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Age of Aces Latest
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Age of Aces
Now available!
The Jailbird Flight
By Donald E. Keyhoe
Below the Rio Grande he had once been
known as “The Killer.” Now Captain Bruce Kirby flew
through hell skies, leader of
the strangest squadron that ever dared
face death from flaming Spandaus. Outcasts—all
of them—branded with the convict’s arrow! No cowards
came to the Jailbird drome—only those dishonored
war eagles who chose a chance to
die in action rather than rot behind prison
bars. Hot tempers, liquor, and the madness
of war had brought them low—but beneath it all
they still were men! A former U.S. Marine
pilot, author Donald E. Keyhoe was a prolific
contributor to the pulp magazines, but he is
perhaps best remembered for his UFO research
in the Fifties and Sixties. In August
of 1931, Keyhoe started three long-lived series
in three different aviation magazines:
Captain Philip Strange in Flying Aces; The Devil
Dog Squadron in Sky Birds; and The Jailbird
Flight in Battle Aces. This volume features
the first seven Jailbird adventures
published by Popular Publications in 1931 and ‘32:
The Jailbird Flight, The Drome of Vanishing Men,
The Masked Skull Squadron, The Jailbird Ace, Dead
Man’s Drome, Claws of the Jailbird, and The
Skeleton Ace.
$16.99 | 6″x9″ trade paperback
| 318 pages|
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America’s enemies have assembled squadrons
of flying furies, exploding skeletons, and invisible
airplanes to turn the tide of
the First World War. But when things
get weird, we get Strange. Captain Philip
Strange, that is—ace pilot and so-called “Brain-Devil”
of G-2 Intelligence. His assignment?
Journey from the back-alleys of Paris to the
skies over Germany, taking down flying fortresses,
cursed aerodromes, strafing skulls,
and other wild weapons of mass destruction!
This fourth volume of Philip Strange missions
includes seven thrilling tales: Satan's Staffel,
The Vanishing Staffel, Hoodoo Drome,
The Skull Staffel, The Skeleton Barrage, Staffel
of the Starved, and The Staffel Invisible.
$16.99 | 6″x9″ trade paperback
| 394 pages
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Airship 27 Productions
LIMITED EDITION
COLLECTOR’S EDITION
OFFERED AT PULPFEST ONLY!
For the past few months Airship 27 Productions has
been putting together a very special novel, HOLMES & HOUDINI
by award winning author, I.A. Watson. It was our goal
to have this exciting adventure book out and available at Pulpfest
2016. Art Director Rob Davis provided the black and white
interior illustrations while well known artist Chad Hardin signed
on to do the cover.
Then unavoidable events made it impossible for Hardin to meet our
deadline and it seemed we would not have the book on our tables
for the show. After putting our heads together, Rob and
I decided to turn this disappointment into a very unique opportunity
for our loyal fans. Rob is going to do his own cover for
the book, but it will not be sold to the general public. Rather,
once the book is assembled, we will print 15 copies and no more.
These 15 are being done for Pulpfest and that will be the only place
you can buy one.
Rob’s cover will not be revealed or publicized and only Pulpfest
attendees will get to see it.
Once Chad Hardin’s official cover is turned in, we will go back
to the printers and officially publish the book making it available
through all our usual sources, via Amazon in both paperback
and on Kindle. Whatever remains of the unsold 15 will either
be destroyed or auctioned off for charity. But again, they
will only be available at Pulpfest and once the 15 are gone, that’s
it.
Airship 27 Productions has enjoyed its association with Pulpfest
from day one and we hope producing this one of a kind collector’s
edition of HOLMES & HOUDINI by I.A. Watson will provide
some added excitement to this year’s show.
Airship
27 Productions – Pulp Fiction For A New Generation!
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Altus
Press
Premiering at Pulpfest 2016!
Altus Press is pleased to announce
its summer 2016 releases, all of which will premiere at
PulpFest.
They’ll be available exclusively at the Mike Chomko, Books,
table.
Altus Press books typically sell out quickly at the pulp shows,
so please contact Mike to reserve your copies.
Mike will be placing his order for these titles on June 21.
Do not delay if you want to ensure copies at PulpFest.
mikechomko@gmail.com
These titles
will be made available on the Altus Press website over a period of
time following PulpFest.
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
THE MYSTERIOUS WU-FANG #1: THE CASE OF THE SIX COFFINS
By Robert J. Hogan
“There is one Val Kildare, government
agent. It is my wish that he die the most painful death in our power
to inflict.”
From an underground room in Limehouse this order was given.
And now, across the Atlantic, sped a murder cargo to wipe out
the only man who stood between Wu Fang, Emperor of Crime,
and his conquest of the world!
201 pages
$12.95 softcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
YEN SIN #1: THE MYSTERY OF THE DRAGON'S SHADOW
By Donald E. Keyhoe
Out of the teeming turbulent East had
come Dr. Yen Sin—saffron-skinned wizard of crime—bringing to the
capital of the West all the ancient Devil’s-lore at his command—and
a horde of Asian Hell-born to help him spawn it. But Michael
Traile—The Man Who Never Slept—had crammed into his own keen
brain the means to cope with the sinister doctor. For he knew
even the secrets of the Dragon’s Shadow and how to penetrate the
yellow murder fog that had descended on the capital to mingle
its blood-wisps with the mist from the Potomac.
152 pages
$12.95 softcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
SUPER-DETECTIVE JIM ANTHONY: THE COMPLETE SERIES
VOLUME 3
by Victor Rousseau
The complete reprinting of the greatest
of the Doc Savage pastiches continues!
Volume Three of contains the next three adventures of Jim Anthony:
“Murder Syndicate,” “The Horrible Marionettes,” and “Border
Napoleon.”
This volume also includes editor notes and correspondence.
353 pages
$19.95 softcover
/ $29.95 hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
KI-GOR: THE COMPLETE SERIES VOLUME 3
by John Peter Drummond, introduction by Howard Andrew Jones
For the first time, the Ki-Gor series from the pages of Jungle
Stories is collected, complete, uncut and in order!
Volume 3 includes the next four stories:
“Tigress of T’wanbi” (Winter 1941-42)
“Slaves for the Renegade Sultan” (Spring 1942)
“Blood Priestess of Vig’Na” (Summer 1942)
“The Cannibal Horde” (Fall 1942).
318 pages
$24.95 softcover
/ $34.95 hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES
OF THE GRIFFON VOLUME 3
by Arch Whitehouse
Fighting the aerial forces of evil for nearly ten years in the
pages of Flying Aces, Kerry Keen aka The Griffon finally
returns to print!
This edition continues the complete reprinting of the series.
Volume 3 contains the next six stories:
“Riddle of the Rocket”
“Cavalry of the Clouds”
“Twin-Engine Treachery”
“Test Pilot Terror”
“The Carrier Coup”
“Scourge of the Sky Brood”
275 pages
$19.95 softcover
/ $29.95 hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF THE MOON MAN, VOLUME 2: 1934
by Frederick C. Davis, introduction by Andrew Salmon
One of the strangest pulp heroes is finally available from Altus
Press!
Created by pulp fiction legend Frederick C. Davis for the pages
of the ultra-rare title, Ten Detective Aces, the Moon
Man fought the forces of the underworld in 38 unforgettable
tales.
Volume 2 collects the next six stories from this series:
“Silver Death”
“Mark of the Moon Man”
“Crimson Shackles”
“Blood Bargain”
“The Black Lash”
“The Murder Master”
And it includes an all-new introduction by Moon Man expert Andrew
Salmon.
337 pages
$24.95 softcover
/ $34.95 hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
THE BLACK BAT OMNIBUS VOLUME 5
by Norvell W. Page and Norman A. Daniels
Pulp hero the Black Bat returns!
This collection contains the next three adventures of the Black
Bat:
“The Black Bat’s Summons”
“The Black Bat’s Invisible Enemy”
“The Voice of Doom”
uncut and restored with the original illustrations.
Featuring a story by long-time Spider author, Norvell W. Page,
it’s the next volume of the complete reprinting of the
series.
339 pages
$19.95 softcover
/ $29.95 hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
HAZZARD: THE COMPLETE SERIES
by Frederick C. Davis
The Fight Against the lawless! Mark Hazzard,
red-headed, fiery-tempered District Attorney of King’s County was
a man of the Law, but when the law didn’t get justice, the
guilty were then the prey for the Juggernaut of Justice and his
own iron rules. Bucking the police and the underworld alike, Hazzard
kept a secret that would send him to burn in the electric chair.
Written by Frederick C. Davis, the author of the Moon Man series.
Featuring all six of Mark Hazzard’s adventures in one volume!
296 pages
$19.95 softcover
/ $29.95 hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
ADVENTURES OF A PROFESSIONAL CORPSE
by H. Bedford-Jones
Meet James F. Bronson, a man who finds dying a profitable business.
Time after time, Bronson accepts assignments to whom dying is
all in the day’s work.
One of the most offbeat series that H. Bedford-Jones penned;
a series for which he was inspired by an advertisement
that actually appeared.
94 pages
$11.95 softcover
/ $29.95 hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
INVITATION TO A CRIME: FURTHER ADVENTURES OF DENIS BURKE
by H. Bedford-Jones
Operating out of Morocco, American profiteer
Denis Burke encounters business opportunities fraught with political
intrigue, shady underworld characters, double-crossing
associates, and devious women—all while trying not to
run afoul of the law. Burke must dodge his ever-watchful nemesis,
Inspector Crepin, who has vowed to expel him from the country—or
better yet—put him behind bars.
A never before reprinted series by the King of the Pulps, H.
Bedford-Jones.
132 pages
$14.95 softcover
/ $29.95 hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
RED RUNES OF CHINA
by H. Bedford-Jones
The runes told of mystery, of danger lurking in odd corners,
of the craft of the Orient put to evil purposes in the Far
West, and started young Dick Clews on a great adventure.
A never-before-collected series, it’s now part of The H. Bedford-Jones
Library.
138 pages
$14.95 softcover
/ $29.95 hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
THE CROSS AND THE HAMMER: AA TALE OF THE DAYS OF THE
VIKINGS
by H. Bedford-Jones
H. Bedford-Jones’ thrilling novel of the Vikings and King Olaf,
who broke the power of the old gods and who introduced
Christianity into his realm.
One of H. Bedford-Jones’ earliest novels, it’s now part of The
H. Bedford-Jones Library.
162 pages
$14.95 softcover
/ $29.95 hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
THE MARDI GRAS MYSTERY
by H. Bedford-Jones
Who is The Midnight Masquer? While partygoers
celebrate Mardi Gras under the recently-enacted Prohibition, attention
is cast to this masked character and his connection to the murder
of a prominent New Orleans citizen. Did the victim’s son really
commit the crime, or is there more than meets the eye?
A classic mystery written by The King
of the Pulps, and now it’s part of The H. Bedford-Jones Library.
188 pages
$14.95 softcover
/ $29.95 hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
THADY SHEA’S SAGA
by H. Bedford-Jones
The Navajo’s sacred relics, the seven
Gods of the San Marcos, are the focus of attention between warring
factions in the Old West, and washed-up actor Thaddeus Shea
is caught in between the chaos!
A classic adventure written by The King of the Pulps, and now
it’s part of The H. Bedford-Jones Library.
174 pages
$14.95 softcover
/ $29.95 hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
CONQUEST: THE STORY OF PIERRE RADISSON, FOUNDER OF THE
HUDSON BAY COMPANY
by H. Bedford-Jones
The story of Pierre Radisson has passed into history. That he
was the first man to reach the Mississippi, after De Soto,
is now admitted.
It was he who founded the Hudson’s Bay Company, and who
opened up the great Northwest to the world.
One of H. Bedford-Jones’ earliest novels, now part of The H.
Bedford-Jones Library.
184 pages
$14.95 softcover
/ $29.95 hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
THE COMPLETE TALES OF KOROPOK (DELUXE EDITION)
by Sidney Herschel Small
Limited hardcover edition of 50 copies. Comes with eBook versions
of all the stories.
One of the best series from the twilight
of Adventure Magazine’s run, this 11-story saga of an American undercover
agent in the Far East during World War II has been sadly
neglected for 75 years. But no longer! This Comprehensive
set also includes over 100 illustrations by master pulp illustrators
Hamilton Greene and Frank Kramer. This limited, deluxe edition
collects them all! Plus: purchase of this deluxe edition entitles
you to free eBook versions of these stories.
306 pages
$75.00 deluxe hardcover
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Altus
Press
Premiering
at Pulpfest 2016!
THE COMPLETE CASES OF CARDIGAN (2 VOLUME DELUXE EDITION)
by Frederick Nebel
Limited hardcover edition of 50 copies. Comes with eBook versions
of all the stories.
Frederick Nebel’s unforgettable character
Jack Cardigan was one of the main reasons behind the success of the
legendary Dime Detective Magazine. His hard-boiled P.I. stories
were a major influence to other writers of the era, yet only
a handful have been reprinted since their original 44-story
run eighty years ago. This deluxe two-volume contains the entire
series of 44 stories, complete and uncut, with an introduction
by Will Murray and the original illustrations by John Fleming Gould.
698 pages
$140.00 deluxe hardcover
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SUPERNATURAL TALES - Coming July 15!
A superb collection of stories in which ancient
Egyptian mysticism, mummies, and other supernatural occurrences
play a significant role, including tales by Edgar Allan Poe,
Louisa May Alcott, Arthur Conan Doyle, Tennessee Williams,
H. Rider Haggard, Algernon Blackwood, Sax Rohmer and more.
Paperback, 290 pages
$19.95
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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books
Arriving in comic shops July 6!
THE BLACK
BAT Volume 4: "Black Bat's Crusade" & "The Black Bat's
Flame Trail"
The Nemesis of Crime returns in classic pulp novels
by Norman A. Daniels and THE SPIDER's Norvell Page writing as
"G. Wayman Jones." First, voodoo drums sound in cities across the
nation as a wave of mysterious murders fueled by ancient magic takes
a terrifying toll in "The Black Bat's Crusade," edited by future
BATMAN editors Mort Weisinger and Jack Schiff! Then, "The Black
Bat's Flame Trail" leads to a sinister arsonist who wields a deadly
torch of terror as New York tenements burn. GOLDEN AGE OF COMICS BONUS:
The Mask returns in an illustrated adventure from Nedor's EXCITING COMICS
#4. This instant collector's item showcases the classic color pulp covers
by Rafael DeSoto and the original interior illustrations by Harry Parkhurst
and V. E. Pyles, with historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony
Tollin. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-207-0 Softcover,
7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class)
or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First
Class postpaid
Six
issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail)
[postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal
(orders@shadowsanctum.com)
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Art's Reviews Podcasts!
