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Age of Aces
Now available!
CAPTAIN PHILIP STRANGE: STRANGE
SPECTRES by Donald E. Keyhoe
A mental marvel from birth, who
used his talents on stage as a boy, Philip Strange is now known as “The Phantom
Ace of G-2″ by the Allies during WWI. “Horrors of war” takes on a whole
new meaning when WWI erupts with paranormal activity: Flaming planes piloted
by charred skeletons; Battleship crews that mysteriously vanish; Medieval
knights falling from the sky; The spirit of the Red Baron himself haunting
the frontlines! When World War I gets weird, only America’s own “Phantom
Ace of G-2” has a ghost of a chance against the supernatural slaughter. Captain
Philip Strange in his strangest cases yet from the pages of Flying Aces magazine!
Take another trip through the imaginings of Donald E. Keyhoe, where the
WWI war skies are filled with giant bats, invisible fire, and beautiful spies.
And where America turns to its own unnatural secret weapon: Captain Philip
Strange. A mental marvel from birth, he was so terrifyingly effective as
the Allies’ top agent that the Germans were offering a king’s ransom for his
death. This fifth volume of weird WWI adventures collects six stories featuring
Germany’s wildest attempts to win the war and Captain Philip Strange’s counter
measures!
Stories include:
“Scourge of the Spectre,” – Flying Aces, August 1935
“Spectre of the Red Knight,” – Flying Aces, January 1932
“The Vanishing Avenger,” – Flying Aces, February 1934
“The Ghost from G-2,” – Flying Aces, May 1934
“Strafe of the Flying Corpse,” – Flying Aces, January 1936
“The Armored Corpse,” – Flying Aces, March 1936
Trade paperback, 6"x9", 350 pages, $16.99
SQUADRON OF THE DEAD by Frederick
C. Painton
The Squadron of the Dead contained
all the hellions of ten armies! Men without hope; men courting death; men
who loved to kill; men who laughed and fought, drank and cursed, lived hard,
and died harder. Americans, British, Russians—even Germans—made up their
ranks, and only one bond held them together: Death lay ahead of them. They
were assigned the grim missions no other squadron dared to take—for they had
all been condemned to die!
Each of the eight stories in Painton’s Squadron of the Dead is the story
of a different pilot who has been condemned to death and sent to the squadron
to serve out his sentence. And die they did, dropping spies, bombing impossible
places, strafing infantry for harassed Allied battalions. These men flew
recklessly, savagely, knowing they could live again only when death really
claimed them. Then their names would shine once again in the casualty announcements
and they would be posthumously awarded the Legion d’Honneur.
Frederick C. Painton, a prolific pulp author and venerated newspaper
man, wrote the eight Squadron of the Dead stories contained in this anthology
in 1935 for Sky Birds magazine.
Painton is best remembered for his coverage of World War II for Reader’s
Digest magazine.
Stories include:
“Today We Die,” – Sky Birds, February 1935
“Ghosts of the Living,” – Sky Birds, March 1935
“The Glory Gambler,” – Sky Birds, April 1935
“Tarmac of Treason,” – Sky Birds, June 1935
“Death’s Dreadnaughts,” – Sky Birds, July 1935
“Legion of the Unlucky,” – Sky Birds, August 1935
“Duel of Dishonor,” – Sky Birds, September 1935
“Slaughter of the Dead,” – Sky Birds, December 1935
Plus:
”About the Author” by Frederick C. Painton
Trade paperback, 6"x9", 362 pages, $16.99
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Airship 27 Podcasts - Now online!
Episode #26 of the Airship 27 Podcast is now live at the link
below.
Rob and Ron talk about the upcoming Windy City Pulp & Paper con,
what new books we have out now and coming soon and as ever lots more updates
on the Brother Bones movie now in production.
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Altus Press
Pulp Logo
T-shirts
Now available!
Pecos Kid Western T-Shirt -
New!
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1950s.
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by Robert J. Hogan
Now available!
A thousand years ago the man with the golden mask had ruled a continent;
today, men scoffed at the legend.
A golden face with hypnotic powers?
