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29 December 2017

Adventure House
Now available!

Phantom Detective – November 1946

 
The Tidewater Murders by Robert Wallace
 In a smart Long Island suburb, mysterious death strikes a clam-digger—as well as a plutocrat—bringing the Phantom into one of the most puzzling cases in his entire career! 
The world’s greatest sleuth is plunged into desperate peril as he fights to expose a baffling slaughter conspiracy!
 
Check and Double Check by Ray Cummings
 Killers Have Soles by Wayland Rice

 
Cover Artist: Rudolph Belarski

   
7x10, 98 pages, $14.95



Adventure House
Now available!

Startling Stories – May 1939
 
The Prisoner of Mars by Edmond Hamilton
 Two mighty civilizations war for supremacy on the frontier of tomorrow as an ancient Martian race bridges starless apace to steal the oceans of the Earth! 
Philip Crain, son of two planets is torn between conflicting loyalties.
 
Pygmalion’s Spectacles by Stanley G. Weinbaum
 The Lost Hour by Alexander Samalman

 
Cover Artist: Howard G. Brown
   
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95



Adventure House
Now available!

Ten Detective Aces – August 1935

 
The Masked Scourge by Frederick C. Davis
 A blood-stained silk dress leads Lieutenant McEwen to the Moon Man’s woman accomplice. 
And that dress belonged to his own daughter.
 
Blueblood Hounds  by Joe Archibald
 Witness to Murder by Emile C. Tepperman
 Directors of Doom by Carl McK. Saunders
 Torture Tool by Cliff Howe
 Corpse Cheaters by Paul Chadwick
 The Phantom Shamus by Margie Harris
 The Lethal Letter by J. Lane Linklater
 High-Speed Vengeance by Edward C. Clayton
 Powdered Clues  by Ralph Powers

Cover Artist:
Delos Palmer, Jr.
   
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95




Altus Press
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Altus Press: Thrilling Publications
THE BEST OF THRILLING ADVENTURES
by Arthur J. Burks, Jackson Cole, Ray Cummings, Paul Ernst, A. Leslie, Johnston McCulley,
Capt. Kerry McRoberts, George Allan Moffatt, Lieut. Scott Morgan, and Capt. John Powers
Introduction by Will Murray

Now available!

“One of the most neglected of the straight adventure pulp magazines of the 1930s was Standard Magazines’ Thrilling Adventures.”
—from the introduction by Will Murray

This collection assembles—for the first time—the best adventure stories from the pages of this classic pulp fiction title.
Over 600 pages in length and covering adventure, mystery, science fiction, and Foreign Legion stories.
Plus: get every story of pulp adventure hero Larry Weston: a forgotten series from the pages of Thrilling Adventures.

The Best of Thrilling Adventures contains the following stories:
“Riley of the Bengal Lancers”
“Valley of Giants”
“Brother of the Tong”
“Guerrilla Brand”
“The Devil Fish”
“Red Silver”
“The Avenger of Lo Chang”
“Danger Trails”
“Pyramid of Gold”
“The Pearl of Death”
“The Terror of Siberia”
“Dogs of Shallajai”
“The Sultan of Hell”
“Orchid of Doom”
“Lost Treasures of Eden”
“The Lagoon of Monsters”
“World of Doom”
“The Web of the Green Spider”
“Sublevel Sixteen”
“The Curse of the Shining God”
“Hell’s Oasis”

647 pages / USD $29.95 softcover



 

Altus Press
THE BEST OF SPICY MYSTERY, VOLUME 3
by Hamlin Daly, Ellery Watson Calder, Carl Moore, Justin Case, E. Hoffmann Price, and Robert Leslie Bellem
Introduction by Alfred Jan

Now available!

The Thrills of Horror! Romantic Tales of the Eerie and Occult!
You’ll find them in Spicy Mystery—stories of red-blooded men and lovely girls in dangerous situations, in an atmosphere of chills and thrills.
Real life is never so tense and dramatic as when a girl is in peril—or as when a siren as deadly as she is beautiful sets her snare for a man….

Are you bored of typical weird menace plots, many of which crept into Spicy Mystery?
Then sample these tales which break out of that tired formula where every ending is happy,
and the only challenge is guessing which minor character gets exposed as the villain in a rubber monster suit and demon mask!

The Best of Spicy Mystery, Volume 3 contains 11 classic stories by the masters of the genre, complete, uncut, and with the original illustrations.
It also includes an all-new introduction by editor Alfred Jan, one of the leading experts on the series.

The Best of Spicy Mystery, Volume 3 contains the following stories:
“Medusa’s Kiss”
“The Strangler”
“The Dark Veil”
“Hands of the Dead”
“Hearts from the Half Dead”
“Hell’s Dark Fragrance”
“Thirst of the Damned”
“Doom Door”
“Dawn of Discord”
“The Old Gods Eat”
“Flowers of Desire”

214 pages / $19.95 softcover / $29.95 hardcover


Altus Press
SHOOTING OUT OF TURN: THE COLLECTED HARD-BOILED STORIES OF RACE WILLIAMS, VOLUME 3
by Carroll John Daly
Introduction by Brooks E. Hefner, cover photograph by Mark Krajnak

Now available!

Race Williams returns! Originally appearing in the pages of Black Mask Magazine, author Carroll John Daly pioneered the hard-boiled detective P.I. story and perfected the genre with his classic character, Race Williams. Apart from the novel-length Race Williams stories, these classic hard-boiled thrillers have rarely been reprinted, if ever.

Volume 3 contains the next batch of Race Williams stories, all from 1929–31 as Daly continued publishing serialized novels in Black Mask. Included here are “The Silver Eagle,” “Tainted Power,” and “The Third Murderer.”  This collection also includes several Race Williams novelettes including “Shooting Out of Turn,” “Murder By Mail,” and “Death for Two.”  And it’s prefaced by an all-new, scholarly introduction by Professor Brooks E. Hefner of James Madison University.

Shooting Out of Turn: The Collected Hard-Boiled Stories of Race Williams Volume 3 continues this most important series published in years on the history of the Hard-Boiled Detective story.

Shooting Out of Turn: The Collected Hard-Boiled Stories of Race Williams, Volume 3 by Carroll John Daly contains the following stories:

“The Silver Eagle,” comprising the short stories “The Silver Eagle” and “The Death Trap”
“Tainted Power,” comprising the short stories “Tainted Power,” “Framed,” and “The Final Shot”
“Shooting Out of Turn”
“Murder By Mail”
“The Third Murderer,” comprising the serial “The Flame and Race Williams,” parts 1–3
“Death for Two”

458 pages / $29.95 softcover
 


Altus Press: Pulp Blog - Now online!

Race Williams Returns, Plus Thrilling Adventures and Spicy Mystery

Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Continues With More Race Williams eBooks and The Mysterious Wu Fang
Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Continues With More Black Mask eBooks and The Moon Man
Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Is On
Black Mask #3 Is Available Now With a New Story by Lester Dent (Doc Savage)
Dusty Ayres #5 and Wu Fang #6 Are Here
ANNO KLARKASH-TON - Now available!
by Glynn Barrass (Author),‎ Frederick J. Mayer (Author, Illustrator),‎ Steve Lines (Creator, Illustrator)

A collection of poetry, fiction, articles and artwork inspired by the writings of Clark Ashton Smith by some of the finest practitioners of their art around today.

Edited by Glynn Owen Barrass and Frederick J Mayer, published by Rainfall Books.

In this tribute to the sorcerous spirit of the High Priest of Zothique, Clark Ashton-Smith, we have poetry, art, articles, fiction and a bibliography & checklist.

Including contributions from Glynn Owen Barrass, Leigh Blackmore, Edward P. Berglund, Ran Cartwright, Scott Conners, Michael Fantina, Wade German, Perry M. Grayson, Christene Britten-Jones, Steve Lines, Charles Lovecraft, Frederick J. Mayer, Bruce Pennington, Robert M. Price, W. H. Pugmire, Peter Rawlik, Brian M. Sammons, David Schembri and Richard L. Tierney.

Cover art by Bruce Pennington


Paperback: 230 pages
Publisher: Rainfall Books
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
$13.50
£9.99



Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
 SANCTUM BOOKS HOLIDAY SALE!
NOW THROUGH December 31, 2017!

NOW THROUGH December 31, 2017 Sanctum Books is offering a 30% discount off list price for:
A complete set of all 87 DOC SAVAGE classic volumes (plus replicas of the two 1930s Doc Savage giveaway premium prints)
or
The first 100 Sanctum Books SHADOW volumes plus SHADOW ANNUAL #1.


With insured postage, the 87 DOC SAVAGE volumes (plus premium replicas) can be purchased for just $900.00 postpaid, while the first 100 SHADOW volumes (plus a complete set of Shadow art prints and premium photo replicas) can be purchased for only $1,050.00 postpaid. (Some of these volumes are already sold out except in super packs!)

ALSO ON SALE:
THE AVENGER #1-12 (reprinting all 30 pulp adventures) for just $130.00—a 25% discount
THE SPIDER #1-10 for $110.00
THE WHISPERER #1-7 (reprinting all 14 1936-37 pulp novels) for just $75.00 postpaid.

Mail checks or money orders to:
Sanctum Books; P.O. Box 761474; San Antonio, TX 78245
or
Paypal to: orders@shadowsanctum.com.
This special discount offer expires at midnight, December 31, 2017.


Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
Now available!
Likely arriving in comic shops January 10!

THE SHADOW #125: “The Death Tower” & “The Silent Seven”
The Dark Avenger hunts down members of a hidden criminal order in two superb 1932 pulp thrillers by Walter. B. Gibson writing as “Maxwell Grant." First, the Dark Avenger’s investigation of the murderous Dr. Palermo leads him invade “The Death Tower” and discover the existence of a hooded secret society, in the early novel that introduced reporter Clyde Burke and The Shadow’s autogyro. Then, when a wealthy businessman is killed, The Shadow must infiltrate and unmask “The Silent Seven” to solve the murder! This classic pulp collection features the original color pulp covers by George and Jerome Rozen with historical commentary by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-243-8 Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95


Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)


THE ART OF THE PULPS
by Doug Ellis, Ed Hulse, and Robert Weinberg
Foreword by F. Paul Wilson

Now available and highly recommended!

A team of experts in each of the ten major Pulp genres, from action Pulps to spicy Pulps and more, chart for the first time the complete history of Pulp magazines–the stories and their writers, the graphics and their artists, and, of course, the publishers, their market, and readers.

Each chapter in the book, which is illustrated with more than 400 examples of the best Pulp graphics (many from the Editors’ collections—among the world’s largest) is organized in a clear and accessible way, starting with an introductory overview of the genre, followed by a selection of the best covers and interior graphics, organized chronologically through the chapter. All images are fully captioned (many are in essence "nutshell" histories in themselves). Two special features in each chapter focus on topics of particular interest (such as extended profiles of Daisy Bacon, Pulp author and editor of Love Story, the hugely successful romance Pulp, and of Harry Steeger, co-founder of Popular Publications in 1930 and originator of the "Shudder Pulp" genre).

With an overall Introduction on "The Birth of the Pulps" by Doug Ellis, and with two additional chapters focusing on the great Pulp writers and the great Pulp artists, The Art of the Pulps covers every aspect of this fascinating genre; it is the first definitive visual history of the Pulps.

Hardcover, 240 pages, $49.99.
Co-editors Doug Ellis and Ed Hulse have jointly signed a limited number of copies Murania Press is pleased to sell for the book’s suggested retail price of $49.99, with free shipping for buyers in the continental United States. A personal inscription can be added if requested; just send us a note at muraniapress@yahoo.com asking for personalization.

To repeat, there is a very limited number of signed copies available, so if you’re interested don’t wait too long to place an order.


IDW Publishing  Amazon.com  


Art's Reviews Podcasts! - Now online!

Nothing new this week

Past episodes:
Bobby Nash discusses "Sanderson of Metro"
Diana Rubino discusses her new novels "Sharing Hamilton" and "Eliza Jumel Burr: Vice Qeen of America"
Andrew Salmon discusses his recent Collection of all of his Sherlock Holmes stories into one volume
Jimmie Dale: Alias The Gray Seal
Will Murray: 2 New Wild adventures of Doc Savage and much more
The Jon Kirk Series: "The Mind Masters" and "The Time Masters"
"Four on the Run" Vol. 1 of the Saint's And Sinners Space Adventure Series
Audible Studios
Free download with Audible Trial!

The Shadow matches wits against Dr. Rodil Mocquino, the so-called Voodoo Master. Dr. Mocquino possesses a strange hypnotic power over men that causes them to do his bidding like mindless zombies. When the evil Voodoo Doctor creates an army of walking dead drones to carry out his latest vile plan, it's up to The Shadow to put an end to the black magic and the doctor himself.


Richard Ferrone (Narrator)
Listening Length: 5 hours and 24 minutes




Bear Manor Media
THE SHADOW HISTORY & MYSTERY OF THE RADIO PROGRAM, 1930-54
(Writer) Martin Grams Jr
Now available in hardcover!
Arriving in comic shops January 3!


The Shadow — for the consideration of those who never heard a radio broadcast or read a pulp magazine — was a supernatural sleuth with a sepulchral chuckle. A detective whose success in tracking down criminals became a popular long-running radio program from 1937 to 1954. The program left an impression on adults who enjoyed reading the pulp magazines and on young children who listened to the chillers.

This book documents the entire history of the long-running radio program, with rare never-before-seen photos, interviews with cast and crew, a complete episode guide, and a carefully organized presentation of the facts.

Hardcover, 6x9, 840 pages, B&W, $50.00




Bibliorati  - Now online!

Paul Bishop
HINDI PULP—VIMAL!
Out of the Shadows-James McKimmey
The Women of Men's Adventure
Steve Holland-The Face of a Hero

Shock Troops of Justice-Pulps Vs. Reality

Ron Fortier
Pulp Fiction Reviews-I Watched Them Eat Me Alive

Pulp Fiction Reviews-Plutonium Nightmare

Teel James Glenn
The Pulp Guy-Wu, The Doctor and The Spider's Crazy Cousin
The Pulp Guy-X Marks The Future Air War!
The Pulp Guy-The Once and Future Air War
The Pulp Guy-The Flying Hero With No Name

The Pulp Guy-The Popular Character You Never Heard Of

Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press
CLOSING DAYS OF MURANIA PRESS YEAR-END SALE

As we wish our friends and customers a Happy New Year, we just want to remind Murania Press fans that you have only three more days to take advantage of our year-end sale. Until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 31st, all our books are available at 20 percent off the usual list price. Come midnight and the New Year, prices will revert to their normal levels. And remember, the sale prices include shipping to domestic U.S. buyers.

Remember, too, that once 2017 draws to an end we will no longer offer back numbers of Blood 'n' Thunder on a single-issue basis. Beginning in January we'll be selling them in omnibus volumes of three issues each. Each omnibus will be well over 300 pages in length and therefore carry a $29.95 price tag (which, if you think about it, is actually less than the cost of three issues purchased individually).

Finally, as you prepare to spend this year's Christmas cash from Aunt Fanny, don't overlook our Collectibles For Sale section, which still lists lots of goodies for discriminating collectors.


Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press
By Ed Hulse (editor)
Now available!

The Shadow, The Spider, The Avenger, Doc Savage, The Black Bat, The Phantom Detective — these swashbuckling heroes of mid-20th-century pulp fiction all had one thing in common: They fought crime from outside the law, unhindered by red tape and unmindful of such legal niceties as due process. They fought with fists and guns, for the most part hiding their true identities beneath outlandish costume and grotesque disguises.

This collection of essays by distinguished pulp-fiction aficionados chronicles the era of single-character magazines from offbeat angles and with keen insight. The pieces herein analyze key stories and characters while offering rare, behind-the-scenes glimpses of authors and editors at work, crafting and polishing the pulp-paper fever dreams that enthralled millions of young readers during the Great Depression, World War II, and beyond. Ed Hulse, editor of Blood ‘n’ Thunder, the award-winning journal of adventure, mystery and melodrama, has assembled these affectionate essays with loving care and a discerning eye for the high-water marks in this phase of American popular culture.

This third volume of Blood ‘n’ Thunder Presents, like its predecessors, is profusely illustrated with pulp-magazine covers and original artwork.

Cover Art by Rafael De Soto
Introduction by Ed Hulse
220 pgs., paperback, 8 1/2 X 11
Price: $24.95


PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO DOMESTIC BUYERS.
OVERSEAS BUYERS MUST INQUIRE FOR SHIPPING RATES BEFORE PLACING ORDERS




Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press: EDitorial Comments - Now online!

Murania Press 2017 Year-End Sale
BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER Back-Issue Availability
Collectibles Section Updated for December
THE ART OF THE PULPS: Here at last!



Bold Venture Press
PULP ADVENTURES #27
Now available!
Contents
 • "Angels and Animals" by Adam McFarlane
     Ship building in a bottle.
 • "Jack Grey, Second Mate" by William Hope Hodgson   
     Jack Grey keeps adversaries at bay, and quells a mutiny.
 • "The Green Mask" by Dana Edward Johnson    
     A masked crimefighter’s first case could be his toughest.
 • "Not What I Ordered" by Howard Hammerman    
     Shrimp salad … red wine … revenge …
 • "A Case at Law" by William Dudley Pelley    
     Someone needed killing … and they got it.
 • "Hole-in-the-Wall Barrett" by Max Brand    
     A villain, a hero, and a damsel … an old formula with a twist.
 • "A Repeating Romeo" by May Belleville Brown
     Some loves never end, they just pause …
 • "My Sister’s Husband" by Michael Bracken  
     Rekindled romance or necrophilia?
 • "Sneak Thief" by Richard Brister  
     The kid chose the wrong alley to look down.
 • "Thirty Days on the Island" by Raymond J. Brown   
     Did Manhattan have enough hiding places for his little game?
 • "Irregular Brethern" by H. Bedford-Jones  
     A sermon of a different sort.
 • "Gary Bullock, Journeyman Actor"  Interview by Audrey Parente  
     From science, to acting, to authoring a new SF fantasy novel.

134 pages, 7" x 10"
Paperback: $12.95 | eBook: $3.99


Broadswords and Blasters - Now online!

Pulp Consumption: El Borak
Broadswords and Blasters Issue 3 Is Live!
Pulp Appeal: Philip José Farmer
Pulp Appeal: Chronicles of Amber


THE BRONZE GAZETTE
Subscribe for 2018
 
Subscribe for 2018 now, as the price will rise after this special offer ends!
The 2018 Issues are numbers 81, 82, and 83.

Please note that Bronze Gazette Special Editions are not included in any subscription, but may be purchased separately.

Only $30.00
 
THE BRONZE GAZETTE
Issue #80 is now available and recommended!
 
Issue 80 of the Bronze Gazette celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Philip José Farmer.
Included are reprinted Farmer-penned articles on Doc Savage and Escape from Loki.
Terry Allen notes the latest in Doc Savage books and comics for sale.
Chuck Welch contributes a story about his fan letter to Farmer and the issue concludes with the final part of Jeff Deischer's article on Chemistry of Death.

Everything, new and old, is beautifully designed by Kez Wilson.
You can special order this issue at http://www.bronzegazette.com/back-issues/
and don't forget to subscribe for 2018 (Issues 81, 82, and 83) at: http://www.bronzegazette.com/subscribe/

$30.00 USA
$40.00 Canada (US Dollars)
$50.00 International
(Prices Include Postage)

Click HERE to subscribe!

Get back issues of #77 for $13, #79 for $13, Doc Con 2016 Special for $12, and Doc Con 2017 Special for $12 each in the USA.
 
 The Bronze Gazette  
   

The Burroughs Bulletin #98 - Now available!

Contents:
Front cover: Frank Cho
Editor's Page
"An Open Letter to the Membership" by Joan Bledig
"Writing TARZAN ON THE PRECIPICE" by Michael A. Sanford
"How I Met Johnny Weissmuller" by Robert Owen
"Bibliographer's banter" by Henry G. Franke III
"The Start of THE BURROUGHS BULLETIN and the Burroughs Bibliophiles" by Vern Coriel
Art Gallery: Jungle Man by Nik Poliwko
"Tarzan and the Railroad: Riding the Rails Again" by Stanley J. Kozaczka
"Tarzan: The Bridge between Two Pantheons" by David Lemmo

Letters to the Editor
Editor's Afterword
Back cover: Don Marquez

Subscriptions are $35 (Domestic) and $45 (International) for four quarterly issues and 12 monthly issues of THE GRIDLEY WAVE newsletter.
You are strongly encouraged to sign up for electronic delivery of THE GRIDLEY WAVE.
Paper copies are in black & white. Electronic PDF copies are in full color. 


Send checks or money orders to:
Henry G. Franke III,
318 Patriot Way, Yorktown, VA 23693-4639.
Payment via Paypal is also accepted at BurroughsBibliophiles@gmail.com



Castalia House Blog - Now online!

Short Reviews – The Science of Time-Travel, by Ray Cummings - New!
Conan: Phoenix on the Sword - New!
Sword and Sorcery Artists: Esteban Maroto - New!
Conan and the Critic - New!
Short Reviews – Three Lines of Old French, by A. Merritt
Sword and Sorcery Artists: Don Maitz
Sword and Sorcery Artists: Stephen Hickman
Subscription Orders for Cirsova are Open
John Buchan’s “Prestor John”

CITY OF ENDLESS NIGHT (Agent Pendergast series) - Coming January 9!
by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child


What begins as a manhunt for the missing daughter of a wealthy tech billionaire becomes something altogether different when the young woman's body is discovered in an abandoned warehouse in Kew Gardens, Queens, the head nowhere to be found. Soon it becomes clear there are at least two killers on the loose--one responsible for the young woman's death, another responsible for the mutilation. A pair of such dastardly killers requires a team of equally talented investigators. Luckily, both Vincent D'Agosta and Special Agent Pendergast are back in town.

D'Agosta hopes that this latest case will distract Pendergast from Constance Green's decision to depart New York for Tibet after the events of THE OBSIDIAN CHAMBER--and provide Pendergast the opportunity to work a case back on his home turf for the first time in years. But neither is prepared to face a team of killers as diabolical as this. It will take all of Pendergast and D'Agosta's intelligence and strength simply to match wits with their latest adversaries--let alone stay alive.


Hardcover, 416 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

List Price: $28.00



Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West - Now online!


Forgotten Books: D'ARTAGNAN by H. Bedford-Jones (1928)
- New!
COWGIRL ROMANCES 7,8,9 (1951-2) - New!
A DETECTIVE PULP CHRISTMAS - New!
GALAXY Science Fiction Christmas Covers (1951-1960) - New!
The MOST IMPORTANT BOOK of the Century?
Comic Gallery: THE SHADOW meets DOC SAVAGE in "Double Danger Stories" (1990)  
MANHUNT Detective Story Monthly
Johnny Weissmuller as JUNGLE JIM
007 Soundtrack 1: DR. NO (1963)
Hear it here: RED NAILS by Robert E. Howard  


The Digest Enthusiast #7
 Now available and recommended!

The seventh spectacular edition of The Digest Enthusiast is now available in print and eBook editions.
CONTENTS
Interview
Rick Ollerman on D&O: The Magazine, writing fiction and essays, and digest magazines


News Digest
Pulp Modern, Nostalgia Digest, Mystery Weekly Magazine, Switchblade, PulpFest 2018, Wildside Press digests, Broadswords and Blasters, Paperback Fanatic, and D&O:The Magazine; writers Bill Crider, Richard Kellogg, Robert Lopresti, Gary Lovisi, and Josh Pachter; artists Brad Foster and Bob Vojtko; and Marc Myers and D. Blake Werts.

Articles
One-and-Dones part one by Steve Carper
When Things Go Wrong: The Lester del Rey–John Raymond Fiasco by Vince Nowell, Sr.
The Occult Digest by Tom Brinkmann
Psience Fiction: The Telsey Amberdon Stories of James H. Schmitz by Joe Wehrle, Jr.
I Spy: A Writer Remembers Espionage Magazine by Josh Pachter

Synopses
Robert Edmond Alter in AHMM and
Manhunt 1953 part two by Peter Enfantino
Reviews by Vince Nowell, Sr. and Richard Krauss
Black Cat Mystery Magazine #1
D&O: The Magazine #1
Fantasy & Science Fiction Jul/Aug 2017
Pulp Literature #15
Suspense Stories
Switchblade #2

Fiction
“The Edge of Eternity” by Lesann Berry
“Imperium Delirium” by Robert Snashall
“A Christmas Romance” by Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Artwork and Cartoons
Marc Myers
Michael Neno
Bob Vojtko
Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Plus
Mirthful Spirits
Opening Lines
Over 100 cover images, 152 pages

Cover by Joe Wehrle, Jr.


Print $8.99 (b&w interior)
eBook $2.99 (color)


Print version, $8.99, includes nearly 100 cover images, 152 pages, 5.5" x 8.5" digest.
Kindle version and Magzter, $2.99




 
 
 

The Digest Enthusiast Blog - Now online!

Pulp Literature 17 Winter 2018 - New!
Magazine of Horror #17 Fall 1967 - New!
Nostalgia Digest Winter 2018 - New!
Joe Wehrle, Jr.’s Pencil Portraits
Drawn by Wehrle
Joe Wehrle, Jr. and Arkham House
“Required Reading”  
Mystery Weekly Magazine Dec. 2017


Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Book #6 in The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Series
SWORDS AGAINST THE MOON MEN
By Christopher Paul Carey
Cover Art by Chris Peuler and Interior Illustrations by Mark Wheatley
Now available in hardcover!

An all-new science fantasy adventure novel by the acclaimed coauthor of the Ancient Opar series, Christopher Paul Carey 

Hailed by author and science fiction scholar Richard Lupoff as a “masterpiece of science fiction” and a “pioneer work of the modern school of social extrapolation in science fiction,” Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic lunar trilogy—The Moon Maid, The Moon Men, and The Red Hawk—tells the generational tale of humanity’s fight for freedom against alien conquerors from the Moon. The hero, Julian, finds his soul perpetually reincarnated in the bodies of his successive grandsons, fated to confront—down through the centuries—the vicious Kalkars who have subjugated Earth.

The epic saga continues in this novel, Swords Against the Moon Men.

In 2076 AD, Earth has been conquered and humanity brutally enslaved under the cruel tyranny of the Kalkar invaders whose evil was spawned from Va-nah, the Moon’s hollow interior. Julian 7th—descendant of the great hero who led the first expedition to Va-nah and nearly defeated the Kalkars—receives a mysterious transmission from the planet Barsoom.

The desperate plea from the Red Planet swiftly hurls Julian upon a lonely quest into the heart of Va-nah where he teams up with an U-ga princess and a fierce alien quadruped, and launches a daring rescue to save a lost Barsoomian ambassadorial mission. The success of this mission depends on an unlikely alliance with the Warlord of Mars to assail the enemy’s impregnable stronghold.

If Julian fails in this quest, humanity—and the entire solar system—will never escape the iron grip of the Moon Men.

Enjoy this exciting new adventure [Book #6 in The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Series]. Available in Hard Cover with a Dust Jacket at ERBurroughs.com and Lulu.com.


Price: $34.95




Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Holiday Book Sale
 

Save $10 – That's 25% OFF ($39.99 $29.99)
when you choose 2 out of 4 of the latest softcover books from The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Book Series




Edgar Rice Burroughs 100 Year Art Chronology
Now available for pre-order!


This four volume set is Pre-Order Only! Reserve Your copy Today! Comes in a slipcase!

The Edgar Rice Burroughs 100 Year Art Chronology contains over 1,200 pages of material, spread over four volumes and includes 5000+ illustrations and 140,000 words. Its massive in scope and scale.

Written by Michael Tierney who worked closely with and was officially sanctioned by all the people at Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. to bring this massive project to life.

The ERBAC is as much an narrative history of ERB's publications as it is a visual history. Michael Tierney 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.

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.
You can click on the LINK below to view sample pages.
NOTE: the resolution on the samples is reduced to make for faster downloads.


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
Volume 4: Comics The Univseral Language Part 2 (UK material)


$225.00








Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
THE LAND OF TERROR
Now available for pre-order!

 
LAND of TERROR - Grosset & Dunlap Limited Edition

Pre-order for the earliests available numbered (#1-200) copy of the authorized G&D Edition
With 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jacket by Bob Eggleton, frontispiece by John Coleman Burroughs,
27 previously unpublished chapter headings by John Coleman Burroughs,
bookmark and custom slipcase - signed by the artist, Bob Eggleton on the limitation page. 
Due to ship by January 15, 2018.
$100.00

 
LAND of TERROR - Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. Limited Edition #1-#200
Pre-order for the earliest available numbered (#1-200) copy of the authorized Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. edition
Blue cloth with red/orange lettering with 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jacket by John Coleman Burroughs, frontispiece by Bob Eggleton,
27 previously unpublished chapter headings by John Coleman Burroughs, bookmark and custom slipcase - signed by the artist, Bob Eggleton on the limitation page. 
Due to ship by January 15, 2018.
$100.00


LAND of TERROR LIMITED EDITION SET - (1) ERBI + (1) G&D EDITION #1-#200

TWO NUMBERED COPIES (#1-#200) (same earliest number) of the AUTHORIZED ERB INC. & GROSSET & DUNLAP EDITIONS
Each with 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jackets by John Coleman Burroughs(1944) and Bob Eggleton(2017),
27 previously unpublished chapter headings and frontispiece by John Coleman Burroughs, bookmarks,
in custom slipcase, signed by the artist Bob Eggleton on each limitation page.  Both books will have matching numbers.
$200.00




Edgar Rice Burroughs.com





  Now online!

New on Famous (and forgotten) Fiction!

December 2017
This month we present for your approval the very first published story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage." 
We have tried to put together a "definitive" edition of this early work and hope you enjoy it.  Introduction by Bob Gay.


November 2017
Since the we are in the midst of the holiday season, we thought a Christmas offering might be appreciated, and so we are happy to present a story by
Bret Harte, "How Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar," just as it appeared (with a few editorial interpolations) in the March, 1872 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. Introductory notes are by Bob Gay.

October 2017
Just in time for Halloween, we present what is probably the most popular story to appear in Weird Tales, "The Night Wire" by H. F. Arnold.  
Read it at night with the lights turned low...


September 2017
Since we are now in the season of Fall (and not wanting to miss the chance for a pun), this month we present Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale of a famous fall, The Adventure of the Final Problem, just as it appeared in the December, 1993 issue of The Strand Magazine, including the illustrations by Sidney Paget. An introduction by Dan Neyer is also included and he makes some interesting points about our current perceptions of Professor Moriarty...
 
Also, if you are new to the site, you might wish to read Dan's biography of Doyle and possibly peruse some of our other Doyle stories.

August 2017
We've added a new Author Collection to FAFF, and are pleased to present The Edmond Hamilton Collection
Like our other Author Collections, our initial offering begins with a biography of Hamilton and we've also included Hamilton's very first story, The Monster God of Mamurath
In the months to come, we will be adding additional Hamilton stories to the collection and will also be adding more early science fiction by names both famous and forgotten.

July 2017
This month, we present "The Jameson Satellite," direct from the pages of the July, 1931 issue of Amazing Stories, along with an introduction by Bob Gay.
Also, we have added another annotated gallery of Bob's Stuff, with even more wonderment from Bob's boxes and shelves.


June 2017
Back after a short hiatus (insert your favorite quote about life here) we present the fourth, and final story of Doyle's Tales of the High Seas, "The Striped Chest." 
Dan Neyer introduces the story and also addresses the unknowns that surround the tale, as Captain Sharkey is nowhere to be found in the narrative. 
All of Doyle's text is there, along with the illustrations by Warwick Goble, just as they appeared in the July 1897 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (UK).

April 2017
This month we present the final tale of Captain Sharkey, "The Voyage of Copley Banks," just as it appeared in the May, 1897 issue of Pearson's Magazine (UK), including the illustrations by Warwick Goble.  Dan Neyer adds a short introduction.
And, just for the completists out there: We do realize that there is a 4th Sharkey tale, but we consider it apocryphal and its true origins are unknown.


March 2017
Captain Sharkey returns in the second of Arthur Conan Doyle's Tales of the High Seas in a tale entitled, "The Two Barques," just as it appeared in the March, 1897 issue of Pearson's Magazine, including the illustrations by Warwick Goble. 
Dan Neyer's introduction is also included as a more modern addition.


February 2017
Pirates...Tall sailing ships...the High Seas...and the villainous buccaneer, Captain Sharkey...all these, and more, are part of the Arthur Conan Doyle series, Tales of the High Seas. 
Starting this month, we begin the series with "The Governor of St. Kitts," just as it appeared in the January, 1897 issue of the British version of Pearson's Magazine, including the illustrations by Warwick Goble. 
Dan Neyer provides the introduction to the story and the series.

January 2017
Concluding our reprinting of the first series of Father Brown stories, we present “The Sign of the Broken Sword” including all the George Gibbs illustrations and an introduction by Dan Neyer.
Next month, prepare to hoist the jib and steer for clear water!



THE GOD GENE: A Novel (The ICE Sequence)  - Arriving in book stores January 2!
by F. Paul Wilson


Rick Hayden and Laura Fanning of Panacea return to encounter another mindbending scientific scenario in, The God Gene, the new thriller by F. Paul Wilson.

Rick's brother, Keith, a prominent zoologist at NYU, walks out of his office one day and disappears. The only clue they have are his brother's book, which mentions "the God Gene."

A million or so years ago, a gene designated hsa-mir-3998 appeared as if by magic from the junk DNA of the hominids who eventually evolved into Homo sapiens. It became a key player in brain development―specifically creativity―and laymen started calling it "the God Gene." Keith had been tracking this gene through the evolutionary tree, and was excited by an odd blue-eyed primate he brought back from East Africa. But immediately after running the creature's genetic code, he destroyed all the results and vanished.

Rick and Laura's search takes them to an uncharted island in the Mozambique Channel, home of the dapis―blue-eyed primates whose DNA hides a world-shattering secret. In a globe-spanning mixture of science, mystery and adventure reminiscent of Michael Crichton, The God Gene takes you to the edge of evolutionary theory and beyond...way beyond.


Series: The ICE Sequence (Book 2)
Hardcover, 368 pages
List Price: $25.99




Haffner Press
THE COLLECTED CAPTAIN FUTURE VOLUME 4
By Edmond Hamilton & Joesph Samachson

Now available for pre-order!

Jumpin’ Jungle Cats of Jupiter! It’s another mega-collection of four complete novels of the “Man of Tomorrow,” the “Wizard of Science,” the protector of the Solar System and a menace to evil-doers throughout the universe: CAPTAIN FUTURE!

Now that Captain Future (aka Dr. Curtis Newton) and the Futuremen (Grag the robot; Otho the Android; and Simon Wright, the Living Brain) have traveled not only through time but to another universe in the final story of Volume Three (See “Planets in Peril”), what other dangers will our heroes encounter?

Well, THE FACE OF THE DEEP sees the Futuremen stranded outside the Solar System on a volcanic planetoid in the company of a shipload of condemned criminals. Up next is WORLDS TO COME (written by Joseph Samachson) where Curt and his crew speed to the rescue of the Sagittarian system—ready to battle in mortal combat with nightmare enemies from another dimension.  Edmond Hamilton (writing as Brett Sterling) returns with THE STAR OF DREAD wherein our heroes ply their stock-in-trade by exposing a dangerous secret menacing humanity and taking desperate risks pursuing two scheming miscreants across the void! Closing out this penultimate volume of the novel-length adventures of The Futuremen is MAGIC MOON. Adorned by one of Earle K. Bergey’s finest cover paintings, we see conspirators plotting to seize the satellite Styx, third moon of Pluto, enslaving the peaceful natives, and putting Captain Future and his trusty aides on their most dangerous mission ever!

As with the previous three volumes of THE COLLECTED CAPTAIN FUTURE, “Under Observation,” the CAPTAIN FUTURE letters column is reprinted, and the original pulp covers and interior illustrations are reproduced in a generous appendix.


Edited by Stephen Haffner
Cover Art by Earle K. Bergey
Illustrated by H.W. "Wesso" Wessolowski
600+ page Hardcover
Pre-order price: $45.00

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
"Under Observation" - The Captain Future Letters Column
The Face of the Deep  (Captain Future, Win ’43)
Worlds to Come  (Captain Future, Spr ’43)
The Star of Dread  (Captain Future, Sum ’43)
Magic Moon  (Captain Future, Win ’44)
"The Future of Captain Future"
Appendix of original interior artwork


Haffner Press
HALO FOR HIRE: THE COMPLETE PAUL PINE MYSTERIES
By Howard Browne

Now available for pre-order!

“Of all of Raymond Chandler’s followers, the most Chandlerish of them all might have been Howard Browne. His private eye hero, PAUL PINE, is simply one of the great eyes, no matter how inspired by (or derivative of ) Chandler’s Philip Marlowe he might have been. All the Pine books are well worth reading, and A Taste of Ashes (1957) in particular is just a flat-out, stone-cold private eye classic.

Pine is a former investigator for the Illinois State attorney’s office in Chicago who works as a P.I. in Chicago. He’s got the obligatory cynicism, snappy similes and metaphors down pat, though he tends to be a bit more down to earth than Marlowe, and often mocks his own tendencies to moroseness and world-weariness. And let’s face it — Browne was a stronger plotter than Chandler.

In 1985, almost thirty years after Pine’s last appearance, Dennis McMillan published a book The Paper Gun. That volume collected the only previously-published Pine story, “So Dark For April,” plus an incomplete Pine novel that Browne, in the foreword, called “a story complete in itself. But it is not the whole novel.” He states that he had lost interest in the private eye genre, and so the story is only 122 pages in length, too long for a short story, but too short for a novel.’ —adapted from “Paul Pine” by Kevin Burton Smith, www.thrillingdetective.com

HALO FOR HIRE contains all the Paul Pine stories.

Edited by Stephen Haffner
Introduction by Richard A. Lupoff
Cover Art by Laurel Blechman
900+ page Hardcover
Pre-order Price: $50.00

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Halo in Blood
Halo for Satan
Halo in Brass
"So Dark for April"
The Taste of Ashes
"The Paper Gun"


Haffner Press
THE VAMPIRE STORIES OF ROBERT BLOCH
By Robert Bloch, Edited by Stephen Haffner, Illustrated by Gahan Wilson
Now available for pre-order!

Robert Bloch (1917-1994) is one of the most fondly remembered and collected authors of crime, horror, fantasy, and science fiction of the 20th Century. Noted by many as the author of Psycho, Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over 30 novels. He was a member of the Lovecraft Circle and began his career by emulating H.P. Lovecraft's brand of "cosmic horror." He later specialized in crime and horror stories dealing with a more psychological approach.