- Now online!
Danny Adams discusses "Dayworld: A Hole
in Wednesday"
Author Danny Adams is the great-nephew of Science-Fiction
Grandmaster Philip Jose Farmer. Before Mr. Farmer died,
he and Danny collaborated on the novella, "The City Beyond Play."
Now, Danny has taken another unfinished manuscript from the Magic
Filling Cabinet and in a posthumous collaboration with his great-uncle
has given us a new novel in Mr. Farmer's Dayworld series: "Dayworld:
A Hole in Wednesday." This story is set in the time between
the original novella "The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World"
and the novel "Dayworld" which was the first novel in the series
trilogy.
Danny and I reminisce about Phil and his legacy. We also
discuss Danny's own writings and what it was like working
with a Grand Master!
This book can be ordered at the Meteor House website and will
debut at Pulpfest/Farmercon in Columbus, Ohio this coming July.
Past
episodes:
Micah Harris and "Murder
in the Miracle Room"
Will Murray : Doc
Savage in "Glare of the Gorgon"
Jeff Deischer: "The Night of
the Owl" and Guest Host Ric Croxton
Gordon Dymowski on Black
Bat Mystery, Vol. 3 and much more!
Sinbad: The New Voyages - The Legacy of Ray Harryhausen
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THE BIG BOOK OF JACK THE RIPPER - Coming October 4!
by Otto Penzler (Editor)
A new anthology from Edgar Award-winning
editor Otto Penzler, centered around the historical enigma
whose name has become synonymous with fear: Jack the Ripper.
Of all the real-life serial killers whose gruesome
deeds have splashed across headlines throughout human history,
few have reached the near-mythical status of Jack the Ripper. Terrorizing
the world with a rash of violent murders in London’s East End
in the fall of 1888, Saucy Jack seemed to vanish just as quickly,
leaving future generations to speculate upon the Ripper's identity
and whereabouts—and living on in some of the most spectacularly unnerving
fiction and nonfiction ever written. Collected here, for the first
time ever, are 41 tales featuring the infamous slasher, from classics
by Marie Belloc-Lowndes, Robert Bloch, and Ellery Queen to never-before-seen
stories by contemporary masters Jeffery Deaver, Loren D. Estleman,
Lyndsay Faye, and many more. Also featured in this volume are essential
true-crime artifacts of Jack the Ripper lore, including genuine
witness statements, autopsy reports, contemporary news articles,
and astonishing theories from the world’s foremost Ripperologists—as
is only proper for a case that is truly as chilling as fiction.
Paperback: 864 pages
Publisher: Vintage
Product Dimensions: 7 x 1.4 x 9.1 inches
Pre-order price: $25.00
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Black Coat Press
New titles now
available!
Scarcely had the demon finished
speaking than we arrived on the surface of the Sun, a very lovely country,
in truth, full of rarities that would be much appreciated by
a collector of natural history...
In 1839, 25 years before Jules Verne, French botanist
and geologist Pierre Boitard (1789-1859) published Journey to
the Sun, the first story of adventure and scientific popularization
for young people, depicting a voyage through the solar system,
with the beings of each of the planets representing a different stage
of Man's evolution.
Two years earlier, Boitard had published Paris Before Humankind,
well before, well before the emergence of palaeontology; it was
the first Darwinian narrative, including pre-historical ape-men.
Both of these ground-breaking novellas were at the time attempts
to produce what would nowadays be called "hard science fiction":
speculative fiction based on accurate scientific data.
US $22.95 /GBP £14.99
5x8 trade
paperback, 268 pages
THE POLARIAN-DENEBIAN
WAR
Henri-René "Jimmy" Guieu (1926-2000) was one
of the leading French SF authors of the 1950s and 60s, before
he turned to the exploration of UFOs and parapsychological phenomena.
In this classic six-volume saga (presented in English in two volumes),
written in 1954 through 1956, Guieu introduced his signature hero,
French paleoanthropologist Jean Kariven, and imagined that Earth
was secretly caught in a vast space-time war pitting the benevolent
Polarians against the aggressive Denebians. Guieu sprinkled the
books with some of his favorite themes, such as UFOs, alien encounters
and ancient astronauts, while delivering fast-paced SF adventure.
In the first three novels, Jean Kariven discovers
the origins of the conflict in precataclysmic Lemuria, then finds
further evidence of the war during a Moon landing, before finally
being drafted into battle in the third novel, where Earth's entire
future is at stake.
Contents:
Introduction by Richard D. Nolane.
1. La Spirale du Temps [The Time Spiral] (1954)
2. Opération Aphrodite [Operation Aphrodite] (1955)
3. L'Homme de l'Espace [The Man from Outer Space](1955)
US $30.95 /GBP £20.99
5x8 trade
paperback, 400 pages
"She was then taken into a room entirely draped in black
material where two iron lamps suspended from the ceiling cast
their wan light down on all the objects. There, on a table covered
with a tapestry of the same color, she saw bones of bizarre
shapes whose use at first glance didn't seem easy to guess."
The Secret Bureau (1849) is the first volume in a series of four
that tells the story of the Hulet family which, for generations,
has headed the government's spy network, the Secret Bureau, that
intercepts and opens all private mail. It follows the ambitious
Henri Hulet as he tries to avoid the fatal destiny marked out for
him, then switches to the resourceful Gregorio Matiphous, as he attempts
to thwart the diabolical schemes of the villainous Marquis de Samaniego,
leader of the mysterious Sleepers' Club...
US $27.95 /GBP £19.99
5x8 trade
paperback, 364 pages
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Black Dog Books
New titles now available!
The Scourge of the South Sea Skies
When a flying buddy goes missing, Jack Pelham
is thrust into danger as the search
expands from looking for his friend
to seeking a lost treasure. Mystery
rides high in this thrilling tale of the South
Seas.
Wind Patrol
Black wings poise the finger of doom over
the Indo-China coast. Murder and pillage
paralyze the great fleet of Brackett's
Airway as Bill Shade flies a shadowy
sky-path to a temple of terror.
Brood of the Wind
Murder paints a crimson swath across the
South Pacific sky from Noumea to Port
Moresby. Pearls! . . . Jim Cole drapes the
challenge around his seaplane's struts,
and swoops into the red.
Sky Blazers
Over the frozen skies of Alaska, Jess Marlow
plays a hand in the embittered battle
for territorial freight rights between old
Michael Harrigan and Kurt Dikeman. When
the rumor of gold is spread, the battle
escalates, with death in its frosty wake!
Fly-By-Night
Through icy air, Miller takes off with
his motley passengers-only to find himself battling
sky pirates seeking a $100,000 payday
in bank gold!
With an introduction by Tom Roberts.
Trade paperback / 228 pages
/ Price: $19.95 US
Central City runs red from gangland war.
Corruption and political graft undermine
authority to the highest levels. In steps
Captain John Murdock, Chief of Detectives,
whose only interest is to do his job. Unpopular
with both the media and with his superiors,
nevertheless Murdock's methods gets results,—whether
battling blackmailers, bootleggers,
drug runners or organized crime!
Collected are the initial twenty stories in
this long-running, reader favorite series,
including:
Hard
The Murder Game
Pure Bluff
Tickets to Hell
Red Harvest
Frame-Up
The Pay-Off
The Square Seven
Wanted-One Corpse
Murder Ahead
Guests From the East
Furnace of Death
Trigger Traffic
The Key to Hell
The Wax Witness
The Murder Mill
The Dead Alibi
The Black Hood
The Juggernaut of Terror
Red Tape
With an introduction by Garyn G. Roberts, lecturer
and award-winning popular culture historian.
Cover art by Walter M. Baumhofer.
Trade paperback / 320 pages / Price:
$19.95 US
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BLAZE! BLOODY WYOMING (Blaze Western Series
Book 12) - Now available!
All J.D. Blaze wanted to do was celebrate his wife Kate’s
birthday, but when you’re the Old West’s only pair of husband-and-wife
gunfighters, trouble is never far away. A savage attack and a
dangerous injury not only threaten Kate Blaze’s life, she also
finds herself a captive of twisted killers and unsure of her own
identity. But J.D. will battle with his wits, a pair of rock-hard
fists, and a blazing .45 to find Kate and free her before it’s too
late!
Acclaimed author John Hegenberger joins the BLAZE! team with
a scorching tale of hate and revenge that leads to an apocalyptic
showdown.
Read BLOODY WYOMING and see why BLAZE! is today’s bestselling
Adult Western series.
Print Length: 100 pages
Pre-order Price: $2.99
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Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania
Press: EDitorial Comments - Now online!
More Collectibles for Sale Being Listed for July 4th Weekend!
- New!
Collectibles Section Updated
Coming Next Week: THE PURPLE EYE
October Collectibles Update
Birthday Boy: Walter B. Gibson
BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER Policy Change
BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER #45 Is on the Way!
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Blood 'N' Thunder
/ Murania Press
The
230 pages of this double issue — the first BnT of 2016 — is crammed
with articles, reviews, and reprints.
The feature articles boast BnT‘s usual combination
of intensive research and passionate writing. The cover
story is Ed Hulse’s lengthy examination of the two Columbia
serials featuring The Spider, one of pulpdom’s greatest heroes.
Rick Lai details the numerous pulp references in The Sinister
Shadow, Will Murray’s recent novel pitting Doc Savage against The
Shadow. Robert E. Howard scholar Morgan Holmes chronicles the efforts
of Conan’s creator to break into the pulp magazines published by
William Clayton. Old-Time Radio authority Karl Schadow offers a history
of the little-known Stay Tuned for Terror, the series written by Robert
Bloch and adapted primarily from his pulp stories. Bruce Dettman provides
an overview of the various characters marketed to several mediums as
The Falcon.
The issue’s department installments have the usual variety.
“Tricks of the Trade” presents a 1932 Writer’s Digest piece
on the Western-pulp market. Horror novelist and filmmaker S.
Craig Zahler reviews two 1932 issues of Weird Tales in “Off the
Shelf.” In “Airwave Adventures” Martin Grams writes about lost episodes
of the Mysterious Traveler, a pulpish radio series that became a fiction
magazine. Ed Hulse discusses one of the first movie serials, 1914’s
The Million Dollar Mystery, in “Cliffhanger Classics.” And Dave
Smith covers one of the great air-war hero pulps, The Lone Eagle,
in “Series Spotlight.”
The reprint section begins with an 80th-anniversary
tribute to the 1936 Flash Gordon serial: Rare promotional
material originally published in Universal Weekly, the
Universal Pictures trade paper circulated to exhibitors. Our
fiction reprint is “Drunk, Disorderly, and Dead,” a 1942 Robert
Leslie Bellem mystery featuring Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective.
Finally, we publish long-unseen court documents relating to a
Popular Publications lawsuit involving Black Mask magazine.
BnT #46/47 has the usual complement of illustrations
— pulp cover reproductions, vintage movie stills, original
art, and so on.
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DOMESTIC BUYERS.
OVERSEAS BUYERS MUST INQUIRE FOR SHIPPING RATES BEFORE
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Blood 'N' Thunder
/ Murania Press
HANDSOME
HEROES AND VICIOUS VILLAINS
Now available for
immediate shipping!
This companion volume to DISTRESSED DAMSELS
AND MASKED MARAUDERS continues Ed Hulse's groundbreaking
history of American cliffhanger serials
of the silent-movie era. It covers some 190 "chapter
plays" released by production and distribution entities
such as Universal, Vitagraph, Mutual, Arrow, Rayart,
and Mascot, along with member companies of the
Edison Trust and various fly-by-night independent
operators.Among the legendary serial stars whose output
is documented and analyzed are Francis Ford and Grace
Cunard, Ben Wilson and Neva Gerber, Helen Holmes, Eddie
Polo, Marie Walcamp, William Desmond, William Duncan,
Eileen Sedgwick, Joe Bonomo, Elmo Lincoln, Ann Little,
Jack Daugherty, Juanita Hansen, and Louise Lorraine.
Serials that starred favorites from the sports and theatrical
worlds — Harry Houdini, Billie Burke, "Gentleman Jim" Corbett,
Benny Leonard, and Maurice "Lefty" Flynn, to name a
few — are also covered.
At a length of nearly 160,000 words, illustrated
with hundreds of rare stills, posters, lobby
cards, magazine ads and even frame blowups from
surviving film elements, HANDSOME HEROES AND VICIOUS
VILLAINS is the last word on
this fascinating segment of American movie history.
The product of a quarter century's research, it equals if not
surpasses the award-nominated DISTRESSED
DAMSELS AND MASKED MARAUDERS.
Single
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HEROES AND DISTRESSED
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or both.
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Bold Venture Press
ZORRO
Volume 2 by Johnston McCulley
Officially
licensed by Zorro Productions
The second of six volumes
reprinting the 60+ Zorro stories published in the pulps
from 1919 to 1959.
Now available!
Zorro protects old California in a trio of thrill-packed
adventures!
• The Further Adventures
of Zorro (illustrated by Ed Coutts)
• Zorro Deals With Treason
• The Mysterious Don
Miguel
The Further Adventures of Zorro takes the masked hidalgo to
the high seas when pirates arrive on the shores of old
California, and decide to claim the pueblo as their spoils!
Then, "Zorro Deals With Treason" in the form of a Zorro imposter!
The Mysterious Don Miguel creates much confusion in Reina
de Los Angeles. Is he Zorro’s enemy — or Don Diego Vega’s friend?
Ride with Zorro as he defends the downtrodden citizens from
the oppressive government, land and sea pirates, and crafty
anarchists.
There’s never been a hero like Zorro for romance and high adventure!
Trade paperback, 6"x9", 302 pages
$19.95
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THE BRONZE GAZETTE
Now
available!
Looking for something bronze to hold in your hands?
Feeling a bit let down now that HOWARD WRIGHT has ended The
Bronze Gazette?
