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The Jailbird Flight
By Donald E. Keyhoe
Below the Rio Grande he had once been known as “The Killer.” Now Captain Bruce Kirby flew through hell skies, leader of the strangest squadron that ever dared face death from flaming Spandaus. Outcasts—all of them—branded with the convict’s arrow! No cowards came to the Jailbird drome—only those dishonored war eagles who chose a chance to die in action rather than rot behind prison bars. Hot tempers, liquor, and the madness of war had brought them low—but beneath it all they still were men! A former U.S. Marine pilot, author Donald E. Keyhoe was a prolific contributor to the pulp magazines, but he is perhaps best remembered for his UFO research in the Fifties and Sixties. In August of 1931, Keyhoe started three long-lived series in three different aviation magazines: Captain Philip Strange in Flying Aces; The Devil Dog Squadron in Sky Birds; and The Jailbird Flight in Battle Aces. This volume features the first seven Jailbird adventures published by Popular Publications in 1931 and ‘32: The Jailbird Flight, The Drome of Vanishing Men, The Masked Skull Squadron, The Jailbird Ace, Dead Man’s Drome, Claws of the Jailbird, and The Skeleton Ace.
$16.99 | 6″x9″ trade paperback | 318 pages|
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America’s enemies have assembled squadrons of flying furies, exploding skeletons, and invisible airplanes to turn the tide of the First World War. But when things get weird, we get Strange. Captain Philip Strange, that is—ace pilot and so-called “Brain-Devil” of G-2 Intelligence. His assignment? Journey from the back-alleys of Paris to the skies over Germany, taking down flying fortresses, cursed aerodromes, strafing skulls, and other wild weapons of mass destruction! This fourth volume of Philip Strange missions includes seven thrilling tales: Satan's Staffel, The Vanishing Staffel, Hoodoo Drome, The Skull Staffel, The Skeleton Barrage, Staffel of the Starved, and The Staffel Invisible.
$16.99 | 6″x9″ trade paperback | 394 pages
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| Airship 27 Productions
HARRY HOUDINI – PULP HERO
Now available!
Airship 27 Productions is thrilled to announce the released of its newest pulp anthology starring one of the most famous figures in American theatrical history; magician – escape artist supreme, the one and only Harry Houdini!
Houdini began his stage career as a card manipulator. As his popularity grew, he quickly became known as one of the most colorful stage magicians and escape artists of all time. Then the movies came knocking and the man people had only read about in the newspapers was suddenly starring on the silver screen captivating audiences with his daring serial exploits. Harry Houdini was no longer just a magician, he was a bonafide celebrity known around the world.
“I’ve been fascinated with this character since I first heard of him as a child,” says Airship 27 Productions Managing Editor Ron Fortier. “The more I learned it became clear that Houdini, during his own lifetime, evolved into one of the first true international superstars. Once he became a hero of the cinema, his fame and legend were permanently cemented in the hearts of his admirers everywhere. Wherever he appeared the states, he would attract crowds numbering in the thousands.”
In 1904 Houdini and his manager, Martin Beck, began a world tour starting in London and the adventures grew even more fantastic. “Although our stories are fictional,” continues Fortier, “we saw his globe-trotting escapes as the perfect backdrop for our writers to whip up fantastic, action packed tales.” From encounters with Bram Stoker and Arthur Conan Doyle, Houdini then battles an evil cult in the catacombs of Paris before heading to Berlin on the famous Nord Express where murder reared its ugly. These amazing tales are chronicled here by Jim Beard, James Palmer, Ian Watson and Roman Leary.
The cover is by Carl Yonder with gorgeous black and white illustrations by Pedro Cruz and all put together by our award winning Art Directo, Rob Davis. And so Airship 27 Productions is truly excited to present our readers with a brand new look at a truly extraordinary man who was indeed larger life, he was Harry Houdini, Pulp Hero!
Available now from Amazon.com.
Airship 27 Productions – Pulp Fiction For A New Generation!
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Altus Press is pleased to announce Series 2 of The Dime Detective Library. Created by Popular Publications, Dime Detective was one of the most important hard-boiled crime fiction pulps in the field, second only to Black Mask in its influence to the genre. Series 2 contains seven books, each containing the original pulp stories in order, along with the original illustrations, primarily by John Fleming Gould. The books are:
The Complete Cases of The Reckoner by Carroll John Daly
The Complete Cases of Keyhole Kerry, Volume 2 by Frederick C. Davis
The Complete Cases of Mr. Maddox, Volume 2 by T.T. Flynn
The Complete Cases of Jeffery Wren, Volume 1 by G.T. Fleming-Roberts
The Complete Cases of The Bleeder by Edith and Ejler Jackobson
The Complete Cases of Bail-Bond Dodd, Volume 1 by Norbert Davis
The Complete Cases of Secrets, Inc., Volume 1 by Frederick C. Davis
These deluxe editions contain high-quality, classic pulp stories, few of which have been reprinted before.
Available now, Series 2 of The Dime Detective Library is currently available in softcover and hardcover formats.
It is also available in a heavily-discounted series bundle.
All seven titles in hardcover: $209.65 SALE PRICE: $179.95
All seven titles in softcover: $134.65 SALE PRICE: $109.95
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| | Altus Press
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Millionaire Marty Day has lost it all. Destitute and desperate, his path crosses the mysterious RECKONER…. Written by hard-boiled legend Carroll John Daly (creator of Race Williams), Day battled the Reckoner through four stories published between 1933 and 34 in the pages of Dime Detective, the prestigious crime pulp second only to the legendary Black Mask in its impact on the genre.
The Complete Cases of The Reckoner by Carroll John Daly contains the following stories:
“The Curtain of Steel”
“Drawn in Blood”
“Blood on the Curtain”
“Answered in Blood”
286 pages, $19.95 softcover, $29.95 hardcover
SALE PRICE: $17.95 softcover
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| | Altus Press
Now available!
The series concludes here! Big-city residents on both sides of the law regard him with equal measures of fear and reticence. They know that whatever they’re doing, right or wrong, will sooner or later come to the attention of Guy “Keyhole” Kerry, a wise-cracking, hard-charging journalist who knows all and tells most of it. Kerry’s profession brings him into contact with all kinds of people, and the law of averages guarantees that some of them are better left alone. But Keyhole Kerry will risk anything for a scoop, even if it means becoming embroiled in murder mysteries and making himself a target.
This relatively brief series (eight late Thirties entries) was written for Dime Detective by Frederick C. Davis, a tireless pulp scribe who sold more yarns to the magazine—73 in all—than any other contributor save T.T. Flynn. With a half-dozen recurring characters in this one rough-paper periodical, Davis was one of the many talented contributors who made Dime Detective a prestigious crime pulp second only to the legendary Black Mask in its impact on the genre.
The Complete Cases of Keyhole Kerry, Volume 2 by Frederick C. Davis contains the following stories:
“Double Deadline”
“Burial Party”
“The Ghoul Hangs High”
“Poison on Her Lips”
284 pages, $19.95 softcover, $29.95 hardcover
SALE PRICE: $17.96 softcover
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| | Altus Press
Now available!
To habitués of the nation’s top racetracks he’s known as “The Bland Buddha of the Bangtail Circuit.” Less polite players of the ponies call him a tout or a bookie. There’s no doubt that Mr. Joe Maddox is a shrewd judge of horseflesh, but he’s also a shrewd judge of men. And that’s a critically important quality to possess, because Mr. Maddox repeatedly finds himself pitted against crooks and killers whose depredations are linked in some way to the racing game. Assisted by his sidekick Oscar, the heavyset handicapper has always managed to beat the odds, but sooner or later his luck is bound to change….
The work of prolific pulpster T.T. Flynn, 35 Mr. Maddox novelettes were published in the pages of Dime Detective between 1938 and 1950. Fast-moving and suffused with authentic racing atmosphere, they were among the most popular stories ever to appear in this prestigious crime pulp, second only to the legendary Black Mask in its impact on the genre.
The Complete Cases of Mr. Maddox, Volume 2 by T.T. Flynn contains the following stories:
“Kentucky Kickback”
“The Bookie and the Blonde”
“Blood on the Blue-Grass”
“Trot Out Your Murder”
274 pages, $19.95 softcover, $29.95 hardcover
SALE PRICE: $17.96 softcover
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| | Altus Press
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The most polished of author G.T. Fleming-Roberts’ magician detectives, Jeffery Wren battled crime in the pages of Dime Detective for seven adventures. Included in Volume 1 are the first three stories: “No Haunting Allowed,” “The Spirit Was Willing,” and “A Sleight Case of Murder,” along with a bonus Fleming-Roberts story from the pages of Dime Detective: “Dig a Grave for Me.”
Rounded out by an all-new introduction by Fleming-Roberts’ son, James, this marks the first time this series has been collected.
The Complete Cases of Jeffery Wren, Volume 1 by G.T. Fleming-Roberts contains the following stories:
“No Haunting Allowed”
“The Spirit Was Willing”
“A Sleight Case of Murder”
“Dig a Grave for Me”
218 pages, $19.95 softcover, $29.95 hardcover
SALE PRICE: $17.96 softcover
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| | Altus Press
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Nathanial Perry was a “thin-skinned orphan with the courage dead in him” at age 14. A victim of a “hit and run,” Perry was rescued by Police Officer Harry O’Connor, a “stubborn, gritty, sawed-off little Irishman.” Nat knew he was a “bleeder,” a hemophiliac—his blood would not clot and a little cut could kill him. O’Connor took the adolescent to the hospital, and provided him with three blood transfusions over four days. The officer reasoned that Nat Perry could never die because he now had cop’s blood in him. From that point on, Nat Perry dedicated his life to becoming a police officer—and he found both unflinching courage and a father.
