| Age of Aces
Now available!
CAPTAIN PHILIP STRANGE: STRANGE SPECTRES by Donald E. Keyhoe
A mental marvel from birth, who used his talents on stage as a boy, Philip Strange is now known as “The Phantom Ace of G-2″ by the Allies during WWI. “Horrors of war” takes on a whole new meaning when WWI erupts with paranormal activity: Flaming planes piloted by charred skeletons; Battleship crews that mysteriously vanish; Medieval knights falling from the sky; The spirit of the Red Baron himself haunting the frontlines! When World War I gets weird, only America’s own “Phantom Ace of G-2” has a ghost of a chance against the supernatural slaughter. Captain Philip Strange in his strangest cases yet from the pages of Flying Aces magazine!
Take another trip through the imaginings of Donald E. Keyhoe, where the WWI war skies are filled with giant bats, invisible fire, and beautiful spies. And where America turns to its own unnatural secret weapon: Captain Philip Strange. A mental marvel from birth, he was so terrifyingly effective as the Allies’ top agent that the Germans were offering a king’s ransom for his death. This fifth volume of weird WWI adventures collects six stories featuring Germany’s wildest attempts to win the war and Captain Philip Strange’s counter measures!
Stories include:
“Scourge of the Spectre,” – Flying Aces, August 1935
“Spectre of the Red Knight,” – Flying Aces, January 1932
“The Vanishing Avenger,” – Flying Aces, February 1934
“The Ghost from G-2,” – Flying Aces, May 1934
“Strafe of the Flying Corpse,” – Flying Aces, January 1936
“The Armored Corpse,” – Flying Aces, March 1936
Trade paperback, 6"x9", 350 pages, $16.99
SQUADRON OF THE DEAD by Frederick C. Painton
The Squadron of the Dead contained all the hellions of ten armies! Men without hope; men courting death; men who loved to kill; men who laughed and fought, drank and cursed, lived hard, and died harder. Americans, British, Russians—even Germans—made up their ranks, and only one bond held them together: Death lay ahead of them. They were assigned the grim missions no other squadron dared to take—for they had all been condemned to die!
Each of the eight stories in Painton’s Squadron of the Dead is the story of a different pilot who has been condemned to death and sent to the squadron to serve out his sentence. And die they did, dropping spies, bombing impossible places, strafing infantry for harassed Allied battalions. These men flew recklessly, savagely, knowing they could live again only when death really claimed them. Then their names would shine once again in the casualty announcements and they would be posthumously awarded the Legion d’Honneur.
Frederick C. Painton, a prolific pulp author and venerated newspaper man, wrote the eight Squadron of the Dead stories contained in this anthology in 1935 for Sky Birds magazine.
Painton is best remembered for his coverage of World War II for Reader’s Digest magazine.
Stories include:
“Today We Die,” – Sky Birds, February 1935
“Ghosts of the Living,” – Sky Birds, March 1935
“The Glory Gambler,” – Sky Birds, April 1935
“Tarmac of Treason,” – Sky Birds, June 1935
“Death’s Dreadnaughts,” – Sky Birds, July 1935
“Legion of the Unlucky,” – Sky Birds, August 1935
“Duel of Dishonor,” – Sky Birds, September 1935
“Slaughter of the Dead,” – Sky Birds, December 1935
Plus:
”About the Author” by Frederick C. Painton
Trade paperback, 6"x9", 362 pages, $16.99
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JEZEBEL JOHNSTON VOLUME 3: SEA WITCH
Now available!
Airship 27 Productions is thrilled to present the third installment in Nancy Hansen’s epic saga of the rise of Pirate Queen Jezebel Johnston.
Having escaped the clutches of the sadistic French pirate, Julien Levesque, young Jezebel Johnston and her companions, Walter Armitage and Pakke, throw their lot in with the inexperienced captain Emile Gagnon and his crew. Fleeing in his speedy sloop rechristend Sea Witch, their audacious plan is to recruit additional sailors and raid the pearl rich islands beyond Port Royale. But to do so they will need to avoid the larger pirate ships relying on stealth and cunning. If they succeed, a treasure beyond imagining awaits them. If they fail, a cold and watery grave.
“With book # 3, Sea Witch, Jezebel’s life takes a drastic detour,” says Airship 27 Productions’ Managing Editor, Ron Fortier. “New allies are formed and plans formulated to evade old enemies. Hansen’s research is as meticulous as ever as she continues the saga of this truly memorable character. Anyone who has read the first two books will be thrilled to dig into this new chapter.”
Once again Nancy Hansen sets a course for action and adventure with pulpdom’s newest, most daring hero, Jezebel Johnston, pirate maid. Award winning Art Director Rob Davis provides the interior illustrations and Laura Givens a stunning, action filled cover. “Jezebel Johnston – Sea Witch” is a seagoing pirate tale filled with colorful rogues and a lush, historical background. Soon to be an instant pulp classic.
Available in paperback from Amazon and soon on Kindle.
Airship 27 Productions – Pulp Fiction For A New Generation!
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| | Airship 27 Productions DAVID STOKER is BROTHER BONES
Seattle based, actor, David Stoker, has been cast as the lead in the new Franklin-Husser Entertainment LLC production of “Brother Bones – The Undead Avenger.” Based on the New Pulp stories by Ron Fortier, Brother Bones is the first of the New Pulp heroes to be adapted to film. Auditions were held last week for twenty speaking parts and press releases focusing on each actor and role will be forthcoming. This is company’s third and most ambitious project to date.
A Kickstarter Campaign will soon be launched to fund the project and if successful, principle shooting will begin in late August. Brother Bones is a period tale set in the mid 1930s in the fictional Northwest metropolis of Cape Noire.
Stoker is a veteran of both stage and screen and list his acting skills as martial arts, voice over and improvisation.
“I was blown away by the level of intensity David brought to his readings,” Fortier reported. “He has a level of energy that is crucial to playing a character such as Brother Bones and I personally cannot wait to see him don the skull mask.”
“The funny thing is,” Erik Franklin (writer, director, co-producer) said “he came in to read for another part altogether, and he would have been perfect for it. But when I saw that he could project menace as well as vulnerability, I asked him to read for Tommy/Jack on the spot. With only a few minutes of preparation, he nailed the part!”
Airship 27 Productions – Pulp Fiction For A New Generation!
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| | Altus Press
Pulp Logo T-shirts
Now available!
Pecos Kid Western T-Shirt - New!
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp magazine from the 1950s.
Normal fit: Classic-cut standard weight t-shirt for men, 100% pre-shrunk cotton, Brand: Gildan
Note: grey fabric only.
$22.95
Captain Combat T-Shirt - New!
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp magazine from the 1940s.
Normal fit: Classic-cut standard weight t-shirt for men, 100% pre-shrunk cotton, Brand: Gildan
Note: black fabric only.
$22.95
Horror Stories T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp magazine from the 1930s.
Normal fit: Classic-cut standard weight t-shirt for men, 100% pre-shrunk cotton, Brand: Gildan
Note: black fabric only.
$22.95
Doctor Death T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp magazine from the 1930s.
Normal fit: Classic-cut standard weight t-shirt for men, 100% pre-shrunk cotton, Brand: Gildan
Note: black fabric only.
$22.95
Black Mask T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp hero’s magazine from the 1930s. This aviation hero fought the foes of America from 1934 to 1935.
Note: blue fabric only.
$22.95
The Mysterious Wu Fang T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp hero’s magazine from the 1930s. This aviation hero fought the foes of America from 1934 to 1935.
Note: blue fabric only.
$22.95
Dr. Yen Sin T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp hero’s magazine from the 1930s. This aviation hero fought the foes of America from 1934 to 1935.
Note: blue fabric only.
$22.95
Short Stories T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp hero’s magazine from the 1930s. This aviation hero fought the foes of America from 1934 to 1935.
Note: blue fabric only.
$22.95
Popular Publications Logo 1 T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp hero’s magazine from the 1930s. This aviation hero fought the foes of America from 1934 to 1935.
Note: blue fabric only.
$27.95
Popular Publications Logo 2 T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp hero’s magazine from the 1930s. This aviation hero fought the foes of America from 1934 to 1935.
Note: blue fabric only.
$27.95
Dusty Ayres and his Battle Birds T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp hero’s magazine from the 1930s. This aviation hero fought the foes of America from 1934 to 1935.
Note: blue fabric only.
$22.95
Argosy Magazine T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp magazine from the 1930s.
Note: red fabric only.
$22.95
Dime Detective Magazine T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp magazine from the 1930s.
Note: black fabric only.
$22.95
Argosy 1970s Logo T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic magazine.
In 1974, the new owners of Argosy revamped the decades-old periodical, introducing a new design—including a completely-updated logo—
by Herb Lubalin and Roger Ferriter, two of the greatest designers of the 20th Century.
Note: burgundy fabric only.
$22.95
Terror Tales Magazine T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp magazine from the 1930s.
Normal fit: Classic-cut standard weight t-shirt for men, 100% pre-shrunk cotton, Brand: Gildan
Note: black fabric only.
$22.95
Captain Zero T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp magazine from the 1950s.
Normal fit: Classic-cut standard weight t-shirt for men, 100% pre-shrunk cotton, Brand: Gildan
Note: black fabric only.
$22.95
Captain Satan T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp magazine from the 1930s.
Normal fit: Classic-cut standard weight t-shirt for men, 100% pre-shrunk cotton, Brand: Gildan
Note: black fabric only.
$22.95
Dime Mystery Magazine T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp magazine from the 1930s.
Normal fit: Classic-cut standard weight t-shirt for men, 100% pre-shrunk cotton, Brand: Gildan
Note: black fabric only.
$22.95
All shirts are available in Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, and XX-Large.
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| Altus Press: Pulp Blog - Now online!
Pulps Pricings Sales Census: Solder Stories (April and May 1929) - New!
Science Fiction Classics: “Veiled Knowledge” by Edwin James and “No More Pencils” by Joquel Kennedy - New!
