles scientifically-engineered giants in "The Monsters," the classic pulp thriller that inspired the Hugo Strange story in Batman #1. Then, the Man of Bronze and his Iron Crew discover that a metabolism-accelerating elixir is creating an army of super-powered criminals. Plus, a new 15-page interview with James Bama, the incredible artist who reinvented the Doc Savage for the modern age, exclusive to this expanded variant edition! Softcover, 7x10, 144 pages, B&W, $14.95
DOC SAVAGE VOLUME 18 EXPANDED EDITION is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131508.
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)
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Coming in October!
THE SHADOW Volume 78: "The Circle of Death" and "The Sledge-Hammer Crimes"
The Master of Darkness crushes murderous evil in two classic pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, The Shadow enters "The Circle of Death" to uncover the strange secret behind a bizarre series of Time Square killings! Then, the murder of a museum curator by an ancient Mayan stone hammer is only the first of an inexplicable series of robberies. Can The Shadow unmask the hidden mastermind behind "The Sledge-Hammer Crimes" and end the deadly crime wave? This instant collector's item features both original color pulp covers by George Rozen, the classic interior illustrations by legendary illustrator Tom Lovell and commentary by popular culture historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-127-1 Softcover, 7x10. 128 pages, B&W, $14.95
THE SHADOW VOLUME 78 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131509.
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)
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These calendars will be available by the end of September!
| Take a bite of tempting fruit with this rare collection of covers from the early days of pulp romance and ‘true love’ magazines. Campy, corny or captivating, the stories of unrequited love, forbidden lust, and innocent longing are colorfully portrayed on the covers of a broad range of pulp and ‘real life’ publications (the authors of which were almost always anonymous) from the early to mid 20th century, and show that despite the changing times, we all love to be in love.
12 frame-ready 11"x14" reproductions of classic pulp romance covers.
Large format 11"x15" wall calendar opens to 11"x30"
Printed on FSC-certified paper with soy-based inks
Each month's image perforated for easy framing
Price: $21.95
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This collection of cover art from the Golden Age of Science Fiction captures the explosion of creativity, optimism, and experimentation that took place in America during the 1920s-50s. Unknown writers such as Asimov, Bradbury, Sturgeon, and Clark got their start between the covers of these vintage pulp magazines, and the artwork was considered just as inspiring.
Journey back to the early days of science fiction—to witness the evolution of a genre through these twelve colorful and fantastic cover reproductions, faithfully restored and printed on FSC-certified paper with soy-based inks. This is a true 12-month calendar featuring images that are perforated to fit any 11"x14" frame. It's a wire-bound collection of archival-quality prints, cleverly disguised as a calendar.
12 frame-ready 11"x14" reproductions of Golden Age pulp science fiction covers
Large format 11"x15" wall calendar opens to 11"x30"
Printed on FSC-certified paper with soy-based inks
Each month's image perforated for easy framing
Price: $21.95
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Saddle up and ride on into the heart of American Mythology, to a time and place where frontier life was hard but much less complicated. Where courage, character, and honor were the badges worn by intrepid men and women, and good (almost) always triumphed over evil. Welcome to the wild world of Pulp Westerns. Giddyup!
12 frame-ready 11"x14" reproductions of classic western covers.
Large format 11"x15" wall calendar opens to 11"x30"
Printed on FSC-certified paper with soy-based inks
Each month's image perforated for easy framing
Price: $21.95
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Secret Agent “X”
The Complete Stories and Features Edition
Not a replica! Tthe photocopies I have to work from aren’t that good.
These editions include all the stories, all the features and all the artwork in newly set, readable type.
Currently available are the first eight issues of Secret Agent “X” -
Printed on 8.5 by 11 inch paper, stapled along the side and with a color cover. Approximately 100 pages for only $9.00 (plus postage.)
Secret Agent “X” #5 - Vol 2 #2 (June, 1934)
FOLLOW “X” INTO ACTION
CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (Secret Agent “X” novel) by Brant House
NO LIVING WITNESS by Emile C Tepperman
MURDER WHEEL by Norman A Daniels
BOOMERANG BULLETS by James A Goldthwaite
THE SECRET COUNCIL
Secret Agent “X” #6 - Vol. 2 #3 (August, 1934)
WHO IS “X”
HAND OF HORROR (Secret Agent “X” novel) by Brant House
FIEND'S MASQUERADE by Preston Grady
THE WHISPERING CORPSE by Richard B Sale
TONG TORTURE by Emile C Tepperman
THE SECRET COUNCIL
Secret Agent “X” #7 - Vol 3 #1 (September, 1934)
FRIENDS OF “X”
THE SECRET COUNCIL
THE MURDER MASTERPIECE by G T Fleming.Roberts
CONSIDINE LAUGHS by Emile C Tepperman
INK'S JINX by Anthony Clemens
Secret Agent “X” #8 - Vol 3 #2 (October, 1934)
“X” — SCOURGE OF THE UNKNOWN
THE SECRET COUNCIL
FIVE MINUTES TO DEATH by Emile C Tepperman
SATAN'S THREE by Joe Archibald
And don’t forget the first four volumes!
Vol 1 No. 1 (Feb. 1934)
THE TORTURE TRUST (Secret Agent X novel) by Brant House
HIDDEN EVIDENCE by H. Ralph Goller
FANGED FURY (complete novelette) by Frederick C Davis
TRIGGER MORTIS by Martin C. Briggs
PUNISHMENT DEFERRED by James Donald
CLUES IN THE DARK by Norman A. Daniels
FEATURES:
MUSEUM OF MADNESS
COMBATING CRIME — EAST AND WEST
THE SECRET COUNCIL
Vol 1 No. 2 (Mar, 1934)
THE SPECTRAL STRANGLER (Secret Agent “X” Novel)by Brant House
THE SECRET COUNCIL
SATAN’S SCALPEL by Emile C. Tepperman
MASTER OF FEAR by Frank Gruber
TERROR TRAIN (Complete Novelet) by Richard B. Sale
Vol 1 No. 3 (Apr, 1934)
THE DEATH-TORCH TERROR (Secret Agent “X” Novel) by Brant House
BLACK SMOKE (An Article) by Donald Lindsay
THE EYES OF DURGA (Complete Novelette) by Emile C. Tepperman
PAID IN BLOOD by Anthony Clemens
THE SECRET COUNCIL
Vol 2. No. 1 (May, 1934)
AMBASSADOR OF DOOM (Secret Agent “X” Novel) by Brant House
THE SECRET COUNCIL
STING OF THE SCORPION (Complete Novelette) by Richard B. Sale
TWO JUMPS AHEAD by John A. Saxon
90+ pages, plus color cover for $9.00 each.
Beb Books are always set in new, readable type and printed on 8.5 by 11 inch paper and side stapled.
All the original art, when it exists, is included. Postage is just $3.00 for the first three books and 25 cents more per additional book
My website is over a year out of date.
But I can send you a brief catalog of what we've reprinted.
Just write to beb01@sprynet.com and ask for a catalog.
Have a question? Would like to see our complete list of titles? Write to me at beb01@sprynet.com.
To order, send check or money order (sorry, no Paypal) made payable to Brian Earl Brown to:
Brian Earl Brown
11675 Beaconsfield
Detroit, MI 48224
Have a question? Would like to see our complete list of titles? Write to beb01@sprynet.com.
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Bingham and Katherine Harvard are polite, New York society. He is an Ivy League graduate, heir to his foster father’s fortune, and successor to the presidency of New York’s Centropolis Bank. She is the daughter of a United States Senator, scion of the Maxwilton family, the political dynasty of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Husband and wife reside at the sprawling Long Island estate, Myquest.
The Harvards’ elevated status in the social register is not high enough to avoid the clutch of crime. Years ago Bing earned an alias, The Night Wind, in a bare-fisted brawl with the law in an all-sweeping revenge against false witnesses. With five times the strength of an average man, Bingham prevailed. Later, Lady Kate was a prisoner in her own home, but sprang man-traps of her own devising in a successful bid at freedom. Using sleuthing skills attained as a New York City police detective was no small advantage during her plight. Together they have resolved to take the battle to the villain instead of awaiting fate to drop yet another scoundrel on their doorstep.
Aided by the United States Secret Service, and their valet, Julius, the Harvards race headlong into chaos. Dubbed the Dry Capital of the World and home of the Anti-Saloon League, the principal proponent of the successful drive for national prohibition, one would never guess that Westerville, Ohio could be described as chaotic. But a half dozen suspected arsons hit speakeasies in nearby Columbus, drawing in organized crime from New York to protect their business…until they, too are hunted down like game animals.
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History is being made in central Ohio this fall season of 1920. Will it be historically tragic or triumphant?
The ingredients for anarchy are in the bowl waiting to be stirred.
Be prepared to be blown away. Behold, “The Night Wind!”
The first four installments of the Night Wind saga were written by the father of serial detective Nick Carter, Frederic Merrill Van Rensselaer Dey, and published by the man who introduced the “pulp” magazine to the world, Frank A. Munsey. The Night Wind was a super-endowed character whose life-span in American popular culture ran from 1913 to the early 1920s.
Bingham Harvard, alias the Night Wind, used his prodigious strength (roughly 5 times that of the average man) to rescue himself, friends and family from various plots of “frame-ups,” extortion and outright physical violence. His exploits were serialized in Munsey’s fiction magazines The Cavalier and All-Story Weekly just a few months after the appearance of Tarzan in October 1912 and wrapping up just before the first appearance of Zorro on August 1919 by the same publisher.