Fifteen years later, at 29, “The Bleeder” finds himself on the trail of the Rag Doll Killer….
The Complete Cases of The Bleeder by Edith and Ejler Jackobson contains the following stories:
“The Rag-Doll Killer”
“Dead Man—Killer!”
“Funerals—C.O.D.”
“They Die on Schedule!”
“Secret Street”
“Coffin for a Bathing Beauty”
“Double Life of a Phoney”
145 pages, $14.95 softcover, $29.95 hardcover
SALE PRICE: $13.95 softcover
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| | Altus Press
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Bailbondsman William “Bail-Bond” Dodd was the first series character that hard-boiled genius Norbert Davis created for Harry Steeger’s best detective pulp. Running for eight installments, this unique series was one of the best Davis ever wrote for the pages of Dime Detective, the prestigious crime pulp second only to the legendaryBlack Mask in its impact on the genre.
As a bonus, this edition also includes the first story that Davis wrote for Dime Detective: “The Gin Monkey.”
The Complete Cases of Bail-Bond Dodd, Volume 1 by Norbert Davis contains the following stories:
“Murder Down Deep”
“Murder in the Red”
“This Will Kill You!”
“Come Up and Kill Me Some Time”
“The Gin Monkey”
229 pages, $19.95 softcover, $29.95 hardcover
SALE PRICE: $17.96 softcover
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| | Altus Press
Now available!
From 1933 to 1935, Frederick C. Davis chronicled the cases of Hollywood P.I. firm Secrets, Inc. Led by Clay “Oke” Oakley and assisted by Cherry Morris and Archibald Brixey, Secrets, Inc., investigated some of the weirdest and most ingenious crimes in the long history of Dime Detective Magazine—all centering around the film industry.
The Complete Cases of Secrets, Inc., Volume 1 by Frederick C. Davis contains the following stories:
“Blood on the Block”
“Skeleton Without Arms”
“The Silver Doom”
“Death Lights the Candle”
248 pages, $19.95 softcover, $29.95 hardcover
SALE PRICE: $17.96 softcover
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| Andy McDermott: THE REVELATION CODE (Wilde/Chase) - Now available in the UK!
2002 - Southern Iraq A CIA covert operation in the desert uncovers ancient ruins concealing a humanoid statue, with six wings and the face of a lion. Team member Ezekiel Cross is convinced that it represents one of four angels prophesied in the Book of Revelation, and when the agents are attacked by Iraqi forces, leaving Cross the only survivor, he steals it to begin his own mission from God ...Present Day - New York Depressed following the death of a friend, Nina Wilde has been focusing her energies on her pregnancy, rather than the archaeological discoveries for which she is renowned. But adventure still finds her - when she's kidnapped by religious cultists intending to force her to locate the remaining angels! Held prisoner in a strange village, Nina engages in a battle of wits against her captors, knowing her only hope of rescue is for her husband Eddie Chase to find the other statues first. But with a ruthless maniac determined to fulfil Revelation's prophecy, time is running out. Only by keeping the angels out of the cultists' hands can Nina and Eddie prevent the coming apocalypse ...but what price will they have to pay?
Hardcover: 496 pages
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.8 x 9.2 inches
Hardcover: £13.59
Paperback: £14.99
|  | Andy McDermott: THE REVELATION CODE (Wilde/Chase) - Coming in April!
In the heart of Iraq, on the eve of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a CIA special forces unit met with Arab rebels near long-hidden ancient ruins, a place from which the Americans were direly warned to stay away. But team member Ezekiel Cross didn’t listen and made an astounding discovery—one worth killing for.
Now Cross is a ruthless cult leader on an ominous mission. Convinced that he’s unlocked the secrets of the Bible’s Book of Revelation, he’s determined to gather four stone angels that will trigger God’s promised End of Days. And he’s not alone. A former U.S. president, with a vision of all-out religious warfare, plays a role in the dark plot. But while Cross may have the clues to tracking down the remaining angels, he hasn’t been able to match them to real-world locations. For that he has coerced famed archaeologist Nina Wilde into assisting him, using her husband, ex–special forces soldier Eddie Chase, as collateral.
With Eddie held hostage, Nina is forced to recover relics of untold power from Rome to Israel. She must find a way to halt Cross’s mad quest, because the last piece of the puzzle is at hand—and with it comes the most terrifying revelation of all.
Series: Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase (Book 11)
Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: Dell
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.1 x 7.5 inches
SRP: $9.99
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| | Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
Now available from online retailers and Sanctum Books!
Arriving in comic shops December 9!
THE SHADOW Volume 102: "King of the Black Market" & "Crime Caravan" The Shadow crisscrosses the country battling thieving black marketeers in two wartime thrillers by Walter B. Gibson. First, The enigmatic "King of the Black Market" endangers the future of our nation at the time of its greatest peril. Then, coast-to-coast car hijackings sabotage the war effort until The Shadow shuts down the subversive "Crime Caravan." BONUS: an Orson Welles Shadow classic from the Golden Age of Radio! This instant collector's item showcases the classic color pulp covers by Modest Stein and the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban, with original commentary by popular culture historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-196-7 Softcover, 7x10, 112 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
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)
| | Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
At the printer and coming later this month to online retailers!
DOC SAVAGE #86: "The Sea Angel" & "The Devil is Jones"
EXPANDED MANUSCRIPT EDITION The pulp era's legendary superman returns in two action-packed thrillers by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, just as evidence of their evil deeds materializes, unscrupulous Wall Street financiers disappear, victims of a vengeful monster called "The Sea Angel," in an expanded novel with never-before-published prose from Lester Dent's original manuscript.Then, an urgent plea from a powerful politician lures Doc Savage to Kansas City to unmask the diabolical Mr. Jones. This instant collector's item reprints the classic color pulp covers by Robert G. Harris and Charles J. Ravel and the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban, with historical commentary by Will Murray who recalls "Lester Dent's Airviews, Inc." (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-194-3 Softcover, 7x10, 112 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
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)
| | Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
At the printer and coming later this month to online retailers!
DOC SAVAGE #86: "The Sea Angel" & "The Devil is Jones"
JAMES BAMA VARIANT The pulp era's legendary superman returns in two action-packed thrillers by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, just as evidence of their evil deeds materializes, unscrupulous Wall Street financiers disappear, victims of a vengeful monster called "The Sea Angel," in an expanded novel with never-before-published prose from Lester Dent's original manuscript.Then, an urgent plea from a powerful politician lures Doc Savage to Kansas City to unmask the diabolical Mr. Jones. This instant collector's item leads off with a knockout painting by James Bama, and also reprints the classic color pulp covers by Robert G. Harris and Charles J. Ravel and the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban, with historical commentary by Will Murray who recalls "Lester Dent's Airviews, Inc." (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-195-0 Softcover, 7x10, 112 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
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)
| Art's Reviews Podcasts! - Now online!
Nothing new this week.
Past episodes:
Dafydd Neal Dyar discusses the new "Dare Devlin" Series
Will Murray on " Doc Savage: The Secret of Satan's Spine"
Diana Rubino
The Superhero Universes of Jeff Deischer
Pulpfest: The Development of Lovecraft's Mythos
Gary Lovisi and his Jon Kirk Series: Swords, Sorcery, and Space!
R. A. Jones and Jeff Deischer discuss the new book "The Twilight War"
Farmercon X: The Weird Tales of Philip Jose Farmer
Pulpfest: Author reading by John Hegenberger
| Beb Books - Now available!
Science Fiction existed long before John W. Campbell and Astounding Science Fiction.
Join Beb Books in an exploration of SF "Before the Golden Age!"
The Radium Pool and other stories by Ed Earl Repp
Ed Earl Repp was a prolific author of western stories during the 1930s but he cut his teeth with science fiction beginning with the novella-length “The Radium Pool” An old prospector tells of finding a strange pool of liquid radium that make the old young again, aliens stealing that radium and the long lost love of his partner. Action and adventure abound as the prospector, his partner try to escape from the cruel monsters from Jupiter. Also in this volume is “The Red Dimension” where a scientist trying to pierce the wall between worlds, “The Body Pirate”wherein a doctor plots a whole-body transplant and finally “The Beasts of Ban-du-lu, wherein big game hunts on Venus become the hunted. $6.00 (plus postage in print, $1.99 as an ebook.
The Tower of Evil and other stories by Arthur Leo Zagat and NatSchachner.
These two men each had long and successful careers as pulp writers but they started as collaborators for a string of short stories and one novel before going their separate ways. This collection features their first four stories, being with “In 20,000 A.D.,” a story of a fault in time that allows travel into the far future. A world genetic monsters rules by a giant malevolent brain. “Back to 20,000 A.D.,” It’s sequel sees scientists from our age try to help take down psychically power brain. Rounding out the collection is “The Menace from Andromeda,” a fascinating story of a galaxy where entire planets are alive and how one to escape death by taking over earth. “The Tower of Evil, Zagat and Schachner’s first story, tells of an explorer who finds a remote building in Tibet were the ancestor of the Old Man of the Mountain intends to take over the world with a collection of scientific inventions. $6.00 (plus postage in print, $1.99 as an ebook.