Well, never fear Johnny, as Terry Allen, Kez Wilson, and Chuck
Welch have achieved the impossible. No, they've not agreed
on who should play Monk. Even better, they've finished Issue
#76 of the Bronze Gazette and it will soon arrive in your
mailbox! Thanks to the writing talents of such Doc Savage experts
as Will Murray, Anthony Tollin, Jeff Deischer, Julián
Puga, Duane Spurlock, and a cast of 10 more or so, a jam-packed
issue of the Bronze Gazette is heading your way.
It's not too late to get a copy of the Bronze Gazette #76 mailed
to you.
Subscribe to the Bronze Gazette now at http://www.bronzegazette.com/subscribe/
and we'll start your subscription with Issue #76.
Contents
"You're About to Read The Bronze Gazette #76" by Chuck
Welch
"The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: 2016 and Beyond"
by Will Murray
"Stranger in a Savage Land" by Curt
Hardaway
"Sailing Through the Rocky Shoals"
by Duane Spurlock
"The Doc Savage - Frank Buck Connection" by Julián
Puga
"Will Murray's First Series of Doc Savage Novels" by
Jeff Deischer
"Mayan Alphabet Key"
"Tallying the Tollin Savage Sanctum Reprints" by Kez
Wilson
"The Sanctum Press Doc Savage Checklist" by Chuck Welch
"Rock Savage" by Will Murray
"A Novel Puzzle" by Chuck Welch
"Dynamite Doc Savage Archives Volume 1" by Bobb Cotter
"Who is Dare Devlin" by Dafydd Neal Dyar
"The Bronze Gazette Publications News Update" by Terry
Allen
The
Bronze Gazette. Bigger. Badder. Bronzer. (Not sold in stores.)
5.5 x 8.5 inches, 56 pages plus covers
Subscriptions
(via Paypal) are now available for No. 76, Summer
2016, and No. 77, Fall 2016.
$20.00 U.S.A
$30.00 Canada (US Dollars)
$35.00 International
(Prices Include Postage)
Click HERE
to subscribe!
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CARNAKI: THE LOST CASES - Now available!
Even Carnacki, the great ‘Ghost-Finder’, himself has
cases that he will not speak about. In these 12 tales, we learn
the details of those ‘Lost Cases’ that Carnacki talked about only
in hushed whispers. Learn the truth behind “The Steeple Monster
Case”, the horror of “The Grunting Man”, the creeping terror of “The
Grey Dog” and so much more. When you have learned the truth behind
these cases, you may find yourself haunted as well!
Table of Contents
"The Darkness" by A. F. Kidd
"The Silent Garden" by Jason C. Eckhardt
"The Shadow Suns" by John Howard
"The Steeple Monster Case" by Charles R. Rutledge
"The Moving Fur Case" by Paul R. Mcnamee
"The Delphic Bee" by Josh Reynolds
"A Hideous Communion" by James Gracey
"The Dark Trade" by John Linwood Grant
"The Grunting Man" by William Meikle
"The Dark Light" by Robert M. Price
"The Yellow Finger Experiments" by James Bojaciuk
"The Grey Dog" by John Linwood Grant
List Price: $15.95
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Castalia House Blog
- Now online!
Nictzin Dyalhis - New!
Short Reviews – Signal Red by Henry Guth
A Best of Weird Tales
The Weird Tales Novels: Golden Blood
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Classicon
Saturday, June 18,
2016
10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Classicon is one of the first pulp/paperback
shows ever established.
There are 35 tables and thousands of collectable
old pulp magazines, digests, and paperbacks, comic
books, posters, pin-up art, and more available for
sale or trade.
University Quality Inn (map)
3121 E. Grand River Ave.
Lansing, Michigan
(Just north of Frandor Shopping Center)
Saturday, June 18, 2016
10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
$3.00 admission
$25.00 for a dealer table
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THE COMPLETE FICTION OF H. P. LOVECRAFT
- Now available!
THE COMPLETE FICTION OF H. P. LOVECRAFT collects
the author's novel, four novellas, and fifty-three
short stories. Written between the years 1917 and 1935,
this collection features Lovecraft's trademark fantastical
creatures and supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific
and cautionary science-fiction themes, that have influenced
some of today's writers and filmmakers, including Stephen King,
Alan Moore, F. Paul Wilson, Guillermo del Toro, and Neil Gaiman.
Included in this volume areThe Case of Charles Dexter Ward, "The
Call of Cthulhu," "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath," "At the
Mountains of Madness," "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," "The Color
Out of Space," "The Dunwich Horror," and many more hair-raising
tales.
Hardcover: 1112 pages
Publisher: Chartwell Books
List Price: $14.99
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Digest Enthusiast Blog - Now online!
Dashiell Hammett’s Continental Op - New!
Dashiell Hammett: Bestseller Mystery B40
Nostalgia Digest Summer 2016
A Dashiell Hammett Detective
Russ Winterbotham: Super-Science Fiction Writer
Beyond Fantasy Fiction #5
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The
Digest Enthusiast #4
Now
available!
The
fourth spectacular edition of The Digest Enthusiast is now
available in print and Kindle from Amazon.
Contents:
Interviews:
Art Taylor: Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
• An insightful conversation with the
award-winning author and frequent contributor to Ellery Queen
Mystery Magazine, Art Taylor.
Editors of the new generation of digital digests:
Alec Cizak, Pulp Modern
Jennifer Landels, Pulp Literature
John Kenyon, Grift
Kristen Valentine, Betty Fedora
Sheri White, Morpheus Tales
• The editors share their thoughts
on the new generation of digital digests.
Articles:
Suspense Magazine and Novels by Richard Krauss
• A close-up view of Suspense Magazine
and its Suspense Novel series, along with the associated
radio, TV and comic book series.
Galaxy Science Fiction Novels by Steve Carper
• Steve Carper’s comprehensive overview
of the digest-sized Galaxy Novel series.
Galaxy Magabooks by Gary Lovisi
• Gary Lovisi’s companion piece (to
Galaxy Novels): Galaxy Magabooks.
Criswell Predicts: Fate & Spaceway by Tom Brinkmann
• Tom Brinkmann’s exposé on
The Amazing Criswell’s prognostications for Fate Magazine
and Spaceway science fiction.
Shock Mystery Tales by Peter Enfantino
• Peter Enfantino dissects Shock Mystery
Tales—the shudder pulps inbred man-child.
Pocket Pin-ups trading cards
• An unfettered peek into the Pocket
Pin-Ups trading card set by Max Allan Collins.
Reviews:
H.G. Wells Society Newsletter #30
Bulldog Drummond by Snapper
Mystery, Detective, and Espionage Magazines by Michael
L. Cook
Fiction:
"A Rat Must Chew" by Gary Lovisi
"The Hideout" by Ron Fortier
"Strangers in Need" by Joe Wehrle, Jr.
"Wounded Wizard" by John Kuharik
Artwork and Cartoons:
Sean Azzopardi
Rob Davis
Brad Foster
Michael Neno
Bob Vojtko
Also includes:
Editor's Notes
Digest indexes (Suspense Magazine)
Social media round-up
Opening Lines
Print
version, $8.99, includes nearly 100 B&W cover images, 152
pages, 5.5" x 8.5" digest.
Kindle version, $2.99, includes
over 50 color cover images.
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Doc Con 2016
November 4, 5 & 6, 2016
Doc Con will be
held November 4, 5 & 6, 2016.
Request that vacation time...mark those calendars
and let everyone know you will be in Phoenix
the first weekend of November.
Special plans are still being made to make this
the best Doc Con ever!
So stay tuned for more details to follow as soon
as we can announce them.
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Doc Savage Fantasy Covers
Now online!
Kez Wilson's DOC SAVAGE FANTASY COVERS website has added a new cover!
Check out the whole series of covers
at the link below!
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At the conclusion of the classic TARZAN OF THE APES by
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan is despondent but assured he
did what was honorable by enabling Jane to leave with his cousin,
William Clayton (who believes he is the rightful heir to the Greystoke
estate and can appropriately provide for Jane when they marry).
But what then? There has never been an explanation of Tarzan’s activities
after his presence in Wisconsin and before he begins his voyage back
to Africa—until now!
This story is full of fantasy, imaginative fiction and adventure
– It grabs your attention from the beginning and keeps it
to the very end. As Tarzan travels north, you will have visions
of Canada that will make you feel as if you are there, touching
and feeling all that Tarzan does. Thinking time and again that Tarzan’s
demise is imminent, he escapes only to encounter still more dangers,
with each episode building more suspense and anticipation for
the next. Tarzan’s discovery of a lost Viking civilization and
the author’s description and explanation of it will bring you a
clear picture of village life and the gruesome realities of their
existence.
While you may think this is a novel of pure fiction, archaeologists
are continuing to discover new Viking sites in North America.
Just recently, satellite technology has revealed intriguing evidence
of a second Norse settlement further south than ever before known.
A new Canadian site was discovered after infrared images from 400
miles in space showed possible man-made impressions under layers of
vegetation with telltale signs of iron working. And now you will have
the opportunity, while joining Tarzan, to unearth and experience this
new discovery.
Of course, TARZAN ON THE PRECIPICE has a double meaning. He is
indeed chained with his life hanging in the balance on the precipice
of a volcanic crater, but he is also on the precipice of the
rest of his life, not knowing his future, abandoning his right of
birth as an English Lord and bereft of the thing in life he cherishes
most, Jane. All that is left for him now is Africa, which is at
least known to him. Enjoy this tale and join Tarzan on his Canadian
adventure as he prepares to return to Africa and a future even he
cannot predict.
TARZAN
ON THE PRECIPICE
Copyright © 2016 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights
Reserved
Tarzan of the Apes copyright © 1912 Edgar Rice Burroughs,
Inc. All Rights Reserved
Trademarks TARZAN®, TARZAN OF THE APES™ AND
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS® owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs,
Inc. and Used by Permission
First Edition—June 2016
Designed by Matthew Moring/Altus Press
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Standard Edition: (Ships July 15, 2016)
Bound in midnight blue Cialux Italian book cloth
with the spine and front cover decorations stamped in
gilt.
Color wraparound dust jacket, 675+ pages; 7”x10”; 600+
total images - 500+ in color on glossy stock
$100.00 PREORDER 10% Discount $90.00 + $14 Flat Rate
shipping via Fed Ex
The Deluxe Edition: (Ships July 15, 2016)
Bound in genuine red leather with a hub spine
and limited to 375 signed and numbered copies with the spine
and front cover decorations stamped in gilt.
700+ pages; 7”x10”; 600+ images - 500+ in color on glossy
stock
$150.00 PREORDER 10% off $135.00 + $14 Flat
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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
Fifteen strips currently
available on the Burroughs comics
website:
"Tarzan of the Apes" by Roy Thomas
and Pablo Marcos, adapting the original
Tarzan novels.
"Tarzan" by Roy Thomas and 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
"The Lost Continent"
by Martin Powell and Oscar González
"The
Jungle Girl" by Martin Powell and Will
Meugniot
"The Outlaw of Torn" by Thomas Simmons
and Jake Bilbao
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Comics
Featuring art from your favorite ERB comic strips!
Now available!
The Land that
Time Forgot Comic Tee
The Mucker Comic Tee
The War Chief Comic Tee
Carson of Venus Comic Tee
Pellucidar Comic Tee
John Carter Comic Tee
Eternal Savage Comic Tee
Korak the Killer Comic Logo Tee
Tarzan Comic Tee
Cave Girl Comic Tee
Tarzan of the Apes Comic Tee
Mens and Womens sizes
Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, XXL (+$2),
XXXL (+$2)
$ 24.99 each
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
TARZAN
MYTH & MYSTERY AT BRAZOS VALLEY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
JUNE 16 - OCTOBER 29, 2016
The Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History proudly
announces the premiere of its upcoming exhibition, TARZAN:
Myth & Mystery,on display from June 16-Oct 29, 2016.
This exhibition will open on Thursday, June 16th, at
6 pm, with a free public lecture by Edgar Rice Burroughs Bibliophile
Jim Goodwin, followed by a wine & hors d’oeuvres reception
& gallery viewing.
A reader and collector of Edgar Rice Burroughs for over
55 years, Goodwin will discuss the story behind Burroughs’
Tarzan tales, interesting Burroughs background and Tarzan
trivia, and other fascinating anecdotes about Burroughs’
writing. A native Texan and a graduate of Stephen F. Austin
University, Goodwin worked in the communications industry for
37 years. He is the co-founder of the Texas chapter of the Burroughs
Bibliophiles, the “Hell’s Benders.” The name “Hell’s Benders”
originated from Burroughs’ Western fiction novel, The
Bandit of Hell’s Bend, featuring a character named Tex. Mr. Goodwin
currently resides in Iowa Park, Texas with his wife, Rita,
of 43 years and is blessed with two daughters and 4 grandchildren.
Jim Goodwin
This exclusive exhibit showcases items from an extensive
collection of Tarzan and Edgar Rice Burroughs memorabilia.
Early publications, beautiful original artwork, rare books,
and rarely seen film posters will be shown alongside stunning
taxidermy animals from central Africa. Through this colorful
and exciting exhibit, visitors can explore the natural settings
of the Tarzan books, the life of author Edgar Rice Burroughs,
the bold world of pulp art, Tarzan’s international appeal, and
other related topics.
The Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History is committed
to promoting science, and cultural and natural history
with the integration of art in exhibits and educational
programs. This exhibit was made possible in part through
Hotel Tax Revenue funded from the City of College Station through
the Arts Council of Brazos Valley. The Museum partnered with Edgar
Rice Burroughs, Inc., private collectors, Cushing Memorial
Library and Archives, and the Anthropology Department at
Texas A&M University to produce this outstanding display.
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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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Now online!
New on Famous (and forgotten)
Fiction!
June 2016
Following up on last month's release, we are pleased to
present the second Father Brown story, The Secret of the Sealed Garden, as it appeared in the
September 3, 1910 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. The original
illustrations by George Gibbs are included along with a short introduction
by Dan Neyer. If you are new to Father Brown, you might
want to read our introduction to the character found on the page,
The Innocence of Father Brown, written by Dan Neyer.
May 2016
We have revamped Valentine Follows a Curious Trail (The Blue Cross) by G.
K. Chesterton and fixed some errors from our previous
reprinting and cleaned up the illustrations by George
Gibbs.