Upon the close of a pulp magazine serial, the installments were bound and reissued in hardcover format. There were a total of four hardcover novels starring the Night Wind: Alias “The Night Wind,” The Return of the Night Wind, The Night Wind’s Promise, and The Lady of the Night Wind. In 1923 the first novel was adapted for the silent screen and released with much popular appeal as Alias “The Night Wind.”
After almost 100 years out of print, Alias “The Night Wind” was re-released by Wildside Press in March 2007. The Wildside Press edition of the sequel: The Return of the Night Wind was released in September 2007, and the third installment The Night Wind’s Promise hit bookstores in September 2008. The fourth novel: The Lady of the Night Wind was released in April 2009.
BEHOLD “THE NIGHT WIND” is a fifth, original installment of the Night Wind saga set immediately after the events in the fourth installment.
BEHOLD “THE NIGHT WIND” was written under contract with Wildside Press, with cover and interior illustrations by Mark Maddox and a foreword by Win Scott Eckert.
| THE BLACK BEETLE: NECROLOGUE #2 (of 5) - Coming in November!
Francesco Francavilla (Writer/Art/Cover)
Get ready for thrills and chills, Beetlemaniacs! It’s a bad time to live in Colt City… The streets are his hunting ground. The citizens are his prey. He’s cruel and wild, like a wounded beast… He is Mudman! Only one man can stop this villain’s murder binge, but time is running out for the Black Beetle!
Plus, on a lighter note, the New Adventures of Little Black Beetle!
• Features a brand new back up feature Little Black Beetle!
• From the mind of Eisner Award–winning and New York Times best-selling creator Francesco Francavilla!
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99,On sale November 27
THE BLACK BEETLE: NECROLOGUE #2 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP130026.
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| Black Mask / MysteriousPress.com / Open Road Media
Coming August 27!
"The creation of the private eye in Black Mask magazine remains the most important development in the history of mystery fiction in America," explains Otto Penzler of MysteriousPress.com. In this video, Penzler takes us back to the 1920s, to the creation of the now-iconic Black Mask magazine, where mystery greats including Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and Carroll John Daly got their start. With an atmosphere evoking that time and place, this video proves that the tough-guy detectives of the hard-boiled mysteries of the 1920s and '30s are not a thing of the past
Black Mask magazine, launched in 1920, built its reputation on fostering, and later inspiring, some of mystery’s most beloved hardboiled writers, including Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Carroll John Daly, Theodore A. Tinsley, and Paul Cain. These tough, grim, but ultimately noble stories of private eyes and crooks represent an extremely powerful slice of American fiction. Mysteriouspress.com/Open Road Media is thrilled to announce that Black Mask stories will be available in digital format beginning August 27, 2013.
Jerry Tracy, Celebrity Reporter by Theodore A. Tinsley
Manhattan’s sharpest gossip columnist tangles with brawlers, triggermen, and dames
The most important people in the world come to Broadway—to eat in restaurants, dance in nightclubs, and die in rain-slicked back alleys. Whatever the big names are doing, Jerry Tracy hears about it—and tells the world in his infamous Daily Planet column. As quick with his typewriter as he is with a .45, Tracy can break a nose as easily as he breaks a news story. But beneath his hard exterior, this columnist has a kind heart, and a sense of justice that will make him do crazy things for a woman in trouble, or a friend with a murder rap hanging over his head.
Featuring every Jerry Tracy story ever published in Black Mask, this collection is an invaluable compendium of one of early noir’s most original heroes. Written in machine gun prose that would make Damon Runyon proud, these stories describe a man whose words are tough—and whose fists are even tougher.
You'll Always Remember Me by Steve Fisher
In military school, a teenager holds a secret that could save a young man from the gallows
Clark’s is the finest military institution on the West Coast, but pay them enough and they’ll take anybody. That’s how Martin Thorpe ended up there, a fourteen-year-old boy with a habit of getting thrown out of boarding schools. Too smart for his own good, Thorpe is currently obsessed with the trial of Tommy Smith—a young man who has just been sentenced to hang for murdering his father. Thorpe has been dating Tommy’s sister, was at the house the night of the murder, and may know something that could save Tommy’s life.
The detective investigating the case has questions for Thorpe. Why were Tommy and his father fighting that night? What did Thorpe hear the old man say before he was killed? And why does Thorpe have such a blood-stained permanent record? In this chilling Black Mask classic, nothing is more terrifying than what lurks at the back of the mind of Martin Thorpe.
Pigeon Blood by Paul Cain
A brilliant retired judge takes it upon himself to outwit a gang of thieves
A beautiful woman is driving down a lonely stretch of Long Island highway when the car beside her opens fire. The bullets shred her car but leave her unharmed, and she makes it back to Manhattan with her windshield broken but her skin intact. She is Mrs. Dale Hanan, estranged wife of a millionaire, whose gambling problem has gotten her in trouble with the wrong people. She is about to find out there are certain debts that can be paid only in blood.
No one can save her but Judge Druse, an ingenious scholar who uses his intellect to bring justice to those who escaped it while he was still sitting on the bench. When he meets Mrs. Hanan, she is drunk, and there is a dead man on the floor. Things can only get worse from here.
Red Goose by Norbert Davis
A painting has vanished from a museum, and it will take a tough guy to find it
Even before the fight, the three hoodlums look out of place in the museum. Their eyes are beady, their ears are cauliflowered, and one of them is missing a finger. When they start brawling, it draws the attention of every security guard in the place. Only when the fight is over do the guards realize the Red Goose has been stolen.
The museum hires Ben Shaley, a rough-and-tumble PI, to get it back, starting him down a deadly road with switchbacks at every turn. The museum may be high class, but Shaley’s trip starts at the bottom—and only gets bumpier from there.
Featuring an introduction by Keith Alan Deutsch, this rocket sled of a story was one of Raymond Chandler’s favorites ever to be published in Black Mask.
e-book availablity: Amazon - Kindle, Barnes & Noble - Nook, Google, Kobo, itunes
Black Mask / MysteriousPress.com / Open Road Media
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| Blogging Dan Barry’s Flash Gordon, Part Five - Now online!
“The Space Kids on Zoran” was Dan Barry’s first Flash Gordon storyline following the departure of Harvey Kurtzman from the strip. It was published by King Features Syndicate from April 21 to October 24, 1953. The storyline shows the influence of Captain Video and his Video Rangers, the seminal series that was to the first television generation what the Buster Crabbe Flash Gordon serials had been to their parents. As the storyline progresses, Barry incorporates another Biblical parable this time offering up a space age twist on the Christ story.
Read the rest at the links below.
| | Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press
The Blood 'N' Thunder #38 - Summer 2013
Begins shipping the week after Labor Day!
This issue’s outstanding feature is a lengthy excerpt from Nathan Madison’s recently published book, Anti-Foreign Imagery in American Pulps and Comic Books, 1920-1960. In this richly detailed, extensively illustrated piece Nathan explores “Yellow Peril” fiction from the pulps. His exhaustive study complements Bill Maynard’s celebration of Fu Manchu’s centennial from our last issue.
Another book published earlier this year, Will Murray’s Skull Island, pitted Doc Savage against King Kong and aroused much interest not only among the Bronze Man’s fans in general but devotees of Philip José Farmer’s Wold Newton Universe in particular. BnT contributor and Wold Newton adherent Rick Lai examines Skull Island and catalogs its deviations from the Universe in an unusually absorbing work of scholarship. In a separate piece Will responds to critics of his approach. Let it never be said that BnT refuses to present both sides of a story!
Will’s second contribution to BnT #38 is an 80th Anniversary hat-tip to the long-running hero pulp G-8 and His Battle Aces, adventures from which are now being offered in audiobook form by Radio Archives. He covers a hitherto overlooked attempt by Popular Publications editors to gauge reader interest in a proposed shift of emphasis for the magazine.
This summer marked another important anniversary in American pop culture: Superman debuted 75 years ago in the first issue of Action Comics. Mike Bifulco, author of The Original Superman on Television (a definitive guide now in its third edition), weighs in on the recent theatrical release Man of Steel and reflects on the enduring popularity of the TV series starring George Reeves.
This time around our “Tricks of the Trade” department boasts a particularly comprehensive installment by long-time pulp editor and science-fiction specialist Robert A. W. “Doc” Lowndes. Originally written for a 1949 writers’ magazine, this 6400-word treatise is perhaps the most informative piece of its type we’ve published to date. It provides the clearest look yet at how pulp editors appraised the manuscripts they received by the thousands every year.
BnT #38 also reprints two fascinating short stories culled from vintage pulp magazines. James B. Connelly’s “The Last Passenger,” from an early 1913 issue of The Popular Magazine, may well have been the first work of mass-market fiction inspired by the Titanic tragedy. “The Tenth Man,” from a 1922 issue of Adventure, is a taut tale of African intrigue by the unjustly forgotten Robert Simpson.
Subscriber copies will begin shipping shortly after Labor Day. To those of you who either aren’t BnT subscribers or have let your subscriptions lapse, remember that signing up for a year earns you a 20-percent discount on the recently published Blood ‘n’ Thunder Guide to Pulp Fiction. There’s a special page on the Murania Press website that allows you to do just that.
Individual copies of Blood ‘n’ Thunder #38 can be had for $11.95 plus shipping from the Murania Press site as soon as they are available.
The cost of a one-year, four-issue subscription is $40, which represents a considerable savings.
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SPECIAL SALE TIED TO BLOOD 'N' THUNDER SUBSCRIPTIONS
The long-awaited Blood ‘n’ Thunder Guide to Pulp Fiction, many months in preparation, is now available from Murania Press.