Impossible!…
But Wu Fang, dragon lord of crime, smiled wisely; he wanted that mask—
wanted it enough to blaze a murder trail across half the globe, to weave
a death snare which only three white men—
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$12.95 softcover
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Altus Press
DR. YEN SIN #2: THE MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN SKULL
by Donald E. Keyhoe
Now available!
Moving east from the ration’s capitol
at Washington, Dr. Yen Sin, saffron-skinned scourge of the Orient, sets up
his hell-base in New York and under the banner of the Golden Skull, once
again locks horns with Michael Traile, the Man Who Never Sleeps, and his partner
Eric Gordon.
What is the ghastly doom he brings with him to turn living men to rainbow-colored
dust?
Why should the flowers in his corpse garden have their heads removed,
only to be sewed on again—backwards—by the surgeon mandarin?
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Altus Press: Pulp Blog - Now online!
Altus Press Releases Dr. Yen Sin Vol. 2 and The Mysterious
Wu Fang Vol. 3
Altus Press Announces Its New Releases for the 2017 Windy
City Pulp and Paper Convention
Altus Press Releases The Major Vol. 2 and The Moon Man Vol.
4
The Invaders by Robert Spencer Carr (plus Ray Bradbury and
John D. MacDonald)
Pulps Pricings Sales Census: Five-Novels Monthly (March 1931
and May 1935)
Pulps Pricings Sales Census: Mystery Novels and Short Stories
(Dec. 1939)
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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books
At the printer and shipping later this month!
THE SHADOW Volume
117: "Master of Flame" & "Town of Hate"
The Shadow battles murderous arsonists in thrill-packed pulp novels
by Theodore Tinsley and Walter B. Gibson. First, the Knight of Darkness hunts
a masked mastermind who uses a stolen invention to become the "Master of
Flame." Then, Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane search for a sinister arsonist
who attacks a "Town of Hate" with deadly lightning from the sky! Finally,
The Shadow must unmask the murderous firebug called The Salamander to clear
an ex-con and discover the strange secret of "The Lizard of Fire" in a lost
radio adventure by science fiction legend Alfred Bester! This hot instant
collectors item showcases the original color pulp covers by Graves Gladney
(reproduced from the original oil painting) and Modest Stein with the original
interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical commentary by Anthony
Tollin and Will Murray. Softcover, 7x10, 978-1-60877-228-5,
112 pages, B&W, $14.95
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class)
or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class
postpaid
Six
issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal
(orders@shadowsanctum.com)
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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books
At the printer and shipping later this month!
DOC SAVAGE SUPERPACK
#2: "Origins and Endings" with exclusive art prints
Sanctum Books collects TEN key adventures of the Man of Bronze
in a groundbreaking collection by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson."
Doc Savage and his Iron Men are introduced in "The Man of Bronze" and "The
Land of Terror," while his adventurous cousin Patricia debuts in "Brand of
the Werewolf." This instant collector's item also showcases Doc's final pulp
adventures, "Return from Cormoral" and "Up from Earth's Center," plus "The
Red Spider," the long-lost novel that was unearthed and printed decades later—PLUS
four additional pulp classics and "Doc Savage, Supreme Adventurer," the long-buried
1932 prototype adventure of the pulp era's greatest superhero! This classic
pulp collection features a foreword by Lester Dent, iconic art prints by
Walter Baumhofer and Bob Larkin and original color covers by George Rozen,
Emery Clarke, Walter Swenson, Baumhofer and Larkin, plus Paul Orban's classic
interior illustrations and historical articles by Will Murray. (Sanctum Books)
978-1-60877-227-8 Softcover, 7x10, 544 pages, B&W, $44.95
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
$44.95
plus shipping
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Art's Reviews Podcasts!
- Now online!
Micah Harris discusses "The Goat of St. Elster"
Award winning author Micah S. Harris discusses his contribution
to the latest "Tales of the Shadowmen" anthology "Volume 13: San Froid."
This is a tale of mystical horror taking place in an 18th Century French
Monastery. the story is filed with allusions to other horror literature
including "Malpertuis" by Jean Ray who is considered to be the French equivalent
to H. P. Lovecraft. There are also overtones from Micah's novel "Ravenswood:
The Return of the Dugpa" which was awarded the Pulp Factory award for Best
Novel in 2015.
