2015 Cthulhu Wall Calendar - Now available!
The Art of Fine Gifts: The Cthulhu calendar is packed with weird
and wonderful depictions of Lovecraft's monster who lurks beneath the deep.
Featuring the fantastic work of talented artists such as Eddie Sharam,
Kari Christensen and Rafal Badan, you will be terrified and delighted
in equal measure. The datepad features previous and next month’s views.
Calendar: 12 pages
ISBN: 9781783612703
Dimensions: 30 x 30 cm
£9.99 / $6.99
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2015 Pulp Fiction Wall Calendar
- Now available!
The Art of Fine Gifts: This Pulp Fiction calendar offers an
amazing collage of pulp magazine covers every month, featuring astounding
artworks by masters, who encapsulate the macabre, weird and exciting
genres contained within. Ranging from Weird Tales and Argosy, to Black
Mask detective stories and Westerns, the names of celebrated genre authors
can also be found on the covers. The datepad features previous and
next month's views.
Calendar: 12 pages
ISBN: 9781783612741
Dimensions: 30 x 30 cm
£9.99 / $6.99
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2015 Vintage SCI-FI Calendar -
Now available!
This collection of cover art from the Golden Age of Science
Fiction captures the explosion of creativity, optimism, and experimentation
that took place in America from the 1920s to the 1950s. Unknown
writers such as Asimov, Bradbury, Sturgeon, and Clark got their start
between the covers of these vintage pulp magazines, and the artwork
was considered just as inspiring.
Journey back to the early days of science fiction—to witness the
evolution of a genre through these twelve colorful and fantastic
cover reproductions, faithfully restored and printed on FSC-certified
paper with soy-based inks. This is a true 12-month calendar featuring
images that are perforated to fit any 11"x14" frame. It's a wire-bound
collection of archival-quality prints, cleverly disguised as a calendar.
Collector's Sixth Edition
12 frame-ready 11"x14" reproductions of Golden Age pulp science fiction
covers
Large format 11"x15" wall calendar opens to 11"x30"
Printed on FSC-certified paper with soy-based inks
Each month's image perforated for easy framing
ISBN: 9781630360047
UPC: 724638060679
Price: $21.95
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2015 Desktop SCI-FI Calendar -
Now available!
Faithful reproductions of classic cover art
3 Months at once viewing
Desktop format 7"x7" calendar
Each month's image is perforated for easy removal to a postcard
Printed on heavy FSC-certified paper with soy-based inks
ISBN: 9781603689229
UPC: 724638059857
Price: $14.95
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2015 Vintage Westerns Calendar - Now available!
Saddle up and ride on into the heart of American Mythology,
to a time and place where frontier life was hard but much less complicated.
Where courage, character, and honor were the badges worn by intrepid
men and women, and good (almost) always triumphed over evil. Welcome
to the wild world of Pulp Westerns. Giddyup!
Collector's Second Edition
12 frame-ready 11"x14" reproductions of
classic western covers.
Large format 11"x15" wall calendar opens to 11"x30"
Printed on FSC-certified paper with soy-based inks
Each month's image perforated for easy framing
ISBN: 9781630360061
UPC: 724638060693
Price: $21.95
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2015 Desktop Westerns Calendar - Now available!
Faithful reproductions of classic cover art
3 Months at once viewing
Desktop format 7"x7" calendar
Each month's image is perforated for easy removal to a postcard
Printed on heavy FSC-certified paper with soy-based inks
ISBN: 9781603689243
UPC: 724638059871
Price: $14.95
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A mental marvel from birth, who used
his talents on stage as a boy, Philip Strange is now known as "The Phantom
Ace of G-2" by the Allies during WWI. A boyhood prank comes back
to haunt the so-called Brain-Devil when he meets his vaudeville nemesis
in the Theater of War. Karl von Zenden, the one-time "lightning-change"
Man of a Thousand Faces, is now using his stage tricks as agent Z-13
for the Wilhelmstrasse—and he’s not one to drop the curtain on a grudge.
Now backstage rivals are front-line enemies in an exclusive engagement
of “Spy vs. Spy.” And when Strange gets into the act and uses his own
makeup-mastery, the Great War becomes the Greatest Show on Earth! Ladies
and gentlemen, presenting for your entertainment ... two strange operators
head-to-head in eight pulp classics from the pages of Flying Aces magazine!
$16.99 | 6″x9″ trade paperback | 476pp | ISBN:978-1937590024
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Age of Aces
Now available!
Coffin Kirk
By Arch Whitehouse
This
book is not available for sale on Amazon, as it was produced exclusively
for the 2013 Pulpfest convention.
As a young boy, Brian Kirk witnessed the brutal murder
of his zoo-keeper father at the hands of a secret criminal organization
known as "The Circle of Death". He swore he would have his
revenge and after years of training, he was ready to fulfill
his pledge. “Coffin” Kirk, as he is now called due to his deadpan
demeanor, is aided in this quest by his sidekick and tail-gunner Tank,
a trained gorilla. However, “The Circle of Death” is now in league
with the Axis of Evil—the Nazis and Imperial Japan—with Kirk and
Tank standing in the way of their world domination! The extraordinarily
prolific Arch Whitehouse drew upon his own experiences as
a tail-gunner in the Royal Air Force to bring to life the colorful
aces that flew through his stories. His characters for Flying Aces
and Sky Birds were extremely popular with readers of the 1930’s and
‘40s. Coffin Kirk and his gorilla tail-gunner Tank are one of his
craziest pairs of aces ever to fly the pulp magazine skies.
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Join Smoke Wade, six-gun rider of theDevil’s
Sky Range flying the Pinto-colored Spad he called Jake, after his favorite
ranch pony back home in Arizona. With his trusty smoke pole strapped
to his leg, there wasn’t a fight or a wager that the skipper of the
66th Pursuit Squadron was afraid to take on—and that included
the Baron von Stolz, the toughest ace Germany had on the Western
Front!
This exciting second volume of the collected adventures of Smoke Wade
by Robert J. Hogan pits Smoke and the 66th Pursuit Squadron against
some of von Stolz’s most sinister machinations yet in a rematch for
the ages. From the pages of Popular Publication’s Battle Birds and
Dare-Devil Aces, this book contains 11 more tales from 1934 and 1935
of the Cowboy Ace in Hell skies!
Author Robert J. Hogan’s first job after graduating from St. Lawrence
University was riding range for several ranches on the west slope
of the Rockies. After that he tried amateur boxing and playing piano
for silent movies and hoedown dances. Before he became a writer he
also had built houses, manufactured leather goods, designed planes,
and taught flying.
Stories include:
“Cyclone Busters” – Battle Birds, February 1934
“The Pirate Patrol” – Battle Birds, March 1934
“Glory Hound” – Battle Birds, April 1934
"The Black Ace” – Battle Birds, May 1934
“Knock-Out Ace” – Dare-Devil Aces, July 1934
“The Cyclone Ace” – Dare-Devil Aces, October 1934
“Maverick Buzzard” – Dare-Devil Aces, November 1934
“Bull’s-Eye Buzzards” – Dare-Devil Aces, February 1935
“The Dynamite Trio” – Dare-Devil Aces, April 1935
“Sixgun Dynamite” – Dare-Devil Aces, June 1935
“The Rawhide Ace” – Dare-Devil Aces,September 1935
$16.99 | 6″x9″ trade paperback | 424pp | ISBN:978-1-937590-03-1
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Altus Press
Now available!
The Adventures of Faidit and Cercamon
by Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur
introduction by Sai Shankar
Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (1888-1971) is
the “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” among the pulp writers—as a professor
of English and Germanic Philology at Berkeley, University of California,
he is known for his translation of the 13th century Scandinavian
mythological work Edda and his scholarly work on the Old English
epic poem Beowulf, but in the early stages of his career he also wrote
exciting historical adventures—sometimes in collaboration with his friend
Farnham Bishop—for the pulp magazines Adventure and Argosy.
This volume collects all the stories of Brodeur’s medieval heroes
Pierre of the Sword and Cercamon the Troubadour which were published
in Adventure between 1921 and 1925. Set in the middle of the 12th
century Brodeur tells exciting tales about dramatic sieges and battles,
deadly political intrigues, tournaments and duels with noble and
not so noble opponents and bloody fights against ruthless outlaw gangs.
Rich in historical detail—which never distracts from the adventure—Brodeur
brings to life the medieval world of Southern France, Normandy, England,
Moorish Spain and the Holy Land.
Some of the stories feature the quick-witted swordsman Pierre
Faidit, some his equal in swordsmanship and cleverness, the troubadour
Cercamon, and still others both of them—first on different sides, but
later on as brothers-in-arms when they join young Henry Plantagenet,
Duke of Normandy, in his struggle for the crown of England.
580 pages / $26.96 softcover / $39.95 hardcover
/ $6.99 ebook
FREE SHIPPING ON SOFTCOVER EDITIONS!
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Altus Press
Now available!
Hell’s-a-Poppin’ on Halfaday Creek
by James B. Hendryx
Altus Press is proud to present another
new Halfaday Creek collection, containing eight previously-uncollected
Black John & Halfaday Creek novelettes.
Part of the matching Halfaday Creek Library.
Contains the following stories:
“Black John Declines a Reward”
“Constable Buck Counts Heads”
“Left Handed Justice”
“Poison on Halfaday”
“The Gambler”
“Halfaday Evidence, Package Style”
“Target Practice on Halfaday”
“Trial and Error”
580 pages / $17.97 softcover
/ $29.95 hardcover
/ $5.99 ebook
FREE SHIPPING ON SOFTCOVER EDITIONS!
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American Fantasy Press
THE COLLECTORS' BOOK OF VIRGIL
FINLAY
Coming in November - Now accepting
pre-orders!
Eye popping preview of The Collectors' Book of Virgil Finlay!
- New!
Coming this October in collaboration with
Tattered Pages Press, a beautiful art book featuring Virgil Finlay art from
the collections of Robert Weinberg, Doug Ellis and Glynn Crain.
THE COLLECTORS BOOK OF VIRGIL FINLAY will premier at the
World Fantasy Convention in Virginia in conjunction with the
Centeary celebration of Finlay's birth. This book will have
pages and pages of Finlay's exquisite detailed art.
Commentary on Virgil Finlay by two
of the field's foremost pulp art collectors: Robert Weinberg and Doug
Ellis.
Bob Weinberg's been scanning original artwork since November
of last year.
B&W Artwork includes: Virgil Finlay’s famous H.P. Lovecraft
portrait, the illustrations for The Ship of Ishtar and
A Midsummer's Night Dream, at least one American Weekly
piece, illustrations for Pegasus, Citadel of Fear, Manikins
of Horror, The Colour out of Space, The Face in Abyss, The People
of the Pit, Anthem, The Hairy Ones Shall Dance, and many
more.
Color Artwork includes: Covers for
A Brave New World; Famous Fantastic Mysteries: Minimum
Man, Polaris of the Snows, The Metal Monster; Galaxy:
Captain Ahab
9" x 12" book,
208 pages, thick boards.
THE EDITIONS AVAILABLE
A Buckram cloth-bound Trade Edition
with thick boards, acid-free paper and smythe-sewn. 400 copies
available.
Signed by Robert Weinberg and Doug Ellis.
A Bonded leather-bound edition with a signed, cancelled publishers'
payment check to Virgil Finlay. 26 copies.
This edition is also signed by Lail Finlay (Virgil Finlay's daughter),
in addition to Bob Weinberg and Doug Ellis.
Shipped by Insured Priority Mail. 10 copies available through
this Kickstarter.
A Special Kickstarter Version of the Trade Edition.
90 copies of the Trade also signed by Lail Finlay as well as
Bob W. and Doug.
Pre-order and pledge your support
at the Kickstarter link below!
American
Fantasy Press
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The
Kickstarter campaign is now over and fully funded!
You can still order the book at the link above!
The first new Virgil Finlay art book in twenty years
will feature the collections of Robert Weinberg, Doug Ellis,
Glynn Crain and Robert K. Wiener.
Beginning today, a Kickstarter Campaign has been launched to help
defray costs in publishing THE COLLECTORS' BOOK OF VIRGIL
FINLAY an art book featuring Virgil Finlay pieces from the
collections of Robert Weinberg, Doug Ellis, Glynn Crain, and
Robert K. Wiener.