500+ page Smythe-sewn Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-893887-90-9

Pre-order price: $45.00

TABLE OF CONTENTS
“The Feast in the Abbey”
“The Beasts of Barsac”
“The Shambler from the Stars”
“The Opener of the Way”
“The Mannikin”
“A Question of Identity”
“The Cloak”
“Unheavenly Twin”
“Nursemaid to Nightmares”
“Fear Planet”
“Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper”
“Black Barter”
“Death Is a Vampire”
“The Bat Is My Brother”
“The Skull of the Marquis de Sade”
“The Bogey Man Will Get You”
“Tooth or Consequences”
“The Hungry House”
“The Man Who Collected Poe”
“The Light-House”
“I Kiss Your Shadow”
“Dig That Crazy Grave”
“The Sleeping Redheads” aka “Sleeping Beauty”
“Hungarian Rhapsody”
“The Living Dead”
“A Case of the Stubborns”
“The Undead”
“The Yougoslaves”
“The Bedposts of Life”
“The Scent of Vinegar”







Howard Andrew Jones - Now online!

Treasures: Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea
For The Killing of Kings

The Pledge of the Sword
The Skull is Pleased
Tales From the Magician’s Skull  - Make Your Pledge!
Linking to Brackett

THE HYBORIAN GAZETTE #3 - Coming in January!

Edited by Steve Dilks and coming January 2018 from Carnelian Press!

Featuring art, stories, poetry, articles and interviews.



How to order through Carnelian Press.
At present we only accept payment via PayPal. If you have an account, please follow these 4 easy steps-
1- Private message us from our Facebook page on which chapbook you would like to purchase and we will get back to you with an e-mail address where you can send payment.
2- Go to the PayPal website and log in to your personal account.
3- Once you are logged in, select the option to "send money" at the top of the page and enter the correct amount to pay to the e-mail address we supplied.
4- Once Carnelian Press recieve confirmation of the e-mail transaction we will private ms. you to tell you payment has been received and your book order is ready for shipment.





The Incredible Adventures of Vic Challenger Volume 6 - Now available!

Vic's friend O, who runs a special military unit, does her a favor and she reciprocates. It will just be a quick trip to observe and survey the site of a powerful event. Should be a cinch but then it begins. Ambushes by bad guys, extreme weather, and killing machines that are not from around here (and are difficult to see and kill) - all try to kill Vic! Vic’s easy trip turns out to be her deadliest yet!

Vic: Event is the 6th novel in the action adventure series The Incredible Adventures of Vic Challenger.
Fast-paced and unpredictable, action adventure in the tradition of the adventure pulps of the early 20th Century.
If you like Doc Savage, The Avenger (Dick Benson), Nancy Drew, or Tarzan or any other novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs you will love Vic Challenger.


Paperback: 216 pages
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.5 x 8 inches
Softcover: $11.99
Kindle: $2.99


Jerry Schneider Enterprises
Now available!

THE DRUMS OF TAPAJOS

JUST because a region is totally inaccessible to the outside world, it does not necessarily follow that the inhabitants (granted that the place is inhabited) are living in a totally savage state, absolutely devoid of the many conveniences and inventions of modern civilization. Tribes of progressive peoples have vanished-apparently from the face of the earth. What has happened to them? Where have they gone? Any number of answers might not only be possible-but might actually be true. It is hardly likely that a progressive people, no matter where, would degenerate to a savage state.

Trade Paperback, 6 x 9 inch, 270 pages
Retail Price $19.95
Our Price $14.95
ISBN 978-1947964167





Martin Grams' Blog - Now online!

"Movie Pass" may be the future!
The Missing Suspense Radio Episodes
Justice League Movie
Top 100 Classic Radio Shows
For Sale: The Original Robbie the Robot
The Premature Death of the Video Store

Mystery*File - Now online!

COLLECTING PULPS: A Memoir, Part 20, by Walker Martin: PULP ART, Part Two

MICHAEL AVALLONE’s “MAN FROM U.NC.L.E.” Books, by MIKE NEVINS
CON REPORT: PulpFest 2017, by Walker Martin
COLLECTING PULPS: A Memoir, Part 19, by Walker Martin: PULP ART
A HARD CASE CRIME Mystery Review: LESTER DENT – Honey in His Mouth
WINDY CITY PULP CONVENTION 2017 REPORT, by Walker Martin
A 1001 Midnights Review: LEIGH BRACKETT – No Good from a Corpse  
Stories I’m Reading: DASHIELL HAMMETT “The Tenth Clew”


The New Pulp Heroes - Now online!

The Ghost

Doc Sidhe
Captain Anthony Adventure
The Scarlet Shroud
Simon Fogner


Pulp Adventurecon, February 24, 2018
Universal Palms Hotel, Powerline Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Show time: 10am - 5pm; Admission: $5.00

The Floridian Pulp Adventurecon is back! While the northern east coast hibernates, prepare to discover more pulp magazine and golden age comic treasures!

This year, Golden Age grandmaster Allen Bellman joins the show as our special guest. In 1942, Allen began working at Timely Comics (which eventually became Marvel Comics). He contibuted illustrations to several pulps published by Martin Goodman, and inked backgrounds for Syd Shores on Captain America. He penciled and inked The Human Torch, The Patriot, and many others. He created the one-page recurring mystery feature, Let's Play Detective. Later, Allen worked at Lev Gleason Publications before leaving the comic book industry in the 1950s.

Allen will have copies of Timely Confidential: When the Golden Age of Comics was Young, his rollicking memoir of working for Marvel Comics and Lev Gleason Publications. Learn more about his book, published by Bold Venture Press.

Pulp Adventurecon's theme is largely pulp magazines, but also includes golden age comics, big little books, mens adventure pulps, movie memorabilia, and more vintage paper material.

Stab the green button below to reserve your table ($45.00 each). Check out website for more details as they develop ... and sign up for our mailing list and receive regular updates.







 


PulpFest has announced its planned programming for its 2018 convention!
The convention will be held July 26 - 29 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry — just north of Pennsylvania’s “Steel City.”

The convention will be honoring the centennial of the armistice that ended World War I.
They'll also be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Science Fiction Grand Master Philip José Farmer.

And don't forget that Joe Lansdale will be PulpFest's Guest of Honor.

To learn more -- including the convention's programming schedule -- please visit www.pulpfest.com.




Pulpgen-Online Pulps - Now online!

New this week

"Lord of the Lightning" by Arthur K. Barnes from WONDER STORIES, December, 1931
Freak storms in South America are just the beginning of a reign of terror by a crazed scientist.

"Notice of Dissolution" by John E. Rosser from BLUE BOOK, August, 1916
The adventures of con men Slim Jim and Cutaway Bill.

"Rough Party" by Stewart Sterling from G-MEN DETECTIVE, Winter, 1951
Featuring: Steve Koski
When it comes to murder on a houseboat, the female of the species is deadlier than the male!




Pulp Den - Now online!

The Forgotten Planet  
- New!
Going The Wrong Path - New!
A Rebel Spy  - New!
Mission: Khyber
Avoiding The Mistletoe 
Lord Bentley Needs A Wife 
The Ghost Returns

         Pulp Den  

Pulp Flakes - Now online!
A new pulp blog on pulp magazines, authors and their stories, adventure and detective pulps.

Pulp Proverbs #1 - Don't look a gift horse in the mouth - New!
Pulp News Roundup - Pulp Art Exhibitions, Santa Claus , Book recommendations from Michael Dirda - New!
George Bronson-Howard - Author, Playwright, Movie Director, Scriptwriter
Happy Thanksgiving everyone...  
Swipe or inspiration - you decide 
Pulp AdventureCon 2018 - photos
Review: Art of the pulps

The Pulp Hermit - Now online!

Prolog To Jur: A Story of Pre-Dawn Earth - New!
Hong Kong After Dark - New!
Shockwave
Death Charge
Profit Motive
Early Autumn Giveaway
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.


Operating out of the supposedly haunted Montgomery Mansion, Secret Agent “X” ventures forth in a bewildering array of false identities to infiltrate the darkest underbellies of the Underworld—and destroy it from within. The only clue to his true identity is his haunting whistle....
 
Flame demons swept across the city. And in their scorching wake came a new horror. The firemen fighting the vast inferno suddenly toppled from their ladders, their shrieks piercing the blazing roar. For when those firefighters struck the pavement they were distorted, bloated husks .... Secret Agent “X” was at that fire. But his manhunt was blocked by a barrier of the bloated dead.



The enigma of enigmas, Secret Agent “X” has been deputized by a high government official to battle the darkest, most diabolical enemies of America before they sink their poisonous fangs into the nation’s healthy core. Faceless and unsung, “X” infiltrates these threats in a bewildering array of disguises.
 
The impact that creator Paul Chadwick had with Secret Agent “X” on pulp fiction was significant. Chadwick blended the crime and science fiction/horror genres seamlessly in the Secret Agent “X” stories. Elements of deduction and justice seeking weaved well into looming nightmares come to life and monstrous villains. Secret Agent “X” concreted a sub genre all its own in many ways, laying the groundwork for such future works as George C. Chesbro’s Mongo series and Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files.
 
Chadwick specialized in telling melodramatic mystery yarns saturated in an atmosphere of impending doom. In Secret Agent “X”, a cloud of diabolical danger hangs over the heads of every innocent character until “X”, using his fists, his gas gun, or his loyal operatives, shatters the threat for all time.
 
Follow the Man of a Thousand Faces as he confronts the menace of The Fear Merchants, ripped from the pages of Secret Agent “X” magazine, March 1936 and read with chilling intensity by Milton Bagby.
 
Performed by 2017 Audie Awards winner, voice actor Milton Bagby.

5 hours - $9.99 Download / $19.98 Audio CDs

Radio Archives

Radio Archives
James Christopher, Operator #5 Audiobook
#23 Rockets from Hell
by Emile C. Tepperman writing as Curtis Steele

Read by Milton Bagby

Now available!

Those strange, impassioned orators preached peace and the brotherhood of man — as they tongue-lashed their eager, duped recruits to brutal deeds, bloody violence, and suicide... While dull-witted authorities ridiculed Jimmy Christopher — Operator #5 of the Secret Service — the Dragon Emperor ruthlessly conquered New England... When America seemed altogether doomed — when his loved ones had sacrificed themselves in vain — Operator #5 undertook one last, lone-handed counterattack — from which he could not hope to return alive!

 
From out of the pages of Operator #5 magazine steps a dramatic hero who pits himself against threats to national security from all origins. Whether it’s a subversive internal threat, or a full-scale invasion from an enemy land, James Christopher stood ready and resolute to defeat it.
 
In 1934, with Hitler consolidating power in Germany and the Japanese Empire on the rise in Asia, young pulp publisher Harry Steeger decided that the American public was ready for a magazine chronicling the exploits of an undercover agent dedicated to defending the United States from foreign aggressors. With his editors, Steeger came up with a title, Secret Service Operator #5, and a cover depicting a masked terrorist fleeing an exploding White House. Over this loomed the resourceful hero, blazing away with a .45 automatic. His job: to defeat a new invasion of the United States—every month!
 
Aided by a small group of trusted assistants, ranging from his twin sister Nan to scrappy street urchin Tim Donovan, Jimmy Christopher was a one-man defense force. Proud and patriotic, expert marksman and swordsman, he is the best America has to offer in a time of severe trial.
 
Into this unprecedented crisis plunged Jimmy Christopher. Only one man, but a man who embodied the American spirit — and stands prepared to perish to protect his country.
 
Rockets from Hell is read with stirring intensity by Milton Bagby. Originally published in the February, 1936 issue of Operator #5 magazine.
 
Performed by 2017 Audie Awards winner, voice actor Milton Bagby.



5 hours - $9.99 Download / $19.98 Audio CDs

Radio Archives

Radio Archives Pulp Classics
Secret Agent "X" #26 eBook
Subterranean Scourge - June 1936
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.
 
From 1934 to 1939 America thrilled to the adventures of Secret Agent X — the "man of a thousand faces" — as he battled futuristic weapons and mad scientists. The true identity of Secret Agent X was never revealed. He used his mastery of disguise to work undercover for the U.S. government. With his aide, newspaper reporter Betty Dale, and his secretive government handler K-9, he battled weird and fantastical threats to America for forty-one amazing issues. Secret Agent X returns in these vintage pulp tales, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
 
Table of Contents:
 
A Feature-Length Secret Agent “X” Novel
Subterranean Scourge by G.T. Fleming-Roberts writing as Brant House
From the very air itself came that strange and ghastly death. It seemed to be everywhere, weaving a weird pattern of terror. Barricaded doors could not keep it out. The brains and bullets of the law could not combat it. Only one man fought to trace it to its horror home. And that man was Secret Agent X. But Agent X was checkmated by the one he loved best.
 
Receipt For Hell by Norman A. Daniels
Trying to exonerate himself with the police department, Jason McGee’s only weapon in a maw of bullet-laden death was a hack driver’s reckoning.
 
Crucibles Of The Damned by Frederick C. Davis
The mystical Ravenwood had only one clue to those night-spawned, torturing fiends — a soundless, cryptic, tapping reverberation that pulsed through the rain-drenched night.
 
Horror Houseboat by James Perley Hughes
Gerry Lindsay discovered, too late, that his name was entered in that suave physician’s book of ghastly doom. For he knew he would become a gargoyle-headed monster — powerless to save his lovely sweetheart.
 
Cold Chisel by Robert Blackmon
Private Detective Malloy took a suicidal case when it found that hot gun-lead was the mould for those fabulous pump-off pearls.
 
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
 
Radio Archives


Redbud Studios
SECRET AGENT X #1
First ever comic book adventure!
Now available!

Redbud Studio is proud to announce the release of the first ever Secret Agent X comic book adventure. 

Written by Ron Fortier, this 29 page black and white original story is fully illustrated by Rob Davis who also delivered the stunning cover.

“Race Against the Devil,” has the Man of a Thousand Faces combating an elite unit of Nazis saboteurs plotting to assassinate a foreign ambassador visiting the US. 

As a special bonus, this special one shot also includes a two page essay by pulp writer Frank Schildiner on the appeal of this classic pulp hero.

Published via Barry Gregory’s Ka-Blam, the book is now available at their on-line store, Indy Planet.


Print-on-Demand - $3.99
Digital Download - $0.99







The Serial Squadron
Now shipping and available for pre-order!

MANHUNT OF MYSTERY ISLAND
Featuring Roy Barcroft as Captain Mephisto, Kenne Duncan and Linda Stirling


Claire Forrest asks private investigator Lance Reardon to help her find her kidnapped father. The inventor of the Radiatomic Power Transmitter is held prisoner on Mystery Island by one of its four owners, who conceals his identity by transforming himself into Captain Mephisto, a pirate ancestor. As the villain harasses Forrest into completing the device that will give her control of world industry, Lance and Claire follow Mephisto's trail throughout the island, while death narrows the number of suspects from four to two.

2-DVD Set includes all 15 chapters & theatrical trailer
Image: Excellent; pure restored B/W, restored audio
View Color-toned Ch. 1 (not on DVD)
View Chapter 2: Satan's Web (BW)


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THE LINDA STIRLING SERIAL COLLECTION

3 Serials including:
MANHUNT OF MYSTERY ISLAND
THE TIGER WOMAN
ZORRO'S BLACK WHIP


All remastered and restored 39 Episodes

DVD Masters for this title are now complete & have been sent to the shipping service.
When they receive them they will begin shipping the DVD set. When you order you will receive an email with tracking info as soon as it ships.

Preorder Offer
to be Posted Shortly


Note: If you order additional DVDs with a preorder title, the total combined shipment will go out when the title is ready to ship. To receive other titles more quickly, order a preorder title separately.


THE TIGER WOMAN
Featuring Linda Stirling as The Tiger Woman
Allan Lane, Duncan Renaldo, George J. Lewis and LeRoy Mason
Includes original opening titles


The beautiful but dangerous ruler of a Central American jungle tribe fiercely defends her people against crooked operators who want to gain access to her land's oil reserves, with the help of intrepid troubleshooter Allen Saunders.
Plenty of action, some of which inspired scenes in Indiana Jones films.

2-DVD Set includes 12 chapters & theatrical trailer
Quality: Excellent; pure restored B/W, restored audio

DVD Masters for this title are now complete & have been sent to the shipping service. When they receive them they will begin shipping the DVD set. When you order you will receive an email with tracking info as soon as it ships.


Preorder Now
for shipment about January 2








THE SHADOW / BATMAN #4 (OF 6) - Arriving in comic shops January 3!
Writer: Steve Orlando
Art: Giovanni Timpano

Cover A: Kevin Nowlan
Cover B: Philip Tan
Cover C: Brandon Peterson
Cover D: ACO
Cover E Subscription: Giovanni Timpano


The veins of the Silent Seven have bore their way into the very heart of modern society.
Their every move can be hidden, and there is no move that can be made in secret from them. And that includes Batman and the Shadow.
When one of the Seven invades Wayne Manor, a horrifying revelation casts Batman's entire mission in doubt.
The only one that can save him?
The Shadow. But can the Master of Men liberate both Wayne Manor and the Dark Knight's mind without losing his own?


Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99


Co-published by Dynamite Entertainment and DC Comics

   
   
   
    
   


Skelos Press
THE ROBERT E. HOWARD GUIDE
By Patrice Louinet
Coming soon!

THE ROBERT E. HOWARD GUIDE by Patrice Louinet
The English translation of the award-winning book that introduced a new generation of French fans to the father of sword and sorcery.

The Robert E. Howard Guide was born out of years of scholarship, but took its final form after answering the same questions from fans over and over again. In many ways, Howard remains a “famous unknown writer," the man who single-handedly defined modern fantasy, but whose life and works are still known mostly filtered through adaptations, pastiches and gross approximations. Because of those specificities, he is more often than not known for what and who he *wasn’t*, for sentences he never wrote, or for characters who bear little resemblance – if any – to his original creations. This, in turn, explains how and why this book was conceived. It is sometimes amusing, sometimes sarcastic, but, built on 30 years of Howard scholarship, it is always insightful. A serious work... that tries not to take itself too seriously.

Cover by Alexandre Bourgois






Skelos Press
SKELOS #3
Now shipping to subscribers and coming soon to online retailers!

This issue includes:

Short fiction by Ed Erdelac, Lynne Jamneck, Keith Taylor, Scott Cupp, Michelle Muenzler, Cynthia Vespia, Christopher Fulbright, John R. Fultz, Rhonda Eudaly, Josh Rountree, and S Boyd Taylor
Novelettes by John C. Hocking and Chris Gruber; poetry by Peter Rawlik, Ashley Dioses, KA Opperman, Wade German, Chad Hensley, Aurelia Wilder, and Pat Calhoun
Essays by Bobby Dee and Jack Staines
A gallery of Southern Gothic imagery by photographer Aimee Reist
Reviews by Dave Brzeski, Nicole Kurtz, Luke Dodd, Jim Lee, and Sam L Edwards
Incredible original artwork by Timothy Truman, Esteban Maroto, Allen Kozowski, Mr. Zarono and many more!




STRANGE ISLAND STORIES - Coming March 26!
by Edited by Jonathan E. Lewis


STRANGE ISLAND STORIES Islands are, in many ways, the perfect settings for authors looking to craft stories that explore themes such as human isolation, lost civilizations, strange and unusual animal life, the power of nature, the cruelty of man to his fellow man, and human nature itself. The strange island story takes the reader on a journey into the weird, the bizarre, the scary, and the unsettling. It allows authors to create alternative worlds, places where cannibalism, lycanthropy, and voodoo exist… where islands can literally come alive… where women, rather than men, can be the dominant sex… where the normal rules of geography and topography are defied. Where the only limits are the human imagination. Here are nineteen classic tales from Arthur Conan Doyle, Julian Hawthorne, Francis Stevens, Jack London, H. P. Lovecraft, Frank Norris, M. P. Shiel, John Buchan and many more; plus one new story from the editor himself!

Paperback: 350 pages
Publisher: Stark House Press
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
List Price: $19.95


Thanks to James Reasoner for the tip!



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.

Barker and Bender on the Case-Part Three
Barker and Bender on the Case-Part Two 
A Little (or a Lot) on Algernon Blackwood
The Pantry on the Edge of Forever
11/22/63 and the Conspiracies of History


WEIRDBOOK #37
Now available!

Weirdbook returns with another jam-packed issue full of great fantasy and horror tales!

Included this time are:
• Sea Glass Harvest, by Bear Kiosk
• The Changeling, by R. Rozakis
• The Maiden Voyage of the Ariona, by Dale W. Glaser
• One Million & One, by Andre E. Harewood
• War is Grimm, by Clifford Beal
• Blood Pact, by Sharon Cullars
• Something I Have to Tell You, by John B. Rosenman
• The Curious Simulacrum of Dr. F, by Michael Canfield
• A Cure for Restless Bones, by Angela Enos
• Homecoming Corpse, by Andrew Bourelle
• A Chorus of Shadows, by Sarena Ulibarri
• Graveyard Wine, by Joshua L. Hood
• My Last Sixteen Hours, by Angela L. Lindseth
• Wide Wide Sea, by Jackson Kuhl
• The Safari, by Michael S. Walker
• The Water Horse, by Bill W. James
• The Long Way Home, by S.E. Casey
• Unseelie Things, by Taylor Foreman-Niko
• The Veneration of Evil in the Kingdom of Ancient Lies, by John R. Fultz
• Livingstone, by Cody Goodfellow

Plus a selection of poetry by:
• Darrell Schweitzer
• Kyla Lee Ward
• Abdul-Qaadir Taariq Bakari-Muhammad
• Denny Marshall


 







22 December 2017


Adventure House
Now available!

Phantom Detective – November 1946

 
The Tidewater Murders by Robert Wallace
 In a smart Long Island suburb, mysterious death strikes a clam-digger—as well as a plutocrat—bringing the Phantom into one of the most puzzling cases in his entire career! 
The world’s greatest sleuth is plunged into desperate peril as he fights to expose a baffling slaughter conspiracy!
 
Check and Double Check by Ray Cummings
 Killers Have Soles by Wayland Rice

 
Cover Artist: Rudolph Belarski

   
7x10, 98 pages, $14.95



Adventure House
Now available!

Startling Stories – May 1939
 
The Prisoner of Mars by Edmond Hamilton
 Two mighty civilizations war for supremacy on the frontier of tomorrow as an ancient Martian race bridges starless apace to steal the oceans of the Earth! 
Philip Crain, son of two planets is torn between conflicting loyalties.
 
Pygmalion’s Spectacles by Stanley G. Weinbaum
 The Lost Hour by Alexander Samalman

 
Cover Artist: Howard G. Brown
   
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95



Adventure House
Now available!

Ten Detective Aces – August 1935

 
The Masked Scourge by Frederick C. Davis
 A blood-stained silk dress leads Lieutenant McEwen to the Moon Man’s woman accomplice. 
And that dress belonged to his own daughter.
 
Blueblood Hounds  by Joe Archibald
 Witness to Murder by Emile C. Tepperman
 Directors of Doom by Carl McK. Saunders
 Torture Tool by Cliff Howe
 Corpse Cheaters by Paul Chadwick
 The Phantom Shamus by Margie Harris
 The Lethal Letter by J. Lane Linklater
 High-Speed Vengeance by Edward C. Clayton
 Powdered Clues  by Ralph Powers

Cover Artist:
Delos Palmer, Jr.
   
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95




Airship 27 Productions
MYSTERY MEN (& WOMEN) VOLUME 5
Now available!

Airship 27 Productions is thrilled to present volume five of MYSTERY MEN ( & Women ), their showcase anthology for debuting new pulp heroes created by today’s best action-adventure writers.  This book offers up a trio of amazing characters by today’s finest pulp writers.

Things kick off with a full length novella.  THE SHRIKE – in “Not That Kind of Girl” by Gene Moyers.  A mysterious female mastermind recruits her agents to combat the forces of evil in this, her first adventure novella.  This is followed by THE NIGHTBREAKER – in “Lost in the Flood” by Thomas Deja.  Straight out of the pages of the Shadow Legion series comes Nocturne city’s masked avenger as he takes on a villain capable of manipulating water.  And finally we have DOC ATLAS - in “The Death Ray,” by Michael Black & Ray Lovato. Inspired by the likes of Doc Savage and Jim Anthony, Doc Atlas and his teammates must stop a criminal intent on destroying the Statue of Liberty with his deadly new weapon.

“We love producing this series,” claims Airship 27 Productions’ Managing Editor, Ron Fortier. “Sure, it’s great fun in doing new stories about the classic pulp heroes, but there is also something special when our writers cut loose in inventing their own unique and colorful characters. In this volume we truly have three of the best.” Fortier also notes there will be an exciting news release concerning one of the heroes from his company very shortly.

Ted Hammond provides the stunning cover featuring the sexy but deadly Shrike while Art Director Rob Davis delivers twelve amazing black and white interiors.

So time to buckle up and relive the thrill of the pulps in these three outstanding, fast paced adventures brought to you by today’s stellar pulp writers.


Available from Amazon in both paperback & on Kindle.

Airship 27 Productions – Pulp Fiction For A New Generation!


Altus Press
Altus Press Gift Card
Now available!

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These never expire and you can choose the amount.
From $25

Altus Press: Thrilling Publications
THE BEST OF THRILLING ADVENTURES
by Arthur J. Burks, Jackson Cole, Ray Cummings, Paul Ernst, A. Leslie, Johnston McCulley,
Capt. Kerry McRoberts, George Allan Moffatt, Lieut. Scott Morgan, and Capt. John Powers
Introduction by Will Murray

Now available!

“One of the most neglected of the straight adventure pulp magazines of the 1930s was Standard Magazines’ Thrilling Adventures.”
—from the introduction by Will Murray

This collection assembles—for the first time—the best adventure stories from the pages of this classic pulp fiction title.
Over 600 pages in length and covering adventure, mystery, science fiction, and Foreign Legion stories.
Plus: get every story of pulp adventure hero Larry Weston: a forgotten series from the pages of Thrilling Adventures.

The Best of Thrilling Adventures contains the following stories:
“Riley of the Bengal Lancers”
“Valley of Giants”
“Brother of the Tong”
“Guerrilla Brand”
“The Devil Fish”
“Red Silver”
“The Avenger of Lo Chang”
“Danger Trails”
“Pyramid of Gold”
“The Pearl of Death”
“The Terror of Siberia”
“Dogs of Shallajai”
“The Sultan of Hell”
“Orchid of Doom”
“Lost Treasures of Eden”
“The Lagoon of Monsters”
“World of Doom”
“The Web of the Green Spider”
“Sublevel Sixteen”
“The Curse of the Shining God”
“Hell’s Oasis”

647 pages / USD $29.95 softcover



 

Altus Press
THE BEST OF SPICY MYSTERY, VOLUME 3
by Hamlin Daly, Ellery Watson Calder, Carl Moore, Justin Case, E. Hoffmann Price, and Robert Leslie Bellem
Introduction by Alfred Jan

Now available!

The Thrills of Horror! Romantic Tales of the Eerie and Occult!
You’ll find them in Spicy Mystery—stories of red-blooded men and lovely girls in dangerous situations, in an atmosphere of chills and thrills.
Real life is never so tense and dramatic as when a girl is in peril—or as when a siren as deadly as she is beautiful sets her snare for a man….

Are you bored of typical weird menace plots, many of which crept into Spicy Mystery?
Then sample these tales which break out of that tired formula where every ending is happy,
and the only challenge is guessing which minor character gets exposed as the villain in a rubber monster suit and demon mask!

The Best of Spicy Mystery, Volume 3 contains 11 classic stories by the masters of the genre, complete, uncut, and with the original illustrations.
It also includes an all-new introduction by editor Alfred Jan, one of the leading experts on the series.

The Best of Spicy Mystery, Volume 3 contains the following stories:
“Medusa’s Kiss”
“The Strangler”
“The Dark Veil”
“Hands of the Dead”
“Hearts from the Half Dead”
“Hell’s Dark Fragrance”
“Thirst of the Damned”
“Doom Door”
“Dawn of Discord”
“The Old Gods Eat”
“Flowers of Desire”

214 pages / $19.95 softcover / $29.95 hardcover


Altus Press
SHOOTING OUT OF TURN: THE COLLECTED HARD-BOILED STORIES OF RACE WILLIAMS, VOLUME 3
by Carroll John Daly
Introduction by Brooks E. Hefner, cover photograph by Mark Krajnak

Now available!

Race Williams returns! Originally appearing in the pages of Black Mask Magazine, author Carroll John Daly pioneered the hard-boiled detective P.I. story and perfected the genre with his classic character, Race Williams. Apart from the novel-length Race Williams stories, these classic hard-boiled thrillers have rarely been reprinted, if ever.

Volume 3 contains the next batch of Race Williams stories, all from 1929–31 as Daly continued publishing serialized novels in Black Mask. Included here are “The Silver Eagle,” “Tainted Power,” and “The Third Murderer.”  This collection also includes several Race Williams novelettes including “Shooting Out of Turn,” “Murder By Mail,” and “Death for Two.”  And it’s prefaced by an all-new, scholarly introduction by Professor Brooks E. Hefner of James Madison University.

Shooting Out of Turn: The Collected Hard-Boiled Stories of Race Williams Volume 3 continues this most important series published in years on the history of the Hard-Boiled Detective story.

Shooting Out of Turn: The Collected Hard-Boiled Stories of Race Williams, Volume 3 by Carroll John Daly contains the following stories:

“The Silver Eagle,” comprising the short stories “The Silver Eagle” and “The Death Trap”
“Tainted Power,” comprising the short stories “Tainted Power,” “Framed,” and “The Final Shot”
“Shooting Out of Turn”
“Murder By Mail”
“The Third Murderer,” comprising the serial “The Flame and Race Williams,” parts 1–3
“Death for Two”

458 pages / $29.95 softcover
 

eBooks now available!

Now available are all 28 stories in the Captain Future series!
The Captain Future saga follows the super-science pulp hero Curt Newton, along with his companions, The Futuremen.
Together, they travel the solar system in series of classic pulp adventures, many of which written by the author of The Legion of Super-Heroes, Edmond Hamilton.

We've got all 28 Captain Future eBooks in stock—yes, 28 stories—including the rarely-reprinted story, Treasure on Thunder Moon.


Captain Future #1: The Space Emperor
Captain Future #2: Calling Captain Future
Captain Future #3: Captain Future’s Challenge
Captain Future #4: The Triumph of Captain Future
Captain Future #5: The Seven Space Stones
Captain Future #6: Star Trail to Glory
Captain Future #7: The Magician of Mars
Captain Future #8: The Lost World of Time
Captain Future #9: Quest Beyond the Stars
Captain Future #10: Outlaws of the Moon
Captain Future #11: Treasure on Thunder Moon
Captain Future #12: The Comet Kings
Captain Future #13: Planets in Peril
Captain Future #14: The Face of the Deep
Captain Future #15: Worlds to Come
Captain Future #16: Star of Dread
Captain Future #17: Magic Moon
Captain Future #18: Days of Creation
Captain Future #19: Red Sun of Danger
Captain Future #20: Outlaw World
Captain Future #21: The Solar Invasion
Captain Future #22: The Return of Captain Future
Captain Future #23: Children of the Sun
Captain Future #24: The Harpers of Titan
Captain Future #25: Pardon My Iron Nerves
Captain Future #26: Moon of the Unforgotten
Captain Future #27: Earthmen No More
Captain Future #28: Birthplace of Creation


$1.99 each



Altus Press
Race Williams by Carroll John Daly
eBooks now available!

Altus Press has unveiled the new line of Black Mask eBooks, featuring the stories of Race Williams,
the classic hard-boiled character created by Carroll John Daly for the pages of Black Mask.


Race Williams #1: Knights of the Open Palm (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #2: Three Thousand to the Good (Black Mask eBook)
 Race Williams #3: The Red Peril (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #4: Them That Lives By Their Guns (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #5: Devil Cat (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #6: The Face Behind the Mask (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #7: Conceited, Maybe (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #8: Say It With Lead!
Race Williams #9: I’ll Tell the World
Race Williams #10: Alias Buttercup
Race Williams #11: Under Cover
Race Williams #12: South Sea Steel
Race Williams #13: The False Clara Burkhart
Race Williams #14: The Super-Devil
Race Williams #15: Half-Breed
Race Williams #16: Blind Alleys
Race Williams #17: The Snarl of the Beast
Race Williams #18: The Egyptian Lure
Race Williams #19: The Hidden Hand
Race Williams #20: The Tag Murders


$1.99 each




Altus Press: Pulp Blog - Now online!

Race Williams Returns, Plus Thrilling Adventures and Spicy Mystery

Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Continues With More Race Williams eBooks and The Mysterious Wu Fang
Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Continues With More Black Mask eBooks and The Moon Man
Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Is On
Black Mask #3 Is Available Now With a New Story by Lester Dent (Doc Savage)
Dusty Ayres #5 and Wu Fang #6 Are Here
ANNO KLARKASH-TON - Now available!
by Glynn Barrass (Author),‎ Frederick J. Mayer (Author, Illustrator),‎ Steve Lines (Creator, Illustrator)

A collection of poetry, fiction, articles and artwork inspired by the writings of Clark Ashton Smith by some of the finest practitioners of their art around today.

Edited by Glynn Owen Barrass and Frederick J Mayer, published by Rainfall Books.

In this tribute to the sorcerous spirit of the High Priest of Zothique, Clark Ashton-Smith, we have poetry, art, articles, fiction and a bibliography & checklist.

Including contributions from Glynn Owen Barrass, Leigh Blackmore, Edward P. Berglund, Ran Cartwright, Scott Conners, Michael Fantina, Wade German, Perry M. Grayson, Christene Britten-Jones, Steve Lines, Charles Lovecraft, Frederick J. Mayer, Bruce Pennington, Robert M. Price, W. H. Pugmire, Peter Rawlik, Brian M. Sammons, David Schembri and Richard L. Tierney.

Cover art by Bruce Pennington


Paperback: 230 pages
Publisher: Rainfall Books
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
$13.50
£9.99



Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
 SANCTUM BOOKS HOLIDAY SALE!
NOW THROUGH December 31, 2017!

NOW THROUGH December 31, 2017 Sanctum Books is offering a 30% discount off list price for:
A complete set of all 87 DOC SAVAGE classic volumes (plus replicas of the two 1930s Doc Savage giveaway premium prints)
or
The first 100 Sanctum Books SHADOW volumes plus SHADOW ANNUAL #1.


With insured postage, the 87 DOC SAVAGE volumes (plus premium replicas) can be purchased for just $900.00 postpaid, while the first 100 SHADOW volumes (plus a complete set of Shadow art prints and premium photo replicas) can be purchased for only $1,050.00 postpaid. (Some of these volumes are already sold out except in super packs!)

ALSO ON SALE:
THE AVENGER #1-12 (reprinting all 30 pulp adventures) for just $130.00—a 25% discount
THE SPIDER #1-10 for $110.00
THE WHISPERER #1-7 (reprinting all 14 1936-37 pulp novels) for just $75.00 postpaid.

Mail checks or money orders to:
Sanctum Books; P.O. Box 761474; San Antonio, TX 78245
or
Paypal to: orders@shadowsanctum.com.
This special discount offer expires at midnight, December 31, 2017.


Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
At the printer and coming soon!

THE SHADOW #125: “The Death Tower” & “The Silent Seven”
The Dark Avenger hunts down members of a hidden criminal order in two superb 1932 pulp thrillers by Walter. B. Gibson writing as “Maxwell Grant." First, the Dark Avenger’s investigation of the murderous Dr. Palermo leads him invade “The Death Tower” and discover the existence of a hooded secret society, in the early novel that introduced reporter Clyde Burke and The Shadow’s autogyro. Then, when a wealthy businessman is killed, The Shadow must infiltrate and unmask “The Silent Seven” to solve the murder! This classic pulp collection features the original color pulp covers by George and Jerome Rozen with historical commentary by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-243-8 Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95


Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)


Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
Coming to online retailers in March!
Coming to comic shops March 28!

THE SHADOW Volume 128: “Shadowed Millions” & “No Safety in Numbers” plus “The Chateau of Shadows"
The Dark Avenger proves that crime does not pay in classic pulp novels by Walter. B. Gibson and Bruce Elliott writing as “Maxwell Grant." First, a huge investment in a South American country attracts international criminals and corrupt politicians, leading the Dark Avenger to hunt for the “Shadowed Millions.” Then, gang violence and gambling madness corrupt a city until The Shadow demonstrates to vicious mobsters that there is “No Safety in Numbers." BONUS: “The Chateau of Shadows,” a Golden Age of Comics classic by Walter Gibson and Bob Powell. This instant collectors item showcases the original color pulp covers by George Rozen and Modest Stein plus the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Bob Powell and historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-246-9 Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95

THE SHADOW VOLUME 128 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN182170.

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)


   

THE ART OF THE PULPS
by Doug Ellis, Ed Hulse, and Robert Weinberg
Foreword by F. Paul Wilson

Now available and highly recommended!

A team of experts in each of the ten major Pulp genres, from action Pulps to spicy Pulps and more, chart for the first time the complete history of Pulp magazines–the stories and their writers, the graphics and their artists, and, of course, the publishers, their market, and readers.

Each chapter in the book, which is illustrated with more than 400 examples of the best Pulp graphics (many from the Editors’ collections—among the world’s largest) is organized in a clear and accessible way, starting with an introductory overview of the genre, followed by a selection of the best covers and interior graphics, organized chronologically through the chapter. All images are fully captioned (many are in essence "nutshell" histories in themselves). Two special features in each chapter focus on topics of particular interest (such as extended profiles of Daisy Bacon, Pulp author and editor of Love Story, the hugely successful romance Pulp, and of Harry Steeger, co-founder of Popular Publications in 1930 and originator of the "Shudder Pulp" genre).

With an overall Introduction on "The Birth of the Pulps" by Doug Ellis, and with two additional chapters focusing on the great Pulp writers and the great Pulp artists, The Art of the Pulps covers every aspect of this fascinating genre; it is the first definitive visual history of the Pulps.

Hardcover, 240 pages, $49.99.
Co-editors Doug Ellis and Ed Hulse have jointly signed a limited number of copies Murania Press is pleased to sell for the book’s suggested retail price of $49.99, with free shipping for buyers in the continental United States. A personal inscription can be added if requested; just send us a note at muraniapress@yahoo.com asking for personalization.

To repeat, there is a very limited number of signed copies available, so if you’re interested don’t wait too long to place an order.


IDW Publishing  Amazon.com  


Art's Reviews Podcasts! - Now online!

Nothing new this week

Past episodes:
Bobby Nash discusses "Sanderson of Metro"
Diana Rubino discusses her new novels "Sharing Hamilton" and "Eliza Jumel Burr: Vice Qeen of America"
Andrew Salmon discusses his recent Collection of all of his Sherlock Holmes stories into one volume
Jimmie Dale: Alias The Gray Seal
Will Murray: 2 New Wild adventures of Doc Savage and much more
The Jon Kirk Series: "The Mind Masters" and "The Time Masters"
"Four on the Run" Vol. 1 of the Saint's And Sinners Space Adventure Series
ATHENA VOLTAIRE 2018 ONGOING #2 - Coming in March!
(Writer) Steve Bryant (Art) Ismeal Canales (Covers) Steve Bryant & Jason Millet

The hunt for the mysterious bronze head continues! Clues lead Athena and company to a deep sea dive off the coast of Italy, but the Nazi occultists are hot on their trail!


Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March 28.

ATHENA VOLTAIRE 2018 #2
is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181093.