A greatly revised and expanded version of 2007’s Blood ‘n’ Thunder Guide to Collecting Pulps, this massive new book has been positioned as more of a reference work than a mere manual for hobbyists. It’s a complete history of the pulp magazine (told in more detail than ever attempted by a single author) wrapped up in one-volume. Its 2007 predecessor had 226 pages and close to 400 pulp-cover reproductions. The new Guide to Pulp Fiction has 414 pages and 700 cover repros, along with a smattering of original cover paintings.
Chapters from the old Guide have been extensively reworked. New chapters have been added on Spicy pulps, sports pulps, love pulps, and war-and-aviation pulps. Also, two new appendices have been created for pulp-fiction readers who don’t collect the vintage magazines. One appendix gives basic information on the best small-press reprint publishers, while the other lists the most important anthologies of pulp stories in various genres.
The Blood ‘n’ Thunder Guide to Pulp Fiction is priced at $29.95, which includes shipping to domestic U.S. buyers. However, Murania Press is also making the book available at a 20 percent discount to anybody who purchases it along with a one-year subscription to Blood ‘n’ Thunder. This special offer has its own page on the Murania Press site and is available to those who renew or extend their subscriptions as well.
Don’t miss out on what some fans are already calling 2013’s must-have book. Visit the Murania Press web site today at the link below.
414 pages, 7x10, trade paperback
Price: $29.95
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| Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press: EDitorial Comments - Now online!
Fanzine Follies of 2013; or, The New Issue of BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER - New!
Early Praise For THE BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER GUIDE TO PULP FICTION - New!
PulpFest 2013 Report: Part Two
PulpFest 2013 Report: Part One
Holiday Weekend Sale: 20% Off
Beginning: Our Summer Surprise Sales!
Collectibles Section Overhauled! -
THE SHADOW (1994) on Blu-ray
PulpFest Is Coming Up Fast!
| Bomba The Jungle Boy: Volume 2 - Now available!
The final 6 films in the excitement-packed series! Johnny Sheffield (who portrayed Boy in the Weissmuller Tarzan movies) stars in jungle adventures inspired by the popular Bomba books.
Jungle thrills abound in the final 6 films of the series based on the popular adventure novels. Johnny Sheffield stars – and there could be none better for the Bomba role than the actor who played Boy in the Weissmuller Tarzans. In excitement-packed tales of gem smugglers, stampeding elephants, Bomba’s quest to learn about his parents and more, the Jungle Boy again shows he is an all-time matinee hero. Titles: African Treasure, Bomba and the Jungle Girl, Safari Drums, The Golden Idol, The Killer Leopard, Lord of the Jungle.
Running Time: 422 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 16 X 9 FULL FRAME|4 X 3 FULL FRAME|ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.37:1|ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.85:1
Format: Made To Order DVD
Audio Format: DOLBY DIGITAL
Closed Captioned: No
Box Type: Amaray Case
Price: $29.95
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| The Book Cave - New podcast now available online!
Episode 244: Aaron Smith - New!
Aaron Smith drops by the Book Cave to share his Allan Quartermain book from Airship 27.
Episode 243: Rants and Ramblings
Episode 242: Tim Byrd
Episode 241: Weird Worlds of Joel Jenkins
Episode 240: Bill Cunningham
Episode 239: Andrez Bergman
Episode 238: Keith Dallas
Episode 237: Paperback Confidential
Special Edition: PulpFest
Episode 236: Three Go Back
Episode 235: Elizabeth Watasin
Panel Fest Episode 28: PulpFest 2013 Hero Pulp Premiums
Panel Fest Episode 27: PulpFest 2013 Yellow Peril
Panel Fest Episode 26: PulpFest 2013 Jim Beard
Panel Fest Episode 25: PulpFest 2013 Will Murray
Panel Fest Episode 24: PulpFest 2013 Walter Baumhofer
Panel Fest Episode 23: PulpFest2013 Heroes of 1933
Panel Fest Episode 22: PulpFest 2013 Doc Savage Panel
Panel Fest Episode 21: PulpFest 2013 Eckert and Small Readings
Panel Fest Episode 20: PulpFest 2013 Van Allen Plexico
Panel Fest Episode 19: PulpFest 2013 William Patrick Maynard
Panel Fest Episode 18: PulpFest 2013 Interviews
Panel Fest Episode 17: PulpFest 2013 Ed Hulse
Panel Fest Episode 16 - PulpFest 2013 Rick Lai
| | The Bronze Gazette #67 (July 2013)
Now available!
This issue features:
Editorial
"Doc Comics - One Man's Opinion" by Matthew Hood
"Character Gallery" by Ron Wilber [Art Portfolio featuring Doc Savage and his faithful aids]
News Update
Front Cover: Rich Buckler
Back Cover: Doc Con 2013
Interior illustrations: Edd Cartier, Adam & Andy Kubert, Jack Binder, John Buscema, Darryl Banks and Ron Wilber
Now accepting subscriptions for The Bronze Gazette issues #68, 69, 70.
Prices are as follows:
Cost is $15.00/3 Issues US
Cost is $16.00/3 Issues Canada
Cost is $20.00/3 Issues Overseas
For those that have stuck with TBG all of these years, thanks for your continued support.
Send orders and back issue inquiries to:
Green Eagle Publications
2900 Standiford Ave 16B
PMB #136
Modesto, Ca 95350
Checks and money orders should be payable to: Green Eagle Publications
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| CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #2 - Arriving in comic shops August 28!
Joshua Williamson (Writer), Fernando Dagnino (Art), Ego (Color), and Felipe Massafera (Cover)
It's only been seventy-two hours since he appeared in the present, but three people have already tried to kill Captain Midnight! When faced with an FBI agent tasked with his capture, a fanboy pilot who knows his history, and the badass granddaughter of his lost love, the time-traveling hero must decide if he can trust these unlikely allies as he attempts to take on one of his oldest enemies!
32 pages, $2.99
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| CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #5 - Coming in November!
Joshua Williamson (Writer), Eduardo Francisco (Art), Stefani Rennee (Color), and Steve Rude (Cover)
As Agent Jones investigates the mysterious Black Sky, Captain Midnight's on the clock as a time bomb ticks down to destruction! Can our hero save the day before he's out of time?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on November 27.
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #5 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP130023.
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| CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT VOLUME 1 TP - Coming in January!
Joshua Williamson (Writer), Fernando Dagnino (Art), Victor Ibanez (Art), Pere Perez (Art), Roger Robinson (Art), Ego (Color), and Felipe Massafera (Cover)
In the forties, he was an American hero, a daredevil fighter pilot, a technological genius . . . a superhero. Since he rifled out of the Bermuda Triangle and into the present day, Captain Midnight has been labeled a threat to homeland security. Can Captain Midnight survive in the modern world, with the US government on his heels and an old enemy out for revenge?!
Collects Captain Midnight #1-#3, Captain Midnight #0, and the Captain Midnight Free Comic Book Day story.
120 pages, $14.99, in stores on January 29.
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT VOLUME 1 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP130024.
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| CONAN THE BARBARIAN #22 - Coming in November!
Brian Wood (Writer), Riccardo Burchielli (Art), Dave Stewart (Color), and Massimo Carnevale (Cover)
"The Song of Belit" brings Brian Wood's critically acclaimed epic adaptation of "Queen of the Black Coast" to a conclusion, as Conan and Bêlit sail up the black waters of the river Death . . . and into the horror that awaits them!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on November 20.
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #19 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP130070.
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| CONAN VOLUME 15: THE NIGHTMARE OF THE SHALLOWS HC - Coming in January!
Brian Wood (Writer), Davide Gianfelice (Art), Mirko Colak (Art), Andrea Mutti (Pencils), Pierluigi Baldassini (Inks), Dave Stewart (Color), and Massimo Carnevale (Cover)
In the wake of an unthinkable tragedy, Conan and Bêlit find their bond buckling under an enormous strain. When Bêlit returns to her childhood home, what she discovers in the sands of Shem could separate her from Conan forever. Conan then seeks clarity through the mind-altering power of the yellow lotus, but the visions revealed to him may be more than the Barbarian can bear.
152 pages, $24.99, in stores on January 22.
CONAN VOLUME 15: THE NIGHTMARE OF THE SHALLOWS is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP130071.
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| CONAN AND THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE #2 - Coming in November!
Fred Van Lente (Writer), Ariel Olivetti (Art/Color/Cover)
Conan is on the run with his captive, Queen Yasmina -- but his desperate bid to seek refuge in the Himelian Mountains leads him into an ambush! Meanwhile, murderous magic is afoot as the wicked sorcerer Khemsa plots against the unsuspecting Cimmerian!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on November 27.
CONAN AND THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE #2 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP130072.
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| CONAN: THE PHANTOMS OF THE BLACK COAST TP - Coming in January!
Victor Gischler (Writer), Attila Futaki (Art/Cover), and Jok (Color)
First time in print!
King Conan is haunted by the ghost of his first -- and some say greatest -- love. If he is to ever know peace again, he must put her spirit to rest. Who is the mysterious sorceress Conan enlists to aid him in his quest, even as she secretly plots against him? And can the barbarian survive the danger-filled journey across the never-ending ocean, back to the forbidding temple on the coast, where his lost love met her end?
Collects Conan: The Phantoms of the Black Coast #1-#5 (previously published in digital editions only).
128 pages, $19.99, in stores on January 29.
CONAN: THE PHANTOMS OF THE BLACK COAST is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP130073.
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| Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West - Now online!
Forgotten Books: CONAN AND THE EMERALD LOTUS by John C. Hocking (1995) - New!
Pulp Gallery: SPICY DETECTIVE (1934) - New!