The Altus Press Memorial Day Weekend Sale Is On
Altus Press Releases Secret Agent X Vol. 8 & Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps
Altus Press Releases New Issues of Black Mask and Famous Fantastic Mysteries
| | Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books Now available and coming soon to comic shops (likely June 14)!
THE SHADOW Volume 118: "Teeth of the Dragon" & "Jade Dragon"
Chinatown Special
The shadowy Ying Ko confronts Tong evil in San Francisco's Chinatown in two exotic pulp novels by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, The Shadow navigates the perilous mazes of Chinatown to destroy the deadly "Teeth of the Dragon" in the action-packed thriller that introduced the mysterious Myra Reldon. Then, a young woman's purchase of the "Jade Dragon" of Tsai Hsun leads to serial murders that lead The Shadow through the deadly streets of Chinatown in search of tong killers. This thrilling collector's special showcases the original color pulp covers by George Rozen and Bob Powell and the classic interior illustrations by Edd Cartier (scanned from the original printer’s proofs), with historical commentary by Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-230-8
Softcover, 7x10, 978-1-60877-228-5, 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
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:
Queensberry Justice: The Omnibus of Sherlock Holmes Fight Card Stories by Anderw Salmon
SANCTUARY FALLS by Wayne Reinagel
Micah Harris discusses "The Goat of St. Elster"
Diana Rubino and I shoot the breeze
Frank Schildiner - The Triumph of Frankenstein
| Audible Studios
Partners of Peril CD – Unabridged
Maxwell Grant (Author), Angelo Di Loreto (Narrator), Kevin Pariseau (Narrator), Jonathan Davis (Narrator), Marc Vietor (Narrator), Jay Snyder (Narrator), full cast (Narrator)
Coming June 6!
In this full-cast production of the classic pulp novel, The Shadow investigates as, one by one, the partners in a chemical company die mysterious deaths.
The plot of Partners of Peril and much of the action is almost identical to "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate", the very first Batman story in Detective Comics #27, which appeared some years later. In fact the creators of Batman acknowledged they drew their inspiration for the Caped Crusader from this classic Shadow story.
©1935, 1936, 1937 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. Renewed 1962, 1963, 1964 by Condé Nast Publications, Inc. (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
Pre-order: $9.99
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| Black Coat Press
New titles now available!
Cover by Jean-Felix Lyon
Arrival in the Stars is a product of the aftermath of the Great War, and it deals directly with one of the widespread psychological effects of the war: a resurgence of interest in spiritualism. It is an extended conte philosophique seriously addressing the question of life after death as it was conceived at the time by scientifically-enthused psychic researchers, and as it bears upon human psychology under stress.
Also included in this volume are eleven stories from Rameau’s collection Fantasmagories, which represent one of the more exaggerated developments of the conte cruel genre. These tales are extreme both stylistically and thematically, combining the cynicism and irony definitive of the subgenre with grotesque black comedy.
Contents:
L’Arrivée aux étoiles (Essai vers l’au-delà) [Arrival in the Stars] (1922)
Fantasmagories, histoires rapides [Phantasmagorias: Rapid Tales] (1887)
Introduction and notes by Brian Stableford
US $20.95 /GBP £12.99
5x8 trade paperback, 256 pages
Cover by Nathalie Lial
The Beauty and the Beast by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve was first published in 1740 and later abridged and rewritten by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont in a better-known version in 1743.The main interests of Mme de Villeneuve’s story are two sections, one in which the Beast explains how he came to be transformed and why it was forced to act as he did in regard to the Beauty; and the other in which the fay who contrived his liberation from his curse explains how and for what motives an evil rival placed her in that elaborate necessity. This original account of the organization and politics of the world of Faerie is of considerable interest, as well as completing the explanatory schema of the enigmatic fundamental tale.
The Naiads, published 100 years after Mme de Villeneuve’s death, is one of the earliest fantasy novels. It is set in a distant past in a fictitious realm with a religion based on elemental spirits. While it uses the stock motifs of the fairy tale, featuring a Prince Perfect who falls in love with a shepherdess, unaware that she is really a Princess, as well as a wicked stepmother and an ugly sister bent on persecuting the beleaguered heroine, it also looks behind those motifs and provide them with elaborate explanatory schemas, such as the strange story of the Mill of Misfortune and the revelation of the Prince’s true identity by the Gnome Queen.
Contents:
La Belle et la Bête (1740) - Les Nayades (posth. 1865)
Introduction, Afterword and Notes by Brian Stableford.
US $29.95 /GBP £19.99
5x8 trade paperback, 392 pages
From the deadly streets of St. Petersburg to the Palaces of India, from the back alleys of Paris to the deck of the Titanic, this prodigious saga tells the story of the death of Fantômas, and of his arch-nemesis, Detective Juve.
Defying the Tsar’s secret police, Russian anarchists, Thuggee from India and Parasian Apaches, Juve, ably assisted by the intrepid journalist Jerôme Fandor, his beloved fiancée, Hélène, the alleged daughter of Fantômas, crisscross the world to finally meet their fate aboard a doomed ship in the North Atlantic.
The Death of Fantômas collects the final two volumes of the saga of the Lord of Terror, initially released in 1913 and never translated before. The book also includes an introduction, a timeline and a bibliography by Jean-Marc Lofficier.
Contents:
La Cravate de Chanvre (1913)
La Fin de Fantômas (1913)
Introduction, Timeline and Bibliography by Jean-Marc Lofficier
US $35.95 /GBP £26.99
6x9 trade paperback, 476 pages | 
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“The best writer since Poe.”—a Weird Tales reader
Through the popularity of his occult detective Jules de Grandin, the name Seabury Quinn is synonymous with the weird mystery.
Seabury Quinn was a versatile author who wrote hundreds of works for various genres.
Someday I’ll Kill You! makes available all of Quinn’s non-series stories published outside of Weird Tales between 1925 and 1963.
Combining the intrigue of the detective story with the excitement of the adventure story, Someday I’ll Kill You! is a collection of murder and mayhem at its best, showcasing Seabury Quinn as a master of his craft.
Edited and with an introduction by Gene Christie.
First book publication.
Softcover, 288 pages, $19.95
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| Black Dog Books
THE TRAIL OF BLOOD
by Murray Leinster, Tom Roberts (Editor, Cover Design), Garyn G. Roberts (Introduction)
Now available!
From the arid desert to the arctic wastes, adventure takes many paths.
Journey with master storyteller Murray Leinster as he guides the reader on a series of thrilling exploits in remote locales around the globe.
* Ju-Ju—A novel-length adventure of weird magic on the Dark Continent, reprinted from the legendary Thrill Book.
* The Trail of Blood—Along a jungle route bathed in scarlet did Wellington follow a long path of conquest.
* Tuilagi—Little did Wade know when he sought refuge on this island of beauty how close behind death lurked.
* Jungle Stream—Life was never the same after Hepple and Schmidt steamed the Mariposita up the Amazon.
* Sharks—A man learns that in the South Seas one has to be wary of shark —not only the finned kind, but the human kind as well.
These and fifteen other pulse-pounding tales are collected, many for the first time, in The Trail of Blood.
First book publication.
Softcover, 364 pages, $19.95
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| Black Dog Books
MURDER: STRICTLY PRIVATE
by Norvell Page, Tom Roberts (Editor), James Reasoner (Introduction)
Now available!
From the author of The Spider comes the amorous investigations of crack reporter Bill Carter.
A wide swath of crime sweeps its way through upper crust society in Miami. The slow action of the police does little to appease the outrage of the privileged. In steps Bill Carter, crack investigative journalist. His detective works drags him from the ballroom to the boudoir, dogging every lead and loose skirt.
For the first time the complete cases of Bill Carter are collecting into one volume. Follow along as Carter unravels such pulse-pounding mysteries as “The Chinese Garden Murders,” “The Clue of the Blue Stain,” “Death Plays Knock-Knock,” and seventeen other thrilling cases . . . while kissing a few distressed dames in the process.
With an introduction by award-winning author James Reasoner.
First book publication.
Softcover, 292 pages, $19.95
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| Black Dog Books
PATHS OF FIRE
by Albert Richard Wetjen, Tom Roberts (Introduction)
Now available!
Lovers of exotic adventure will welcome this new collection. Filled with excitement and clever drama, these stories cover murder, intrigue, stolen pearls, gun smuggling, mutiny and a fight for treasure!
Albert Richard Wetjen has been compared to John Masefield, while the O. Henry Awards said “he is in direct line of succession to Joseph Conrad.” As a writer of sea stories, Wetjen was equally adept at penning fiction for the Saturday Evening Post, Collier’s and Good Housekeeping, while also catering to readers in Blue Book, Adventure and Action Stories. Wetjen left home at age thirteen for a life at sea, carrying on the traditions of his sailing forefathers.
These stories vividly display his intimate knowledge of the habits of sailors. But this collection is more than just a chronicle of man’s struggle against the relentless sea. Grim humor, pathos and tragedy are skillfully blended to make Paths of Fire entertaining from cover to cover. With a biographical introduction by Tom Roberts.
First book publication.
Softcover, 322 pages, $19.95
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| Recognizing the Gangster Pulps and the Red Circle Publications
A must have for anyone interested in the history of the pulp magazine field!