Bibliorati  - Now online!

Paul Bishop
HINDI PULP—VIMAL!
Out of the Shadows-James McKimmey
The Women of Men's Adventure
Steve Holland-The Face of a Hero

Shock Troops of Justice-Pulps Vs. Reality

Ron Fortier
Pulp Fiction Reviews-I Watched Them Eat Me Alive

Pulp Fiction Reviews-Plutonium Nightmare

Teel James Glenn
The Pulp Guy-Wu, The Doctor and The Spider's Crazy Cousin
The Pulp Guy-X Marks The Future Air War!
The Pulp Guy-The Once and Future Air War
The Pulp Guy-The Flying Hero With No Name

The Pulp Guy-The Popular Character You Never Heard Of

Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT BLOOD 'N' THUNDER BACK-ISSUE AVAILABILITY

Here's a heads-up for readers and collectors of Blood 'n' Thunder:

Individual back issues will be removed from the Murania Press catalog on December 31st. Therefore, if your set is incomplete, the time to bring it up to date is now.

Numbers 22 through 50 are being reconfigured for sale as "omnibus" volumes that will combine three issues for an approximate length of 300 pages each.
The omnibus books will sport newly designed covers but otherwise present each issue's contents exactly as originally published, minus out-of-date advertisements.
They will be priced at $29.95 and become available early next year.


Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press
By Ed Hulse (editor)
Now available!

The Shadow, The Spider, The Avenger, Doc Savage, The Black Bat, The Phantom Detective — these swashbuckling heroes of mid-20th-century pulp fiction all had one thing in common: They fought crime from outside the law, unhindered by red tape and unmindful of such legal niceties as due process. They fought with fists and guns, for the most part hiding their true identities beneath outlandish costume and grotesque disguises.

This collection of essays by distinguished pulp-fiction aficionados chronicles the era of single-character magazines from offbeat angles and with keen insight. The pieces herein analyze key stories and characters while offering rare, behind-the-scenes glimpses of authors and editors at work, crafting and polishing the pulp-paper fever dreams that enthralled millions of young readers during the Great Depression, World War II, and beyond. Ed Hulse, editor of Blood ‘n’ Thunder, the award-winning journal of adventure, mystery and melodrama, has assembled these affectionate essays with loving care and a discerning eye for the high-water marks in this phase of American popular culture.

This third volume of Blood ‘n’ Thunder Presents, like its predecessors, is profusely illustrated with pulp-magazine covers and original artwork.

Cover Art by Rafael De Soto
Introduction by Ed Hulse
220 pgs., paperback, 8 1/2 X 11
Price: $24.95


PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO DOMESTIC BUYERS.
OVERSEAS BUYERS MUST INQUIRE FOR SHIPPING RATES BEFORE PLACING ORDERS




Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press: EDitorial Comments - Now online!

Murania Press 2017 Year-End Sale - New!
BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER Back-Issue Availability
Collectibles Section Updated for December
THE ART OF THE PULPS: Here at last!
Collectibles Section Updated
Labor Day Weekend Sale: Both Volumes of CLIFFHANGER CLASSICS
Now Available for Immediate Shipping: THE PENNY-A-WORD BRIGADE



Bold Venture Press
PULP ADVENTURES #27
Now available!
Contents
 • "Angels and Animals" by Adam McFarlane
     Ship building in a bottle.
 • "Jack Grey, Second Mate" by William Hope Hodgson   
     Jack Grey keeps adversaries at bay, and quells a mutiny.
 • "The Green Mask" by Dana Edward Johnson    
     A masked crimefighter’s first case could be his toughest.
 • "Not What I Ordered" by Howard Hammerman    
     Shrimp salad … red wine … revenge …
 • "A Case at Law" by William Dudley Pelley    
     Someone needed killing … and they got it.
 • "Hole-in-the-Wall Barrett" by Max Brand    
     A villain, a hero, and a damsel … an old formula with a twist.
 • "A Repeating Romeo" by May Belleville Brown
     Some loves never end, they just pause …
 • "My Sister’s Husband" by Michael Bracken  
     Rekindled romance or necrophilia?
 • "Sneak Thief" by Richard Brister  
     The kid chose the wrong alley to look down.
 • "Thirty Days on the Island" by Raymond J. Brown   
     Did Manhattan have enough hiding places for his little game?
 • "Irregular Brethern" by H. Bedford-Jones  
     A sermon of a different sort.
 • "Gary Bullock, Journeyman Actor"  Interview by Audrey Parente  
     From science, to acting, to authoring a new SF fantasy novel.

134 pages, 7" x 10"
Paperback: $12.95 | eBook: $3.99


Broadswords and Blasters - Now online!

Pulp Consumption: El Borak
Broadswords and Blasters Issue 3 Is Live!
Pulp Appeal: Philip José Farmer
Pulp Appeal: Chronicles of Amber


THE BRONZE GAZETTE
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THE BRONZE GAZETTE
Issue #80 is now available and recommended!
 
Issue 80 of the Bronze Gazette celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Philip José Farmer.
Included are reprinted Farmer-penned articles on Doc Savage and Escape from Loki.
Terry Allen notes the latest in Doc Savage books and comics for sale.
Chuck Welch contributes a story about his fan letter to Farmer and the issue concludes with the final part of Jeff Deischer's article on Chemistry of Death.

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BURNE HOGARTH TARZAN HC VOLUME 5 - Coming in March!
(Artist) Burne Hogarth


The final entry in the Complete Burne Hogarth Comic Strip Library, this volume collects his rarely seen daily comic strips in one volume for the first time as well as two exceptional adventures from the Sunday strips.

Each strip has been carefully restored from the highest quality source material available, lavishly presented to emphasize the exceptional quality of one of the most influential illustrators to ever take on the Lord of the Jungle.

Hardcover, 10x13, 144 pages, Full Color, $49.95, On sale March 7.


BURNE HOGARTH TARZAN HC VOLUME 5 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181949.




The Burroughs Bulletin #98 - Now available!

Contents:
Front cover: Frank Cho
Editor's Page
"An Open Letter to the Membership" by Joan Bledig
"Writing TARZAN ON THE PRECIPICE" by Michael A. Sanford
"How I Met Johnny Weissmuller" by Robert Owen
"Bibliographer's banter" by Henry G. Franke III
"The Start of THE BURROUGHS BULLETIN and the Burroughs Bibliophiles" by Vern Coriel
Art Gallery: Jungle Man by Nik Poliwko
"Tarzan and the Railroad: Riding the Rails Again" by Stanley J. Kozaczka
"Tarzan: The Bridge between Two Pantheons" by David Lemmo

Letters to the Editor
Editor's Afterword
Back cover: Don Marquez

Subscriptions are $35 (Domestic) and $45 (International) for four quarterly issues and 12 monthly issues of THE GRIDLEY WAVE newsletter.
You are strongly encouraged to sign up for electronic delivery of THE GRIDLEY WAVE.
Paper copies are in black & white. Electronic PDF copies are in full color. 


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Castalia House Blog - Now online!

Short Reviews – Three Lines of Old French, by A. Merritt - New!
Sword and Sorcery Artists: Don Maitz - New!
Sword and Sorcery Artists: Stephen Hickman
Subscription Orders for Cirsova are Open
John Buchan’s “Prestor John”

CITY OF ENDLESS NIGHT (Agent Pendergast series) - Coming January 9!
by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child


What begins as a manhunt for the missing daughter of a wealthy tech billionaire becomes something altogether different when the young woman's body is discovered in an abandoned warehouse in Kew Gardens, Queens, the head nowhere to be found. Soon it becomes clear there are at least two killers on the loose--one responsible for the young woman's death, another responsible for the mutilation. A pair of such dastardly killers requires a team of equally talented investigators. Luckily, both Vincent D'Agosta and Special Agent Pendergast are back in town.

D'Agosta hopes that this latest case will distract Pendergast from Constance Green's decision to depart New York for Tibet after the events of THE OBSIDIAN CHAMBER--and provide Pendergast the opportunity to work a case back on his home turf for the first time in years. But neither is prepared to face a team of killers as diabolical as this. It will take all of Pendergast and D'Agosta's intelligence and strength simply to match wits with their latest adversaries--let alone stay alive.


Hardcover, 416 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

List Price: $28.00


CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 4 TPB  - Coming in May!

Timothy Truman (Writer/Art), Roy Thomas (Writer), Darick Robertson (Writer), Tomás Giorello (Pencils), Joe Kubert (Art), Mike Hawthorne (Pencils), John Lucas (Inks), Jason Gorder (Inks), José Villarrubia (Color), Dave Stewart (Color), Dan Jackson (Color), and Cary Nord (Cover)

The Dark Horse Conan Omnibus series continues with more acclaimed dark fantasy tales of hot blood and cold steel, Including the adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Iron Shadows in the Moon" and the long-awaited return of Conan the Barbarian comics scribe Roy Thomas, in "Road of Kings."

Collects Conan volume 9: Free Companions (Conan the Cimmerian #14, #16-21), Conan volume 10: Iron Shadows in the Moon (Conan the Cimmerian 22-25, Conan and the Mad King of Gaul, Conan: Weight of the Crown), Conan volume 11: Road of Kings (Conan: Road of Kings #1-6).

Trade paperback, 456 pages, $24.99, On sale May 9.


CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 4 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN180149.




DARK TALES CALL OF CTHULHU GN - Coming in March!
(Writer) H. P. Lovecraft (Art) Dave Shepard

In this Dark Tale, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming. Henry Wilcox can't ignore his dreams of an enormous green monster calling to him from an underwater alien city. He seeks the help of Professor Angell, who dies suddenly, leaving a box of research on the subject for his nephew, Francis. Francis seeks answers about his uncle's death, and in the process uncovers evidence of a cult waiting for the Great Old Ones to return. H. P. Lovecraft's story of supernatural monsters deep in the Pacific will keep you on the edge of your seat.

NOTE: Available only within the United States and U.S. Territories.

Softcover, 6x9, 128 pages, Full Color, $15.99, On sale March 7.


DARK TALES: CALL OF CTHULHU is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181448.

Canterbury Classics    Amazon.com


Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West - Now online!


The MOST IMPORTANT BOOK of the Century?

Comic Gallery: THE SHADOW meets DOC SAVAGE in "Double Danger Stories" (1990)  
MANHUNT Detective Story Monthly
Johnny Weissmuller as JUNGLE JIM
007 Soundtrack 1: DR. NO (1963)
Hear it here: RED NAILS by Robert E. Howard  


DEJAH THORIS #2 - Coming in March!
Writer: Amy Chu
Art: Pasquale Qualano
Cover A: Mike McKone
Cover B: Stephane Roux
Cover C: Sergio Davila


Dejah Thoris is on a secret mission to save her planet, but first she and the battle scarred Red Martian warrior Sajad Surma must keep the scientific team ALIVE as they trek through dangerous deserts of Barsoom.  The Princess of Mars learns some hard leadership lessons after a deadly encounter with a white ape.

A prequel to Edgar Rice Burroughs' beloved book A Princess of Mars.


Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March 7.

DEJAH THORIS #2 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181540 (McKone cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181541 (Roux cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181542 (Davila cover).






The Digest Enthusiast #7
 Now available and recommended!

The seventh spectacular edition of The Digest Enthusiast is now available in print and eBook editions.
CONTENTS
Interview
Rick Ollerman on D&O: The Magazine, writing fiction and essays, and digest magazines


News Digest
Pulp Modern, Nostalgia Digest, Mystery Weekly Magazine, Switchblade, PulpFest 2018, Wildside Press digests, Broadswords and Blasters, Paperback Fanatic, and D&O:The Magazine; writers Bill Crider, Richard Kellogg, Robert Lopresti, Gary Lovisi, and Josh Pachter; artists Brad Foster and Bob Vojtko; and Marc Myers and D. Blake Werts.

Articles
One-and-Dones part one by Steve Carper
When Things Go Wrong: The Lester del Rey–John Raymond Fiasco by Vince Nowell, Sr.
The Occult Digest by Tom Brinkmann
Psience Fiction: The Telsey Amberdon Stories of James H. Schmitz by Joe Wehrle, Jr.
I Spy: A Writer Remembers Espionage Magazine by Josh Pachter

Synopses
Robert Edmond Alter in AHMM and
Manhunt 1953 part two by Peter Enfantino
Reviews by Vince Nowell, Sr. and Richard Krauss
Black Cat Mystery Magazine #1
D&O: The Magazine #1
Fantasy & Science Fiction Jul/Aug 2017
Pulp Literature #15
Suspense Stories
Switchblade #2

Fiction
“The Edge of Eternity” by Lesann Berry
“Imperium Delirium” by Robert Snashall
“A Christmas Romance” by Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Artwork and Cartoons
Marc Myers
Michael Neno
Bob Vojtko
Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Plus
Mirthful Spirits
Opening Lines
Over 100 cover images, 152 pages

Cover by Joe Wehrle, Jr.


Print $8.99 (b&w interior)
eBook $2.99 (color)


Print version, $8.99, includes nearly 100 cover images, 152 pages, 5.5" x 8.5" digest.
Kindle version and Magzter, $2.99




 
 
 

The Digest Enthusiast Blog - Now online!

Joe Wehrle, Jr.’s Pencil Portraits - New!
Drawn by Wehrle - New!
Joe Wehrle, Jr. and Arkham House - New!
“Required Reading”  
Mystery Weekly Magazine Dec. 2017
The Digest Enthusiast #7 now in print
Magazine of Horror #16 Summer 1967

Doc Savage Fantasy Covers
Now online!

Kez Wilson's DOC SAVAGE FANTASY COVERS website has added a new cover!
Check out the whole series of covers at the link below!





Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Book #6 in The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Series
SWORDS AGAINST THE MOON MEN
By Christopher Paul Carey
Cover Art by Chris Peuler and Interior Illustrations by Mark Wheatley
Now available in hardcover!

An all-new science fantasy adventure novel by the acclaimed coauthor of the Ancient Opar series, Christopher Paul Carey 

Hailed by author and science fiction scholar Richard Lupoff as a “masterpiece of science fiction” and a “pioneer work of the modern school of social extrapolation in science fiction,” Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic lunar trilogy—The Moon Maid, The Moon Men, and The Red Hawk—tells the generational tale of humanity’s fight for freedom against alien conquerors from the Moon. The hero, Julian, finds his soul perpetually reincarnated in the bodies of his successive grandsons, fated to confront—down through the centuries—the vicious Kalkars who have subjugated Earth.

The epic saga continues in this novel, Swords Against the Moon Men.

In 2076 AD, Earth has been conquered and humanity brutally enslaved under the cruel tyranny of the Kalkar invaders whose evil was spawned from Va-nah, the Moon’s hollow interior. Julian 7th—descendant of the great hero who led the first expedition to Va-nah and nearly defeated the Kalkars—receives a mysterious transmission from the planet Barsoom.

The desperate plea from the Red Planet swiftly hurls Julian upon a lonely quest into the heart of Va-nah where he teams up with an U-ga princess and a fierce alien quadruped, and launches a daring rescue to save a lost Barsoomian ambassadorial mission. The success of this mission depends on an unlikely alliance with the Warlord of Mars to assail the enemy’s impregnable stronghold.

If Julian fails in this quest, humanity—and the entire solar system—will never escape the iron grip of the Moon Men.

Enjoy this exciting new adventure [Book #6 in The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Series]. Available in Hard Cover with a Dust Jacket at ERBurroughs.com and Lulu.com.


Price: $34.95




Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Holiday Book Sale
 

Save $10 – That's 25% OFF ($39.99 $29.99)
when you choose 2 out of 4 of the latest softcover books from The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Book Series




Edgar Rice Burroughs 100 Year Art Chronology
Now available for pre-order!


This four volume set is Pre-Order Only! Reserve Your copy Today! Comes in a slipcase!

The Edgar Rice Burroughs 100 Year Art Chronology contains over 1,200 pages of material, spread over four volumes and includes 5000+ illustrations and 140,000 words. Its massive in scope and scale.

Written by Michael Tierney who worked closely with and was officially sanctioned by all the people at Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. to bring this massive project to life.

The ERBAC is as much an narrative history of ERB's publications as it is a visual history. Michael Tierney 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.

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.
You can click on the LINK below to view sample pages.
NOTE: the resolution on the samples is reduced to make for faster downloads.


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
Volume 4: Comics The Univseral Language Part 2 (UK material)


$225.00








Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
THE LAND OF TERROR
Now available for pre-order!

 
LAND of TERROR - Grosset & Dunlap Limited Edition

Pre-order for the earliests available numbered (#1-200) copy of the authorized G&D Edition
With 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jacket by Bob Eggleton, frontispiece by John Coleman Burroughs,
27 previously unpublished chapter headings by John Coleman Burroughs,
bookmark and custom slipcase - signed by the artist, Bob Eggleton on the limitation page. 
Due to ship by January 15, 2018.
$100.00

 
LAND of TERROR - Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. Limited Edition #1-#200
Pre-order for the earliest available numbered (#1-200) copy of the authorized Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. edition
Blue cloth with red/orange lettering with 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jacket by John Coleman Burroughs, frontispiece by Bob Eggleton,
27 previously unpublished chapter headings by John Coleman Burroughs, bookmark and custom slipcase - signed by the artist, Bob Eggleton on the limitation page. 
Due to ship by January 15, 2018.
$100.00


LAND of TERROR LIMITED EDITION SET - (1) ERBI + (1) G&D EDITION #1-#200

TWO NUMBERED COPIES (#1-#200) (same earliest number) of the AUTHORIZED ERB INC. & GROSSET & DUNLAP EDITIONS
Each with 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jackets by John Coleman Burroughs(1944) and Bob Eggleton(2017),
27 previously unpublished chapter headings and frontispiece by John Coleman Burroughs, bookmarks,
in custom slipcase, signed by the artist Bob Eggleton on each limitation page.  Both books will have matching numbers.
$200.00




Edgar Rice Burroughs.com



THE GOD GENE: A Novel (The ICE Sequence)  - Coming January 2!
by F. Paul Wilson


Rick Hayden and Laura Fanning of Panacea return to encounter another mindbending scientific scenario in, The God Gene, the new thriller by F. Paul Wilson.

Rick's brother, Keith, a prominent zoologist at NYU, walks out of his office one day and disappears. The only clue they have are his brother's book, which mentions "the God Gene."

A million or so years ago, a gene designated hsa-mir-3998 appeared as if by magic from the junk DNA of the hominids who eventually evolved into Homo sapiens. It became a key player in brain development―specifically creativity―and laymen started calling it "the God Gene." Keith had been tracking this gene through the evolutionary tree, and was excited by an odd blue-eyed primate he brought back from East Africa. But immediately after running the creature's genetic code, he destroyed all the results and vanished.

Rick and Laura's search takes them to an uncharted island in the Mozambique Channel, home of the dapis―blue-eyed primates whose DNA hides a world-shattering secret. In a globe-spanning mixture of science, mystery and adventure reminiscent of Michael Crichton, The God Gene takes you to the edge of evolutionary theory and beyond...way beyond.


Series: The ICE Sequence (Book 2)
Hardcover, 368 pages
List Price: $25.99



THE GREATEST ADVENTURE #8 - Arriving in comic shops December 27!
(Writer) Bill Willingham (Art) Cezar Razek (Covers) Cary Nord, Greg Smallwood, Robert Castro

The Resolve has been defeated by Tarzan’s team, but at a terrible cost in lives. And now, something odd is going on as the heroes attempt to pilot the captured ship—and they end up on Venus, rather than their intended destination – because the nefarious mastermind who craves the power of the ultimate death-ray still has a trick or two up his sleeve!


Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99



 
 

GREEN HORNET #1 - Coming in March!
(Writer) Amy Chu (Art) German Erramouspe (Covers) Mike Choi, Carli Idhe, Mike Mcone, CP Wilson

Britt Reid Jr., the scion of the Daily Sentinel publishing empire, vanishes during a wild party on his friend's yacht. Meanwhile, crime spikes in the streets of Century City with the mysterious criminal/secret vigilante the Green Hornet absent.  It's only a matter of time before SOMEONE puts two and two together, and it's up to Kato, former partner of Britt's father, and his daughter Mulan to protect the city AND the Green Hornet legacy, while finding out what happened to Britt.  Amy Chu (Red Sonja, Poison Ivy, KISS) picks up where Kevin Smith left off with an action packed mystery.


Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March 7.

GREEN HORNET #1 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181468 (Choi cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181469 (Idhe cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181470 (McKone cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181471 (Wilson cover).







THE GREEN HORNET '66 MEETS THE SPIRIT TPB - Coming in March!
(Writer) Fred Van Lente (Art) Ty Templeton (Cover) Mike Allred, Laura Allred

Another challenge for THE GREEN HORNET, his aide KATO, and their rolling arsenal, THE BLACK BEAUTY! On police records a wanted criminal, THE GREEN HORNET is really Britt Reid, owner/publisher of The Daily Sentinel. Reid and Kato have traveled to Central City to participate in the futuristic World's Fair, to get the skinny on the "Newspaper of Tomorrow," a device capable of predicting headlines before events happen! But isn't that a dangerous power for the press to wield… and say, who's that blue-suited skulker in the shadows?

Trade paperback, 7x10, Full Color, 112 pages, $19.99, On sale March 14.


GREEN HORNET '66 MEETS THE SPIRIT TPB is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181550.



Haffner Press
THE COLLECTED CAPTAIN FUTURE VOLUME 4
By Edmond Hamilton & Joesph Samachson

Now available for pre-order!

Jumpin’ Jungle Cats of Jupiter! It’s another mega-collection of four complete novels of the “Man of Tomorrow,” the “Wizard of Science,” the protector of the Solar System and a menace to evil-doers throughout the universe: CAPTAIN FUTURE!

Now that Captain Future (aka Dr. Curtis Newton) and the Futuremen (Grag the robot; Otho the Android; and Simon Wright, the Living Brain) have traveled not only through time but to another universe in the final story of Volume Three (See “Planets in Peril”), what other dangers will our heroes encounter?

Well, THE FACE OF THE DEEP sees the Futuremen stranded outside the Solar System on a volcanic planetoid in the company of a shipload of condemned criminals. Up next is WORLDS TO COME (written by Joseph Samachson) where Curt and his crew speed to the rescue of the Sagittarian system—ready to battle in mortal combat with nightmare enemies from another dimension.  Edmond Hamilton (writing as Brett Sterling) returns with THE STAR OF DREAD wherein our heroes ply their stock-in-trade by exposing a dangerous secret menacing humanity and taking desperate risks pursuing two scheming miscreants across the void! Closing out this penultimate volume of the novel-length adventures of The Futuremen is MAGIC MOON. Adorned by one of Earle K. Bergey’s finest cover paintings, we see conspirators plotting to seize the satellite Styx, third moon of Pluto, enslaving the peaceful natives, and putting Captain Future and his trusty aides on their most dangerous mission ever!

As with the previous three volumes of THE COLLECTED CAPTAIN FUTURE, “Under Observation,” the CAPTAIN FUTURE letters column is reprinted, and the original pulp covers and interior illustrations are reproduced in a generous appendix.


Edited by Stephen Haffner
Cover Art by Earle K. Bergey
Illustrated by H.W. "Wesso" Wessolowski
600+ page Hardcover
Pre-order price: $45.00

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
"Under Observation" - The Captain Future Letters Column
The Face of the Deep  (Captain Future, Win ’43)
Worlds to Come  (Captain Future, Spr ’43)
The Star of Dread  (Captain Future, Sum ’43)
Magic Moon  (Captain Future, Win ’44)
"The Future of Captain Future"
Appendix of original interior artwork


Haffner Press
HALO FOR HIRE: THE COMPLETE PAUL PINE MYSTERIES
By Howard Browne

Now available for pre-order!

“Of all of Raymond Chandler’s followers, the most Chandlerish of them all might have been Howard Browne. His private eye hero, PAUL PINE, is simply one of the great eyes, no matter how inspired by (or derivative of ) Chandler’s Philip Marlowe he might have been. All the Pine books are well worth reading, and A Taste of Ashes (1957) in particular is just a flat-out, stone-cold private eye classic.

Pine is a former investigator for the Illinois State attorney’s office in Chicago who works as a P.I. in Chicago. He’s got the obligatory cynicism, snappy similes and metaphors down pat, though he tends to be a bit more down to earth than Marlowe, and often mocks his own tendencies to moroseness and world-weariness. And let’s face it — Browne was a stronger plotter than Chandler.

In 1985, almost thirty years after Pine’s last appearance, Dennis McMillan published a book The Paper Gun. That volume collected the only previously-published Pine story, “So Dark For April,” plus an incomplete Pine novel that Browne, in the foreword, called “a story complete in itself. But it is not the whole novel.” He states that he had lost interest in the private eye genre, and so the story is only 122 pages in length, too long for a short story, but too short for a novel.’ —adapted from “Paul Pine” by Kevin Burton Smith, www.thrillingdetective.com

HALO FOR HIRE contains all the Paul Pine stories.

Edited by Stephen Haffner
Introduction by Richard A. Lupoff
Cover Art by Laurel Blechman
900+ page Hardcover
Pre-order Price: $50.00

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Halo in Blood
Halo for Satan
Halo in Brass
"So Dark for April"
The Taste of Ashes
"The Paper Gun"


Haffner Press
THE VAMPIRE STORIES OF ROBERT BLOCH
By Robert Bloch, Edited by Stephen Haffner, Illustrated by Gahan Wilson
Now available for pre-order!

Robert Bloch (1917-1994) is one of the most fondly remembered and collected authors of crime, horror, fantasy, and science fiction of the 20th Century. Noted by many as the author of Psycho, Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over 30 novels. He was a member of the Lovecraft Circle and began his career by emulating H.P. Lovecraft's brand of "cosmic horror." He later specialized in crime and horror stories dealing with a more psychological approach.

500+ page Smythe-sewn Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-893887-90-9

Pre-order price: $45.00

TABLE OF CONTENTS
“The Feast in the Abbey”
“The Beasts of Barsac”
“The Shambler from the Stars”
“The Opener of the Way”
“The Mannikin”
“A Question of Identity”
“The Cloak”
“Unheavenly Twin”
“Nursemaid to Nightmares”
“Fear Planet”
“Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper”
“Black Barter”
“Death Is a Vampire”
“The Bat Is My Brother”
“The Skull of the Marquis de Sade”
“The Bogey Man Will Get You”
“Tooth or Consequences”
“The Hungry House”
“The Man Who Collected Poe”
“The Light-House”
“I Kiss Your Shadow”
“Dig That Crazy Grave”
“The Sleeping Redheads” aka “Sleeping Beauty”
“Hungarian Rhapsody”
“The Living Dead”
“A Case of the Stubborns”
“The Undead”
“The Yougoslaves”
“The Bedposts of Life”
“The Scent of Vinegar”







HALF PAST DANGER II: DEAD TO REICHS #4 (of 5) - Arriving in comic shops December 27!
Stephen Mooney (Writer/Art/Cover A), Nick Roche (Cover B)

The team licks their wounds after their bruising encounter with the monstrous Nazi Mech. With every conventional avenue of investigation seemingly exhausted, General Nolan decides it’s finally time to unleash Agent Moss!


Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99




 

HALF PAST DANGER II: DEAD TO REICHS HC - Coming in May!
Stephen Mooney (Writer/Art/Cover)

In the world of Half Past Danger, suddenly the time is two minutes ‘til midnight: the Nazis have created a bioweapon that could be the end of everything, and all that stands in their way are a hard-drinking Irishman, a British femme fatale, a Japanese ninja with a pet dinosaur, and an American marine who’s literally bulletproof. It’s an alternate-history, pulp science fiction-inspired, over-the-top, two-fisted thriller that finds a world on the brink!

Hardcover, 128 pages, Full Color, $24.99, On sale May 23,.


HALF PAST DANGER II: DEAD TO REICHS HC is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN180477.


Hermes Press: JOHNNY HAZARD DAILIES HC VOLUME 6 1952 - 1954 - Coming in April!
(Writer/Art/Cover) Frank Robbins

Frank Robbins' masterpiece, one of the all-time greatest action/adventure newspaper comic strips, Johnny Hazard, returns, picking up the storyline where Volume Five left off. See more trend-setting artwork by comics legend Frank Robbins in one of the most important adventure strips ever to grace newspapers. Includes the following stories: "The Most Beautiful Woman Alive," "London Bridge is Falling Down," "Watch the Birdie," "On the Half Shell," "It's an Art," and "Roman Circus." Reproduced entirely from original King Features press proofs.

Hardcover, 10x7, 288 pages, B&W, $50.00, on sale April 11.


JOHNNY HAZARD DAILIES HC VOLUME 6 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181742.

THIS IS A RESOLICITATION. PREVIOUS ORDERS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.



Hermes Press: PHANTOM COMPLETE DON NEWTON - Coming in April!
(Writer) Joe Gill & Various, (Art) Don Newton

This tribute to artist Don Newton collects his complete output of Phantom comic book stories created for Charlton Comics between 1975 and 1977. This volume features the Charlton Phantom stories from issues #67, 68, 70, 71, and 74. Also presented is an exhaustive biographical essay on the artist's career with representative examples of his art for fanzines, comics, and illustration as well as numerous examples of his original art spanning his entire career. Additionally, a special section features over fifty examples of original artwork from these Phantom stories. The print run of this book is limited to 1000 copies.

Hardcover, 7x10, 208 pages, B&W, $50.00, on sale April 25.


PHANTOM COMPLETE DON NEWTON is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN1741.


Howard Andrew Jones - Now online!

Treasures: Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea - New!
For The Killing of Kings
- New!
The Pledge of the Sword
The Skull is Pleased
Tales From the Magician’s Skull  - Make Your Pledge!
Linking to Brackett

ILLUSTRATORS MAGAZINE #20 - Arriving in comic shops December 27!

More like a book than a magazine, illustrators is the art quarterly devoted to the finest illustration art ever published. It guides you through the stories behind the artists and their art, with features written by some of the leading authorities on this important art form. The Russians are here. The Wanderers and their travelling art shows touched the souls of princes and peasants. Franz Roubaud and his majestic landscapes, galloping horses and warriors and Ivan Bilibin Russia's greatest fantasy illustrator. Plus regular features including The Bookshelf and Letters.

Magazine, 96 pages, Full Color, $24.99





The Incredible Adventures of Vic Challenger Volume 6 - Now available!

Vic's friend O, who runs a special military unit, does her a favor and she reciprocates. It will just be a quick trip to observe and survey the site of a powerful event. Should be a cinch but then it begins. Ambushes by bad guys, extreme weather, and killing machines that are not from around here (and are difficult to see and kill) - all try to kill Vic! Vic’s easy trip turns out to be her deadliest yet!

Vic: Event is the 6th novel in the action adventure series The Incredible Adventures of Vic Challenger.
Fast-paced and unpredictable, action adventure in the tradition of the adventure pulps of the early 20th Century.
If you like Doc Savage, The Avenger (Dick Benson), Nancy Drew, or Tarzan or any other novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs you will love Vic Challenger.


Paperback: 216 pages
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.5 x 8 inches
Softcover: $11.99
Kindle: $2.99


JAMES BOND: THE BODY #3 - Coming in March!
Writer: Ales Kot
Art: 
Rapha Lobosco
Cover: Luca Casalanguida

PART THREE – THE GUT One sauna. Twenty Neo-Nazis. One Bond. James Bond. This weapons deal won’t go according to plan.


Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March 21.

JAMES BOND: THE BODY #3 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181553.



JAMES BOND: KILL CHAIN #6 (of 6) - Arriving in comic shops December 27!
(Writer) Andy Diggle (Art) Luca Casalanguida
Cover: Greg Smallwood

SMERSH has activated Operation Hooded Falcon, bringing Europe to its knees and NATO to the brink of collapse.
A key ally is about to fall into Russia's grasp, redrawing the geopolitical map and setting a new foundation for the coming century.
But one man can make a difference. You know his name.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99






Jerry Schneider Enterprises
Now available!

THE DRUMS OF TAPAJOS

JUST because a region is totally inaccessible to the outside world, it does not necessarily follow that the inhabitants (granted that the place is inhabited) are living in a totally savage state, absolutely devoid of the many conveniences and inventions of modern civilization. Tribes of progressive peoples have vanished-apparently from the face of the earth. What has happened to them? Where have they gone? Any number of answers might not only be possible-but might actually be true. It is hardly likely that a progressive people, no matter where, would degenerate to a savage state.

Trade Paperback, 6 x 9 inch, 270 pages
Retail Price $19.95
Our Price $14.95




JOE GOLEM: OCCULT DETECTIVE VOLUME 2 -- THE OUTER DARK HC - Coming in May!

Mike Mignola (Writer), Christopher Golden (Writer), Patric Reynolds (Art), Dave Stewart (Color), and Dave Palumbo (Cover)

Occult detective Joe Golem investigates two supernatural mysteries, while demons from his past seep into the present. When men are being driven mad by otherworldly voices in their heads, Joe's search for an explanation leads to another dimension, and a dangerous man who wants to harness its power. Then, Church leads Joe to a crumbling home where a young woman is being possessed by the ghosts of her family.

Collects Joe Golem: The Outer Dark #1-3 and Joe Golem: Flesh and Blood #1-2.

144 pages, $24.99, in stores on May 23.


JOE GOLEM: OCCULT DETECTIVE VOLUME 2 - THE OUTER DARK is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN180109.


KONG ON THE PLANET OF APES #2 - Now available!
(Writer) Ryan Ferrier (Art) Carlos Magno (Cover) Mike Huddleston

The crossover you demanded continues as Doctor Zaius, Cornelius, Zira, General Ursus, and a fleet of Gorilla Soldiers discover human natives on Skull Island…and the last surviving Kong!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99





KONG ON THE PLANET OF APES #5 - Coming in March!
(Writer) Ryan Ferrier (Art) Carlos Magno (Cover) Mike Huddleston

Having brought Kong from Skull Island to Ape City to quell the uprisings, Zaius realizes the situation is rapidly spinning out of control, as Kong is not the only visitor from Skull Island…

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March 21.

KONG ON THE PLANET OF THE APES #5 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181354.



LAND TIME FORGOT SEE-TA SAVAGE #2 (OF 2) - Coming in March!
(Writer/Art/Cover) Mike Wolfer

The shocking conclusion of the two-part tale of treachery and terror on the lost, prehistoric continent of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Caspak! Galu outcast See-Ta has uncovered a disturbing upheaval in the delicate ecosystem of the primeval world she calls home, as dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals are now starving and prowling outside of their natural hunting grounds. But what could have caused this unusual behavior, and does it have anything to do with the hideous, winged Weiroo who wants nothing more than to imprison See-Ta on the horrific breeding-ground island of Oo-oh, or perhaps take her head for a transgression from the past? Based on the novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs, THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT: SEE-TA THE SAVAGE builds upon the Caspak Trilogy and includes cameos by some of the novels' most beloved characters. Comes with two covers - Main & Antique Limited Edition Covers by Mike Wolfer

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, Main Cover, On sale March 28.
Full Color, 32 pages, $7.99, Antique Cover, On sale March 28.

LAND TIME FORGOT SEE-TA SAVAGE #2 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181175 (Main cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181176 (Antique cover).





Martin Grams' Blog - Now online!

"Movie Pass" may be the future! - New!
The Missing Suspense Radio Episodes
Justice League Movie
Top 100 Classic Radio Shows
For Sale: The Original Robbie the Robot
The Premature Death of the Video Store

Mystery*File - Now online!

COLLECTING PULPS: A Memoir, Part 20, by Walker Martin: PULP ART, Part Two
- New!
MICHAEL AVALLONE’s “MAN FROM U.NC.L.E.” Books, by MIKE NEVINS
CON REPORT: PulpFest 2017, by Walker Martin
COLLECTING PULPS: A Memoir, Part 19, by Walker Martin: PULP ART
A HARD CASE CRIME Mystery Review: LESTER DENT – Honey in His Mouth
WINDY CITY PULP CONVENTION 2017 REPORT, by Walker Martin
A 1001 Midnights Review: LEIGH BRACKETT – No Good from a Corpse  
Stories I’m Reading: DASHIELL HAMMETT “The Tenth Clew”


The New Pulp Heroes - Now online!

The Ghost

Doc Sidhe
Captain Anthony Adventure
The Scarlet Shroud
Simon Fogner


PULPDOM
PULPDOM ONLINE #17

Now available!

"The Lion Goddess", 1940 lost race short story
3 book reviews: H. Bedford Jones, H. B. Cave & "Underground Rivers"
A Description of the Action Stories pulp. ​


$2.00
Request at ridgefirecaz@gmail.com




 


PulpFest has announced its planned programming for its 2018 convention!
The convention will be held July 26 - 29 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry — just north of Pennsylvania’s “Steel City.”

The convention will be honoring the centennial of the armistice that ended World War I.
They'll also be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Science Fiction Grand Master Philip José Farmer.

And don't forget that Joe Lansdale will be PulpFest's Guest of Honor.

To learn more -- including the convention's programming schedule -- please visit www.pulpfest.com.




Pulpgen-Online Pulps - Now online!

New this week

"When Morpheus Called" by Lee Bertrand from ARGOSY, March 9, 1918
A cop tricks a mugger into confessing but making hm believe that he got infected with Sleeping Sickness from the man he beat up and robbed. The cop dropped some sleeping powder into the mugger’s beer to make him sleepy and believe he’s coming down with the disease.

"The Inn of Treachery" by Guido Rengetti from THRILLING ADVENTURES, July, 1932
Skullduggery in medieval Italy. The Duke of Padua is threatened while overnighting in a smuggler's inn.

"Mister Finis Meets a Rajah" by Benton Braden from THRILLING DETECTIVE, October, 1936
Featuring: Mister Finis
Mister Finis is after some some jewel thieves, complicated by the presence of a Rajah.




Pulp Den - Now online!

Mission: Khyber
- New!
Avoiding The Mistletoe - New!
Lord Bentley Needs A Wife - New!
The Ghost Returns
A Christmas Belle
Divine Truths Revealed
The Bread Of Tears


         Pulp Den  

Pulp Flakes - Now online!
A new pulp blog on pulp magazines, authors and their stories, adventure and detective pulps.

George Bronson-Howard - Author, Playwright, Movie Director, Scriptwriter - New!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone...  
Swipe or inspiration - you decide 
Pulp AdventureCon 2018 - photos
Review: Art of the pulps

The Pulp Hermit - Now online!

Shockwave
Death Charge
Profit Motive
Early Autumn Giveaway
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.

Redbud Studios
SECRET AGENT X #1
First ever comic book adventure!
Now available!

Redbud Studio is proud to announce the release of the first ever Secret Agent X comic book adventure. 

Written by Ron Fortier, this 29 page black and white original story is fully illustrated by Rob Davis who also delivered the stunning cover.

“Race Against the Devil,” has the Man of a Thousand Faces combating an elite unit of Nazis saboteurs plotting to assassinate a foreign ambassador visiting the US. 

As a special bonus, this special one shot also includes a two page essay by pulp writer Frank Schildiner on the appeal of this classic pulp hero.