We discuss the many things that Micah has been doing recently including
an upcoming reboot of his popular Becky Sharp stories. Becky
was the amoral "bad girl" in William Thackeray's classic novel "Vanity Fair"
who has had several harrowing adventures through Space and Time.
And as usual we cover a wide range of topics and tangents. Mica and I
had a blast and we know you will enjoy the entire interview.
Past
episodes:
Diana Rubino and I shoot
the breeze
Frank Schildiner - The Triumph of Frankenstein
Men's Adventure Paperback
Books from the 70's and 80's
Nightscape Doule
Feature, Volume One with David W. Edwards
Tom and Ginger Johnson discuss: These Alien Skies
War of Worlds Collide by Jeff Deischer with
Guest co-hist Ric Croxton!
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AVENGERS OF THE MOON
by Allen Steele
New Captain Future story coming April 11!
Allen Steele, author of Arkwright, gives us a thrilling piece
of sf pulp with Avengers of the Moon. Curt Newton has spent most of his
life hidden from the rest of humankind, being raised by a robot, an android,
and the disembodied brain of a renowned scientist. This unlikely trio of
guardians has kept his existence a closely guarded secret after the murder
of Curt's parents.
Curt's innate curiosity and nose for trouble inadvertently lead him into
a plot to destabilize the Solar Coalition and assassinate the president.
There's only one way to uncover the evil mastermind―Curt must become
Captain Future.
Hardcover, 304 pages, $25.99
Publisher: Tor Books
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Black Coat Press
New titles now available!
We presumed that there had been
some shipwreck in the vicinity, and that the poor woman had been pushed toward
the coast, where she she’d got tangled up in the reeds.
Only the Parisian shook his head. He said that he woman had
fainted from fear on seeing us, and he claimed that she was a Nereid, not
a shipwreck victim.
The Man Who Married a Mermaid (1949) tells the picaresque story
of a sailor, Père Olifus, who first marries a mermaid, then embarks
upon a series of voyages to a semi-mythical Far East where he enjoys various
economic opportunities, but remains plagued by the vengeful astral form
of the mermaid wife he left behind.
Master storyteller Alexandre Dumas teamed up with Paul Lacroix intending
to produce a series of magical tales, of which this wry, sarcastic fable
of supernaturally-punished infidelity was the first. When the project failed,
Lacroix expanded the story into a novella, which remains entertaining as
well as intriguing, and deserves to be reckoned one of the flawed classics
of its genre.
Contents:
Les Mariages du père Olifus (1849)
Introduction, Afterword and Notes by Brian Stableford.
US $21.95 /GBP £12.99
5x8 trade
paperback, 252 pages
Asrael summoned the aid of his brothers,
the demons, but bursts of laughter came from all directions, and mocking
voices said to him:
“Asrael, you are no more than a human now; you have lost
your Spiritual essence!”
The Angel Asrael (1832) is the most revealing and the purest of S. Henry
Berthoud’s fantasies, and a significant early contribution to what became
the great Romantic and Symbolist tradition of “literary satanism,” in which
writers deliberately adopted a stance removed from orthodox Christianity
in order to reappraise the character of Satan.
As might be expected of a devout writer, Berthoud shows no sympathy for
Satan, who remains an archetype of vitriolic nastiness, but in his characterization
of the rebel, like John Milton, he cannot help express a certain admiration
for his overweening pride and vaulting ambition. Berthoud’s God owes his
status not to any intrinsic virtue, but merely to his victory in the War in
Heaven, which Satan unhesitatingly attributes to chance.
This collection also includes sixteen other stories that demonstrate
what a truly ground-breaking author S. Henry Berthoud was, and how amply
deserving he is of a modern reappraisal of his achievements.
Contents:
Taken from Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre
(1831):
Beauduin Bras-de-fer
The Dead
The Cook’s Son,
The Rubricator
The Shepherd’s Clock
Simon the Accursed
Giles the Hideous
The De Profundis
The Pact
The Eglantine
A Story Heard While Listening at Doors
The Soul in Purgatory
The Delation
The Spell
The Beggar’s Sou
The Seminarian
The Angel Asrael (Asrael et Nephta, Histoire de Province) (1832)
Introduction, Afterword and Notes by Brian Stableford.