BASIL WOLVERTON Comic Gallery: Weird Tales of the Future (1952-53) - New!
Overlooked Films: PERRY MASON solves The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) - New!
Paperback Gallery: THE SHADOW (Bantam 1969) - New!
Comic Gallery: THE LONE RANGER Painted Covers (1952) - New!
Conan of Pastichia (Robert Jordan style) - New!
Forgotten SPICY DETECTIVE Stories: Dan Turner - Hollywood Detective in "Veiled Lady"
WORDSLINGERS: An Epitaph for the Western by Will Murray
Pulp Gallery: DOC SAVAGE 13, 14 & 15 (1934)
| | Deepest, Darkest Eden - Now available!
New Tales of Hyperborea is a new fantasy anthology from Miskatonic River Press.
Editor Cody Goodfellow has assembled 17 stories (and two poems) set in the primordial world of Clark Ashton Smith‘s Hyperborea.
Eons before the advent of recorded history, the first humans emerged from the forest primeval to rise, feast and fall in a weird world of clever monsters and mindless gods, of high adventure and low sorcery... HYPERBOREA!
Return to the perfumed jungles and eerie, icy wastes of Clark Ashton Smith's perilous paradise with the most redoubtable proto-human guides a fistful of pazoors can buy.
Table of Contents:
Nick Mamatas – “Hostage”
Joe Pulver – “To Walk Night…Alone”
Darrell Schweitzer – “In Old Commoriom”
Ann K. Schwader - ”Yhoundeh Fades” (poem)
Cody Goodfellow - ”Coil Of The Ouroboros”
John R. Fultz - ”Daughter Of The Elk Goddess”
Brian R. Sammons - ”The Darkness Below”
Dieter Meier - ”The Conquest Of Rhizopium”
Lisa Morton - ”Zolamin And The Mad God”
Brian Stableford - ”The Lost Archetype”
Ran Cartwright - ”One Last Task For Athammaus”
Don Webb - ”The Beauties Of Polarion”
Robert M. Price - ”The Debt Owed Abhoth”
Marc Laidlaw - ”The Frigid Ilk Of Sarn Kathool”
Charles Schneider - ”The Return Of The Crystal”
John Shirley - ”Rodney LaSalle Has A Job Waiting in Commoriom”
Zak Jarvis - ”The Winter Of Atiradarinsept ”
Jesse Bullington - ”The Door From Earth”
Ann K. Schwader - ”Weird Of The White Sybil” (poem)
Paperback: 238 pages
Publisher: Miskatonic River Press, LLC
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
List Price: $19.99
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| | Doc Savage Fantasy Covers
Now online!
Kez Wilson's DOC SAVAGE FANTASY COVERS website has added a new cover!
Check out the whole series of covers at the link below!
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| DOC SAVAGE "SILVER AGE VERSION" 1/6-SCALE FIGURE - Coming in late October/November!
From Go Hero X Executive Replicas! For the first time ever, Executive Replicas and Go Hero are proud to present the first ever Doc Savage 1/6-scale action figure. Now you can superamalgamate with a Silver Age-style head; a Kaustic Plastik Heroik Muscle Body KP02B that features over 40 points of articulation, extraordinarily lifelike muscle defintion, 4 posing hands, carefully painted skin texture; die-cast weapons including Jim Steranko's "Super Savage Machine Pistol," Silver Age-style raygun, and German Lugar; leather belt; leather holster; leather boots; socks; ripped shirt; jodhpurs; and stand. (STK616167) Scheduled to ship in October 2013.
RESOLICITATION from Previews Vol. XXIII #6 (JUN131924)
Figure SRP: $150.00
DOC SAVAGE 'SILVER AGE VERSION" 1/6-SCALE FIGURE is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131977.
THIS IS A RESOLICITATION. PREVIOUS ORDERS ARE CANCELLED.
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| | Edgar Rice Burroughs: A PRINCESS OF MARS
Edgar Rice Burroughs and Michael W. Kaluta
Coming in November!
Relive Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic adventure tale in this handsome representation featuring illustrations by Michael Kaluta.
A revered illustration powerhouse, Kaluta's unmistakable style presents John Carter's "Barsoom" experiences like you've never seen before.
A must have for Burroughs and Kaluta fans.
Harcover, Full Color, 240 pages, 6” x 9”, $17.99
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS: A PRINCESS OF MARS is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP130468.
THIS IS A RESOLICITATION. PREVIOUS ORDERS ARE CANCELLED.
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| Elmore Leonard, R.I.P.
Elmore Leonard passed away August 20 in Detroit following complications from a stroke. He was 87.
Leonard wrote more than 40 novels, dozens of short stories, and a couple of screenplays, among other works.
He was best known for his crime fiction and his Westerns.
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| E-texts on the net this week
The Shadow in Review:
This weeks new Shadow review is "Death's Harlequin" from the May 01, 1939 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online!
"Red Over Yellow" by William L. Rohde from SHORT STORIES, June, 1949
Featuring: Mohawk Daniels
Mohawk Daniels could demonstrate that there was both a right and a wrong way to jump into trouble.
"The Crimson Clue" by Fred Walsh from 10-STORY DETECTIVE, January, 1941
Although Dan Otis was only a small-town sheriff, he used big-town tactics to snare a killer who thought he could get away with murder.
"Murder Magic" by Robert Wallace from G-MEN DETECTIVE, Fall (September), 1944
The Great Gadsden Famous Magician Is Suddenly Confronted by a Grim Murder Mystery Far More Baffling Than His Stage Tricks!
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New on Famous (and forgotten) Fiction!
In Writings
Baroness Orczy's armchair sleuth, the Old Man in the Corner, is featured in the twelve stories from the 1908 collection, The Old Man in the Corner, and the rarely reprinted tale, "The Glasgow Mystery," in weekly installments.
Story introductions, and an overview of the Old Man, are by Dan Neyer, and Illustrations are included where they were available.
The Theft at the English Provident Bank - New this week!
The Edinburgh Mystery
The Liverpool Mystery
The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railroad
The York Mystery
The Robbery In Phillimore Terrace
The Fenchurch Street Mystery
Also, don't forget to take a look at the short biography of the Baroness that appeared in the April, 1902 issue of The Royal Magazine.
June 2013
In Writings
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The seminal detective tale that introduced Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin and ushered in the "modern" detective story. Also included: all foreign and archaic words and phrases can be viewed in translation by running your cursor over the words; a biographical introduction by Dan Neyer and Bob Gay; and the first illustrations for the tale from an 1852 book collection.
May 2013
In Writings
No Man's Land
The long short story of Picts and the Scottish moors that may have had an influence on Robert E. Howard written by John Buchan. Introduction by Dan Neyer.
The Death's Head Meteor
The first published story by Neil R. Jones (of Professor Jameson fame) from the January, 1930 issue of Air Wonder Stories including the original illustrations and an introduction by Bob Gay.
April 2013
In Writings
The Good Angel
A reprinting of the 1910 story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring Keggs, a butler who predates Wodehouse's Jeeves, with an introduction by Dan Neyer and the original Strand illustrations by Chas. Crombie.
Climax for a Ghost Story
The famous short-short story with an exhaustive exploration into the history of the elusive I. A. Ireland by Bob Gay.
March 2013
In Writings
The Adventure of The Dying Detective by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A complete reprinting of the Holmes tale that includes the Walter Paget illustrations and an introduction by Dan Neyer that discusses the story, its publication history and Walter Paget
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The complete novel from the 1917 edition that includes the Schoonover illustrations placed with their respective chapters and an introduction by Bob Gay that explores the creation of the novel and its importance in the history of science fiction.
In Pictures
Images of John Carter
A sizable collection of images, with background commentary, that show how various artists have envisioned John Carter over the years: in books, comics and film.
February 2013
In Writings
The Ginger King
A rare tale of Inspector Hanaud from the pages of Strand Magazine.
In Pictures
Two new annotated collections of Bob's Stuff
Famous (and forgotten) Fiction is a new site featuring familiar and obscure fiction along with articles, pictures and essays. In the Writings section, we have fiction by H. C. Bailey (the first Reggie Fortune story), Carl Stephenson, Sinclair Lewis and a large selection of Kipling, including the complete Mowgli stories and "The Man Who Would Be King." We've also added an article about Sleeman's An Account of Wolves Nurturing Children in Their Dens, that includes a complete reprinting of the work.
In Comics, there is an overview of Superman #205 ("The Man Who Destroyed Krypton!") and a look at a Steve Ditko illustrated story that bears a strong resemblance to a well-known story by Carl Stephenson.The Pictures section starts with a group of collectible (and some not so) items and is the first of 24 collections.
The site is hoping for subscribers to keep it going and future plans call for more stories, more articles and there are a number of novels we also intend to add to the mix.
New material will be appearing on the last Friday of each month (which means we'll have more new stuff at the end of February).
In a few months, we will also be offering ebooks: on the site (in PDF) and at Amazon and B&N in their proprietary formats.
| The Golden Age - Now online!
Wally Wood, Dr. Fu Manchu, 1951- New!
ERB-dom Part 8, #41-#45
ERB-dom Part 7, #36-#40
ERB-dom, Part 6, #31-#35
ERB-dom Part 5, #26-#30
ERB-dom, Part 4, #21-#25
ERB-dom Pt 3, #16-#20
ERB-dom Pt 2, #11-#15
ERB-dom Pt 1, #1-#10
| GREEN HORNET #5 - Arriving in comic shops August 28!
Writer: Mark Waid
Art: Ronilson Frere
Cover: Paolo Rivera
Once one of the wealthiest and most influential men in the city, ex-publisher Britt Reid can't seem to put his life back together--but if he doesn't do it soon, the Green Hornet will pay the ultimate price!