Virgil Finlay was the most accomplished and outstanding line artist
in American SF-Fantasy history. From 1936-1971 he illustrated an
astounding amount of pulp fiction. Beginning at WEIRD TALES,
his interior art appeared in 62 WT issues and he painted
19 covers. His run only ended when the magazine did in 1954. He
didn't stop there. For years afterward his illustrations appeared
in almost every genre magazine: AMAZING, STRANGE STORIES, FAMOUS
FANTASTIC MYSTERIES, FANTASTIC NOVELS, FANTASTIC UNIVERSE, IF, GALAXY
and more. Through A. Merritt, he was hired as a staff artist
for THE AMERICAN WEEKLY magazine and eventually worked for astrology
magazines in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1953, he won the Hugo Award
for Best Interior Illustrator. He did the dust jacket art for Arkham
House Publishers THE OUTSIDER AND OTHERS and ROADS. He also illustrated
the hardcover of A. Merritt's THE SHIP OF ISHTAR, worked for comics,
and so much more. About 2500 pieces have been catalogued. He passed
away in 1971 after a harsh bout with cancer. In 1996, he was awarded
the Retro Hugo as Best Professional Artist of 1945. In 2012, Virgil Finlay
was also posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.
Slated for release at the World Fantasy Convention's Virgil Finlay
Centenary celebration on November 6-9, 2014, THE COLLECTORS'
BOOK OF VIRGIL FINLAY stands to be a milestone in the history
of sf-fantasy art publishing. It will be the first to have
Finlay art scanned in high resolution directly from originals.
It will contain 35 full color paintings by the artist, the largest
collection of Finlay's color work ever assembled in print. It
will also contain another 13 pages of additional color work, ranging
from 2-color art pieces done for the Doubleday Science Fiction Book
Clubs' solicitations to full-color cover roughs.
The Kickstarter campaign is schedule to end on Virgil Finlay's
actual Centenary Birthday: July 23, 2014. The American Fantasy
Press, Bob Garcia, and Bob Weinberg Facebook pages will hold
a virtual birthday party for the artist with give-a-ways
and more to celebrate. The link for the Kickstarter is:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/565278014/the-collectors-book-of-virgil-finlay
The book will be released under Bob Garcia's American Fantasy
Press imprint. For more information or to set up interviews
with any of the principals, please contact Bob at
garpubserv@aol.com
There are
exciting Kickstarter add-on incentives such as the Atlantis print shown
below.
Check them all out at the Kickstarter website link above and
below.
Book Specifications:
9" x 12" Hardcover, 208 pages
Commentary on Virgil Finlay by two of the field?s foremost pulp
art collectors: Robert Weinberg and Doug Ellis.
Over 40 pages of color artwork and over 150 pages of black
and white artwork.
A clothbound HC (signed by Weinberg and Ellis) & a leatherbound
HC (signed by Weinberg, Ellis and Virgil Finlay's daughter,
Lail) / ISBNs: TBA
ROBERT WEINBERG
Bob Weinberg as a noted author, editor and collector in the science
fiction field. Over the years, Bob has written sixteen novels,
sixteen non-fiction books, edited over a hundred anthologies
and has written a number of comic books. He's also a collector of
rare pulp magazines and original science fiction art. His original
art collection contains hundreds of pieces from various artists and
includes almost 100 Finlay pieces all of which appear in THE COLLECTORS'
BOOK OF VIRGIL FINLAY.
DOUG
ELLIS
Doug is a collector of pulp, science fiction and fantasy art,
and he and his wife, Deb, have one of the largest collections
of pulp art in North America. He co-founded and co-organizes
the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention, whose art show has
displayed thousands of vintage illustrations. His Tattered Pages
Press published the acclaimed pulp fanzine PULP VAULT, as well
as other books on the pulps. He was one of the authors of THE ADVENTURE
HOUSE GUIDE TO PULPS, and has edited several pulp anthologies,
including the acclaimed Best of Adventure series. His book, UNCOVERED:
THE HIDDEN ART OF THE GIRLIE PULPS, an in-depth study of the spicy
pulps and their art, was named ForeWord Magazine's 2003 Popular
Culture Book of the Year. For the Comic & Fantasy Art Amateur
Press Association, he produced VIRGIL FINLAY: THE ART OF THINGS
TO COME, a very limited print run booklet reproducing much of Finlay's
art from the Science Fiction Book Club's "Things to Come" bulletin.
His collection of Finlay art will also appear in THE COLLECTORS'
BOOK OF VIRGIL FINLAY.
ROBERT
GARCIA & AMERICAN FANTASY PRESS
Bob and his wife Nancy are the publishers of American Fantasy Press,
which specializes in producing fantasy and horror limited
editions, hardcovers and chapbooks. AF has presented the
work of authors Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman & Gene Wolfe,
Mike Resnick, Dennis Etchison, Steve Rasnic & Melanie Tem
and Mary Frances Zambreno. "The Man on the Ceiling" (published
as a chapbook) by the Tems won the World Fantasy, IHG and Stoker
Awards. The original American Fantasy magazine brought Bob and
Nancy a World Fantasy Award years ago. Since 1983, Bob has designed
dozens of books and magazines for other specialty press companies.
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Andy McDermott: The Valhalla Prophecy (Nina
Wilde and Eddie Chase) - Coming September
30!
In a Stockholm museum, thieves steal an enormous Norse runestone,
but not before killing a security guard. When Nina Wilde, head of
the International Heritage Agency (IHA), and her husband, ex-mercenary
Eddie Chase, arrive to investigate, they are told a chilling story:
A scholar has discovered that the stone may be one of two keys to
finding the mythological site of Valhalla, where the Vikings predicted
the world’s final battle would begin. The second stone lies at the
bottom of a Norwegian lake. But when Nina and Eddie race to the scene,
they’re hit with a shocking surprise.
Covert agents from around the world, including a ruthless mole
in the IHA, are drawn into a lethal game, . Then a disturbing secret
surfaces from Eddie’s past, involving a mission in Vietnam and
a woman he tried to save. Suddenly suspicious of her own husband,
Nina cannot afford to stop the perilous search for the artifact. For
somewhere in a remote wilderness, two forces are about to converge:
one that could save the world . . . and one that could destroy it.
Paperback: 528 pages
Publisher: Dell
List Price: $9.99
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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books
Now available!
DOC SAVAGE Volume
29: "The Mental Wizard" & Secret of the Su" - EXPANDED JAMES BAMA
VARIANT
The pulp era's greatest superhero seeks
the lost secrets of Atlantis in two action-packed novels by Lester
Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, deep in the Amazon, Doc
Savage is drawn into the weird mystery of "The Mental Wizard"
in his quest for a lost kingdom and the incredible creature known
only as "Z." Then, plunging into the Everglades the Man of Bronze
races against Doctor Light and his Nazi agents in a desperate search
for "The Secret of the Su." BONUS: Doc confronts "The Society Amazonia"
and their murderous conspiracy to create a New World Order controlled
by women, in a lost 1943 Doc Savage radio adventure by Edward Gruskin.
PLUS: a NEW 16-page section with exclusive commentary by James
Bama and art historian Brian M. Kane! This special variant edition
leads off a spectacular James Bama painting and also features the original
color pulp covers by Robert G. Harris and Modest Stein plus the original
interior illustrations by Paul Orban, with historical commentary
by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-153-0
Softcover, 7x10, 144 pages, B&W, $14.95
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class)
or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class
postpaid
Twelve
issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal
(orders@shadowsanctum.com)
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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books
Now available!
THE SHADOW Volume
87: "The Pooltex Tangle" and "Death Turrets"
The Dark Avenger's skills as an escape artist are showcased
in two thrilling 1937 pulp novels by Theodore Tinsley and Walter B.
Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, The Shadow attempts to recover
a stolen invention that could change the course of a future world
war in "The Pooltex Tangle," a thrilling tale of espionage and escape.
Then, in his true identity of Kent Allard, the Knight of Darkness
attempts to stop the murderous plots of a serial killer in "Death Turrets,"
a masterpiece of misdirection! BONUS: Walter Gibson recalls his legendary
mentor in "Memories of Houdini." This deluxe pulp reprint features a
classic color pulp cover by George Rozen plus the only Shadow photo
cover and the original interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd
Cartier with historical commentary by Will Murray. (Sanctum Books)
978-1-60877-154-7 Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W,
$14.95
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class)
or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class
postpaid
Twelve
issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal
(orders@shadowsanctum.com)
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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books
At the printer and coming later this month!
DOC SAVAGE #77: "Haunted
Ocean" & "The Spook of Grandpa Eben" - HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
The pulp era's greatest superhero
returns in two chilling novels by Laurence Donovan and Lester Dent writing
as "Kenneth Robeson." First, bizarre disturbances on the sea floor,
the disappearance of an international commission and a power blackout
result in the President enlisting Doc Savage to investigate the "Haunted
Ocean." Then, why is a chemical company owned by Doc Savage providing
sub-standard chemicals for the war effort? Doc, Monk and Ham go ghost
hunting to solve the strange mystery of "The Spook of Grandpa Eben."
This instant collector's item showcases the classic pulp covers by
Walter M. Baumhofer and Modest Stein, the original interior illustrations
by Paul Orban and historical commentary by Will Murray, author of fifteen
Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-155-4 Softcover,
7x10, 112 pages, B&W, $14.95
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class)
or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class
postpaid
Twelve
issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal
(orders@shadowsanctum.com)
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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books
At the printer and coming later this month!
THE SHADOW Volume 88: "The Creeper" and "Death's Masquerade"- HALLOWEEN
SPECIAL
The Master of Darkness demonstrates that "crime does
not pay" in two macabre mysteries by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell
Grant." First, a secret treasure map and a strange ebony casket hold the
secret to a hidden fortune, but will it be claimed by its rightful heirs
... or the underworld crimelord known as "The Creeper"? Then, "Death's
Masquerade" threatens the masked revelers of the Pageant of Progress
unless The Shadow can unmask a serial murderer! This deluxe pulp
reprint showcases both classic color pulp covers by George Rozen
and the original interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Paul Orban
with historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum
Books) 978-1-60877-157-8
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
Twelve
issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal
(orders@shadowsanctum.com)
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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books
At the printer and coming soon!
DOC SAVAGE James
Bama 5-book Multipack #2 - with FIVE exclusive James Bama art prints!
Sanctum Books collects four more James Bama variant editions
plus a NEW expanded variant of DOC SAVAGE #29 with additional
historical commentary by Brian M. Kane and James Bama, the artist
who defined Doc Savage for modern fans. Showcasing ten thrill-packed
pulp novels: “The Annihilist,” “Murder Mirage,” “Mystery Under the
Sea,” “The Metal Master,” “The Vanisher,” “The Mental Wizard,” “The
Red Terrors,” “The Other World,” “The Secret of the Su” and “Cargo
Unknown."
PLUS: Five exclusive James Bama full-color art prints and the "lost"
Doc Savage newspaper strip by the X-MEN's Dave Cockrum!
This landmark collector's set showcases five knockout James Bama cover
paintings, all ten original color pulp covers, the classic interior
illustrations by Paul Orban and historical commentary by Will Murray
and Paty Cockrum. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-151-6 Softcover in
wraparound collectors' sleeve, 7x10. 641 pages, B&W, $54.95
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
$54.95
plus shipping
Check, Money Order, or Paypal
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Bat Wing / Fire-Tongue by Sax Rohmer
- Now available!
Sax Rohmer is the creator of the famous Asian villain, Fu
Manchu. This volume features two occult mysteries from the 1920s featuring
investigator Paul Harvey, Rohmer's homage to Poe's C. Auguste Dupin.
Includes a new introduction by Rohmer expert, Gene Christie. "The nearest
approach to the pure detective-story that Sax ever made." —Cay Van Ash
& Elizabeth Sax Rohmer, Master of Villainy.
Paperback: 372 pages
$19.95
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Black Coat Press
Now available!
"Foreigners, to what treason do you refer? Who, then, has
come to invade our country, to wrench us out of the profound peace that
has been ours for centuries, to insult our mores, our customs, and our
gods? Who, then, has brought the accursed sciences that are nothing but
sources of pride and ruination? You and you alone..."
Set in the 1920s, though written in the 1890s, Jules Lermina's The Battle
of Strasbourg is credited by historians of futuristic fiction with
launching the literary genre known as "yellow peril" fiction. It is also
one of the first "immersive fantasies" to be completely set in the future
and the earliest to do so straightforwardly.