CONTENTS
The Gang Pulps
“The NEW Gangster Story,” by Joseph Lichtblau, “Underworld, Gangster, G-Men, Etc.,” by Harold Hersey, “Two Magazines Suspend Under Sumner Threat,” by Anon., “Gangsters Real and Fictional,” by George Hagenauer
Art Focus
“Tom Lovell: The Hersey Years,” by Tom Roberts, “Steranko: Daydreams, Nightmares, and Other Obsessions ,” “Steranko Sounds Off!,” by Tom Roberts
The Red Circle of Menace
“Have You a Little Sadism in Your Dome?” by Harry Adler, “Meet the Editor: Robert O. Erisman,” by Anon., “An Interview with Abe Goodman,” by Robert Weinberg, “A Short History and Checklist of Martin Goodman’s Pulp Publications” by Gene Christie
Fiction Section
“Pineapples!,” by Robert Leslie Bellem, “The Gargoyles of Madness,” by Russell Grey
In Memoriam
“My Life In Science Fiction,” by David Kyle, “I Remember David A. Kyle,” by John D. Coker III, “David Kyle: A Life of Science Fiction Ideas and Dreams,” by John D. Coker III
Film Focus
“From Pulp to the Silver Screen, 2017,” by Ed Hulse
Softcover, 130 pages, $14.95
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BLOOD 'N' THUNDER PRESENTS, VOLUME ONE -- PRIDE OF THE PULPS
Now available!
In case you hadn't heard, last fall we brought to an end Blood 'n' Thunder's 14-year run as a periodical. The zine went out with a bang: a double issue numbered 49/50 and packed with some of the best articles in BnT history. In the editorial we promised to continue the franchise with a series of standalone volumes, issued at irregular intervals, covering various aspects of pulp and pop-culture history under the general title of Blood 'n' Thunder Presents.
Well, this week we proudly release the first volume of Blood 'n' Thunder Presents, subtitled Pride of the Pulps. It's been designed in the "deluxe" trade-paperback format of 8 1/2 x 11 inches, with the series title in a wraparound banner and the volume number printed at the top of the spine. All future volumes will have a uniform design.
Pride of the Pulps devotes nearly 100,000 words to in-depth surveys of six classic rough-paper magazines: Adventure, All-American Fiction, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, The Popular Magazine, Short Stories, and West. Earlier versions of these overviews were published in back issues of Blood 'n' Thunder, but all have been revised and expanded for this book. Greatly expanded, in some cases: the essay on Short Stories, for example, first appeared as a two-parter with a total word count of 11,500 words. Its counterpart in Pride of the Pulps runs close to 17,000 words.
The addition of new material extends as well to illustrative matter. The surveys in Pride include more pulp covers and interior illustrations than accompanied their earlier versions in BnT, but we've also added more scans of original cover paintings.
In short, this is not a reprint volume that simply repurposes old copy. It has a significant amount of new content and is a veritable textbook of pulp-fiction history. Even if you'd be satisfied with the essays as printed in BnT, it would cost you well over $100 to purchase those issues individually. And that's assuming you could find them all: the two issues with the Short Stories survey have been out of print for many years.
Future volumes of Blood 'n' Thunder Presents will be devoted to the following topics: a history of Argosy, the working life of pulp writers, the output of legendary scribe Edgar Wallace, a history of Doubleday's Crime Club book division, and a survey of films made during 1932, which we posit to be fantastic cinema's best year. We hope and expect to issue at least two volumes per calendar year, although we're on track to publish three in 2017. Stay tuned for more announcements.
In the meantime, don't miss out on our first release in the Blood 'n' Thunder Presents series. We guarantee it'll make a valuable addition to any home library of reference works covering pulp fiction and vintage American popular culture.
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BLOOD 'N' THUNDER'S CLIFFHANGER CLASSICS VOLUME 2
Coming soon!
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| Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press: EDitorial Comments - Now online!
Now Available: The First Volume Of BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER PRESENTS
Now Available for Shipping: THE BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER SAMPLER
Murania’s First Release of 2017
September 30: Collectibles for Sale Section Update
Collectibles Section Updated
| | Bold Venture Press
Contents
The Golden Saint Meets the Scorpion Queen |
Richard A. Lupoff
When the Means Just Defy the End | Stanley C. Sargent
Chicago Man | E. K. Jarvis
The Night Visitor | Bret Bouriseau
Waterfront Fists | Robert E. Howard
The Haunted Landscape | Greye La Spina
Ritual Burning | Stuart Hopen
Tigre and Isola | Will H. Thompson
Vampire Blood Strip | Tim J. Finn
Desert Rescue | Larry Latham
* eBook edition on sale June 15th
Softcover, 7" x 10", 130 pages, $12.95
eBook: $3.99
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Bold Venture Press presents A Task for Zorro, a full-length adventure from 1947, rarely seen since its original publication.
Don Marcos Vargas — His inherited fortunes had been squandered. He was tolerated in polite society because of his lineage and social standing, but one by one his friends were dropping away; Pedro Ramirez — Truth and honesty were difficult virtues for him. Perhaps he was leading Vargas down the wrong path in an attempt to rebuild his fortune?; Barney Burke — The Americano traveled through the pueblo, befriending Diego Vega. His goal was to build a cattle ranch of his own. But he hoped to finance his endeavor with the reward for Señor Zorro’s capture!; Diego Vega — Apathetic and languid by day, he was secretly El Zorro, the masked highwayman, by night! His sword rang true, clashed against enemy steel, in defense of the poor and downtrodden!
This edition includes fifteen Zorro short stories from West magazine. In the introduction, John E. Petty discusses "Zorro: The Unique, the Unusual, and the Bizarre" — an examination of Zorro movies and collectibles in other countries that are ... unusual.
CONTENTS
Introduction: "Zorro: The Unique, the Unusual, and the Bizarre" by John E. Petty
Novel: A Task for Zorro
Short stories: "Zorro Saves His Honor," "Zorro and the Pirate," "Zorro Beats a Drum," "Zorro’s Strange Duel," "Zorro’s Masked Menace," "Zorro Aids and Invalid," "Zorro Saves and American," "Zorro Meets a Rogue," "Zorro Races with Death," "Zorro Fights for Peace," "Zorro Serenades a Siren," "Zorro Meets a Wizard," "Zorro Fights With Fire," "Gold For a Tyrant," and "The Hide Huner"
Softcover, 6" x 9", 362 pages, $19.95
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| Broadswords and Blasters - Now online!
Pulp Appeal: Hap and Leonard - New!
Pulp Appeal: Erle Stanley Gardner
Pulp Appeal: Zorro
Pulp Appeal: Elric of Melniboné
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| Castalia House Blog - Now online!
THROWBACK SF THURSDAY: The Secret of the Sinharat and People of the Talisman by Leigh Brackett
Review: Broadswords & Blasters
Cleverer and Cleverer as You Go Back in Time
| Clive Cussler: NIGHTHAWK (A Kurt Austin adventure) - Now available!
by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown
When the most advanced aircraft ever designed vanishes over the South Pacific, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are drawn into a deadly contest to locate the fallen machine. Russia and China covet the radical technology, but the United States worries about a darker problem. They know what others don’t—that the X-37 is carrying a dangerous secret, a payload of exotic matter, extracted from the upper reaches of the atmosphere and stored at a temperature near absolute zero. As long as it remains frozen, the cargo is inert, but if it thaws, it will unleash a catastrophe of nearly unthinkable proportions.
From the Galapagos Islands to the jungles of South America to an icy mountain lake many believe to be the birthplace of the Inca, the entire NUMA team will risk everything in an effort to avert disaster . . . but they may be caught in a race that no one can win.
Hardcover, 464 pages, List Price: $29.00
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| Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West - Now online!
THE MALTESE FALCON Comic Book - Chapter VIII: Brigid - New!
THE MALTESE FALCON Comic Book - Chapter VII: G in the Air - New!
THE MALTESE FALCON Comic Book - Chapter VI: The Undersized Shadow - New!
THE MALTESE FALCON Comic Book - Chapter V: The Levantine - New!
THE MALTESE FALCON Comic Book - Chapter IV: The Black Bird - New!
THE MALTESE FALCON Comic Book - Chapter III: Three Women - New!
THE MALTESE FALCON Comic Book - Chapter II: Death in the Fog - New!
THE MALTESE FALCON Comic Book - Chapter I: Spade and Archer
Forgotten Books: THE ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE aka A MAN CALLED SPADE aka THEY CAN ONLY HANG YOU ONCE
A MR. MAC duo from Gary Lovisi: "The Affair of Lady Wescott's Lost Ruby" & "The Case of the Unseen Assassin"
Around the World with DR. NO (1962)
Pulp Gallery: DOC SAVAGE (1936)
Western Round-up: HOPALONG CASSIDY
| DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG-FU OMNIBUS VOLUME 2 - Arriving in comic shops June 7!
Written by Chris Claremont & Bill Mantlo With Doug Moench, John Warner, Martin Sands & More
Penciled by Rudy Nebres, George Pérez & Marshall Rogers With Gil Kane, Keith Giffen, Tony Dezuniga, Pat Broderick, Ron Wilson, Joe Staton, Sanho Kim & Jim Sherman
Covers by Jeff Dekal & Earl Norem
The kung fu keeps coming in the second DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU OMNIBUS!
Completing this never-before-reprinted series, volume two shifts focus to Iron Fist, the Living Weapon, in stories written by Chris Claremont with lush artwork by Rudy Nebres. Danny Rand battles Firebird and Dhasha Khan in a saga filled with the mystery of K’un Lun!
Meanwhile, from the ashes of the Sons of the Tiger, Bill Mantlo and George Pérez introduce Hector Ayala, the White Tiger!
Also featuring Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu; Jack of Hearts; Swordquest’s samurai action; two team-ups starring all of Marvel’s martial-arts heroes; and Claremont and Marshall Rogers’ beautiful take on the Daughters of the Dragon!
Plus: kung fu interviews, movie reviews, and more!
Collecting DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU (1974) #19-33 and material from BIZARRE ADVENTURES #25.
Hardcover, Black & White,1000 pages, $125.00
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| | The Digest Enthusiast #6
Now available!
The sixth spectacular edition of The Digest Enthusiast is now available in print and eBook editions.
Contents:
• Digest News Previews of Rick Ollerman’s Down & Out: The Magazine #1, Karen Valentine’s Betty Fedora #4, Pulp Literature #15, The Pulpster #26, our joint venture with Uncle B. Publications, Pulp Modern, and much more.
• Interviews with Edd Vick (Analog, Asimov’s)* and B.K. Stevens (AHMM).