US $23.95 /GBP £14.99
5x8 trade
paperback, 300 pages
The Michael Moorcock characters used herein are trademarks of
Michael Moorcock and are used with his permission.
Foreword by Michael Moorcock. Stories by Matthew Baugh, Pierre Bordage,
Richard Canal, Fabrice Colin, John Davey, Paul DiFilippo, Johan Heliot, Travis
Hiltz, J.-M. & Randy Lofficier, Xavier Mauméjean, Michael Moorcock,
Christian Vilà, Daniel Walther, Ehrich Weiss and Tony White. Translations
by Michael Shreve. Introductions by J.-M. Lofficier.
Elric of Melniboné... Duke Dorian Hawkmoon of Köln... Prince
Corum Jhaelen Irsei of the Scarlet Robe... The unflappable English Assassin
Jerry Cornelius... Time-lost Oswald Bastable... Count Renark von Bek of the
Sundered Worlds... Over the years, Michael Moorcock has captivated readers
with his unending versions of the Eternal Champion, the timeless warrior
who serves the Cosmic Balance in the ongoing battle that rages between Law
and Chaos through the many planes and levels of the multiverse.
This volume features all of the characters mentioned above and more,
collecting two stories written by Michael Moorcock for the Tales of the
Shadowmen series, sixteen more stories by some of America, England and France's
best-loved sf and fantasy writers , plus a foreword penned by Moorcock for
an earlier French companion anthology, translated by Michael Shreve and introduced
by Jean-Marc Lofficier.
Contents:
Introduction by J.-M. Lofficier
Michael Moorcock: Foreword to The Gate of Worlds
Michael Moorcock: The Affair of the Bassin des Hivers
Matthew Baugh: The Garden of Everything
Pierre Bordage: The Archivist
Richard Canal: The Child of the Future
Fabrice Colin: Eulogy for The Abyss Fish
John Davey: An Organ of Bones
John Davey: Death of a Dark Ship
Paul DiFilippo: The Stealer of Marketshare
Johan Heliot: The Music of Souls
Travis Hiltz: War on the Moon
Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier: J.C. in Alphaville
Xavier Mauméjean: Qayin
Christian Vilà: Brother of the Hyenas
Daniel Walther: Heart of Ice
Tony White: Stormbringer
Tony White: The Jet Set Girls
Ehrich Weiss: Renark's Dream
Michael Moorcock: The Icon Crackdown
US $29.95 /GBP £19.99
5x8 trade
paperback, 380 pages
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Blood 'N' Thunder / Murania
Press
The Johnston McCulley Collection #1
NOW AVAILABLE
FROM MURANIA PRESS: A LONG-LOST MASTERWORK BY THE CREATOR OF ZORRO!
Pulp fiction's first super-villain is back after nearly 100 years in
obscurity—and his criminous exploits are just as thrilling now as they were
a century ago!
An early 20th-century metropolis trembles in fear at the mention of his
name. His meticulously-planned depredations leave victims quaking in their
shoes and baffle the police, who seem helpless to stem the rising tide of
panic that threatens to engulf the city. Amateur criminologist and millionaire
clubman Roger Verbeck, aided by his loyal valet Muggs, sets out to apprehend
Black Star and finally does. But the master criminal makes good his escape
and, once again in command of his army of robed and hooded henchmen, plots
a campaign of revenge that will find the mayor, police commissioner, and
prominent citizens under his control and at his mercy—with even the brilliant
Roger Verbeck powerless to stop it!
This is the first volume in Murania's Johnston McCulley Collection, which
brings back into print the author's long-forgotten characters created for
Street & Smith's DETECTIVE STORY MAGAZINE.
Get your copy today at muraniapress.com.
Johnston McCulley (1883-1958) is best known as the creator of Zorro,
but this astoundingly prolific ex-journalist also chronicled the exploits
of more than 20 recurring characters who populated the pages of such legendary
pulps as ARGOSY, ALL-STORY WEEKLY, DETECTIVE STORY MAGAZINE, BEST DETECTIVE,
WEST, and WESTERN STORY MAGAZINE.