From Paris to Peking, from Persia to St. Petersburg, the Chinese armies
are marching toward Europe, moved by their deep resentment against
the West. The Battle of Strasbourg is one of the first future war stories
to use the notion that a worldwide military conflict was not only feasible,
thanks to the development of an embryonic global civilization, but inevitable
as a natural repercussion of the West's concerted policies of colonization
and imperialism.
Having unknowingly bypassed the Great War, Lermina uses this backdrop
for an adventure that showcases French heroism, ingenuity, and enduring
national gloire.
US $22.95 / GBP £14.99
5x8 trade paperback, 284 pages
There was no longer anyone alive in Atlantis, nor in
the whole of Europe, except the guests of Chephren's ark. There was only
them to repopulate those vast regions, to reanimate Atlantis, to reconstitute
its greatness, its wealth and its glory.
In Paris Before the Deluge (1866), Hippolyte Mettais, the author of
The Year 5865, displays his imaginative reach, creating a novel that
incorporates the lost city of Atlantis, the biblical story of the Flood,
and the founding of Paris,
Set more than four thousand years in the past, Paris Before the Deluge
is a lesson about the rise and fall of civilizations with its credible
mixture of exotic locales, spurned lovers, power grabs, lost dynasties
and the constant quest for the favor of ancient gods.
Within this mythological antediluvian world, Mettais unfolds a tale
of religious and revolutionary sentiments that remains an important
document in the history of French speculative fiction as well as the
modern development of the Atlantis legend.
US $20.95 / GBP £12.99
5x8 trade paperback, 268 pages
MANHATTAN GHOST
by Philippe Ward; photos by Mickael
Laguerre; adapted by Brian Stableford
She waited for her heart to resume a normal rhythm before
deciding to go to the bar. Now she was going to be late.
"Hello, Lisa."
The young woman turned round abruptly, surprised to be greeted like
that in this neighborhood.
"Peter! What are you doing here?"
She caught herself up suddenly, conscious of the incongruity of the
question. Peter Monaghan had died three years before of a metastasized
cancer, due to overwork, alcohol and, most of all, cigarette abuse.
And he was standing facing her, in the blue costume in which Lisa had
always known him. His shoulders were more stooped and his face paler
than she remembered him.
He smiled at her.
"You look resplendent, as ever."
One night a week, NYPD officer Lisa Kilpatrick plays the
piano and sings in a club-her true passion. But after she witnesses the
phenomenon known as " Manhattanedge ", a solstice event during which
the setting sun is aligned with the east-west streets of the main grid
of the island, she suddenly topples into another, much stranger world,
that of the Ghosts of Manhattan.
US $12.95 / GBP £10.99
7x10 trade paperback, 60 pages
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The Black Lizard Big Book of Locked-Room Mysteries
- Coming October 21!
The Most Complete Collection of Impossible Crime Stories Ever
Assembled, with puzzling mysteries by Stephen King, Dashiell Hammett,
Lawrence Block, Agatha Christie, Georges Simenon, Dorothy L. Sayers,
P. G. Wodehouse, Erle Stanley Gardner, and many, many more
THE BLACK LIZARD BIG BOOK OF LOCKED-ROOM MYSTERIES: An empty desert,
a lonely ski slope, a gentleman’s study, an elevator car—nowhere
is a crime completely impossible.
Edgar Award–winning editor Otto Penzler has collected sixty-eight
of the all-time best impossible-crime stories from almost two hundred
years of the genre. In addition to the many classic examples of
the form—a case of murder in a locked room or otherwise inaccessible
place, solved by a brilliant sleuth—this collection expands the definition
of the locked room to include tales of unbelievable thefts and incredible
disappearances. Among these pages you’ll find stories with evocative
titles like “The Flying Death”, “The Man From Nowhere”, “A Terribly
Strange Bed”, and “The Theft of the Bermuda Penny”, not to mention
appearances by some of the cleverest characters in all of crime, including
Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, Georges Simenon’s Jules Maigret,
Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, Dashiell Hammett’s Continental Op,
and many more.
Trade Paperback: 960 pages
Publisher: Vintage
List Price: $25.00
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Blood 'N' Thunder
/ Murania Press
THE
PERILS OF PAULINE: CENTENNIAL EDITION
Now available!
During the summer of 1914 America’s moviegoers were enthralled
by the daring feats of heiress Pauline Marvin, a high-spirited young
woman with an insatiable hunger for adventure. Her dangerous exploits
were dramatized by playwright Charles W. Goddard in half-hour installments
released to theaters at two-week intervals. The episodes were connected
by a single premise: Pauline’s guardian, Raymond Owen, was an unscrupulous
rotter constantly scheming to do away with the girl and thus gain control
of her fortune, as stipulated in the will of her late father. Owen and
his henchmen routinely tried to snare Pauline in death traps and often
came close to succeeding.
Popular screen actress Pearl White, a 24-year-old native of Missouri
with extensive experience in stage melodrama, was chosen to play
the plucky heroine. Charles W. Goddard, whose hit plays included
The Ghost Breaker (1909) and The Misleading Lady (1913), whipped
up a series of perils for Pauline and wrote the prose versions of
each episode for Hearst’s papers. At a total of 77,500 words,
they were long enough to warrant publication in a novel-length
hardcover edition, which was issued later in 1914. But the book was
not a big seller: most people interested in the story had already read
it in the Hearst papers purchased for pennies. The Perils of Pauline
hardcover never saw a second printing, and first-edition copies are
rarely seen. Goddard’s novel is historically important because the
celluloid Perils of Pauline no longer exists in its original form.
Therefore, the book version is the closest that anybody will ever come
to enjoying and appreciating the cinematic Perils.
This Centennial Edition of The Perils of Pauline also comes
with a 4800-word essay on the serial’s making by Ed Hulse, editor
of Blood ‘n’ Thunder and author of Distressed Damsels and Masked Marauders,
a history of silent-era chapter plays.
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Blood 'N' Thunder
/ Murania Press
Blood
'N' Thunder #41
Now Shipping To Subscribers!
BLOOD ‘N THUNDER #41 begins with a report on this year’s Windy
City Pulp and Paper Convention. “Tricks of the Trade” offers an article
by Arthur Burks, “speed merchant of the pulps,” on an occupational
hazard to fictioneering. “Pulp Page to Silver Screen” explores the
1931 Western TRAILIN’, based on a Max Brand novel serialized in ALL-STORY
WEEKLY. “Cliffhanger Classics” covers a bizarre 1935 serial THE LOST
CITY. Our feature articles include a survey of the short-lived but memorable
Munsey pulp ALL-AMERICAN FICTION, and Larry Latham’s overview of dime
novel heroes adapted to the movies. There’s also a look at a famous lawsuit
between pulp publishers Ned Pines and Harry Steeger, and a 1922 reprint
story from ADVENTURE, “The Tenth Man,” written by Robert Simpson.
102 pages, 8x10, paperback
Price: $12.50
PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING
AND HANDLING TO DOMESTIC BUYERS. OVERSEAS BUYERS MUST INQUIRE FOR SHIPPING
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Blood 'N' Thunder
/ Murania Press: EDitorial Comments - Now online!
On My Way to Cinecon
- New!
BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER #41 (Summer) Now Shipping To Subscribers
PulpFest: Just One Week Away!
Coming Soon: HANDSOME HEROES AND VICIOUS VILLAINS
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The Book Cave - New podcast now available
online!
Episode 298: Airship 27
Ron Fortier and Rob Davis chat with Ric and Art about the past,
present and future of Airship 27.
Episode
297: Gary Phillips
Episode 296: Micah Harris
Episode 295: The Vampire Count of
Monte Cristo
Episode 294: K.G. McAbee and company
Episode 293: Bad Moon Rising
Episode 292: Auralee Wallace
Episode 291: Ed Hulse and PulpFest
2014
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Clive Cussler: The Eye of Heaven
(A Fargo Adventure) - Now available!
With Russell Blake
Baffin Island: Husband-and-wife team Sami and Remi Fargo
are on a climate-control expedition in the Arctic, when to their astonishment
they discover a Viking ship in the ice, perfectly preserved—and
filled with pre–Columbian artifacts from Mexico.
How can that be? As they plunge into their research, tantalizing
clues about a link between the Vikings and the legendary Toltec
feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl—and a fabled object known as
the Eye of Heaven—begin to emerge. But so do many dangerous people.
Soon the Fargos find themselves on the run through jungles, temples,
and secret tombs, caught between treasure hunters, crime cartels, and
those with a far more personal motivation for stopping them. At
the end of the road will be the solution to a thousand-year-old mystery—or
death.
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
List Price: $28.95
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Clive Cussler: The Eye of Heaven (A Fargo Adventure) - Coming October 28!
With Dirk Cussler
While investigating a toxic outbreak in the Caribbean Sea that
may ultimately threaten the United States, Pitt unwittingly becomes
involved in something even more dangerous—a post-Castro power struggle
for the control of Cuba. Meanwhile, Pitt’s children, marine engineer
Dirk and oceanographer Summer, are on an investigation of their own,
chasing an Aztec stone that may reveal the whereabouts of a vast historical
Aztec treasure. The problem is, that stone was believed to have been
destroyed on the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898, which brings
them both to Cuba as well—and squarely into harm’s way. The three
of them have been in desperate situations before . . . but perhaps never
quite as dire as the one facing them now.
Hardcover: 480 pages
Publisher: Putnam Adult
List Price: $28.95
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Davy Crockett's Almanak of
Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild
West - Now online!
Forgotten Books: DEATH AT SEA by Richard Sale
- New!
Pulp Gallery: PLANET STORIES (1940-41)
- New!
Comic Gallery: SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE (1941)
Pulp Gallery: BAUMHOFER does DIME MYSTERY (1935)
Forgotten Books: CRY AT DUSK by Lester Dent (1952)
WEIRD TALES 43, 44 & 45 (1927)
Comic Gallery: Wally Wood on STRANGE WORLDS
Comic Gallery: Norman Saunders on WESTERN HERO (1949)
Pulp Gallery: H.J. Ward on ARGOSY (1941-42)
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Doc Con XVII - October 17, 18 & 19, 2014!
Special Guest of
Honor - Bob Larkin!
This
year's theme will be the 50th anniversary of
Bantam's Doc Savage paperbacks.
Comfort Suites University of Phoenix Stadium Area
9824 W Camelback Rd, Glendale, Arizona 85305
Get special room rates by mentioning the Doc Savage Convention.
Call 623 271-9005 for reservations.
Visit the Doc Con 2014 Facebook Event Page
for all the latest news and schedule announcements.
Registration is now open.
Lock in your spot at Doc Con XVII!
$30 pre-register price includes admission
to Doc Con 17,
Personalized Doc Con 17 Commemorative name badge,
Doc Con swag bag, five raffle tickets and lunch.
Register by October 1st 2014 and
you'll also receive a special
Bob Larkin / Doc Con gift that won't be available at the door!
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Comics
All New Comic Strips created exclusively
for ERB, Inc.
You
can subscribe for only $1.99 / month
"The Lost Continent" by
Martin Powell and Oscar González premieres
September 13!
This
strip will join eleven others 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 Tom Grindberg, 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
Coming soon!
"The Jungle Girl" by
Martin Powell and Will Meugniot
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Comics
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E-texts on the net
this week
The Shadow in Review:
This week, something special: the "banned" Shadow pulp mystery.
Theodore Tinsley wrote 27 Shadow novels, not counting this one.
Tinsley was noted for his edgier style Shadow stories, but this one
went over the line, in the opinion of the editors at Street & Smith,
so it was rejected.
But, never one to waste a pulp story, they published it in the November
1941 issue of Clues, their second-tier detective magazine.
And all mention of The Shadow was naturally excised.
Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000
stories online!
"Death is a Stowaway" by Walter Walker
from SECRET AGENT "X", August, 1937
Death struck swiftly, silently, on the Iron Castle. It left no sign,
no clue - only the corpses. For Death was a stowaway on that gory passage
to an uncertain destination.