• Manhunt 1953 #1–4 synopses by Peter Enfantino of the greatest crime digest ever.
• International Science Fiction #1 & 2 a fascinating look at this short-lived digest.
• Bob Hope’s They Got Me Covered, a title that turned out to be all too true, by Steve Carper
• Sharon Tate’s Fate, weird reporting on the horrific murder by Tom Brinkmann
• Digest Dolls Trading Cards by Max Allan Collins
• Weirdbook #34 reviewed
• Fiction by Lesann Berry, Alec Cizak, and Joe Wehrle, Jr.
• Artwork and cartoons by Brad W. Foster, Michael Neno, Bob Vojtko, and Joe Wehrle, Jr. Haiku by Clark Dissmeyer
• Cover by Brian Buniak
Print version, $8.99, includes nearly 100 B&W cover images, 152 pages, 5.5" x 8.5" digest.
Kindle version and Magzter, $2.99
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| | The Digest Enthusiast Blog - Now online!
The Digest Enthusiast Book Six - New!
The Digest Enthusiast #6 update
Trouble, trouble, and still more trouble
Ron Fortier’s The Hideout
| Edgar Rice Burroughs' 100 Year Art Chronology
New Kickstarter Campaign!
We are producing the FOUR volume Edgar Rice Burroughs' 100 Year Art Chronology, an illustrative history of all Burroughs' publications in the United States (with a heavy dose of art from the United Kingdom).
Written and compiled by Michael Tierney, the narrative gives the history of Burroughs' work and the often legendary artists who visualized it, featuring untold stories, art that hasn't been seen since its release, and pieces that were buried in the vaults from the beginning of his publishing history to the present day.
Officially licensed and sanctioned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., this nearly 1,200 page examination of the vast publishing illustrative history of Edgar Rice Burroughs is divided into four parts:
Volume 1: The Pulps The Dawn of the Age of Science Fiction
Volume 2: The Books Literature With Sharp Cutting Edges
Volume 3: Comics The Universal Language Part 1
Volume 4: Comics The Universal Language Part 2
This project is as much an narrative history of ERB's publications as it is a visual history. Michael Tierney, the author, has combed the archives and gathered together a vast treasure trove of art, from pulp covers, to interior art, from novels that range on both sides of the Atlantic to the vast array of comic books that sported ERB's amazing creations. He's taken these and woven them into a discussion that explores the many facets of the various industries and Burroughs place within them.
| | Edgar Rice Burroughs Comics
All New Comic Strips created exclusively for ERB, Inc. You can subscribe for only $1.99 / month
Fifteen strips currently available on the Burroughs comics website:
"Tarzan of the Apes" by Roy Thomas and Pablo Marcos, adapting the original Tarzan novels.
"Tarzan" by Roy Thomas and Benito Gallego, featuring new Tarzan adventures.
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
"The Lost Continent" by Martin Powell and Oscar González
"The Jungle Girl" by Martin Powell and Will Meugniot
"The Outlaw of Torn" by Thomas Simmons and Jake Bilbao
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| | Edgar Rice Burroughs Comics
Featuring art from your favorite ERB comic strips!
Now available!
The Land that Time Forgot Comic Tee
The Mucker Comic Tee
The War Chief Comic Tee
Carson of Venus Comic Tee
Pellucidar Comic Tee
John Carter Comic Tee
Eternal Savage Comic Tee
Korak the Killer Comic Logo Tee
Tarzan Comic Tee
Cave Girl Comic Tee
Tarzan of the Apes Comic Tee
Mens and Womens sizes
Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, XXL (+$2), XXXL (+$2)
$ 24.99 each
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| Edgar Rice Burroughs Comics
Now available!
Calling all ERB fans!!
We have new merchandise available.
New T-shirts
Warlord of Mars by Joe Jusko
Tarzan and Jane by Russ Manning
Tars Tarkas
Princess of Mars by Pegaso
Lord of the Jungle by Joe Jusko
John Carter by Joe Jusko
John Carter of Mars by Pegaso
Dejah Thoris by Joe Jusko
Barsoom
Puzzles
Dejah Thoris by Joe Jusko
Tars Tarkas
Master of Adventure
Get yours now!!
http://edgarriceburroughs.com/store/
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| Facebook - Now online!
There are numerous groups on Facebook that are of potential interest to pulp fans.
The Shadow Knows
Agents of The Shadow
Flearun - A Doc Savage Group
Fans of Bronze
G-8 and Operator #5
The Spider - Master of Men
Flash Gordon
The Others [The Gray Seal, Nick Carter, Fantomas, Arsene Lupin, The Saint]
Professor Jameson alias 21MM392
The Pulp Heroes
Pulp, Pulp Everywhere and Lots and Lots to Read
Pulp Talk
Pulp Magazine Authors and Literature Fans
The Serial Squadron Cinema Cliffhanger Serial Archive
ERBzine
Edgar Rice Burroughs - Facebook Forum
Edgar Rice Burroughs: Worlds of Adventure
PulpFest
Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention
Pulp Coming Attractions
Robert E. Howard Comics Group
The Robert E. Howard Foundation
Robert E. Howard Readers
Two Gun Bob--The Worlds of Robert E. Howard
The International Robert E. Howard Fan Association
Conan the Cimmerian
REH: Two-Gun Raconteur
Altus Press
Weird Tales Magazine
| | Girasol Collectables Pulp Cover Gallery Edition Volume 5
The Spider, G-8 and His Battle Aces, and Operator #5
Now available!
Volume 5 of our Pulp Cover Gallery series is in the works, scheduled for a mid-May release.
This edition will be the same overall format as our other volumes, featuring sets of cover scans of The Spider, G-8 and His Battle Aces, and Operator #5.
One difference this time out is that the images are square-cut, they do not show the rough pulp edges.
The same bonded leather hardcover exterior, 8.5" x 11" interior pages, 130+ pages, full color throughout,
with a brief introduction and checklist with cover artist credit where known.
As before, this is not a book about the pulp titles featured, it is a visual reference of the covers. Lots of great viewing!
Order before April 01, 2016 and save $10!
$140 including shipping & handling* (*within North America, for overseas orders add $25.)
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| Gotham Pulp Collectors Club
Typically the 3rd Saturday of every month
Check the website at the link below for the latest schedule.
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
| GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOLUME 26: VAMPIRE CLASSICS - Now available!
(Writer) Bram Stoker & Various (Art) Craig Wilson & Various (Cover) Craig Wilson
Vampire Classics features a unique adaptation of the 1922 silent film, Nosferatu.
Plus a horror-western by "Conan" creator Robert E. Howard and Ray Bradbury's "The Man Upstairs." With "The Strange Orchid" by H.G. Wells, "Olalla" by Robert Louis Stevenson, and a short story by famed horror writer and co-editor Mort Castle.
This has an adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "The Horror from the Mound" by Timothy Truman.
Softcover, 7x10, 144 pages, Full Color, $19.95
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| | Haffner Press
FREDRIC BROWN MYSTERY LIBRARY VOLUME 1: MURDER DRAWS A CROWD
(Writer) Fredric Brown, Jack Seabrook (Cover) Norman Saunders
Now available!
Shipping Update! The start of shipping preorders was delayed for two weeks while we waited for the arrival of the bonus bookmarks as well as several hundred more shipping cartons. So, we've been packing and mailing the preorders in waves for the past few weeks. While this has put a nice dent in the volume of preorders, we're still handling orders from 2014 (yeah, I know . . .). Plus, an additional delay sprung up this week with jury-duty for yer humble Poobah. But that's behind us and we're back in the groove getting these orders out.
At the current pace, it looks to be another 2-3 weeks to get all the preorders out the door.
Then we'll start in on the orders placed after we took delivery of the books in late April.
Ideally, all open orders will have been shipped by the end of June.
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
$50.00
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FREDRIC BROWN MYSTERY LIBRARY VOLUME 2: DEATH IN THE DARK
(Writer) Fredric Brown, Jack Seabrook (Cover) Norman Saunders
Now available!
Shipping Update! The start of shipping preorders was delayed for two weeks while we waited for the arrival of the bonus bookmarks as well as several hundred more shipping cartons. So, we've been packing and mailing the preorders in waves for the past few weeks. While this has put a nice dent in the volume of preorders, we're still handling orders from 2014 (yeah, I know . . .). Plus, an additional delay sprung up this week with jury-duty for yer humble Poobah. But that's behind us and we're back in the groove getting these orders out.
At the current pace, it looks to be another 2-3 weeks to get all the preorders out the door.
Then we'll start in on the orders placed after we took delivery of the books in late April.
Ideally, all open orders will have been shipped by the end of June.
“. . . enough good people put Brown on their must-read lists and then become evangelists to keep his name alive on the same high shelf as Hammett, Thompson, Ross Macdonald and other crime icons. Somewhere up in literary heaven, I hope he’s looking down, sipping a beer, playing his flute and smiling.”—Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune
While the editor of this series only recently came upon the above quote from 2008, these eyes read no truer words. Work has been underway for nearly a year on assembling the first two volumes of a series provisionally titled LOADED: THE COLLECTED FREDRIC BROWN. Now is your chance to get in on the ground floor of what is hoped to be the definitive collection of Fredric Brown sans his science fiction works. Assembled in chronological order of publication, this set will contain all the short fiction (of all genres: mystery, horror, noir, western, detection, etc.) and all of Brown’s novels (again, excepting his sf works). You’ll be able to enjoy Fredric Brown at his longer lengths from The Fabulous Clipjoint and Night of the Jabberwock to The Lenient Beast and Mrs. Murphy’s Underpants.
Assisting with this effort have been Brown bibliographer Phil Stephensen-Payne and Brown biographer Jack Seabrook. This massive undertaking could not have been accomplished without their help.
Introduction by Jack Seabrook
744 pages
Over 90 illustrations
32 pulp magazine stories: • Detective • Mystery • Horror
80-pg appendix with the "Colonel Cluck/Kluck," "Barnyard Bill Says—" & "Willie Skid" bits
Decorated endpapers
Smythe-sewn binding
Full cloth-covered binding boards
$50.00
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| | Hard Case Crime
Coming June 13!