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99
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| GREEN HORNET #8 - Coming in November!
Writer: Mark Waid
Art: Ronilson Frere
Cover: Paolo Rivera
Even back then, chicks dug the car. But the Green Hornet's limousine, the Black Beauty, holds a deadly secret that can tear the Hornet's life to pieces!
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale November 27
THE GREEN HORNET #8 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131091.
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| | Hermes Press
BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY #4 (of 4)
Coming in November!
(Writer/Artist) Howard Chaykin
The adventure that started in Howard Chaykin's ground-breaking tale of the new Buck Rogers comes to its exciting conclusion! Buck Rogers, former World War I ace is accidentally suspended in time only to awaken to a new and different earth, 500 years in the future, fragmented by war and ruled by an omnipotent force- the Chinese. Now, Buck along with Colonel Wilma Deering, begin a new fight, to free the United States! You're in for the ride of your life with this wrap-up of Chaykin's story arc! Some of the cast won't make it, but you'll have to read the book to find out the thrill packed, surprising conclusion to this classic in the making!
7x10, 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99
BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY #4 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131211.
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| Hermes Press: THE PHANTOM: THE COMPLETE SUNDAYS VOLUME 2: 1943-1945 HC - Coming in November!
Writer: Lee Falk
Art: Ray Moore, Wilson McCoy
Cover: Ray Moore
The long anticipated second volume of the reprint of the entire run of Lee Falk's full color Phantom Sundays, with art by Wilson McCoy and Ray Moore continues! Fans of The Ghost Who Walks have waited for years to have a complete series of full size hardcover volumes featuring the complete Phantom Sundays and this is the second book in the series. As with Hermes Press' complete reprint of The Phantom dailies, this book contains every strip digitally reconstructed to perfection. Presented in Volume Two are eight storylines, including, "Castle in the Clouds" (October 18, 1942-April 18, 1943) to "The Strange Fisherman" (July 1-December 2 1945).
Hardcover, 10x13, 176 pages, Full Color, SRP: $60.00
THE PHANTOM COMPLETE SUNDAYS VOLUME 2 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131212.
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| Hermes Press: THE PHANTOM: THE COMPLETE NEWSPAPER DAILIES VOLUME 1: 1936-1937 DELUXE HC - Coming in November!
Writer: Lee Falk
Art/Cover: Ray Moore
The first Volume of Hermes Press' critically acclaimed series of Phantom reprints has been sold out for over three years. Hermes Press has decided to re-issue this volume, with additional documentary material and revisions to make this ground breaking feature available again! Spanning the first two years of the strips, The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies Volume One: 1936-1937 presents the origin of the Phantom as well as two additional continuities of the strip. Included in this deluxe reprint are comprehensive historic essays by comic historian Ron Goulart and Phantom expert, the late Ed Rhoades.
Hardcover, 9x12, 288 pages, Partial Color, SRP: $49.99
THE PHANTOM COMPLETE NEWSPAPER DAILIES VOLUME 1 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131213.
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| H.P. LOVECRAFT: THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME GN - Coming in November!
Writer: H. P. Lovecraft
Art/Cover: I. N. J. Culbard
In 1908, Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee experiences an unfortunate fainting spell. Five years later, he finally returns to his senses, but has no recollection of these lost years of his life. As he attempts to discover what happened during this time, he becomes increasingly tormented by vivid, disturbing dreams, dreams that will lead him on a journey through space and time to unlock the secrets of his past and of the universe.
Softcover, 7x10, 120 pages, Full Color, SRP: $19.95
H.P. LOVECRAFT: THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131296.
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| ILLUSTRATORS MAGAZINE #5 - Coming in November!
Art: Michael Johnson & Various
Illustrators, the art quarterly devoted to the best illustration published in the world, spotlights the artwork of Mick Brownfield, Brian Sanders, Derek Eyles, and Anne and Janet Graham Johnstone in its fifth issue. illustrators quarterly builds into an essential library of the finest illustrators published in the world. illustrators guides you through the stories behind the artists with features written by some of the leading auuthorities on this important art form. Truly fabulous artwork abounds in every issue, much of the art taken from scans of the original work.
Magazine, 8x11, 96 pages, Full Color, SRP: $24.99
ILLUSTRATORS MAGAZINE #5 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131532.
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| THE JAMES BOND OMNIBUS VOLUME 5 TP - Coming in November!
Ian Fleming & Various
The daring James Bond is back in a definitive bumper edition collecting more of Jim Lawrence's celebrated run in comic strip form! Includes nine of Bond's most thrilling and dangerous missions: Till Death Do Us Part, The Torch-Time Affair, Hot-Shot Nightbird, Ape of Diamonds, When The Wizard Awakes, Sea Dragon, Death Wing, and The Xanadu Connection!
Siftcover, 7.5x9, 272 pages, B&W, SRP: $19.95
THE JAMES BOND OMNIBUS VOLUME 5 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131317.
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AMAZING STORIES, June 1941
BLACK PIRATES OF BARSOOM by Edgar Rice Burroughs is the featured story in this issue.
Contents:
BLACK PIRATES OF BARSOOM by Edgar Rice Burroughs
LOST TREASURE OF ANGKOR by James Norman
THE GIRL FROM VENUS by David V. Reed
THE QUANDARY OF QUINTUS QUAGGLE by William P. McGivern
PEPPER POT PLANET by Duncan Farnsworth
HOMER HIGGINBOTTOM, RAIN MAKER by Milton Kaletsky
7 x 10 inch, 148 pages. $15.00.
FANTASTIC ADVENTURES, November 1941
THE LIVING DEAD by Edgar Rice Burroughs is the featured story in this issue.
Contents:
THE LIVING DEAD by Edgar Rice Burroughs
EIGHT WHO CAME BACK by Nat Schachner
AL ADDIN AND THE INFRA-RED LAMP by William P. McGivern
THE MAN FROM THE FUTURE by Don Wilcox
THE GENIUS OF MR. PRY by Duncan Farnsworth
HENRY HORN'S SUPER-SOLVENT by Dwight V. Swain
7 x 10 inch, 148 pages. $15.00.
AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY, Summber 1928
The long running companion pulp magazine to Amazing Stories featuring THE SUNKEN WORLD by Stanton A. Coblentz.
Contents:
THE SUNKEN WORLD by Stanton A. Coblentz
OUT OF THE SUB-UNIVERSE by R. F. Starzl
THE MENACE by David H. Keller, M.D.
TEN DAYS TO LIVE by C. J. Eustace
8.5 x 11 inch, 148 pages. $15.00.
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| KING CONAN: HOUR OF THE DRAGON #4 - Arriving in comic shops August 28!
Timothy Truman (Writer), Tomás Giorello (Pencils), José Villarrubia (Color), and Gerald Parel (Cover)
Betrayed, deposed, and in hiding, Conan rides for his old capital of Tarantia with bloody vengeance in his heart--but the devious wizard Xaltotun has spies in the sky and soldiers on the ground. The solitary barbarian is forced to seek counsel from an unlikely ally . . . who has a few beastly servants of her own!
32 pages, $3.50, in stores on August 28.
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| KINGS WATCH #3 (OF 5) - Coming in November!
Covers: Marc Laming, Ramón Pérez
Writer: Jeff Parker
Art: Marc Laming
Jeff Parker (Batman ’66, Agents Of Atlas, Thunderbolts) and Marc Laming (Planet Of The Apes, Splinter Cell) propel further into their epic event! Phantom, Mandrake and Flash Gordon have gone through hell to stop The Cobra from reaching the Kings Watch, but the mastermind pulls one last deception on them all…and gets exactly what he seeks! Now the forces of the universe turn against us and unleash a fate that changes the world…
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On Sale November 13
KINGS WATCH #3 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131068.
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131069 (Subscription variant).
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| LEGENDS OF RED SONJA #1 (OF 5) - Coming in November!
Covers: Jay Anacleto, Frank Thorne
Writer: Gail Simone, Nancy A. Collins, Devin Grayson
Art: Jack Jadson, Noah Salonga, and Carla McNeil
Dynamite Entertainment presents a bold new experiment in graphic storytelling, as the biggest female stars in the worlds of prose, television, gaming and comics gather together to tell thrilling stories from the life of Red Sonja, which combine to make up her greatest adventure yet! This issue includes stories by Bram Stoker Award Winner Nancy A. Collins, and beloved Batman scribe, Devin Grayson, all braided together by an epic framing story told by Red Sonja scribe Gail Simone! This book is designed to appeal not just to fans of Sonja, but also the countless readers of these talented writers!
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On Sale November 6
LEGENDS OF RED SONJA #1 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131058 (Jay Anacleto).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131059 (Frank Thorne cover).
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| THE LONE RANGER VOL. 2 #21 - Coming in November!
Written by Ande Parks, Art by Esteve Polls, Cover by Francesco Francavilla.
Blizzard! On their way across the endless plains of Kansas, Tonto and The Lone Ranger are caught in the snowstorm of the century. In addition to the snow, the West’s greatest heroes must battle a band of cold-blooded killers and a case of pneumonia. The old west wasn’t always high noon, a bright sun and dust. Sometimes it was midnight, a full moon and pure white for as far as the eye could see. The snow of the plains will be stained with blood by the end of this long night for The Lone Ranger.
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale November 27
THE LONE RANGER VOLUME 2 #21 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131130.
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| LORDS OF MARS #4 (OF 6) - Coming in November!