"Hands of Doom" by David H. Keller from
10-STORY DETECTIVE, October, 1947
Though two incredible skull-crackings had the best brains of the
coast city thwarted, Taine of San Francisco thought he knew a way
to put the cuffs on those . . . Hands of Doom
"Newsreel Boomerang" by Laurence Hammond
from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, May, 1936
Odds Mingo and Snub Dugan, ace camera crew of the Excelsior Newsreel
outfit, figured they were in for a dull day at the Belgrave Futurity
shooting a bunch of nags running around a track. But when Odds started
his camera, he found he was
shooting - a close-up of Death.
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Facebook - Now online!
There are numerous groups on Facebook that are of
potential interest to pulp fans.
The Shadow Knows
Agents of The Shadow
Flearun - A Doc Savage Group
Fans
of Bronze
G-8
and Operator #5
The Spider - Master of Men
Flash Gordon
The
Others [The Gray Seal, Nick Carter, Fantomas, Arsene Lupin, The Saint]
Professor
Jameson alias 21MM392
The Pulp Heroes
Pulp, Pulp Everywhere and Lots and Lots to Read
Pulp Talk
Pulp Magazine Authors and Literature Fans
The Serial Squadron Cinema Cliffhanger Serial Archive
ERBzine
Edgar Rice Burroughs - Facebook Forum
Edgar Rice Burroughs: Worlds of Adventure
PulpFest
Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention
Pulp Coming Attractions
Robert E. Howard Comics Group
The Robert E. Howard Foundation
Robert E. Howard Readers
Two Gun Bob--The Worlds of Robert E. Howard
The International Robert E. Howard Fan Association
Conan the Cimmerian
REH: Two-Gun Raconteur
Altus Press
Weird Tales Magazine
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The Falcon: Resurrected
- Paperback edition now available!
Mark Ellis (Author), Melissa Martin-Ellis
(Editor), Rob Moran (Illustrator)
Before
Jones before Bond, There was The Falcon!
To a generation of fans, The Falcon is one of the
first and most fondly remembered of all the action heroes—making
his appearance in novels, two movie series, a long-running radio drama
and a television show.
Now The Falcon returns in a new series by the modern master of action-adventure,
Mark (James Axler) Ellis—author of Doc Savage, The Wild, Wild West,
The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Deathlands and creator of the best-selling Outlanders
series!
EVIL RESURRECTED
The specter of the Third Reich casts a terrifying new shadow when
the Brotherhood of The Black Sun resurrects a fanatical dream
of world conquest.
Ruled by a madman with delusions of godhood, the Brotherhood’s ruthless
doctrine of mass human sacrifice by nuclear fire counts down to
zero hour--but the self-styled Aryan demigod must first recover an
ancient artifact that controls the destiny of mankind…and that artifact
is in the hands of The Falcon.
The Falcon has no choice but to walk into an escape-proof trap set
by the very megalomaniac he must stop at any cost.
Now available as a Kindle edition from Amazon.com for $2.99.
A paperback edition ($8.99) is now available from Amazon.com.
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Now online!
New on Famous (and forgotten) Fiction!
August 2014
- New!
In Writings
A delightful story of love, murder and revenge, The Melonville Expressman by Avery Hopwood as it appeared
in the January, 1910 issue of The Strand Magazine. Also included
are the original illustrations and an introduction by Bob Gay.
July 2014
In Writings
The third chronicle of Don Q., "The Ears of the Governor of Castelleno," as it appeared
in the September, 1903 issue of Pearson's Magazine, including the Stanley
Wood illustrations. As an added bonus, an
introduction by Dan Neyer and all foreign or archaic words are instantly
translated with a mouseover.
June 2014
In Writings
We once again turn our attention to Baroness Orczy and her
first published story, "The Red Carnation" as it appeared in Everybody's Magazine
in June of 1900.
Instant translations, an introduction by Dan Neyer and the
original illustrations are also included.
May 2014
In Writings
Another tale from the Chronicles of Don Q., "How Don Q. Outwitted Don Luis," including the Stanley
Wood illustrations and an introduction by Dan Neyer.
Plus!
A short biography of Hesketh Prichard, "To Introduce Mr. Hesketh Prichard," that only appeared
in the UK edition of Pearson's Magazine.
April 2014
In Writings
How Kid Brady Fought For His Eyes by P. G. Wodehouse
How Kid Brady Fought for his Eyes as it appeared in Pearson's
Magazine in July of 1906, including the original illustrations.
Introduction by Dan Neyer.
March 2014
In Writings
Beginning the reprinting of the first 6 adventures of
the brigand chief of the Andalusian highlands, Don Q., by Kate
and Hesketh Prichard as they appeared in Pearson's Magazine,
including the original illustrations and biographical/background
information by Dan Neyer.
The Chronicles of Don Q.
How he Treated the Parole of Gevil-Hay
February 2014
In Writings
The Crystal Trench by A. E. W. Mason
A tale as chilling as the Polar Vortex, The Crystal
Trench by A. E. W. Mason, including the original illustrations
from The Strand Magazine and an introduction by Dan
Neyer.
December 2013
In Writings
The Flying Stars by G. K. Chesterton
A Christmas-themed story starring Father Brown from
the May 20th, 1911 issue of The Saturday
Evening Post including the original illustrations
and an introduction by Dan Neyer.
November 2013
In Writings
Valentin Follows a Curious Trail (The Blue Cross) by G. K.
Chesterton.
The first appearance of Father Brown as presented
in the July 23, 1910 issue of The Saturday
Evening Post with the original illustrations and an introduction
by Dan Neyer.
July - October 2013
In Writings
Just in time (sort of) for Halloween,
The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson
- New!
Also, after a great deal of behind-the-scenes
work, the our "instant translation" version
of The Murders in the Rue Morgue should now work in mobile
devices! -
New!
Baroness Orczy's armchair
sleuth, the Old Man in the Corner, is featured in
the twelve stories from the 1908 collection, The Old Man
in the Corner, and the rarely reprinted tale, "The Glasgow
Mystery," in weekly installments.
Story introductions, and an overview of the
Old Man, are by Dan Neyer, and Illustrations
are included where they were available.
The Glasgow Mystery
The Mysterious Death In Percy Street
The Birmingham Mystery
The Regent's Park Murder
The Brighton Mystery
The Dublin Mystery
The Theft at the English Provident Bank
The Edinburgh Mystery
The Liverpool Mystery
The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railroad
The York Mystery
The Robbery In Phillimore Terrace
The Fenchurch Street Mystery
Also, don't forget to take a look at the
short biography of the Baroness that appeared in the
April, 1902 issue of The Royal Magazine.
June 2013
In Writings
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The seminal detective tale that introduced
Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin and ushered in the "modern"
detective story. Also included: all foreign and
archaic words and phrases can be viewed in translation
by running your cursor over the words; a biographical introduction
by Dan Neyer and Bob Gay; and the first illustrations
for the tale from an 1852 book collection.
May 2013
In Writings
No Man's Land
The long short story of Picts and the Scottish
moors that may have had an influence
on Robert E. Howard written by John Buchan. Introduction by
Dan Neyer.
The Death's Head Meteor
The first published story by Neil R. Jones (of
Professor Jameson fame) from the January,
1930 issue of Air Wonder Stories including
the original illustrations and an introduction
by Bob Gay.
April 2013
In Writings
The Good Angel
A reprinting of the 1910 story by P. G. Wodehouse
featuring Keggs, a butler who predates Wodehouse's
Jeeves, with an introduction by Dan Neyer and the original
Strand illustrations by Chas. Crombie.
Climax for a Ghost Story
The famous short-short story with an exhaustive exploration
into the history of the elusive I. A. Ireland
by Bob Gay.
March 2013
In Writings
The Adventure of The Dying Detective by Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle
A complete reprinting of the Holmes tale that
includes the Walter Paget illustrations and an introduction
by Dan Neyer that discusses the story, its publication
history and Walter Paget
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs
The complete novel from the 1917 edition
that includes the Schoonover illustrations placed
with their respective chapters and an introduction
by Bob Gay that explores the creation of the
novel and its importance in the history of science
fiction.
In Pictures
Images of John Carter
A sizable collection of images, with background
commentary, that show how various artists
have envisioned John Carter over the years: in
books, comics and film.
February 2013
In Writings
The Ginger King
A rare tale of Inspector Hanaud from the pages of
Strand Magazine.
In Pictures
Two new annotated collections
of Bob's Stuff
Famous (and forgotten) Fiction is a new
site featuring familiar and obscure fiction along with
articles, pictures and essays. In the Writings
section, we have fiction by H. C. Bailey (the first
Reggie Fortune story), Carl Stephenson, Sinclair
Lewis and a large selection of Kipling, including the complete
Mowgli stories and "The Man Who Would Be King." We've
also added an article about Sleeman's An Account of Wolves
Nurturing Children in Their Dens, that includes a complete
reprinting of the work.
In Comics, there is an overview of
Superman #205 ("The Man Who Destroyed Krypton!")
and a look at a Steve Ditko illustrated story that bears
a strong resemblance to a well-known story by Carl
Stephenson.The Pictures section starts with a group of collectible
(and some not so) items and is the first of 24 collections.
The site is hoping for subscribers to
keep it going and future plans call for
more stories, more articles and there are a number of novels
we also intend to add to the mix.
New material will be appearing on
the last Friday of each month (which means
we'll have more new stuff at the end of February).
In a few month s, we will also be
offering ebooks: on the site (in PDF) and at Amazon
and B&N in their proprietary formats.
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Fu-Manchu: THE ISLAND OF FU-MANCHU - Now available!
The year is 1941, and the world is engulfed in war. Having
consolidated his forces, Fu-Manchu seeks to tip the balance of power
by launching assaults from a hidden stronghold in the Caribbean. His
target: the United States naval forces, just entering the global conflict.
To stop the Devil Doctor, Sir Denis Nayland Smith and his ally,
Bart Kerrigan, pick up the trail in London during the blackout, following
it to New York, then the Panama Canal, and finally the land of voodoo—Haiti.
There they
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Titan Books
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 1 inches
List Price: $9.95
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FUTURES PAST: A Visual
History of Science Fiction
1926: The Birth of Modern Science
Fiction
Now available in
e-book PDF format!
Welcome to one of
the largest and most ambitious projects ever attempted in the field of science
fiction. In the pages of FUTURES PAST we will be covering, in detail,
the birth and development of modern science fiction over its first 50 years
– from 1926 to 1975. Designed in a yearbook format, each issue of FUTURES
PAST will cover all the works, people, organizations and events in detailed
chronological order.
Relive novels such as LAST AND FIRST MEN, GALACTIC PATROL, and WHEN
WORLDS COLLIDE all the way to more recent classics such as 1984,
DUNE, and THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS.
Follow the early careers of legends such as Bradbury, Clarke, Heinlein,
Sturgeon, Asimov, Leinster and many others, year by year, story
by story and novel by novel.
Learn about and even listen to hundreds of “old time radio” plays
produced for shows such as DIMENSION X and BEYOND TOMORROW.
Attend the major conventions such as the first Worldcon held in New
York City in 1939. Read all the details, the award winners
and the activities. See photos and even video taken at some
of the later conventions. Hear about it from the people who
were there.
There will even be coverage of amateur clubs and fanzines over the
years, beginning with THE COMET published in 1930 by the Science
Correspondence Club in Chicago.
Yes, every book, every magazine, every film, convention, and so much
more! FUTURES PAST is dedicated to all those amazing people
who helped to shape our modern world by giving us a sense of wonder,
by showing us possible futures and addressing social issues long before
they touched the mainstream, and by simply daring to ask, “what
if…” Our goal at FUTURES PAST is to keep alive the people, works
and memories of a great genre and introduce them to a whole new generation
of readers, thinkers and dreamers.
When
completed, this series will be the most comprehensive history of the
field ever undertaken.
FUTURES PAST is available at the link below as a PDF download for
$6.00, as well as a limited content
review copy for FREE.
In the next few months we will be pursuing production of physical
editions for sale as well.
FUTURES PAST:
A Visual History of Science Fiction
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Girasol Collectables - September Pulp Replicas!
Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three
more issues in its ongoing series of Pulp
Replicas.
Terror Tales and Operator 5
are now at six (6) issues per year,
so that those two titles and
the Spider will be completed around the same time
in late 2015.
Girasol will also be tackling the
complete 1926 year of Weird Tales, as well as other
1930s issues of interest.
| Monthly
Special: All three for $95
($10 off) |
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SPIDER #108
from September 1942 - $35
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OPERATOR
5 #43 from Jan-Feb 1939 |
WEIRD
TALES #36 from September 1926 - $35
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Girasol accepts checks, International money
orders, and Paypal as methods of payment.