June 2017
FOREVER AND A DEATH By Donald Westlake
An unused plot for Pierce Brosnan’s 007 has resurfaced - as a novel!
Cover art by Paul Mann
Back in the 1990s, Eon Productions worked with a number of writers to develop the story for the follow-up to Goldeneye. One of those writers was Donald Westlake, legendary author of over 100 crime novels, the perhaps most famous of which were the Parker books (under his pseudonym of Richard Stark).
In 1995, before Goldeneye was even released, Westlake turned into Eon two treatments for “Bond 18.” Both his treatments apparently used as their backdrop Hong Kong’s transfer of sovereignty to China. In one of the treatments, Westlake had 007 facing off against Gideon Goodbread, an American businessman who planned to level Hong Kong after robbing its banks – a revenge scheme for the death of his missionary parents at the hands of the Red Chinese. Westlake described his Bond villain as “John Goodman with a Southern accent”, and likened him to the lead character in Jim Thompson’s The Killer Inside Me. Goodbread commanded an army of Amerasian orphans he called “the Children.”
Westlake floated the following titles for his Bond adventure: Dragonsteeth; Nobody Dies; Forever And A Death; Never Look Back; On Borrowed Time. That last title was prophetic; the time-sensitive nature of the Hong Kong chanegover backdrop was deemed unsuitable, we got Tomorrow Never Dies instead, and Westlake's script was shelved.
Now Hard Case Crime has resurrected this lost story, which at some point Westlake rewrote as a novel - Forever And A Death.
It’s no longer a James Bond story and the details described above may not be included, but the vestigial elements of the story seem to be in place.
As a bonus, the novel will contain an afterword by one of the Bond producers, describing the history of the project.
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| Howard Andrew Jones - Now online!
Hardboiled Monday: The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories
Pulp and Sundry
Hardboiled Treasures
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| | Illustrated Press
Reynold Brown: A Life in Pictures
Updated 2nd edition
Now available for Pre-order!
Scheduled to ship in September!
William Reynold Brown (1917 1991) was a prolific American artist whose career embraced virtually every facet of the illustration field. During his life he produced work for the newspaper comics (Tailspin Tommy), perfected the concept of the cutaway engineering drawing for North American Aviation, painted covers for some of the first paperback books ever published, illustrated scores of magazines and magazine covers, and most notably produced over 300 movie posters for the motion picture industry. After his retirement from commercial illustration, Reynold found success as a fine artist, producing hundreds of oil paintings and drawings for the Western art market. This book presents a rich overview of Reynold Brown s entire career, and showcases hundreds of original paintings, drawings, photographs, and printed illustrations often in glorious full-page reproductions. Many of his most iconic movie posters are featured, such as Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Spartacus, I was a Teenage Werewolf, and many more. 9 x 12 inches, full-color, hardcover with dust jacket. A massive 304 pages!
This spectacular new book explores the life and work of Reynold Brown, one of the greatest movie poster artists in Hollywood history. Shipping in September 2017, this whopping 304 page new edition adds 80 new pages to the original 2009 edition, and is filled to the brim with scores of beautiful illustrations reproduced from the original paintings and drawings, as well as rarely seen tear sheets from vintage magazines, movie posters, photographs, color studies, and more. A complete preview of the book is available here:
304 pages, 9”x12”, full-color on premium low-gloss stock, hardbound with dust jacket.
The Standard Edition is $49.95 plus postage.
A Special Edition of the book, limited to just 100 copies signed and numbered by author Daniel Zimmer, and presented in a red slipcase with white lettering, is available for $69.95 plus postage.
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| JAMES BOND: BLACK BOX #4 - Arriving in comic shops June 7!
(Writer) Ben Percy (Art) Rapha Lobosco
Cover A: Dominic Reardon, Cover B: Jason Masters, Cover C: Matt Taylor
THE SUICIDE FOREST—The latest installment in the "Black Box" storyline will leave you breathless! An epic car chase through the gritty, neon wonderland of Tokyo gives way to a sexy layover near Mt. Fuji, where James Bond goes "undercover" with the mysterious assassin, Selah Sax. Little does 007 know his mission is about to change — and danger lurks in the nearby "Suicide Forest," where he and Selah will be both the hunters and the hunted!
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99
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| | Jerry Schneider Enterprises
HONEY WEST #2: A GUN FOR HONEY
I'm H. West, private eye. The H stands for Honey. I may be female, but I know my business.
Two beautiful young women have been murdered.
They were smothered or, as the newspapers call it--kissed to death.
Now I've been hired to catch the killer with the deadly kiss. A trap has been set. I'm the bait.
Paperback, 5 x 8 inch, 248 pages
Retail Price $19.95
Our Price $12.95
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| KING SOLOMON'S CURSE (Wilde/Chase 13) - Coming September 21!
by Andy McDermott
Following on from THE MIDAS LEGACY, Andy McDermott's new Wilde and Chase novel sees our daring duo on the trail of a strange, ancient weapon of immense power hidden in a lost city deep in the African jungle. Perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, Chris Kuzneski, Dan Brown and Scott Mariani. Nina Wilde is back on the hunt. Now a presenter of her own TV documentary series, Nina is in Jerusalem. Clues found at the Ark of the Covenant recovery site have led her to the ruins of the First Temple, buried beneath Temple Mount. Within them, Nina spots an opening to a previously hidden chamber - a map room which contains a model of a mysterious city thought to contain a great yet dangerous power hidden by King Solomon himself. Analysing the clues, Nina believes that the city is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the most dangerous locations on Earth. Eddie is in England with their daughter Macy but Nina's phone call is about to change everything. He has had his own problems in the DRC in the past and he isn't about to let Nina go there alone. Joining forces, Nina and Eddie are about to start a chain of events from which there might be no return...
Paperback, 560 pages, $13.58
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| | The Korshak Collection: Illustrations Of Imaginative Literature
June 07, 2017 to August 26, 2017
The Society is proud to present a rare opportunity to view some of the greatest fantasy masterpieces of our time. Presenting a grouping of illustrations of imaginative literature from the Korshak Collection, on display in Gallery 1 & 2.
"As a young man I was fortunate enough to grow up with great art in my bedroom. My father, Erle Korshak, was the publisher of a pioneering science fiction book company, Shasta Publishers. Shasta ushered in the transition of important science fiction literature from magazines printed on cheap pulp paper to hardcover, library-quality books. Much of that art lived with us at our house and at the company office in Chicago.
In particular, the J. Allen St. John illustration for the 1941 Amazing Stories magazine cover of John Carter battling the Dead in "The City of Mummies" lured me into a fantastic world that I never knew existed. I read and enjoyed the Edgar Rice Burroughs story behind the illustration but for me, the illustration itself gave me a sense of wonder I had never previously experienced.
So began a lifelong love affair with illustration art. This collection is a vision of the fantastic. It is one of great illustrators, as well as illustrations that had a great influence on imaginative literature."
The Society of Illustrator
128 East 63rd Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues)
New York, NY 10065
| THE LOST WORLD (Deluxe Blu-ray Edition) - Coming September 19!
Premiere Blu-ray Edition
True to its title, the 1925, 10-reel version of The Lost World effectively disappeared from circulation in 1929 all known positive prints destroyed a move by First National Pictures to help clear the way for another creature film utilizing special effects and Willis O Brien s cutting-edge animation techniques: King Kong. For more than 80 years, only abridged editions of The Lost World remained in existence... until now!
Follow Professor Challenger, played by the inimitable Wallace Beery, as he and a crew of curious explorers embark on an expedition in search of a mythical, prehistoric plateau in South America. Along for the adventure are eminent scientist Summerlee (Arthur Hoyt, the director s brother), sportsman Sir John Roxton (Lewis Stone), journalist Ed Malone (Lloyd Hughes) and Paula White (Bessie Love), whose father disappeared on the same plateau. The party is not there long before the lost world of the jungle begins to reveal its secrets: a primitive ape-man, a Pterodactyl flying through the air, a massive Brontosaurus feeding upon the trees, the vicious Allosaurus, and many more monstrous beasts of the Jurassic age.
Flicker Alley, Lobster Films, and Blackhawk Films® are thrilled to present the world-premiere Blu-ray edition of Arthur Conan Doyle s The Lost World, the most complete version of the film ever released. This visually stunning 2K restoration, accomplished by Lobster Films, features newly-discovered scenes and special effect sequences, incorporating almost all original elements from archives and collections around the world. Renowned silent film composer Robert Israel contributes a new and ambitious score, performed by a full orchestra in 2016.
This edition is dedicated to David Shepard, and to the collectors, archives, and passionate cinema lovers, who help preserve films for future generations.
Bonus Materials Include:
Deleted Scenes: Restored outtakes from a 1925 original nitrate transfer of The Lost World.
R.F.D., 10,000 B.C. (1917): Short film directed by Willis O Brien for producer Thomas Edison.
The Ghosts of Slumber Mountain (1918): Short film written and directed by Willis O'Brien in a new 2K restoration by the Dinosaur Museum.
Creation (1930): Unfinished film directed by Willis O Brien that nonetheless convinced Merian C. Cooper to hire O Brien for King Kong.
Booklet Essay: The Lost World: Secrets of the Restoration by Serge Bromberg of Lobster Films.
One Disk, 110 minutes, $39.95
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| Martin Grams' Blog - Now online!
Move over Linda Carter - Gal Godot is the NEW Wonder Woman - New!
Blood 'N' Thunder: The Final Issue
Actor Don Gordon, dead at age 90
Johnny Quest Soundtrack
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The Robert E. Howard Newsline
Now online!
Bringing you the latest news in Robert E. Howard books, pulp reprints, comics, audio, conventions, games, and whatever else seems applicable.
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September 14-16, 2017!
Hunt Valley Wyndham (recently changed now to a Marriott)
SAME HOTEL, NEW NAME.