This story now serves as the beginning of our reprinting
of the original Father Brown stories as they appeared in
the Post, complete with the original illustrations.
Introductions to all are by Dan Neyer. Best place
to start is on our introductory page, The Innocence of Father Brown.
April 2016
A dictator meets his comeuppance in Kirby Draycott's The Clock Face of Schaumburg which,
as explained in in the introduction, bears some resemblance
to a story by a certain Mr. Poe. All the original
illustrations are included, just as they appeared
in the November, 1898 issue of The Royal Magazine.
Introduction is by Bob Gay.
March 2016
A tale of romance and espionage by
Baroness Orczy, Number 187, as it appeared in the January, 1899 issue
of Pearson's Magazine, including the illustrations by Ernest
Prater. Introduction by Dan Neyer.
February 2016
All is revealed to the members of The
Grill Club in the third (and final) part
of In the Fog by Richard Harding Davis, The Solicitor's
Story, just as it appeared in the May, 1902
issue of The Windsor Magazine, including
the illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen.
January 2016
The second part of "In The Fog" by Richard Harding Davis:
"The Story of the Queen’s Messenger," just as it appeared
in the April, 1902 issue of The Windsor Magazine,
including the illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen.
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Flinch Books
THE MIDNIGHT GUARDIAN: HOUR OF DARKNESS
By John C. Bruening
Coming in July!
The debut novel from Flinch publishing partner and editor
John C. Bruening.
This high-octane pulp adventure will be available on Amazon.com
in just a few short weeks.
If you are planning to attend Pulpfest in Columbus, OH, you can
buy a copy there and have it signed by the author.
Cover artist: Thomas Gianni
Flinch
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Girasol Collectables
SPECIAL NOTICE
The Girasol Pulp
Replicas project is complete.
No NEW Replicas will be added to
the catalogue.
We will, for an as yet undetermined period,
be keeping the existing catalogue
available.
Girasol Collectables has begun retiring the
less-active Replicas.
The replicas listed below will be discontinued
in the next month or two.
Don't delay if there are any you're interested
in!
Contact us before ordering large quantities
to confirm availability.
Soon to be
retired pulp replica editions!
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All Detective
#27
Civil War Stories
Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective #1, 2
Dime Mystery Book #1
Eerie (Canadian pulp)
Mystery Adventures #7
Phantom Detective #1
Pirate Stories #1
Soldiers of Fortune #1
Strange Detective Stories #2
Strange Stories #1
Thrilling Mystery #1
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All of the remaining issues shown
below are available now.
We'd like to thank everybody that has supported
the project over the years,
and we hope that the Replicas continue
to provide reading and research enjoyment for
years to come.
We do not anticipate taking on any
other pulp reprint projects at this time
and our Pulp Cover Gallery project is
our only active item at present.
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.
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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Back
issues - Still available!
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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)
#44 Invasion from the
Sky (March-April 1939)
#45 Winged Hordes of the Yellow Vulture
(May-June 1939)
#46 War Tanks of the Yellow
Vulture (July-Aug 1939)
#47 Corpse Cavalry of the Yellow
Vulture (Sept-Oct 1939)
#48 The Army from Underground (Nov-Dec
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
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1935
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May 1935
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September
1935
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November
1935
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#23 August 1936
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1936
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#27
December 1936
#28 January
1937
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1937
#39 December 1937
SPICY-DETECTIVE
STORIES ($25 each postpaid)
#1 May 1934
#3 July 1934
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1935
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#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
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#8
December 1935
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1936
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1936
#15
July 1936
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1936
#17
September 1936
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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)
#109 Army of the Damned (October
1942)
#110 Zara, Master of Murder (November
1942)
#111 The Spider and
the Flame King (December
1942)
#112 The Howling Death (January 1943)
#113 Secret City of Crime (February
1943)
#114 Recruit for the Spider
Legion (March 1943)
#115 The
Spider and the Man from
Hell (June1943)
#116 The
Criminal Horde
(August1943)
#117 The
Spider and Hell's
Factory (October1943)
#118 When Satan Came to Town
(December1943)
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
#45 March/ April 1940
#46 May/June 1940
#47 July 1940
#48 September 1940
#49 November 1940
#50 January 1941
#51 March 1941
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
#37 October 1926
#38 November 1926
#39
December 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
#115 July 1933
#117 September 1933
#118 October 1933
#121 January 1934
#124 April 1934
#125 May
1934
#128 August
1934
#129
September 1934
#131 November 1934
#130 October 1934
#132 December
1934
#134 February 1935
#135 March
1935
#143 November 1935
#151 July 1936
#152 August 1936
#153 October 1936
#173 June 1938
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Girasol Collectables
Pulp Cover Gallery Edition Volume 5
The
Spider, G-8 and His Battle Aces, and Operator #5
Now available!
Volume 5 of our Pulp
Cover Gallery series is in the works, scheduled
for a mid-May release.
This edition will be
the same overall format as our other volumes,
featuring sets of cover scans of The Spider,
G-8 and His Battle Aces, and Operator #5.
One difference this
time out is that the images are square-cut, they
do not show the rough pulp edges.
The same bonded leather
hardcover exterior, 8.5" x 11" interior pages,
130+ pages, full color throughout,
with a brief introduction
and checklist with cover artist credit where known.
As before, this is not
a book about the pulp titles featured, it
is a visual reference of the covers. Lots of great
viewing!
Order before April
01, 2016 and save $10!
$140 including shipping &
handling* (*within North America, for overseas
orders add $25.)
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Collectors Club
3rd Saturday of every month
Gotham Pulp Collectors Club is a club for pulp
collectors to meet in the NYC/Metro area.
It meets the 3rd Saturday of every month.
Check the website at the link below
for exact time and place information.
Name:
Gotham Pulp Collectors Club
Time: 1-5 PM
Place: Muhlenberg Library
on West 23rd Street.
Contact:
Mark Halegua at msh@pulps1st.com
Gotham Pulp Collectors
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Now available
for pre-order!
Production
Update from Haffner Press!
Quite far along, this volume sees all proofreading complete
except for the long-awaited introduction.
This cover image is still a work-in-progress and
Raymond Swanland once again demonstrates that he is
the master of heroic and kinetic action.
THIS
IS IT! The BIG one!
All the tales of Eric John Stark in
a single volume.
The stories, the novels, and for the
first time, Brackett’s working notes
for the abandoned FOURTH “Stark” novel from
1977.
Contents
“Queen of the Martian Catacombs”
“Enchantress of Venus”
“Black Amazon of Mars”
“Stark and the Star Kings”
The Ginger Star
The Hounds of Skaith
The Reavers of Skaith
“1977: Notes for Stark #4″
Artwork by Raymond Swanland
Edited by Stephen Haffner
ISBN: 9781893887862
720+ pages
Smythe-sewn Hardcover
Preorder
price: $45
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Haffner Press
LEIGH BRACKETT CENTENNIAL
Now available for pre-order!
Production Update
from Haffner Press!
Proofreading
is also complete on this title as well. We are still waiting
for clearances and permissions on a several texts
and images that we feel MUST be a part of this
book.
And remember, there's a NEW AND UNPUBLISHED Brackett-tale
in here!
Leigh Brackett (1915-1978), noted
author of mystery & science fiction novels—with
screenplays for THE BIG SLEEP,
RIO BRAVO and THE EMPIRE STRIKES
BACK—sees her Centennial celebrated
with a previously unpublished story in
the forthcoming Haffner Press collection: LEIGH
BRACKETT CENTENNIAL.
Discovered by editor Stephen Haffner, Brackett’s
unpublished story “They” is a mature science
fiction tale of power and intrigue,
of homegrown xenophobia versus stellar exploration,
with an answer to the ultimate question: “Are
we alone?”
“They” leads off this tribute volume collecting
the majority of Brackett’s nonfiction writings,
supplemented with vintage interviews and commentaries/remembrances
from such luminaries as Ray Bradbury, Michael Moorcock, Richard
A. Lupoff and more.
“Her dialogue crackled, the characters lived
and breathed. For any burgeoning fan
of film, you couldn’t ask for a better inspiration
than Leigh Brackett.” —George Lucas
“She had a marvelous ability for moving a
narrative along…I remember one story of
mine which had me frozen…she took over and
wrote the first thousand words—and it was
published that way.” —Ray Bradbury
LEIGH BRACKETT CENTENNIAL covers numerous facets
and events of Brackett’s life, in her
own words, and in the words of those who
knew her:
- Brackett writes of bringing Philip
Marlowe into the 1970s for Robert Altman’s
The Long Goodbye . . .
- SF-author and NASA employee Joseph
Green records the time he hosted Brackett
at the launch of Apollo XII . . .
- Bookseller Ray Walsh documents the day
he escorted Brackett to view a new
groundbreaking space-fantasy film in the summer
1977 . . .
Available for preorder, LEIGH BRACKETT
CENTENNIAL continues the effort begun in 2002 by
Haffner Press to collect, preserve, and present
the works of Leigh Brackett
for current and future generations.
Edited by Stephen Haffner
ISBN-13 978-1893887-84-8
500pp. Trade Paperback
$25.00
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Haffner Press
FREDRIC BROWN MYSTERY LIBRARY
VOLUME 1: MURDER DRAWS A CROWD
(Writer) Fredric Brown,
Jack Seabrook (Cover) Norman Saunders
Still available for pre-order!
Production Update
from Haffner Press!
As recounted
previously, this book was actually printed in December 2015,
but the binding job was so poor (we can show
you in Chicago) that we rejected the run and
the printer refused to correct the situation. We
are updating the book to a 2016 release and plan to send
it and DEATH IN THE DARK to a different printer at the
same time.
A massive fix of liquor-fueled
murder, smoke-clouded mystery, and hard-hitting
revenge from the author
of The Screaming Mimi and
The Fabulous Clipjoint. This archival-quality
hardcover assembles 38 incredibly
rare stories from 1938-1942, with the original
Pulp artwork from such magazines as Thrilling
Detective, Masked Detective, Detective Fiction Weekly,
and more. This is the book Fredric Brown
fans have been waiting for!
Introduction by Jack Seabrook
ISBN: 9781893887787
744 pages
Over 100 illustrations
39 pulp magazine stories: • Detective
• Mystery • Horror • Western
100-pg appendix with the "V.O.N. Munchdriller"
& "William Z. Williams" comedies
Decorated endpapers
Smythe-sewn binding
Full cloth-covered binding boards
Preorder
price: $40
On publication: $45
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Haffner Press
Proofreading is complete
and Fredric Brown bibliographer Jack Seabrook is hard at
work on his introduction. We still need to
secure a few logos for the decorated endsheets. We want
a different cover for this book. The Saunders piece here
is fine, but it doesn't match any of the contents. Once
all materials are complete, we'll send this to the printer
alongside MURDER DRAWS A CROWD.
“. . . enough good people
put Brown on their must-read lists and then become
evangelists to keep his name alive on
the same high shelf as Hammett, Thompson,
Ross Macdonald and other crime icons. Somewhere
up in literary heaven, I hope he’s looking
down, sipping a beer, playing his flute and
smiling.”—Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune
While the editor of this series only recently
came upon the above quote from 2008, these
eyes read no truer words. Work has been underway
for nearly a year on assembling
the first two volumes of a series provisionally
titled LOADED: THE COLLECTED FREDRIC
BROWN. Now is your chance to get in on the ground
floor of what is hoped to be the definitive collection
of Fredric Brown sans his science fiction works. Assembled
in chronological order of publication,
this set will contain all the short fiction
(of all genres: mystery, horror, noir, western,
detection, etc.) and all of Brown’s novels
(again, excepting his sf works). You’ll be able
to enjoy Fredric Brown at his longer lengths from
The Fabulous Clipjoint and Night of the Jabberwock
to The Lenient Beast and Mrs. Murphy’s Underpants.
Assisting with this effort have been Brown bibliographer
Phil Stephensen-Payne and Brown biographer
Jack Seabrook. This massive undertaking
could not have been accomplished without
their help.
Introduction by Jack Seabrook
744 pages
Over 90 illustrations
32 pulp magazine stories: • Detective • Mystery
• Horror
80-pg appendix with the "Colonel Cluck/Kluck,"
"Barnyard Bill Says—" & "Willie Skid"
bits
Decorated endpapers
Smythe-sewn binding
Full cloth-covered binding boards
Preorder
price: $40
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Haffner Press
The Watcher at the Door: The Early Kuttner, Volume Two
Now available
for pre-order!
Edited by
Stephen Haffner
Foreword by Robert A. Madle
Introduction by Dr. Garyn G. Roberts
Cover Art by Jon Arfstrom
700+ page Hardcover
$45.00
Production Update
from Haffner Press!
The artwork
is in hand, along with the introduction and foreword. Proofreading is also
complete, so this will likely be the next title to go to the printer!
Before his marriage to (and
subsequent collaborations with) Catherine
L. Moore, Henry Kuttner was a frequent
contributor to the pulp magazines that
specialized in the weird, supernatural,
horror, and science fiction genre.
Beginning in 1936, with the minor classic
“The Graveyard Rats,” Kuttner launched a steady stream
of short stories aimed at Weird Tales, Strange
Stories, Thrilling Mystery, and others.
Writing for Weird Tales brought
Kuttner into direct correspondence with
that magazine’s premier contributor.
H. P. Lovecraft. Kuttner set several
stories in Lovecraft’s “Cthulhu Mythos” and two
are presented in THE WATCHER AT THE DOOR: “Hydra” and
“The Hunt.”
At this point in his still-young career, Kuttner
had cracked the science fiction market
and was steadily publishing in
Thrilling Wonder Stories, Fantastic Adventures,
Science Fiction, and made his first
sale to the new prestigious fantasy
magazine, UNKNOWN.
In the course of writing the stories collected
in this volume, Kuttner married
Catherine Lucille Moore on June
7, 1940 (in New York with artist Virgil
Finlay as Best Man).
THE WATCHER AT THE DOOR is the second
volume in a three-volume “Early Kuttner”
set collecting many of Kuttner’s
earliest stories, most of which have
never been reprinted.
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Haffner Press
The Complete Ivy Frost
by Donald Wandrei
Cover Art
by Raymond Swanland
Now available for pre-order!
Production
Update from Haffner Press!