Published via Barry Gregory’s Ka-Blam, the book is now available at their on-line store, Indy Planet.


Print-on-Demand - $3.99
Digital Download - $0.99






RED SONJA #15 - Coming in March!
Writer: Amy Chu, Erik Burnham
Art: Carlos Gomez
Cover A: Mike McKone
Cover B: Carlos Gomez
Cover C:
Juan Doe
Cover D: Cosplay Cover
Cover E Subscription:
Anthony Marques

In the penultimate chapter of Hell or Hyrkania, Sonja returns to where her adventure started, the nation of Meru, to find it completely under the iron rule of Kulan Gath—who is using the native magic to grow more powerful than ever. The wizard needs to be stopped once and for all, before he finally gains the omnipotence he craves…but there’s one thing still standing between Gath and Sonja—and it’s something the she-devil never expected to face.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March 28.

RED SONJA #15 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181501 (McKone cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181502 (Gomez cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181503 (Doe cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181504 (Cosplay cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181505 (Marques cover).

 
 

 



The Serial Squadron
G-MEN VS. THE BLACK DRAGON and SECRET SERVICE IN DARKEST AFRICA
Now shipping!

The fast and furious Rex Bennett WWII spy action serials
G-MEN VS. THE BLACK DRAGON and SECRET SERVICE IN DARKEST AFRICA
PREORDER NOW
or get both serials in one 4-DVD Set: THE REX BENNETT COLLECTION


The Rex Bennett Collection
(Republic, 30 Chapters)
Rod Cameron, Duncan Renaldo, Joan Marsh, Lionel Royce, Nino Pipitone, D: Spencer Bennet, William Witney

Contains the complete restored editions of both Secret Service in Darkest Africa and G-Men vs. the Black Dragon featuring Rod Cameron (doubled by stunt man Tom Steele) as WWII US Agent Rex Bennett.

DVD Contents: 4-DVD Set, 2 Complete serials, 30 episodes
Special Features: Trailer for G-Men vs. the Black Dragon, re-release trailer for Secret Service








THE SHADOW / BATMAN #6 (OF 6) - Coming in March!
Writer: Steve Orlando
Art: Giovanni Timpano

Cover A: Brandon Peterson
Cover B: Stephen Segovia
Cover C: Raffaele Lenco
Cover D: Jorge Fornés
Cover E Subscription: Giovanni Timpano


For centuries, the Silent Seven has held Earth in its evil grip…but nothing lasts forever. The Shadow and Batman have infiltrated the Seven’s personal stronghold, hidden off the map and away from history, at great personal cost. They didn’t expect to find one of their own standing against them once they arrived. It’s Robin versus Batman with society itself in the balance as the Shadow steps into the one place even he has feared to go: The Deadly Mind of Shiwan Khan. Can three generations of crimefighting overcome centuries of evil? It’s a crucible they can only overcome through the one thing none of them have: trust.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99,
On sale March 7.

Co-published by Dynamite Entertainment and DC Comics

THE SHADOW / BATMAN #6 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181568 (Peterson cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181569 (Segovia cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181570 (Lenco cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181571 (Fornés cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181572 (Timpano cover).


   
   
    
       
    



SHEENA #4 - Now available!
Writer: Marguerite Bennett, Christina Trujillo
Art: Moritat

Cover A: Moritat
Cover B: Maria Sanapo
Cover C: 
Marco Santucci
Cover D: Cosplay


Monsters out of myth and nightmare explode from the rot of time, hungry for living flesh! Sheena now must find a way to stop both the creatures and Cadwell’s men before the unthinkable happens and the forest she calls home is forever destroyed.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99





 


SHEENA #7 - Coming in March!
Writer: Marguerite Bennett, Christina Trujillo
Art:
Maria Sanapo
Cover A: 
Maria Sanapo
Cover B:
Jan Duursema
Cover C: Diego Galindo
Cover D: Cosplay

Past and present collide as Sheena goes up against the formidable huntress!
Long forgotten secrets of Sheena’s past are revealed while, across the forest, the mysterious head of Cadwell Industries readies himself to take revenge against Sheena by targeting the one she holds most dear…


Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March 21.

SHEENA #7 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181578 (Sanapo cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181579 (Duursema cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181580 (Galindo cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN181581 (Cosplay cover).

 
 

   


Skelos Press
THE ROBERT E. HOWARD GUIDE
By Patrice Louinet
Coming soon!

THE ROBERT E. HOWARD GUIDE by Patrice Louinet
The English translation of the award-winning book that introduced a new generation of French fans to the father of sword and sorcery.

The Robert E. Howard Guide was born out of years of scholarship, but took its final form after answering the same questions from fans over and over again. In many ways, Howard remains a “famous unknown writer," the man who single-handedly defined modern fantasy, but whose life and works are still known mostly filtered through adaptations, pastiches and gross approximations. Because of those specificities, he is more often than not known for what and who he *wasn’t*, for sentences he never wrote, or for characters who bear little resemblance – if any – to his original creations. This, in turn, explains how and why this book was conceived. It is sometimes amusing, sometimes sarcastic, but, built on 30 years of Howard scholarship, it is always insightful. A serious work... that tries not to take itself too seriously.

Cover by Alexandre Bourgois






Skelos Press
SKELOS #3
Now shipping to subscribers and coming soon to online retailers!

This issue includes:

Short fiction by Ed Erdelac, Lynne Jamneck, Keith Taylor, Scott Cupp, Michelle Muenzler, Cynthia Vespia, Christopher Fulbright, John R. Fultz, Rhonda Eudaly, Josh Rountree, and S Boyd Taylor
Novelettes by John C. Hocking and Chris Gruber; poetry by Peter Rawlik, Ashley Dioses, KA Opperman, Wade German, Chad Hensley, Aurelia Wilder, and Pat Calhoun
Essays by Bobby Dee and Jack Staines
A gallery of Southern Gothic imagery by photographer Aimee Reist
Reviews by Dave Brzeski, Nicole Kurtz, Luke Dodd, Jim Lee, and Sam L Edwards
Incredible original artwork by Timothy Truman, Esteban Maroto, Allen Kozowski, Mr. Zarono and many more!




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.

Barker and Bender on the Case-Part Three
Barker and Bender on the Case-Part Two 
A Little (or a Lot) on Algernon Blackwood
The Pantry on the Edge of Forever
11/22/63 and the Conspiracies of History


WEIRDBOOK #37
Now available!

Weirdbook returns with another jam-packed issue full of great fantasy and horror tales!

Included this time are:
• Sea Glass Harvest, by Bear Kiosk
• The Changeling, by R. Rozakis
• The Maiden Voyage of the Ariona, by Dale W. Glaser
• One Million & One, by Andre E. Harewood
• War is Grimm, by Clifford Beal
• Blood Pact, by Sharon Cullars
• Something I Have to Tell You, by John B. Rosenman
• The Curious Simulacrum of Dr. F, by Michael Canfield
• A Cure for Restless Bones, by Angela Enos
• Homecoming Corpse, by Andrew Bourelle
• A Chorus of Shadows, by Sarena Ulibarri
• Graveyard Wine, by Joshua L. Hood
• My Last Sixteen Hours, by Angela L. Lindseth
• Wide Wide Sea, by Jackson Kuhl
• The Safari, by Michael S. Walker
• The Water Horse, by Bill W. James
• The Long Way Home, by S.E. Casey
• Unseelie Things, by Taylor Foreman-Niko
• The Veneration of Evil in the Kingdom of Ancient Lies, by John R. Fultz
• Livingstone, by Cody Goodfellow

Plus a selection of poetry by:
• Darrell Schweitzer
• Kyla Lee Ward
• Abdul-Qaadir Taariq Bakari-Muhammad
• Denny Marshall


 







15 December 2017

Adventure House
Now available!

Phantom Detective – November 1946

 
The Tidewater Murders by Robert Wallace
 In a smart Long Island suburb, mysterious death strikes a clam-digger—as well as a plutocrat—bringing the Phantom into one of the most puzzling cases in his entire career! 
The world’s greatest sleuth is plunged into desperate peril as he fights to expose a baffling slaughter conspiracy!
 
Check and Double Check by Ray Cummings
 Killers Have Soles by Wayland Rice

 
Cover Artist: Rudolph Belarski

   
7x10, 98 pages, $14.95



Adventure House
Now available!

Startling Stories – May 1939
 
The Prisoner of Mars by Edmond Hamilton
 Two mighty civilizations war for supremacy on the frontier of tomorrow as an ancient Martian race bridges starless apace to steal the oceans of the Earth! 
Philip Crain, son of two planets is torn between conflicting loyalties.
 
Pygmalion’s Spectacles by Stanley G. Weinbaum
 The Lost Hour by Alexander Samalman

 
Cover Artist: Howard G. Brown
   
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95



Adventure House
Now available!

Ten Detective Aces – August 1935

 
The Masked Scourge by Frederick C. Davis
 A blood-stained silk dress leads Lieutenant McEwen to the Moon Man’s woman accomplice. 
And that dress belonged to his own daughter.
 
Blueblood Hounds  by Joe Archibald
 Witness to Murder by Emile C. Tepperman
 Directors of Doom by Carl McK. Saunders
 Torture Tool by Cliff Howe
 Corpse Cheaters by Paul Chadwick
 The Phantom Shamus by Margie Harris
 The Lethal Letter by J. Lane Linklater
 High-Speed Vengeance by Edward C. Clayton
 Powdered Clues  by Ralph Powers

Cover Artist:
Delos Palmer, Jr.
   
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95




Adventures in Bronze / Altus Press
THE WILD ADVENTURES OF DOC SAVAGE
DOC SAVAGE: MR. CALAMITY

(Writer) Will Murray (Cover) Joe Devito
Coming soon!





Airship 27 Productions
MYSTERY MEN (& WOMEN) VOLUME 5
Now available!

Airship 27 Productions is thrilled to present volume five of MYSTERY MEN ( & Women ), their showcase anthology for debuting new pulp heroes created by today’s best action-adventure writers.  This book offers up a trio of amazing characters by today’s finest pulp writers.

Things kick off with a full length novella.  THE SHRIKE – in “Not That Kind of Girl” by Gene Moyers.  A mysterious female mastermind recruits her agents to combat the forces of evil in this, her first adventure novella.  This is followed by THE NIGHTBREAKER – in “Lost in the Flood” by Thomas Deja.  Straight out of the pages of the Shadow Legion series comes Nocturne city’s masked avenger as he takes on a villain capable of manipulating water.  And finally we have DOC ATLAS - in “The Death Ray,” by Michael Black & Ray Lovato. Inspired by the likes of Doc Savage and Jim Anthony, Doc Atlas and his teammates must stop a criminal intent on destroying the Statue of Liberty with his deadly new weapon.

“We love producing this series,” claims Airship 27 Productions’ Managing Editor, Ron Fortier. “Sure, it’s great fun in doing new stories about the classic pulp heroes, but there is also something special when our writers cut loose in inventing their own unique and colorful characters. In this volume we truly have three of the best.” Fortier also notes there will be an exciting news release concerning one of the heroes from his company very shortly.

Ted Hammond provides the stunning cover featuring the sexy but deadly Shrike while Art Director Rob Davis delivers twelve amazing black and white interiors.

So time to buckle up and relive the thrill of the pulps in these three outstanding, fast paced adventures brought to you by today’s stellar pulp writers.


Available from Amazon in both paperback & on Kindle.

Airship 27 Productions – Pulp Fiction For A New Generation!


Airship 27 Productions
TALES OF THE GOLDEN DRAGON
Now available!

Airship 27 Productions is thrilled to announced the release of the third book in writer Barbara Doran’s fantasy adventure series; “Tales of the Golden Dragon.”

As the Feast of Hungry Ghosts begins in the northwest port city of Strikersport, monsters and actual ghosts begin appearing throughout the city causing all manner of chaos. Thus the city’s twin protectors, Dragon and Tiger, enter the fray and set about uncovering the reason behind the sudden appearances. 

Their revelations lead back in time to a horrendous massacre in the village of Batsu, a province of the magical kingdom of Khaitan.  Have agents of ancient deities come to Strikersports to wreak vengeances on the guilty? And of so, what is the magical artifact and its connection to an animated shi shi lion roaming free through the city.

“This is series is catching fire with our fans,” reports Airship 27 Managing Editor Ron Fortier. “Having a heavy Chinese influence in mixing magic and martial arts, these books capture the thrills of all those classic Kung Fu thrillers.” Hawaiian based artist Gary Kato provides the interior illustrations while Art Director Rob Davis our colorful cover.”

Once again Barbara Doran spins a tale of imaginative fantasy filled with colorful heroes, villains and oriental gods wielding amazing powers. It is a frenetic, pulp actioner fans will not be able to put to down.


Available from Amazon in paperback and on Kindle.

Airship 27 Productions – Pulp Fiction For A New Generation!


Airship 27 Productions
DOC ATLAS JOINS AIRSHIP 27
Coming in 2018!

One of the most popular new pulp heroes to arrive on the scene in the past decade is Doc Atlas; created by veteran writers Michael A. Black and Ray Lovato.  Created as their homage to the classic 30s and 40s characters such as Doc Savage, Jim Anthony etc. etc. Atlas has appeared in many fast paced adventures along with his aides, Thomas “Mad Dog” Deagan and Edward “Ace” Assante. These first appearances were offered via such outfits as Eclipse Publishing and Crossroads Press. Hundreds of pulp readers quickly became enthusiastic fans and continue clamor for more stories featuring this dynamic trio. Now they are about to have their wishes realized as Black and Lovato have entered into partnership with one of the leading New Pulp publishers in the field, Airship 27 Productions.

Airship 27 Productions has been publishing New Pulp anthologies and novels since 2004 and in that time their books have won numerous awards.  Owned and operated by Ron Fortier, Managing Editor, and Rob Davis, Art Director, the company is one of a small group that pioneered the revival of pulp fiction and continues to set the standard in creative, original pulp fiction.

“Ever since meeting Mike Black, I’ve been an ardent fan of his work,” Fortier says. “There’s no pulp genre he hasn’t worked in and his stories are always top notch. Doc Atlas is by far his most popular creation.” Black, over the past few years, has become a regular contributor to the Airship 27 anthologies and eventually convinced Lovato to submit his own works. When the pair offered Fortier a new Doc Atlas short, it sparked an idea he realized was too good to pass up. “Doc Atlas and Airship 27 were made for each other. It seemed only natural to me that our company could provide a home that would allow Mike and Ray the freedom to focus solely on their tales and leave the publishing end to someone else; someone who very much wants to increase their readership in a big – big way.”

Echoing that enthusiasm, Michael Black offered the following.  “My lifelong friend, Ray Lovato, and I are honored to have Doc Atlas become a regular part of Airship 27’s cast of characters. We’ve both admired the work of Ron Fortier and Rob Davis for years, and are eager to join them in creating new pulp adventures for a new generation of readers.”

Beginning in 2018, Airship 27 Productions will produce one Doc Atlas title per year, whether a collection of shorts or full length novels and be their sole publisher. Further announcements will be forthcoming.


Airship 27 Productions – Pulp Fiction For A New Generation!


Altus Press
Altus Press Gift Card
Now available!

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These never expire and you can choose the amount.
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Altus Press: Thrilling Publications
THE BEST OF THRILLING ADVENTURES
by Arthur J. Burks, Jackson Cole, Ray Cummings, Paul Ernst, A. Leslie, Johnston McCulley,
Capt. Kerry McRoberts, George Allan Moffatt, Lieut. Scott Morgan, and Capt. John Powers
Introduction by Will Murray

Now available!

“One of the most neglected of the straight adventure pulp magazines of the 1930s was Standard Magazines’ Thrilling Adventures.”
—from the introduction by Will Murray

This collection assembles—for the first time—the best adventure stories from the pages of this classic pulp fiction title.
Over 600 pages in length and covering adventure, mystery, science fiction, and Foreign Legion stories.
Plus: get every story of pulp adventure hero Larry Weston: a forgotten series from the pages of Thrilling Adventures.

The Best of Thrilling Adventures contains the following stories:
“Riley of the Bengal Lancers”
“Valley of Giants”
“Brother of the Tong”
“Guerrilla Brand”
“The Devil Fish”
“Red Silver”
“The Avenger of Lo Chang”
“Danger Trails”
“Pyramid of Gold”
“The Pearl of Death”
“The Terror of Siberia”
“Dogs of Shallajai”
“The Sultan of Hell”
“Orchid of Doom”
“Lost Treasures of Eden”
“The Lagoon of Monsters”
“World of Doom”
“The Web of the Green Spider”
“Sublevel Sixteen”
“The Curse of the Shining God”
“Hell’s Oasis”

647 pages / USD $29.95 softcover



 

Altus Press
THE BEST OF SPICY MYSTERY, VOLUME 3
by Hamlin Daly, Ellery Watson Calder, Carl Moore, Justin Case, E. Hoffmann Price, and Robert Leslie Bellem
Introduction by Alfred Jan

Now available!

The Thrills of Horror! Romantic Tales of the Eerie and Occult!
You’ll find them in Spicy Mystery—stories of red-blooded men and lovely girls in dangerous situations, in an atmosphere of chills and thrills.
Real life is never so tense and dramatic as when a girl is in peril—or as when a siren as deadly as she is beautiful sets her snare for a man….

Are you bored of typical weird menace plots, many of which crept into Spicy Mystery?
Then sample these tales which break out of that tired formula where every ending is happy,
and the only challenge is guessing which minor character gets exposed as the villain in a rubber monster suit and demon mask!

The Best of Spicy Mystery, Volume 3 contains 11 classic stories by the masters of the genre, complete, uncut, and with the original illustrations.
It also includes an all-new introduction by editor Alfred Jan, one of the leading experts on the series.

The Best of Spicy Mystery, Volume 3 contains the following stories:
“Medusa’s Kiss”
“The Strangler”
“The Dark Veil”
“Hands of the Dead”
“Hearts from the Half Dead”
“Hell’s Dark Fragrance”
“Thirst of the Damned”
“Doom Door”
“Dawn of Discord”
“The Old Gods Eat”
“Flowers of Desire”

214 pages / $19.95 softcover / $29.95 hardcover


Altus Press
SHOOTING OUT OF TURN: THE COLLECTED HARD-BOILED STORIES OF RACE WILLIAMS, VOLUME 3
by Carroll John Daly
Introduction by Brooks E. Hefner, cover photograph by Mark Krajnak

Now available!

Race Williams returns! Originally appearing in the pages of Black Mask Magazine, author Carroll John Daly pioneered the hard-boiled detective P.I. story and perfected the genre with his classic character, Race Williams. Apart from the novel-length Race Williams stories, these classic hard-boiled thrillers have rarely been reprinted, if ever.

Volume 3 contains the next batch of Race Williams stories, all from 1929–31 as Daly continued publishing serialized novels in Black Mask. Included here are “The Silver Eagle,” “Tainted Power,” and “The Third Murderer.”  This collection also includes several Race Williams novelettes including “Shooting Out of Turn,” “Murder By Mail,” and “Death for Two.”  And it’s prefaced by an all-new, scholarly introduction by Professor Brooks E. Hefner of James Madison University.

Shooting Out of Turn: The Collected Hard-Boiled Stories of Race Williams Volume 3 continues this most important series published in years on the history of the Hard-Boiled Detective story.

Shooting Out of Turn: The Collected Hard-Boiled Stories of Race Williams, Volume 3 by Carroll John Daly contains the following stories:

“The Silver Eagle,” comprising the short stories “The Silver Eagle” and “The Death Trap”
“Tainted Power,” comprising the short stories “Tainted Power,” “Framed,” and “The Final Shot”
“Shooting Out of Turn”
“Murder By Mail”
“The Third Murderer,” comprising the serial “The Flame and Race Williams,” parts 1–3
“Death for Two”

458 pages / $29.95 softcover
 

eBooks now available!

Now available are all 28 stories in the Captain Future series!
The Captain Future saga follows the super-science pulp hero Curt Newton, along with his companions, The Futuremen.
Together, they travel the solar system in series of classic pulp adventures, many of which written by the author of The Legion of Super-Heroes, Edmond Hamilton.

We've got all 28 Captain Future eBooks in stock—yes, 28 stories—including the rarely-reprinted story, Treasure on Thunder Moon.


Captain Future #1: The Space Emperor
Captain Future #2: Calling Captain Future
Captain Future #3: Captain Future’s Challenge
Captain Future #4: The Triumph of Captain Future
Captain Future #5: The Seven Space Stones
Captain Future #6: Star Trail to Glory
Captain Future #7: The Magician of Mars
Captain Future #8: The Lost World of Time
Captain Future #9: Quest Beyond the Stars
Captain Future #10: Outlaws of the Moon
Captain Future #11: Treasure on Thunder Moon
Captain Future #12: The Comet Kings
Captain Future #13: Planets in Peril
Captain Future #14: The Face of the Deep
Captain Future #15: Worlds to Come
Captain Future #16: Star of Dread
Captain Future #17: Magic Moon
Captain Future #18: Days of Creation
Captain Future #19: Red Sun of Danger
Captain Future #20: Outlaw World
Captain Future #21: The Solar Invasion
Captain Future #22: The Return of Captain Future
Captain Future #23: Children of the Sun
Captain Future #24: The Harpers of Titan
Captain Future #25: Pardon My Iron Nerves
Captain Future #26: Moon of the Unforgotten
Captain Future #27: Earthmen No More
Captain Future #28: Birthplace of Creation


$1.99 each



Altus Press
Race Williams by Carroll John Daly
eBooks now available!

Altus Press has unveiled the new line of Black Mask eBooks, featuring the stories of Race Williams,
the classic hard-boiled character created by Carroll John Daly for the pages of Black Mask.


Race Williams #1: Knights of the Open Palm (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #2: Three Thousand to the Good (Black Mask eBook)
 Race Williams #3: The Red Peril (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #4: Them That Lives By Their Guns (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #5: Devil Cat (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #6: The Face Behind the Mask (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #7: Conceited, Maybe (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #8: Say It With Lead!
Race Williams #9: I’ll Tell the World
Race Williams #10: Alias Buttercup
Race Williams #11: Under Cover
Race Williams #12: South Sea Steel
Race Williams #13: The False Clara Burkhart
Race Williams #14: The Super-Devil
Race Williams #15: Half-Breed
Race Williams #16: Blind Alleys
Race Williams #17: The Snarl of the Beast
Race Williams #18: The Egyptian Lure
Race Williams #19: The Hidden Hand
Race Williams #20: The Tag Murders


$1.99 each




Altus Press: Pulp Blog - Now online!

Race Williams Returns, Plus Thrilling Adventures and Spicy Mystery

Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Continues With More Race Williams eBooks and The Mysterious Wu Fang
Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Continues With More Black Mask eBooks and The Moon Man
Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Is On
Black Mask #3 Is Available Now With a New Story by Lester Dent (Doc Savage)
Dusty Ayres #5 and Wu Fang #6 Are Here
ANNO KLARKASH-TON - Now available!
by Glynn Barrass (Author),‎ Frederick J. Mayer (Author, Illustrator),‎ Steve Lines (Creator, Illustrator)

A collection of poetry, fiction, articles and artwork inspired by the writings of Clark Ashton Smith by some of the finest practitioners of their art around today.

Edited by Glynn Owen Barrass and Frederick J Mayer, published by Rainfall Books.

In this tribute to the sorcerous spirit of the High Priest of Zothique, Clark Ashton-Smith, we have poetry, art, articles, fiction and a bibliography & checklist.

Including contributions from Glynn Owen Barrass, Leigh Blackmore, Edward P. Berglund, Ran Cartwright, Scott Conners, Michael Fantina, Wade German, Perry M. Grayson, Christene Britten-Jones, Steve Lines, Charles Lovecraft, Frederick J. Mayer, Bruce Pennington, Robert M. Price, W. H. Pugmire, Peter Rawlik, Brian M. Sammons, David Schembri and Richard L. Tierney.

Cover art by Bruce Pennington


Paperback: 230 pages
Publisher: Rainfall Books
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
$13.50
£9.99



Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
 SANCTUM BOOKS HOLIDAY SALE!
NOW THROUGH December 31, 2017!

NOW THROUGH December 31, 2017 Sanctum Books is offering a 30% discount off list price for:
A complete set of all 87 DOC SAVAGE classic volumes (plus replicas of the two 1930s Doc Savage giveaway premium prints)
or
The first 100 Sanctum Books SHADOW volumes plus SHADOW ANNUAL #1.


With insured postage, the 87 DOC SAVAGE volumes (plus premium replicas) can be purchased for just $900.00 postpaid, while the first 100 SHADOW volumes (plus a complete set of Shadow art prints and premium photo replicas) can be purchased for only $1,050.00 postpaid. (Some of these volumes are already sold out except in super packs!)

ALSO ON SALE:
THE AVENGER #1-12 (reprinting all 30 pulp adventures) for just $130.00—a 25% discount
THE SPIDER #1-10 for $110.00
THE WHISPERER #1-7 (reprinting all 14 1936-37 pulp novels) for just $75.00 postpaid.

Mail checks or money orders to:
Sanctum Books; P.O. Box 761474; San Antonio, TX 78245
or
Paypal to: orders@shadowsanctum.com.
This special discount offer expires at midnight, December 31, 2017.


Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
At the printer and coming soon!
Scheduled to arrive in comic shops December 27!

THE SHADOW #125: “The Death Tower” & “The Silent Seven”
The Dark Avenger hunts down members of a hidden criminal order in two superb 1932 pulp thrillers by Walter. B. Gibson writing as “Maxwell Grant." First, the Dark Avenger’s investigation of the murderous Dr. Palermo leads him invade “The Death Tower” and discover the existence of a hooded secret society, in the early novel that introduced reporter Clyde Burke and The Shadow’s autogyro. Then, when a wealthy businessman is killed, The Shadow must infiltrate and unmask “The Silent Seven” to solve the murder! This classic pulp collection features the original color pulp covers by George and Jerome Rozen with historical commentary by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-243-8 Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95


Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)


Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
Coming to online retailers in March!
Coming to comic shops March 28!

THE SHADOW Volume 128: “Shadowed Millions” & “No Safety in Numbers” plus “The Chateau of Shadows"
The Dark Avenger proves that crime does not pay in classic pulp novels by Walter. B. Gibson and Bruce Elliott writing as “Maxwell Grant." First, a huge investment in a South American country attracts international criminals and corrupt politicians, leading the Dark Avenger to hunt for the “Shadowed Millions.” Then, gang violence and gambling madness corrupt a city until The Shadow demonstrates to vicious mobsters that there is “No Safety in Numbers." BONUS: “The Chateau of Shadows,” a Golden Age of Comics classic by Walter Gibson and Bob Powell. This instant collectors item showcases the original color pulp covers by George Rozen and Modest Stein plus the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Bob Powell and historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-246-9 Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95

THE SHADOW VOLUME 128 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA.

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)


   

THE ART OF THE PULPS
by Doug Ellis, Ed Hulse, and Robert Weinberg
Foreword by F. Paul Wilson

Now available and highly recommended!

A team of experts in each of the ten major Pulp genres, from action Pulps to spicy Pulps and more, chart for the first time the complete history of Pulp magazines–the stories and their writers, the graphics and their artists, and, of course, the publishers, their market, and readers.

Each chapter in the book, which is illustrated with more than 400 examples of the best Pulp graphics (many from the Editors’ collections—among the world’s largest) is organized in a clear and accessible way, starting with an introductory overview of the genre, followed by a selection of the best covers and interior graphics, organized chronologically through the chapter. All images are fully captioned (many are in essence "nutshell" histories in themselves). Two special features in each chapter focus on topics of particular interest (such as extended profiles of Daisy Bacon, Pulp author and editor of Love Story, the hugely successful romance Pulp, and of Harry Steeger, co-founder of Popular Publications in 1930 and originator of the "Shudder Pulp" genre).

With an overall Introduction on "The Birth of the Pulps" by Doug Ellis, and with two additional chapters focusing on the great Pulp writers and the great Pulp artists, The Art of the Pulps covers every aspect of this fascinating genre; it is the first definitive visual history of the Pulps.

Hardcover, 240 pages, $49.99.
Co-editors Doug Ellis and Ed Hulse have jointly signed a limited number of copies Murania Press is pleased to sell for the book’s suggested retail price of $49.99, with free shipping for buyers in the continental United States. A personal inscription can be added if requested; just send us a note at muraniapress@yahoo.com asking for personalization.

To repeat, there is a very limited number of signed copies available, so if you’re interested don’t wait too long to place an order.


IDW Publishing  Amazon.com  


Art's Reviews Podcasts! - Now online!

Nothing new this week

Past episodes:
Bobby Nash discusses "Sanderson of Metro"
Diana Rubino discusses her new novels "Sharing Hamilton" and "Eliza Jumel Burr: Vice Qeen of America"
Andrew Salmon discusses his recent Collection of all of his Sherlock Holmes stories into one volume
Jimmie Dale: Alias The Gray Seal
Will Murray: 2 New Wild adventures of Doc Savage and much more
The Jon Kirk Series: "The Mind Masters" and "The Time Masters"
"Four on the Run" Vol. 1 of the Saint's And Sinners Space Adventure Series
Bibliorati  - Now online!

Paul Bishop
HINDI PULP—VIMAL!
Out of the Shadows-James McKimmey
The Women of Men's Adventure
Steve Holland-The Face of a Hero

Shock Troops of Justice-Pulps Vs. Reality

Ron Fortier
Pulp Fiction Reviews-I Watched Them Eat Me Alive

Pulp Fiction Reviews-Plutonium Nightmare

Teel James Glenn
The Pulp Guy-Wu, The Doctor and The Spider's Crazy Cousin
The Pulp Guy-X Marks The Future Air War!
The Pulp Guy-The Once and Future Air War
The Pulp Guy-The Flying Hero With No Name

The Pulp Guy-The Popular Character You Never Heard Of




Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT BLOOD 'N' THUNDER BACK-ISSUE AVAILABILITY

Here's a heads-up for readers and collectors of Blood 'n' Thunder:

Individual back issues will be removed from the Murania Press catalog on December 31st. Therefore, if your set is incomplete, the time to bring it up to date is now.

Numbers 22 through 50 are being reconfigured for sale as "omnibus" volumes that will combine three issues for an approximate length of 300 pages each.
The omnibus books will sport newly designed covers but otherwise present each issue's contents exactly as originally published, minus out-of-date advertisements.
They will be priced at $29.95 and become available early next year.


Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press
By Ed Hulse (editor)
Now available!

The Shadow, The Spider, The Avenger, Doc Savage, The Black Bat, The Phantom Detective — these swashbuckling heroes of mid-20th-century pulp fiction all had one thing in common: They fought crime from outside the law, unhindered by red tape and unmindful of such legal niceties as due process. They fought with fists and guns, for the most part hiding their true identities beneath outlandish costume and grotesque disguises.

This collection of essays by distinguished pulp-fiction aficionados chronicles the era of single-character magazines from offbeat angles and with keen insight. The pieces herein analyze key stories and characters while offering rare, behind-the-scenes glimpses of authors and editors at work, crafting and polishing the pulp-paper fever dreams that enthralled millions of young readers during the Great Depression, World War II, and beyond. Ed Hulse, editor of Blood ‘n’ Thunder, the award-winning journal of adventure, mystery and melodrama, has assembled these affectionate essays with loving care and a discerning eye for the high-water marks in this phase of American popular culture.

This third volume of Blood ‘n’ Thunder Presents, like its predecessors, is profusely illustrated with pulp-magazine covers and original artwork.

Cover Art by Rafael De Soto
Introduction by Ed Hulse
220 pgs., paperback, 8 1/2 X 11
Price: $24.95


PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO DOMESTIC BUYERS.
OVERSEAS BUYERS MUST INQUIRE FOR SHIPPING RATES BEFORE PLACING ORDERS




Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press: EDitorial Comments - Now online!

BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER Back-Issue Availability
Collectibles Section Updated for December
THE ART OF THE PULPS: Here at last!
Collectibles Section Updated
Labor Day Weekend Sale: Both Volumes of CLIFFHANGER CLASSICS
Now Available for Immediate Shipping: THE PENNY-A-WORD BRIGADE



Bold Venture Press

Six new short-stories!

1) "Give Them a Corpse" ... The Domino Lady’s New York adventure begins when a young girl becomes the pawn in a vicious blackmail scheme. A new adventure by Rich Harvey; First of a series!

2) "The Platinum Membership" by KT Pinto ...
A small Nazi Germany village falls prey to a shredding terror, and supernatural detective Raphael Jones investigates side-by-side with the Gestapo.

3) "Caring" by CJ Henderson ... Jack Hagee, P.I., is contracted to protect a most desirable and complicated star from a kidnap plot.

4) "Dance of Death" by Patrick Thomas and John L. French ... Jack Gardner and the ethical assassin, Rao, team-up to take down a Colombian drug gang.

5) "Doubt" by DJ Tyrer ... P.I. Milo Fisk runs the gauntlet to solve the murder of a mob soldier, and locate a missing cash payoff.

6) "Clear As Glass" by Jean Marie Ward ... How does a Real Wife of Malibu handle a cheating spouse?

Cover by Edd Coutts.


62 pages, 7x10 paperback
Paperback: $6.00 | eBook: $2.99




Broadswords and Blasters - Now online!

Pulp Consumption: El Borak
Broadswords and Blasters Issue 3 Is Live!
Pulp Appeal: Philip José Farmer
Pulp Appeal: Chronicles of Amber


THE BRONZE GAZETTE
Subscribe for 2018
 
Subscribe for 2018 now, as the price will rise after this special offer ends!
The 2018 Issues are numbers 81, 82, and 83.

Please note that Bronze Gazette Special Editions are not included in any subscription, but may be purchased separately.

Only $30.00
 
The Burroughs Bulletin #98 - Now available!

Contents:
Front cover: Frank Cho
Editor's Page
"An Open Letter to the Membership" by Joan Bledig
"Writing TARZAN ON THE PRECIPICE" by Michael A. Sanford
"How I Met Johnny Weissmuller" by Robert Owen
"Bibliographer's banter" by Henry G. Franke III
"The Start of THE BURROUGHS BULLETIN and the Burroughs Bibliophiles" by Vern Coriel
Art Gallery: Jungle Man by Nik Poliwko
"Tarzan and the Railroad: Riding the Rails Again" by Stanley J. Kozaczka
"Tarzan: The Bridge between Two Pantheons" by David Lemmo

Letters to the Editor
Editor's Afterword
Back cover: Don Marquez

Subscriptions are $35 (Domestic) and $45 (International) for four quarterly issues and 12 monthly issues of THE GRIDLEY WAVE newsletter.
You are strongly encouraged to sign up for electronic delivery of THE GRIDLEY WAVE.
Paper copies are in black & white. Electronic PDF copies are in full color. 


Send checks or money orders to:
Henry G. Franke III,
318 Patriot Way, Yorktown, VA 23693-4639.
Payment via Paypal is also accepted at BurroughsBibliophiles@gmail.com



Castalia House Blog - Now online!

Sword and Sorcery Artists: Stephen Hickman - New!
Subscription Orders for Cirsova are Open
John Buchan’s “Prestor John”
Sword and Sorcery Artists: Doug Beekman
Sensor Sweep: Lin Carter, Tolkien, and Modiphius Conan
Sword and Sorcery Artists: Wayne Barlowe

Conan: WONDER WOMAN / CONAN #4 (of 6) - Arriving in comic shops December 20!
(Writer) Gail Simone (Art) Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan (Cover) Darick Robertson

Our heroes have escaped the Corvidae, but if they want to save new friends from the witches’ wrath, they’ll have to work together.
That would be a simple matter if their utmost desire wasn’t to end the other’s life! Co-published with Dark Horse Comics.


Co-published by DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99







CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 4 TPB  - Coming in May!

Timothy Truman (Writer/Art), Roy Thomas (Writer), Darick Robertson (Writer), Tomás Giorello (Pencils), Joe Kubert (Art), Mike Hawthorne (Pencils), John Lucas (Inks), Jason Gorder (Inks), José Villarrubia (Color), Dave Stewart (Color), Dan Jackson (Color), and Cary Nord (Cover)

The Dark Horse Conan Omnibus series continues with more acclaimed dark fantasy tales of hot blood and cold steel, Including the adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Iron Shadows in the Moon" and the long-awaited return of Conan the Barbarian comics scribe Roy Thomas, in "Road of Kings."

Collects Conan volume 9: Free Companions (Conan the Cimmerian #14, #16-21), Conan volume 10: Iron Shadows in the Moon (Conan the Cimmerian 22-25, Conan and the Mad King of Gaul, Conan: Weight of the Crown), Conan volume 11: Road of Kings (Conan: Road of Kings #1-6).

Trade paperback, 456 pages, $24.99, On sale May 9.


CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 4 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA.




Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West - Now online!

The MOST IMPORTANT BOOK of the Century?
- New!
Comic Gallery: THE SHADOW meets DOC SAVAGE in "Double Danger Stories" (1990)  
MANHUNT Detective Story Monthly
Johnny Weissmuller as JUNGLE JIM
007 Soundtrack 1: DR. NO (1963)
Hear it here: RED NAILS by Robert E. Howard  


DEJAH THORIS #2 - Coming in March!
Writer: Amy Chu
Art: Pasquale Qualano
Cover A: Mike McKone
Cover B: Stephane Roux
Cover C: Sergio Davila


Dejah Thoris is on a secret mission to save her planet, but first she and the battle scarred Red Martian warrior Sajad Surma must keep the scientific team ALIVE as they trek through dangerous deserts of Barsoom.  The Princess of Mars learns some hard leadership lessons after a deadly encounter with a white ape.

A prequel to Edgar Rice Burroughs' beloved book A Princess of Mars.


Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March TBA.

DEJAH THORIS #2 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (McKone cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Roux cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Davila cover).






THE DEMON CROWN: A SIGMA FORCE NOVEL (Sigma Force Novels) - Now available!
by James Rollins

Off the coast of Brazil, a team of scientists discovers a horror like no other, an island where all life has been eradicated, consumed and possessed by a species beyond imagination. Before they can report their discovery, a mysterious agency attacks the group, killing them all, save one, an entomologist, an expert on venomous creatures, Professor Ken Matsui from Cornell University.

Strangest of all, this inexplicable threat traces back to a terrifying secret buried a century ago beneath the National Mall: a cache of bones preserved in amber. The artifact was hidden away by a cabal of scientists―led by Alexander Graham Bell―to protect humankind. But they dared not destroy it, for the object also holds an astonishing promise for the future: the very secret of life after death.

Yet, nothing stays buried forever. An ancient horror―dormant in the marrow of those preserved bones―is free once more, nursed and developed into a weapon of incalculable strength and malignancy, ready to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting world.

To stop its spread, Commander Grayson Pierce of Sigma Force must survive a direct attack on the island of Maui. To be there first has always been the core mission of Sigma Force, a covert team forged to be America's front line against emerging threats. But this time, even Sigma may not be able to decipher this deadly mystery, one that traces back to the founding of the Smithsonian Institution.

With each new discovery, the menace they hunt is changing, growing, spreading―adapting and surviving every attempt to stop it from reconquering a world it once ruled. And each transformation makes it stronger . . . and smarter.