Announcing the first half of our celebrity lineup for our 2017 event!
Remember you can purchase your admission tickets in advance through the website and save money. And book your hotel room early before they are sold out!
Hotel: (410) 785-7000
VENDOR HOURS: Thursday and Friday 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday 9 am to 5 pm
CELEBRITY HOURS: Thursday and Friday, 10 am to 6 pm, Saturday 10 am to 5 pm
MOVIE ROOM: 24 hours a day
PANELS & PRESENTATIONS: 9 am to 9 pm (See schedule of events)
| | Moonstone Books
When dead gangsters begin appearing all over New York, the Black Bat and his team find themselves on the trail of a merciless crime boss known as Mr. Mask.
At the same time a strange vigilante known as the Purple Scar enters fray, but is he friend or foe?
Will even the pairing of the Black Bat and this mysterious new crime-fighter to solve the mystery of the Faces of Fear?
Softcover, 100 pages, 7 x 10, $9.99
Hardcover, 100 pages, 7 x 10, $19.95
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| OCCULT DETECTIVE QUARTERLY #2 - Now available!
Enter the dark world of the occult detective, where heroes and fools risk their lives facing strange, occult and supernatural phenomena.
OCCULT DETECTIVE QUARTERLY's second issue offers you a wealth of new fiction from some of the best creators, with award-winning talent on both the writing and illustration sides.
Horror, crime - and punishment. Meet a demon-marked girl, a native American cop, an occult adventurer between the wars, and a psychologist who already knows the Dark. Or explore Edwardian Paris, visit haunted Scotland, and have a worrying trip into the back-street markets of sixties Hong Kong.
The classic occult detective Carnacki makes an appearance, as does a hoodoo PI in Harlem – nine original stories by Tim Waggoner, Steve Liskow, Tricia Owens, Edward M Erdelac, Brandon Barrows, Kelly A Harmon, Joshua M Reynolds, Mike Chinn, and Bruno Lombardi.
Plus detailed reviews, and features on John Constantine and Occult Physicians.
Paperback: 104 pages
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.2 x 11 inches
$12.95
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| | PULPDOM
PULPDOM ONLINE #14
Featuring: KASPA THE LION MAN & THE CAVE MEN Part 1
Now available on request!
In the early 1930's British author C.T. Stoneham published two novels about a Tarzan-like character: THE LION'S WAY and KASPA THE LION MAN.
The first was made into the movie KING OF THE JUNGLE starring Buster Crabbe and was reprinted in the Oct 1948 FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES .
Now more than 80 years later a third Kaspa novel by the original author will see the light of day.
Part 1 is in serialized in Pulpdom Online #14.
Email ridgefirecaz@gmail.com and ask for your free copy.
Pulpdom #15 and #16 will publish the conclusion of KASPA AND THE CAVE MEN.
Pulpdom #15 will contain part 2 of KASPA AND THE CAVE MEN.
Pulpdom #16 will contain part 3 of KASPA AND THE CAVE MEN.
Both issues together will cost $5, that is only $2.50 per issue.
The plan is to have Pulpdom #15 and #16 published by August 1.
Both issues will be about 45 pages each and contain a Joe Orsak illustration in black and white.
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| | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry, Pennsylvania.
Thursday, July 27 through Sunday, July 30, 2017
PulpFest 2017 will take place July 27 – 30 at the newly and beautifully renovated DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry. We are currently arranging guest accommodations for our members at the hotel. Conveniently located at the intersection of three major roadways, the DoubleTree boasts a world-class restaurant in an open air setting. There are many other restaurants nearby — some within walking distance — suitable for a variety of tastes. The more adventurous can discover plenty of dining, shopping, and nightlife just a short drive away in downtown Pittsburgh. The DoubleTree offers ample free parking as well as free wifi for its guests. Please stay tuned as we iron out the details by bookmarking pulpfest.com.
Start planning to attend PulpFest 2017, “Summer’s Hardboiled Pulp Con.” We’ll be celebrating pulp fiction and pulp art, and the many ways they’ve inspired writers, artists, filmmakers, game designers, and other creators. Join us next July outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as we explore “Hardboiled Dicks, Dangerous Dames, and a Few Psychos” at PulpFest 2017.
By staying at our host hotel, you help to defray the convention’s substantial costs. You also help demonstrate to our hotel that PulpFest is a top-notch convention that will help their bottom line. Thanks for helping to make PulpFest look good.
There are still rooms available at the newly and beautifully renovated DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry. You can book your room directly through the PulpFest website. Along the right hand side of our home page at pulpfest.com you’ll find a link that reads “Book a Room for 2017.” Click on this link and you’ll be redirected to a secure site where you can book a room at our host hotel.
You can also reserve a room by calling 1-800-222-8733. Be sure to mention PulpFest in order to receive the convention rate of $125 plus tax per night. Included in the room rate are free Wi-Fi and two complimentary breakfasts per room for both Friday and Saturday. Parking is free!
If you have yet to register for PulpFest 2017 — taking place place July 27 – 30 — the convention is now accepting advance registrations from all parties.
Full details are available at the link below.
The premininary programming schedule has been announced!
Thursday, July 27
Dealers’ Room
4:00 PM – 11:00 PM — Dealers’ Room Set-Up
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM — Early Registration
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM — Dealers’ Room Open for Early-Bird Shopping (free if you stay at the Double-Tree)
Programming
9:10 – 9:40 PM — Robert Bloch’s PSYCHO: SANITARIUM — A Reading by Chet Williamson
9:45 – 9:55 PM — Pulp-Pourri Theatre Presents Robert Leslie Bellem, a Dan Turner Reading
10:00 – 10:20 PM — Somewhere a Roscoe: Dan Turner and SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES (John Wooley)
10:20 – 10:30 PM — Intermission
10:30 – 10:50 PM — The Dangerous Dames of Maxwell Grant: Myra Reldon, Margo Lane, and Carrie Cashin (Anthony Tollin)
11:00 – 11:30 PM — Pulp-Pourri Theatre Presents Dirk Jonas in “The Case of the Self-Made Widow”
11:35 – 11:55 PM — Compliments of the Domino Lady (Michele Nolan)
Friday, July 28
Dealers’ Room
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM — Early Registration and Dealers’ Room Set-Up
10:00 AM – 4:45 PM — Dealers’ Room Open to All
Programming
1:00 – 4:00 PM — New Fictioneers Readings — (to be announced)
6:55 – 7:00 PM — Welcome to PulpFest 2017 (Convention Chairman Jack Cullers)
7:00 – 7:20 PM — The Psychos of Philip José Farmer — The Nine (Win Scott Eckert, Frank Schildiner, and Art Sippo)
7:20 – 7:30 PM — The Psychos of Philip José Farmer — Win Scott Eckert Reads from THE MONSTER ON HOLD
7:30 – 7:50 PM — Philip José Farmer and Robert Bloch (Mike Croteau of Meteor House)
7:50 – 8:00 PM — Intermission
8:00 – 8:40 PM — 100 Years with the Author of Psycho: Robert Bloch (Garyn Roberts)
8:40 – 8:50 PM — Scarlet Adventuress — The Domino Lady — A Reading by Ron Fortier
8:50 – 9:30 PM — Hardboiled and Dangerous: The Many Characters of Erle Stanley Gardner (Jeffrey Marks)
9:30 – 9:40 PM — Intermission
9:40 – 10:20 PM — A Few Psychos: The Villains of THE SHADOW MAGAZINE (Tim King)
10:20 – 10:30 PM — Philip José Farmer’s Most Dangerous Dame — Win Scott Eckert Reads from THE SCARLET JAGUAR
10:30 – 10:55 PM — The Dangerous Dames of Kenneth Robeson: Pat Savage, Nellie Gray and Rosabel Newton (Chuck Welch)
11:00 – 11:30 PM — Pulp-Pourri Theatre Presents “Return to the Sabbath,” a WEIRD Audio Play by Robert Bloch
Saturday, July 29
Dealers’ Room
10:00 AM – 4:45 PM — Dealers’ Room Open to All
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM — Gaming Track at the DoubleTree
3:00 – 4:30 PM — Auction Viewing at the DoubleTree
Programming
1:00 – 2:00 PM — The Dicks, Dames, and Psychos of New Pulp (Ron Fortier and a Panel of New Pulp Writers)
2:00 – 3:00 PM — New Fictioneers Readings — (to be announced)
3:30 – 4:00 PM — Pulp-Pourri Theatre Presents Dirk Jonas in “The Case of the Self-Made Widow” (encore presentation)
5:00 – 6:50 PM — PulpFest 2017 Group Meal at Ember & Vine in the DoubleTree (Volunteer Coordinator Sally Cullers)
7:00 – 7:20 PM — PulpFest 2017 Business Meeting (meet the convention organizers)
7:20 – 7:30 PM — 2017 Munsey Award Presentation (presented by Laurie Powers)
7:30 – 8:00 PM — Hard-Boiled at 100: The Don Everhard Stories of Gordon Young (Tom Krabacher and John Wooley)
8:00 – 8:10 PM — Intermission: Nine Years of PulpFest (The Cake Is on Us)
8:10 – 8:50 PM — Our Guest of Honor: To Be Announced
8:50 – 9:00 PM — The Wild Adventures of Pat Savage by Will Murray — A Reading by Pulp-Pourri Theatre
9:00 – 9:40 PM — Hardboiled Dicks: A Look at DIME DETECTIVE MAGAZINE (Matt Moring)
9:40 – 10:00 PM — Intermission (Auction Viewing)
10:00- 12:00 AM — Saturday Night at the Auction (John Gunnison, Auctioneer)
Sunday, July 30
Dealer’s Room
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM — Dealers’ Room Open to All (many dealers will be packing up; buying opportunities may be limited)
| Pulpgen-Online Pulps - Now online!