Currently going through
another round of proofreading, we have the cover art on
hand (Raymond Swanland rocks it again!) and we
await the introduction. The cover titles will be redone
in a bronze/copper hue, and a lot of work remains on
cleaning up all the covers of Clues Detective Stories that
decorate the endsheets as well as designing eighteen double-page
chapterheads.
It may come as a surprise to
some that Donald Wandrei wrote
more mysteries than all his
horror, fantasy, and science fiction tales
combined. This volume collects all eighteen
adventures of Wandrei’s ratiocinative detective
I.V. Frost, who is ably assisted by his beautiful
and tough female assistant, Jean Moray. A scientist
and inventor, Frost has his own approach
to solving mysteries. Rather than following
the usual hard-drinking, trench-coated style
of many of his contemporaries, Frost’s strategy was
to mix the logic of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s
Sherlock Holmes with the technology of Lester
Dent’s Doc Savage. In 2000, D.H. Olson edited
a volume published by Fedogan and Bremer collecting
the first eight of Frost’s adventures. A
second volume of the remaining 10 tales was promised
but never materialized.
Hardcover
$40
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Production
Update from Haffner Press!
This magnificent
tome has been proofread twice and Ed Gorman's wonderful
introduction has been delivered.
In Hollywood terms, we put this "in turnaround"
while we seek a cover design that reflects the atmosphere
of late-1950s San Francisco.
Edited by Stephen Haffner
Introduction by Ed Gorman Cover
Art by Lawrence Noble
A massive omnibus of four novels from
the late 1950s all featuring the amateur
sleuthing of San Francisco psychoanalyst
Michael Gray.
The Murder of Eleanor Pope —Psychoanalyst
Michael Gray leads police to a three-time
killer!
The Murder of Ann Avery —Psychoanalyst
solves brutal slaying!
Murder of a Mistress —Psychoanalyst Michael
Gray solves the killing of a girl who
knew too much about too many men who
had too damned much to lose.
Murder of a Wife —Marked for Murder! No
one believed her—not even the
police!
Hardcover
$40
Haffner Press
Status Update:
Nearly everything is in hand
to bring this 4-novel omnibus to
you.
Once we have Fredric Brown's MURDER
DRAWS A CROWD under our belt
and out in the wild, this is the next
title to go to press.
NOTE: this title is part of a 3-book combo
of Horror & Detective titles
that features an exclusive chapbook. See
the Haffner Press homepage for details.
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Haffner Press
The Six Sleepers, The Collected
Edmond Hamilton, Volume Five
Now available for
pre-order!
Production
Update from Haffner Press!
Bob Madle's fantastic intro
is done and the manuscript has been proofread. Additional
work is needed cleaning up the graphics for
the appendix.
Following on from THE REIGN OF THE ROBOTS,
THE COLLECTED EDMOND HAMILTON, VOLUME FOUR, THE SIX SLEEPERS,
THE COLLECTED EDMOND HAMILTON, VOLUME FIVE brings you
more of the World Wreckers vintage works.
Here, Hamilton really put his Remington’s to the
task with more stories for WEIRD TALES as well as
some of his best work (which is to say some of the
best work ever to appear in) for WONDER STORIES. Depending
on the length of ephemera in the appendix, this volume may
also see Hamilton crack the Tremaine-era of ASTOUNDING STORIES.
As with previous volumes in this series, an appendix
showcasing the original pulp magazine illustrations
also bulks large with obscura including reader’s letters
from the vintage magazines commenting on these stories,
along with editorial correspondence between Hamilton and
his editors.
Introduction by Robert A. Madle
Cover Art by Margaret Brundage
Illustrated by C.C. Senf, Frank R. Paul, H.W.
"Wesso" Wessolowski, Hugh Rankin, Joseph Doolin, Virgil
Finlay
600+ page Hardcover
$40.00
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Haffner Press
Hollywood on the Moon / Man About Time: The Pete Manx Adventures
Arthur K. Barnes & Henry Kuttner
Now available for
pre-order!
Production
Update from Haffner Press!
We had an introduction lined
up for this from a noted SF comic, but it appears to
have evaporated.
The book also needs different cover art.
This Bergey image from Startling Stories, while
awesome, doesn't match the time-frame of these stories.
We'll have more news later this year.
Prior to his marriage
to fellow science-fantasy writer Catherine L. Moore in 1940, Henry Kuttner
wrote stories of Lovecraftian horror, weird-menace “shudder” tales, and thrilling
adventure stories. But he also wrote blood-n-thunder Space Opera
stories in the vein of Edmond Hamilton (one
of young Kuttner’s favorite authors) told with
a rough-edge style similar to Kuttner’s protege Leigh
Brackett.
Arthur K. Barnes, an early friend of Kuttner, published
his first story “Lord of the Lightning” for Wonder
Stories in December 1931. His “Interplanetary
Hunter” series featuring Miss Gerry Carlyle of the London
Interplanetary Zoo was originally published in Thrilling
Wonder Stories.
Together, Kuttner & Barnes collaborated (and in
some cases, wrote independently) on two series of science
fiction adventures for Thrilling Wonder Stories.
The first, the “Hollywood on the Moon” series, featured
ace cameraman Tony Quade of Nine Planets Films, Inc.
and his crew skipping around the solar system (even teaming
up with Gerry Carlyle a few times!) humorously encountering
all manner of weird alien life.
The second series, dealt with the hilarious temporal
romps of carnival barker, conman, and small-time
crook Pete Manx. Pete is always on the run from some
debt collector, or running to his lastest scam for
an easy buck. Inevitably, Manx always ends up in the
laboratory of Dr. Mayhem, whose unreliable time machine
launches Pete into the past where he finds himself in hotter
water than before.
This volume collects all the SF collaborations
of these two punsters and features the interior
illustrations of the original magazines.
Introduction by Ron Goulart
Cover Art by Earle K. Bergey
600+ pp. Hardcover
$40.00
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Hard Case Crime
Coming soon!
July 2016
SOHO SINS by Richard Vine
Cover art by Robert Maguire
They were the New York art scene’s
golden couple—until the day Amanda Oliver was found
murdered in her SoHo loft, and her husband Philip confessed
to shooting her. But was he a continent away
when the trigger was pulled? Art dealer Jackson
Wyeth sets out to learn the truth, and uncovers
the dangerous secrets lurking beneath the surface
of ManhattanÕs posh galleries and decadent parties,
a world of adultery and madness, of beautiful girls
growing up too fast and men making fortunes and losing
their minds. But even the worst the art world can imagine
will seem tame when the final shattering sin is revealed...
This stunning debut novel from an editor
of one of world’s leading fine art publications
offers an insider’s tour of the New York and international
art worlds, and a searing, unforgettable visit
to the darkest chambers of the human heart.
- First publication ever!
- An extraordinary first novel by an
art world insider
- Cover features a lost work by legendary
painter Robert Maguire
Hardcover, 352 pages, $22.99
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Hippocampus Press
A Means
to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert
E. Howard
Coming back into print later this
year!
The correspondence of famed weird fictioneers
H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard in trade
paperback editons. Both sides of the correspondence
will be presented, allowing readers to follow the
intense and often heady exchange of ideas between
these two titans of literature. Meticulously
edited and exhaustively annotated by reigning Howardian and
Lovecraftian scholars Burke, Joshi, and Schultz, and presented
with appropriate indices and appendices, this release
marks a milestone in the study of both Howard and
Lovecraft.
Edited by Rusty Burke, S. T.
Joshi and David E. Schultz
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THE HISTORY OF DOC SAVAGE: ADVENTURES
IN THE PULPS PAPERBACKS, AND COMICS SC - Now available!
By Robert Michael Cotter
Doc Savage is the prototype of the modern fictional superhero.
The character exploded onto the scene in 1933, with the Great
Depression and the gathering clouds of war as a cultural backdrop.
The adventure series is examined in relation to historical events
and the changing tastes of readers, with special attention paid
to the horror and science fiction elements. The artwork features
illustrations, covers, and original art. Chapters cover Doc Savage
paperbacks, pulp magazines, comic books, and fanzines, and an appendix
offers biographies of all major contributors to the series. (STL014720)
NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before
shipping to comic book specialty shops.
Softcover, 7x10, 240 pages, B&W, $25.00
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Jerry Schneider Enterprises
Now available!
THE EXILE OF THE SKIES
The greatest scientific mind in the
world, Knute Savary, who has given to the civilization of the twenty-third
century most of the wonderful inventions and discoveries that it enjoys,
suddenly decides to try to gain control of the governments of the world for
unknown reasons. He destroys Chicago as a lesson to the peoples of the Earth
to let them know that he is invulnerable. He is betrayed, and his plans are
destroyed. The World Council decides that he has given the world too much,
and that he has too grat an intellect to be sentenced to death for this greatest
of all crimes. Their fnal decision is to exile him into space in his own
space-ship which is a century ahead of all others in design. Just before
he is exiled into the skies, Knute says that Earth is doomed, but does not
mention the reason why such should be the case.
Trade Paperback, 6 x 9 inch, 330 pages
$14.95
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Joe DeVito Art
Joe DeVito's first
Art Book and original King Kong novellas
available in both Limited and Deluxe Editions.
DeVITO ARTWORKS
LLC ANNOUNCES EXCITING KONG OF SKULL ISLAND, RETROSPECTIVE KICKSTARTER
Bucks County, PA-based artist/author Joe DeVito is
at the heart of some of the biggest pop-culture stories happening
today. DeVito is known for his many inspired paintings and
sculptures of Fantasy and Science Fiction subjects, icons such
as Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Spider-Man, The Shadow, MAD Magazine’s
Alfred E. Neuman, Tarzan, Doc Savage, and most importantly, King
Kong.
DeVito is the creator/author/illustrator of Skull Island, the
first prequel/sequel expansion of King Kong creator Merian C
Cooper’s mythology and exclusively authorized by Cooper’s estate.
DeVito ArtWorks will be releasing a new book titled SKULL
ISLAND, which is composed of two novellas co-authored by DeVito and
author Brad Strickland: EXODUS, covering the genesis of both the
Kongs and Skull Island’s human civilization, and THE WALL, which chronicles
the building of the iconic wall that played such a major role in the
original King Kong story.
Scheduled for a spring 2017 release, SKULL ISLAND will also contain
extensive sketchbook drawings and text that delves deeply into
the fascinating history of the Kongs, the mysterious human civilization
on the island, and the enigmatic Skull Island itself.
A comic book series from BOOM! Studios, KONG OF SKULL ISLAND, is also in the works. The first
issue is due in July 2016.
For additional information: www.kongskullisland.com
DeVito’s second book GOD, MYTHS, AND MONSTERS: The Art of Joe
DeVito, is slated for release in the fall of 2016. This large
format 200+ page book will feature color images capturing the
beauty of DeVito’s highly imaginative paintings and sculptures with
additional emphasis on his creative process. The lavishly illustrated
book will also include a special section on DeVito's works of art
for the Catholic Church, which are enshrined and admired around the
world. Multiple extended-size Limited Editions will be available as
well as specially autographed copies.
For additional information: www.jdevito.com
Both books are being crowd-funded by a Kickstarter Campaign launching
June 28th of 2016.
Unique reward opportunities, destined to be rare collectibles,
are being created solely for this project and will not be
available anywhere else.
Please join us in launching this exciting program, found at
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/425272610/devito-art-skull-island-kongstarter
ABOUT DeVITO ARTWORKS LLC
DeVito ArtWorks, LLC owns all copyright rights in KONG OF SKULL
ISLAND, its associated Skull Island property, and all its derivative
works. Richard M. Cooper LLC owns all copyright rights in the
novel MERIAN C. COOPER’S KING KONG. The DeVito and Cooper properties
work in concert to create, through fully copyrighted words and pictures,
the complete King Kong - Skull Island origin property, uniquely endorsed
with the name of Kong’s creator, Merian C. Cooper, and exclusively
authorized both by his family’s estate and that of Skull Island creator,
Joe DeVito. DeVito ArtWorks, LLC and its representatives have the
exclusive right to develop and market both properties in all media
formats.
www.kongskullisland.com
www.jdevito.com
To obtain additional information, graphics, or to
arrange interviews, contact:
Dannie Festa/Festa Entertainment PH: 310-820-0922
E-mail: info@festaent.com
Kickstarter
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JUSTICE, INC.: THE AVENGER
TPB - Arriving
in comic shops July 6!
Cover: Alex Ross
Writer: Mark Waid, Christopher Sequeira
Art: Ronilson Freire
In the raging flame of tragedy, millionaire adventurer
Richard Henry Benson was forged into something more
than human… the ultimate master of disguise and deadly scourge
of the underworld known as The Avenger! As world war rages
in 1940, The Avenger dedicates his fortune to building a
crack team of scientists and thrill-seekers, sworn to protect
the homeland from gangsters and terrorists… but in this dangerous
world, even the headquarters of Justice, Inc. can be infiltrated!
Unknown assailants, nearly transparent and inhumanly strong,
strike a fearsome blow at The Avenger’s organization, subjecting
a dear friend to a fate worse than death. What is the terrible
secret of these invisible foes, and how does their far-reaching
conspiracy threaten to drag America into war? New York Times bestselling
author Mark Waid (Kingdom Come, Daredevil, Star Wars: Princess
Leia) joins Christopher Sequeira (Astonishing Tales) and Ronilson
Freire (The Green Hornet) for the globe-trotting Man of a Thousand
Faces’ epic battle against The Invisible Death, plus a bonus tale
debuting the mysterious saboteur, The Sleeperman!
Softcover, 7 x 10, Full Color, 152 pages,
$19.99
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KING'S QUEST #3 (OF 5) - Arriving in comic shops July 6!
Writer: Ben Acker, Heath Corson
Art: Dan McDaid
Cover A: Marc Laming
Cover B: Jonathan Lau
Cover C Subscription: Colton Worley
Kings in chains! Flash Gordon, The Phantoms, Mandrake
the Magician, Prince Valiant, and Jungle Jim are captives
of the most merciless emperor of any galaxy… and as it
turns out, it’s not Ming! Spoiler: The heroes escape
and there’s lots and lots and lots of space-fighting.
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99
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LONE RANGER / GREEN HORNET #1 (OF 6)
- Arriving in
comic shops July 6!