Running out of time and options, Commander Grayson Pierce will be forced to make an impossible choice. To eradicate this extinction-level threat and expose those involved, he will have to join forces with Sigma's greatest enemy--the newly resurrected Guild―even it if means sacrificing one of his own.


Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: William Morrow
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.4 x 9 inches
$28.99





The Digest Enthusiast #7
 Now available and recommended!

The seventh spectacular edition of The Digest Enthusiast is now available in print and eBook editions.
CONTENTS
Interview
Rick Ollerman on D&O: The Magazine, writing fiction and essays, and digest magazines


News Digest
Pulp Modern, Nostalgia Digest, Mystery Weekly Magazine, Switchblade, PulpFest 2018, Wildside Press digests, Broadswords and Blasters, Paperback Fanatic, and D&O:The Magazine; writers Bill Crider, Richard Kellogg, Robert Lopresti, Gary Lovisi, and Josh Pachter; artists Brad Foster and Bob Vojtko; and Marc Myers and D. Blake Werts.

Articles
One-and-Dones part one by Steve Carper
When Things Go Wrong: The Lester del Rey–John Raymond Fiasco by Vince Nowell, Sr.
The Occult Digest by Tom Brinkmann
Psience Fiction: The Telsey Amberdon Stories of James H. Schmitz by Joe Wehrle, Jr.
I Spy: A Writer Remembers Espionage Magazine by Josh Pachter

Synopses
Robert Edmond Alter in AHMM and
Manhunt 1953 part two by Peter Enfantino
Reviews by Vince Nowell, Sr. and Richard Krauss
Black Cat Mystery Magazine #1
D&O: The Magazine #1
Fantasy & Science Fiction Jul/Aug 2017
Pulp Literature #15
Suspense Stories
Switchblade #2

Fiction
“The Edge of Eternity” by Lesann Berry
“Imperium Delirium” by Robert Snashall
“A Christmas Romance” by Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Artwork and Cartoons
Marc Myers
Michael Neno
Bob Vojtko
Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Plus
Mirthful Spirits
Opening Lines
Over 100 cover images, 152 pages

Cover by Joe Wehrle, Jr.


Print $8.99 (b&w interior)
eBook $2.99 (color)


Print version, $8.99, includes nearly 100 cover images, 152 pages, 5.5" x 8.5" digest.
Kindle version and Magzter, $2.99




 
 
 

The Digest Enthusiast Blog - Now online!

“Required Reading”  - New!
Mystery Weekly Magazine Dec. 2017 - New!
The Digest Enthusiast #7 now in print
Magazine of Horror #16 Summer 1967
Jack Vance and the Golden Girl
Magazine of Horror #15 Spring 1967
TDE7 on Kindle
Magazine of Horror #14 Winter 1966/67  
Magazine of Horror #13 Summer 1966

Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Book #6 in The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Series
SWORDS AGAINST THE MOON MEN
By Christopher Paul Carey
Cover Art by Chris Peuler and Interior Illustrations by Mark Wheatley
Now available in hardcover!

An all-new science fantasy adventure novel by the acclaimed coauthor of the Ancient Opar series, Christopher Paul Carey 

Hailed by author and science fiction scholar Richard Lupoff as a “masterpiece of science fiction” and a “pioneer work of the modern school of social extrapolation in science fiction,” Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic lunar trilogy—The Moon Maid, The Moon Men, and The Red Hawk—tells the generational tale of humanity’s fight for freedom against alien conquerors from the Moon. The hero, Julian, finds his soul perpetually reincarnated in the bodies of his successive grandsons, fated to confront—down through the centuries—the vicious Kalkars who have subjugated Earth.

The epic saga continues in this novel, Swords Against the Moon Men.

In 2076 AD, Earth has been conquered and humanity brutally enslaved under the cruel tyranny of the Kalkar invaders whose evil was spawned from Va-nah, the Moon’s hollow interior. Julian 7th—descendant of the great hero who led the first expedition to Va-nah and nearly defeated the Kalkars—receives a mysterious transmission from the planet Barsoom.

The desperate plea from the Red Planet swiftly hurls Julian upon a lonely quest into the heart of Va-nah where he teams up with an U-ga princess and a fierce alien quadruped, and launches a daring rescue to save a lost Barsoomian ambassadorial mission. The success of this mission depends on an unlikely alliance with the Warlord of Mars to assail the enemy’s impregnable stronghold.

If Julian fails in this quest, humanity—and the entire solar system—will never escape the iron grip of the Moon Men.

Enjoy this exciting new adventure [Book #6 in The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Series]. Available in Hard Cover with a Dust Jacket at ERBurroughs.com and Lulu.com.


Price: $34.95




Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Holiday Book Sale
 

Save $10 – That's 25% OFF ($39.99 $29.99)
when you choose 2 out of 4 of the latest softcover books from The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Book Series




Edgar Rice Burroughs 100 Year Art Chronology
Now available for pre-order!


This four volume set is Pre-Order Only! Reserve Your copy Today! Comes in a slipcase!

The Edgar Rice Burroughs 100 Year Art Chronology contains over 1,200 pages of material, spread over four volumes and includes 5000+ illustrations and 140,000 words. Its massive in scope and scale.

Written by Michael Tierney who worked closely with and was officially sanctioned by all the people at Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. to bring this massive project to life.

The ERBAC is as much an narrative history of ERB's publications as it is a visual history. Michael Tierney 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.

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.
You can click on the LINK below to view sample pages.
NOTE: the resolution on the samples is reduced to make for faster downloads.


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
Volume 4: Comics The Univseral Language Part 2 (UK material)


$225.00








Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
THE LAND OF TERROR
Now available for pre-order!

 
LAND of TERROR - Grosset & Dunlap Limited Edition

Pre-order for the earliests available numbered (#1-200) copy of the authorized G&D Edition
With 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jacket by Bob Eggleton, frontispiece by John Coleman Burroughs,
27 previously unpublished chapter headings by John Coleman Burroughs,
bookmark and custom slipcase - signed by the artist, Bob Eggleton on the limitation page. 
Due to ship by January 15, 2018.
$100.00

 
LAND of TERROR - Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. Limited Edition #1-#200
Pre-order for the earliest available numbered (#1-200) copy of the authorized Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. edition
Blue cloth with red/orange lettering with 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jacket by John Coleman Burroughs, frontispiece by Bob Eggleton,
27 previously unpublished chapter headings by John Coleman Burroughs, bookmark and custom slipcase - signed by the artist, Bob Eggleton on the limitation page. 
Due to ship by January 15, 2018.
$100.00


LAND of TERROR LIMITED EDITION SET - (1) ERBI + (1) G&D EDITION #1-#200

TWO NUMBERED COPIES (#1-#200) (same earliest number) of the AUTHORIZED ERB INC. & GROSSET & DUNLAP EDITIONS
Each with 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jackets by John Coleman Burroughs(1944) and Bob Eggleton(2017),
27 previously unpublished chapter headings and frontispiece by John Coleman Burroughs, bookmarks,
in custom slipcase, signed by the artist Bob Eggleton on each limitation page.  Both books will have matching numbers.
$200.00




Edgar Rice Burroughs.com



EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS’ LAND THAT TIME FORGOT FROM THE EARTH'S CORE #3 - Arriving in comic shops December 20!
(Writer) Mike Wolfer (Art) Gene Magora (Cover) Mike Wolfer

It’s the cataclysmic conclusion of THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT/PELLUCIDAR crossover, and an allout war on the prehistoric continent of Caspak! The horrifying, winged Weiroo and insidious Mahars from Pellucidar have launched their earthshaking attack on tribes people and dinosaurs alike, and only See-Ta the Savage and Dian the Beautiful can rally Caspak’s warring tribes in one final retaliatory attack against the invaders!

THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT TERROR FROM THE EARTH’S CORE #3 comes with three covers – Two Connecting Main Covers by Gene Magora and a Wish You Were Here Postcard Retailer Incentive Edition by Dan Parsons.


Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99


THE GOD GENE: A Novel (The ICE Sequence)  - Coming January 2!
by F. Paul Wilson


Rick Hayden and Laura Fanning of Panacea return to encounter another mindbending scientific scenario in, The God Gene, the new thriller by F. Paul Wilson.

Rick's brother, Keith, a prominent zoologist at NYU, walks out of his office one day and disappears. The only clue they have are his brother's book, which mentions "the God Gene."

A million or so years ago, a gene designated hsa-mir-3998 appeared as if by magic from the junk DNA of the hominids who eventually evolved into Homo sapiens. It became a key player in brain development―specifically creativity―and laymen started calling it "the God Gene." Keith had been tracking this gene through the evolutionary tree, and was excited by an odd blue-eyed primate he brought back from East Africa. But immediately after running the creature's genetic code, he destroyed all the results and vanished.

Rick and Laura's search takes them to an uncharted island in the Mozambique Channel, home of the dapis―blue-eyed primates whose DNA hides a world-shattering secret. In a globe-spanning mixture of science, mystery and adventure reminiscent of Michael Crichton, The God Gene takes you to the edge of evolutionary theory and beyond...way beyond.


Series: The ICE Sequence (Book 2)
Hardcover, 368 pages
List Price: $25.99



Howard Andrew Jones - Now online!

The Pledge of the Sword
The Skull is Pleased
Tales From the Magician’s Skull  - Make Your Pledge!
Linking to Brackett

JAMES BOND: THE BODY #3 - Coming in March!
Writer: Ales Kot
Art: 
Rapha Lobosco
Cover: Luca Casalanguida

PART THREE – THE GUT One sauna. Twenty Neo-Nazis. One Bond. James Bond. This weapons deal won’t go according to plan.


Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March TBA.

JAMES BOND: THE BODY #3 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA.


Jerry Schneider Enterprises
Now available!

THE TREASURE OF THE GOLDEN GOD

TWO friends, one an archeologist and the other a mining engineer, determined to take a trip into the jungles of the north of South America. The incitement was some golden ornaments which the archeologist has received from that region, and without knowing it they find themselves following the example of the explorers of the days of Queen Elizabeth and unwittingly go in search of El Dorado. A wonderful presentation of their adventures in South America among the different tribes of Indians follows, and while the Indians are all friendly at first there is the ever-present danger of an outbreak, so that in a sense they are living on the edge of a volcano, as the proverbial saying goes. An outbreak finally occurs during a period of drunken revelry. They have seen gold used almost in profusion by the Indians for their personal adornment; however, the source of this gold is a secret known only to the Chief Medicine Man. But at last trouble occurs, brought on by the killing of one of the Indian tribe by the explorers' guide.

Trade Paperback, 6 x 9 inch, 160 pages
Retail Price $19.95
Our Price $12.95



JOE GOLEM OCCULT DETECTIVE: FLESH & BLOOD #1 - Arriving in comic shops December 20!
(Writer) Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden (Art) Patric Reynolds (Cover) David Palumbo

Occult detective Joe Golem continues to protect New York City from supernatural danger when he investigates a home that has become a hotbed of paranormal activity, but the real danger may be from the person he least suspects.

B&W, 32 pages, $3.99




JOE GOLEM: OCCULT DETECTIVE VOLUME 2 -- THE OUTER DARK HC - Coming in May!

Mike Mignola (Writer), Christopher Golden (Writer), Patric Reynolds (Art), Dave Stewart (Color), and Dave Palumbo (Cover)

Occult detective Joe Golem investigates two supernatural mysteries, while demons from his past seep into the present. When men are being driven mad by otherworldly voices in their heads, Joe's search for an explanation leads to another dimension, and a dangerous man who wants to harness its power. Then, Church leads Joe to a crumbling home where a young woman is being possessed by the ghosts of her family.

Collects Joe Golem: The Outer Dark #1-3 and Joe Golem: Flesh and Blood #1-2.

144 pages, $24.99, in stores on May 23.


JOE GOLEM: OCCULT DETECTIVE VOLUME 2 - THE OUTER DARK is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA.


Martin Grams' Blog - Now online!

The Missing Suspense Radio Episodes
Justice League Movie
Top 100 Classic Radio Shows
For Sale: The Original Robbie the Robot
The Premature Death of the Video Store

The New Pulp Heroes - Now online!

The Ghost - New!

Doc Sidhe
Captain Anthony Adventure
The Scarlet Shroud
Simon Fogner


PS Publishing
BLACK WINGS VI
Edited by S. T. Joshi
Now available!

SYNOPSIS
This sixth volume of S. T. Joshi’s acclaimed Black Wings series demonstrates as never before how infinitely malleable are H. P. Lovecraft’s weird conceptions. The twenty-two stories and poems in this book run the gamut of modes and genres, but each of them is fueled by elements large and small drawn from Lovecraft’s inexhaustibly rich corpus of writing.

Cosmicism is central to Lovecraft’s imaginative vision, and it oftentimes is manifested in tales of archaeological horror. In this volume, stories by Ann K. Schwader, Lynne Jamneck, Don Webb, and Stephen Woodworth treat this motif in varying and distinctive ways. Lovecraft’s work is also infused with a profound sense of place, as he himself was attached to the familiar locales of his native New England but also travelled widely in search of new vistas to stimulate his imagination. Here, stories by Tom Lynch, Aaron Bittner, W. H. Pugmire, and Darrell Schweitzer summon up the landscapes of diverse realms in America to tease out the horrors embedded in them.


Alien creatures are featured in many of Lovecraft’s greatest tales. In this volume, William F. Nolan, Nancy Kilpatrick, Steve Rasnic Tem, Jonathan Thomas, and Jason V Brock summon up multiform monsters inspired by Lovecraft’s notions of hybridism and alien incursion. The forbidden book theme is deftly handled by Caitlín R. Kiernan, and the notion of other worlds lying just around the corner from our own is the subject of stories by Donald Tyson and Mark Howard Jones. Finally, David Hambling cleverly adapts Lovecraftian concepts to the locked-room detective story.

In commemorating the incredible efflorescence of weird poetry in our time, this book presents poems by four leading contemporary poets—Ashley Dioses, K. A. Opperman, Adam Bolivar, and D. L. Myers. Each of their works fuses skilful use of rhyme and metre with compact evocations of Lovecraftian themes. H. P. Lovecraft’s work is likely to continue inspiring writers for many generations, and this volume presents a vivid snapshot of what can be said in this idiom by sensitive and talented authors.

CONTENTS
Introduction     S. T. Joshi
Pothunters    Ann K. Schwader
The Girl in the Attic    Darrell Schweitzer
The Once and Future Waite    Jonathan Thomas
Oude Goden    Lynne Jamneck
Carnivorous    William F. Nolan
On a Dreamland’s Moon    Ashley Dioses
Teshtigo Creek    Aaron Bittner
Ex Libris    Caitlín R. Kiernan
You Shadows That in Darkness Dwell    Mark Howard Jones
The Ballad of Asenath Waite    Adam Bolivar
The Visitor    Nancy Kilpatrick
The Gaunt    Tom Lynch
Missing at the Morgue    Donald Tyson
The Shard    Don Webb
The Mystery of the Cursed Cottage    David Hambling
To Court the Night    K. A. Opperman
To Move Beneath Autumnal Oaks    W. H. Pugmire
Mister Ainsley    Steve Rasnic Tem
Satiety    Jason V Brock
Provenance Unknown    Stephen Woodworth
The Well    D. L. Myers


AN ANTHOLOGY edited by S. T. Joshi
CATEGORY Lovecraft inspired Horror
PUBLICATION DATE November 2017
COVER ART Jason Van Hollander
PAGES 326
INTRODUCTION S. T. Joshi

EDITIONS
Unsigned Jacketed Hardcover — ISBN  978-1-786362-01-8  [£25]
300 Slipcased JHC signed by the contributors  — ISBN 978-1-786362-00-1  [£50]



 


PulpFest has announced its planned programming for its 2018 convention!
The convention will be held July 26 - 29 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry — just north of Pennsylvania’s “Steel City.”

The convention will be honoring the centennial of the armistice that ended World War I.
They'll also be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Science Fiction Grand Master Philip José Farmer.

And don't forget that Joe Lansdale will be PulpFest's Guest of Honor.

To learn more -- including the convention's programming schedule -- please visit www.pulpfest.com.




Pulpgen-Online Pulps - Now online!

New this week

"Department of Murder" by Charles Marquis Warren from SECRET AGENT "X", June, 1937
The gangster with the tommy-gun said: "Let the car roll over the cliff." And G-man Ken Rinty moved to obey - but inside the car were an innocent girl and Rinty's wounded brother.

"Heart Balmy" by Joe Archibald from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, September, 1938
Featuring: Dizzy Duo
When the corpse of Dr. Cuthbert Twill, peanut-eating surgeon, takes a powder, Snooty Piper thinks it is a case of delirium tremens they are dealing with and not corpus delicti. But when he hears the vanished corpse cracking peanuts, he figures it's a case of . . . Heart Balmy 

"Hunted Man" by Johnston McCulley from TEXAS RANGERS, April, 1948
They called him killer and coward but Rod Martin had the courage to face his accusers!




Pulp Den - Now online!

The Ghost Returns
- New!
A Christmas Belle - New!
Divine Truths Revealed - New!
The Bread Of Tears - New!
Death Rides The Valkyrie
Mission: Prague
The Choking Rain  
Death Walks Behind You

         Pulp Den  

Pulp Flakes - Now online!
A new pulp blog on pulp magazines, authors and their stories, adventure and detective pulps.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone...  
Swipe or inspiration - you decide 
Pulp AdventureCon 2018 - photos
Review: Art of the pulps

The Pulp Hermit - Now online!

Shockwave
Death Charge
Profit Motive
Early Autumn Giveaway
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.

Radio Archives
Captain Future #19 Audiobook
Outlaw World by Edmond Hamilton

Read by Milton Bagby

 Now available!

On the trail of malevolent space pirates, Curt Newton and the Futuremen combat the evil machinations of the Uranian Ru Ghur, who plans the total destruction of the Universe!
 
The Futuremen, the trio that battles injustice alongside Captain Future, all have their origins in the Moon Laboratory that is both home and headquarters to Captain Future. Referred to as a ‘citadel of science’, the Moon Laboratory is designed in a circular fashion and contains quarters for the Futuremen. A reference library containing the vast knowledge of the universe, the Brain’s personal lab, a large room that serves as both workspace and social area with a glassite window as ceiling, and many other rooms make up the Moon Laboratory, definitely the perfect place for an interplanetary hero to call his own.



Grag is most definitely the brawn of the Futuremen. A robot constructed by the Brain and Captain Future’s father, Grag stands over seven feet tall and may be the strongest creation in the solar system. Constructed of ‘inert’ metal, Grag is almost indestructible and powered by atomic energy deep in his chest. Grag’s greatest desire is to be considered human, a point that Otho tends to agitate him over again and again, leading to some of the funniest moments in the stories
 
Truly one of a kind, Otho is a unique android created by Captain Future’s father and the Brain. The synthetic man does not naturally resemble an Earthman, but Otho is well known for his mastery of disguise, a skill that has been useful for Captain Future on many occasions. Otho also is faster and more nimble than nearly any other being alive. Otho also enjoys the danger of each mission they undertake, almost as much as he likes to antagonize the humorless Grag about not being human.
 
Rocket into science fiction adventure and discover new worlds. Ripped from the pages of the Winter 1946 issue of Captain Future magazine, “Outlaw World” is read with wonder and excitement by Milton Bagby.
 
Performed by 2017 Audie Awards winner, voice actor Milton Bagby. 


5 hours - $9.99 Download / $39.98 Audio CDs

Radio Archives


 His true face unknown, his identity forever buried in a secret government file, Secret Agent “X” came back from the dead to take on the sinister sadists and evil extortionists who prey on innocent Americans. A master of disguise who carries a non-lethal gas gun, “X” the unknown is backed by a cabal of wealthy citizens and is answerable only to the shadowy K-9 in Washington.
 
There was a halo of horror surrounding those little green china cats. Death seemed to look out of their curiously slanting eyes. For all who touched them died in throes of terror...Secret Agent “X” touched one–-and he knew he would collect dividends of doom.
 


The enigma of enigmas, Secret Agent “X” has been deputized by a high government official to battle the darkest, most diabolical enemies of America before they sink their poisonous fangs into the nation’s healthy core. Faceless and unsung, “X” infiltrates these threats in a bewildering array of disguises.
 
Operating out of the supposedly haunted Montgomery Mansion, Secret Agent “X” ventures forth in a bewildering array of false identities to infiltrate the darkest underbelly of the underworld—and destroy it from within. A master investigator of a thousand guises and surprises. The only clue to his true identity is his haunting whistle…..
 
Secret Agent “X”’s greatest advantage in his battle against evil and over other Pulp heroes, was his unerring mastery of disguise. Able to take on various roles in each story, oftentimes on the fly, “X” proved to be a formidable foe and a mystery that criminals were often desperate to sort out. The fact that only one person ever truly came close, a blind woman whose senses were heightened and made her able to pick out characteristics unique to Secret Agent “X”, earn him a place on the list of great Pulp heroes.
 
Follow the Man of a Thousand Faces as he confronts the menace of Dividends of Doom, ripped from the pages of Secret Agent “X” magazine, February 1936 and read with chilling intensity by Milton Bagby.
 
Performed by 2017 Audie Awards winner, voice actor Milton Bagby.



5 hours - $9.99 Download / $19.98 Audio CDs

Radio Archives

Radio Archives Pulp Classics
 Secret Agent "X" #24 eBook
The Fear Merchants - January 1936

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.
 
From 1934 to 1939 America thrilled to the adventures of Secret Agent X — the "man of a thousand faces" — as he battled futuristic weapons and mad scientists. The true identity of Secret Agent X was never revealed. He used his mastery of disguise to work undercover for the U.S. government. With his aide, newspaper reporter Betty Dale, and his secretive government handler K-9, he battled weird and fantastical threats to America for forty-one amazing issues. Secret Agent X returns in these vintage pulp tales, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
 
Table of Contents:
 
A Feature-Length Secret Agent “X” Novel
The Fear Merchants by Paul Chadwick writing as Brant House
The baffling mystery of those hideously bloated dead came to balk the untiring efforts and uncanny shrewdness of Secret Agent X. For flame demons were sweeping the city, leaving behind them this new corpse-gutted horror.
 
“G”-Proof — G-Man Novelette by Eugene A Clancy
Marty Blaine risks the reputation of the Department of Justice on magic and psychology against a concrete Gibraltar for seven killers.
 
Murder Shrine — “Ravenwood” Novelette by Frederick C. Davis
Ravenwood’s life is in the occult power of the Nameless One, who knows he may try to learn the Sealed Buddha’s bloody past.
 
Lucifer’s Lamp by James Perley Hughes
A devil dares a professor’s logic to discover his Hollywood murder secret.
 
Boomerang Blade by Norman A. Daniels
Ex-detective McGee finds he needs more than fists against a double-barreled frame.
 
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
 
Radio Archives


Redbud Studios
SECRET AGENT X #1
First ever comic book adventure!
Now available!

Redbud Studio is proud to announce the release of the first ever Secret Agent X comic book adventure. 

Written by Ron Fortier, this 29 page black and white original story is fully illustrated by Rob Davis who also delivered the stunning cover.

“Race Against the Devil,” has the Man of a Thousand Faces combating an elite unit of Nazis saboteurs plotting to assassinate a foreign ambassador visiting the US. 

As a special bonus, this special one shot also includes a two page essay by pulp writer Frank Schildiner on the appeal of this classic pulp hero.

Published via Barry Gregory’s Ka-Blam, the book is now available at their on-line store, Indy Planet.


Print-on-Demand - $3.99
Digital Download - $0.99






RED SONJA #15 - Coming in March!
Writer: Amy Chu, Erik Burnham
Art: Carlos Gomez
Cover A: Mike McKone
Cover B: Carlos Gomez
Cover C:
Juan Doe
Cover D: Cosplay Cover
Cover E Subscription:
Anthony Marques

In the penultimate chapter of Hell or Hyrkania, Sonja returns to where her adventure started, the nation of Meru, to find it completely under the iron rule of Kulan Gath—who is using the native magic to grow more powerful than ever. The wizard needs to be stopped once and for all, before he finally gains the omnipotence he craves…but there’s one thing still standing between Gath and Sonja—and it’s something the she-devil never expected to face.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March TBA.

RED SONJA #15 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (McKone cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Gomez cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Doe cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Cosplay cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Marques cover).

 
 

 



The Serial Squadron
G-MEN VS. THE BLACK DRAGON and SECRET SERVICE IN DARKEST AFRICA
Now shipping!

The fast and furious Rex Bennett WWII spy action serials
G-MEN VS. THE BLACK DRAGON and SECRET SERVICE IN DARKEST AFRICA
PREORDER NOW
or get both serials in one 4-DVD Set: THE REX BENNETT COLLECTION


The Rex Bennett Collection
(Republic, 30 Chapters)
Rod Cameron, Duncan Renaldo, Joan Marsh, Lionel Royce, Nino Pipitone, D: Spencer Bennet, William Witney

Contains the complete restored editions of both Secret Service in Darkest Africa and G-Men vs. the Black Dragon featuring Rod Cameron (doubled by stunt man Tom Steele) as WWII US Agent Rex Bennett.

DVD Contents: 4-DVD Set, 2 Complete serials, 30 episodes
Special Features: Trailer for G-Men vs. the Black Dragon, re-release trailer for Secret Service








THE SHADOW #5 - Arriving in comic shops December 20!
(Writer) Si Spurrier (Art) Daniel HDR (Cover) Tyler Kirkham, Michael William Kaluta, Kelly Jones

Laid bare in its many limbed writhings, Mary Jerez is horrified to learn the true meaning of Leviathan. And as the blood of his long faithful agents begins to spill, the Shadow may be forced to admit that perhaps- just perhaps- he no longer knows... (STL066458)

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99


  
 
  



THE SHADOW / BATMAN #6 (OF 6) - Coming in March!
Writer: Steve Orlando
Art: Giovanni Timpano

Cover A: Brandon Peterson
Cover B: Stephen Segovia
Cover C: Raffaele Lenco
Cover D: Jorge Fornés
Cover E Subscription: Giovanni Timpano


For centuries, the Silent Seven has held Earth in its evil grip…but nothing lasts forever. The Shadow and Batman have infiltrated the Seven’s personal stronghold, hidden off the map and away from history, at great personal cost. They didn’t expect to find one of their own standing against them once they arrived. It’s Robin versus Batman with society itself in the balance as the Shadow steps into the one place even he has feared to go: The Deadly Mind of Shiwan Khan. Can three generations of crimefighting overcome centuries of evil? It’s a crucible they can only overcome through the one thing none of them have: trust.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99,
On sale March TBA.

Co-published by Dynamite Entertainment and DC Comics

THE SHADOW / BATMAN #6 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Peterson cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Segovia cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Lenco cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Fornés cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Timpano cover).

   
   
    
       
    



SHEENA #7 - Coming in March!
Writer: Marguerite Bennett, Christina Trujillo
Art:
Maria Sanapo
Cover A: 
Maria Sanapo
Cover B:
Jan Duursema
Cover C: Diego Galindo
Cover D: Cosplay

Past and present collide as Sheena goes up against the formidable huntress!
Long forgotten secrets of Sheena’s past are revealed while, across the forest, the mysterious head of Cadwell Industries readies himself to take revenge against Sheena by targeting the one she holds most dear…


Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March TBA.

SHEENA #7 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 27).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Sanapo cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Duursema cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Galindo cover).
The Diamond Item Code is JAN18 TBA (Cosplay cover).

 
 

   


Skelos Press
THE ROBERT E. HOWARD GUIDE
By Patrice Louinet
Coming soon!

THE ROBERT E. HOWARD GUIDE by Patrice Louinet
The English translation of the award-winning book that introduced a new generation of French fans to the father of sword and sorcery.

The Robert E. Howard Guide was born out of years of scholarship, but took its final form after answering the same questions from fans over and over again. In many ways, Howard remains a “famous unknown writer," the man who single-handedly defined modern fantasy, but whose life and works are still known mostly filtered through adaptations, pastiches and gross approximations. Because of those specificities, he is more often than not known for what and who he *wasn’t*, for sentences he never wrote, or for characters who bear little resemblance – if any – to his original creations. This, in turn, explains how and why this book was conceived. It is sometimes amusing, sometimes sarcastic, but, built on 30 years of Howard scholarship, it is always insightful. A serious work... that tries not to take itself too seriously.

Cover by Alexandre Bourgois






Skelos Press
SKELOS #3
Now shipping to subscribers and coming soon to online retailers!

This issue includes:

Short fiction by Ed Erdelac, Lynne Jamneck, Keith Taylor, Scott Cupp, Michelle Muenzler, Cynthia Vespia, Christopher Fulbright, John R. Fultz, Rhonda Eudaly, Josh Rountree, and S Boyd Taylor
Novelettes by John C. Hocking and Chris Gruber; poetry by Peter Rawlik, Ashley Dioses, KA Opperman, Wade German, Chad Hensley, Aurelia Wilder, and Pat Calhoun
Essays by Bobby Dee and Jack Staines
A gallery of Southern Gothic imagery by photographer Aimee Reist
Reviews by Dave Brzeski, Nicole Kurtz, Luke Dodd, Jim Lee, and Sam L Edwards
Incredible original artwork by Timothy Truman, Esteban Maroto, Allen Kozowski, Mr. Zarono and many more!




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.

Barker and Bender on the Case-Part Three - New!
Barker and Bender on the Case-Part Two  - New!
A Little (or a Lot) on Algernon Blackwood
The Pantry on the Edge of Forever
11/22/63 and the Conspiracies of History
Barker and Bender on the Case-Part One
Another Silly Season-Part Two
Another Silly Season-Part One
The Summer of Flying Saucers


WEIRDBOOK ANNUAL #1
Now available!

The 1st issue of Weirdbook Annual presents themed stories of Witches!
Included this time are:

Thou Shalt Not Suffer, by Matt Neil Hill
No Holds Bard, by Adrian Cole
Laying The Hairy Book, by Josh Reynolds
Here Is Where Your Proud Waves Halt, by Erica Ruppert
Vicious Circles, by Paul Dale Anderson
Assorted Shades of Red, by Franklyn Searight
Strange Days in Old Yandrissa, by John R. Fultz
Fertility Rites, by Glynn Owen Barrass
The Witch's Heart, by Rachel Bolton
Hag Race, by Andre E. Harewood
Best Friend Becky, by Wayne Faust
The Rat in the Rabbit Cage, by Ashley Dioses
Two Spells, by Neva Bryan
Pulled Over, by Paul Spears
The Witch of Skur, by L.F. Falconer
Cat and Mouse, by Duane Pesice
Last of the Ashiptu, by Paul Lubaczewski
Firestorm, by Richard H. Durisen
The Witch of Pender, by John Linwood Grant
The Nora Witch, by Brandon Jimison
The Broken Witch, by Scott Hutchison

Plus poetry by Maurits Zwankhuizen, Lucy A. Snyder, David F. Daumit, S.L. Edwards, Lori R. Lopez, Frederick J. Mayer,
K.A. Opperman, Clay F. Johnson, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Oliver Smith, Darla Klein

WEIRDBOOK is now offering Subscriptions!!!!

Weirdbook Magazine Blogspot   Facebook: Weirdbook  Amazon.com   Kindle  Wildside Press: eBook  Wildside Press: Softcover

 


 
WEIRDBOOK #37
Coming soon!

Weirdbook returns with another jam-packed issue full of great fantasy and horror tales!

Included this time are:
• Sea Glass Harvest, by Bear Kiosk
• The Changeling, by R. Rozakis
• The Maiden Voyage of the Ariona, by Dale W. Glaser
• One Million & One, by Andre E. Harewood
• War is Grimm, by Clifford Beal
• Blood Pact, by Sharon Cullars
• Something I Have to Tell You, by John B. Rosenman
• The Curious Simulacrum of Dr. F, by Michael Canfield
• A Cure for Restless Bones, by Angela Enos
• Homecoming Corpse, by Andrew Bourelle
• A Chorus of Shadows, by Sarena Ulibarri
• Graveyard Wine, by Joshua L. Hood
• My Last Sixteen Hours, by Angela L. Lindseth
• Wide Wide Sea, by Jackson Kuhl
• The Safari, by Michael S. Walker
• The Water Horse, by Bill W. James
• The Long Way Home, by S.E. Casey
• Unseelie Things, by Taylor Foreman-Niko
• The Veneration of Evil in the Kingdom of Ancient Lies, by John R. Fultz
• Livingstone, by Cody Goodfellow

Plus a selection of poetry by: Darrell Schweitzer


WEIRDBOOK is now offering Subscriptions!!!!

Weirdbook Magazine Blogspot   Facebook: Weirdbook  Amazon.com   Kindle  Wildside Press: eBook  Wildside Press: Softcover


 Wildside Press
 Annual year-end Half Price Blitz on PAPER BOOKS and on EBOOKS!

We have 10 paperbback copies Robert Weinberg's The Weird Tales Story available for $12.50 (list price: $25). Use coupon code HALFWEIRD.
We have 5 pb copies of The Golden Dolphin and Other Tales from the Pulps, by J. Allan Dunn, available for $9.95 (list price: $19.95) Use coupon code HALFGOLDEN.
We have 9 pb copies of Jimgrim and the Affair in Araby, by Talbot Mundy, available for $17.45 (list price: $14.95) Use coupon code HALFJIMGRIM.
We have 6 pb copies of Tales of Thubway Tham, by Johnston McCulley available for $7.50 (list price: $15.00) Use coupon code HALFTHAM.
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08 December 2017

Adventure House
Coming soon!

Phantom Detective – November 1946

 
The Tidewater Murders by Robert Wallace
 In a smart Long Island suburb, mysterious death strikes a clam-digger—as well as a plutocrat—bringing the Phantom into one of the most puzzling cases in his entire career! 
The world’s greatest sleuth is plunged into desperate peril as he fights to expose a baffling slaughter conspiracy!
 
Check and Double Check by Ray Cummings
 Killers Have Soles by Wayland Rice

 
Cover Artist: Rudolph Belarski

   
7x10, 98 pages, $14.95



Adventure House
Coming soon!

Startling Stories – May 1939
 
The Prisoner of Mars by Edmond Hamilton
 Two mighty civilizations war for supremacy on the frontier of tomorrow as an ancient Martian race bridges starless apace to steal the oceans of the Earth! 
Philip Crain, son of two planets is torn between conflicting loyalties.
 
Pygmalion’s Spectacles by Stanley G. Weinbaum
 The Lost Hour by Alexander Samalman

 
Cover Artist: Howard G. Brown
   
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95



Adventure House
Coming soon!

Ten Detective Aces – August 1935

 
The Masked Scourge by Frederick C. Davis
 A blood-stained silk dress leads Lieutenant McEwen to the Moon Man’s woman accomplice. 
And that dress belonged to his own daughter.
 
Blueblood Hounds  by Joe Archibald
 Witness to Murder by Emile C. Tepperman
 Directors of Doom by Carl McK. Saunders
 Torture Tool by Cliff Howe
 Corpse Cheaters by Paul Chadwick
 The Phantom Shamus by Margie Harris
 The Lethal Letter by J. Lane Linklater
 High-Speed Vengeance by Edward C. Clayton
 Powdered Clues  by Ralph Powers

Cover Artist:
Delos Palmer, Jr.
   
7x10, 128 pages, $14.95




Adventures in Bronze / Altus Press
THE WILD ADVENTURES OF DOC SAVAGE
DOC SAVAGE: MR. CALAMITY

(Writer) Will Murray (Cover) Joe Devito
Coming soon!





Airship 27 Productions
DOC ATLAS JOINS AIRSHIP 27
Coming in 2018!

One of the most popular new pulp heroes to arrive on the scene in the past decade is Doc Atlas; created by veteran writers Michael A. Black and Ray Lovato.  Created as their homage to the classic 30s and 40s characters such as Doc Savage, Jim Anthony etc. etc. Atlas has appeared in many fast paced adventures along with his aides, Thomas “Mad Dog” Deagan and Edward “Ace” Assante. These first appearances were offered via such outfits as Eclipse Publishing and Crossroads Press. Hundreds of pulp readers quickly became enthusiastic fans and continue clamor for more stories featuring this dynamic trio. Now they are about to have their wishes realized as Black and Lovato have entered into partnership with one of the leading New Pulp publishers in the field, Airship 27 Productions.

Airship 27 Productions has been publishing New Pulp anthologies and novels since 2004 and in that time their books have won numerous awards.  Owned and operated by Ron Fortier, Managing Editor, and Rob Davis, Art Director, the company is one of a small group that pioneered the revival of pulp fiction and continues to set the standard in creative, original pulp fiction.

“Ever since meeting Mike Black, I’ve been an ardent fan of his work,” Fortier says. “There’s no pulp genre he hasn’t worked in and his stories are always top notch. Doc Atlas is by far his most popular creation.” Black, over the past few years, has become a regular contributor to the Airship 27 anthologies and eventually convinced Lovato to submit his own works. When the pair offered Fortier a new Doc Atlas short, it sparked an idea he realized was too good to pass up. “Doc Atlas and Airship 27 were made for each other. It seemed only natural to me that our company could provide a home that would allow Mike and Ray the freedom to focus solely on their tales and leave the publishing end to someone else; someone who very much wants to increase their readership in a big – big way.”

Echoing that enthusiasm, Michael Black offered the following.  “My lifelong friend, Ray Lovato, and I are honored to have Doc Atlas become a regular part of Airship 27’s cast of characters. We’ve both admired the work of Ron Fortier and Rob Davis for years, and are eager to join them in creating new pulp adventures for a new generation of readers.”

Beginning in 2018, Airship 27 Productions will produce one Doc Atlas title per year, whether a collection of shorts or full length novels and be their sole publisher. Further announcements will be forthcoming.


Airship 27 Productions – Pulp Fiction For A New Generation!


Altus Press
Altus Press Gift Card
Now available!

Not sure what to buy?
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hese never expire and you can choose the amount.
From $25

Altus Press: Thrilling Publications
THE BEST OF THRILLING ADVENTURES
by Arthur J. Burks, Jackson Cole, Ray Cummings, Paul Ernst, A. Leslie, Johnston McCulley,
Capt. Kerry McRoberts, George Allan Moffatt, Lieut. Scott Morgan, and Capt. John Powers
Introduction by Will Murray

Now available!

“One of the most neglected of the straight adventure pulp magazines of the 1930s was Standard Magazines’ Thrilling Adventures.”
—from the introduction by Will Murray

This collection assembles—for the first time—the best adventure stories from the pages of this classic pulp fiction title.
Over 600 pages in length and covering adventure, mystery, science fiction, and Foreign Legion stories.
Plus: get every story of pulp adventure hero Larry Weston: a forgotten series from the pages of Thrilling Adventures.