And don’t forget our other recent releases:
The Voyage of the Asteroid
First up is"The Voyage of the Asteroid" by Laurence Manning. Written in 1932.
Three adventurers travel by rocket to fog covered Venus, get lost in the heavy fogs and battle against prehistoric monsters and primitive lizard men in a desperate struggle to find their way back home. $6.00 (plus postage in print, $1.99 as an ebook.
The Four-Dimensional World of Bob Olsen
Next is "The Four-Dimensional World of Bob Olsen," five stories written between 1927 and 1932 explaining and exploring the wonderful things that could be achieve with access to the fourth dimension. Stories include "The Four Dimensional Roller-Press", "Four-Dimensional Surgery", "Four Dimension Robbery", "Four Dimension Transit" and "The Man Who Annexed the Moon." $6.00 (plus postage in print, $1.99 as an ebook.
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| Black Coat Press
Now available!
THE VOYAGES OF LORD SEATON TO THE SEVEN PLANETS
by Marie-Anne de Roumier-Robert
adapted by Brian Stableford
We finally departed on Zachiel's wings. As we rose into the air, our Earth gradually shrank, soon appearing to our eyes as a dot similar to a comet...
The Voyages of Lord Seaton to the Seven Planets (1766) is an interplanetary romance in the tradition of Cyrano de Bergerac's History of the States and Empires of the Moon. In it, the eponymous hero and his sister Monime travel to the seven planets of the Solar System on the wings of the genie Zachiel. They discover that the inhabitants of each world represent a human character trait -- Selenites are capricious, Martians bellicose, Venusians lovers, etc. Eventually, they return to Earth where Monime inherits the throne of Georgia.
Also included in this volume is another high fantasy tale, The Water Sprites (1768) a colorful and extravagant if eccentric classic of fantastic fiction, which has closer affiliations with modern fantasy than most contemporary works in a similar vein.
US $32.95 / GBP £22.99
6x9 trade paperback, 520 pages
THE NEW MOON
Four French fantastic voyages by Anonymous, Henri Delmotte, Alexis-Jean Le Bret & Edmé Rousseau
adapted by Brian Stableford
The New Moon (1770) follows in the footsteps of Cyrano de Bergerac's History of the States and Empires of the Moon, describing the epic journey of a lunar native, which takes him on a tour of the nations of the Moon, ending on the island of Eutoquia, the fictional equivalent of Utopia.
A Journey from the Arctic Pole to the Antarctic Pole via the Center of the Earth (1721) describes a extravagant journey from one pole of the Earth to the other via its center.
A Voyage to Paraguay-Roux (1835) is a parody of scientific reportage which includes the description of fanciful island civilizations in a style not unlike that of Lewis Carroll.
The Aerial Journey (1859) is the dream-like narrative of a visit to the various major and minor planets of the Solar System, including strange "imaginary" planets more bizarre and complex than any other work of interplanetary fiction.
US $22.95 / GBP £14.99
5x8 trade paperback, 288 pages
Carte Blanche! The complete freedom to act without restrictions! When heroes let their passions or thirst for justice go unchecked, and villains go wild, spreading chaos and destruction!
Doctor Ardan meet the People of the Pole! Doctor Omega teams up with Ki-Gor to find the secret of the Yeti! Maigret, Father Brown and Dr. Watson face a terrifying supernatural threat! Felifax ends up on Dr. Moreau's island. Sâr Dubnotal and the Werewolf of Paris fight the vampires! Arsene Lupin duels with Raffles! Captain Vampire defies the Reds! Rouletabille is trapped on the Mysterious Island! Spiridon investigates a vampire murder in Paris! The Phantom of the Opera finds death in Persia! Sherlock Holmes meets Lecoq and Mephista Leonox!
In this twelfth volume of Tales of the Shadowmen, the only anthology dedicated to international heroes and villains of pulp literature, writers from Canada, England, France and the United States, pay homage to those great champions and master criminals who enchanted our adolescence.
Contents:
Jason Scott Aiken: Ardan at the Pole starring Doc Ardan, The People of the Pole
Matthew Baugh: The Lament of the Duke and the King starring Doctor Omega
Adam Mudman Bezecny: The Revelation of the Yeti starring Doctor Omega, Nora, Ki-Gor
Nicholas Boving: The Evil Among Us starring Dr. Watson, Maigret, Father Brown
Nathan Cabaniss: House of El Hombre Loco starring Count Waldemar Daninsky, Dr. Génessier
Christophe Colin : Of Beasts and Men starring Felifax, Dr. Moreau
Matthew Dennion: Turning Point starring Sâr Dubnotal, Werewolf of Paris
Peter Gabbani: A Bond between Gentlemen starring Arsène Lupin, Raffles
Brian Gallagher: The Stake and the Sickle starring Captain Vampire, Von Bork
Martin Gately: Rouletabille on Mysterious Island starring Rouletabille
Travis Hiltz: The Case of the Curious Cadaver starring Spiridon, Van Helsing, Doctor Omega
Rick Lai: The Tomb of the Veiled Prophet starring The Phantom of the Opera,
Nigel Malcolm: The Adventure of the Orcival Rain starring Lecoq, Sherlock Holmes, Gourroull
Jean-Marc Mouiller: Behind the Mask of the Ripper starring Sherlock Holmes, Harry Dickson
Christofer Nigro: Justice and the Beast starring Judex, Doctor Cornelius, Professor Tornada
Pierrick Rival: The Inn of the First Voyage starring Long John Silver, Surcouf
Frank Schildiner: Ancient Space Lizards and Other Visitors starring Jean Kariven, Gussie Fink-Nottle
Sam Shook: The Eldritch Stones starring Sar Dubnotal, Chandu, El Borak
Michel Stéphan: The Submarine "Le Rouge" starring William Boltyn, Dr. Moreau
Artikel Unbekannt : Leonox Meets Mephista starring Mephista, Leonox
David L. Vineyard: The White Star of Atlantis starring Arsène Lupin, Terence O'Rourke
Jared Welch: The Piano Maidens starring Eugenie Danglars, The Black Coats
US $22.95 / GBP £14.99
6x9 trade paperback, 304 pages | 
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| | | Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press
This wildly melodramatic thriller, originally published in the August 1933 issue of Dime Mystery Magazine, provided the template for countless pulp-hero novels published during the Thirties. Depression-era readers craved outlandish menaces to take their minds off their troubles, and The Purple Eye was at the top of the list.
The Eye, maniacal criminal mastermind and leader of the ancient death cult known as the Brotherhood of Baktuun, terrorizes New York City with a series of high-profile murders accomplished by mysterious means. Seven million souls are at his mercy as his outrages mount in dizzying succession. The police, constrained by legal niceties and endless red tape, seem powerless to thwart his mad schemes. Enter Wayne Saxon, millionaire sportsman and world traveler, who devotes his life to running the Eye to earth. He works within the law when possible, but without it when necessary. Will he succeed? There’s a thrill on every page of this baffling mystery.
Shawn Danowski’s introduction, “The Pulp That Murder Built,” provides a history of Dime Mystery in its early, pre-weird menace phase.
Classic Pulp Reprints #6
Cover Art by H. L. Parkhurst
Introduction by Shawn Danowski
252 pages, 6x9, trade paperback
Price: $19.95
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| | Bold Venture Press
December releases are now available!
They trailed Phil Banniton at sunset.... They trailed him at sunset through the streets of Dodge City, through the gambling dens and flashy dance halls....
They trailed him through the cattle country to Shantyville and Sirloin City—waiting in ambush with guns primed along the lonely mountain passes....
They trailed him the long way to Texas .... down every stretch of the Old Chisolm Trail—
But still he spurred steadily south, a young giant of a man, heedless of the enemy at hand—his single-minded purpose, a final showdown with the enemy that lay waiting ahead—at the Diamond W ranch!
The Circle Box ranch owner decided to purchase his competitor, the Diamond W ranch—or destroy it! He didn’t bargain on Phil Banniton's loyalty or rage.
Johnston McCulley, renowned creator of Zorro, delivers a fast-paced tale of Old West justice. Originally presented in West magazine, September 1942
186 pages, 5.5" x 8.5", $9.95
Amazon.com CreateSpace Kindle
World War II, hardboiled cops, and a band of amateur ghost-hunters! It's all here in Awesome Tales #2 !
Awesome Tales returns with a new spine-tingler by R. Allen Leider -- "Der Feurher Mabuse," documents a heretofore unchronicled exploit of Dr. Mabuse, the legendary super-criminal from novels and silent films! As World War II rages onward, the Nazi hierarchy begins questioning Hitler's judgment. Is the mind of Dr. Mabuse pulling the nefarious strings?
"The Last Redhead" (by John L. French) is a voluptuous foray into hardboiled fiction. Like Mabuse, this dishy dame is pulling the strings on a hitman, but she's using her luscious body as bait and payment! In "Cruelty" by C.J. Henderson, you'll follow a supernatural detective into a museum housing artifacts that draw the appreciation of an ancient evil.