Other than Replicas, please confirm availability
first before ordering items such as pulp magazines or
other books.
Paypal payments can be made to our regular
info@girasolcollectables.com
email address.
As always, these reprints are exact copies
including the illustrations, ads, and back-up
stories and have been printed on off-white paper, staple-bound
and finished off with a high quality reproduction
of the original cover.
The only thing missing is the smell (alas)
and the flaking newsprint.
Email Girasol Collectables at: info@girasolcollectables.com.
A complete listing, along with other items
such as books, fanzines and of course pulps, can
be found on
the Girasol Collectables website at
http://www.girasolcollectables.com/
All payments
must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed
to:
Neil Mechem c/o Girasol
Collectables
3501 GlenErin Drive, Apt.
1409,
Mississauga, ON, Canada
L5L 2E9
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ALL DETECTIVE MAGAZINE
($25 each postpaid)
#27 January 1935
BLACK MASK MAGAZINE ($35
each postpaid)
April 1920 -
First issue!
June 1,1923 - The rare KKK issue
CIVIL
WAR STORIES ($25 each postpaid)
Spring 1940
DAN
TURNER ($25 each postpaid)
Dan Turner
Hollywood DetectiveNo. 1 (January 1942)
Dan Turner Hollywood Detective
No. 2 (April 1942)
DIME MYSTERY
BOOK ($35 each postpaid)
#1 December
1932
DOCTOR DEATH ($25
each postpaid)
#1 February 1935
#2 March 1935
#3 April 1935
DR. YEN SIN ($35
each postpaid)
#1 May/June 1936
#2 July/August 1936
#3 September/October 1936
EERIE
TALES ($20 eachpostpaid)
#1 July 1941
GOLDEN FLEECE ($25 each postpaid)
#1 October 1938
#2 November 1938
#3 December 1938
#4 January 1939
#5 February 1939
#6 March 1939
#7 April 1939
#8 May 1939
#9 June 1939
HORROR STORIES ($35 each postpaid)
#1 January 1935
#2 February 1935
#5 July 1935
MAGIC CARPET ($25 each postpaid)
#1 January 1933
#2 April 1933
#3 July 1933
#4 October 1933
#5 January 1934
THE MYSTERIOUS WU FANG ($35 each postpaid)
#1 September 1935
#2 October 1935
#3 November 1935
#4 December 1935
#5 January 1936
#6 February 1936
#7 March 1936
MYSTERY
ADVENTURE MAGAZINE ($25 each
postpaid)
November 1936 with a rare Domino Lady cover
appearance
THE OCTOPUS ($35 each postpaid)
February/March 1939
OPERATOR
5 ($35 each postpaid)
#1 The Masked Invasion (April 1934)
#2 The Invisible Empire (May 1934)
#3 The Yellow Scourge (June 1934)
#4 The Melting Death (July 1934)
#5 Cavern of the Damned (August 1934)
#6 Master
of Broken Men (September 1934)
#7 Invasion
of the Dark Legions (October 1934)
#8 The Green
Death Mists (November 1934)
#9 Legions of Starvation (December 1934)
#10 The Red Invader (January 1935)
#11 The League of War Monsters
(February
1935)
#12 The Army of the Dead (March 1935)
#13 March of the Flame Marauders
(April 1935)
#14 Blood Reign of the
Dictator (May 1935)
#15 Invasion of the Yellow Warlords (June
1935)
#16 Legions of the Death Master (July
1935)
#17 Hosts of the Flaming Death (August
1935)
#18 Invasion of the
Crimson Death Cult (September 1935)
#19 Attack of the Blizzard Men
(October 1935)
#20 Scourge of the
Invisible Death (November 1935)
#21 Raiders of the Red Death
(December 1935)
#22 War-Dogs of the Green Destroyer (January
1936)
#23 Rockets From Hell (February 1936)
#24 War Masters from the Orient (March
1936)
#25 Crimes Reign of Terror (April 1936)
#26 Death's Ragged Army (June-July
1936)
#27 Patriot's Death Battalion
(August-Sept. 1936)
#28 The Bloody Forty-Five Days (Oct.-Nov. 1936)
#29 America's Plague Battalions (December
1936)
#30 Liberties Suicide Legion (January 1937)
#31 Seige of the Thousand Patriots (February
1937)
#32 Patriot's Death March (March-April 1937)
#33 Revolt of the Lost Legions (May-June 1937)
#34 Drums of Destruction (July-August 1937)
#35 The Army Without a Country (Sept-Oct 1937)
#36 The Bloody Frontier (Nov-Dec 1937)
#37 The Coming of the Mongol Hordes (Jan-Feb
1938)
#38 The Seige that Brought
the Black Death (Mar-Apr 1938)
#39 Revolt of the Devil Men
(May-June 1938)
#40 The Suicide Battalion (July-Aug
1938)
#41 The Day of the Damned (Sept-Oct
1938)
#42 The Dawn that Shook the World
(Nov-Dec 1938)
#43 When Hell Came to America (Jan-Feb
1939)
ORIENTAL STORIES ($25 each postpaid)
#1 October / November
1930
#2
December 1930 / January 1931
#3 February
/ March 1931
#4 Spring
1931
#5 Summer 1931
#6 Autumn
1931
#7 Winter 1932
#8 Spring
1932
#9 Summer 1932
PIRATE STORIES ($25 each postpaid)
#1 November 1934
THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE ($25 each postpaid)
#1 February
1933
SAUCY MOVIE TALES ($25 each
postpaid)
#3 December
1935 (#1 after a title change)
#4 January
1936 (#2 after a title change)
#5
March 1936
#9 July 1936
#11 September 1936
#17 March 1937
THE SCORPION ($35 each postpaid)
April/May 1939
SOLDIER
OF FORTUNE ($25 each postpaid)
October 1931
SPICY-ADVENTURE
STORIES ($25 each postpaid)
#2 November
1934 [#1 after the ashcan]
#3 December 1934
#4 January 1935
#5 February 1935
#6 March 1935
#7 April 1935
#8 May 1935
#9 June
1935
#10 July 1935
#11 August 1935
#12 September 1935
#13 October 1935
#14 November 1935
#15 December 1935
#16 January 1936
#17 February 1936
#18 March 1936
#19 April 1936
#20 May 1936
#21 June 1936
#22 July 1936
#23 August 1936
#24 September 1936
#25 October 1936
#26 November 1936
#27 December
1936
#28 January 1937
#36 September 1937
#39 December 1937
SPICY-DETECTIVE
STORIES ($25 each postpaid)
#1 May 1934
#3 July 1934
#4 August 1934
#5 September 1934
#6 October 1934
#7 November 1934
#8 December 1934
#9 January 1935
#10 February 1935
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#22 February 1936
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#25 May 1936
#26 June 1936
#27 July 1936
#28 August 1936
#29 September 1936
#30 October 1936
#31 November 1936
#32 December 1936
#33 January 1937
#42 October 1937
#76 August 1940
SPICY-MYSTERY
STORIES ($25 each postpaid)
#2 June 1935
#3 July 1935
#4 August 1935
#5 September
1935
#6 October
1935
#7 November 1935
#8 December 1935
#9 January
1936
#10 February 1936
#11 March 1936
#12 April 1936
#13 May 1936
#14 June 1936
#15
July 1936
#16 August 1936
#17 September
1936
#18 October 1936
#19 November 1936
#20 December 1936
#21 January 1937
#22 February
1937
#23 March 1937
#26 June 1937
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SPICY WESTERN STORIES ($25 each
postpaid)
#1 November 1936
#2 December 1936
#3 January 1937
#4 February 1937
#14 December 1937
THE
SPIDER ($35 each postpaid)
#1 The Spider Strikes!
(October 1933)
#2 The Wheel of
Death (November 1933)
#3 Wings of the
Black Death (December 1933)
#4 City of Flaming
Shadows (January 1934)
#5 Empire of Doom
(February 1934)
#6 Citadel of Hell (March 1934)
#7 Serpent of Destruction (April 1934)
#8
The Mad Horde (May 1934)
#9 Satan's Death
Blast (June 1934)
#10 The Corpse Cargo
(July 1934)
#11 Prince of the
Red Looters (August
1934)
#12 Reign of the
Silver Terror (September
1934)
#13 Builders
of the Black Empire (October 1934)
#14 Death's
Crimson Juggernaut (November 1934)
#15
The Red Death Rain (December 1934)
#16 The City Destroyer (January 1935)
#17 The Pain Emperor (February 1935)
#18 The Flame
Master (March 1935)
#19 Slaves of the Crime Master (April 1935)
#20 Reign of the Death Fiddler
(May
1935)
#21 Hordes of the
Red Butcher (June 1935)
#22 Dragon Lord of the Underworld
(July 1935)
#23 Master of the Death Madness
(August
1935)
#24 King of the
Red Killers (September 1935)
#25 Overlord of the Damned (October 1935)
#26 Death Reign
of the Vampire King (November 1935)
#27 Emperor of the Yellow Death
(December
1935)
#28 The Mayor of Hell (January 1936)
#29 Slaves of the Murder
Syndicate (February 1936)
#30 Green Globes of Death (March 1936)
#31 The Cholera King (April 1936)
#32 Slaves of the Dragon (May
1936)
#33 Legions of Madness (June
1936)
#34 Laboratory of the Damned (July 1936)
#35 Satan's Sightless Legion (August
1936)
#36 The Coming of the Terror
(September 1936)
#37 The Devil's Death Dwarfs (October 1936)
#38 City of Dreadful Night
(November 1936)
#39 Reign of the Snake
Men (December 1936)
#40 Dictator of the Damned (January 1937)
#41 The Mill-Town Massacres
(February 1937)
#42 Satan's Workshop (March 1937)
#43 Scourge of the Yellow Fangs (April 1937)
#44 The Devil's Pawnbroker (May
1937)
#45 Voyage of the Coffin Ship
(June 1937)
#46 The Man Who Ruled in Hell
(July 1937)
#47 Slaves of the Black Monarch
(August 1937)
#48 Machine Guns Over the
White House (Sept 1937)
#49 The City That Dared Not
Eat (October 1937)
#50 Master of the Flaming
Horde (November 1937)
#51 Satan's Switchboard (December 1937)
#52 Legion of the
Accursed Light (January 1938)
#53 The City of Lost Men (February
1938)
#54 The Grey Horde Creeps (March
1938)
#55 City of Whispering Death (April
1938)
#56 When Thousands Slept in Hell (May 1938)
#57 Satan's Shackles (June 1938)
#58 The Emperor from Hell (July
1938)
#59 The Devil's Candlesticks
(August 1938)
#60 The City That Paid to
Die (September 1938)
#61 The Spider at Bay
(October 1938)
#62 Scourge of the Black Legions
(November 1938)
#63 The Withering Death (December
1938)
#64 Claws of the Golden Dragon
(January 1939)
#65 The Song of Death (February
1939)
#66 The Silver Death
Rain (March 1939)
#67 Blight of the Blazing Eye (April
1939)
#68 King of the Fleshless Legion (May
1939)
#69 Rule of the Monster
Men (June 1939)
#70 The Spider and the
Slaves of Hell (July 1939)
#71 The Spider and the Fire
God (August 1939)
#72 The Corpse Broker (September 1939)
#73 The Spider and the
Eyeless Legion (Oct. 1939)
#74 The Spider and the Faceless
One (Nov. 1939)
#75 Satan's Murder Machines (December
1939)
#76 The Spider and the Pain Master
(January 1940)
#77 Hell's Sales Manager (February
1940)
#78 Slaves of the Laughing Death (March 1940)
#79 The Man From Hell
(April 1940)
#80 The Spider and the War Emperor (May 1940)
#81 Judgement of the Damned (June 1940)
#82 Dictator's Death Merchants
(July 1940)
#83 Pirates From Hell
(August 1940)
#84 Master of the Night-Demons (Sept. 1940)
#85 The Council of
Evil (October 1940)
#86 The Spider and
his Hobo Army (November 1940)
#87 The Spider and
the Jewels of Hell (Dec. 1940)
#88 Harbor of Nameless
Dead (January 1941)
#89 The Spider and
the Slave Doctor (February
1941)
#90 The Spider and
the Sons of Satan (March
1941)
#91 Slaves of the Burning Blade (April 1941)
#92 The Devil's Paymaster (May 1941)
#93 The
Benevolent Order of Death (June 1941)
#94 Murder's Black Prince (July 1941)
#95 The
Spider and the Scarlet Surgeon (August
1941)
#96 The
Spider and the Deathless One (September1941)
#97 The
Satan's Seven Swordsmen (October1941)
#98 Volunteer
Corpse Brigade (November1941)
#99 The Crime Laboratory (December 1941)
#100 Death and The Spider (January 1942)
#101 Murder's Legionaires (February 1942)
#102 The
Gentleman from Hell (March
1942)
#103 Slaves of
the Ring (April 1942)
#104 The Spider and the
Death Piper (May 1942)
#105 Revolt of the Underworld (June 1942)
#106 Return of the Racket Kings (July 1942)
#107 Fangs of the Dragon (August 1942)
#108 Hell Rolls on the Highways (September 1942)
STRANGE DETECTIVE STORIES ($25 each postpaid)
#2 December 1933
STRANGE
STORIES ($25 each postpaid)
#1 February 1939
STRANGE TALES ($25 each postpaid)
#1 September 1931
#2 November 1931
#3 January 1932
#4 March 1932
#5 June 1932
#6 October 1932
#7 January 1933
TERROR
TALES ($35 each postpaid)
#1 September 1934
#2 October 1934
#3 November 1934
#4 December 1934
#5 January 1935
#6 February
1935
#7 March1935
#8 April 1935
#9 May 1935
#10 June 1935
#11 July 1935
#12 August 1935
#13 September 1935
#14 October 1935
#15 November 1935
#16 December 1935
#17 January 1936
#18 February 1936
#19 March 1936
#20 April 1936
#21 May 1936
#22 June 1936
#23 July/Aug 1936
#24 Sept-Oct 1936
#25 Nov-Dec 1936