The Best of Thrilling Adventures contains the following stories:
“Riley of the Bengal Lancers”
“Valley of Giants”
“Brother of the Tong”
“Guerrilla Brand”
“The Devil Fish”
“Red Silver”
“The Avenger of Lo Chang”
“Danger Trails”
“Pyramid of Gold”
“The Pearl of Death”
“The Terror of Siberia”
“Dogs of Shallajai”
“The Sultan of Hell”
“Orchid of Doom”
“Lost Treasures of Eden”
“The Lagoon of Monsters”
“World of Doom”
“The Web of the Green Spider”
“Sublevel Sixteen”
“The Curse of the Shining God”
“Hell’s Oasis”

647 pages / USD $29.95 softcover



 

Altus Press
THE BEST OF SPICY MYSTERY, VOLUME 3
by Hamlin Daly, Ellery Watson Calder, Carl Moore, Justin Case, E. Hoffmann Price, and Robert Leslie Bellem
Introduction by Alfred Jan

Now available!

The Thrills of Horror! Romantic Tales of the Eerie and Occult!
You’ll find them in Spicy Mystery—stories of red-blooded men and lovely girls in dangerous situations, in an atmosphere of chills and thrills.
Real life is never so tense and dramatic as when a girl is in peril—or as when a siren as deadly as she is beautiful sets her snare for a man….

Are you bored of typical weird menace plots, many of which crept into Spicy Mystery?
Then sample these tales which break out of that tired formula where every ending is happy,
and the only challenge is guessing which minor character gets exposed as the villain in a rubber monster suit and demon mask!

The Best of Spicy Mystery, Volume 3 contains 11 classic stories by the masters of the genre, complete, uncut, and with the original illustrations.
It also includes an all-new introduction by editor Alfred Jan, one of the leading experts on the series.

The Best of Spicy Mystery, Volume 3 contains the following stories:
“Medusa’s Kiss”
“The Strangler”
“The Dark Veil”
“Hands of the Dead”
“Hearts from the Half Dead”
“Hell’s Dark Fragrance”
“Thirst of the Damned”
“Doom Door”
“Dawn of Discord”
“The Old Gods Eat”
“Flowers of Desire”

214 pages / $19.95 softcover / $29.95 hardcover


Altus Press
SHOOTING OUT OF TURN: THE COLLECTED HARD-BOILED STORIES OF RACE WILLIAMS, VOLUME 3
by Carroll John Daly
Introduction by Brooks E. Hefner, cover photograph by Mark Krajnak

Now available!

Race Williams returns! Originally appearing in the pages of Black Mask Magazine, author Carroll John Daly pioneered the hard-boiled detective P.I. story and perfected the genre with his classic character, Race Williams. Apart from the novel-length Race Williams stories, these classic hard-boiled thrillers have rarely been reprinted, if ever.

Volume 3 contains the next batch of Race Williams stories, all from 1929–31 as Daly continued publishing serialized novels in Black Mask. Included here are “The Silver Eagle,” “Tainted Power,” and “The Third Murderer.”  This collection also includes several Race Williams novelettes including “Shooting Out of Turn,” “Murder By Mail,” and “Death for Two.”  And it’s prefaced by an all-new, scholarly introduction by Professor Brooks E. Hefner of James Madison University.

Shooting Out of Turn: The Collected Hard-Boiled Stories of Race Williams Volume 3 continues this most important series published in years on the history of the Hard-Boiled Detective story.

Shooting Out of Turn: The Collected Hard-Boiled Stories of Race Williams, Volume 3 by Carroll John Daly contains the following stories:

“The Silver Eagle,” comprising the short stories “The Silver Eagle” and “The Death Trap”
“Tainted Power,” comprising the short stories “Tainted Power,” “Framed,” and “The Final Shot”
“Shooting Out of Turn”
“Murder By Mail”
“The Third Murderer,” comprising the serial “The Flame and Race Williams,” parts 1–3
“Death for Two”

458 pages / $29.95 softcover
 

eBooks now available!

Now available are all 28 stories in the Captain Future series!
The Captain Future saga follows the super-science pulp hero Curt Newton, along with his companions, The Futuremen.
Together, they travel the solar system in series of classic pulp adventures, many of which written by the author of The Legion of Super-Heroes, Edmond Hamilton.

We've got all 28 Captain Future eBooks in stock—yes, 28 stories—including the rarely-reprinted story, Treasure on Thunder Moon.


Captain Future #1: The Space Emperor
Captain Future #2: Calling Captain Future
Captain Future #3: Captain Future’s Challenge
Captain Future #4: The Triumph of Captain Future
Captain Future #5: The Seven Space Stones
Captain Future #6: Star Trail to Glory
Captain Future #7: The Magician of Mars
Captain Future #8: The Lost World of Time
Captain Future #9: Quest Beyond the Stars
Captain Future #10: Outlaws of the Moon
Captain Future #11: Treasure on Thunder Moon
Captain Future #12: The Comet Kings
Captain Future #13: Planets in Peril
Captain Future #14: The Face of the Deep
Captain Future #15: Worlds to Come
Captain Future #16: Star of Dread
Captain Future #17: Magic Moon
Captain Future #18: Days of Creation
Captain Future #19: Red Sun of Danger
Captain Future #20: Outlaw World
Captain Future #21: The Solar Invasion
Captain Future #22: The Return of Captain Future
Captain Future #23: Children of the Sun
Captain Future #24: The Harpers of Titan
Captain Future #25: Pardon My Iron Nerves
Captain Future #26: Moon of the Unforgotten
Captain Future #27: Earthmen No More
Captain Future #28: Birthplace of Creation


$1.99 each



Altus Press
Race Williams by Carroll John Daly
eBooks now available!

Altus Press has unveiled the new line of Black Mask eBooks, featuring the stories of Race Williams,
the classic hard-boiled character created by Carroll John Daly for the pages of Black Mask.


Race Williams #1: Knights of the Open Palm (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #2: Three Thousand to the Good (Black Mask eBook)
 Race Williams #3: The Red Peril (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #4: Them That Lives By Their Guns (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #5: Devil Cat (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #6: The Face Behind the Mask (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #7: Conceited, Maybe (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #8: Say It With Lead!
Race Williams #9: I’ll Tell the World
Race Williams #10: Alias Buttercup
Race Williams #11: Under Cover
Race Williams #12: South Sea Steel
Race Williams #13: The False Clara Burkhart
Race Williams #14: The Super-Devil
Race Williams #15: Half-Breed
Race Williams #16: Blind Alleys
Race Williams #17: The Snarl of the Beast
Race Williams #18: The Egyptian Lure
Race Williams #19: The Hidden Hand
Race Williams #20: The Tag Murders


$1.99 each




Altus Press: Pulp Blog - Now online!

Race Williams Returns, Plus Thrilling Adventures and Spicy Mystery - New!

Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Continues With More Race Williams eBooks and The Mysterious Wu Fang
Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Continues With More Black Mask eBooks and The Moon Man
Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Is On
Black Mask #3 Is Available Now With a New Story by Lester Dent (Doc Savage)
Dusty Ayres #5 and Wu Fang #6 Are Here
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
 SANCTUM BOOKS HOLIDAY SALE!
NOW THROUGH December 31, 2017!

NOW THROUGH December 31, 2017 Sanctum Books is offering a 30% discount off list price for:
A complete set of all 87 DOC SAVAGE classic volumes (plus replicas of the two 1930s Doc Savage giveaway premium prints)
or
The first 100 Sanctum Books SHADOW volumes plus SHADOW ANNUAL #1.


With insured postage, the 87 DOC SAVAGE volumes (plus premium replicas) can be purchased for just $900.00 postpaid, while the first 100 SHADOW volumes (plus a complete set of Shadow art prints and premium photo replicas) can be purchased for only $1,050.00 postpaid. (Some of these volumes are already sold out except in super packs!)

ALSO ON SALE:
THE AVENGER #1-12 (reprinting all 30 pulp adventures) for just $130.00—a 25% discount
THE SPIDER #1-10 for $110.00
THE WHISPERER #1-7 (reprinting all 14 1936-37 pulp novels) for just $75.00 postpaid.

Mail checks or money orders to:
Sanctum Books; P.O. Box 761474; San Antonio, TX 78245
or
Paypal to: orders@shadowsanctum.com.
This special discount offer expires at midnight, December 31, 2017.


Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
Now available!

THE SHADOW Volume 124: “The Ghost Makers” & “House of Ghosts”
The Master of Darkness unmasks phony spiritualists in two legendary pulp novels. First, in one of Walter Gibson’s greatest classics, the Dark Avenger investigates “The Ghost Makers” after a glowing dagger materializes to strike terror at a séance. Then, The Shadow teams with real-life ghostbuster Joseph Dunninger to investigate a series of spirit murders in a “House of Ghosts." This haunting collection showcases the original color pulp covers by George Rozen and Modest Stein and interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Paul Orban, while Will Murray explores the Gibson-Houdini-Lovecraft connection and Anthony Tollin recalls The Shadow Big Little Books. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-241-4 Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95


Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)

Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
At the printer and coming soon!
Scheduled to arrive in comic shops December 27!

THE SHADOW #125: “The Death Tower” & “The Silent Seven”
The Dark Avenger hunts down members of a hidden criminal order in two superb 1932 pulp thrillers by Walter. B. Gibson writing as “Maxwell Grant." First, the Dark Avenger’s investigation of the murderous Dr. Palermo leads him invade “The Death Tower” and discover the existence of a hooded secret society, in the early novel that introduced reporter Clyde Burke and The Shadow’s autogyro. Then, when a wealthy businessman is killed, The Shadow must infiltrate and unmask “The Silent Seven” to solve the murder! This classic pulp collection features the original color pulp covers by George and Jerome Rozen with historical commentary by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-243-8 Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95


Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)


THE ART OF THE PULPS
by Doug Ellis, Ed Hulse, and Robert Weinberg
Foreword by F. Paul Wilson

Now available and highly recommended!

A team of experts in each of the ten major Pulp genres, from action Pulps to spicy Pulps and more, chart for the first time the complete history of Pulp magazines–the stories and their writers, the graphics and their artists, and, of course, the publishers, their market, and readers.

Each chapter in the book, which is illustrated with more than 400 examples of the best Pulp graphics (many from the Editors’ collections—among the world’s largest) is organized in a clear and accessible way, starting with an introductory overview of the genre, followed by a selection of the best covers and interior graphics, organized chronologically through the chapter. All images are fully captioned (many are in essence "nutshell" histories in themselves). Two special features in each chapter focus on topics of particular interest (such as extended profiles of Daisy Bacon, Pulp author and editor of Love Story, the hugely successful romance Pulp, and of Harry Steeger, co-founder of Popular Publications in 1930 and originator of the "Shudder Pulp" genre).

With an overall Introduction on "The Birth of the Pulps" by Doug Ellis, and with two additional chapters focusing on the great Pulp writers and the great Pulp artists, The Art of the Pulps covers every aspect of this fascinating genre; it is the first definitive visual history of the Pulps.

Hardcover, 240 pages, $49.99.
Co-editors Doug Ellis and Ed Hulse have jointly signed a limited number of copies Murania Press is pleased to sell for the book’s suggested retail price of $49.99, with free shipping for buyers in the continental United States. A personal inscription can be added if requested; just send us a note at muraniapress@yahoo.com asking for personalization.

To repeat, there is a very limited number of signed copies available, so if you’re interested don’t wait too long to place an order.


IDW Publishing  Amazon.com  


Art's Reviews Podcasts! - Now online!

Bobby Nash discusses "Sanderson of Metro"

Author Bobby Nash has collaborated with Australian author Frank Dirscherl for a new novel in the pulp adventure series starring Frank's creation "The Wraith."  This novel tells for the first time the origin of the Wraith in prose format.  The Wraith has been a successful character in both comics and prose and this represents a re-launching of the character both in Australia and here in the USA.
 
Bobby and I discuss the new novel and the history of The Wraith character.  We also review the previous work in the series done by Frank as well as future projects in the works from both Authors.
 
Bobby and I also discuss his career as an extra in Movies and TV!


Past episodes:
Diana Rubino discusses her new novels "Sharing Hamilton" and "Eliza Jumel Burr: Vice Qeen of America"
Andrew Salmon discusses his recent Collection of all of his Sherlock Holmes stories into one volume
Jimmie Dale: Alias The Gray Seal
Will Murray: 2 New Wild adventures of Doc Savage and much more
The Jon Kirk Series: "The Mind Masters" and "The Time Masters"
"Four on the Run" Vol. 1 of the Saint's And Sinners Space Adventure Series
Bibliorati  - Now online!

Paul Bishop
HINDI PULP—VIMAL!
Out of the Shadows-James McKimmey
The Women of Men's Adventure
Steve Holland-The Face of a Hero

Shock Troops of Justice-Pulps Vs. Reality

Ron Fortier
Pulp Fiction Reviews-I Watched Them Eat Me Alive

Pulp Fiction Reviews-Plutonium Nightmare

Teel James Glenn
The Pulp Guy-Wu, The Doctor and The Spider's Crazy Cousin
The Pulp Guy-X Marks The Future Air War!
The Pulp Guy-The Once and Future Air War
The Pulp Guy-The Flying Hero With No Name

The Pulp Guy-The Popular Character You Never Heard Of




Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press
By Ed Hulse (editor)
Now available!

The Shadow, The Spider, The Avenger, Doc Savage, The Black Bat, The Phantom Detective — these swashbuckling heroes of mid-20th-century pulp fiction all had one thing in common: They fought crime from outside the law, unhindered by red tape and unmindful of such legal niceties as due process. They fought with fists and guns, for the most part hiding their true identities beneath outlandish costume and grotesque disguises.

This collection of essays by distinguished pulp-fiction aficionados chronicles the era of single-character magazines from offbeat angles and with keen insight. The pieces herein analyze key stories and characters while offering rare, behind-the-scenes glimpses of authors and editors at work, crafting and polishing the pulp-paper fever dreams that enthralled millions of young readers during the Great Depression, World War II, and beyond. Ed Hulse, editor of Blood ‘n’ Thunder, the award-winning journal of adventure, mystery and melodrama, has assembled these affectionate essays with loving care and a discerning eye for the high-water marks in this phase of American popular culture.

This third volume of Blood ‘n’ Thunder Presents, like its predecessors, is profusely illustrated with pulp-magazine covers and original artwork.

Cover Art by Rafael De Soto
Introduction by Ed Hulse
220 pgs., paperback, 8 1/2 X 11
Price: $24.95


PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO DOMESTIC BUYERS.
OVERSEAS BUYERS MUST INQUIRE FOR SHIPPING RATES BEFORE PLACING ORDERS




Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press: EDitorial Comments - Now online!

BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER Back-Issue Availability - New!
Collectibles Section Updated for December
THE ART OF THE PULPS: Here at last!
Collectibles Section Updated
Labor Day Weekend Sale: Both Volumes of CLIFFHANGER CLASSICS
Now Available for Immediate Shipping: THE PENNY-A-WORD BRIGADE



Bold Venture Press

Six new short-stories!

1) "Give Them a Corpse" ... The Domino Lady’s New York adventure begins when a young girl becomes the pawn in a vicious blackmail scheme. A new adventure by Rich Harvey; First of a series!

2) "The Platinum Membership" by KT Pinto ...
A small Nazi Germany village falls prey to a shredding terror, and supernatural detective Raphael Jones investigates side-by-side with the Gestapo.

3) "Caring" by CJ Henderson ... Jack Hagee, P.I., is contracted to protect a most desirable and complicated star from a kidnap plot.

4) "Dance of Death" by Patrick Thomas and John L. French ... Jack Gardner and the ethical assassin, Rao, team-up to take down a Colombian drug gang.

5) "Doubt" by DJ Tyrer ... P.I. Milo Fisk runs the gauntlet to solve the murder of a mob soldier, and locate a missing cash payoff.

6) "Clear As Glass" by Jean Marie Ward ... How does a Real Wife of Malibu handle a cheating spouse?

Cover by Edd Coutts.


62 pages, 7x10 paperback
Paperback: $6.00 | eBook: $2.99




Broadswords and Blasters - Now online!

Pulp Consumption: El Borak
Broadswords and Blasters Issue 3 Is Live!
Pulp Appeal: Philip José Farmer
Pulp Appeal: Chronicles of Amber


THE BRONZE GAZETTE
Subscribe for 2018
 
Subscribe for 2018 now, as the price will rise after this special offer ends!
The 2018 Issues are numbers 81, 82, and 83.

Please note that Bronze Gazette Special Editions are not included in any subscription, but may be purchased separately.

Only $30.00
 
Castalia House Blog - Now online!

Subscription Orders for Cirsova are Open - New!
John Buchan’s “Prestor John” - New!
Sword and Sorcery Artists: Doug Beekman - New!
Sensor Sweep: Lin Carter, Tolkien, and Modiphius Conan
Sword and Sorcery Artists: Wayne Barlowe

Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West - Now online!

Comic Gallery: THE SHADOW meets DOC SAVAGE in "Double Danger Stories" (1990)  
- New!
MANHUNT Detective Story Monthly - New!
Johnny Weissmuller as JUNGLE JIM
007 Soundtrack 1: DR. NO (1963)
Hear it here: RED NAILS by Robert E. Howard  
Pulp Gallery: DUSTY AYRES and his BATTLE BIRDS 10,11,12 (1935)
Comic Gallery: THE SHADOW STRIKES! 1-4 (1989)
Comic Gallery: COWGIRL ROMANCES 4,5,6 (1951)  
Paperback Gallery: FRANK FRAZETTA

THE DEMON CROWN: A SIGMA FORCE NOVEL (Sigma Force Novels) - Now available!
by James Rollins

Off the coast of Brazil, a team of scientists discovers a horror like no other, an island where all life has been eradicated, consumed and possessed by a species beyond imagination. Before they can report their discovery, a mysterious agency attacks the group, killing them all, save one, an entomologist, an expert on venomous creatures, Professor Ken Matsui from Cornell University.

Strangest of all, this inexplicable threat traces back to a terrifying secret buried a century ago beneath the National Mall: a cache of bones preserved in amber. The artifact was hidden away by a cabal of scientists―led by Alexander Graham Bell―to protect humankind. But they dared not destroy it, for the object also holds an astonishing promise for the future: the very secret of life after death.

Yet, nothing stays buried forever. An ancient horror―dormant in the marrow of those preserved bones―is free once more, nursed and developed into a weapon of incalculable strength and malignancy, ready to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting world.

To stop its spread, Commander Grayson Pierce of Sigma Force must survive a direct attack on the island of Maui. To be there first has always been the core mission of Sigma Force, a covert team forged to be America's front line against emerging threats. But this time, even Sigma may not be able to decipher this deadly mystery, one that traces back to the founding of the Smithsonian Institution.

With each new discovery, the menace they hunt is changing, growing, spreading―adapting and surviving every attempt to stop it from reconquering a world it once ruled. And each transformation makes it stronger . . . and smarter.

Running out of time and options, Commander Grayson Pierce will be forced to make an impossible choice. To eradicate this extinction-level threat and expose those involved, he will have to join forces with Sigma's greatest enemy--the newly resurrected Guild―even it if means sacrificing one of his own.


Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: William Morrow
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.4 x 9 inches
$28.99





The Digest Enthusiast #7
 Now available!

The seventh spectacular edition of The Digest Enthusiast is now available in print and eBook editions.
CONTENTS
Interview
Rick Ollerman on D&O: The Magazine, writing fiction and essays, and digest magazines


News Digest
Pulp Modern, Nostalgia Digest, Mystery Weekly Magazine, Switchblade, PulpFest 2018, Wildside Press digests, Broadswords and Blasters, Paperback Fanatic, and D&O:The Magazine; writers Bill Crider, Richard Kellogg, Robert Lopresti, Gary Lovisi, and Josh Pachter; artists Brad Foster and Bob Vojtko; and Marc Myers and D. Blake Werts.

Articles
One-and-Dones part one by Steve Carper
When Things Go Wrong: The Lester del Rey–John Raymond Fiasco by Vince Nowell, Sr.
The Occult Digest by Tom Brinkmann
Psience Fiction: The Telsey Amberdon Stories of James H. Schmitz by Joe Wehrle, Jr.
I Spy: A Writer Remembers Espionage Magazine by Josh Pachter

Synopses
Robert Edmond Alter in AHMM and
Manhunt 1953 part two by Peter Enfantino
Reviews by Vince Nowell, Sr. and Richard Krauss
Black Cat Mystery Magazine #1
D&O: The Magazine #1
Fantasy & Science Fiction Jul/Aug 2017
Pulp Literature #15
Suspense Stories
Switchblade #2

Fiction
“The Edge of Eternity” by Lesann Berry
“Imperium Delirium” by Robert Snashall
“A Christmas Romance” by Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Artwork and Cartoons
Marc Myers
Michael Neno
Bob Vojtko
Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Plus
Mirthful Spirits
Opening Lines
Over 100 cover images, 152 pages

Cover by Joe Wehrle, Jr.


Print $8.99 (b&w interior)
eBook $2.99 (color)


Print version, $8.99, includes nearly 100 cover images, 152 pages, 5.5" x 8.5" digest.
Kindle version and Magzter, $2.99




 
 
 

The Digest Enthusiast Blog - Now online!

The Digest Enthusiast #7 now in print - New!
Magazine of Horror #16 Summer 1967 - New!
Jack Vance and the Golden Girl  - New!
Magazine of Horror #15 Spring 1967 - New!
TDE7 on Kindle
Magazine of Horror #14 Winter 1966/67  
Magazine of Horror #13 Summer 1966
Richard Matheson’s The Thing  
Magazine of Horror #12 Winter 1965/66
Occult Detective Quarterly #3 Fall 2017
Justin Marriott’s Year-End Update
Magazine of Horror #11 Nov. 1965

Edgar Rice Burroughs
Holiday Book Sale
 

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when you choose 2 out of 4 of the latest softcover books from The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Book Series




Edgar Rice Burroughs 100 Year Art Chronology
Now available for pre-order!


This four volume set is Pre-Order Only! Reserve Your copy Today! Comes in a slipcase!

The Edgar Rice Burroughs 100 Year Art Chronology contains over 1,200 pages of material, spread over four volumes and includes 5000+ illustrations and 140,000 words. Its massive in scope and scale.

Written by Michael Tierney who worked closely with and was officially sanctioned by all the people at Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. to bring this massive project to life.

The ERBAC is as much an narrative history of ERB's publications as it is a visual history. Michael Tierney 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.

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.
You can click on the LINK below to view sample pages.
NOTE: the resolution on the samples is reduced to make for faster downloads.


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
Volume 4: Comics The Univseral Language Part 2 (UK material)


$225.00



Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
THE LAND OF TERROR
Now available for pre-order!

 
LAND of TERROR - Grosset & Dunlap Limited Edition

Pre-order for the earliests available numbered (#1-200) copy of the authorized G&D Edition
With 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jacket by Bob Eggleton, frontispiece by John Coleman Burroughs,
27 previously unpublished chapter headings by John Coleman Burroughs,
bookmark and custom slipcase - signed by the artist, Bob Eggleton on the limitation page. 
Due to ship by January 15, 2018.
$100.00

 
LAND of TERROR - Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. Limited Edition #1-#200
Pre-order for the earliest available numbered (#1-200) copy of the authorized Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. edition
Blue cloth with red/orange lettering with 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jacket by John Coleman Burroughs, frontispiece by Bob Eggleton,
27 previously unpublished chapter headings by John Coleman Burroughs, bookmark and custom slipcase - signed by the artist, Bob Eggleton on the limitation page. 
Due to ship by January 15, 2018.
$100.00


LAND of TERROR LIMITED EDITION SET - (1) ERBI + (1) G&D EDITION #1-#200

TWO NUMBERED COPIES (#1-#200) (same earliest number) of the AUTHORIZED ERB INC. & GROSSET & DUNLAP EDITIONS
Each with 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jackets by John Coleman Burroughs(1944) and Bob Eggleton(2017),
27 previously unpublished chapter headings and frontispiece by John Coleman Burroughs, bookmarks,
in custom slipcase, signed by the artist Bob Eggleton on each limitation page.  Both books will have matching numbers.
$200.00




Edgar Rice Burroughs.com



THE GOD GENE: A Novel (The ICE Sequence)  - Coming January 2!
by F. Paul Wilson


Rick Hayden and Laura Fanning of Panacea return to encounter another mindbending scientific scenario in, The God Gene, the new thriller by F. Paul Wilson.

Rick's brother, Keith, a prominent zoologist at NYU, walks out of his office one day and disappears. The only clue they have are his brother's book, which mentions "the God Gene."

A million or so years ago, a gene designated hsa-mir-3998 appeared as if by magic from the junk DNA of the hominids who eventually evolved into Homo sapiens. It became a key player in brain development―specifically creativity―and laymen started calling it "the God Gene." Keith had been tracking this gene through the evolutionary tree, and was excited by an odd blue-eyed primate he brought back from East Africa. But immediately after running the creature's genetic code, he destroyed all the results and vanished.

Rick and Laura's search takes them to an uncharted island in the Mozambique Channel, home of the dapis―blue-eyed primates whose DNA hides a world-shattering secret. In a globe-spanning mixture of science, mystery and adventure reminiscent of Michael Crichton, The God Gene takes you to the edge of evolutionary theory and beyond...way beyond.


Series: The ICE Sequence (Book 2)
Hardcover, 368 pages
List Price: $25.99



Howard Andrew Jones - Now online!

The Pledge of the Sword
The Skull is Pleased
Tales From the Magician’s Skull  - Make Your Pledge!
Linking to Brackett

JAMES BOND CLASSIC COLLECTION 1966-1969: OCTOPUSSY HC - Now available!
(Writer) Ian Fleming, Jim Lawrence (Art) Yaroslav Horak

James Bond is back in action in this deluxe omnibus, featuring four timeless tales starring Agent 007.

Featuring the iconic Octopussy and The Hildebrand Rarity, based on the short stories by Ian Fleming, these are presented alongside The Harpies and River of Death, two unique adventures created by Jim Lawrence.
This lavishly presented, high-action adventure is restored from the original Daily Express comic strips.

Hardcover, 10x11, 256 pages, B&W, $39.95






Jerry Schneider Enterprises
Now available!

THE APE-MEN OF XLOTLI

A beautiful face in the depths of a geyser--and Kirby plunges into a desperate mid-Earth conflict with the dreadful Feathered Serpent.

Trade Paperback, 6 x 9 inch, 192 pages
Retail Price $19.95
Our Price $14.95



He spoke a good deal about death, too. He was mortally anxious about winning through with his job, but he didn't care a rush for his life.

'I reckon it's like going to sleep when you are pretty well tired out, and waking to find a summer day with the scent of hay coming in at the window. I used to thank God for such mornings way back in the Blue-Grass country, and I guess I'll thank Him when I wake up on the other side of Jordan.'

Next day he was much more cheerful, and read the life of Stonewall Jackson much of the time. I went out to dinner with a mining engineer I had got to see on business, and came back about half-past ten in time for our game of chess before turning in.

I had a cigar in my mouth, I remember, as I pushed open the smoking-room door. The lights were not lit, which struck me as odd. I wondered if Scudder had turned in already.

I snapped the switch, but there was nobody there. Then I saw something in the far corner which made me drop my cigar and fall into a cold sweat.

My guest was lying sprawled on his back. There was a long knife through his heart which skewered him to the floor.

Trade Paperback, 6 x 9 inch, 148 pages
Retail Price $19.95
Our Price $12.95




 
LOBSTER JOHNSON VOLUME 5: THE PIRATE'S GHOST AND METAL MONSTERS OF MIDTOWN TPB  - Arriving in comic shops December 13!
Mike Mignola (Writer), John Arcudi (Writer), Tonci Zonjic (Art/Cover), and Dave Stewart (Color)

The Lobster is at his pulpiest in a pair of three-part stories drawn by veteran Lobster artist Tonci Zonjic. A trio of robots terrorize New York City, and the only thing more mysterious than their origins is their motives. When a pirate ship's ghostly crew appears on the Hudson River out of thin air, the harbor patrol calls on the Lobster! Collects Lobster Johnson: Metal Monsters of Midtown #1-3 and Lobster Johnson: The Pirate's Ghost #1-3.

168 pages, $19.99





Martin Grams' Blog - Now online!

The Missing Suspense Radio Episodes - New!
Justice League Movie
Top 100 Classic Radio Shows
For Sale: The Original Robbie the Robot
The Premature Death of the Video Store

Occult Detective Quarterly Issue 3 - Now available!

With even more thrill-packed pages than last issue, OCCULT DETECTIVE QUARTERLY returns to offer another wild ride of strange crimes, where hardened investigators and supernatural sleuths dare the darkness to seek out the truth.

New tales of gritty detective work and the unnatural cross the globe and the timelines.

A Seventies PI faces death on the NY subway; a gifted young woman investigates murder in Victorian England, and the authorities send a man to help troops in Nicaragua who face unknown terrors.

Pulp noir meets the worlds of H P Lovecraft, and an unusual detective faces aquatic perils in the Bay of Bengal. Sherlock Holmes himself makes an appearance, and much more.

Stories from Brian M Sammons, Alice Loweecy, Edward M Erdelac, Willie Meikle and six other talented modern writers.
Plus extensive reviews, non-fiction articles on Robert E Howard’s detective characters, Dickens and Conan Doyle, and great commissioned art.


Paperback: 122 pages
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.3 x 11 inches
$12.95



PS Publishing
BLACK WINGS VI
Edited by S. T. Joshi
Now available!

SYNOPSIS
This sixth volume of S. T. Joshi’s acclaimed Black Wings series demonstrates as never before how infinitely malleable are H. P. Lovecraft’s weird conceptions. The twenty-two stories and poems in this book run the gamut of modes and genres, but each of them is fueled by elements large and small drawn from Lovecraft’s inexhaustibly rich corpus of writing.

Cosmicism is central to Lovecraft’s imaginative vision, and it oftentimes is manifested in tales of archaeological horror. In this volume, stories by Ann K. Schwader, Lynne Jamneck, Don Webb, and Stephen Woodworth treat this motif in varying and distinctive ways. Lovecraft’s work is also infused with a profound sense of place, as he himself was attached to the familiar locales of his native New England but also travelled widely in search of new vistas to stimulate his imagination. Here, stories by Tom Lynch, Aaron Bittner, W. H. Pugmire, and Darrell Schweitzer summon up the landscapes of diverse realms in America to tease out the horrors embedded in them.


Alien creatures are featured in many of Lovecraft’s greatest tales. In this volume, William F. Nolan, Nancy Kilpatrick, Steve Rasnic Tem, Jonathan Thomas, and Jason V Brock summon up multiform monsters inspired by Lovecraft’s notions of hybridism and alien incursion. The forbidden book theme is deftly handled by Caitlín R. Kiernan, and the notion of other worlds lying just around the corner from our own is the subject of stories by Donald Tyson and Mark Howard Jones. Finally, David Hambling cleverly adapts Lovecraftian concepts to the locked-room detective story.

In commemorating the incredible efflorescence of weird poetry in our time, this book presents poems by four leading contemporary poets—Ashley Dioses, K. A. Opperman, Adam Bolivar, and D. L. Myers. Each of their works fuses skilful use of rhyme and metre with compact evocations of Lovecraftian themes. H. P. Lovecraft’s work is likely to continue inspiring writers for many generations, and this volume presents a vivid snapshot of what can be said in this idiom by sensitive and talented authors.

CONTENTS
Introduction     S. T. Joshi
Pothunters    Ann K. Schwader
The Girl in the Attic    Darrell Schweitzer
The Once and Future Waite    Jonathan Thomas
Oude Goden    Lynne Jamneck
Carnivorous    William F. Nolan
On a Dreamland’s Moon    Ashley Dioses
Teshtigo Creek    Aaron Bittner
Ex Libris    Caitlín R. Kiernan
You Shadows That in Darkness Dwell    Mark Howard Jones
The Ballad of Asenath Waite    Adam Bolivar
The Visitor    Nancy Kilpatrick
The Gaunt    Tom Lynch
Missing at the Morgue    Donald Tyson
The Shard    Don Webb
The Mystery of the Cursed Cottage    David Hambling
To Court the Night    K. A. Opperman
To Move Beneath Autumnal Oaks    W. H. Pugmire
Mister Ainsley    Steve Rasnic Tem
Satiety    Jason V Brock
Provenance Unknown    Stephen Woodworth
The Well    D. L. Myers


AN ANTHOLOGY edited by S. T. Joshi
CATEGORY Lovecraft inspired Horror
PUBLICATION DATE November 2017
COVER ART Jason Van Hollander
PAGES 326
INTRODUCTION S. T. Joshi

EDITIONS
Unsigned Jacketed Hardcover — ISBN  978-1-786362-01-8  [£25]
300 Slipcased JHC signed by the contributors  — ISBN 978-1-786362-00-1  [£50]



Pulpgen-Online Pulps - Now online!

New this week

"The Mississippi Bearcat" by Charles L. Swem from ALL-STORY WEEKLY, January 17, 1920
The adventures of a Mississippi Bearcat soldier in France during the first World War.

"The Passing Star" by Isaac R. Nathanson from AMAZING STORIES, September, 1930
A runaway star passes through the solar system causing devastation on earth.

"Grounder Shy" by Norman Ober from ALL SPORTS, April, 1951
Once hit, twice shy, and Mickey Leary was hit by hot bouncers twice in one inning. That was when the trouble started, and if something couldn't be done, Leary would be grounder-shy for keeps, and out of baseball for good.



Pulp Den - Now online!

Death Rides The Valkyrie
- New!
Mission: Prague - New!
The Choking Rain  
Death Walks Behind You
59th Anniversary
Daredevils
War's End: The Storm
Suburra
Gliese 581: Departure

         Pulp Den  

Pulp Flakes - Now online!
A new pulp blog on pulp magazines, authors and their stories, adventure and detective pulps.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone...  
Swipe or inspiration - you decide 
Pulp AdventureCon 2018 - photos
Review: Art of the pulps

The Pulp Hermit - Now online!

Shockwave
Death Charge
Profit Motive
Early Autumn Giveaway
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.

Radio Archives
The Spider #52 Audiobook
Legions of the Accursed Light Death
by Norvell W. Page writing as Grant Stockbridge

Read by Nick Santa Maria

 Now available!

Like an eerie devil-dawn, that green death-ray spread its lethal shadow over New York — burning to smoking crisps the helpless hundreds who dared its path. For the Eye of Flame had loosed his fire-fiends upon America’s proudest city, and, as prisons poured forth their criminals, and the underworld came into its terrible own, no man could hope to combat that ray of death. Single-handed, Richard Wentworth, in the Spider’s gruesome garb, dared the Flame — fighting for an entire people’s safety against a monster who had learned to make millions out of human misery and the charred cinders that had once been men!

The Spider, as conceived by Norvell Page, was much more than a fright mask and a slouch hat. A complex man, Richard Wentworth yearned for a normal life, retired from violent crime-fighting often, but the call to duty always drew him back. His exploits impressed a ten year old Stan Lee, who when he launched Marvel Comics in the early 1960s, drew on the idea of a hunted hero to create Spider-Man!
 
At his side are Nita van Sloan, who sometimes dons the Spider’s black cape and mask to become the Black Widow, Wentworth’s loyal chauffeur, Ronald Jackson, and Sikh bodyguard, Ram Singh. All share in his dangerous life, and every one of them knows his fatal secret. If they are exposed, disgrace and the Death House will be their fate.
 
Once more,the incomparable Nick Santa Maria reads another thrilling Spider exploit. Legions of the Accursed Light Death originally published in The Spider magazine, January, 1938.

 
 

5 hours - $9.99 Download / $39.98 Audio CDs

Radio Archives


The most deadly weapon in history — a green mist which turned all it touched to flaming ruin — was ravaging America! Far off in Etoria, war-dog kingdom of the Mediterranean, a power-mad demagogue plotted the conquest of the world, and subjugating our land was his first wily move...! While the United States government prepares to surrender humbly — while war scars a thousand-mile front in Europe — Operator #5, Ace of the American Intelligence, alone, disgraced, challenges the might of the new Napoleon and single-handed carries the battle into the powerful warlord’s own fortified palace!

 
James Christopher did not technically belong to the U. S. Secret Service. He was a top agent for an American unnamed Intelligence Service. It was in his blood. His father, John Christopher, retired from the same agency years before. Answerable only to his superior, Z-7, and carrying a letter from the President of the United States identifying him as Operator #5,
 
Jimmy belonged to the clean-cut, square-jaw, clear-eyed breed of hero made popular by the F. B. I. back in those grim days. Even with that wholesome, image, Jimmy came well armed and prepared. He carried a Colt automatic and wore a flexible rapier concealed in the hollow of his leather belt. A gold skull ornament dangled from a vest-pocket watch chain. It contained a fast-acting poison in case of capture by enemy agents. Jimmy Christopher played a very dangerous game, of which he was a past master.
 
Into this unprecedented crisis plunged Jimmy Christopher. Only one man, but a man who embodied the American spirit — and stands prepared to perish to protect his country.
 
War Dogs of the Green Destroyer is read with stirring intensity by Milton Bagby. Originally published in the January, 1936 issue of Operator #5 magazine.
 
Performed by 2017 Audie Awards winner, voice actor Milton Bagby.


5 hours - $9.99 Download / $19.98 Audio CDs

Radio Archives

Radio Archives Pulp Classics
Secret Agent "X" #22 eBook
Brand Of The Metal Maiden - January 1936

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.
 
From 1934 to 1939 America thrilled to the adventures of Secret Agent X — the "man of a thousand faces" — as he battled futuristic weapons and mad scientists. The true identity of Secret Agent X was never revealed. He used his mastery of disguise to work undercover for the U.S. government. With his aide, newspaper reporter Betty Dale, and his secretive government handler K-9, he battled weird and fantastical threats to America for forty-one amazing issues. Secret Agent X returns in these vintage pulp tales, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
 
Table of Contents:
 
A Feature-Length Secret Agent “X” Novel
Brand Of The Metal Maiden by G.T. Fleming-Roberts writing as Brant House
A music master was the Emperor Zero — master of murder music. For his pupils danced a mad rhythm into the grave. Young people they were, but as they danced they aged — years in seconds. Mummies they became — in silks and satins, and modern dinner coats... Secret Agent X hurled his crime-crushing organizations against the Emperor Zero. But Agent X found himself enmeshed in the hilarious dance to hell.
 
Murder Set-up by Charles Marquis Warren
A debonair crook waits five years to unleash a festering hatred.
 
Satan’s Heir by James Perley Hughes
Ted Bosworth was press agent for Edythe Shirley, lovable child actress. But for once, he was reluctant to do his job. For Ted Bosworth had a strange horror hunch that Edythe Shirley’s interview would be with — death.
 
The Corpse Talks by David X. Manners
An ex-eon and a sheriff meet over a murdered man’s body.
 
The Death-Chair Challenge by Frederick C. Davis
King Krager’s brother was scheduled for hot-seat payoff. But King Krager sent out a vengeance-laden warning that the governor’s wife would balance the death scales. And he ordered Mark Hazzard, D.A., to lead her to her doom — or Mark Hazzard would go to the chair.
 
The Secret Council — Column
Behind the scenes with Secret Agent X — and his next adventure.
 
Handcuffed To Death by Arden X. Pangborn
Sidney O’Shea asked to be arrested for murder.
 
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

 
Radio Archives


Redbud Studios
SECRET AGENT X #1
First ever comic book adventure!
Now available!