Adding a touch of supernatural (and levity) to the festivities, KT Pinto's "Something Fishy This Way Comes" continues the exploits of amateur ghost-hunters. An abandoned fish cannery-turned-whorehouse-turned-blight becomes the backdrop and main set-piece for a hokey "ghost tour" -- until the ghosts decide to add some authenticity to the proceedings!
New illustrations by Ed Coutts. Cover design by Rich Harvey.
50 pages, $6.00
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Overlooked Films: MODESTY BLAISE TV Pilot (1982) - New!
Zane Grey Theater: DESERT GOLD (1926) - New!
FFB Rerun: MURDER WEARS A HALO by John Evans/Howard Browne
SHADOW COMICS 58, 59 & 60 (1946)
Comic Gallery: CRIME DOES NOT PAY (1945)
Moments in Paperback History: LanceCon '86 (Part 1)
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Fifteen strips currently available on the Burroughs comics website:
"Tarzan of the Apes" by Roy Thomas and Pablo Marcos, adapting the original Tarzan novels.
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John Carter: Warlord of Mars by Roy Thomas and Rodolfo Pérez Garcia.
"Korak the Killer" by Ron Marz and Rick Leonardi.
"Carson of Venus" by Martin Powell and Tom Floyd.
"The Eternal Savage" by Martin Powell and Steven E. Gordon.
"The War Chief" by Martin Powell and Nik Poliwko.
"The Cave Girl" by Martin Powell and Diana Leto.
"Pellucidar" by Chuck Dixon and Gary Kwapsiz.
"The Land That Time Forgot" by Martin Powell and Pablo Marcos.
"The Mucker" by Ron Marz and Lee Moder
"The Monster Men" by Tom Simmons, Erik Roman, L Jamal Walton, and Cristian Docolomansky
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Written in 1941 but not published until 1967 - and just the second historical novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs - this is a stark tale of madness as told by a slave of the decidedly insane (consensus opinion) Roman emperor Caligula. It promises to be a very different online adventure strip.
Adaptation by Tom Simmons
Art by H.P. Lovecraft Award winner Mike Dubisch
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November 2015
The only Christmas themed Holmes story, "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," as it appeared in the January, 1892 number of The Strand Magazine, is presented and includes an introduction by Dan Neyer and all the Sydney Paget illustrations.
Also, the penultimate Harvard Illustrated story by George Allan England, "Bench Carvings at Harvard," which we strongly believe to be England's first attempt at science fiction.
October 2015
Just in time for Halloween, we are pleased to present "In Amundsen's Tent" by John Martin Leahy, a classic horror story from the pages of Weird Tales. We've also discovered some interesting connections between this story and Leahy's other work, which you will find documented in an Afterword to the story.
Also, in a continuation of our reprinting of the Harvard work of George Allan England we present "Sciurus Carolinensis, Esq." and article about the squirrels that, in England's day, inhabited the Harvard Yard and environs.
September 2015
Another story from the Harvard years of George Allan England, "The Divided Letter," a romance that originally appeared in the October, 1902 issue of The Harvard Illustrated Magazine.
Also, The first Sherlock Holmes short story (and the only appearance of Irene Adler) from the July, 1891 issue of The Strand, "A Scandal in Bohemia," including all the Sidney Paget illustrations and an introduction by Dan Neyer.
August 2015
A romantic adventure set in Morocco by A. J. Dawson, The Powder Play, as it appeared in the January, 1898 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (UK).
Our presentation also includes the Warwick Goble illustrations, an introduction by Bob Gay and, as a part of the intro, a reprinting of an article that appeared in the
January, 1901 issue of The Bookman that includes additional biographical information about Dawson not found in the usual sources.
And...
Continuing our reprinting of the Harvard work of George Allan England, we present “Two-Fifty An Hour - A Tragedy in One Act” that originally appeared in the February, 1902 issue of The Harvard Illustrated Magazine.
July 2015
In Writings
Expanding our selection of stories by Baroness Orczy, this month we introduce The Baroness Orczy Collection, which includes a biography of the Baroness and links to her stories all in one place.
And, to kick off our new addition, we have reprinted the Baroness's third published story, The Traitor --a story which seems to have never been reprinted and has nothing to do with the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Lastly, in our continuing reprinting of George Allan England, we have put together another selection from his Harvard years, Illustrations: 3 Short Works that were originally written while he was a student and, like with the Orczy story, have never been reprinted.
June 2015
In Writings
The first, and chronologically the last, Mowgli story, "In the Rukh" by Rudyard Kipling as it appeared in the June, 1896 issue of McClure's Magazine with illustrations by W. A. C. Page and dual introductions by Bob Gay and Dan Neyer.
May 2015
In Writings
Two new items for your reading pleasure:
The Output of Authors - Nineteen famous authors discuss (often with tongue in cheek) their working habits and writing speed in an article from the April, 1897 issue of Pearson's Magazine (UK).
The Downfall of Reginald Pym by George Allan England - Another story written while he was a student at Harvard that originally appeared in the October, 1901 issue of The Harvard Illustrated Magazine.
April 2015
Continuing our reprinting of the works of George Allan England, we present "The Battle of Woolly Field," England's second professional sale that is based on a Civil War incident.
March 2015
In Writings
We've added a new section to our Writings section: The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection. Here, you will find all our reprintings of Doyle's works (with more to come), along with an added tidbit or two.
But, as they say in infomercials, there's more!
We've also added a suspense story by Doyle "The Brazilian Cat", a pastiche of Sherlock Holmes, "The Adventure of the Two Collaborators" that includes an introduction describing the background of the how the story came about, and an article/interview from the August, 1892 issue of THE STRAND MAGAZINE, "A Day with Dr. Conan Doyle": a bit of insight into Doyle's life including all the original photographs that appeared with the article.
February 2015
In Writings
Continuing our look at England's life and work, we present George Allan England: the Harvard Years by Bob Gay, an in-depth look at England's years as a student at Harvard, including a bibliography of his work for The Harvard Illustrated Magazine, links to stories England wrote while a student and an overview of his first published book, Underneath the Bough.
January 2015
In Writings
The 6th, and final tale of The Chronicles of Don Q., "How Don Q. Played a Three-Cornered Game" presented as it appeared in the December, 1903 issue of Pearson's Magazine, including the Stanley Wood illustrations.
An introduction by Dan Neyer and the translation of all foreign words and phrases are included as an added bonus.
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 month s, we will also be offering ebooks: on the site (in PDF) and at Amazon and B&N in their proprietary formats.
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The Girasol Pulp Replicas project is complete.
No NEW Replicas will be added to the catalogue.
We will, for an as yet undetermined period, be keeping the existing catalogue available.
However, we may begin retiring the less-active Replicas at any time, so don't delay if there are any you're interested in!
Contact us before ordering large quantities to confirm availability.
All of the remaining issues shown below are available now.
We'd like to thank everybody that has supported the project over the years, and we hope that the Replicas continue to provide reading and research enjoyment for years to come.
We do not anticipate taking on any other pulp reprint projects at this time and our Pulp Cover Gallery project is our only active item at present.
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Other than Replicas, please confirm availability first before ordering items such as pulp magazines or other books.
Paypal payments can be made to our regular info@girasolcollectables.com email address.
As always, these reprints are exact copies including the illustrations, ads, and back-up stories and have been printed on off-white paper, staple-bound and finished off with a high quality reproduction of the original cover.
The only thing missing is the smell (alas) and the flaking newsprint.
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#41 The Day of the Damned (Sept-Oct 1938)
#42 The Dawn that Shook the World (Nov-Dec 1938)
#43 When Hell Came to America (Jan-Feb 1939)
#44 Invasion from the Sky (March-April 1939)
#45 Winged Hordes of the Yellow Vulture (May-June 1939)
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#4 City of Flaming Shadows (January 1934)
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#16 The City Destroyer (January 1935)
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#42 Satan's Workshop (March 1937)
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#44 The Devil's Pawnbroker (May 1937)
#45 Voyage of the Coffin Ship (June 1937)
#46 The Man Who Ruled in Hell (July 1937)
#47 Slaves of the Black Monarch (August 1937)
#48 Machine Guns Over the White House (Sept 1937)
#49 The City That Dared Not Eat (October 1937)
#50 Master of the Flaming Horde (November 1937)
#51 Satan's Switchboard (December 1937)
#52 Legion of the Accursed Light (January 1938)
#53 The City of Lost Men (February 1938)
#54 The Grey Horde Creeps (March 1938)
#55 City of Whispering Death (April 1938)
#56 When Thousands Slept in Hell (May 1938)
#57 Satan's Shackles (June 1938)
#58 The Emperor from Hell (July 1938)
#59 The Devil's Candlesticks (August 1938)
#60 The City That Paid to Die (September 1938)
#61 The Spider at Bay (October 1938)
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#63 The Withering Death (December 1938)
#64 Claws of the Golden Dragon (January 1939)
#65 The Song of Death (February 1939)
#66 The Silver Death Rain (March 1939)
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#109 Army of the Damned (October 1942)
#110 Zara, Master of Murder (November 1942)
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Girasol has launched a new series of deluxe hardcover editions which feature full sets of top quality cover scans of various pulp titles.
These numbered Limited Edition volumes of 300 copies each are designed to present the cover art in all its glory.
The interior pages are 8.5"x11", full color throughout, 130+ pages.