#26 Jan-Feb 1937
#27 March-April 1937
#28 May-June 1937
#29 July-August 1937
#30 September-October 1937
#31 November-December 1937
#32 January-February 1938
#33 March-April 1938
#34 May-June 1938
#35 July-August 1938
#36 September-October 1938
#37 November-December 1938
#38 January-February 1939
#39 March-April 1939
#40 May-June 1939
#41 July-August 1939
#42 September-October 1939
#43 November/December 1939
#44 January/February 1940
THRILLING MYSTERY ($25 each
postpaid)
#1 October
1935
WEIRD
TALES ($35 each postpaid)
#1 March 1923
#2 April 1923
#3 May1923
#4 June 1923
#5 July/August
1923
#6 September 1923
#7 October 1923
#8 November 1923
#9 December
1923/January 1924
#10 February 1924
#11 March 1924
#12 April 1924
#13 Anniversary
Issue May/June/July/24 ($50)
#14 November
1924 - One of the rarest WT's
#15 December 1924
#16 January 1925
#17 February 1925
#18 March 1925
#19 April 1925
#20 May 1925
#21 June 1925
#22 July 1925
#23 August 1925
#24 September 1925
#25
October 1925
#26 November 1925
#27 December 1925
#28 January 1926
#29 February 1926
#30 March 1926
#31 April
1926
#32 May 1926
#33 June 1926
#34 July 1926
#35 August 1926
#36 September 1926
#40 January 1927
#53 February 1928
#59 August
1928
#96 December 1931
#107 November 1932
#108 December 1932
#111 March 1933
#114 June 1933
#117 September 1933
#118 October 1933
#121 January 1934
#124 April 1934
#125 May
1934
#128 August 1934
#132 December 1934
#135 March 1935
#143 November 1935
#151 July 1936
#152 August 1936
#153 October 1936
#173 June 1938
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Girasol Collectables
Coming
October 31st!
Girasol Collectables
is pleased to announce Volume 3
in its new series of Pulp Cover Gallery Editions.
DIME MYSTERY MAGAZINE / 15 MYSTERY STORIES / TERROR
TALES
Girasol has launched a new series
of deluxe hardcover editions which feature full sets of top quality
cover scans of various pulp titles. These numbered Limited
Edition volumes of 300 copies each are designed
to present the cover art in all its glory. The
interior pages are 8.5"x11", full color throughout,
130+ pages.
Each book in the series has a mix of full page
scans, size as to the original pulps, as
well as some 4 per page and 6 per page. The
exterior is made from bonded leather, with a small color cover
inset on the front of an issue-of-interest from the interior.
There is a brief introduction about the cover art
and artists, as well as a title checklist with issue
number, date, and cover artist if known.
A combo volume of full sets of scans
of the 3 titles, all 210 issues in total.
This edition will be the same format as our first 2 volumes, 8.5"
x 11" interior, 130+ pages full color throughout, bonded leather
exterior, limited to 300 numbered copies. There is a brief
introduction about the artists and issue dates/numbers checklist...
as mentioned before with this series, these volumes are NOT
comprehensive books about the pulp titles themselves, they are visual
references for the cover art.
A mix of full page, size-as covers, and 4 per page images. Top
quality, hi-res images, with the pulp edges showing on a black
background. Great stuff to look at! Dime Mystery touted itself
as the Weirdest Stories Ever Told, and certainly the cover
art was true to the claim!
Only $130 (prices include s&h within
North America - overseas add $25)
Visit our ebay store to order, or
email us for more information to acquire your copy.
Paypal payments to: info@girasolcollectables.com
Please note
that this is not a comprehensive book about the pulp itself, but
rather, a visual reference of the covers.
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The Golden Age
- Now online!
Avon Fantasy Reader ~ 1947-1952
Imagination ~ 1950-54 ~ cover art by Hannes Bok, H. W. McCauley
& Malcolm Smith
Wally Wood ~ Galaxy illustrations Pt 3 ~ 1961-68
Wally Wood ~ Galaxy illustrations Pt 2 ~ 1959-1960
Wally Wood with Dan Adkins ~ art for IF ~ circa 1959-1968
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Edited by Stephen Haffner Introduction by Ed Gorman Cover
Art by Lawrence Noble
A massive omnibus of four novels from the late 1950s all featuring
the amateur sleuthing of San Francisco psychoanalyst Michael
Gray.
The Murder of Eleanor Pope —Psychoanalyst Michael Gray leads police
to a three-time killer!
The Murder of Ann Avery —Psychoanalyst solves brutal slaying!
Murder of a Mistress —Psychoanalyst Michael Gray solves the killing
of a girl who knew too much about too many men who had
too damned much to lose.
Murder of a Wife —Marked for Murder! No one believed her—not even
the police!
Hardcover
$40
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(Writer) Fredric Brown, Jack Seabrook (Cover) Norman Saunders
A massive fix of liquor-fueled murder, smoke-clouded mystery, and
hard-hitting revenge from the author of The Screaming Mimi
and The Fabulous Clipjoint. This archival-quality hardcover
assembles 38 incredibly rare stories from 1938-1942, with
the original Pulp artwork from such magazines as Thrilling
Detective, Masked Detective, Detective Fiction Weekly, and
more. This is the book Fredric Brown fans have been waiting
for!
Hardcover, 6x9, 744 pages, B&W, $45.00
Haffner Press
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Hard Case Crime - Coming soon!
September 2014
BRAINQUAKE by Samuel Fuller , Cover art
by Glen Orbik
The bagmen who transport money for organized crime live
by a special set of rules: no relationships, no ties...no alcohol,
no women...no talking...and never, ever look inside the bag
you’re carrying.
For more than ten years, despite suffering from a rare brain disorder,
Paul Page was the perfect bagman. But that ended
the day he say a beautiful Mob wife become a Mob widow.
Now Paul is going to break every one of the rules he’s lived
by to protect the woman he loves—even if it means he might
be left holding the bag...
"Personal, hard-hitting, idiosyncratic...Everything was about storytelling,
the great yarn."
— Quentin Tarantino
"One of the great movie directors of the 20th century...most certainly
its greatest storyteller."
— Wim Wenders
In a career that spanned half a century, Samuel Fuller wrote and directed
classic movies that inspired filmmakers as varied as Steven
Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jean-Luc
Godard, Jim Jarmusch, Wim Wenders, and Quentin Tarantino.
He also wrote unforgettable novels such as the noir classic
THE DARK PAGE—and this book, his last, which has never previously
been published in the English language.
First publication ever in the English language!
Author was not only a legendary movie director, he was a decorated
combat veteran whose WWII experiences included landing on
Omaha Beach on D-Day and participating in the liberation
of the Falkenau concentration camp
Fuller wrote BRAINQUAKE while in self-imposed exile in France toward
the end of his life, following a bitter dispute with Paramount Pictures
over his last American movie, WHITE DOG.
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The Illustrated Press
Walter Baumhofer by David Saunders
Pulp art
historian David Saunders returns with a lavish new hardcover art book chronicling
the life and work of Walter Baumhofer.
In the world of the pulp magazines, the name of Walter Baumhofer
has always resonated with a solemn and respectful gravitas. His
masterful cover paintings from the golden era of Dime Detective,
Dime Mystery, Dime Western, Adventure, Pete Rice, Doc Savage,
and The Spider were among the most iconic images in pulp art history.
The design and execution of his work combined an impressive combination
of sensational brushwork with a theatrical flair for composing
striking scenes of intriguing villains, rugged heroes, and steadfast
women. His creative ambitions elevated him from the low-paying field
of the pulp magazines into the respectable and higher-paying realm
of the slick magazine industry. When he quit the pulps, he left behind
a legacy of innovative design and high standards that the next generation
would struggle in his wake to attain. Although he is renowned for his
paintings of pulp magazine covers, the actual number of years he worked
in the field is but one chapter in a lifelong history of creative accomplishments.
That full story has never been told—until now.
Pulp and illustration art historian David Saunders has written
an insightful biography, chronicling the life and work of this
influential artist.
This is the consummate reference book on the artist, filled with
over 300 reproductions of original art, rare proof sheets,
working drawings, reference photos, as well as historic family
photos.
This book will be limited to 1000 copies. It is 224 pages, 9”x12”,
full-color on premium glossy stock, hardbound with dust jacket
for $44.95.
Unlike previous
titles from The Illustrated Press, this book will not be offered through
Amazon, so it will never be offered at a discounted price (unless you
can find a "used" copy.)
If you want this book new, you will have
to buy it directly from The Illustrated Press or your local comic
shop.
In other words, don't worry about seeing
it listed on Amazon later for $26.
That is not going to happen!
You can pre-order the book at your local
comic shop.
WALTER BAUMHOFER is solicited
in the September
PREVIEWS (Now available).
The Diamond Item Code is SEP141860.
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LADY ZORRO #3 (OF 4) -
Arriving in comic shops September 10!
(Writer) Alex De Campi (Art) Rey Villegas (Cover) Joseph
Michael Linsner
Lady Zorro thinks she finds a moment of rest in a Chumash village,
but mercenary soldiers are everywhere... and the storm clouds of
war are gathering more rapidly than she can imagine. What started
out as a simple caper to steal back an artifact has become a suicide mission,
where at stake is the survival of the Spanish and native ways of life
in Alta California. As Lady Zorro is increasingly backed into a corner,
she realizes the only escape is direct confrontation. And worse, at this
time when she needs to be at her most dispassionate, her most rational,
along comes a handsome soldier...
32 pages, Full Color, $3.99, On sale September 10
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Laurie's Wild West
- Now online!
My PulpFest Report
RIDING THE PULP TRAIL is now an AUDIOBOOK!
Dime Novel Roundup Reviews HIDDEN GHOSTS
Rest in Peace, Frank Robinson
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The Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention is a three-day
festival held inside the Hunt Valley Wyndham. Here,
you can watch dozens of screenings of vintage movies,
world premiere documentaries, Hollywood celebrities posing
for photos and signing autographs for fans, slide show
seminars from authors and historians, over 200 vendor tables
with retro merchandise, antiques and collectibles and...
well, it is a lot of fun.Whether you have been to other conventions
in the past or never attended a convention before, we recommend
you give it a try. You'll discover what people keep returning
year after year. Attendees come from California, Canada, Seattle,
England, Belgium, Florida, Maine... and statistically the size
of the attendance has grown every year. MANC didn’t attract such
a faithful following by accident. Nearing our 10th anniversary,
MANC has offered fans a chance to meet Hollywood actors, visit
a drive-in movie theater, watch old fifties films like Creature
from the Black Lagoon in 3-D, have their picture next to The Blob
silicone, watch Abbott and Costello impersonators perform on stage,
and have a great time. Many of the seminars will be broadcast live
from Radio Once More and you can tune into the station for free
at http://radiooncemore.com/
Major
celebrity announcement!