Writer: Michael Uslan
Art: Giovanni Timpano
Cover: John Cassaday
A tale of super-heroics and family that has taken eighty
years to be told! This first chapter, entitled “Those Thrilling
Days of Yesteryear,” creates a world of carefully researched
alternative history in 1936 as we learn whatever happened to
The Lone Ranger and discover his familial link to the emergence
of a man who is a modern day urban version of The Lone Ranger himself.
What is the blood connection of The Green Hornet to The Lone Ranger?
What is the link of Olympic runner Jesse Owens to The Green Hornet?
What role does Bat Masterson play in The Lone Ranger’s New York adventure?
What intense rift tears a family apart just when America desperately
needs a great champion of justice? The shocking answers lie in the
historic first issue of “The Lone Ranger Meets the Green Hornet: Champions
of Justice!”
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99
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Lost in Space
- Reboot receives a 10-Episode Series
Order at Netflix!
Netflix has given a 10-episode straight-to-series
order to Lost in Space, a remake of sci-fi master Irwin Allen’s 1965
cult TV classic, from Legendary TV. A 2018 premiere is planned.
The new Lost in Space takes its cues from the original series,
centering on the Robinson family, who is forced to come together
in a time of crisis. Stranded light years from their intended
destination, they find themselves battling a strange new alien environment
and also their own personal demons. It was written by feature scribes
Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Dracula Untold), who executive produce
with Zack Estrin (The River), who has come aboard as showrunner,
Kevin Burns and Jon Jashni of Synthesis Entertainment, as well as
Neil Marshall and Marc Helwig of Legendary TV-based Applebox. Marshall
will serve as producing director and direct several episodes of the
series.
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Martin Grams'
Blog - Now online!
Movie Review: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN - New!
Recent Book Reviews: Handsome Heroes and Vicious Villains
Captain America: Cival War movie review
Gang Busters: Old Time Radio Crime Fighters
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MASTERS OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION (2nd
edition) - Now available!
From 1989 to 2001, author Fred Taraba was
a regular contributor to the popular graphic arts magazine
Step-By-Step Graphics. His column "Methods of the Masters"
documented the lives and working methods of some of America's
finest Golden Age illustrators. While a number of other writers
contributed to the regular column, Fred himself wrote 41 installments.
This book is a compilation of those 41 classic articles,
which have been extensively reworked and revised with completely
new artwork especially prepared for this volume. Featuring
41 of America's greatest illustrators, this book is a showcase
for hundreds of reproductions of original paintings, photographs,
and vintage printed ephemeral materials. Each artist's life
and career is discussed, and their working methods are described
in detail. This book is a modern classic, and belongs on the bookshelf
of every serious student of American illustration history.
A massive 432 pages, 9” x 12”, full-color on premium
low-gloss stock, hardbound with dust jacket. $60.00 plus postage.
ARTISTS FEATURED IN THE
BOOK INCLUDE:
Constantin Alajalov, McClelland Barclay, Walter Baumhofer,
Harry Beckhoff, Rudolph Belarski, Wladyslaw T. Benda,
Walter Biggs, Franklin Booth, Austin Briggs, Arthur William
Brown, Margaret Brundage, Charles Livingston Bull, Gilbert
Bundy, Pruett Carter, Matt Clark, Walter Appleton Clark, Will
Crawford, F.O.C. Darley, Joe DeMers, Albert Dorne, Robert Fawcett,
James Montgomery Flagg, John Gannam, Edwin Georgi, Earl Oliver
Hurst, John LaGatta, Andrew Loomis, Orson Lowell, Neysa McMein,
Wallace Morgan, Rose O’Neill, Herbert Paus, Edward Penfield, Coles
Phillips, Garrett Price, Norman Price, Mead Schaeffer, Alice Barber
Stephens, Saul Tepper, Jon Whitcomb, and Coby Whitmore.
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The Robert E. Howard
Newsline
Now online!
Bringing you the
latest news in Robert E. Howard books, pulp reprints, comics,
audio, conventions, games, and whatever else
seems applicable.
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September
15-17, 2016!
COME
MEET HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES
GET THEIR AUTOGRAPH!
HAVE YOUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH THEM!
ROBERT FULLER
KEIR DULLEA
GARY LOCKWOOD
LUCIANA PALUZZI
DEBRA PAGET
THE AMAZING KESKIN
JIM ROSIN
MARK REDFIELD
CAROL FORD
JOE MARTELLE
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KENT McCORD
DABNEY COLEMAN
KATHY GARVER
BERNIE KOPELL
JOHN AMOS
BRITT EKLAND
GERI REISCHL
RUSTY GILLIGAN
EDDIE DEEZEN
JEREMY AMBLER |
EVENTS
So much goes on during the Mid-Atlantic
Nostalgia Convention that we suggest you look over
the schedules and map out what seminars and movies you want
to see during the weekend.
ADMISSION
Cost is $20 per person, per day. Children
under the age of 16 are free.
You can pay for admission at the front gate when
you attend the convention.
Admission gives you access to everything during the
weekend.
EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS GETS A FREE 56-PAGE PROGRAM
GUIDE!
Purchasing tickets in advance will save you money. Tickets
are $15 per person, per day. If you pay for admission at
the door, the cost is $20 per person, per day.
The purchase of a Saturday Evening Dinner Banquet Ticket
includes free admission for Saturday. If you
plan to attend the entire weekend and the dinner
banuqet, buy a two-day ticket for every dinner banquet
ticket you buy.
VENDORS AND
DEALER ROOM HOURS
Thursday, 10 am to 9 pm
Friday, 10 am to 9 pm
Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm
HOTEL
The Convention is held at Hunt Valley Wyndham
in Maryland.
The Hotel is located at 245 Shawan Road, Hunt Valley,
Maryland, 21031
Hotel phone number: 410-785-7000
IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS BOOKING A ROOM, ASK FOR SHARON.
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Mystery*File - Now online!
JONATHAN LEWIS: Stories I’m Reading — ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
“The New Catacomb”
Mystery
Movie Review: CALLING DR. DEATH (1943)
A
Movie Review by Dan Stumpf: THE WHITE GORILLA (1945)
JONATHAN LEWIS:
Stories I’m Reading — ROBERT WEINBERG “Three Steps Back”
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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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PANACEA: A Novel
- Coming July 5!
by F. Paul Wilson
Two secret societies vie for control of
the ultimate medical miracle--Panacea--in the latest
novel by New York Times bestselling author F. Paul
Wilson.
Medical examiner Laura Hanning has two charred
corpses and no answers. Both bear a mysterious
tattoo but exhibit no known cause of death. Their
only connection to one another is a string of puzzling
miracle cures. Her preliminary investigation
points to a cult in the possession of the fabled
panacea--the substance that can cure all ills--but
that's impossible.
Laura finds herself unknowingly enmeshed
in an ancient conflict between the secretive
keepers of the panacea and the equally secretive
and far more deadly group known only as 536,
a brotherhood that fervently believes God intended
for humanity to suffer, not be cured. Laura doesn't
believe in the panacea, but that doesn't prevent the
agents of 536 from trying to kill her.
A reclusive, terminally ill billionaire hires
Laura to research the possibility of the panacea.
The billionaire's own body guard, Rick Hayden,
a mercenary who isn't who he pretends to be, has
to keep her alive as they race to find the legendary
panacea before the agents of 536 can destroy it.
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Tor Books
List Price: $25.99
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Paperback Perils - Now online!
Blood of Ancient Opar (Christopher Paul Carey, Meteor House
2016)
Doc Ardan: The City of Gold and Lepers (Guy D'Armen, 1928/Jean-Marc
& Randy Lofficier, 2004)
The Warlord of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1914)
The Gods of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1913)
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Perils on Planet X
Perils on Planet X #1, #2, and #3
by Christopher Mills and Gene Gonzales
Now available!
Standard Comic, Full Color,
32 pages
Print: $4.99 for each issue
Download: $0.99 for each issue
They are only available
by mail order from IndyPlanet.
This is is the best way to support us and
the book, as the profits go directly to Chris
and Gene.
Each issue is 32 full-color pages, printed
on high-quality, heavy paper stock.
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A vast, unexplored,
alien world of natural and scientific wonders. Jungles,
deserts and arctic wastes teeming with bizarre
and savage beasts, fantastic monsters that defy
evolution or reason. A dazzling variety of
warlike peoples, whom, despite obvious technological
advances, still swear, live and die by the sword.
Then, there’s the princess, of
course.
The most beautiful woman of at least two
worlds, stunning, sensual and immediately desirable.
Strong of will and of unquestionable moral fiber,
she is not only worth fighting and dying for,
but worth defying a world for, just
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This fifth instalment of S. T. Joshi’s
critically acclaimed Black Wings series features twenty
stories that use H. P. Lovecraft’s mythos as the basis
for imaginative ventures into the weird and terrifying.
One of the central themes in Lovecraft’s work is the problematical
nature of science in human affairs, and in this volume
we find stories by Caitlín R. Kiernan, Lynne Jamneck,
and Donald R. Burleson where scientists come face
to face with the appalling implications of their
discoveries.
Lovecraft was a master of the “sense of place,”
inventing imaginary towns in New England with a rich
and sinister history stretching back centuries. In
this book, Jonathan Thomas, W. H. Pugmire, and Sunni
K Brock bring Lovecraft’s towns of Arkham, Kingsport,
and Innsmouth to life. Sam Gafford, Darrell Schweitzer,
and Stephen Woodworth evoke terror in other corners of the American
continent, while British writers David Hambling and John Reppion
find Lovecraftian horror in little-known towns in England.
The world-building that led Lovecraft to fashion an entire
universe set in the realm of dreams is duplicated in tales
by Cody Goodfellow, Mark Howard Jones, and Donald Tyson.
Madness is always an occupational hazard of the “searchers
after horror” who populate Lovecraft’s tales. In this
volume, stories by Robert H. Waugh, Nicole Cushing,
and Nancy Kilpatrick searingly display the psychological
aberrations of characters as they encounter the bizarre.
Lovecraft himself has become an iconic character,
and his gaunt, lantern-jawed figure stalks the tales
by Jason C. Eckhardt and Mollie L. Burleson. This volume concludes,
as did its predecessor, with a long poem by Wade German,
one of the most dynamic figures in a remarkable renaissance
of weird poetry inspired by the work of Lovecraft and his
colleagues.
Black Wings V can take its place as a pioneering anthology
that shows how the work of H. P. Lovecraft
is inexhaustibly rich in the inspiration it
can provide to contemporary writers of weird
fiction.
AN ANTHOLOGY edited by S. T. Joshi
CATEGORY Lovecraft inspired Horror
PUBLICATION DATE May 2015
COVER ART Jason Van Hollander
PAGES 317
INTRODUCTION S. T. Joshi
EDITIONS
Unsigned Jacketed Hardcover — ISBN 978-1-848639-94-2
[£25]
300 Slipcased HC signed by the contributors — ISBN
978-1-848639-95-9 [£50]
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Thursday,
July 21 through Sunday, July 24, 2016
Are you thinking about attending
PulpFest 2016? You’re probably wondering what to
expect from this year’s convention. PulpFest is
known for its great programming and the line-up that
we’re planning for our 2016 convention is shaping
up to be one of our best.
We’ll be saluting a wide range of anniversaries at
this summer’s pulp con: the tenth anniversary of Sanctum
Books; the eightieth anniversary of THE WHISPERER
and THE SKIPPER; the ninetieth anniversary of AMAZING
STORIES, the first science-fiction pulp; the hundredth
anniversary of the specialty pulp; and the 120th
anniversary of THE ARGOSY, the original pulp magazine!
The Guest of Honor for
PulpFest 2016 will be author, editor, musician, and science-fiction
and pulp fan Ted White.
Born February 4, 1938, Theodore Edwin White
is a Hugo Award-winning American writer, best
known as a science-fiction author and editor and
as a fan and music critic. In addition to books and
stories written under his own name, he has also co-authored
novels with Dave van Arnam as Ron Archer, and with Terry
Carr as Norman Edwards.
Since the time he was a teenager, White has
been a prolific contributor to science-fiction fanzines,
and in 1968 he won the Hugo Award for Best
Fan Writer. Despite his considerable professional
credits, White maintains that his achievements
in fandom mean more to him than anything else he has
done. In 1953, he edited and published ZIP, the first
of his many fanzines. In 1956–57, he co-edited STELLAR
with Larry Stark; followed by VOID in 1960, joining
founding editors Gregory and James Benford; plus MINAC,
EGOBOO, and others. He was also a regular columnist for YANDRO
and Richard E. Geis’ PSYCHOTIC/SF REVIEW and has been active
in numerous fan events, including the organizing of the
1967 World Science Fiction Convention in New York City as co-chairman.
He still remains active on several fandom- and fanzine-oriented
electronic mailing lists.
In 1959, at the age of 21, White moved from Baltimore
to New York City with his first wife, Sylvia Dees
White. That year, he began writing music criticism
for METRONOME and a column for Tom Wilson’s JAZZ GUIDE
(later 33 GUIDE). As a music critic, he expanded into
jazz writing and journalism for ROGUE, along with record
liner notes, concert reviews and interviews. He was the
only person to record an interview with Eric Dolphy, the
American jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, and bass clarinetist.
From 1977 through 1979 as Dr. Progresso, he did the Friday
afternoon DR. PROGRESSO radio show on WGTB-FM. Following
the advent of the Internet, White became the music editor
of the Collecting Channel website in 1999, and he continues
to maintain his own website of music commentary under
his Dr. Progresso pseudonym.
White’s first professional sale as a writer
was a short vignette sold to PLAYBOY in 1959.
Two stories released on the same day — “Phoenix,”
written by Ted White and revised by Marion Zimmer Bradley
for the February 1963 AMAZING STORIES and “I, Executioner,”
co-authored by Terry Carr for the March 1963 IF (WORLDS
OF SCIENCE FICTION) — have been cited by our guest as
his first-published stories. The author later expanded “Phoenix”
into the novel PHOENIX PRIME, originally published in 1966
by Lancer Books. It was the first of the QANAR series — continuing
with THE SORCERESS OF QAR (1966) and STAR WOLF (1971) — all published
by Lancer. “I Executioner” became the opening chapter of his Ace book,
ANDROID AVENGER.