Covers: Alex Ross, Noah Salonga
Writer: Arvid Nelson
Art: Roberto Castro
The legendary ape-man starts having second thoughts about his newfound Martians “pals”, the devious Therns, who just so happen to be the bitter enemies of John Carter. But all that might not matter – Carter is paying the Therns a little visit, and he and the ape-man are on a collision course that will change the face of two planets forever. Jane, the ape-man’s wife, goes looking for proof of the Therns’ treachery, and she ends up finding more than she bargained for. The sky erupts with fire in Lords of Mars #4 – War in Heaven!
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On Sale November 6
LORDS OF MARS #4 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131078 (Alex Ross cover).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131079 (Noah Salonga cover).
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| MASKS VOLUME 1 TP - Arriving in comic shops August 28!
Writer: Chris Roberson
Art: Alex Ross, Dennis Calero
Cover: Alex Ross
Before Superheroes, there were Masks! The Shadow. The Green Hornet and Kato. The Spider. In 1938, these masked vigilantes operated outside the law, working independently to strike fear into the hearts of evildoers. But when the corrupt politicians of the Justice Party transform New York into a fascist state run by mobsters, when an oppressive regime grants jack-booted stormtroopers free rein to imprison, extort, and execute the innocent, when the law itself becomes unjust — justice must be served by outlaws! Outnumbered and outgunned, the legendary vigilantes emerge from the shadows to fight, joined by Zorro, the Green Lama, Miss Fury, Black Terror, and the Black Bat! Nine renowned pulp heroes, brought together for the first time in an epic conflict of Law vs. Justice!
Trade paperback, 7x10, 200+pages, Full Color, $24.99
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| Mike Hammer - Lady, Go Die! - Now available!
Mickey Spillane (Author), Max Allan Collins (Author)
When Hammer and Velda go on vacation to a Long Island beach town, Hammer becomes embroiled in the mystery of a missing well-known New York party girl who lives nearby. When the woman turns up naked - and dead - astride the statue of a horse in the town square, Hammer feels compelled to investigate.
Mickey Spillane's lost 1940s Mike Hammer novel, written between I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quick. Completed by Spillane's friend and literary executor Max Allan Collins, Lady, Go Die was first released to critical acclaim in 2012 and is now available in paperback for the very first time!
Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
ISBN-10: 0857689762
ISBN-13: 978-0857689764
$7.99
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Mamie Van Doren has signed to appear as a guest at the September 19-21, 2013 Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Convention!
| | Moonstone Books
The SPIDER: EXTREME PREJUDICE
Now available in some comic shops!
Arriving August 28 in some comic shops!
New short stories of SEARING WHITE HOT PROSE starring pulpdom's most violent and ruthless crime fighter ever: THE SPIDER! More just than the law, more dangerous than the Underworld...hated, feared and wanted by both!
One cloaked, fanged, border-line crazy denizen of the dark force-feeding hard justice with a pair of 45's!
Guest starring: The Black Bat, The Green Ghost, and Operator 5!
James Chambers, CJ Henderson, Will Murray, Ron Fortier, Rik Hoskin, Don Roff, Matthew Baugh, Eric Fein, Gary Phillips, and more!
Authors: Will Murray, Ron Fortier, CJ Henderson
Cover: Malcolm McClinton
Softcover, 6x9, 288 pages, $18.95
ISBN: 978-1-936814-46-6
The SPIDER: EXTREME PREJUDICE Limited Edition hardcover
PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE!
Available ONLY thru your local comic shop!
ISBN: 978-1-936814-47-3
Hardcover, 6x9, 288 pages, $29.99
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| The New Pulp Heroes - New pulp blog now online!
Tom Johnson has started a new Blog for authors who have created new pulp heroes.
This Site is for essays on The New Pulp Heroes. It’s about time we catalog new characters appearing in books and anthologies. Since Tom does not have time to read everything being published, he is offering space for legitimate creators of new pulp characters to send him their data, and he will post their essays. The only changes Tom will make to essays will be editing and format. If you wish, include a jpeg of a book cover or b&w illustration if you have permission from the artist. By sending Tom your essays, you are giving me permission to promote and showcase this data. Eventually, it would be nice to see all the data published in book format. Essays should be up to 500 words, and include information on MC and back up characters, creator, title of books, and where the stories can be found.
The Imposter - New!
Merkabah Rider - New!
The Hooded Hunter - New!
The Royal Occulist
The Fox
The Forever Man
Don “Daredevil” Donovan
Preliminary Listing
The Devil B'Tonga
Deadline
Dark Avenger
| NOIR #1 - Coming in November!
Writer: Victor Gischler
Art: Andrea Mutti
Cover: Ardian Syaf
Prelude to Miss Fury! When thieves steal from other thieves it always causes problems, doesn’t it? So when The Black Sparrow is hired to steal a mysterious “Moon Stone” from a museum in New York, her decision to keep the thing for a better payday annoys her former employers who then steal it back from her. Now it’s The Black Sparrow who is annoyed, and that’s a dangerous thing. All she wants is what she stole fair and square, but she needs help. She needs The Shadow!
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, In stores November 13
NOIR #1 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131056.
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| THE PHANTOM: "HERO SYMBOL" BLACK T-SHIRT
The ghost who walks returns on this black t-shirt!
SM-XL—T-Shirt SRP: $20.99
XXL—T-Shirt SRP: $23.99
THE PHANTOM: HERO SYMBOL BLACK T-SHIRT is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131609 (Small).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131670 (Medium).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131671 (Large).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131672 (X-Large).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131673 (XX-large).
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| | Pulp Adventurecon 2013
Saturday, November 2nd, 2013
On Saturday, November 2nd, 2013, the annual Pulp AdventureCon will convert the Ramada Inn in of Bordentown, NJ into a Pulp Collectors Mecca. There will be vendors with rare pulp magazines, movie posters, and vintage paperbacks. There are also several new publications that are reviving both the heroes and tradition of pulp fiction.
Pulp magazines were an inexpensive form of entertainment in the days before the internet, cell phones, and even television. They first appeared with Argosy in 1897, flourished in the 1930s, and ultimately died or reinvented themselves in the 1950s. Characters like The Shadow, Tarzan, and Zorro prospered in the pulps, while authors like Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Ray Bradbury actually started their careers in these rough old magazines.
Vendors and guests will be announced over the coming weeks.
The Pulp AdventureCon will be held at the Ramada Inn, 1083 Route 206, Bordentown, NJ. The show runs from 10AM to 5PM. Admission is $5.00.
For more information, www.boldventurepress.com or boldventurepress@aol.com.
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Munsey Award Update
We’ve just updated the Past Award Winners page of our website, adding an entry on the winner of the 2013 Munsey Award, Professor Garyn G. Roberts, pictured to the left with his well-deserved honor.
Just click on the link above and you will be directed to the page.
PulpFest website updates
Over the last few days, we've started to update the PulpFest website to prepare it for our 2014 convention, slated to be held about a year from now.
You'll find a brand new page devoted exclusively to our 2013 event, complete with links to reviews of the convention and our 2013 promotional materials, Munsey Award nominees, and dealers.
In the next week, we'll be moving our 2012-13 posts to a blogroll where you'll be able to garner a play-by-play view of the time leading up to the convention.
We've also added a short write-up concerning Garyn G. Roberts, the winner of the 2013 Munsey Award to our "Past Award Winners" page.
You'll also find a letter that Garyn sent to PulpFest, acknowledging the many people who helped him on his road to the Munsey.
You'll learn exactly why this year's Munsey winner is so deserving of the honor bestowed upon him.
The 2013 Munsey Award goes to Garyn G. Roberts!
Garyn G. Roberts has been named the winner of the 2013 Munsey Award. Nominated by the general pulp community, Garyn was selected through a vote by all the living Lamont, Munsey, and Rusty Award winners. The award is a fine art print by Dan Zimmer of a painting by David Saunders and is presented annually to a person who has worked for the betterment of the pulp community.
Garyn has worked in the field of higher education for many years, teaching English and popular culture studies. He is also an unabashed fan of the pulps. Garyn has written extensively about the pulps, both professionally and as a fan. He has edited or co-edited some of the best collections from the pulps including A Cent a Story: The Best from Ten Detective Aces, More Tales of the Defective Detective in the Pulps, The Compleat Adventures of the Moon Man, The Magical Mysteries of Don Diavolo, and The Compleat Great Merlini Saga. His insightful essays in these books and elsewhere have led to a greater understanding of the pulps both inside and outside of the pulp community. His collection, The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy, a college level textbook, is notable for the attention paid to the pulp magazines. Additionally, Garyn has helped other researchers with various pulp-related projects and is a regular attendee of pulp conventions where he often serves as a presenter and panelist. Last year's Munsey Award winner, Matt Moring, publisher of Altus Press, recently said about Garyn: "He's been nothing but helpful and outgoing with anything I've ever asked of him." That pretty much describes how Professor Roberts reacts to all the requests made of him by the pulp community.
Other nominees for this year's award included Charles Ardai, J. Randolph Cox, Stephen T. Miller, Laurie Powers, J. Barry Traylor, George Vanderburgh, Dan Zimmer, William G. Contento, Chris Kalb, Phil Stephensen-Payne, Celina Summers, and Howard Wright. John DeWalt also received votes.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 Munsey and/or Rusty Awards. If you have someone in mind that you feel worthy of either award, please send the person’s name and a brief paragraph describing why you feel that person should be honored to Mike Chomko, 2217 W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542 or to mike@pulpfest.com. Previous winners of the Lamont, Munsey, or Rusty Award are not eligible for the award. The deadline for nominations is May 31, 2014. Please visit the Awards page of the PulpFest website for additional details. Thanks for your help.
| Pulp Crazy - Now online!