Redbud Studio is proud to announce the release of the first ever Secret Agent X comic book adventure. 

Written by Ron Fortier, this 29 page black and white original story is fully illustrated by Rob Davis who also delivered the stunning cover.

“Race Against the Devil,” has the Man of a Thousand Faces combating an elite unit of Nazis saboteurs plotting to assassinate a foreign ambassador visiting the US. 

As a special bonus, this special one shot also includes a two page essay by pulp writer Frank Schildiner on the appeal of this classic pulp hero.

Published via Barry Gregory’s Ka-Blam, the book is now available at their on-line store, Indy Planet.


Print-on-Demand - $3.99
Digital Download - $0.99






The Serial Squadron
G-MEN VS. THE BLACK DRAGON and SECRET SERVICE IN DARKEST AFRICA
Now shipping!

The fast and furious Rex Bennett WWII spy action serials
G-MEN VS. THE BLACK DRAGON and SECRET SERVICE IN DARKEST AFRICA
PREORDER NOW
or get both serials in one 4-DVD Set: THE REX BENNETT COLLECTION


The Rex Bennett Collection
(Republic, 30 Chapters)
Rod Cameron, Duncan Renaldo, Joan Marsh, Lionel Royce, Nino Pipitone, D: Spencer Bennet, William Witney

Contains the complete restored editions of both Secret Service in Darkest Africa and G-Men vs. the Black Dragon featuring Rod Cameron (doubled by stunt man Tom Steele) as WWII US Agent Rex Bennett.

DVD Contents: 4-DVD Set, 2 Complete serials, 30 episodes
Special Features: Trailer for G-Men vs. the Black Dragon, re-release trailer for Secret Service








THE SHADOW: THE DEATH OF MARGO LANE TPB - Now available!
Cover A: Matt Wagner
Writer: Matt Wagner
Art: Matt Wagner, Brennan Wagner (Colorist)


Legendary creator Matt Wagner returns to both write and draw an all-new tale for the first and most famous of all pulp heroes, The Shadow! Following his critically-acclaimed work on The Shadow: Year One and Grendel vs. The Shadow, Wagner once again lends his masterful talents to unveil "what evil lurks in the hearts of men", joined by talented colorist Brennan Wagner.

For years, Margo Lane has served as The Shadow's faithful friend and companion, the closest and most intimate of all his many agents. But when will that proximity to The Shadow's dark and violent world take its ultimate toll on her? And what effect will his lover's loss have on the driven and brooding Master of Darkness? A powerful and resonant tale in the sort of pulse-pounding pulp style that only Matt Wagner could deliver!


Trade paperback, 7x10, 144 pages, Full Color, $19.99



   

Skelos Press
SKELOS #3
Now shipping to subscribers and coming soon to online retailers!

This issue includes:

Short fiction by Ed Erdelac, Lynne Jamneck, Keith Taylor, Scott Cupp, Michelle Muenzler, Cynthia Vespia, Christopher Fulbright, John R. Fultz, Rhonda Eudaly, Josh Rountree, and S Boyd Taylor
Novelettes by John C. Hocking and Chris Gruber; poetry by Peter Rawlik, Ashley Dioses, KA Opperman, Wade German, Chad Hensley, Aurelia Wilder, and Pat Calhoun
Essays by Bobby Dee and Jack Staines
A gallery of Southern Gothic imagery by photographer Aimee Reist
Reviews by Dave Brzeski, Nicole Kurtz, Luke Dodd, Jim Lee, and Sam L Edwards
Incredible original artwork by Timothy Truman, Esteban Maroto, Allen Kozowski, Mr. Zarono and many more!




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.

A Little (or a Lot) on Algernon Blackwood - New!
The Pantry on the Edge of Forever
11/22/63 and the Conspiracies of History
Barker and Bender on the Case-Part One
Another Silly Season-Part Two
Another Silly Season-Part One
The Summer of Flying Saucers


WEIRDBOOK ANNUAL #1
Now available!

The 1st issue of Weirdbook Annual presents themed stories of Witches!
Included this time are:

Thou Shalt Not Suffer, by Matt Neil Hill
No Holds Bard, by Adrian Cole
Laying The Hairy Book, by Josh Reynolds
Here Is Where Your Proud Waves Halt, by Erica Ruppert
Vicious Circles, by Paul Dale Anderson
Assorted Shades of Red, by Franklyn Searight
Strange Days in Old Yandrissa, by John R. Fultz
Fertility Rites, by Glynn Owen Barrass
The Witch's Heart, by Rachel Bolton
Hag Race, by Andre E. Harewood
Best Friend Becky, by Wayne Faust
The Rat in the Rabbit Cage, by Ashley Dioses
Two Spells, by Neva Bryan
Pulled Over, by Paul Spears
The Witch of Skur, by L.F. Falconer
Cat and Mouse, by Duane Pesice
Last of the Ashiptu, by Paul Lubaczewski
Firestorm, by Richard H. Durisen
The Witch of Pender, by John Linwood Grant
The Nora Witch, by Brandon Jimison
The Broken Witch, by Scott Hutchison

Plus poetry by Maurits Zwankhuizen, Lucy A. Snyder, David F. Daumit, S.L. Edwards, Lori R. Lopez, Frederick J. Mayer,
K.A. Opperman, Clay F. Johnson, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Oliver Smith, Darla Klein

WEIRDBOOK is now offering Subscriptions!!!!

Weirdbook Magazine Blogspot   Facebook: Weirdbook  Amazon.com   Kindle  Wildside Press: eBook  Wildside Press: Softcover

 


 
WEIRDBOOK #37
Coming soon!






Will Murray
Upcoming appearances!


Will will be a guest at the Southcoast Comic Con at the Hanover Mall, Hanover Mass, the weekend of December 9 & 10.
Drop by his table!  Look for the Squirrel Girl banner. 
https://www.necomiccon.net


2 New Wild adventures of Doc Savage and much more!

Pulp Legend and author extraordinaire Will Murray is preparing 2 new Doc Savage adventures for the Christmas season. 
He also has the go ahead to do Wild Adventures of other classic pulp characters for 2018. 
There will be a crossover novel involving the Spider, Operator #5, and G-8 set in the 1930s. 
Another Spider novel is in the works, and much, much more!
Plus Will continues contributing to other projects varying from Lovecraftian Horror to Sherlock Holmes! 
This will be a banner year for Will Murray and his fans!
Doc Savage stories: Mr. Calamity and The Eternal Valley coming soon!
Checkout the online interview with Will at Art's Reviews Podcasts








01 December 2017

2017, 2018 & 2019 Film Releases
All dates are subject to change.

2017

December 15, 2017
December 15, 2017
December 20, 2017
STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII
BEYOND SKYLINE
JUMANGI
2018

January 26, 2018
MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE
February 16, 2018
BLACK PANTHER
March 9, 2018
March 16, 2018
A WRINKLE IN TIME
TOMB RAIDER

April 13, 2018
THE NEW MUTANTS
May 4, 2018
May 25, 2018
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
SOLO, A STAR WARS STORY
June 8, 2018
June 15, 2018
June 22, 2018
June 29, 2018
OCEAN'S EIGHT
THE INCREDIBLES 2
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM
Untitled Fox Marvel Film
July 6, 2018
July 20, 2018
July 27, 2018
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 6
August 3, 2018
August 10, 2018
THE PREDATOR
THE MEG
September 21, 2018
ROBIN HOOD
October 5, 2018
AQUAMAN
November 2, 2018
X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX
December 14, 2018
December 21, 2018
SPIDER-MAN ANIMATED FEATURE
AQUAMAN
2019

January 11, 2019
HELLBOY
February 14, 2019
GAMBIT
March 8, 2019
CAPTAIN MARVEL
April 5, 2019
SHAZAM
May 3, 2019
THE AVENGERS: UNTITLED
June 7, 2019
Untitled Fox Marvel Film
July 5, 2019
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING SEQUEL
November 1, 2019
Noveber 22, 2019
WONDER WOMAN SEQUEL
Untitled Fox Marvel Film



2018 VINTAGE SCI FI 12 MONTH WALL CALENDAR - Now available!

The 2018 Vintage Sci-Fi Calendar features archival-quality images of classic covers from the Golden Age of pulp science fiction. These eco-friendly calendars are made using sustainable materials from cover to cover. The large format 9×14 inch wire-bound wall calendar opens to 9×26 inches. Each month's image is perforated and easily removable to fit any standard 9×12 inch frame.

Wall Calendar, Full Color   
SRP: $18.95

Also available are Vintage Sci-Fi journals and posters.


Asgard Press  
 
Adventure House
Now available!

HIGH ADVENTURE #157
War Birds World War I Issue


George Bruce
Arthur Guy Empey



   
7x10, 110 pages, $12.95



Adventure House
Now available!

Phantom Detective – September 1947

Case of the Murdered Witness by Robert Wallace
A trail of oil leads from the baffling and strange riddle of Ernest Shaler’s sudden disappearance right to the door of a grim, sinister conspiracy!
The Phantom’s clues are a hat, a broken cufflink, and a hotel room key as he pursues a dangerous quarry!

"The Million Dollar Weapon" by Wayland Rice
"The Plainest Clue" by Ray Cummings
"Open House For a Killer" by Johnston McCulley
"Make A Miracle" by Robert Sidney Bowen


Cover Artist: Rudolph Belarski

   
7x10, 114 pages, $14.95




Age of Aces
Now available!

SKY DEVIL: ACE OF DEVILS
By Harold F. Cruickshank


The Sky Devil and his Brood were riders of the hell trail! Nowhere along the Western Front could you find a more feared crew, both in their element or out. 120 Squadron could always be counted on to whip Germany's best Aces, out-scrap entire squadrons of Boche killers, or tackle not one, but two crazed Barons with an Egyptology fetish! But what happens when they find themselves up in a dirigible fighting a fleet of ghost zeppelins, or down in the English Channel battling ferocious deep water beasts, or even behind enemy lines dealing with a crazed Major Petrie? Plenty, and you can read it all here. The prolific Harold F. Cruickshank was a mainstay of Popular Publications’ aviation titles, with a series in each. For Battle Aces he wrote Sky Wolf; For Battle Birds he created Red Eagle; and in Dare-Devil Aces, from 1932 to 1935, he wrote the 29 tales of Sky Devil. This second volume from Age of Aces Books collects half of the run—15 stories in all—including the seminal story where Bill Dawe is rooked out of the command of 120 Squadron!

Stories include
“The Green Devils” – Dare-Devil Aces, July 1932
“Killer’s Drome” – Dare-Devil Aces, November 1932
“Ace of Devils” – Dare-Devil Aces, November 1933
“Skeleton’s Drome” – Dare-Devil Aces, December 1933
“The Sky Pirates” – Dare-Devil Aces, January 1934
“Staffel of Hate” – Dare-Devil Aces, February 1934
“The Flaming Vulture” – Dare-Devil Aces, March 1934
“No-Man’s Squadron” – Dare-Devil Aces, April 1934
“The Storm Buzzard” – Dare-Devil Aces, May 1934
“The Derelict Patrol” – Dare-Devil Aces, June 1934
“Staffel of Skeletons” – Dare-Devil Aces, July 1934
“Graveyard Staffel” – Dare-Devil Aces, September 1934
“The Stratosphere Patrol” – Dare-Devil Aces, February 1935
“The Undersea Buzzard” – Dare-Devil Aces, June 1935
“Staffel of Dead Men” – Dare-Devil Aces,September 1935

$16.99 | 6″x9″ trade paperback | 364 pages




The German Empire has unleashed Hell on Earth! The dead are climbing out of their graves and giant skeletons attack the living. Heads are detonating and soldiers are turning to bronze. But flying to the rescue like an avenging angel is America’s own “Brain Devil,” Captain Philip Strange, the phantom ace of G-2 Intelligence. Whether it’s deadly bridges or killer broadcasts, when the Allies need a miracle they pray for Philip Strange! This sixth volume of Donald Keyhoe’s flying spy features six weird World War I adventures: The Devil's Holocaust, Hell's Gateway, The Brain-Devil of G-2, Tombstone Tarmac, The Bridge of Death, and Hellions of Headless Death.

Stories include
“The Devil’s Holocaust,” – Flying Aces, June 1932
“Hell’s Gateway,” – Flying Aces, April 1932
“The Brain-Devil of G-2,” – Flying Aces, September 1932
“Tombstone Tarmac,” – Flying Aces, September 1933
“The Bridge of Death,” – Flying Aces, May 1935
“Hellions of Headless Death,” – Flying Aces, September 1936

$16.99 | 6″x9″ trade paperback | 322 pages


 

Altus Press
Pulp Logo T-shirts

 Altus Press Unveils Its New Pulp T-Shirt Store… With Cheaper Prices to Boot!

For some time, Altus Press has offered authentic pulp logo t-shirts.
Although we liked the quality, we were never content with the price we had to charge. But this has changed.

Starting today, we’ve partnered with Spreadshirt to offer our t-shirts direct.
This is a good thing on several levels.
First, you’ll no longer be constrained by one fabric color choice: you’ll now be able to choose among several options.
Second, you’ll get real-time updates on availability and fulfillment from the producers themselves.
And finally, by cutting out the middleman, we’ve been able to lower our t-shirt prices: they all start from $19.99.

To make ordering easier, we’ve set up a store on their site: shop.spreadshirt.com/altuspress.
Please check it out!


Thrilling Adventures 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
 

Pecos Kid Western 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: grey fabric only.


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.

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.

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.
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.

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.

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.

Popular Publications Logo 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.

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.

Argosy Magazine T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp magazine from the 1930s.
Note: red fabric only.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp magazine from the 1940s.
Note: red fabric only.

Dime Detective Magazine T-Shirt
This is the authentic logo used for this classic pulp magazine from the 1930s.
Note: black fabric only.
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.
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.

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.

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.

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.


All shirts are available in Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, and XX-Large.














 


 




Altus Press
Altus Press Gift Card
Now available!

Not sure what to buy?
Get an Altus Press Gift Card.
hese never expire and you can choose the amount.
From $25

eBooks now available!

Now available are all 28 stories in the Captain Future series!
The Captain Future saga follows the super-science pulp hero Curt Newton, along with his companions, The Futuremen.
Together, they travel the solar system in series of classic pulp adventures, many of which written by the author of The Legion of Super-Heroes, Edmond Hamilton.

We've got all 28 Captain Future eBooks in stock—yes, 28 stories—including the rarely-reprinted story, Treasure on Thunder Moon.


Captain Future #1: The Space Emperor
Captain Future #2: Calling Captain Future
Captain Future #3: Captain Future’s Challenge
Captain Future #4: The Triumph of Captain Future
Captain Future #5: The Seven Space Stones
Captain Future #6: Star Trail to Glory
Captain Future #7: The Magician of Mars
Captain Future #8: The Lost World of Time
Captain Future #9: Quest Beyond the Stars
Captain Future #10: Outlaws of the Moon
Captain Future #11: Treasure on Thunder Moon
Captain Future #12: The Comet Kings
Captain Future #13: Planets in Peril
Captain Future #14: The Face of the Deep
Captain Future #15: Worlds to Come
Captain Future #16: Star of Dread
Captain Future #17: Magic Moon
Captain Future #18: Days of Creation
Captain Future #19: Red Sun of Danger
Captain Future #20: Outlaw World
Captain Future #21: The Solar Invasion
Captain Future #22: The Return of Captain Future
Captain Future #23: Children of the Sun
Captain Future #24: The Harpers of Titan
Captain Future #25: Pardon My Iron Nerves
Captain Future #26: Moon of the Unforgotten
Captain Future #27: Earthmen No More
Captain Future #28: Birthplace of Creation


$1.99 each



Altus Press
Race Williams by Carroll John Daly
eBooks now available!

Altus Press has unveiled the new line of Black Mask eBooks, featuring the stories of Race Williams,
the classic hard-boiled character created by Carroll John Daly for the pages of Black Mask.


Race Williams #1: Knights of the Open Palm (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #2: Three Thousand to the Good (Black Mask eBook)
 Race Williams #3: The Red Peril (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #4: Them That Lives By Their Guns (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #5: Devil Cat (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #6: The Face Behind the Mask (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #7: Conceited, Maybe (Black Mask eBook)
Race Williams #8: Say It With Lead!
Race Williams #9: I’ll Tell the World
Race Williams #10: Alias Buttercup
Race Williams #11: Under Cover
Race Williams #12: South Sea Steel
Race Williams #13: The False Clara Burkhart
Race Williams #14: The Super-Devil
Race Williams #15: Half-Breed
Race Williams #16: Blind Alleys
Race Williams #17: The Snarl of the Beast
Race Williams #18: The Egyptian Lure
Race Williams #19: The Hidden Hand
Race Williams #20: The Tag Murders


$1.99 each



Altus Press
THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF THE MOON MAN, VOLUME 7: 1936-37
by Frederick C. Davis, Introduction by Andrew Salmon

Now available!

From 1933–37 pulpsmith extraordinaire Frederick C. Davis chronicled the adventures of the classic pulp hero the Moon Man in the pages of Ten Detective Aces. One of the most unique and compelling characters in the history of the genre, the Moon Man was the Robin Hood of the pulps: He stole from those who profited from the misery of the Depression to help those in need, to balance the scales of justice.

And justice was close to the Moon Man's heart. For the Moon Man was actually police detective Stephen Thatcher—a dedicated law officer all too familiar with the cracks in the system criminals used to avoid retribution. Donning a black robe and a globe of Argus glass, Thatcher became the Moon Man, a thief who stole from criminals the law could not touch.

Now the Moon Man is hunted by his best friend and partner, reviled by his father and fiancé who all want to see the masked thief pay the ultimate price for his crimes. Stephen Thatcher must walk the razor's edge of his double life where, every minute, the threat of exposure could shatter his fragile world.

For the first time in decades all 38 of the Moon Man's exploits have been collected by Altus Press in a seven-volume set.

Preview to Murder: The unwinking crystal eye of a camera caught Sue McEwen helping the notorious Moon Man. Then the Moon Man soon found that he must be a slave to the ruthless demands of a public-enemy gang, or his sweetheart would be sent to the chair.

Ghoul's Carnival: The notorious Moon Man, enigma of enigmas, was faced with the dishonor of deserting the staunchest friend he had—and with losing his sweetheart in a slough of disgrace, from which he could never rescue her. He had no way out—unless he turned corpse-master to make the dead cheat the living.

Skeleton's Snare: Death stilled the lips of a blackmail victim who was about to rip open a city-wide money scandal. But before that man died he named the notorious Moon Man as his murderer. Yet, even the Moon Man's deadliest enemy had never accused him of cowardly extortion.

Murder for a Pastime: Kidnapers snatched Sue McEwen and held her for a hundred-grand ransom to be paid by the notorious Moon Man. For even the underworld did not believe he was a true Robin Hood whose every haul went to the poor and oppressed. And the nearly penniless Moon Man did not know how to double-cross both the law and the lawless to save the girl he loved.

Blackjack Jury: Detective Sergeant Steve Thatcher, alias the Moon Man, was sure that his number was up.
For his own father, the chief of police, would suffer ignominious discharge from his life-treasured post unless he brought in the Moon Man.

290 pages / $24.95 softcover / $34.95 hardcover


Altus Press

Into the city of Bagdad, once host to the forty thieves and hot bed of ancient sin, has come the Dragon Lord of Crime,
Wu Fang—his purpose and his mission Death—but death more ghastly than any the mind of man can conceive,
wrested from the secrets of forgotten centuries and now employed in gaining the mastery of the earth.

173 pages / $12.95 softcover


Altus Press
ACEe G-MAN: THE COMPLETE CASES (Deluxe Edition)
by Emile C. Tepperman
Limited hardcover edition of 50 copies

Now available!

One of the greatest series from the pages of the pulps of the 1930s is finally available in a complete, deluxe edition.
Klaw, Murdoch, and Kerrigan are the best the F.B.I. has to offer.
Through nearly two dozen adventures—primarily from the pages of Ace G-Man Stories—they battled spies, saboteurs, and even super-villains!
This collection also includes their crossover with Ed Race, The Masked Marksman.

Ace G-Man: The Complete Cases (Deluxe Edition) by Emile C. Tepperman contains the following stories:

"Mr. Zero and The F.B.I. Suicide Squad"
"The Suicide Squad Reports for Death"
"The Suicide Squad’s Last Mile"
"The Suicide Squad Pays Off"
"Coffins for the Suicide Squad"
"The Suicide Squad—Dead or Alive!"
"Shells for the Suicide Squad"
"Suicide Squad’s Murder Lottery"
"The Suicide Squad and the Murder Bund"
"The Suicide Squad in Corpse-Town"
"The Coffin Barricade"
"The Tunnel Death Built"
"Wanted—In Three Pine Coffins"
"The Suicide Squad’s Private War"
"—For Tomorrow We Die!"
"The Masked Marksman’s Command Performance"
"The Suicide Squad’s Dawn Patrol"
"The Suicide Squad Meets the Rising Sun"
"So Sorry, Mr. Hirohito!"
"Move Over, Death!"
"Targets for the Flaming Arrow"
"Blood, Sweat and Bullets"
"The Suicide Squad and The Twins of Death!"

461 pages / $75 hardcover

Altus Press


Altus Press
BLACK MASK VOLUME 3
Now available!

Black Mask, the greatest American detective magazine of all time is back with an all-new story by the creator of Doc Savage, Lester Dent.

Also featuring classic hard-boiled detective stories by Horace McCoy, Wyatt Blassingame, Day Keene, Herbert Koehl, Kent Richards,
Stephen McBarron, Dwight V. Babcock, Hugh B. Cave, and Edgar Franklin, all from the golden age of pulp fiction.

With vintage brush illustrations by Arthur Rodman Bowker, as well as a previously-unpublished interview with the author of Donovan’s Brain, Curt Siodmak.

  $14.95 softcover
 SALE PRICE: $13.95 softcover


 



Altus Press: Pulp Blog - Now online!

Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Continues With More Race Williams eBooks and The Mysterious Wu Fang

Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Continues With More Black Mask eBooks and The Moon Man
Save 30% This Weekend: The Altus Press Black Friday–Cyber Monday Weekend Sale Is On
Black Mask #3 Is Available Now With a New Story by Lester Dent (Doc Savage)
Dusty Ayres #5 and Wu Fang #6 Are Here
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
 SANCTUM BOOKS HOLIDAY SALE!
NOW THROUGH December 31, 2017!

NOW THROUGH December 31, 2017 Sanctum Books is offering a 30% discount off list price for:
A complete set of all 87 DOC SAVAGE classic volumes (plus replicas of the two 1930s Doc Savage giveaway premium prints)
or
The first 100 Sanctum Books SHADOW volumes plus SHADOW ANNUAL #1.


With insured postage, the 87 DOC SAVAGE volumes (plus premium replicas) can be purchased for just $900.00 postpaid, while the first 100 SHADOW volumes (plus a complete set of Shadow art prints and premium photo replicas) can be purchased for only $1,050.00 postpaid. (Some of these volumes are already sold out except in super packs!)

ALSO ON SALE:
THE AVENGER #1-12 (reprinting all 30 pulp adventures) for just $130.00—a 25% discount
THE SPIDER #1-10 for $110.00
THE WHISPERER #1-7 (reprinting all 14 1936-37 pulp novels) for just $75.00 postpaid.

Mail checks or money orders to:
Sanctum Books; P.O. Box 761474; San Antonio, TX 78245
or
Paypal to: orders@shadowsanctum.com.
This special discount offer expires at midnight, December 31, 2017.


Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
Now available and arriving in comic shops December 6!

THE SHADOW Volume 124: “The Ghost Makers” & “House of Ghosts”
The Master of Darkness unmasks phony spiritualists in two legendary pulp novels. First, in one of Walter Gibson’s greatest classics, the Dark Avenger investigates “The Ghost Makers” after a glowing dagger materializes to strike terror at a séance. Then, The Shadow teams with real-life ghostbuster Joseph Dunninger to investigate a series of spirit murders in a “House of Ghosts." This haunting collection showcases the original color pulp covers by George Rozen and Modest Stein and interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Paul Orban, while Will Murray explores the Gibson-Houdini-Lovecraft connection and Anthony Tollin recalls The Shadow Big Little Books. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-241-4 Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95


Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)

THE ART OF THE PULPS
by Doug Ellis, Ed Hulse, and Robert Weinberg
Foreword by F. Paul Wilson

Now available and highly recommended!

A team of experts in each of the ten major Pulp genres, from action Pulps to spicy Pulps and more, chart for the first time the complete history of Pulp magazines–the stories and their writers, the graphics and their artists, and, of course, the publishers, their market, and readers.

Each chapter in the book, which is illustrated with more than 400 examples of the best Pulp graphics (many from the Editors’ collections—among the world’s largest) is organized in a clear and accessible way, starting with an introductory overview of the genre, followed by a selection of the best covers and interior graphics, organized chronologically through the chapter. All images are fully captioned (many are in essence "nutshell" histories in themselves). Two special features in each chapter focus on topics of particular interest (such as extended profiles of Daisy Bacon, Pulp author and editor of Love Story, the hugely successful romance Pulp, and of Harry Steeger, co-founder of Popular Publications in 1930 and originator of the "Shudder Pulp" genre).

With an overall Introduction on "The Birth of the Pulps" by Doug Ellis, and with two additional chapters focusing on the great Pulp writers and the great Pulp artists, The Art of the Pulps covers every aspect of this fascinating genre; it is the first definitive visual history of the Pulps.

Hardcover, 240 pages, $49.99.
Co-editors Doug Ellis and Ed Hulse have jointly signed a limited number of copies Murania Press is pleased to sell for the book’s suggested retail price of $49.99, with free shipping for buyers in the continental United States. A personal inscription can be added if requested; just send us a note at muraniapress@yahoo.com asking for personalization.

To repeat, there is a very limited number of signed copies available, so if you’re interested don’t wait too long to place an order.


IDW Publishing  Amazon.com  


Art's Reviews Podcasts! - Now online!

Nothing new this week.

Past episodes:
Diana Rubino discusses her new novels "Sharing Hamilton" and "Eliza Jumel Burr: Vice Qeen of America"
Andrew Salmon discusses his recent Collection of all of his Sherlock Holmes stories into one volume
Jimmie Dale: Alias The Gray Seal
Will Murray: 2 New Wild adventures of Doc Savage and much more
The Jon Kirk Series: "The Mind Masters" and "The Time Masters"
"Four on the Run" Vol. 1 of the Saint's And Sinners Space Adventure Series
ATHENA VOLTAIRE PULP TALES TPB VOLUME 1 - Arriving in comic shops December 6!
(Writer) Steve Bryant, Chris Murrin (Art) Steve Bryant (Cover) Steve Bryant, Jason Millet

Authors Tom King, Corinna Bechko, Genevieve Pearson, Will Pfeifer, and a dozen more tell the swashbuckling tales of globetrotting aviatrix Athena Voltaire!

With illustrations by Steve Bryant, this collection of short stories in the spirit of the pulps which inspired the character sees Athena battling adversaries old and new, dodging lethal traps, fighting creatures natural and supernatural, and meeting some of history's most influential figures.


Softcover, 320 pages, B&W, $14.95



Bibliorati  - Now online!

Paul Bishop
HINDI PULP—VIMAL!
Out of the Shadows-James McKimmey
The Women of Men's Adventure
Steve Holland-The Face of a Hero

Shock Troops of Justice-Pulps Vs. Reality

Ron Fortier
Pulp Fiction Reviews-I Watched Them Eat Me Alive

Pulp Fiction Reviews-Plutonium Nightmare

Teel James Glenn
The Pulp Guy-Wu, The Doctor and The Spider's Crazy Cousin
The Pulp Guy-X Marks The Future Air War!
The Pulp Guy-The Once and Future Air War
The Pulp Guy-The Flying Hero With No Name

The Pulp Guy-The Popular Character You Never Heard Of



THE BIG BOOK OF THE CONTINENTAL OP - Now available!
by Dashiell Hammett

Now for the first time ever in one volume, all twenty-eight stories and two serialized novels starring the Continental Op—one of the greatest characters in storied history of detective fiction.

Dashiell Hammett is the father of modern hard-boiled detective stories. His legendary works have been lauded for almost one hundred years by fans, and his novel The Maltese Falcon was adapted into a classic film starring Humphrey Bogart. One of Dashiell Hammett's most memorable characters, the Continental Op made his debut in Black Mask magazine on October 1, 1923, narrating the first of twenty-eight stories and two novels that would change forever the face of detective fiction. The Op is a tough, wry, unglamorous gumshoe who has inspired a following that is both global and enduring. He has been published in periodicals, paperback digests, and short story collections, but until now, he has never, in all his ninety-two years, had the whole of his exploits contained in one book. The book features all twenty-eight of the original standalone Continental Op stories, the original serialized versions of Red Harvest and The Dain Curse, and previously unpublished material. This anthology of Continental Op stories is the only complete, one-volume work of its kind.


Paperback: 752 pages
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Product Dimensions: 7 x 1.3 x 9.1 inches
List Price: $25.00



Black Coat Press
New titles now available!

THE ALBIGENSIAN TREASURE
by Maurice Magre
Adapted by Brian Stableford
Cover by Mike Hoffman


This volume is the ninth of a series of twelve dedicated to Magre’s works. In The Albigensian Treasure (1938), we follow the adventures of Michel de Bramevaque, who launched himself in search of the Holy Grail after receiving a supernatural injunction. Magre, with elegant simplicity, leads us through a series of adventures and trials on the quest for the sacred artifact hidden by his Albigensian ancestors in the Languedoc soil.

Long considered as one of the best works of esoteric literature of 20th century, The Albigensian Treasure, rooted in the Cathar religion, is rich in spirituality, demonstrating that, behind the visible face of things, often hides another, much more subtle. This is a superb novel of fantastic realism, steeped in a dark and tormented atmosphere.
 
The book also includes a collection of similarly-themed vignettes from La Beauté invisible (1937).

Contents:
Le Trésor des Albigeois [The Albigensian Treasure, 1938]
Communication avec la nature [Communication with Nature, 1937]
Introduction, Afterword and Notes by Brian Stableford.


US $22.95 / GBP £14.99
5x8 trade paperback, 280 pages 


JEAN DE FODOAS
by Maurice Magre
Adapted by Brian Stableford
Cover by Mike Hoffman


This volume is the tenth of a series of twelve dedicated to Magre’s works. In Jean de Fodoas (1939), the eponymous hero leaves his natal city of Toulouse, travelling to the heart of India in the heyday of the Mogul Empire, to the court of Emperor Akbar the Great. Adventure and mysticism are brought together in the novel, because Jean’s  cousin has  recruited him to accomplish a mysterious task at Akbar’s court, involving the treasure of Genghis Khan and the  enigmatic Baphomet that was once allegedly worshipped by the Knights Templars.
 
A  picaresque and rambunctious adventure story, Jean de Fodoas is a stylish example of Magre’s ability to bring together adventure and mysticism.


Contents:
Jean de Fodoas: aventures d’un Français à la cour de l’empereur Akbar [Jean de Fodoas, 1939]
Le Mystère des Templiers [The Mystery of the Templars, 1930]
Introduction, Afterword and Notes by Brian Stableford.


US $23.95 / GBP £14.99
5x8 trade paperback, 300 pages 

 
TALES OF THE SHADOWMEN 14: COUP DE GRACE
Edited by J-M. & R. Lofficier
Cover by Florine Rétoré

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Matthew Baugh: The Lights on Haint Mountain (starring Silver John, Madame Atomos)
Adam Mudman Bezecny: The Curse of Orlac (starring Orlac, Sar Dubnotal)
Nathan Cabaniss: Hero of Two Worlds (starring the Marquis de Lafayette)
Matthew Dennion: A Case of Mistaken Identity (starring Tedduy Verano, the Highlander)
Brian Gallagher: The Death of Von Bork (starring Captain Vampire, Irma Vep)
John Gallagher: Princes of the Universe (starring Solomon Kane)
Martin Gately: Rouletabille at the Old Bailey (starring Rouletabille)
Micah S. Harris: Beneath the Mount of Divination (starring Aramis, Brom Cromwell)
Travis Hiltz: The Case of the Remains to be seen (starring Spiridon, Prof. Brainerd)
Paul Hugli: The Night of the Dazzling Sun (starring Honey West, Tom Wills, The Nyctalope)
Matthew Ilseman: Guided Tours of Famous Secret Places (starring Haunted Places of Paris)
Rick Lai: Phantom Masquerade (starring Fantômas)
Nigel Malcolm: Tomorrow belongs to the Nyctalope (starring The Nyctalope, Stalker)
Christofer Nigro: Kindred Beasts (starring Judex, Felifax)
Frank Schildiner: Dice, Pearl and Sword (starring Rocambole, Zatoichi)
Michel Stéphan: The Odyssey of Madame Atomos (starring Madame Atomos)
Artikel Unbekannt: The Yellow Peril (starring The Yellow Shadow)
David L. Vineyard: The Third Eye of Osiris (starring Arsene Lupin, Fu Manchu)

Coup de grâce – the ultimate blow, the final strike in the merciless battle that pits good vs evil, heroes vs villains! But does it signal the triumph of order or the victory of chaos?

In this fourteenth volume of Tales of the Shadowmen, the Marquis de Lafayette finds himself transported to Mars while Silver John runs afoul of Madame Atomos. Captain Vampire is plagued by Irma Vep. The Highlander challenges the leader of the Black Coats. Rouletabille appears at the Old Bailey. Aramis clashes with the unearthly presence of Baal. Rocambole meets Zatoichi, Honey West teams up with the Nyctalope, and Fantômas pays his debt to the King in Yellow.

Also starring Arsène Lupin, Felifax, Sâr Dubnotal, Harry Dickson, Teddy Verano, and many more.
Tales of the Shadowmen is the only anthology dedicated to the international heroes and villains of pulp literature, where writers from all over the world pay homage to those great champions and master criminals who enchanted our adolescence.


US $23.95 / GBP £14.99
6x9 trade paperback, 300 pages 

 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Black Dog Books
SOMEDAY I'LL KILL YOU!
by Seabury Quinn, Gene Christie (Editor, Introduction)

Now available!

“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


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


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


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


Black Dog Books
WINDY CITY PULP STORIES #17
Now available!
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



Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press
By Ed Hulse (editor)
Now available!

The Shadow, The Spider, The Avenger, Doc Savage, The Black Bat, The Phantom Detective — these swashbuckling heroes of mid-20th-century pulp fiction all had one thing in common: They fought crime from outside the law, unhindered by red tape and unmindful of such legal niceties as due process. They fought with fists and guns, for the most part hiding their true identities beneath outlandish costume and grotesque disguises.

This collection of essays by distinguished pulp-fiction aficionados chronicles the era of single-character magazines from offbeat angles and with keen insight. The pieces herein analyze key stories and characters while offering rare, behind-the-scenes glimpses of authors and editors at work, crafting and polishing the pulp-paper fever dreams that enthralled millions of young readers during the Great Depression, World War II, and beyond. Ed Hulse, editor of Blood ‘n’ Thunder, the award-winning journal of adventure, mystery and melodrama, has assembled these affectionate essays with loving care and a discerning eye for the high-water marks in this phase of American popular culture.

This third volume of Blood ‘n’ Thunder Presents, like its predecessors, is profusely illustrated with pulp-magazine covers and original artwork.

Cover Art by Rafael De Soto
Introduction by Ed Hulse
220 pgs., paperback, 8 1/2 X 11
Price: $24.95


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OVERSEAS BUYERS MUST INQUIRE FOR SHIPPING RATES BEFORE PLACING ORDERS




Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania Press: EDitorial Comments - Now online!

Collectibles Section Updated for December - New!
THE ART OF THE PULPS: Here at last!
Collectibles Section Updated
Labor Day Weekend Sale: Both Volumes of CLIFFHANGER CLASSICS
Now Available for Immediate Shipping: THE PENNY-A-WORD BRIGADE



Bold Venture Press

Six new short-stories!

1) "Give Them a Corpse" ... The Domino Lady’s New York adventure begins when a young girl becomes the pawn in a vicious blackmail scheme. A new adventure by Rich Harvey; First of a series!

2) "The Platinum Membership" by KT Pinto ...
A small Nazi Germany village falls prey to a shredding terror, and supernatural detective Raphael Jones investigates side-by-side with the Gestapo.

3) "Caring" by CJ Henderson ... Jack Hagee, P.I., is contracted to protect a most desirable and complicated star from a kidnap plot.

4) "Dance of Death" by Patrick Thomas and John L. French ... Jack Gardner and the ethical assassin, Rao, team-up to take down a Colombian drug gang.

5) "Doubt" by DJ Tyrer ... P.I. Milo Fisk runs the gauntlet to solve the murder of a mob soldier, and locate a missing cash payoff.

6) "Clear As Glass" by Jean Marie Ward ... How does a Real Wife of Malibu handle a cheating spouse?

Cover by Edd Coutts.


62 pages, 7x10 paperback
Paperback: $6.00 | eBook: $2.99




Broadswords and Blasters - Now online!

Pulp Consumption: El Borak
Broadswords and Blasters Issue 3 Is Live!
Pulp Appeal: Philip José Farmer
Pulp Appeal: Chronicles of Amber


THE BRONZE GAZETTE
Subscribe for 2018
 
Subscribe for 2018 now, as the price will rise after this special offer ends!
The 2018 Issues are numbers 81, 82, and 83.

Please note that Bronze Gazette Special Editions are not included in any subscription, but may be purchased separately.

Only $30.00
 
Castalia House Blog - Now online!

Sensor Sweep: Lin Carter, Tolkien, and Modiphius Conan - New!
Sword and Sorcery Artists: Wayne Barlowe - New!
Sword and Sorcery Artists: Michael Whelan
Sword and Sorcery Artists: James Gurney
Forgotten Sword and Sorcery Artists: The Worst for Last
“Thunder Jim Wade”, by Henry Kuttner
Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West - Now online!

Johnny Weissmuller as JUNGLE JIM
- New!
007 Soundtrack 1: DR. NO (1963) - New!
Hear it here: RED NAILS by Robert E. Howard   - New!
Pulp Gallery: DUSTY AYRES and his BATTLE BIRDS 10,11,12 (1935)
Comic Gallery: THE SHADOW STRIKES! 1-4 (1989)
Comic Gallery: COWGIRL ROMANCES 4,5,6 (1951)  
Paperback Gallery: FRANK FRAZETTA

THE DEMON CROWN: A SIGMA FORCE NOVEL (Sigma Force Novels) - Coming December 5!
by James Rollins

Off the coast of Brazil, a team of scientists discovers a horror like no other, an island where all life has been eradicated, consumed and possessed by a species beyond imagination. Before they can report their discovery, a mysterious agency attacks the group, killing them all, save one, an entomologist, an expert on venomous creatures, Professor Ken Matsui from Cornell University.

Strangest of all, this inexplicable threat traces back to a terrifying secret buried a century ago beneath the National Mall: a cache of bones preserved in amber. The artifact was hidden away by a cabal of scientists―led by Alexander Graham Bell―to protect humankind. But they dared not destroy it, for the object also holds an astonishing promise for the future: the very secret of life after death.