Each book in the series has a mix of full page scans, size as to the original pulps, as well as some 4 per page and 6 per page.
The exterior is made from bonded leather, with a small color cover inset on the front of an issue-of-interest from the interior.
There is a brief introduction about the cover art and artists, as well as a title checklist with issue number, date, and cover artist if known.
Pulp Cover Gallery Volume 1 – WEIRD TALES - $130
Pulp Cover Gallery Volume 2 – THRILING WONDER STORIES / STARTLING STORIES / CAPTAIN FUTURE - $130
Pulp Cover Gallery 3 – DIME MYSTERY MAGAZINE / 15 MYSTERY STORIES / TERROR TALES - $130
– FANTASTIC ADVENTURES / PLANET STORIES - $130
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| The Golden Age - Now online!
Maxfield Parrish from Scribner's Magazine December / 1898 - New!
The Century Magazine highlights from the October/1904 - New!
James Montgomery Flagg - New!
N. C. Wyeth from Scribner's Magazine August/1904 - New!
J. C. Lyendecker from Scribner's Magazine 1905
Berni Wrightson ~ The Edgar Allan Poe Portfolio
Murphy Anderson & Carmine Infantino ~ Mystery in Space #75 ~ May/1962
Murphy Anderson ~ Star Pirate from Planet Comics #37 ~ July/1947
| THE GOLDEN AGE: MASTERWORKS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF ILLUSTRATION VOLUME 3 HC - Now available!
This book presents a glorious survey of over 220 full-page, full-color masterworks from the Golden Age of Illustration, 1880-1960. As before, every iconic image is photographed directly from the original artwork, and virtually every major illustrator from the period is represented. Produced and edited by the publisher of Illustration Magazine, this book is a collection that no fan of classic illustration art will want to miss.
Hardcover, 9x12, 224 pages, Full Color, $44.95
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| Gotham Pulp Collectors Club
3rd Saturday of every month
Gotham Pulp Collectors Club is a club for pulp collectors to meet in the NYC/Metro area.
It meets the 3rd Saturday of every month.
Check the website at the link below for exact time and place information.
Name: Gotham Pulp Collectors Club
Time: 1-5 PM
Place: Muhlenberg Library on West 23rd Street.
Contact: Mark Halegua at msh@pulps1st.com
Gotham Pulp Collectors Club
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| | Haffner Press
A massive fix of liquor-fueled murder, smoke-clouded mystery, and hard-hitting revenge from the author of The Screaming Mimi and The Fabulous Clipjoint. This archival-quality hardcover assembles 38 incredibly rare stories from 1938-1942, with the original Pulp artwork from such magazines as Thrilling Detective, Masked Detective, Detective Fiction Weekly, and more. This is the book Fredric Brown fans have been waiting for!
Introduction by Jack Seabrook
ISBN: 9781893887787
744 pages
Over 100 illustrations
39 pulp magazine stories: • Detective • Mystery • Horror • Western
100-pg appendix with the "V.O.N. Munchdriller" & "William Z. Williams" comedies
Decorated endpapers
Smythe-sewn binding
Full cloth-covered binding boards
Preorder price: $40
On publication: $45
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| Before his marriage to (and subsequent collaborations with) Catherine L. Moore, Henry Kuttner was a frequent contributor to the pulp magazines that specialized in the weird, supernatural, horror, and science fiction genre. Beginning in 1936, with the minor classic “The Graveyard Rats,” Kuttner launched a steady stream of short stories aimed at Weird Tales, Strange Stories, Thrilling Mystery, and others.
Writing for Weird Tales brought Kuttner into direct correspondence with that magazine’s premier contributor. H. P. Lovecraft. Kuttner set several stories in Lovecraft’s “Cthulhu Mythos” and two are presented in THE WATCHER AT THE DOOR: “Hydra” and “The Hunt.”
At this point in his still-young career, Kuttner had cracked the science fiction market and was steadily publishing in Thrilling Wonder Stories, Fantastic Adventures, Science Fiction, and made his first sale to the new prestigious fantasy magazine, UNKNOWN.
In the course of writing the stories collected in this volume, Kuttner married Catherine Lucille Moore on June 7, 1940 (in New York with artist Virgil Finlay as Best Man).
THE WATCHER AT THE DOOR is the second volume in a three-volume “Early Kuttner” set collecting many of Kuttner’s earliest stories, most of which have never been reprinted.
For those of you that missed on getting a copy of Volume One:
For a limited time, Haffner Press is offering the out-of-print TERROR IN THE HOUSE as a combo with preorders of THE WATCHER AT THE DOOR.
Take advantage of this great offer at the link below.
You can also pre-order THE WATCHER AT THE DOOR along with THE COMPLETE IVY FROST and THE MICHAEL GRAY MYSTERIES for #125 and receive a Bonus Chapbook and free shipping. Take advantage of this offer at the Haffner Press Homepage at the link below.
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| Haffner Press
The Complete Ivy Frost
by Donald Wandrei
Cover Art by Raymond Swanland
Now available for pre-order!
It may come as a surprise to some that Donald Wandrei wrote more mysteries than all his horror, fantasy, and science fiction tales combined. This volume collects all eighteen adventures of Wandrei’s ratiocinative detective I.V. Frost, who is ably assisted by his beautiful and tough female assistant, Jean Moray. A scientist and inventor, Frost has his own approach to solving mysteries. Rather than following the usual hard-drinking, trench-coated style of many of his contemporaries, Frost’s strategy was to mix the logic of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes with the technology of Lester Dent’s Doc Savage. In 2000, D.H. Olson edited a volume published by Fedogan and Bremer collecting the first eight of Frost’s adventures. A second volume of the remaining 10 tales was promised but never materialized.
Hardcover
$40
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Edited by Stephen Haffner Introduction by Ed Gorman Cover Art by Lawrence Noble
A massive omnibus of four novels from the late 1950s all featuring the amateur sleuthing of San Francisco psychoanalyst Michael Gray.
The Murder of Eleanor Pope —Psychoanalyst Michael Gray leads police to a three-time killer!
The Murder of Ann Avery —Psychoanalyst solves brutal slaying!
Murder of a Mistress —Psychoanalyst Michael Gray solves the killing of a girl who knew too much about too many men who had too damned much to lose.
Murder of a Wife —Marked for Murder! No one believed her—not even the police!
Hardcover
$40
Haffner Press Status Update:
Nearly everything is in hand to bring this 4-novel omnibus to you.
Once we have Fredric Brown's MURDER DRAWS A CROWD under our belt and out in the wild, this is the next title to go to press.
NOTE: this title is part of a 3-book combo of Horror & Detective titles that features an exclusive chapbook. See the Haffner Press homepage for details.
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| | Hard Case Crime
Coming soon!
Coming in January!
CUT ME IN
Ed McBain
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
WHEN A MAN’S PARTNER IS KILLED
HE’S SUPPOSED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
Maybe no one liked Del Gilbert a whole lot, not the men he ruthlessly did business with, not the women who discovered they weren’t his only lover, not even his partner in the Gilbert and Blake literary agency—me. But when I found him shot to death on the floor of his office, I had no choice. I had to track down the person responsible. And not just to lay Del to rest, either. Next to his body, the office safe was wide open, and a contract worth millions was missing...
From the pen of MWA Grand Master Ed McBain comes this unforgettable story of warring agents and Hollywood dealmaking, murder and scandal—and passions igniting in the dark of night.
- First publication in nearly 60 years!
- Features a brand new cover painting by legendary illustrator Robert McGinnis
- Also featuring Now Die In It, a bonus McBain novelette from the pulps, starring private eye Matt Cordell from THE GUTTER AND THE GRAVE
Coming in March!
PIMP
Ken Bruen, Jason Starr
Cover art by Michael Koelsch
THERE’S NO DRUG MORE
ADDICTIVE THAN FAME.
EXCEPT, YOU KNOW, PIMP.
Ruined and on the lam, former drug kingpin Max Fisher stumbles upon the biggest discovery of his crooked life: a designer drug called PIMP that could put him back on top. Meanwhile, a certain femme fatale from his past is pursuing a comeback dream of her own, setting herself up in Hollywood as producer of a series based on her and Max’s life story. But even in La-La Land, happy endings are hard to come by, especially with both the cops and your enemies in the drug trade coming after you...
- First publication ever!
- Tenth anniversary of Bruen and Starr’s first collaboration, and first new book in the Max Fisher series since 2008
- Two of the hottest authors in crime fiction today, Bruen and Starr have been nominated for or won almost every award in the field: the Edgar, the Shamus, the Barry, the Anthony, the Macavity, and more
- BUST,SLIDE and THE MAX received rave reviews from Entertainment Weekly and other major publications
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| Hermes Press: THE PHANTOM #5 (of 6) - Arriving in comic shops December 9!
Set in the post WWII era! See the original cast of The Phantom, read this new adventure of The Ghost Who Walks as he battles classic villains. The all-new adventure of the original Ghost Who Walks continues with mini-series written by Peter David with art by Sal Velluto. The Phantom enters the mysterious lost city in chains as the king looks on wanting to execute him; the queen looks on with far worse intentions!
32 pages, Full Color, $3.99
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| Howard Andrew Jones - Now online!
Celebrating Leigh Brackett - New!
| | Now available for pre-order - Shipping in February 2016!