Captain AmericaTed’s first novel — INVASION
FROM 2500 — was written in collaboration with
Terry Carr under the pseudonym Norman Edwards. It
was published in 1964. Through 1978 he wrote two science-fiction
series and eleven stand-alone novels, including
one Captain America novel — THE GREAT GOLD STEAL. It
was published by Bantam Books and featured a nod to its
pulp forebears: one of the bad guys is named Andrew “Monk”
Mayfair. Two of White’s novels were written in collaboration
with Dave van Arnam, one with David Bischoff and one
— using White’s Doc Phoenix character — with Marv Wolfman.
Ted White was a 1966 Nebula-Award nominee for his short
story, “The Peacock King,” written with Larry McCombs. He was
also instrumental in kick-starting the professional careers of
other writers, notably Lee Hoffman. Still writing at
nearly seventy-eight years of age, White has had a number
of short stories published in recent years. “The Uncertain
Past” appeared in the March & April 2014 number of
THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION while”The Philistine”
can be found in the October 2015 issue of ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION
AND FACT.
Our Guest of Honor’s editorial career began
as an assistant and associate editor at THE
MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION from 1963
to 1968. He also served as an associate editor at Lancer
Books, working under Larry Shaw. From October 1968
until October 1978, Ted White edited AMAZING STORIES
and FANTASTIC, upgrading the quality of both magazine’s
fiction while showcasing a variety of talented illustrators.
According to author, anthologist, and science-fiction and
popular-culture historian, Mike Ashley, White ushered
“AMAZING into a silver, if not a golden, age.” He
also edited two 1973 anthologies, THE BEST FROM AMAZING STORIES
and THE BEST FROM FANTASTIC. Both were published by
Manor Books.
Ted White’s reputation as an editor impressed
the publishers of HEAVY METAL who hired him
in 1979 to introduce non-fiction into the magazine.
White immediately hired four columnists — Jay Kinney,
Lou Stathis, Steve Brown and Bhob Stewart — to cover,
respectively, underground comics, music, science fiction,
and movies. HEAVY METAL continued to feature mainly
graphic stories during White’s tenure as the new editor
wove the text into the graphic art, rather than segregating
it into a separate section. In 1984-85, Ted White served as
Editorial Director for STARDATE, a multi-media science-fiction
magazine edited by David Bischoff.
Ted became a pulp collector as a teenager.
He owns most of the science-fiction pulps from
the 1940s and many from the twenties and thirties.
Among his holdings are complete runs of SCIENCE
WONDER STORIES and AIR WONDER STORIES, both issues of
MIRACLE SCIENCE AND FANTASY STORIES, all the Futurian-edited
magazines, the complete run of CAPTAIN FUTURE, and many
other titles. His library of pulp and science-fiction digests
is complete from 1951 through the nineties. He also owns many
single-character pulps, including all but one issue
of DOC SAVAGE MAGAZINE and a couple dozen issues of THE SHADOW.
He also has many issues of THE AVENGER, CAPTAIN ZERO, THE
PHANTOM DETECTIVE, THE WHISPERER, and other hero pulps in
his collection.
White also plays keyboards and saxophone. He
currently performs with the Washington, DC area improvisational
group Conduit. Although we’d love to have him play, Ted
will be speaking to PulpFest attendees during our
evening programming about his career, fandom, pulps,
science fiction, and AMAZING STORIES. His Guest
of Honor speech will take place on Friday, July 22nd
in the PulpFest programming room at the Hyatt Regency
Columbus. We hope to see you at the convention.
To give you an idea about what you’ll encounter
from July 21st through July 24th at the Hyatt Regency
and the city’s spacious convention center in the
Columbus, Ohio Arena district, below is the proposed
scheduled for PulpFest 2016. We hope to see you
at the convention.
Thursday, July 21st
Dealers’ Room
4:00 PM – 11:00 PM — Dealers’ Room Set-Up
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM — Early Registration
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM — Dealers’ Room Opens for
Early-Bird Shopping
Programming
9:10 – 9:55 PM — Street & Smith’s Second
Stringers — The Whisperer and The Skipper
(Will Murray)
10:05 – 10:50 PM — Traveling through Time
with H. G. Wells (Garyn Roberts)
11:00 PM — Pulps in the Pub (join your friends
in the hotel bar and talk pulp)
Friday, July 22nd
Dealers’ Room
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM — Early Registration
and Dealers’ Room Set-Up
10:00 AM – 4:45 PM — Dealers’ Room Open to All
Programming
1:00 – 4:15 PM — New Fictioneers Readings
— (to be announced)
6:55 – 7:00 PM — Welcome to PulpFest 2016 (Convention
Chairman Jack Cullers)
7:00 – 7:40 PM — FarmerCon XI — Collaborating with
Philip José Farmer (panelists to be announced)
7:50 – 8:35 PM — Our Guest of Honor (to
be announced on January 11th)
8:45 – 9:30 PM — The First Science-Fiction
Pulp — An AMAZING Story (Joseph Coluccio, president
of the Pittsburgh Area Fantasy and Science Fiction
Club)
9:40 – 10:20 PM — 100 Years of the Specialty Pulp
— LOVE STORY MAGAZINE and its Romantic Sisters
(Laurie Powers)
10:30 – 11:15 PM — 100 Years of the Specialty Pulp
— WESTERN STORY MAGAZINE and the Pulp Western
(Will Murray)
Saturday, July 23rd
Dealers’ Room
10:00 AM – 4:45 PM — Dealers’ Room Open
to All
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM — Gaming Track in the
Clark Room, Second Floor
Programming
1:00 – 1:50 PM — New Fictioneers Readings
— (to be announced)
2:00 – 2:50 PM — The AMAZING World of New
Pulp (Ron Fortier new pulp panel)
3:00 – 3:50 PM — Ten Years in The Shadow’s
Sanctum — Anthony Tollin’s Sanctum Books
5:00 – 6:50 PM — PulpFest 2016 Group Meal at
a Dick’s Last Resort (Volunteer coordinator
Sally Cullers)
7:00 – 7:25 PM — PulpFest 2016 Business Meeting
(meet the convention organizers)
7:30 – 7:45 PM — 2016 Munsey Award Presentation (presented
by J. Randolph Cox or Stephen T. Miller)
8:00 – 8:45 PM — 120 Years of THE ARGOSY —
The World’s First Pulp Magazine (Doug
Ellis)
8:55 – 9:40 PM — The Artists of THE
ARGOSY — 120 Years of Sensational Pulp
Artists (David Saunders)
10:00 PM – ??— Saturday Night at the Auction (John
Gunnison & Joseph Saine)
Sunday, July 24th
Dealers’ Room
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM — Dealers’ Room Open
to All (many dealers will be packing up; buying
opportunities may be limited)
Please note that this schedule is subject to
change.
For questions about our programming, please
write to our programming director Mike Chomko at
mike@pulpfest.com.
For questions about our dealers’ room, please
write to our convention chairperson Jack Cullers
at jack@pulpfest.com.
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Pulpgen-Online Pulps
- Now online!
New this week
"Jacques of the Thick Head" by William Merriam Rouse
from ARGOSY, April 5, 1919
Jacques, a lumberman is ridiculed for his soft, forgiving nature.
But for once it pays off, convincing his wife that he's not
so stupid after all.
"Hot-Seat Hurdle" by S. J. Bailey
from SECRET AGENT "X", December, 1935
Healey went after that precious necklace, he had his alibi
all figured. But he didn't know he'd have to build a hot-seat
hurdle.
"Lair of Wanted Men" by Norman A.
Daniels from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, December, 1941
Detective Ed Curtis met death's delivery when he followed his
killer quarry to the . . . . Lair of Wanted Men
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PULPlications!
PULPlications!
Is proud to present its first in a series of New Pulp Heroes
for a New Millennium!
Introducing DARE DEVLIN, the Supreme Adventurer
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A fearless green-eyed red-haired handsome
Devil who fights on the side of the Angels! Scion
of fourteen generations of heroic American pioneers dedicated
to physical, intellectual and moral self-development since
1776, he's achieved "Peak Human" Condition!
Devlin and his Amazing Associates, all of whom faced
certain Death and lived, now consider themselves
to be living on "borrowed time" and honor-bound to
use every remaining moment seeking justice for all!
Where others may be daunted, they rise to any Challenge,
because they all should've died long ago!
The Supreme Adventurer and his Amazing Associates
battle the Brain-Wrecker, the Destroyer of Minds!
Following a trail of madness and death, they'll
travel under the polar ice to the shores of Japan
before coming to grips not only with the Brain-Wrecker
but also an unexpected and even more powerful foe!
Available now in paperback or
a deluxe hard cover version with an added bonus story, “Mechanized
Death!”
For collectors , pre-orders for a special
crimson cloth hard cover edition signed by the author,
Dafydd Neal Dyar as well as the introduction writer, the
Eisner Award nominee Martin Powell and Rondo Award
winner, cover artists Mark Maddox are now open at
Fantom Press.
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Pulp Adventurecon
November
5, 2016!
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Pulp Crazy - Now online!
The God of
Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs -
New!
The Dream-Quest
of Unknown Kadath by H. P. Lovecraft
Blood of Ancient Opar with Christopher Paul Carey
The Master
Mind of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Pulp Den - Now online!
All The Missing Girls - New!
Town of Dudley Sixth - New!
The Dream-Quest
of Unknown Kadath by H. P. Lovecraft
Blood of Ancient Opar with Christopher Paul Carey
The Master
Mind of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Recent
Doc Savage Film Developments
Delenda
Est by Robert E. Howard
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Pulp Flakes
- Now online!
A new pulp blog on pulp magazines, authors
and their stories, adventure
and detective pulps.
Rare interview with a pulp illustrator - Creig Flessel
- New!
Behind the scenes - how the editorial office worked at Adventure
magazine
Review of Adventure - January 1, 1928
Adventure - Review of May 15, 1933 issue
Tom Curry - Author, Engineer, Sportsman
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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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Radio Archives
The Spider #26 Audiobook
Death Reign of the Vampire King
by Norvell W. Page writing as Grant Stockbridge
Read by Nick Santa Maria
Now available!
Never before had greedy, criminal genius loosed so
loathsome and deadly a weapon! The Bat Man — leading a band of
savages, releasing clouds of bloodthirsty vampire bats — planned
to make himself a greater conqueror than Napoleon or Genghis Khan!
One man stood in his way — Richard Wentworth, who when the Law fails,
sallies forth as the dread Spider to spread red death in the Underworld.
And the Spider — his beloved Nita forfeited, his loyal servants captive,
his own life ever in horrible danger — must battle both the Bat Man
and a broken heart!
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Garbed
in a black silk cloak, slouch hat and wearing an assortment of
masks and strange disguises to make him look as fierce as his namesake,
the Spider ran roughshod over a vicious legion of thugs and hoodlums,
leaving behind him a trail of cold corpses branded by his calling
card, a scarlet spider burned into their foreheads.
The Spider was the only pulp hero to suffer under a messiah complex
of immense proportions. As Norvell Page—the Quentin Tarantino
of pulp fiction—related his complicated backstory: “Wentworth
had sworn his crusades of justice long ago solely because of his
hatred of injustice, his great altruistic love for mankind.
“Oh, there had been personal reasons behind his initial foray
beyond the law—a dear friend was being framed out of life and
honor and home. And there had been the example of his father, who
had died when Wentworth was scarcely in his teens, a great lawyer
murdered by criminals because he had dared defy them to save an innocent
man they had made their scapegoat.”
Nick Santa Maria once again brings the Spider to life in Death
Reign of the Vampire King originally published in The Spider
magazine, November, 1935.
6 hours - $11.99 Download / $23.98 Audio CDs
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Radio Archives
Radio Archives Pulp Classics
The Spider #109 eBook
October 1942
by Norvell W. Page writing as Grant Stockbridge
Now available!
Total Pulp Experience. These exciting
pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading
as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column
of the original pulp magazine. As a special bonus, Will Murray has
written an introduction especially for this series of eBooks.
Another epic exploit of America’s best-loved pulp-fiction
character of the 1930s and 1940s: The Spider — Master of Men!
Richard Wentworth — the dread Spider, nemesis of the Underworld,
lone wolf anti-crime crusader who always fights in that grim no-man’s
land between Law and lawless — returns in vintage pulp tales of
the Spider, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
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Table of Contents:
Meet the Spider! by Will Murray
The Web — A Department
Conducted by The Chief
Patriotism is a coat of many colors...
Book-Length Spider Novel
Army of the Damned by Norvell W. Page writing as Grant Stockbridge
The terror struck with such ruthless, smashing violence that even
the crooked mayor of bloody Bentonville fled, trembling to the
Spider — a man whom all crooks should fear... Can even Richard
Wentworth, adopting the identity of that threatened, terrified
official, stem the dark forces which are stealing youngsters
from our armed forces to serve a new and ghastly apprenticeship to
crime?
Satan Has Little Teeth! — A Doc Turner Story by Arthur Leo Zagat
Old Doc Turner was afraid — because he knew the reason for those
wrecked war trucks — because he knew the ghastly meaning of
those insidious little teeth marks. He was afraid because he
knew more than it was good for a human to know.
Radio Archives Pulp Classics line of eBooks are of the highest
quality and feature the great Pulp Fiction stories of the
1930s-1950s. All eBooks produced by Radio Archives are available
in ePub and Mobi formats for the ultimate in compatibility.
If you have a Kindle, the Mobi version is what you want. If you
have an iPad/iPhone, Android, or Nook, then the ePub version is what
you want. $3.99.
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Radio Archives
Radio Archives Pulp Classics
Horror Stories eBook
Wyatt Blassingame and Conrad Kimball
Now available!
These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully
reformatted for easy reading as an eBook. As a special bonus,
Will Murray has written an introduction especially for this Horror
Stories series of eBooks.
Horror Stories! The dark companion to Dime Mystery
Magazine. Created to showcase stories too horrible for Terror Tales.
The third of the triumvirate of fear pulps. This brand of fiction
came to be called Weird Menace. The mystery-and-menace formula proved
so successful that publisher Popular Publications produced Dime Mystery
Magazine, Terror Tales and Horror Stories. These three dominated the
Weird Menace genre all through the 1930s. Blurbed as “mystery-horror”
stories instead of “mystery-terror,” Horror Stories was formulated
differently that its companion titles. Damn the plot. Pour on the
menace! This ebook contains a collection of stories from the pages
of Horror Stories magazine, all written by Hugh B. Cave and Donald Graham,
reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
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Table of Contents:
Horror Stories — An Introduction by Will Murray
Her Lover — Death! — January 1935 issue of Horror Stories
by Wyatt Blassingame
Was Mark indeed a madman in those moments of unconsciousness, a
monster who yearned to to tear the throat of his own loved wife?