Under the Pyramids by H.P. Lovecraft with Harry Houdini - New!
Granddaughters of the Pulps
The Last Evolution by John W. Campbell
Wild American Pulp Artists
Solomon Kane by Robert E. Howard
Pulpfest 2011 – The Shadow on Radio
Richard B. Riddick, Modern Day Pulp Hero
| Pulp Den - Now online!
The Bronze Gazette #67 - New!
Cries of The Lost - New!
Rod Marsden Guest Blog - New!
The Harvey Hotel - New!
Dr. Thaddeus C. Harker
The Masked Rider Archives Volume 1
The Adventures of A Tennessean
Wordslingers: An Epitaph For The Western
| Pulp Flakes - Now online!
A new pulp blog on pulp magazines, authors and their stories, adventure and detective pulps.
Altus Press have just released a bunch of ebooks - New!
Altus Press' first release of James B. Hendryx's Black John books - New!
Pulp magazine statistics from a publisher - New!
Magazine recirculation - life after the newsstand
S.B.H. Hurst - Sailor, Traveller and Writer
Biblio-maniacal thoughts from Bohumil Hrabal's Too Loud a Solitude
Short story by Robert V. Carr - Business Letters of a Cowboy
Gordon MacCreagh - Trapped by a man-eater
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| | Ramble House - Now available!
TOWERS & TORTURES
A Double Dose of Dexter Dayle
Introduced by John Pelan
Dancing Tuatara Press #33
In wartime Britain the "Piccadilly Novels'' were eagerly sought after as sources of some of the most vital and interesting thrillers on the market. Published as cheap paperbacks, copies of any of these books are expensive and difficult to come by today. Among the finest practitioners of the science-fictional or supernatural thrillers was the writer who Iurked behind the house name of "Dexter DayIe.''
Join us in The Torture Machine and The Towers of Terror, two unparalleled examples of fantastic crime and conspiracy as Agent Y-33 and Inspector Clatworth battle the machinations of the Red Ghost and the Black Cowl! We feel that Dexter Dayle's work should be remembered right alongside that of his peers such as Gunnar Johnston, Arlton Eadie, Garnett Radcliffe, Anthony Rud and Ronald S.L. Harding!
Available Editions
$6 Ebook (EPUB or MOBI)
$20 Trade Paperback 6" x 9"
$35 Hardcover with Dustjacket 6" x 9"
$45 Hardcover with bookplate and dustjacket, signed by John Pelan
THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ANTLERED MAN
A "Grouser" Mystery by Edwy Searles Brooks
Introduced by John Pelan
Dancing Tuatara Press #34
Is the Antlered Man an avatar of a pagan god, perhaps Herne the Huntsman? Or does the Antlered Man conceal an all-too-human identity bent on mayhem? This is the challenge facing Chief Detective-Inspector William Beeke and Detective-Sergeant Eustace Cavendish when a corpse is discovered on a lonely country road outside the village of Long Marsley. Rumor is quick to spread that the death was caused by the ghost of Long Marsley: the Antlered Man. Inspector Beeke -- otherwise affectionately known as ''the Grouser'' on account of his far-too-Iong-held conviction that he is a terminally-ill man -- quickly scents more than ectoplasm in the air and begins to unravel the mystery. What's known for certain is that whenever the Antlered Man appears, death is sure to follow!
The Strange Case of the Antlered Man is perhaps the most sought-after work by the prolific British author Edwy Searles Brooks. The first edition of this terrific novel is now a scarce and desirable item; as with many of the British thrillers of the time, hundreds of copies were destroyed during the blitz. Dancing Tuatara Press is pleased to be able to rectify this situation by offering this handsome new edition of what is sure to become a classic in the genre.
Available Editions
$6 Ebook (EPUB or MOBI)
$20 Trade Paperback 6" x 9"
$35 Hardcover with Dustjacket 6" x 9"
$45 Hardcover with bookplate and dustjacket, signed by John Pelan
THE CLOUDBUILDERS and Other Marvels
The Best of Colin Kapp, Volume 1
Introduced by John Pelan
Classics of SF and Fantasy #10
Colin Kapp is mainly known for his SF novels of the 60s and 70s from THE DARK MIND to the Cageworld series. He always adhered to scientific principles and took them to extremes with his brilliant Unorthodox Engineers series, all of which are contained in this collection. In his introduction, John Pelan blazes the trail to more collections by Colin Kapp.
The stories are:
Colin Kapp – One Man New Wave © 2012 John Pelan
The Cloudbuilders, New Writings in SF #12, 1968
Ambassador to Verdammt, Analog, April 1968
The Railways on Cannis, New Worlds, 87 1959
The Subways of Tazoo, New Writings in SF #3 1964
The Pen and the Dark, New Writings in SF #8 1966
Getaway from Getawehi, New Writings in SF #16 1969
The Black Hole of Negrav, New Writings in SF #25 1975
Something in the City, Analog, November, 1984
Available Editions
$6 Ebook (EPUB or MOBI)
$20 Trade Paperback 6" x 9"
$35 Hardcover with Dustjacket 6" x 9" (not available until late March)
$45 Hardcover with bookplate and dustjacket, signed by John Pelan (not available until late March)
Books Almost Off the Press!
These titles are coming up soon.
TALES OF TORMENT AND TERROR #1
Selected by John Pelan, this book is essentially a sampler of the authors being resurrected by Dancing Tuatara Press from the pulps.
In his introduction John tells you all about each of the authors and then supplies one of their most representative and chilling stories
DEATH ROCKS THE CRADLE
Wayne Rogers wrote some of the most atrocious of the weird menace stories back in the pulps days and here is John Pelan's collection of his best -- and most violent.
WHEN THE BATMAN THIRSTS and Other Stories
Introduced and collection by John Pelan, these stories by Frederick C. Davis will haunt you for days after reading them.
A CORPSE WALKS IN BROOKLYN and Other Stories
One of John Pelan's most successful series is his "Day Keene in the Detective Pulps" series and this is the 5th installment.
Day Keene is known for his hard-biting novels but thanks to John Pelan, we now know him as a master of the short pulp story.
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| RED SONJA #5 - Coming in November!
Covers: Jenny Frison, Becky Cloonan, Stephanie Buscema
Writer: Gail Simone
Art: Walter Geovani
Red Sonja, still recovering from her near-death ordeal, leads a small band of rebels in a stealth war against the invading armada, while the supreme dealer of death Dark Annisia returns to wreak havoc on Sonja’s small band of allies! Blood, lust and vengeance surround Red Sonja as she faces her ultimate foe!
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On Sale November 13
RED SONJA #5 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131074 (Becky Cloonan cover).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131075 (Stephanie Buscema cover).
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| | | THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 14 TP - Arriving in comic shops August 28!
Chuck Dixon (Writer), Gary Kwapisz (Pencils), Ernie Chan (Inks), Doug Beekman (Cover), and others
“Give me a sword, I will give you a show.” Conan is sentenced to a Nemedian gladiator arena, where the barbarian gives the mob the blood they desire. But as his fame grows, so do his masters’ jealousies—they seek to accomplish with treachery what they cannot achieve with steel! Collects Marvel’s Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian #141–#150, never before collected and out of print for over a quarter century!
Trade Paperback, 7" x 10", B&W, 528 pages, $19.99, On sale August 27
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| Sequential Pulp To Publish
Edgar Rice Burroughs' JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN Graphic Novel
Sequential Pulp Comics is proud to announce a new graphic novel based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic novel, Jungle Tales of Tarzan.
The one hundred and forty four page graphic novel will be authorized by ERB, Inc. through Sequential Pulp’s distribution arrangement with Dark Horse Comics. The book will be designed as an anthology collecting the twelve loosely connected short stories written by Edgar Rice Burroughs chronicling the life of his most famous character, Tarzan of the Apes. All the events of the original work take place within chapter eleven of Tarzan of the Apes between Tarzan’s avenging of his ape foster mother’s death and his becoming the leader of his ape tribe. The original stories ran in Blue Book magazine from September 1916 through August 1917 prior to the book’s publication in 1919.
Writer Martin Powell will helm the graphic novel. Powell is well known for his work as the author of hundreds of science fiction, mystery, and horror stories. He has worked in the comic book industry since 1986, writing for Marvel, DC, Malibu, Caliber, Moonstone, and Disney, among others, and has been nominated for the coveted Eisner Award. He is also a respected and award winning author of children’s books, and frequently contributes prose for many short story anthologies. He resides in Saint Paul, MN.
Along with Powell, Sequential Pulp is bringing a veritable who’s who of exciting illustration talent. With an amazing cover and specialty art by Daren Bader to exciting story art by Pablo Marcos, Terry Beatty, Will Meugniot, Nik Poliwko, Antonio Romero Olmedo, Mark Wheatley, Diana Leto, Steven E. Gordon, Lowell Isaac, Tom Floyd and Jamie Chase. Each story has been matched up with an artist whose passion and love for Burroughs’ Tarzan and specifically for the story selected will go a long way towards making this one highly anticipated book in the Tarzan canon.
Each story will run twelve pages in length and the book will be in full color. Sequential Pulp is planning a standard trade paperback and a very limited signature deluxe signed edition.
Another page from Martin Powell's adaptation of
Edgar Rice Burrough's "The Nightmare" from JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN.
Art by Mark Wheatley.
From Sequential Pulp Comics/Dark Horse. 12 Tales 12 Artists!
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Artwork © Mark Wheatley
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| THE SHADOW #20 - Coming in November!