This spectacular new book explores the life and work of the "Dean of Illustrators" — Dean Cornwell. Unlike previous books published on the artist, this volume is FULL COLOR throughout. The book is 224 pages long (the same size as the Golden Age series of books) and is filled to the brim with scores of beautiful illustrations reproduced almost exclusively from the original paintings and drawings
This book is limited to 1000 copies total. It is 224 pages, 9”x12”, full-color on premium glossy stock, hardbound with dust jacket.
By ordering today, you will receive a copy of the book for only $44.95 plus postage.
NOTE: This book will not be offered through Amazon at a discounted price (unless you can find a "used" copy.) If you want this book new, you will have to buy it directly from The Illustrated Press. In other words, don't worry about pre-ordering the book and then turning around and seeing it listed on Amazon later for $26. That is not going to happen.
A Special Edition version of the book was available, limited to 100 copies.
These are presented in red slipcase with white stamped lettering, signed and numbered by Daniel Zimmer, with a bookplate affixed to the front endpaper.
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| JAMES BOND: THE SPECTRE COMIC STRIPS HC - Coming January 19!
(Writer) Ian Fleming, Jim Lawrence (Art/Cover) Yaroslav Horak
(Art) Yaroslav Horak, John McLusky
Shaken not stirred, this is the ultimate SPECTRE collection!
The inimitable James Bond returns in this lavish comic strip collection collecting four rip-roaring James Bond escapades — all featuring SPECTRE — in a deluxe omnibus format!
Includes Thunderball, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, and The Spy Who Loved Me. An absolutely essential addition to every Bond fan’s library!
Hardcover, 11x10, 200 pages, B&W, $39.95
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| James Rollins: THE BONE LABYRINTH (a Sigma Force Novel) - Coming December 15!
A war is coming, a battle that will stretch from the prehistoric forests of the ancient past to the cutting-edge research labs of today, all to reveal a true mystery buried deep within our DNA, a mystery that will leave readers changed forever . . .
In this groundbreaking masterpiece of ingenuity and intrigue that spans 50,000 years in human history, New York Times bestselling author James Rollins takes us to mankind’s next great leap.
But will it mark a new chapter in our development . . . or our extinction?
In the remote mountains of Croatia, an archaeologist makes a strange discovery: a subterranean Catholic chapel, hidden for centuries, holds the bones of a Neanderthal woman. In the same cavern system, elaborate primitive paintings tell the story of an immense battle between tribes of Neanderthals and monstrous shadowy figures. Who is this mysterious enemy depicted in these ancient drawings and what do the paintings mean?
Before any answers could be made, the investigative team is attacked, while at the same time, a bloody assault is made upon a primate research center outside of Atlanta. How are these events connected? Who is behind these attacks? The search for the truth will take Commander Gray Pierce of Sigma Force 50,000 years into the past. As he and Sigma trace the evolution of human intelligence to its true source, they will be plunged into a cataclysmic battle for the future of humanity that stretches across the globe . . . and beyond.
With the fate of our future at stake, Sigma embarks on its most harrowing odyssey ever—a breathtaking quest that will take them from ancient tunnels in Ecuador that span the breadth of South America to a millennia-old necropolis holding the bones of our ancestors. Along the way, revelations involving the lost continent of Atlantis will reveal true mysteries tied to mankind’s first steps on the moon. In the end, Gray Pierce and his team will face to their greatest threat: an ancient evil, resurrected by modern genetic science, strong enough to bring about the end of man’s dominance on this planet.
Only this time, Sigma will falter—and the world we know will change forever.
Series: Sigma Force Novels (Book 10)
Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: William Morrow
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.4 x 9 inches
List Price: $27.99
Pre-order $17.78
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| | Jerry Schneider Enterprises
Now available!
WEIRD TERROR TALES #2 Summer 1970
Contents:
THE DEAD WALK SOFTLY by Sewell Peaselee Wright
THE SHADOW ON THE SKY by August Derleth
THE LAUNDROMAT by Dick Donley
THE MAN WHO NEVER CAME BACK by Pearl Norton Swet
THE WEB OF LIVING DEATH by Seabury Quinn
Digest, 5.5 x 8.5 inch, 130 pages
$8.95
WEIRD TERROR TALES #3 Fall 1970
Contents:
STRAGELLA by Hugh B. Cave
THE GIRDLE by Joseph McCord
THE TRAP by Henry S. Whitehead
THE CHURCH STOVE AT RAEBRUDAFISK by G. Appleby Terrill
THE CELLAR ROOM by Steffan B. Aletti THE WHEEL by H. Warner Munn
Digest, 5.5 x 8.5 inch, 130 pages
$8.95
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| Jon Arfstrom: Novenber 11, 1928 - December 2, 2015
Jon Arfstrom, 87, died on Dec. 2, 2015. He was the last surviving cover artist for the original Weird Tales magazine for which he produced several covers and many interior drawings in the early 1950s.
He also produced professional work for Mystic Magazine, Spaceway, and Other Worlds Science Stories as well as fan-produced magazines such as The Fanscient and Scientifantasy.
Arfstrom then worked for Brown & Bigelow for 40 years doing drawings and paintings for books, calendars and advertising. He was “rediscovered” in the late 1970s by some of the Minneapolis fan community when he welcomed members of MinnCon/Arcana into his home to view his then-contemporary “surrealism” paintings. He later produced covers and other illustrations for Fedogan & Bremer, PS Publishing, and Haffner Press.
He won a Stoker Award in 1994 for illustrating Robert Bloch’s book Early Fears (Fedogan & Bremer), was a guest at the 2015 Pulpfest in Columbus Ohio and he displayed work at two World Fantasy Conventions in Minneapolis (1993,2002) and the most recent World Fantasy Convention in Saratoga Springs.
Thanks to Greg Ketter at DreamHaven Books.
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| Lost In Space - New series coming to Netflix!
A remake of sci-fi master Irwin Allen’s 1965 cult TV classic, is headed to Netflix.
The new Lost In Space is described as an epic but grounded science fiction saga focusing on a young explorer family from earth lost in an alien universe and the challenges they face in staying together against seemingly insurmountable odds. It hails from feature writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Dracula Untold) who executive produce with Kevin Burns of Synthesis Entertainment, as well as Neil Marshall and Marc Helwig of Legendary TV-based Applebox. Marshall is expected to direct.
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| Off-Trail Publications - Now available!
Before he was a comic-book pioneer, Major Malcolm-Wheeler Nicholson wrote adventure tales for the great pulp magazines—and no run-of-the-mill pulp fiction was it. The Major served as a cavalry officer on the southwest border during the Mexican Revolution. While the First World War raged in Europe, he fought the Moro insurgency in the southern Philippines. Then followed his strangest assignment, conducting espionage in legendarily hostile Siberia. After the war he was stationed in Western Europe. These places became the settings for the majority of his hardboiled adventure stories. His use of authentic detail, combined with his superior storytelling ability, make his stories difficult to put down. You read one of the Major’s entrancing tales—and your imagination is transported back to those real places of danger and daring!
This inaugural collection of the Major’s fiction includes stories set in all four of his real-life arenas, originally published in top adventure pulps: Adventure, Argosy, The Popular Magazine. It is time for the Major to receive his due—as one of the genuine larger-than-life men of the pulps. Included is an in-depth introduction by Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson, the Major’s granddaughter.
“Yes, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson is one of the very, very few people responsible for the birth of the comic book industry as the visionary founder of what we today call DC Comics. And, yes, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson is one of the very, very few people responsible for giving the world Superman.”
Michael Uslan,
Executive Producer of all the Batman movies,
Comic book historian, and author of his memoir, The Boy Who Loved Batman.
“Not many adventure writers can claim to have based their stories on their own exploits. Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson could—and because of it, his evocations of heroism and combat have a believability and a personal depth unlike anything else in pulp fiction.”
Gerard Jones,
Author of Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth of the Comic Book.
6x9-inch perfect bound; 264 pages, $20.00
Checkout earlier titles by clicking on the link below.
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| Paperback Perils - Now online!
Phileas Fogg and the War of Shadows (Josh Reynolds, Meteor House Press, 2014) - New!
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip Jose Farmer; DAW, 1973/Titan Books, 2012) - New!
Hadon, King of Opar (Christopher Paul Carey, Meteor House, 2015)
The Song of Kwasin (Philip Jose Farmer and Christopher Paul Carey, Meteor House 2015)
The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip Jose Farmer & Win Scott Eckert, Meteor House, 2014)
Carnacki: The New Adventures (Ed. by Sam Gafford, Ulthar Press 2014)
| Perils On Planet Perils On Planet X - Now online!
Perils On Planet X is a swashbuckling adventure on a lost planet… join Colonel Donovan Hawke of Terra as he travels through time and space to the ancient emerald world of Xylos – home of vicious reptilian predators, ruthless strato-pirates, beautiful princesses, and innumerable fantastic dangers!
Perils On Planet X is high adventure on alien worlds – classic space opera in the Burroughs and Alex Raymond traditions, revived for a new millennium!
The adventure begins today at the link below!
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| PULPDOM - Now online!
PulpdomOnline #10 - New!
“The People of the Glacier” by C. B. Hough (Part 2), Illustrated by Zdenek Burian
Review by Mike Taylor: THE EXPLORERS GUILD: Volume I, A Passage to Shamballaby Jon Baird and Kevin Costner
Pulpdom is a magazine about the old pulp magazines of the early 20th century and the authors whowrote for them.