Yet, nothing stays buried forever. An ancient horror―dormant in the marrow of those preserved bones―is free once more, nursed and developed into a weapon of incalculable strength and malignancy, ready to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting world.

To stop its spread, Commander Grayson Pierce of Sigma Force must survive a direct attack on the island of Maui. To be there first has always been the core mission of Sigma Force, a covert team forged to be America's front line against emerging threats. But this time, even Sigma may not be able to decipher this deadly mystery, one that traces back to the founding of the Smithsonian Institution.

With each new discovery, the menace they hunt is changing, growing, spreading―adapting and surviving every attempt to stop it from reconquering a world it once ruled. And each transformation makes it stronger . . . and smarter.

Running out of time and options, Commander Grayson Pierce will be forced to make an impossible choice. To eradicate this extinction-level threat and expose those involved, he will have to join forces with Sigma's greatest enemy--the newly resurrected Guild―even it if means sacrificing one of his own.


Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: William Morrow
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.4 x 9 inches
$28.99





The Digest Enthusiast Blog - Now online!

TDE7 on Kindle - New!
Magazine of Horror #14 Winter 1966/67  - New!
Magazine of Horror #13 Summer 1966  - New!
Richard Matheson’s The Thing  
Magazine of Horror #12 Winter 1965/66
Occult Detective Quarterly #3 Fall 2017
Justin Marriott’s Year-End Update
Magazine of Horror #11 Nov. 1965

Edgar Rice Burroughs
Holiday Book Sale
 

Save $10 – That's 25% OFF ($39.99 $29.99)
when you choose 2 out of 4 of the latest softcover books from The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Book Series




Edgar Rice Burroughs 100 Year Art Chronology
Now available for pre-order!


This four volume set is Pre-Order Only! Reserve Your copy Today! Comes in a slipcase!

The Edgar Rice Burroughs 100 Year Art Chronology contains over 1,200 pages of material, spread over four volumes and includes 5000+ illustrations and 140,000 words. Its massive in scope and scale.

Written by Michael Tierney who worked closely with and was officially sanctioned by all the people at Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. to bring this massive project to life.

The ERBAC is as much an narrative history of ERB's publications as it is a visual history. Michael Tierney 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.

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.
You can click on the LINK below to view sample pages.
NOTE: the resolution on the samples is reduced to make for faster downloads.


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
Volume 4: Comics The Univseral Language Part 2 (UK material)


$225.00



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





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



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
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Get yours now!!
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Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
THE LAND OF TERROR
Now available for pre-order!

 
LAND of TERROR - Grosset & Dunlap Limited Edition

Pre-order for the earliests available numbered (#1-200) copy of the authorized G&D Edition
With 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jacket by Bob Eggleton, frontispiece by John Coleman Burroughs,
27 previously unpublished chapter headings by John Coleman Burroughs,
bookmark and custom slipcase - signed by the artist, Bob Eggleton on the limitation page. 
Due to ship by January 15, 2018.
$100.00

 
LAND of TERROR - Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. Limited Edition #1-#200
Pre-order for the earliest available numbered (#1-200) copy of the authorized Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. edition
Blue cloth with red/orange lettering with 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jacket by John Coleman Burroughs, frontispiece by Bob Eggleton,
27 previously unpublished chapter headings by John Coleman Burroughs, bookmark and custom slipcase - signed by the artist, Bob Eggleton on the limitation page. 
Due to ship by January 15, 2018.
$100.00


LAND of TERROR LIMITED EDITION SET - (1) ERBI + (1) G&D EDITION #1-#200

TWO NUMBERED COPIES (#1-#200) (same earliest number) of the AUTHORIZED ERB INC. & GROSSET & DUNLAP EDITIONS
Each with 13 color illustrations including fold-outs, full color dust jackets by John Coleman Burroughs(1944) and Bob Eggleton(2017),
27 previously unpublished chapter headings and frontispiece by John Coleman Burroughs, bookmarks,
in custom slipcase, signed by the artist Bob Eggleton on each limitation page.  Both books will have matching numbers.
$200.00




Edgar Rice Burroughs.com



Facebook - Now online!

There are numerous groups on Facebook that are of potential interest to pulp fans.

The Shadow Knows
Agents of The Shadow
The Shadow Strikes!


Flearun - A Doc Savage Group
Fans of Bronze
Bronze Pastiches

The Avenger:
In The Roaring Heart of The Crucible
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
Sheena Queen of the Jungle (A History of TV, Films, & Comics)

Old Pulp
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 Barsoom Pellucidar and Others
Edgar Rice Burroughs Dejah Thoris and other Heroines

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



  Now online!

New on Famous (and forgotten) Fiction!

November 2017
Since the we are in the midst of the holiday season, we thought a Christmas offering might be appreciated, and so we are happy to present a story by
Bret Harte, "How Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar," just as it appeared (with a few editorial interpolations) in the March, 1872 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. Introductory notes are by Bob Gay.

October 2017
Just in time for Halloween, we present what is probably the most popular story to appear in Weird Tales, "The Night Wire" by H. F. Arnold.  
Read it at night with the lights turned low...


September 2017
Since we are now in the season of Fall (and not wanting to miss the chance for a pun), this month we present Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale of a famous fall, The Adventure of the Final Problem, just as it appeared in the December, 1993 issue of The Strand Magazine, including the illustrations by Sidney Paget. An introduction by Dan Neyer is also included and he makes some interesting points about our current perceptions of Professor Moriarty...
 
Also, if you are new to the site, you might wish to read Dan's biography of Doyle and possibly peruse some of our other Doyle stories.

August 2017
We've added a new Author Collection to FAFF, and are pleased to present The Edmond Hamilton Collection
Like our other Author Collections, our initial offering begins with a biography of Hamilton and we've also included Hamilton's very first story, The Monster God of Mamurath
In the months to come, we will be adding additional Hamilton stories to the collection and will also be adding more early science fiction by names both famous and forgotten.

July 2017
This month, we present "The Jameson Satellite," direct from the pages of the July, 1931 issue of Amazing Stories, along with an introduction by Bob Gay.
Also, we have added another annotated gallery of Bob's Stuff, with even more wonderment from Bob's boxes and shelves.


June 2017
Back after a short hiatus (insert your favorite quote about life here) we present the fourth, and final story of Doyle's Tales of the High Seas, "The Striped Chest." 
Dan Neyer introduces the story and also addresses the unknowns that surround the tale, as Captain Sharkey is nowhere to be found in the narrative. 
All of Doyle's text is there, along with the illustrations by Warwick Goble, just as they appeared in the July 1897 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (UK).

April 2017
This month we present the final tale of Captain Sharkey, "The Voyage of Copley Banks," just as it appeared in the May, 1897 issue of Pearson's Magazine (UK), including the illustrations by Warwick Goble.  Dan Neyer adds a short introduction.
And, just for the completists out there: We do realize that there is a 4th Sharkey tale, but we consider it apocryphal and its true origins are unknown.


March 2017
Captain Sharkey returns in the second of Arthur Conan Doyle's Tales of the High Seas in a tale entitled, "The Two Barques," just as it appeared in the March, 1897 issue of Pearson's Magazine, including the illustrations by Warwick Goble. 
Dan Neyer's introduction is also included as a more modern addition.


February 2017
Pirates...Tall sailing ships...the High Seas...and the villainous buccaneer, Captain Sharkey...all these, and more, are part of the Arthur Conan Doyle series, Tales of the High Seas. 
Starting this month, we begin the series with "The Governor of St. Kitts," just as it appeared in the January, 1897 issue of the British version of Pearson's Magazine, including the illustrations by Warwick Goble. 
Dan Neyer provides the introduction to the story and the series.

January 2017
Concluding our reprinting of the first series of Father Brown stories, we present “The Sign of the Broken Sword” including all the George Gibbs illustrations and an introduction by Dan Neyer.
Next month, prepare to hoist the jib and steer for clear water!



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.)







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


Haffner Press
THE VAMPIRE STORIES OF ROBERT BLOCH
By Robert Bloch, Edited by Stephen Haffner, Illustrated by Gahan Wilson
Now available for pre-order!

Robert Bloch (1917-1994) is one of the most fondly remembered and collected authors of crime, horror, fantasy, and science fiction of the 20th Century. Noted by many as the author of Psycho, Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over 30 novels. He was a member of the Lovecraft Circle and began his career by emulating H.P. Lovecraft's brand of "cosmic horror." He later specialized in crime and horror stories dealing with a more psychological approach.

500+ page Smythe-sewn Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-893887-90-9

Pre-order price: $45.00

TABLE OF CONTENTS
“The Feast in the Abbey”
“The Beasts of Barsac”
“The Shambler from the Stars”
“The Opener of the Way”
“The Mannikin”
“A Question of Identity”
“The Cloak”
“Unheavenly Twin”
“Nursemaid to Nightmares”
“Fear Planet”
“Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper”
“Black Barter”
“Death Is a Vampire”
“The Bat Is My Brother”
“The Skull of the Marquis de Sade”
“The Bogey Man Will Get You”
“Tooth or Consequences”
“The Hungry House”
“The Man Who Collected Poe”
“The Light-House”
“I Kiss Your Shadow”
“Dig That Crazy Grave”
“The Sleeping Redheads” aka “Sleeping Beauty”
“Hungarian Rhapsody”
“The Living Dead”
“A Case of the Stubborns”
“The Undead”
“The Yougoslaves”
“The Bedposts of Life”
“The Scent of Vinegar”







Hard Case Crime
Coming soon!

February 2018

HELP I AM BEING HELD PRISONER
Donald E. Westlake
Cover art by Paul Mann


It isn’t easy going to jail for a practical joke. Of course, this particular joke left 20 cars wrecked on the highway and two politicians’ careers in tatters—so jail is where Harold Künt landed. Now he’s just trying to keep a low profile in the Big House. He wants no part of his fellow inmates’ plan to use an escape tunnel to rob two banks. But it’s too late; he’s in it up to his neck. And that neck may just wind up in a noose...

HELP I AM BEING HELD PRISONER is Donald E. Westlake at his funniest and his most ingenious, a rediscovered crime classic from the MWA Grand Master returning to stores for the first time in three decades.

First appearance in bookstores in 30 years
Donald E. Westlake is a multiple Edgar Award winner—and a nominee for the Academy Award!
The wildest caper ever by the master of the heist story


March 2018

THE LAST STAND
Mickey Spillane
Cover art by Laurel Blechman


A tarnished former cop goes on a crusade to find a politician’s killer and avoid the .45-caliber slug with his name on it. A pilot forced to make an emergency landing in the desert finds himself at the center of a struggle between FBI agents, unsavory fortune hunters, and the local Indian tribe to control a mysterious find that could mean wealth and power—or death. Two substantial new works filled with Spillane’s muscular prose and the gorgeous women and two-fisted action the author was famous for, topped off by an introduction from Max Allan Collins describing the history of these lost manuscripts and his long relationship with the writer who was his mentor, his hero, and for much of the last century the bestselling author in the world.

First publication ever!
Edited and with an introduction by ROAD TO PERDITION author Max Allan Collins
Includes Spillane’s final novel and a bonus Spillane novella that has also never been published anywhere




Hermes Press: THE PHANTOM COMPLETE DAILIES HC VOLUME 12 1953 - 1955 - Arriving in comic shops December 6!
(Writer) Lee Falk (Art/Cover) Wilson McCoy

The critically acclaimed, best selling complete reprint of The Phantom continues! Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the "granddaddy of all costumed superheroes," The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore. Included in this volume are six complete continuities, reprinted for the first time in their entirety, "The Matchmaker," "The Super Apes," "Ragon's Game," "The Mob," "The Wrestling Tourney," and "Aboard the SS Gay." Strips from this issue are taken directly from King Feature's proofs. Included in the volume is a comprehensive essay and documentary materials.

Hardcover, 12x9, 272 pages, Partial Color, $60.00











Howard Andrew Jones - Now online!

The Pledge of the Sword
The Skull is Pleased
Tales From the Magician’s Skull  - Make Your Pledge!
Linking to Brackett

Jerry Schneider Enterprises
Now available!

THE FORGOTTEN PLANET
THE MAD PLANET

The possibility that our planet will some day be dominated by the insect world has been admitted by our greatest entomologists, and the possibility of this is not half so remote as one might think.
Some of our deepest thinkers believe that it is not only possible, but most probable, that this may happen, or possibly has happened in the past.
It is a story tremendous in its possibilities, and the author has written it with such a facile pen, that you cannot lay the story aside until you have come to its conclusion.

THE RED DUST

The world, in a far distant future, is peopled with huge insects and titanic fungus growths. Life has been greatly altered, and tiny Man is now in the process of becoming acclimated to the change. We again meet our hero Burl, but this time a far greater danger menaces the human race. The huge insects are still in evidence, but the terror they inspire is as nothing compared to the deadly Red Dust.

NIGHTMARE PLANET

Once again, Burl experiences magnificent adventures against a colorful background, but to the whole the author has added philosophical and psychological observations that give this story a flavor seldom achieved in science-fiction.

Trade Paperback, 6 x 9 inch, 220 pages
Retail Price $19.95
Our Price $14.95


MURDER MADNESS

Seven Secret Service men had completely disappeared. Another had been found a screaming, homicidal maniac, whose fingers writhed like snakes.
So Bell, of the secret "Trade," plunges into South America after The Master-the mighty, unknown octopus of power whose diabolical poison threatens a continent!

Trade Paperback, 6 x 9 inch, 236 pages
Retail Price $19.95
Our Price $14.95



 
LAND THAT TIME FORGOT FROM THE EARTH'S CORE #2 - Arriving in comic shops December 6!
(Writer) Mike Wolfer (Art) Gene Magora (Cover) Mike Wolfer

Two of Edgar Rice Burroughs' greatest science fiction series meet at last, as the lost continent of Caspak from THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT and PELLUCIDAR, the prehistoric world at the Earth's core, collide in one colossal crossover!

The titanic crossover clash between Edgar Rice Burroughs’ worlds of Caspak and Pellucidar continues! The telepathic, pterosaurian Mahars have invaded the island continent of Caspak, sweeping across the prehistoric landscape in a reign of terror. Dian of Pellucidar must find a way to escape from the Mahar’s clutches and unite the tribes of Caspak before the ruthless creatures exterminate everything on the continent! THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT TERROR FROM THE EARTH’S CORE #2 comes with three covers – Two Connecting Main Covers by Gene Magora and a Wish You Were Here Postcard Retailer Incentive Edition by Dan Parsons.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99




 

Martin Grams' Blog - Now online!

Justice League Movie
Top 100 Classic Radio Shows
For Sale: The Original Robbie the Robot
The Premature Death of the Video Store

Men of Violence 9: The fanzine dedicated to men's adventure paperbacks - Now available!

The fanzine of men's adventure paperbacks.
60 pages, all colour, 100+ covers reproduced.

Articles, reviews and features on:
I Watched Them Eat Me Alive
Killer Critters in men's adventure magazines
Blaise of Glory - the final Modesty Blaise book Brit Spy
Johnny Fedora King of the Castle
High-adventure with Desmond Bagley
Alexander Knox and George Shipway Battle Cry! the cutting-edge men's adventure magazine.

Paperback: 60 pages
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
$9.49




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.

The New Pulp Heroes - Now online!

Doc Sidhe
Captain Anthony Adventure
The Scarlet Shroud
Simon Fogner


Occult Detective Quarterly Issue 3 - Now available!

With even more thrill-packed pages than last issue, OCCULT DETECTIVE QUARTERLY returns to offer another wild ride of strange crimes, where hardened investigators and supernatural sleuths dare the darkness to seek out the truth.

New tales of gritty detective work and the unnatural cross the globe and the timelines.

A Seventies PI faces death on the NY subway; a gifted young woman investigates murder in Victorian England, and the authorities send a man to help troops in Nicaragua who face unknown terrors.

Pulp noir meets the worlds of H P Lovecraft, and an unusual detective faces aquatic perils in the Bay of Bengal. Sherlock Holmes himself makes an appearance, and much more.

Stories from Brian M Sammons, Alice Loweecy, Edward M Erdelac, Willie Meikle and six other talented modern writers.
Plus extensive reviews, non-fiction articles on Robert E Howard’s detective characters, Dickens and Conan Doyle, and great commissioned art.


Paperback: 122 pages
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.3 x 11 inches
$12.95



PS Publishing
BLACK WINGS VI
Edited by S. T. Joshi
Now available!
Pre-orders are shipping early next week at the latest!


SYNOPSIS
This sixth volume of S. T. Joshi’s acclaimed Black Wings series demonstrates as never before how infinitely malleable are H. P. Lovecraft’s weird conceptions. The twenty-two stories and poems in this book run the gamut of modes and genres, but each of them is fueled by elements large and small drawn from Lovecraft’s inexhaustibly rich corpus of writing.

Cosmicism is central to Lovecraft’s imaginative vision, and it oftentimes is manifested in tales of archaeological horror. In this volume, stories by Ann K. Schwader, Lynne Jamneck, Don Webb, and Stephen Woodworth treat this motif in varying and distinctive ways. Lovecraft’s work is also infused with a profound sense of place, as he himself was attached to the familiar locales of his native New England but also travelled widely in search of new vistas to stimulate his imagination. Here, stories by Tom Lynch, Aaron Bittner, W. H. Pugmire, and Darrell Schweitzer summon up the landscapes of diverse realms in America to tease out the horrors embedded in them.


Alien creatures are featured in many of Lovecraft’s greatest tales. In this volume, William F. Nolan, Nancy Kilpatrick, Steve Rasnic Tem, Jonathan Thomas, and Jason V Brock summon up multiform monsters inspired by Lovecraft’s notions of hybridism and alien incursion. The forbidden book theme is deftly handled by Caitlín R. Kiernan, and the notion of other worlds lying just around the corner from our own is the subject of stories by Donald Tyson and Mark Howard Jones. Finally, David Hambling cleverly adapts Lovecraftian concepts to the locked-room detective story.

In commemorating the incredible efflorescence of weird poetry in our time, this book presents poems by four leading contemporary poets—Ashley Dioses, K. A. Opperman, Adam Bolivar, and D. L. Myers. Each of their works fuses skilful use of rhyme and metre with compact evocations of Lovecraftian themes. H. P. Lovecraft’s work is likely to continue inspiring writers for many generations, and this volume presents a vivid snapshot of what can be said in this idiom by sensitive and talented authors.

CONTENTS
Introduction     S. T. Joshi
Pothunters    Ann K. Schwader
The Girl in the Attic    Darrell Schweitzer
The Once and Future Waite    Jonathan Thomas
Oude Goden    Lynne Jamneck
Carnivorous    William F. Nolan
On a Dreamland’s Moon    Ashley Dioses
Teshtigo Creek    Aaron Bittner
Ex Libris    Caitlín R. Kiernan
You Shadows That in Darkness Dwell    Mark Howard Jones
The Ballad of Asenath Waite    Adam Bolivar
The Visitor    Nancy Kilpatrick
The Gaunt    Tom Lynch
Missing at the Morgue    Donald Tyson
The Shard    Don Webb
The Mystery of the Cursed Cottage    David Hambling
To Court the Night    K. A. Opperman
To Move Beneath Autumnal Oaks    W. H. Pugmire
Mister Ainsley    Steve Rasnic Tem
Satiety    Jason V Brock
Provenance Unknown    Stephen Woodworth
The Well    D. L. Myers


AN ANTHOLOGY edited by S. T. Joshi
CATEGORY Lovecraft inspired Horror
PUBLICATION DATE November 2017
COVER ART Jason Van Hollander
PAGES 326
INTRODUCTION S. T. Joshi

EDITIONS
Unsigned Jacketed Hardcover — ISBN  978-1-786362-01-8  [£25]
300 Slipcased JHC signed by the contributors  — ISBN 978-1-786362-00-1  [£50]



PULPDOM
PULPDOM ONLINE #14
PULPDOM ONLINE #15
PULPDOM ONLINE #16
Featuring: KASPA THE LION MAN & THE CAVE MEN Parts 1, 2 & 3
Now available!

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.


Part 2 is in serialized in Pulpdom Online #15.
Send $3.00 to Caz's Paypal account: ridgefirecaz@gmail.com

Part 3 is in serialized in Pulpdom Online #16.
Send $3.00 to Caz's Paypal account: ridgefirecaz@gmail.com


 
Pulpgen-Online Pulps - Now online!

New this week

"The Great God Ananzi" by Stephen Chalmers from ADVENTURE, 1st August, 1918
In African folklore the Ananzi spider is a wise and powerful god. It looks a bit like a tarantula but it's not. Tarantulas are pretty deadly.
Warden has been sent down to a small port in Jamaica to learn the banana business. Six days of the week the port village is quiet but the seventh is "Banana Day" when the freighters arrive, the farmers bring in the crops and the two wholesalers, a banana trust and an Independent Alliance vie for their wares. Currently there's a boom in bananas fueled by a fear that a tax is going to laid on them. The buyer for Warden's company seems to be laying down on the job and in the end recommends that his father fire him. between the time the buyer was ordered to report to the company's headquarters and him getting there things have changed. The tax has been scuttled, prices for bananas have plunged and the Trust company is going to have to throw away tons of the fruit. But the Independent alliance, because they failed to buy up as many bananas are their rival, will not be hurt as badly by the market crash. The buyer explains that he had had a hunch, possibly from the Ananzi spider that a crash was coming so had added as he had to discourage purchases.

"The Great Hiding Place" by Denzil C. Lees from ARGOSY, January 26, 1918
Hunter of England has gone to the Arabian desert to look for David Castle, a man missing for many years.



Pulp Den - Now online!

The Choking Rain  
- New!
Death Walks Behind You - New!
59th Anniversary
Daredevils
War's End: The Storm
Suburra
Gliese 581: Departure

         Pulp Den  

Pulp Flakes - Now online!
A new pulp blog on pulp magazines, authors and their stories, adventure and detective pulps.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone...  - New!
Swipe or inspiration - you decide 
Pulp AdventureCon 2018 - photos
Review: Art of the pulps

The Pulp Hermit - Now online!

Shockwave
Death Charge
Profit Motive
Early Autumn Giveaway
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.



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
Doc Savage Audiobook
Death's Dark Domain
by Will Murray and Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson

Read by Michael McConnohie

 Now available!

There are unknown Things prowling the darkest patch of land on the planet. Haunted by creatures that might have emerged from the Hell’s lowest regions, ancient Ultra-Stygia has turned into a cauldron of conflict between rival countries. Monster bats careen through the night sky. Invisible Cyclopes patrol the scorched battleground. And a power beyond understanding robs men of their vision.

Can the 20th century’s premier scientist and superman untangle this Gordian knot of carnage before neighboring nations are drawn into an apocalyptic new world war? Or will the Man of Bronze succumb to an unstoppable power he himself has unleashed upon mankind?
 
From the frozen Arctic to the war-torn Balkans, Doc Savage and his fighting five follow a winding trail of terror to a blood-freezing climax.
 
Michael McConnohie gives a commanding performance reading this enthralling thriller.

 

10 hours - $19.99 Download / $39.98 Audio CDs

Radio Archives


From the archives of the mighty Ancients, Curt Newton brings back forgotten Denebian science to balk a greed-maddened schemer who seeks to loose unspeakable terror on the Universe!
 
As Captain Future stories continued to be written, it likely became necessary for Newton and the Futuremen to make their way beyond our own solar system, even our own galaxy. To this end, Captain Future eventually invents the ‘vibration drive’, a device that essentially allows the band of heroes to go anywhere they need to to protect the universe. New planets get explored and galaxies unheard of spring into life, all teeming with some mystery and evil for Captain Future to face. Travel between dimensions even becomes possible, as does time travel!



Ready to battle with fists and weapons if he has to, Captain Future also has other skills that often come into play. Curtis Newton shows compassion throughout the series, for those around him and aliens new to him. Unlike many science fiction heroes, Captain Future doesn’t assume that a new being he encounters is evil just because they are different. Many of the conflicts are simply misunderstandings and Captain Future proves himself as strong a diplomat as he is a fighter.
 
Captain Future has no shortage of enemies. Beings from across the universe and beyond plot to dominate planets, to destroy galaxies, and find themselves defeated by Captain Future. Only one of his foes, however, proved evil enough to face Captain Future twice. Ull Quorn, The Magician of Mars, is actually the son of the man responsible for murdering Curtis Newton’s parents. Intelligent, ruthless, and strong, Quorn is nearly Captain Future’s equal in every way and comes closer than any to ending the life of the Man of Tomorrow.
 
Rocket into science fiction adventure and discover new worlds. Ripped from the pages of the Spring 1945 issue of Captain Future magazine, “Red Sun of Danger” is read with wonder and excitement by Milton Bagby.
 
Performed by 2017 Audie Awards winner, voice actor Milton Bagby.

5 hours - $9.99 Download / $19.98 Audio CDs

Radio Archives

Radio Archives Pulp Classics
Secret Agent "X" #21 eBook
Kingdom Of Blue Corpses - December 1935

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.
 
From 1934 to 1939 America thrilled to the adventures of Secret Agent X — the "man of a thousand faces" — as he battled futuristic weapons and mad scientists. The true identity of Secret Agent X was never revealed. He used his mastery of disguise to work undercover for the U.S. government. With his aide, newspaper reporter Betty Dale, and his secretive government handler K-9, he battled weird and fantastical threats to America for forty-one amazing issues. Secret Agent X returns in these vintage pulp tales, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
 
Table of Contents:
 
A Feature-Length Secret Agent “X” Novel
Kingdom Of Blue Corpses by Brant House
The Man of a Thousand Faces is forced to adopt a strange disguise — the face of a livid blue corpse. And this pits him against a ruthless, vicious criminal who leaves a weird wake of blue death. Men die in a horror halo of preternatural light — and the infamous Blue Spark checks off another name from his lethal ledger... Secret Agent “X” is snared in a treachery tangle of the law and the lawless — and walks straight into the trap of Inspector John Burks.
 
Suicide Satchel by J. Lane Linklater
When young Joe started out for his wedding — he didn’t expect his gun-toting past would delay him.
 
Terror Tribunal by Frederick C. Davis
Labor racketeers crossed the trail of District Attorney Mark Hazzard. And though Hazzard’s manhunt led to a beautiful woman, he could make no arrest. For that woman was Inspector Trencher’s own daughter.
 
Satan’s Masquerade by Alexis Rossoff
The Whisperer — nemesis of all lawbreakers — was broken on the whirling wheel of a new political regime. Murder stalked the Whisperer. And murder had always been his meal. But now that murder mocked him — for he had been stripped of his power.
 
Hot-Seat Hurdle by S.J. Bailey
A killer baited a murder trap — and — used boomerang bait.
 
The Secret Council — Column
Behind the scenes with Secret Agent “X”
 
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

 
 
Radio Archives


Recoverings

These new dust-jackets use scans of the original cover paintings by J. Allen St. John and Studley O. Burroughs, producing the extremely sharp detail and rich color that my dust-jackets are known for.
Click on the image to the right and see for yourself.

APACHE DEVIL was the last cover that Studley O. Burroughs did for ERB, Inc. and CITY OF GOLD was the first that J. Allen St. John did, marking a return of the illustrator to his favorite and most well-known subjects.

Studley originally had the CITY OF GOLD assignment in the fall of 1932, but his personal problems got the better of him and he ended up way behind schedule.

Burroughs had C.R. Rothmund, his secretary, write to St. John as early as February of that year to ask him if he could reduce his prices for artwork, which he had quoted teh previous February, to match their "budget allowance" in the event that "the artist who is doing the work at present" would not be able to deliver on time. St. John agreed to a 37% decrease and ERB, Inc. put him off until it became clear that Studley would miss his deadline. Read more about this on The Back Flap Blog soon to come…


Tarzan and the City of Gold: 1933
Cover by J. Allen St. John.
$25.00

Apache Devil: 1933
Cover by Studley O. Burroughs.
$25.00





RED SONJA #11 - Arriving in comic shops December 6!
Writer: Amy Chu
Art: Carlos Gomez
Cover A: V. Ken Marion
Cover B: Jan Duursema
Cover C: Marco Santucci
Cover D: Cosplay Cover
Cover E Subscription: Maria Sanapo


Their search comes to an end as Sonja, Holly and Spike discover the mysterious Hyborian expert Professor Wallace in the most unexpected of all places.
The professor agrees to help rescue Max, but little does everyone know, the old man has a BIG secret. Could it be the end of the road for the She-Devil and her friends?


Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99


 
 
 
 




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SCI-FI ART OF VIRGIL FINLAY 2018 Wall Calendar - Now available!

Virgil Finlay (1914-71) was an American pulp fantasy, science fiction and horror illustrator.
While he worked in a range of media, from gouache to oils, Finlay specialized in detailed pen-and-ink drawings accomplished with abundant stippling, cross-hatching, and scratchboard techniques.

This calendar showcases 12 such intricate and atmospheric line pen and ink drawings in all their glory.
Informative text accompanies each work and the datepad features previous and next month's views.

12 pages, 12 illustrations
Dimensions: 300 x 300 x 3 mm
£9.99








The Serial Squadron
G-MEN VS. THE BLACK DRAGON and SECRET SERVICE IN DARKEST AFRICA
Now shipping!

The fast and furious Rex Bennett WWII spy action serials
G-MEN VS. THE BLACK DRAGON and SECRET SERVICE IN DARKEST AFRICA
PREORDER NOW
or get both serials in one 4-DVD Set: THE REX BENNETT COLLECTION


The Rex Bennett Collection
(Republic, 30 Chapters)
Rod Cameron, Duncan Renaldo, Joan Marsh, Lionel Royce, Nino Pipitone, D: Spencer Bennet, William Witney

Contains the complete restored editions of both Secret Service in Darkest Africa and G-Men vs. the Black Dragon featuring Rod Cameron (doubled by stunt man Tom Steele) as WWII US Agent Rex Bennett.

DVD Contents: 4-DVD Set, 2 Complete serials, 30 episodes
Special Features: Trailer for G-Men vs. the Black Dragon, re-release trailer for Secret Service








THE SHADOW / BATMAN #3 (OF 6) - Arriving in comic shops December 6!
Writer: Steve Orlando
Art: Giovanni Timpano

Cover A: Michael William Kaluta
Cover B: Brandon Peterson
Cover C: Desjardines
Cover D: Philip Tan
Cover E Subscription: Giovanni Timpano


Centuries ago, the Silent Seven put their hand around the world's neck. They've never let go. From generation to generation, the famed invisible hand guiding the global economy, guiding progress, has been a clenched fist. Bust with their previous leader murdered in the street, who is currently at the helm of this shadow conspiracy, and how have they maintained their quiet power for so long? Batman and The Shadow may not have the answer, but it's a good thing Bruce Wayne and Allard Cranston do!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99


Co-published by Dynamite Entertainment and DC Comics



   
 



Skelos Press
SKELOS #3
Now shipping to subscribers and coming soon to online retailers!

This issue includes:

Short fiction by Ed Erdelac, Lynne Jamneck, Keith Taylor, Scott Cupp, Michelle Muenzler, Cynthia Vespia, Christopher Fulbright, John R. Fultz, Rhonda Eudaly, Josh Rountree, and S Boyd Taylor
Novelettes by John C. Hocking and Chris Gruber; poetry by Peter Rawlik, Ashley Dioses, KA Opperman, Wade German, Chad Hensley, Aurelia Wilder, and Pat Calhoun
Essays by Bobby Dee and Jack Staines
A gallery of Southern Gothic imagery by photographer Aimee Reist
Reviews by Dave Brzeski, Nicole Kurtz, Luke Dodd, Jim Lee, and Sam L Edwards
Incredible original artwork by Timothy Truman, Esteban Maroto, Allen Kozowski, Mr. Zarono and many more!




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.

The Pantry on the Edge of Forever
11/22/63 and the Conspiracies of History
Barker and Bender on the Case-Part One
Another Silly Season-Part Two
Another Silly Season-Part One
The Summer of Flying Saucers

 Terence McVicker, Rare Books
Rare, used, and out-of-print books

THE CLARK ASHTON SMITH COLLECTION IS NOW BEING LISTED!
PART I: THE ARTWORK OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH IS NOW IN THE SHOPPE!


Lots of pulp-related items for sale!

ROBERT E. HOWARD!
 H. P. LOVECRAFT! 
 CLARK ASHTON SMITH!
E. E. (DOC) SMITH!



Terence McVicker, Rare Books



Thrilling Publications
THE BEST OF THRILLING ADVENTURES
by Arthur J. Burks, Jackson Cole, Ray Cummings, Paul Ernst, A. Leslie, Johnston McCulley,
Capt. Kerry McRoberts, George Allan Moffatt, Lieut. Scott Morgan, and Capt. John Powers
Introduction by Will Murray

Coming soon!

“One of the most neglected of the straight adventure pulp magazines of the 1930s was Standard Magazines’ Thrilling Adventures.” —from the introduction by Will Murray

This collection assembles—for the first time—the best adventure stories from the pages of this classic pulp fiction title.
Over 600 pages in length and covering adventure, mystery, science fiction, and Foreign Legion stories.
Plus: get every story of pulp adventure hero Larry Weston: a forgotten series from the pages of Thrilling Adventures.

The Best of Thrilling Adventures contains the following stories:
“Riley of the Bengal Lancers”
“Valley of Giants”
“Brother of the Tong”
“Guerrilla Brand”
“The Devil Fish”
“Red Silver”
“The Avenger of Lo Chang”
“Danger Trails”
“Pyramid of Gold”
“The Pearl of Death”
“The Terror of Siberia”
“Dogs of Shallajai”
“The Sultan of Hell”
“Orchid of Doom”
“Lost Treasures of Eden”
“The Lagoon of Monsters”
“World of Doom”
“The Web of the Green Spider”
“Sublevel Sixteen”
“The Curse of the Shining God”
“Hell’s Oasis”

647 pages / USD $29.95 softcover



 

Upcoming Modern Hero - Pulp Novels
by Christopher R. Yates
(New publications to the list are in bold)

Now available!
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 28, 2017
Thor: Crusade of the Forgotten, Patrick Shand, Joe Books, $12.99, November 28, 2017

Coming soon!
Wild Cards XXIV: Mississippi Roll, ed. George R.R. Martin, Tor, $25.99, December 5, 2017
Princess Holy Aura, Ryk E. Spoor, Baen, $16.00, December 5, 2017
Batman: Nightwalker, Marie Lu, Random House, $18.99, January 2, 2018
Arrow: Fatal Legacies, Marc Guggenheim & James R. Tuck, Titan Books, $7.99, January 30, 2018
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Sinners, Larry Correia & John Ringo, Baen, $7.99, January 30, 2018
Good Guys, Steven Brust, Tor, $25.99, March 6, 2018
The Refrigerator Monologues, Catherynne Valente, Saga Press, $15.00, March 6, 2018

The Flash: Climate Changeling, Richard Knaak, Titan Books, $7.99, April 24, 2017
Monster Hunter Siege, Larry Correia, Baen, $7.99, April 24, 2018
#HeroFail [Superheroes Anonymous #4], Lexie Dunne, HarperCollins, $7.99, April 30, 2018
Vicious [Villains #1, reboot], V.E. Schwab, Tor, $25.99, May 29, 2018

Wild Cards XXV: Low Chicago, ed. George R.R. Martin, Tor, $27.99, June 12, 2018
Heroine Worship [Heroine Complex #2], Sarah Kuhn, DAW, $7.99, July 3, 2018
Heroine’s Journey [Heroine Complex #3], Sarah Kuhn, DAW, $15.00, July 3, 2018

Monster Hunter Memoirs: Saints, Larry Correia & John Ringo, Baen, $27.00, July 3, 2018
The Point, John Dixon, Del Rey, $27.00, July 10, 2018
Constance Verity Saves the World, A. Lee Martinez, Saga Press, $24.99, July 17, 2018
Avalanche: Secret World Chronicle (Bk. 5), Mercedes Lackey, et al., Baen, $25.00, August 7, 2018
Catwoman: Soulstealer, Sarah J. Maas, Random House, $18.99, August 7, 2018
Gotham: City of Monsters, Jason Starr, Titan Books, $7.99, August 28, 2018
Wild Cards VIII: One-Eyed Jacks, ed. George R.R. Martin, Tor, $18.99, August 28, 2018
Monster Hunter Guardian, Larry Correia & Sarah Hoyt, Baen, $27.00, December 6, 2018
Vengeful [Villains #2], V.E. Schwab, Tor, $25.99, February 5, 2019


WEIRDBOOK ANNUAL #1
Now available!

The 1st issue of Weirdbook Annual presents themed stories of Witches!
Included this time are:

Thou Shalt Not Suffer, by Matt Neil Hill
No Holds Bard, by Adrian Cole
Laying The Hairy Book, by Josh Reynolds
Here Is Where Your Proud Waves Halt, by Erica Ruppert
Vicious Circles, by Paul Dale Anderson
Assorted Shades of Red, by Franklyn Searight
Strange Days in Old Yandrissa, by John R. Fultz
Fertility Rites, by Glynn Owen Barrass
The Witch's Heart, by Rachel Bolton
Hag Race, by Andre E. Harewood
Best Friend Becky, by Wayne Faust
The Rat in the Rabbit Cage, by Ashley Dioses
Two Spells, by Neva Bryan
Pulled Over, by Paul Spears
The Witch of Skur, by L.F. Falconer
Cat and Mouse, by Duane Pesice
Last of the Ashiptu, by Paul Lubaczewski
Firestorm, by Richard H. Durisen
The Witch of Pender, by John Linwood Grant
The Nora Witch, by Brandon Jimison
The Broken Witch, by Scott Hutchison

Plus poetry by Maurits Zwankhuizen, Lucy A. Snyder, David F. Daumit, S.L. Edwards, Lori R. Lopez, Frederick J. Mayer,
K.A. Opperman, Clay F. Johnson, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Oliver Smith, Darla Klein

WEIRDBOOK is now offering Subscriptions!!!!

Weirdbook Magazine Blogspot   Facebook: Weirdbook  Amazon.com   Kindle  Wildside Press: eBook  Wildside Press: Softcover

 


 
WEIRDBOOK #37
Coming soon!






Will Murray
Upcoming appearances!


Will will be a guest at the Southcoast Comic Con at the Hanover Mall, Hanover Mass, the weekend of December 9 & 10.
Drop by his table!  Look for the Squirrel Girl banner. 
https://www.necomiccon.net


2 New Wild adventures of Doc Savage and much more!

Pulp Legend and author extraordinaire Will Murray is preparing 2 new Doc Savage adventures for the Christmas season. 
He also has the go ahead to do Wild Adventures of other classic pulp characters for 2018. 
There will be a crossover novel involving the Spider, Operator #5, and G-8 set in the 1930s. 
Another Spider novel is in the works, and much, much more!
Plus Will continues contributing to other projects varying from Lovecraftian Horror to Sherlock Holmes! 
This will be a banner year for Will Murray and his fans!
Doc Savage stories: Mr. Calamity and The Eternal Valley coming soon!
Checkout the online interview with Will at Art's Reviews Podcasts