A Soul for Sacrifice — March 1935 issue of Horror Stories
by Wyatt Blassingame
In that hell of the tortured dead, John Harrison gave me a gift
more precious than life itself!
Hell’s Actress — November 1935 issue of Horror Stories
by Conrad Kimball
They forced her to that gruesome stage — to act before an audience
of the dead!
Love Comes from the Grave — February-March 1936 issue of Horror
Stories
by Wyatt Blassingame
Love that brings death in its wake may change to murderous hatred!
The Goddess of Crawling Horrors — February-March 1937 issue of Horror
Stories
by Wyatt Blassingame
Paul Cort never dreamed that in yearning for love, he was actually
courting hideous death. For the woman who came to him in answer
to his earnest plea, was the embodiment of sensuous, creeping
horror!
Fresh Blood for Golden Cauldrons — February-March 1937 issue of Horror
Stories
by Conrad Kimball
Too late did Lucille Jordan heed the grim warning that spelled
ghastly doom for all she held sacred. Too late, for by then she
was in the power of a murdering Midas who stole men’s minds for
gold — men’s wives for lust!
Lady of Yellow Death — June-July 1939 issue of Horror Stories
by Wyatt Blassingame
Was it only a combatible plague which raged through New Orleans
and made of it a city of corpses — or was there behind it
some hideous, sinister force more horrible than mortal mind has
ever yet conceived?
Radio Archives Pulp Classics line of eBooks are of the highest
quality and feature the great Pulp Fiction stories of the
1930s-1950s. All eBooks produced by Radio Archives are available
in ePub and Mobi formats for the ultimate in compatibility. If
you have a Kindle, the Mobi version is what you want. If you have
an iPad/iPhone, Android, or Nook, then the ePub version is what
you want. $3.99.
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Archives
Doc Savage The Lost Radio Scripts
Softcover Edition
On sale for $0.99 thru July 14 with
any order for $25 or more!
Use Coupon Code 99CentCD
Doc Savage is a physician, surgeon,
scientist, adventurer, inventor, explorer, researcher, and musician
- truly a renaissance man. From birth, a team of scientists, assembled
by his father, trained his mind and body to near-superhuman
abilities, giving him great strength and endurance, a photographic
memory, mastery of the martial arts, and vast knowledge of the
sciences. His creator, writer Lester Dent, described Doc as a
mix of Sherlock Holmes' deductive abilities, Tarzan's outstanding
physical abilities, Craig Kennedy's scientific education, and Abraham
Lincoln's goodness. A man of adventure himself, Dent brought Doc
Savage to life in the 1930s in a series of popular pulp fiction
novels for Street and Smith Publications - novels that, even today,
continue to thrill and entertain an ever-increasing number of fans.
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In the early 1930s, with the growing success of The Shadow on
radio, it was only natural that Doc Savage would be considered
a prime candidate for the broadcast medium. Lester Dent certainly
thought so - and, in fact, when he signed his first long-term contract
with Street and Smith to write Doc's pulp adventures, he made certain
to assign himself the ancillary rights to alternate versions of the
character, including both radio and motion pictures. In 1934, Dent contracted
to write a weekly fifteen-minute Doc Savage radio series to be sponsored
by Cystex, "that remarkable doctor's prescription for the relief
of kidney disorders", or so the sponsor advertised on the broadcasts.
Aired on a weekly basis between February and August of that year,
the series proved somewhat popular - but, unfortunately, not popular
enough to warrant producing more than the initial twenty-four episode
run. Part of the problem, it was felt, was that Doc's pulp adventures
were too detailed, too intense, and too heavily populated to be captured
in a quarter-hour format - particularly one that wasn't a serial
but, instead, featured a complete story each week. What's more, the
limited budgets of early 1930s radio didn't allow many actors to
appear in each script, reducing Doc's Fabulous Five down to one, Monk
Mayfair, who became the Man of Bronze's burly sidekick on the air.
Twenty-four weeks after it began, the Doc Savage radio series
ended and was soon forgotten, relegated to the annals of misbegotten
opportunities. No recordings were known to survive and, until
the early 1980s, it was assumed that the scripts, too - all new
and original stories, written especially for radio - were lost to the
ages. Then, by chance, writer Will Murray happened to be going through
Lester Dent's files and discovered that Dent had indeed kept carbon
copies of his scripts for the radio version of "Doc Savage" and, what's
more, that he had also retained copies of scripts for a few shows that
were never broadcast - a total of twenty-nine original Doc Savage adventures
that no one had seen, heard, or read in over forty years! Now, Moonstone
Books is proud to announce the first complete compilation of all of
these exciting and largely unknown radio adventures, bringing together
the long-lost tales of The Man of Bronze in one single volume! Written
by Lester Dent and edited by and including a fascinating introduction
by Will Murray, this 352 page volume also contains beautiful interior
illustrations by artist Tom Roberts created especially for this release
and an iconic cover painting by Bantam artist Bob Larkin. It's truly
an item that's a "must have" for the personal library of any Doc Savage
enthusiast - and what a great gift to give the pulp fiction lover in
your family!
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Crooked politicians, corrupt businessmen, gangland racketeers
-- they're all fair game for the masked man with the gas gun!
Join Britt Reid, daring young publisher, and his faithful valet
Kato as they crusade against crime in twenty thrilling episodes
of The Green Hornet!
They can always count on secretary Lenore Case and ex-cop turned
reporter Michael Axford, who've got their ears to the ground
and their eyes open. When powerful people prey on the vulnerable,
Britt uses the press (and a little pressure) to balance the
scales of justice!
Includes many rare episodes, and a Program Guide by Ivan G.
Shreve, Jr.
Episodes Include: Death Comes to Dinner 01-05-47; The Woman
and Oliver Perry 01-12-47; The Rodin Statue 01-19-47; A
Shot in the Arm 02-09-47; The State's Witness 02-16-47; The Findley
Case 03-02-47; The Big Deal 03-11-47; Chickens Come Home to Roost
03-18-47; Rent in Advance 03-25-47; Political Strings 04-01-47;
Stolen Identity 04-08-47; The Last of the Top Hat Gang 04-15-47; Cut
Rate Crime 05-06-47; Camera Obscure 05-13-47; Merger Not Preferred
05-20-47; Cornered Steel 06-03-47; Fodder for Headlines 06-10-47;
The Big Mouthpiece 06-17-47; Of Thee I Sing 06-24-47; Almost Used
Cars 07-08-47
Duration: 10 hours
Media: (10) CDs
Price: $39.98
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The Lone Ranger thrilled generations of radio listeners
with tales of Old West drama for all ages -- and those
tales are just as lively today! This heroic masked figure, dedicated
to the cause of justice, is no roaring vigilante -- he is rigorously
honest, morally strict, and uncompromising in his respect for
the law.
You'll find yourself on the trail to excitement as legendary
announcer Fred Foy combines barely-controlled enthusiasm with
razor-sharp diction. He's inviting you to join Brace Beemer
as the Masked Man and John Todd as Tonto for ten full hours
of bullets, bank robbers, and brotherhood from 1954 -- including
several rare episodes!
Includes a program guide by radio historian Elizabeth McLeod!
Episodes Include: The Bank Robbery 01-25-54; The Black Patch
01-27-54; The Treacherous Escort 01-29-54; Man Alive 02-01-54;
Adventure at Rockpoint 02-03-54; A Twist of Fate 02-05-54;
The Telltale Bullet 02-08-54; The Man on Top 02-10-54; The Mysterious
Cotton Pickers 02-12-54; The Fiery Barricade 02-15-54; A Lesson
for Congress 02-17-54; The Road to Nogales 02-19-54; Hide Hunters
02-22-54; Valley of Creeping Death 02-24-54; Johnny Becket's Courage
02-26-54; Mystery Woman 03-01-54; The Governor's Son 03-03-54;
Strange Letter 03-05-54; Fortune in a Hat 03-08-54; The Enfield
Rifles 03-10-54
Duration: 10 hours
Media: (10) CDs
Price: $39.98
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Robert E. Howard Foundation
Join the Robert E.
Howard Foundation
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Robert E. Howard
QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST
Audiobook
Now available
for pre-order!
At the right is the finished cover art,
sans lettering, for an audio book of the REH classic,
QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST from BonaFide Outlaw Freepress
coming out in July.
The list price is $19.95, but the audiobook
can be pre-ordered for $14.95.
To pre-order, click on the link below and then click on
the SHOP NOW button at the top of the page.
Pre-orders will ship July 18.
BonaFide Outlaw Freepress
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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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Now
available!
DVD Set, 12 Episodes + Memorabilia
Slideshow
2 hours 26 minutes
$ 21.95
Chapter Titles
1 THE DIVE OF DEATH 16:56
2 THE STORM GOD STRIKES! 18:11
3 THUNDERING DEATH 12:42
4 THE PIT OF PERIL 15:23
5 BLOOD MONEY 6:54
6 VOODOO VENGEANCE 11:21
7 CAUGHT BY CANNIBALS 8:10
8 THE CREEPING TERROR 7:05
9 EYES OF EVIL 13:53
10 THE DEATH PLUNGE 5:49
11 HARVEST OF HATE 9:14
12 JUNGLE JUSTICE 15:10
SLIDESHOW
Click on the link
above for complete details on this production, a
preview from Chapter 1, and the ordering
link.
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THE RESTORATION
The existing feature version of TARZAN
THE FEARLESS is a hastily-assembled condensation
of the original material which presents a good
deal of it out of order and some scenes
without proper setup or explanation.
Additional footage not seen since the serial's
original release has been made available to
the Squadron which will be incorporated into this
DVD restoration of the serial that will be presented
in original single-chapter form, with opening
and closing titles and cliffhanger endings
intact.
Existing content here is presented in its
original cliffhanger format, and every chapter
is represented in the DVD. Stil-missing sections
have been reconstructed and summarized
according to the available information in the existing
original script draft, the Big Little Book text,
and published descriptions of chapters as released.
The content which remains missing from
the serial involved a capture of the explorers
by the Koso tribe and their escape from
execution, and a sequence in which Tarzan
rescues Mary from capture by the soldiers of Zar
but is knocked from a high rock by a thrown bolo, then
rescued by his friend Taug the gorilla.
Photos from both sequences are included in the DVD.
Light toning effects are used mostly on
the early episodes to help bring out
the clarity of the image and define action locations.
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The Shadow -
Under the Blue Light - Now
online!
The Sealed Box -
New!
The Television Murders
The Golden Quest
Malmordo
The Circle of Death
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THE SPUR: HELLDORADO
- Now available!
by Mark Ellis (Author), Melissa Martin-Ellis (Editor)
ON LOKI, LIFE IS CHEAP AND DEATH COMES FAST
Colonel Quentin Crockett and his Offworld Operations team learn
that the bloodiest way possible when they defend the isolated
settlement of Crowbait Crossing from the murderous horde of
the Red Cadre.
Responding to another plea for help, Crockett and his crew
enter a hidden valley where the descendants of Loki’s First
People are one with Nature.
But hidden deep in the valley is an awesome power, a force that
will heal the planet…or utterly destroy it…
On Loki, all life is locked in savage combat—and there can
never be a winner.
By Mark (James Axler) Ellis, writer of Doc Savage, The Wild,
Wild West, Mack Bolan, Deathlands, and creator of the bestselling
Outlanders series.
Print Length: 246 pages
Kindle Price: $2.99
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THE SUPERLATIVES (Argentverse Novel)
- Now available!
by Jeff Deischer
In 1958, the Superlatives were formed: Professor Amos
Abercrombie, archaeologist and believer in things occult; his
fiery daughter Amy Abercrombie, who can do anything a man can do;
feisty reporter Red McAllister, who is after that one big story; Don
Farnsworth, big game hunter who has utter confidence in his skill
with a gun. Together they roam the globe looking for adventure and
mystery. In 1960, they discover something more remarkable than any
of their previous expeditions, one that changes their lives forever.
This takes them around half the world, where they meet the superheroes
of the Soviet Union, Australia, Communist China and Japan before
returning home to confront an old enemy.
Introduction by Barry Reese
Paperback, 276 pages, $16.00
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TARZAN ON FILM - Coming August 2!
by Scott Tracy Griffin
In this authoritative volume,
writer and historian Scott Tracy Griffin traces the development of the
history-making Tarzan franchise, from the motion-picture industry’s
early silents and serials, through the high point of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
era featuring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan, to modern
worldwide hits like Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the
Apes and Walt Disney Studios’ animated Tarzan.
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Titan Books
List price: $39.95
Amazon.com Titan Books
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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.
The Road to Dystopia - New!
White Spheres Speak - New!
Independence Day on Flying Saucer Day
Two Hundred Years of Frankenstein
Captain America: The Individual vs. the Collective
Eugene C. Dolson (1860-1938)
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THE TWILIGHT AVENGER RETURNS (Volume
2) - Now available!
by John Wooley and Terry Tidwell
The two-fisted weird mystery sequel to THE TWILIGHT AVENGER,
this volume takes our hero Reece Chambers into the realm
of the supernatural as he battles zombies, giant vampire bats,
mad mesmerists, and silver screen serial killers. Each chapter
is a self-contained story featuring the Twilight Avenger, his "partner"
reporter Joan Casey, and mentor Dr. Milton Herth as they battle
the weird menaces that plague 1930's Tulsa, Oklahoma. If you're
a fan of THE ROCKETEER, THE SHADOW, THE GREEN HORNET, B-MOVIES, SERIALS,
and PULPS then you're in for a treat with THE TWILIGHT AVENGER
RETURNS! This volume also features exclusive bonus extras including:
- Behind the scenes of the return of the Twilight Avenger to comics.
- Exclusive artwork never before seen in print. - The Twilight Avenger
Casting Call where we cast these comic adventures with real-life
B-Movie stars. This is the first time in nearly 30 years these individual
comic books have been collected and remastered for your reading excitement.
Originally published in 1988, this is a graphic novel first sure to
please longtime fans of The Twilight Avenger.
Paperback: 142 pages
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.3 x 9.6 inches
$9.99
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