With 75 issues in 15 years, it has published over 2000 pages of articles, essays, short biographies, artwork, book reviews and pulp magazine covers, from the 1890s through modern times.
All 85 back issues on disk for $35 postage paid, allow 10 days (this includes the 10 "Online" issues to date).
Links to a PULPDOM Index and the contents of each issue are at Pulpdom.com.
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| Pulpgen-Online Pulps - Now online!
New this week
"Slay Bells for Santa" by Edward W. Ludwig from 10-STORY DETECTIVE, November, 1942
It was curtains for Sam Conway, newshawk, if he didn't turn in a red-hot story for his city editor. But when Conway's nose for news made him the goat for a murder rap, his boss was all set to switch Conway's by-line into an obit item.
"Undercover Checkmate" by Steve Fisher from SECRET AGENT "X", February, 1937
Fast-Action Story of a Coast Guard Sleuth's Lone Courage.
"Mail Me My Tombstone" by Charles Larson from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, April, 1943
When that detective story writer was called out to solve a locked-room murder, all he could think of was an invisible man who could crawl through keyholes. Only the keyholes were plugged. But the unseen slayer got through just the same to sling a deadly missive at the writer.
| Pulp Crazy - Now online!
Guest on the Lovecraft eZine Talk Show – 11/22/2015
The Song of Kwasin by Philip José Farmer & Christopher Paul Carey
The Doom that Came to Sarnath by H. P. Lovecraft
Christopher Paul Carey Interview
Douglas Klauba Interview
| Pulp Den - Now online!
Spyfall - New!
Europa Editions Noir November Giveaway - New!
Inky Odds - New!
The Secret of Satan's Spine - New!
The Seething
EUROPA EDITIONS Noir November Giveaway
The Headhunters
ECHOES AWARD 2015
| Pulp Flakes - Now online!
A new pulp blog on pulp magazines, authors and their stories, adventure and detective pulps.
BBC Video on the Zaporozhian Cossacks - New!
R.W. Daly - Seeker of the Deep
Adventure, July 1952 - review
Pulp Artist's site: Gloria Stoll Karn
| Pulp Magazines Project - Now online!
Publishing legends The Black Mask (1920), Weird Tales (1923), and Amazing Stories (1926) are considered so “extremely rare and valuable” that the U.S. Library of Congress houses its collection of 277 issues in Washington, D.C.’s Rare Book and Special Collections Division—along with the personal libraries of Presidents, medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, and one of only three known perfect copies of the Gutenberg Bible in existence. With its latest addition of 4 issues of The Black Mask (Aug. & Sept. 1920; Dec. 1921; and Apr. 1922), the Pulp Magazines Project has made all 3 classic titles available together—for the first time—in high-quality, cover-to-cover digital editions.
Also available at the Pulp Magazines Project, new issues of the iconic “weird menace” pulp, Dime Mystery Magazine (Apr. 1938 and Sept. 1946); Adventure (Jul. 1, 1928; feat. Walt Coburn’s “The Man Who Hated Himself”); Western Story (Jul. 27, 1940); Detective Story (May 1938; feat. Zorro-creator Johnston McCulley’s “Thubway Tham’s Thothial Thecurity”); and histories of both The Black Mask (E.R. Hagemann; UCLA) and Dime Mystery Magazine (Emily Sisler; University of West Florida).
The Pulp Magazines Project is an open-access digital archive dedicated to the study and preservation of one of the twentieth century's most influential literary & artistic forms: the all-fiction pulpwood magazine. The Project also provides information on the history of this important but long neglected medium, along with biographies of pulp authors, artists, and their publishers.
At the heart of the Project's mission is the archive itself. In summer 2011, it began with a modest library of five representative first-generation pulp titles from the early twentieth century. Over time, the archive will expand, new magazines will be digitized, and contextual materials added. Eventually, the archive will feature a broad range of pre-1923 titles, post-1923 titles where copyright has lapsed, and full volume runs of select titles from 1896 to 1946.
The Project is dedicated to fostering ties between communities of collectors, fans, and academics devoted to pulp magazines, and will offer opportunities for research and collaboration to both scholars and enthusiasts alike. We will provide information on upcoming conferences and conventions, and promote new working relationships between academics and the hundreds of pulp fans and collectors beyond the college and university.
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| Pulp Newsgroups - Now online!
There are numerous pulp newsgroups that are of potential interest to pulp fans.
Information on several of these groups and a link to sign up is posted below.
Abraham Merritt: This group is dedicated to all of the fiction of ABRAHAM MERRITT. Merritt's novels, short stories, paperbacks, hardcovers, pulps, reprints, and any movies based on these works can all be discussed here. Also, any artwork from any of the above pertaining to Merritt's writing can be discussed and displayed. If interested, questions and statements about other authors that copied or imitated Merritt's style can be posted.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABEMERRITTFANS/
CoverUps: Sharing and trading of Pulp Fiction covers. Discussion not only allowed, but encouraged! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cover_Ups/
Doc Con: The annual Doc Savage Convention gathered together for the first time on October 24, 1998. The convention also known as Doc Con is the brainchild of Rob Smalley who together with Jay Ryan, Paul Cook and Courtney Rogers have hosted the event each year in Arizona. Traditionally held the second Saturday of each November, Doc Con attracts residents from around the country, for a weekend of planned Doc Savage events as well as discussions and camaraderie. Follow along with the planning each year by participating in this group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Doc_Con/
Burroughs Group: This group is dedicated to the study and appreciation of one of the greatmasters of literary adventure, Burroughs (1875-1950). Creator of numerous famous characters, such as Tarzan, Carson Napier, and John Carter of Mars, and exciting worlds, such as Venus, Barsoom, and Pellucidar, Burroughs is widely recognized as one of the fathers of the Pulp Era and modern heroic fiction. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edgarriceburroughs/
FictionMags: The purpose of this mailing list is to discuss the history of fiction magazines, and to exchange information about magazines which have carried fiction, past or present. Particular emphases are on the "Gaslight" magazines of circa 1880-1914, the pulp magazines of the first half of the 20th century, the "Big Slick" magazines of the mid-20th century, the digest-sized magazines of the 1950s and 1960s -- and any other areas of magazine publishing which have been important for fiction. Discussion may cover aspects of the publishing history of the magazines concerned, their editors and editorial policies, the authors they published, and so on.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/fictionmags/
Flearun: This group is for fans of all the incarnations of Doc Savage. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flearun/
H.R. Haggard: This group is dedicated to one of the greatest of adventure/fantasy writers , H.R. Haggard.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/masterofadventureriderhaggard/
Justice Inc.: This group is dedicated to the [1940's pulp version] of Richard Benson and his group of crime fighting adventurers , Justice Inc. Everything about this group can be discussed [ comics, pulps, radio shows, paperbacks, current news]also if anyone is interested in Paul Ernst---In the roaring heart of the crucible...... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JUSTICEINC/
Otis Adelbert Kline: This group is devoted to Otis Adelbert Kline. His works in the science fiction, weird and historical fiction genre and his general biography can also be discussed here.
Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OTISKLINE/ to join!
Pulp Fiction Uncensored: is for all fans of Pulp Fiction!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pulp_Fiction_Uncensored/
PulpMags: If you're interested in the old pulp magazines, this forum is the place to be. We deal with OLD pulps only! If you're looking for something dealing with modern "pulp fiction" style writing, you'd be bored here.This moderated list is setup along the lines of PEAPS, the Pulp Era Amateur Press Society, and all pulp fans across the world are welcome. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpMags/
Pulp Swap Group: Place your swappable pulps and digest, plus wants, in the file section or individual messages. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpSwap/
REH Comics Group: This group is dedicated to the characters created by Robert E Howard that have appeared in comic book form from Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Cross Plains Comics, Dynamite Entertainment etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheREHcomicsgroup/
Vintage Paperbacks: A forum for readers and collectors of classic paperback books, primarily from the "vintage era" of 1939 to 1960 (roughly speaking). Ace Doubles, Dell Mapbacks, L.A. Bantams, Gold Medal, Avon, Handibooks, and many more - we cover them all. Discussion of all genres is welcome and we particularly want to hear about any rare and unusual paperbacks or stories *about* paperbacks that you might be able to share. We discuss the cover artists, the writers, the publishers, and anyone and everyone connected with the great world of vintage paperback books. Read a great old book lately? Come on in and tell us about it! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VintagePaperbacks/
Western Pulps: This list is dedicated to the discussion of Western pulp magazines -- the characters, the authors, the stories, the paperback reprints, and anything else connected with Western pulps. Though the primary emphasis is on pulps, we also discuss non-pulp Western novels, movies, comics, etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WesternPulps/
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James Christopher, Operator #5 Audiobook
#9 Legions of Starvation
by Frederick C. Davis writing as Curtis Steele
Read by Milton Bagby
Now available!
Speeding through the silent blackness of the night, a long freight-train was laden with a cargo more precious than fine gold — wheat! Then suddenly, the hirelings of Apocryphos unleashed red destruction, and the great machine lay wrecked, its cars of priceless grain afire... Another blow in the ruthless campaign that was driving a proud people, whimpering, to slavery — overwhelmed by the cruel pangs of hunger! The four horsemen of the Apocalypse, thundered sharp-hoofed over the sterile reaches of a famine-wasted continent, while only one man — Operator #5 — realized the ghastly extent of the diabolical plot. And only he — America’s undercover ace — could hope to bring the canny schemer to the justice he deserved — death!