Trade paperback,
6x9, 180 pages
Price: $19.95
PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO DOMESTIC
BUYERS.
OVERSEAS BUYERS MUST INQUIRE FOR SHIPPING RATES BEFORE PLACING
ORDERS.
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Press
FLICKERING SHADOWS
How Pulpdom's Master of Darkness Brightened
the Silver Screen
Now available!
FLICKERING SHADOWS! Subtitled "How Pulpdom's Master of Darkness Brightened
the Silver Screen," this 98-page monograph—about the length of a typical
issue of BLOOD 'N' THUNDER—fully chronicles The Shadow's career in films and
television. Beginning with the character's 1931 motion-picture debut in Universal's
"Shadow Detective" featurettes, Ed Hulse follows the premier pulp hero in
his two Grand National feature films, his 1940 cliffhanger serial, his three
Monogram "B" mysteries, his two unsold TV pilots of the '50s, and finally
the big-budget 1994 spectacular starring Alec Baldwin. Along the way Hulse
debunks Shadow movie myths and even covers films scripted but never made,
drawing on his extensive research and in-person interviews. He also discusses
the Shadow pulp magazine so as to offer context in his examination of the
motion pictures.
The book is profusely illustrated with stills, posters, lobby cards,
vintage pulp covers, and even frame captures from the films themselves.
It's a must-have for Shadow fans. Get it today at muraniapress.com!
Trade paperback,
7x10, 98 pages
Price: $10.95
PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO DOMESTIC
BUYERS.
OVERSEAS BUYERS MUST INQUIRE FOR SHIPPING RATES BEFORE PLACING
ORDERS.
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An ancient château in Haiti
is the scene of one of the most blood-curdling series of murders in the history
of the island. Who was the murderer—man, beast or some supernatural being?
An artist and his girlfriend attend her uncle's funeral on the island
of Haiti, where they encounter the deep vein of Voodoo superstition. The
legend of living souls trapped in dead bodies becomes a frightening reality
as they witness a Zombie resurrection. The tale, by the well-traveled pulp
fiction author Theodore Roscoe, captured his sense of awe and terror surrounding
such a monster in the very place that would have given rise to it. His first-hand
experience during his travels in Haiti taught him of such legends and he
used them effectively in Murder on the Way!
Thus, well before the Zombie came to represent today's flesh-eating cinematic
monster of lore, Roscoe's story (published by the New York Dodge Publishing
Company in 1935) unravels impossible shootings, inexplicable disappearances,
and the stirrings of rebellion. These are the background elements for this
most unforgettable weekend house-party in the heart of Zombie madness.
Theodore Roscoe (1906–1992) wrote for a variety of pulp fiction magazines
while travelling the world. Following World War II he was commissioned by
the United States Naval Institute to write detailed histories about submarine
and destroyer operations. Roscoe became a Scribner’s author under Burroughs
Mitchell with novels To Live and Die in Dixie! and Only in New England. The
prolific writer was among the first to see declassified documents connected
to the Lincoln assassination, resulting in his work The Web of Conspiracy,
which became the basis for a television docudrama.
Softcover, 5.5" x 8.5", 250 pages,
$14.95
eBook edition $3.99
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In the hellish days of World War I, after President Woodrow Wilson
is slain, a strange assortment of adventurers band together to fight the
dreaded Mysteriarchs of the Abyss -- an ancient and vilified order of wizards,
or demigods, or fallen angels. With their insatiable appetite for destruction,
the Mysteriarchs would sow the seeds of nothingness and reap a harvest of
eternal horror -- transforming the War to End All Wars into the War to End
All But War!
Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 130 pages,
$14.95
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BROOD OF THE WITCH QUEEN / THE QUEST OF THE SACRED
SLIPPER - Coming April 7!
by Sax Rohmer, Introduction by William Patrick Maynard
Two stand-alone exotic thrillers from the author of the Fu Manchu
series.
Weird deaths and supernatural events threaten London in these two early
20th century occult masterpieces.
Paperback: 296 pages
Publisher: Stark House Press
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
$19.95
Thanks to William Patrick Maynard for
the tip!