New this week
"The Hand of Chance" by William Murray Graydon from ARGOSY, April, 1898
Set in South Africa. A man is looking for his gold mine partner for his share of the gold when he comes across a man being chased by a rhino... Exciting episodes attending Neil Danvers' quest for his missing partner - A rhinoceros hunt that came to be a cart before the horse affair and a trap that caught.
"Samson's Vulnerable Heel" by Arthur T. Harris from G-MEN DETECTIVE, May, 1947
This Veterans Protective League sure charged for service - but a visiting vet supplied a payoff that certainly surprised 'em!
"G-Men Fight Alone" by Dana R. Marsh from SECRET AGENT "X", February, 1936
Jack Carson, number one G-man, liked to fight alone. So he started on a solitary chase for international rats who were undermining Wall Street. But when he followed their beautiful lure - he found that his strange gun was useless against their torture weapons. For Constantine was a gold-mad fiend who specialized in death by degrees.
| Pulp Den - Now online!
Kael Jai: Book One: Outcast
Leo Margulies: Giant of The Pulps
Earth Volk
Cover Reveal: Pangaea: Eden's Planet
| The Pulp Hermit - Now online!
Terror In Rio - New!
The Blood of Strangers
The Real Cool Killers
Assignment Lili Lamaris
| 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.
| PULP MODERN VOLUME 2 NUMBER 1 - Now available!
Larque Press recently partnered with Uncle B. Publications for the triumphant return of Pulp Modern.
Volume Two, Issue One features fiction from multiple genres, including crime, horror, and science fiction.
Pulp Modern resumes its mission to publish the very best fiction from around the world. In this issue, writers from Europe, Canada, the United States, Asia, and Australia contribute a diverse selection of thirteen short stories for the most discerning readers.
Editor Alec Cizak is a writer and filmmaker from Indianapolis. His latest novella, Down on the Street, is coming from ABC Group Documentation on June 16, 2017.
Art Director Richard Krauss is the editor and publisher of The Digest Enthusiast. Gag cartoonist Bob Vojtko contributes half a dozen new cartoons.
Contents
From the Editor by Alec Cizak
“Housewarming” by Lucy Kiff
“Maddy Lee Reviews the Movie They Made About Her and Buck” by Tim P. Walker
“Now is Not a Good Time to Die” by Mark David Adam
“The Hand We’re Dealt” by Michaël Wertenberg
“Lady of the Mask” by L.S. Engler
“The Star Trail” by Nick Manzolillo
“Wall Whispers” by Adam S. House
“La Cross” by Stephen D. Rogers
“Out of the Woods” by Joseph Rubas
“Mickey Strange” by Calvin Demmer
“Death Sentence” by Marc E. Fitch
“All Sales Final” by Mario E. Martinez
“Out of Sight” by Myke Edwards
Pulp Modern Vol. 2 No. 1 is a 132-page digest magazine (5.5” x 8.5”)
Available in print and in Kindle and Magzter digital versions.
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| The Pulp.Net - Now online!
The Pulp.Net features three ongoing blogs!
Pulp Super-Fan blog written by Michael R. Brown, That's Pulp by John Olsen, and the long-running Yellowed Perils written by William Lampkin.
| 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/
| Radio Archives
The Spider #38 Audiobook
City of Dreadful Night
by Emile C. Tepperman writing as Grant Stockbridge
Read by Nick Santa Maria
Now available!
Looting, murdering bands of desperadoes roamed the streets of New York like wanton jackals who destroyed what they could not devour. An underworld Juggernaut had been unleashed upon Manhattan, turning it into a place of desolation and terror. The Thuggees of the East, those masters of murder, the cruel minions of Tang-akhmut, held the city in a state of siege. One man could save New York — Richard Wentworth, the avenging Spider, and Richard Wentworth, hunted by the police, hated by the underworld he fought, had been ordered shot on sight!
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| The great pulp magazines of the 1930s and 40s produced many heroes, but none as action-oriented as the Spider. From October 1933 to December 1943, the Spider was the scourge of the Underworld, doling out his own particular brand of justice and imprinting his dreaded red Spider seal on the foreheads of those he has killed for the good of mankind.
The Spider followed the established pulp pattern of a wealthy man-about-town, Richard Wentworth III, master of disguise, dilettante of the arts, in perfect physical condition, and completely devoted to the pursuit of justice for the down-trodden. Secretly donning a decrepit black hat, a tattered black cape, a false hunch to his shoulders, a lank wig of stringy hair, an application of sinister face makeup and a pair of .45 automatics, Wentworth prowls the streets of New York as his alter-ego the Spider, chasing down criminal masterminds bent on enslaving or destroying humanity.
Nick Santa Maria takes on the dual persona of Richard Wentworth and his arachnid alter-ego for this nail-biting audio rendition of City of Dreadful Night. Originally published in The Spider magazine, November, 1936.
5 hours - $9.99 Download / $19.98 Audio CDs
| Radio Archives
Captain Future #14 Audiobook
Worlds To Come by Edmond Hamilton
Read by Milton Bagby
Now available!
Captain Future and his valiant aides speed to the rescue of the Sagittarian system—ready to lock in mortal combat with deadly enemies from another dimension!
Edmond Hamilton is credited by many as the creator and writer of Captain Future. Although he is most responsible for nearly everything in the Captain Future tales, the idea was originally presented to him by Science Fiction editor Mort Weisinger. Also, Hamilton did pen the majority of the stories, but Joseph Samachson also wrote two Captain Future stories and Manly Wade Wellman wrote one. Five of the Captain Future tales carry the byline ‘Brett Sterling’, which was a housename used for a while that both Hamilton and Samachson wrote under.
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| The Captain Future stories were not only populated with magnificent characters, but they were also set in a wild, imaginative, almost psychedelic universe. Edmond Hamilton built worlds and star systems that in many ways completely disregarded what the public knew to be true about outer space, but they did not care. Nearly every planet in our solar system could support life and danger lurked there, too. Although the original stories took place amongst familiar planets, at least by name, Hamilton would take readers far beyond anything familiar in later tales.
Rocket into science fiction adventure and discover new worlds. Ripped from the pages of the Spring 1943 issue of Captain Future magazine, “Worlds To Come” is read with wonder and excitement by Milton Bagby.
5 hours - $9.99 Download / $19.98 Audio CDs
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| Radio Archives Pulp Classics
Now available!
Total Pulp Experience. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine.
Ki-Gor, son of the jungle! Orphaned son of missionary Robert Kilgour, raised in the jungle, he grew to a six foot bronzed-skin giant who ruled the jungles. Joined by Helen Vaughn, his fiance and later wife, Timbo George, the Masai chief, and N’Geeso, the chief of a Pygmy tribe, this band of adventurers roam the wilds of Africa in a series of pulp magazine stories that began in 1939 and ended with the last published story in 1954. Now, Ki-Gor is back, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
Table of Contents:
Another Thrilling Ki-Gor Novel
Ki-Gor — And The Forbidden Mountain by John P. Drummond
More terrible than the Leopard-men’s flesh-shredding axes, or the deadly oozing crocodile swamps, was the venal wrath of Rina, blood-thirsty jungle Dictatress.
The City That Time Forgot — Big Jungle Novelets by Bill Cook
Horrible creatures threshed the green slime of the ancient, drowned city, but none so evil as that human hyena — the man the Congo knew as Latimayne the Hi-jacker.
The Lion King — Big Jungle Novelets by Armand Brigaud
Through the jungle came the desperate call — “Rally to Je-an! For Omdurrah the Slaver has baited a treacherous man-snare, with the White Giant’s blood-brother!”
Garden Of Skulls — Exciting Short Stories by Stanley Foster
The bagpipes scream as McColl makes white man’s ju-ju in his Garden of Skulls!
The Flaming Serpent — Exciting Short Stories by Guy L. Jones
Nelson was the goat all right — “the goat without horns” — and he didn’t like it!
Bush Devil — Exciting Short Stories by Clyde Irvine
Ai-eee! The Bunora will feed the moon tonight... their warriors will drink blood!
Radio Archives Pulp Classics line of eBooks are of the highest quality and feature the great Pulp Fiction stories of the 1930s-1950s. All eBooks produced by Radio Archives are available in ePub and Mobi formats for the ultimate in compatibility. If you have a Kindle, the Mobi version is what you want. If you have an iPad/iPhone, Android, or Nook, then the ePub version is what you want. $3.99
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| | Robert E. Howard Days
June 9-10, 2017!
Registration forms are now available!
You may use the form here to register for Howard Days in June.
Please note that the registration taking place is primarily for the Friday Celebration Banquet.
ALL the activities at Howard Days: admission to the Howard Museum and grounds, the Bus Tour, all panels, swap meet, readings and other activities are presented FREE of charge!
The $15.00 fee gets you a seat at the Banquet plus helps defray the cost of drinks, donuts, and a hot dog lunch.
You won't find a better deal all summer.
Plus you get to hang out with a great group of people!
Hope to see you in June - it's never too late to come on down to Howard Days.
It's in Texas - there's plenty of room!
| | Robert E. Howard Foundation
Join the Robert E. Howard Foundation
| | Ronald C. Wilber: December 14, 1954 - September 21, 2016
Ronald C. Wilber of Liberty, NY, a self-employed artist died Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at his home. He was 61.
Some of Ron's earliest work appears in the comics fanzine ROCKETS BLAST COMIC COLLECTOR.
Ron was a prolific illustrator for the pulp fanzines (Echoes, Pulp Vault, Golden Perils, etc), illustrated book covers, and comics for Eros Comics.
Wild Cat Books published a collection of Ron's artwork, FANTASTIC PERILS, THE AMAZING ART OF RON WILBER.
It was the first of a planned series of books featuring Ron's art. Only the first book was ever published.
Ron's work was loved by pulp fans and he is missed.