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Speeding through the silent blackness of the night, a long freight-train was laden with a cargo more precious than fine gold — wheat! Then suddenly, the hirelings of Apocryphos unleashed red destruction, and the great machine lay wrecked, its cars of priceless grain afire... Another blow in the ruthless campaign that was driving a proud people, whimpering, to slavery — overwhelmed by the cruel pangs of hunger! The four horsemen of the Apocalypse, thundered sharp-hoofed over the sterile reaches of a famine-wasted continent, while only one man — Operator #5 — realized the ghastly extent of the diabolical plot. And only he — America’s undercover ace — could hope to bring the canny schemer to the justice he deserved — death!
James Christopher did not technically belong to the U. S. Secret Service. He was a top agent for an America’s unnamed Intelligence Service. It was in his blood. His father, John Christopher, retired from the same agency years before. Answerable only to his superior, Z-7, and carrying a letter from the President of the United States identifying him as Operator #5, Jimmy Christopher played for keeps. He carried a rapier sewn into his belt, and in a golden skull hanging from his watch-chain was a reservoir of poison to be taken in the event of capture.
Aided by a small group of trusted assistants, ranging from his twin sister Nan to scrappy street urchin Tim Donovan, Jimmy Christopher was a one-man defense force. Proud and patriotic, expert marksman and swordsman, he is the best America has to offer in a time of severe trial.
Into this unprecedented crisis plunged Jimmy Christopher. Only one man, but a man who embodied the American spirit — and stands prepared to perish to protect his country.
Legions of Starvation is read with stirring intensity by Milton Bagby. Originally published in the December, 1934 issue of Operator #5 magazine.
5 hours - $9.99 Download / $19.98 Audio CDs
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It began with an uncanny encounter on busy Seventh Avenue. Two men pass each other in the street, walking along calmly one minute—struck down the next by a horrific fate.
All over Manhattan, soundless detonations cut down prince and pauper alike. No one is safe. Great buildings are reduced to ruin. Banks are demolished. The authorities stand helpless.
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| Only one man, Doc Savage—scientist, adventurer and superman—can penetrate the eerie enigma that threatens to bring the mightiest city on earth to its knees. But when The Alchemist decrees that the Man of Bronze must surrender unconditionally to save New York, will Doc be snuffed out next?
From the besieged canyons of New York to the rugged coast of Alaska, Doc Savage and his men race to resolve the riddle that brings grisly doom to ordinary citizens—and threatens the economic recovery of a Depression-besieged world.
Michael McConnohie once again gives a commanding performance reading this enthralling thriller.
10 hours - $19.99 Download / $39.98 Audio CDs
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Meet the Spider — master of men! More just than the Law... more dangerous than the Underworld. Hated, wanted, feared by both! Alone and desperate, he wages deadly, one-man war against the super-criminal whose long-planned crime-coup will snuff a thousand lives! Can the Spider prevent this slaughter of innocents?
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In the summer of 1933, Popular Publications President Harry Steeger and his executive editor, Rogers Terrill, decided to enter the new field of magazines built around a single hero. They wanted to publish a crimebuster to rival a famous pulp juggernaut. Steeger frankly admitted in later years, “The reason we started the title The Spider was because of the success of Street & Smith’s The Shadow. At this point in pulp history individual titles became very popular, so we decided to try out a few ourselves.”
The author chosen to pen the first Spider tale was a famous mystery and suspense novelist whose preferred byline was R. T. M. Scott. More than a dozen years before, Scott became famous for his stories and novels featuring Secret Service Smith, a government agent who later became a consulting detective for hire. It's clear that Scott modeled this new hero for the Depression generation after his previous protagonist.
The Spider Strikes establishes the essentials of this exciting series. Richard Wentworth is reckless, cold-blooded, and perfectly willing to play dangerous game between the law who seeks his capture and the enemies of the law he is sworn to track down. While his motivations are unclear, his single-minded determination is without question. He is a hunter of criminals, and in his debut novel he becomes a hunter of supercriminals in the form of the mysterious Mr. X.
So go now with Richard Wentworth, alias the Spider, as he tackles his first great case and comes face-to-face with the diabolical Mr. X.
Nick Santa Maria brings the action to electrifying life. Originally published in The Spider magazine, October, 1933.
Specially priced until December 10th. 5 hours - $4.99 Download / $9.99 Audio CDs
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THE COMPLETE MARCHERS OF VALHALLA DRAFTS
Coming soon!
As long as the printing company cooperates, Legacy Circle members should be receiving a Special Edition of THE COMPLETE MARCHERS OF VALHALLA DRAFTS before Christmas.
Due to popular demand, the REHF will probably make a not-so-special edition available to the general public some time next year.
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| | | | The Serial Squadron Cinema Cliffhanger Archive THE SPIDER'S WEB
Research copies are now available!
Archive DVD featuring Warren Hull - 15 Chapters (Complete)
One of the major original pulp heroes comes to the screen in the greatest adaptation of pulp to film ever created, featuring Warren Hull and Iris Meredith. Consistently rated one of the top 5 cliffhanger serials of all time by fans, and hugely influential. Source: new digital transfer of 16mm original print, complete, with generally excellent sharp picture quality, restored picture element with stabilization, exposure correction, and noise reduced audio.
Status: Restoration complete, archive DVD requests are shipping now.
To request a research copy, click here.
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| The Serial Squadron
THE MASKED RIDER
Now available for pre-order - Coming in November!
THE MASKED RIDER Collector's Edition
90 years after its original release, the original masked avenger rides again!
THE MASKED RIDER
Directed by Aubrey C. Kennedy -- Produced by William Steiner -- Associate Producer Patrick S. McGeeney
Starring Harry Myers, Ruth Stonehouse, Paul Panzer, Edna M. Holland, Robert Taber and Boris Karloff in his first existing film footage
Restored by Eric Stedman
Music by Curandero
There is nothing like this amazing and influential serial, which introduced the “masked rider” character to the screen and preceded the film versions of both Zorro and the Lone Ranger and is wilder and more hard-hitting and realistic than either one. It commands your complete attention and never lets go. No stunt men here -- all the actors do their own riding, shooting, cliff-climbing and everything else. Shot on location at the Shamrock Photoplay Corporation studio in San Antonio, on the Medina river in Texas, and in Sabinas, Mexico.
The DVD
Film and Transfer Quality: The original nitrate image is absolutely stunning in its detail and midtones.
There are scratches on the film sometimes but they do not detract.
The finest professional (Cintel) transfer equipment available was used to create a digital version of this film.
This serial is presented in 9 half-hour chapters with the crucial action of Chapter 1, the conclusion of Chapter 2 and a scene from Chapter 10 reconstructed by a new cast (see below) and most of the original cliffhanger division points retained, and mastered on 3 DVDs with illustrated chapter menus.
DVDs are available in two editions:
THE 2-DVD COLLECTOR’S EDITION
Contains all 9 half-hour episodes and extras including a PDF version of the original script for Episode 1. Use the link below to order the complete serial on 2 disks.
ORDER THE 2-DVD COLLECTOR’S EDITION
All 9 Episodes & Extras on 2 DVDs
Ships in November 2015
Shipping Options Please Select OneShip First-Class Mail to USA with trackingShip to Canada [ + $ 5.00 ]Ship to UN/Europe/Australia [ + $ 10.00 ]
List price: $ 49.95
Pre-order price: $ 39.95
INDIVIDUAL VOLUMES
Volumes are also available individually, 3 episodes per volume, with individual color covers which include episode notes.
THE MASKED RIDER VOL. 1: Episodes 1-3 on 1 DVD - $19.95 - Shipping now
THE MASKED RIDER VOL. 2: Episodes 4-6 on 1 DVD - $19.95 - Shipping now
THE MASKED RIDER VOL. 3: Episodes 7-9 on 1 DVD - $19.95 - Shipping in November 2015
Shipping Options
US First Class Mail with tracking
Ship to Canada [ + $ 5.00 ]
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| THE SHADOW VOLUME 2 #5 - Arriving in comic shops December 9!
(Writer) Cullen Bunn (Art) Giovanni Timpano
(Cover) Butch Guice
Two orders of murderous magicians are at war! One faction hopes to steal secrets the great Houdini discovered after his death. The other ruthlessly protects these secrets, and they'll kill innocent people in order to reach their goals. These bitter enemies can agree on only one thing, the Shadow must die!
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99
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| The Shadow - Under the Blue Light - Now online!
The Voodoo Master - New!
The Rackets King - New!
Reign of Terror
The Golden Master
The Ghost Murders
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Sax Rohmer created Fu Manchu and other superb villains.
In these two mysteries, we are introduced to Gaston Max, a Parisian detective and a master of disguise, hot in the pursuit of two criminal masterminds who seek to undermine the very fabric of British society.
Paperback, 350 pages, $19.95
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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.
Polar Fiction Database - New!
First Contacts with Things from Other Worlds - New!
Happy Birthday, General Relativity!
Before Star Trek and Star Wars . . .
Edgar Allan Poe-America's Pocket Author
Botanical Fiction Database
Thomas Lanier Williams (1911-1983)
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