The Mid-Atlantic
Nostalgia Convention is around the corner. If you have not yet
booked your hotel room, we suggest you do so today. Remember, every
year the hotel rooms sell out in advance and people are unable to get
a room. To get the special discounted convention rate you need to
call the hotel directly at 410-785-3904. (If the phone rep cannot
help, ask for Sharon Shapiro.)
Here's a quick announcement of three celebrities confirmed for this
year's event, September 18, 19 and 20, 2014.
ANGELA CARTWRIGHT
We are pleased to announce that Angela Cartwright will be among the
many guests at this year's MANC. Angela was one of the Von Trapp
kids in The Sound of Music. She played the Danny Thomas' daughter
on Make Room for Daddy. She played the youngest sister in Lost in Space.
Her resume is so extensive we cannot list them all! Click on her
picture to learn more!
CONNIE STEVENS
It is rare that an actress can successfully transcend the entertainment
gamut from Motion Picture and Television Star, Broadway, Recording
Artist and concert stage. Fans of Hawaiian Eye remember her best
as Cricket. She appeared in many classics such as Dragstrip Riot
(1958) and The Party Crashers (1958). She performed with Bob Hope
in U.S.O. tours. And she will be among the guests at this year's MANC
Convention.
GEORGE LAZENBY
What else can we say about one of the six men to officially play
the role of James Bond? Perhaps we should introduce him as,
"Bond, James Bond." Fans of the 007 franchise consider On Her Majesty's
Secret Service (1967) as one of the best films in the series.
And to have James Bond himself at the convention? What a real treat
this will be!
And no, in real life he does not have a license to kill...
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Moonstone Books
Now available direct from Moonstone
Books!
Coming soon to comic shops!
Of Monsters & Men
Return of the Originals AND Return
of the Monsters!
Nine brand NEW tales of PULP HEROES vs MONSTERS!
The Green Lama, Richard Knight, Captain Future, Green
Ghost, Moon Man, and more…
Battle demons and monstrocities from out of this
world!
Stories: Matthew Baugh, Tommy Hancock
Art: Tom Floyd, David Niehaus
Cover: Fernando Ferriero
200 pages, grayscale, 7” x 10”, squarebound, $14.99
ISBN: 978-1-366814-81-7(51499)
Stories: Matthew Baugh, Tommy Hancock
Art: Tom Floyd, David Niehaus
Cover: Fernando Ferriero
300 pages, grayscale, 7” x 10”, squarebound, $24.99
ISBN: 978-1-936814-82-4(52499)
Same as the softcover edition but with 100 extra
pages that reprint the previously published “Domino Lady
vs Mummy”, Black Bat vs Dracula”, and “Phantom Detective
vs Frankenstein”!
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The New Pulp
Heroes - Now
online!
Tom Johnson has started a
new Blog for authors who have created new
pulp heroes.
The Rocket Girl - New!
Denver Doll
Bai Jiang
Jeremiah Cotton
The Protectors
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Off-Trail Publications
- Now
available!
Before he was a comic-book pioneer, Major Malcolm-Wheeler
Nicholson wrote adventure tales for the great pulp magazines—and
no run-of-the-mill pulp fiction was it. The Major served
as a cavalry officer on the southwest border during
the Mexican Revolution. While the First World War raged in
Europe, he fought the Moro insurgency in the southern Philippines.
Then followed his strangest assignment, conducting espionage in legendarily
hostile Siberia. After the war he was stationed in Western
Europe. These places became the settings for the majority of
his hardboiled adventure stories. His use of authentic detail,
combined with his superior storytelling ability, make his
stories difficult to put down. You read one of the Major’s entrancing
tales—and your imagination is transported back to those real places
of danger and daring!
This inaugural collection of the Major’s fiction includes stories
set in all four of his real-life arenas, originally published
in top adventure pulps: Adventure, Argosy, The Popular Magazine.
It is time for the Major to receive his due—as one of
the genuine larger-than-life men of the pulps. Included is an
in-depth introduction by Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson, the Major’s
granddaughter.
“Yes, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
is one of the very, very few people responsible for the birth of the
comic book industry as the visionary founder of what we today
call DC Comics. And, yes, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson is one
of the very, very few people responsible for giving the
world Superman.”
Michael Uslan,
Executive Producer of all the Batman movies,
Comic book historian, and author of his memoir, The Boy
Who Loved Batman.
“Not many adventure writers
can claim to have based their stories on their own exploits. Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
could—and because of it, his evocations of heroism and combat have
a believability and a personal depth unlike anything else
in pulp fiction.”
Gerard Jones,
Author of Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth
of the Comic Book.
6x9-inch perfect bound;
264 pages, $20.00
Checkout earlier titles by clicking on the link below.
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Peril Press - Now available!
PERIL PRESS presents: LAND OF DEATH
Texas Rangers, April 1951
WE SHAPED THE LAND WITH OUR GUNS by Louis L’Amour
Get out or die, was the order—but Rye Tyler and his partner stayed!
8000 Words
New Western, April 1947
DEATH SONG OF THE SOMBRERO by Louis L’Amour
“Never,” Stretch Magoon said, “argue with a red-headed girl named
for a burro!”
Not all the magic of Stretch Magoon’s famous .45’s, nor all his adamant
determination could make one single impression on that beautiful, maddening
god-daughter of mule, named Kelly Jarvis!
4700 Words
The Rio Kid Western, May 1952
THE CACTUS KID PAYS A DEBT by Louis L’Amour
Drawn into a cutthroat game, he does some plain and fancy dealing on
his own account
He tries some fancy dealing in a cutthroat game!
4900 Words
Texas Rangers, March 1947
JACKSON OF HORNTOWN by Louis L’Amour
as Jim Mayo
Matt Ben was the last of a notorious clan but his only pard was an
old pack burro when he had to make his most serious decision!
Matt Ben was the last of a notorious clan, but his only pard was a
pack burro.
5700 Words
This edition includes 12+ images between story illustrations, mastheads
and pulp covers.
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Perils On Planet Perils
On Planet X - Now online!
Perils On Planet X is a swashbuckling adventure
on a lost planet… join Colonel Donovan Hawke of
Terra as he travels through time and space to the ancient
emerald world of Xylos – home of vicious reptilian
predators, ruthless strato-pirates, beautiful princesses,
and innumerable fantastic dangers!
Perils On Planet X is high adventure on alien
worlds – classic space opera in the Burroughs and
Alex Raymond traditions, revived for a new millennium!
The adventure begins today at the link below!
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Planetary Stories #31 / Pulp Spirit #21
- Now online!
Planetary Stories #31
COVER
Cover by JimGarrison
TIME ATLAS by George S Karagiannis
A fascinating layout of time and the human race
BROKEN WING by Martin McCall
She fought unusual spatial effects, not knowing the cost of success
DETOUR by Richard Logan
Sometimes the cost of a detour is much greater than anticipated
THE MAN OF ACTION by Martyn Osmundsen
Big corporations made fortunes on robot war -- until the day all robots
froze, wouldn't move!
Pulp Spirit #21
COVER
Cover by Mark Fults
TOMBSTONE by Scott Cranford
Another "Graveyard Toombs" story. "Graveyard" fights Blackbeard the pirate
in modern time!
THE FRENCH AFFAIR by Johann T Kuester
Spies, intrigue, Paris!
KITTEN AND CHARCOAL by J Comer
The warrior spurred a tired manhorse onward as night faded to dawn.
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THE PULPSTER #23 - Now available!
Copies of the latest issue of THE PULPSTER are now available
for purchase from Mike Chomko, Books. A longstanding tradition cherished
by attendees of summer pulp cons, THE PULPSTER #23 was released at
PulpFest 2014. The new number focuses on the 75th anniversary of the
blossoming of science fiction’s Golden Age, when fantastic fiction
“grew up.” Additionally, the magazine also examines the so-called “shudder
pulps,” magazines such as TERROR TALES and SPICY MYSTERY STORIES.
The Pulpster #23 can be purchased for $13, postage paid in
the United States. Buyers outside the United States will pay more.
Please write to Mike Chomko at mike@pulpfest.com or 2217 W. Fairview
Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542 for further instructions.
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Pulp Adventurecon
The next Pulp
Adventurecon is scheduled for November 1st, 2014.
That's a Saturday.
It remains a mildly magnificent show, wrapping up the
Year In Pulps
after weekend-long conventions like the Windy City show and
Pulpfest,
not to mention the little satellite shows across the good
old U.S. of A.
Keep those want lists ready, 'cuz we expect to have the
best show yet.
This year, we'll be joined by Robert Gould, son of pulp
illustrator John Fleming Gould, who thrilled readers with his action-packed
illustrations in The Spider and Dime Detective, among other titles
from Popular Publications. Robert and his brothers manage the Bethlehem
Art Gallery, which features the "Legacy of Artist John Fleming Gould."
The Gould brothers, Robert, William and Paul continue the tradition
started in 1957 by John and Mary Gould with the Bethlehem Art Gallery
located at 58 Orrs Mills Rd. in Salisbury Mills NY. The Gould brothers
continue to meet and expand the vision of their parents in providing New
York State residents and beyond with images that capture the history
and beauty of the Hudson River Valley and give the kind of high quality,
friendly service expected from a family owned and operated business with
fifty years experience.
Bordentown, New Jersey ... and specifically the Ramada
Inn ...
That oasis just off Exit 7 of the New Jersey Turnpike becomes
a pulp collecting mecca every November.
Start planning to make your pilgrimage, especially if you are
one of those hold-outs yet to attend.
We'll have the usual fine display room jam-packed with all sorts
of stuff.
There's something for everyone, whether you collect H.P.
Lovecraft,
Dashiell Hammett, The Shadow and Doc Savage, Argosy and Black
Mask ...
the list cound quite possibly be endless ...
For more information about displaying, contact us at:
boldventurepress@aol.com.
Bold Venture Press Pulp Adventurecon
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Pulp Crazy - Now online!
Bigfoot Sword
of the Earthman - New!
Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ Birthday – Free eBooks and Audio Books - New!
Pulp Crazy
– The Pale Man by Julius Long
PulpFest 2014
– New Fictioneers- Frank Schildiner
PulpFest 2014
– The New Pulp Panel
Phileas Fogg
and the War of Shadows Review
H.P. Lovecraft’s
Birthday – Free eBooks & Audio Books
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Pulp Den - Now online!
The Rocket Girl's Tale - New!
Six Weeks In The Moon - New!
Black & White - New!
Reservation Ravaged
Bill Wood
The Papers of Tony Veitch
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Pulp Flakes
- Now online!
A new pulp blog on pulp magazines, authors
and their stories, adventure and detective pulps.
Interview with Gordon D. Shirreffs, Western writer
Leonard H. Nason - Soldier, Writer
Leonard H. Nason's advice on writing adventure stories
5 most significant pulp magazines?
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Pulp Magazines Project
- Now online!
Publishing legends The Black Mask (1920), Weird
Tales (1923), and Amazing Stories (1926) are considered so
“extremely rare and valuable” that the U.S. Library
of Congress houses its collection of 277 issues in Washington,
D.C.’s Rare Book and Special Collections Division—along with
the personal libraries of Presidents, medieval and Renaissance
manuscripts, and one of only three known perfect copies of the
Gutenberg Bible in existence. With its latest addition
of 4 issues of The Black Mask (Aug. & Sept.
1920; Dec. 1921; and Apr. 1922), the Pulp Magazines
Project has made all 3 classic titles available together—for
the first time—in high-quality, cover-to-cover digital editions.
Also available at the Pulp Magazines Project, new
issues of the iconic “weird menace” pulp, Dime Mystery
Magazine (Apr. 1938 and Sept. 1946); Adventure (Jul. 1, 1928;
feat. Walt Coburn’s “The Man Who Hated Himself”);
Western Story (Jul. 27, 1940); Detective Story
(May 1938; feat. Zorro-creator Johnston McCulley’s “Thubway
Tham’s Thothial Thecurity”); and histories of both The
Black Mask (E.R. Hagemann; UCLA) and Dime Mystery Magazine
(Emily Sisler; University of West Florida).