Writer: Chris Roberson
Artist: Giovanni Timpano
Covers: Alex Ross, Jason Shawn Alexander
The Shadow ventures beyond the Iron Curtain, deep into the heart of the Soviet Union, seeking clues to a mystery that reaches back into his own mysterious past, and which threatens to destroy the man he has become.
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale November 20
THE SHADOW #20 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131081 (Ross cover).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131082 (Bolson cover).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131083 (Calero cover).
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| The Shadow Fan's Podcast - Now online!
Let There Be... Light!
The Shadow Fan returns for his 45th episode! This week Barry takes a look at the three villains to bear the name The Light before jumping into reviews of Death's Bright Finger (May 15, 1942) and The Shadow # 16 (Dynamite Comics). There's also talk about Dynamite's November offerings and their newest series -- Noir, which will feature the return of The Black Sparrow.
If you love pulp's greatest crimefighter, then this is the podcast for you!
| THE SHADOW NOW #2 (OF 6) - Coming in November!
Writer: David Liss
Art: Colton Worley
Cover: Tim Bradstreet
The Shadow Network is in tatters, Lamont Cranston lies near death, and Shiwan Khan is on the rise, but it’s a mistake to count out the Shadow! From the ashes of his ruined life, Cranston begins to rebuild all he has lost. Meanwhile, Khan expands his own reach, and a major new player in the Shadow continuity is revealed. It’s the Shadow like you’ve never seen him before!
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale November 6
THE SHADOW NOW #2 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131086.
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131087 (Worley cover).
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| THE SHADOW/GREEN HORNET: DARK NIGHTS #5 (OF 5) - Coming in November!
Writer: Michael Uslan
Art: Keith Burns
Cover: Alex Ross, John Cassaday
It's the shocking and terrifying conclusion of “Dark Nights”, beginning with a deadly race against time as The Shadow and The Green Hornet chase Shiwan Khan through the actual steam tunnels that descend seven levels into underground New York City. It's an urban "Raiders of the Lost Ark" adventure with the life of President Roosevelt and the people of the City at stake!
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale November 13
THE SHADOW/GREEN HORNET: DARK NIGHTS #5 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131088 (Alex Ross cover).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131089 (John Cassaday cover).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131090 (Cute cover).
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| The Shadow - Under the Blue Light - Now online!
Death Ship - New!
Death's Bright Finger - New!
Alibi Trail - New!
Crime Caravan
A Quarter of Eight
The Strange Disappearance of Joe Cardona
Green Eyes
The Spy Ring
| SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE VAMPIRES OF LONDON HC - Coming in January!
Sylvain Cordurie (Writer), Laci (Art), Axel Gonzalbo (Color), and Jean-Sebastien Rossbach (Cover)
Sherlock Holmes died fighting Professor Moriarty in the Reichenbach Falls. At least, that's what the press claims. However, Holmes is alive and well and taking advantage of his presumed death to travel the globe. Unfortunately, Holmes's plans are thwarted when a plague of vampirism haunts Britain.
96 pages, $17.99, On sale January 29.
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE VAMPIRES OF LONDON is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP130075.
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| THE SPIDER #18 - Coming in November!
Cover: Colton Worley
Writer: David Liss
Artist: Ivan Rodriguez
FINAL ISSUE!
It’s the series finale, and Wentworth must take on the greatest threat to the New York: Wentworth Industries! With his back to the wall, his family business in criminal hands, and his allies gone, the Spider has never been more desperate – or more dangerous. This is the thrilling, exploding, guns-a-blazing series conclusion that will change the character forever!
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On Sale November 20
THE SPIDER #18 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131128.
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| Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips Volume 2 (1969-1971) - Coming November 27!
This second volume of a 4-book series collecting the entire run of the Tarzan newspaper strip by Russ Manning presents five complete daily storylines and five complete Sundays adventures. In the dailies from October 29, 1969 through March 31, 1971, Tarzan meets the Stone Pharaoh while his son, Korak, encounters the Gryf Worshippers. In the Sundays from May 18, 1969 through January 17, 1971, Tarzan embarks on a safari to Opar and we learn the backstory on how he met his wife and life partner Jane. The more than 600 daily and Sunday strips are reproduced from the Edgar Rice Burroughs file copies. Optional: In 1967 Manning was selected by the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate to take over the strip and bring it back to the original Burroughs vision. With assists by Bill Stout, Mike Royer, and Dave Stevens, Manning created a modern classic.
Hardcover: 296 pages
ISBN-10: 1613778201
ISBN-13: 978-1613778203
$49.99
TARZAN: THE COMPLETE RUSS MANNING NEWSPAPER STRIPS VOLUME 2
is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP130460.
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| TARZAN 100TH-ANNIVERSARY SIGNED COLD CAST BRONZE STATUE - Coming in November!
For a century, the mighty Lord of the Jungle has captured the hearts and imagination of people of all ages who love action and adventure. In this special Centennial Anniversary statue, internationally acclaimed artist Joe DeVito captures the rugged essence of Edgar Rice Burroughs' creation. Tarzan's perfectly coordinated form, sculpted by nature, radiates power and animal grace. His blade, as always, is ever ready to protect and defend his beloved realm and the animals from all who would harm it. Intertwined in the base, we see key characters from the same: Jane, the love of his life; Kerchak, his mortal enemy; D'Arnot, who introduced him to European civilization; and his noble jungle companions Tantor the elephant and the Golden Lion.
Strictly limited to 100 pieces and made of cold-cast bronze.
Tarzan stands 15" tall, including the base.
Scheduled to ship in November 2013.
SRP: $260
TARZAN: 100TH-Anniversay Signed Cold Cast Bronze Statue is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP132002.
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| TARZAN 100TH ANNIVERSARY SIGNED CAST BRONZE STATUE - Coming in November!
Like its cold-cast bronze cousin, the Tarzan Centennial Anniversary Museum Quality Cast Bronze Statue is an extremely-limited recreation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' legendary character. Sculpted by internationally renowned artist Joe DeVito, this statue stands 16" tall, including a solid granite base, and is made of cast bronze.
Limited to only 10 pieces, this is the ultimate Tarzan collectible.
Scheduled to ship in November 2013.
SRP: $5850
TARZAN: 100TH-Anniversay Signed Cast Bronze Statue is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP132003.
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| Tellers of Weird Tales - Now online!
Terence Hanley has created a blog in which he researches and writes about the contributors to Weird Tales magazine and its companion titles, Oriental Stories and The Magic Carpet Magazine.
Weird Fiction & Fantasy Magazines-Weird Tales Part 6 - New!
Weird Fiction & Fantasy Magazines-Weird Tales Part 5 - New!
Weird Fiction & Fantasy Magazines-Weird Tales Part 4
Weird Fiction & Fantasy Magazines-Weird Tales Part 3
Weird Fiction & Fantasy Magazines-Part 2
Weird Fiction & Fantasy Magazines-Part 1
Richard Matheson and Hell House
Robert A.W. Lowndes (1916-1998)-Part 4
Robert A.W. Lowndes (1916-1998)-Part 3
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New York has a new hero. In a contemporary setting, thieves knock over an art gallery, stealing famous and valuable paintings, and at the same time hit a museum displaying a necklace once belonging to Queen Bathsheba given to her by King Solomon, its value beyond price. From the chaos rises a new hero, His aides are Rocky, an ex heavyweight boxer with ham-like fist, and Korean Jae Lee, master of martial arts. Both can kill with their hands when necessary. Kay Shannon, a beautiful singer is brought into the group, whose weapon is her beauty. The Mind Master has the deadliest weapon of all, his mind. Wearing all black, except for a red scarf around his neck, with a fedora perched above his eyes he remains in the background as his agents seek the perpetrators.
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| TOM STRONG AND THE PLANET OF PERIL #2 (OF 6) - Arriving in comic shops August 28!
(Writer) Peter Hogan (Art/Cover) Chris Sprouse, Karl Story
Tom Strong and Val Var Garm have reached Terra Obscura, but the help they sought is still out of reach. New Lancaster has been devastated, and their investigation is met with resistance from a local mob of anti science-hero vigilantes.
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| TOM STRONG AND THE PLANET OF PERIL #5 (OF 6) - Coming in November!
Writer: Peter Hogan
Art/Cover: Chris Sprouse, Karl Story
After attending a service for a fallen comrade, Tom Strong and Val Var Garm return to their mission: find Tom Strange, and ask him for the elixir that will save Tesla’s life. But this time, they have to go a little farther than the Grand Canyon…
Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99, On sale November 27
TOM STRONG AND THE PLANET OF PERIL #5 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP130311.
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| | WARLORD OF MARS #34 Coming in November!
Written by Arvid Nelson, art by Wagner Reis, covers by Joe Jusko, Lucio Parrillo
John Carter is hunted, hounded and on the run from the brutal tyrant laying waste to the Red Planet. At last, Carter and his family discover the tyrant's true identity, but they're no closer to stopping his campaign of planet-wide slaughter. The tyrant kidnaps Carter's son, in a bid to lure Carter out into the open, only to discover Carthoris is a chip off the old block. Soon, very soon, the tables are turned.
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale November 20
WARLORD OF MARS #34 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131118.
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| | WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #33 Coming in November!
Written by Robert Place Napton, art by Carlos Rafael, covers by Jay Anacleto, Fabiano Neves
Recently, Dejah discovered she had an older brother she never knew existed. Bent by his harsh upbringing as a slave, Kajak Thoris is determined to destroy the family that he feels should have been rightfully his. Will Dejah have to spill her family's blood in order to save it?!
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale November 13
WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #33 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (Available August 28).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP131120.
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