Thanks to Ron Hanna for passing along this information.
| | | | The Serial Squadron
UPCOMING DVD RELEASE AND ARCHIVE ADDITION SCHEDULE
SHIPPING NOW
JUNGLE MENACE (Archive title) featuring Frank Buck
MARCH 2016
ADVENTURES OF FRANK MERRIWELL Featuring Don Briggs and Jean Rogers
PIRATE TREASURE (Archive title) Featuring Richard Talmadge
SERIAL SQUADRON MEMBERSHIP KIT
Including the Squadron Guide to Movie Serials & more
APRIL 2016
THE FLAME FIGHTER Featuring Herbert Rawlinson
MAY 2016
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS Featuring Harry Carey
A WOMAN IN GRAY Featuring Arline Pretty
MORE TO COME
THE LIGHTNING RAIDER starring Pearl White and Warner Oland
BEST OF SERIALFEST DVD MAGAZINE
Featuring Nick Carter Detective, The Liberty Boys, Mr. Foo,
the Leather Pushers & More (not a subscription title)
CLIFFHANGER TREASURY #3 featuring the new serials
SILVER BULLET and THE BLACK CIRCLE
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| The Serial Squadron
THE SERIAL SQUADRON POCKET GUIDE TO MOVIE SERIALS
Now available!
Now available from THE SQUADRON as part of the new Serial Squadron Membership Kit
THE SERIAL SQUADRON POCKET GUIDE TO MOVIE SERIALS includes concise descriptions of every US serial ever made from 1912 to 1956 in chronological order, lists of serials by studio, feature version and re-release titles, revised and unproduced serials, serial star vital statistics, movie serial costumed heroes and villains, great lines from serials, serials on 8mm, serial premiums, and lots more.
This is a collaborative work produced over a number of years and includes contributions by Squadron members including Ron Stephenson, The Green Hornet and Tom Lyon, and serial descriptions by Raymond William Stedman, GH, and yours truly,
It's comprehensive in its scope but not intended to be a massive tome, and does not include pages of reviews or commentary but instead short 1-3 sentence summaries of all the plots of all the serials, all 500+ of them. It's intended to be useful to those who'd like to be able to consult it for information about serials conveniently and easily and will include at least some information about every American serial except 2 or 3 of which almost nothing is known, and there's even a little about them in there too.
It will be offered as part of the new Membership Kit package which will be available when the new Squadron Cliffhanger Channel is ready to debut.
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| The Shadow 365 - Now online!
A new Shadow blog, "The Shadow 365," is now online.
Every day it will be posting and discussing in chronological order the legendary pulp and comic book covers of "The Shadow."
Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men? The Shadow 365 knows!
| Silver Screen Icons: Johnny Weissmuller As Tarzan, Volume 1 - Now available!
Contains:
Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan and his Mate
Tarzan Escapes
Tarzan finds a Son
Format DVD
Studio Warner Home Video
List price: $19.99
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| | TARZAN: THE GREYSTOKE LEGACY UNDER SIEGE
Coming June 12!
More details next week!
Cover art by Thomas Gianni.
Softcover: $19.95
Hardcover: $34.95
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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.
Reading the Pulps - New!
A Long Time Ago . . .
Skilled Destroyers
Earl Pierce, Jr. (1910-1982)
Bruce Bryan (1906-2004)
Dudley S. Corlett (ca. 1880-1946)
| Terence McVicker, Rare Books
Rare, used, and out-of-print books
Now online!
Lots of pulp-related items for sale!
ROBERT E. HOWARD!
H. P. LOVECRAFT!
CLARK ASHTON SMITH!
E. E. (DOC) SMITH!
Terence McVicker, Rare Books
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| Upcoming Modern Hero - Pulp Novels
by Christopher R. Yates
(New publications to the list are in bold)
Now available!
Warriors Three: Godhood’s End, Asgard Trilogy, Book 3, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Joe Books, $12.99, May 9, 2017
Behind the Mask: An Anthology of Heroic Proportions, eds. Tricia Reeks & Kyle Richardson, Meerkat Press, $16.95, May 16, 2017
Guardians of the Galaxy: Space Riot, Patrick Shand, Joe Books, $12.99, May 23, 2017
Coming soon! Wonder Woman: The Official Movie Novelization, Nancy Holder, Titan Books, $7.99, June 6, 2017
Wild Cards VII: Dead Man’s Hand, ed. George R.R. Martin, Tor, $17.99, June 13, 2017
Judge Anderson: Year One, Alec Worley, Abaddon, $9.99, June 13, 2017
Spider-Man: Forever Young, Stefan Petrucha, Marvel, $24.99, June 20, 2017
Indigo, Charlaine Harris, Christopher Golden, et al., St. Martin’s Press, $27.99, June 20, 2017
Spoonbenders, Daryl Gregory, Knopf, $26.95, June 27, 2017
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge, Larry Correia & John Ringo, Baen, $7.99, June 27, 2017
Spider-Man: Enemies Closer, Jim Beard, Joe Books, $9.99, July 3, 2017
Heroine Complex, Sarah Kuhn, DAW, $7.99, July 4, 2017
Heroine Worship, Sarah Kuhn, DAW,$15.00, July 4, 2017
Iron Man: Mutually Assured Destruction, Patrick Shand, Joe Books, $12.99, July 11, 2017
Avengers: Serpent Society, Patrick Shand, Joe Books, $12.99, July 25, 2017
Monster Hunter Siege, Larry Correia, Baen, $27.00, August 1, 2017
Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Jason Reynolds, Marvel Press, $17.99, August 1, 2017
Thor: Tales of Asgard, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Joe Books, $24.99, August 1, 2017
The God Peak: A Novel, Patrick Hemstreet, Harper Voyager, $26.99, August 22, 2017
Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors, ed. Christopher Golden, Dark Horse, $14.99, August 29, 2017
Wonder Woman: Warbringer, Leigh Bardugo, Random House, $18.99, August 29, 2017
Immortal Architects (Interminables #2), Paige Orwin, Angry Robot, $7.99, September 5, 2017
Black Panther: Who is the Black Panther, Jesse Holland, Marvel, $24.99, September 12, 2017
Avalanche: Secret World Chronicle (Bk. 5), Mercedes Lackey, et al., Baen, $25.00, September 20, 2017
The Monster Hunter Files, eds. Bryan Thomas Schmidt & Larry Correia, Baen, $29.99, October 3, 2017
Ghosts of Empire, George Mann, Titan Books, $9.95, October 10, 2017
Judge Dredd: Year Two, Michael Carroll, Matt Smith & Cavan Scott, Abaddon, $9.99, October 10, 2017
Hulk: Planet Hulk, Greg Pak, Marvel, $24.99, October 17, 2017
All Those Explosions Were Someone Else’s Fault, James Alan Gardner, Tor, $17.99, November 7, 2017
Captain America: The Never-Ending Battle, Robert Greenberger, Joe Books, $12.99, November 7, 2017
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Saints, Larry Correia & John Ringo, Baen, $27.00, November 10, 2017
Gotham: subtitle to be announced, Jason Starr, Titan Books, $7.99, November 28, 2017
The Flash: subtitle to be announced, author to be announced, Titan Books, $7.99, November 28, 2017
Wild Cards XXIV: Mississippi Roll, ed. George R.R. Martin, Tor, $25.99, December 5, 2017
Monster Hunter Guardian, Larry Correia & Sarah Hoyt, Baen, $27.00, January 6, 2018
Arrow: subtitle to be announced, author to be announced, Titan Books, $7.99, January 30, 2018
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Sinners, Larry Correia & John Ringo, Baen, $7.99, January 30, 2018
Constance Verity Saves the World, A. Lee Martinez, Saga Press, $24.99, March 6, 2018
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| | WEINBERG TALES
Orders will be accepted May 15 direct from Phyllis Weinberg!
Highly recommended!
Profits will go towards preserving the Robert E. Howard House.
Phyllis Weinberg, Bob Garcia and Doug Ellis have produced a tribute book to Bob Weinberg.
The incredible Doug Klauba painted the cover, taking his inspiration from Bob's favorite artist, Virgil Finlay.
The book collects various articles by Bob -- primarily his 13 part autobiography of life as an art collector -- as well as tributes by a whole host of folks.
It truly was a group effort by a lot of people, so thanks to all who contributed.
And yes, Eery is spelled that way on the cover intentionally -- it's the way that Weird Tales spelled it on their covers.
ORDERING DETAILS
On May 15th there will be an active link on the American Fantasy Press website where you can order WEINBERG TALES directly from Phyllis Weinberg.
The price will be $30.00 postpaid.
All the proceeds above the cost of production will go to preserving the Robert E. Howard House in Cross Plains, TX.
Phyllis will be handling disbursements and the donations.
Yes, the book can be ordered from several pulp retailers now.
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Now available and recommended!
Here are great fantasy and horror tales by current and upcoming masters of the genre...
Trade Paperback, 6 x 9 inches, 182 pages, $12.00 (print), $3.99 (eBook)
Table of Contents
The 35th issue of WEIRDBOOK presents more stories in the Weird Tales tradition!
Here are horror and dark fantasy stories set in this world -- and beyond. Included this time are:
The Pullulations of the Tribe, by Adrian Cole
The Dead of Night, by Christian Riley
Mother of My Children, by Bruce L. Priddy
The Man Who Murders Happiness, by John R. Fultz
A Handful of Dust, by Tom English
Revolution à l’Orange, by Paul Lubaczewski
Fiends of the Southern Plains, by Patrick Tumblety
The Pyrrhic Crusade, by Stanley B. Webb
The Migration of Memories, by Charles Wilkinson
Maquettes, by Paul St John Mackintosh
In the Shadows, by J.S. Watts
“The Spot,” by C.R. Langille
Schism in the Sky, by Donald McCarthy
To Roam the Universe, Forgotten and Free, by Janet Harriett
Rejuvenate, by Lily Luchesi
Vigil Night, by Lorenzo Crescentini
Dead Clowns for Christmas, by L.J. Dopp
The Tale and the Teller, by Darrell Schweitzer
Plus poetry by K.A. Opperman, Frederick J. Mayer, James Matthew Byers, and Jessica Amanda Salmonson
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