The Pulp Magazines Project
is an open-access digital archive dedicated to the study and preservation
of one of the twentieth century's most influential literary &
artistic forms: the all-fiction pulpwood magazine. The Project also provides
information on the history of this important but long neglected
medium, along with biographies of pulp authors, artists, and their publishers.
At the heart of the Project's mission is
the archive itself. In summer 2011, it began with
a modest library of five representative first-generation
pulp titles from the early twentieth century. Over time,
the archive will expand, new magazines will be digitized,
and contextual materials added. Eventually, the archive will
feature a broad range of pre-1923 titles, post-1923
titles where copyright has lapsed, and full volume
runs of select titles from 1896 to 1946.
The Project is dedicated to fostering ties between
communities of collectors, fans, and academics devoted
to pulp magazines, and will offer opportunities for
research and collaboration to both scholars and enthusiasts
alike. We will provide information on upcoming
conferences and conventions, and
promote new working relationships between academics
and the hundreds of pulp fans and collectors
beyond the college and university.
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Pulp Newsgroups - Now online!
There are numerous pulp newsgroups that are
of potential interest to pulp fans.
Information on several of these groups and a
link to sign up is posted below.
Abraham Merritt:
This group is dedicated to all
of the fiction of ABRAHAM MERRITT.
Merritt's novels, short stories, paperbacks, hardcovers,
pulps, reprints, and any movies based
on these works can all be discussed here. Also,
any artwork from any of the above pertaining to Merritt's
writing can be discussed and displayed. If interested,
questions and statements about other authors that copied or
imitated Merritt's style can be posted.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABEMERRITTFANS/
CoverUps: Sharing
and trading of Pulp Fiction covers. Discussion not only
allowed, but encouraged! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cover_Ups/
Doc Con: The
annual Doc Savage Convention
gathered together for the first time on October
24, 1998. The convention also known as Doc Con is the
brainchild of Rob Smalley who together with Jay Ryan,
Paul Cook and Courtney Rogers have hosted the event each year
in Arizona. Traditionally held the second Saturday of
each November, Doc Con attracts residents from around the
country, for a weekend of planned Doc Savage events as well
as discussions and camaraderie. Follow along with
the planning each year by participating in this group.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Doc_Con/
Burroughs Group: This group is
dedicated to the study and appreciation of one
of the greatmasters of literary adventure, Burroughs
(1875-1950). Creator of numerous famous characters, such
as Tarzan, Carson Napier, and John Carter of Mars, and exciting
worlds, such as Venus, Barsoom, and Pellucidar,
Burroughs is widely recognized as one of the fathers of
the Pulp Era and modern heroic fiction. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edgarriceburroughs/
FictionMags: The purpose of this
mailing list is to discuss the history of fiction
magazines, and to exchange information about
magazines which have carried fiction, past or present. Particular
emphases are on the "Gaslight" magazines of circa
1880-1914, the pulp magazines of the first
half of the 20th century, the "Big Slick" magazines
of the mid-20th century, the digest-sized magazines of
the 1950s and 1960s -- and any other areas of magazine
publishing which have been important for fiction. Discussion
may cover aspects of the publishing history of the magazines
concerned, their editors and editorial policies, the authors
they published, and so on.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/fictionmags/
Flearun: This group is for
fans of all the incarnations of Doc Savage.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flearun/
H.R. Haggard: This
group is dedicated to one of the greatest of adventure/fantasy
writers , H.R. Haggard.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/masterofadventureriderhaggard/
Justice Inc.: This group
is dedicated to the [1940's pulp version] of Richard
Benson and his group of crime fighting
adventurers , Justice Inc. Everything about this
group can be discussed [ comics, pulps, radio shows,
paperbacks, current news]also if anyone is interested
in Paul Ernst---In the roaring heart of the
crucible...... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JUSTICEINC/
Otis Adelbert Kline:
This group is devoted to Otis
Adelbert Kline. His works in the science fiction, weird
and historical fiction genre and his general biography
can also be discussed here.
Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OTISKLINE/
to join!
Pulp Fiction Uncensored:
is for all fans of Pulp Fiction!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pulp_Fiction_Uncensored/
PulpMags: If
you're interested in the old pulp
magazines, this forum is the place to
be. We deal with OLD pulps only! If you're looking for something
dealing with modern "pulp fiction" style writing, you'd be bored
here.This moderated list is setup along the lines
of PEAPS, the Pulp Era Amateur Press Society,
and all pulp fans across the world are welcome.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpMags/
Pulp Swap Group:
Place your swappable pulps and digest, plus wants,
in the file section or individual messages. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpSwap/
REH Comics Group: This
group is dedicated to the characters created by Robert E
Howard that have appeared in comic book form from Marvel Comics,
Dark Horse Comics, Cross Plains Comics, Dynamite Entertainment
etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheREHcomicsgroup/
Vintage Paperbacks: A
forum for readers and collectors of classic paperback books,
primarily from the "vintage era" of 1939 to 1960 (roughly
speaking). Ace Doubles, Dell Mapbacks, L.A.
Bantams, Gold Medal, Avon, Handibooks, and many more - we
cover them all. Discussion of all genres is welcome
and we particularly want to hear about any rare and unusual paperbacks
or stories *about* paperbacks that you might be able
to share. We discuss the cover artists, the writers,
the publishers, and anyone and everyone connected
with the great world of vintage paperback books.
Read a great old book lately? Come on in and tell us about it!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VintagePaperbacks/
Western Pulps: This list
is dedicated to the discussion of Western pulp magazines
-- the characters, the authors, the stories, the
paperback reprints, and anything else connected with Western pulps.
Though the primary emphasis is on pulps, we also
discuss non-pulp Western novels, movies, comics, etc.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WesternPulps/
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The Serial Squadron Cinema
Cliffhanger Archive
NOW SHOWING:
A NEW CHAPTER EVERY SATURDAY!
The Squadron will now be broadcasting
a new, long-unseen rare serial chapter every week and spotlighting
restorations in progress.
So no more waiting until the whole thing
is done to be able to see those new chapters from restorations in progress
-- SerialFest will now happen all year round right on this
website!
We begin with the Squadron restoration of THE MASKED
RIDER (1919), which includes lost scenes re-created according
to the original script by volunteer actors.
The presentations are viewable free of charge.
To get the complete restorations without the watermarks,
and with commentary, extras, and all that other good
stuff, order the DVD editions!
Sept-Oct-Nov-Dec
THE MYSTERIES OF MYRA Restoration
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The Serial Squadron Cinema Cliffhanger
Archive
THE SPIDER'S WEB
Research copies are now available!
Archive DVD featuring Warren Hull -
15 Chapters (Complete)
One of the major original pulp heroes
comes to the screen in the greatest adaptation of pulp to film ever created,
featuring Warren Hull and Iris Meredith. Consistently rated one of the
top 5 cliffhanger serials of all time by fans, and hugely influential.
Source: new digital transfer of 16mm original print, complete, with
generally excellent sharp picture quality, restored picture element
with stabilization, exposure correction, and noise reduced audio.
Status: Restoration
complete, archive DVD requests are shipping now.
To request a research copy, click here.
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The Shadow Fan's Podcast
- Now online!
Justice, Inc. begins!
This time around, The Shadow Fan reviews three recent Dynamite
releases: Shadow in Moscow # 3, Shadow Over Innsmouth # 1 and Justice,
Inc. # 1. It's another opportunity to talk about our favorite hero!
If you love pulp's greatest crimefighter, then this is the podcast
for you.
If you love pulp's greatest crimefighter, then this is the podcast
for you!
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The Shadow - Under the Blue
Light - Now online!
Murder Trail -
New!
Voice of Death
Five Keys to Crime
Dead Man's Chest
Fox Hound
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THE SHADOW: YEAR ONE #10 (OF 10)
- Arriving in comic shops September
10!
(Writer) Matt Wagner (Art) Wilfredo Torres
(Covers) Matt Wagner, Alex Ross, Chris Samnee, Howard Chaykin
SPECIAL EXTRA-SIZED FINALE ISSUE!!! 30 pages of story
and art! Join Eisner Award-winning artist Matt Wagner and
the art team of Wilfredo Torres and Brennan Wagner for the pulse-pounding
conclusion to this landmark series. Excitement fills the
night as The Shadow finally faces off with his long-time nemesis,
Dr. Zorn, a psychic villain whose powers and training rival those
of the Night Master himself! Will Lamont Cranston’s dark-cloaked
alter-ego find the strength to defeat the vile and consumptive
Zorn? Will Margo Lane fall to the flying bullets and psychic
traps of The Shadow’s enemy? And will the Reporter finally
manage to unmask the mystery behind New York’s crusader for justice?
New readers and longtime Shadows fans alike will thrill as all
is finally revealed as The Shadow’s fledgling adventures against
crime draw to a close…and his longtime crusade truly begins!
Full Color, 40 pages, $4.99, On sale July
30
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Tellers of Weird Tales
- Now online!
Terence Hanley has created a blog in which
he researches and writes about the contributors to
Weird Tales magazine and its companion titles,
Oriental Stories and The Magic Carpet
Magazine.
A Survey of Monsters-Part Eleven - New!
A Survey of Monsters-Part Ten - New!
A Survey of Monsters-Part Nine - New!
A Survey of Monsters-Part Eight
A Survey of Monsters-Part Seven
A Survey of Monsters--Part Six
A Survey of Monsters--Part Five
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Upcoming Modern Hero - Pulp Novels
by Christopher
R. Yates
(New publications to the list
are in bold)
Now available!
Ghosts of Manhattan, George Mann, Titan Books, Ltd.,
$9.90, September 12, 2014
Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt, Neil
Kleid, Marvel, $24.99, October 14, 2014
Judge Dredd Year One: Omnibus, Michael Carroll,
Al Ewing & Matthew Smith, Abbadon, $7.99, October 28, 2014
Revolution: Book Three in the Secret World Chronicles,
Mercedes Lackey, et al., Baen, $7.99, October 28, 2014
Wild Cards XXII: Lowball, ed.
George R.R. Martin, Tor, $25.99, November 04,
2014
The Black Stiletto: Endings &
Beginnings, Raymond Benson, Oceanview Publishing,
$26.95, November 04, 2014
Captain America: The Death of Captain America, Larry Hama, Marvel,
$7.99, November 18, 2014
Dreams of a Golden Age, Carrie Vaughn, Tor,
$7.99, November 25, 2014
Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild, ed. George R.R. Martin,
Tor, $8.99, November 25, 2014
Collision: Book Four in the Secret World Chronicles,
Mercedes Lackey, et al., Baen, $25.00, December 02, 2014
S.C.P.D.: Avenging Amethyst, Keith R.A. DeCandido,
Crossroad Press, $12.99, December
14, 2014
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad, ed. George R.R.
Martin, Tor, $15.99, January 13, 2015
Secret Wars, author to be announced, Marvel, $24.99, January
20, 2015
Stiletto [sequel to The Rook], Daniel O’Malley, Little,
Brown & Co., $25.99, June 30, 2015
Ex-Isle, Peter Clines, Broadway Books, $14.00,
July 2015
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William Patrick Maynard -
Now online!
Blogging Sax Rohmer’s
The Shadow of Fu Manchu, Part Two
The Shadow of Fu Manchu was serialized in Collier’s from
May 8 to June 12, 1948. Hardcover editions followed later that year
from Doubleday in the U.S. and Herbert Jenkins in the U.K. Sax Rohmer’s
eleventh Fu Manchu thriller gets underway with Sir Denis Nayland Smith
in New York on special assignment with the FBI. He is partnered with
FBI Agent Raymond Harkness to investigate why agents from various nations
are converging on Manhattan. Sir Denis suspects the object of international
attention is the special project being handled by The Huston Research
Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Morris Craig. However, Smith initially
chooses to keep the FBI in the dark on this matter until he is certain.
Read the rest at the links
below.
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William Patrick Maynard -
Now online!
Blogging Sax Rohmer…In
the Beginning, Part Three
“The M’Villin” was first published in Pearson’s Magazine in
December 1906. Rohmer was still writing stories under the modified version
of his real name, A. Sarsfield Ward. The story represented a quantum
leap forward in the quality of Rohmer’s fiction and shows the influence
of Alexandre Dumas’ swashbucklers.
Read the rest at the links
below.
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