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THE BRONZE GAZETTE
Issue
#78 is now available and recommended!
Contents
Cover: Gary Chaloner
"Going Great Guns" by Chuck Welch
"Turning Fantasy into
Reality" by Terry Allen
"The Doc Savage Sequel I Didn't Write" by Will
Murray
"Riding the First Wave" by Terry Allen
"The Mystery on the Cover" by Courtney Rogers
"The Stone Man" by Fred Pfeiffer
"And the Cover Assignment Goes to" by Courtney Rogers
"The Doc Savage Novel That Was Too Good" by
Jeff Deischer
"The Laugh" by Tim Faurote
"The Bronze Gazette Publications News Update"
by Terry Allen
"An Inspirational Son of Savage" by Gary Chaloner
"Doc Savage" by Gary Chaloner
Subscriptions (via Paypal) are now available for No. 78,
79, and 80.
$30.00 USA
$40.00 Canada (US Dollars)
$50.00 International
(Prices Include Postage)
Click HERE to
subscribe!
Get back issues of #76 for $15,
#77 for $12, and Doc Con 2016 Special for $12 each in the USA.
The
Bronze Gazette
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BURNE HOGARTH TARZAN VOLUME 04: THE LOST TRIBE - Now available and coming soon to comic shops!
THE WORLD-FAMOUS COMIC STRIP,
RESTORED AND COLLECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS ENTIRETY!
Following on from Tarzan Versus The Nazis, Tarzan in the City of Gold
and Tarzan Versus The Barbarians, Tarzan - The Island Of Mua-Ao is the fourth
and final exclusive volume authorized by the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate,
collecting the entire run of the legendary Tarzan comic strip by one of the
most influential artists of the 20th Century, Burne Hogarth (with Don Garden).
Hardcover, 10x13, 112 pages, Full Color, $49.95, On sale March 22.
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Castalia House Blog - Now online!
Short Reviews – Yesterday’s Doors, by Arthur J. Burks
- New!
THROWBACK SF THURSDAY: Hellboy is Totally Pulp
From Pulp to the Gaming Table: Running Short Fiction as
RPG
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Clive Cussler: TYPHOON FURY (The Oregon Files) - Coming November 7!
by Clive Cussler (Author), Boyd Morrison
Hired to search for a collection of paintings worth half a billion
dollars, Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon soon find themselves in
much deeper waters. The vicious leader of a Filipino insurgency is not only
using them to finance his attacks, he has stumbled upon one of the most lethal
secrets of World War II: a Japanese-developed drug, designed, but never
used, to turn soldiers into super-warriors. To stop him, the Oregon must
not only take on the rebel commander, but a South African mercenary intent
on getting his own hands on the drug, a massive swarm of torpedo drones
targeting the U.S. Navy, an approaching megastorm--and, just possibly, a
war that could envelop the entire Asian continent.
Hardcover, 416 pages, $29
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The Complete Pulp Magazine Covers - Now available!
FANTASTIC PLANETS: The Complete Pulp Magazine Covers
Volume 1
This 208-page volume shows off 604 classic pulp magazine covers,
dating from the 1930's to the 1950's, from 18 different titles. Such classic
pulps as THE AVENGER, FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES, FANTASTIC ADVENTURES, PLANET
STORIES, THE SPIDER, and SUPER SCIENCE STORIES are here, all complete with
every issue represented.
This volume (the first of many!) measures 8-1/2 by 11 inches, and is
printed on higher-quality, 70-lb. paper. All cover scans are in full color
and are prefaced by text giving an introduction to the titles.
Essential for collectors, and great fun for those who just want to browse
thru these classic images, FANTASTIC PLANETS: THE COMPLETE PULP COVERS VOL.
1 is a great addition to your book collection or reference library.
With FREE shipping in the continental U.S.
$29.95
AMAZING! ASTONISHING! WEIRD!: The Complete Pulp Magazine
Covers Volume 2
This 200-page volume shows off 600 classic pulp magazine covers,
dating from the 1920's to the 1950's, from 5 different series. Included are
AMAZING STORIES (all pulp issues up thru March 1953), ASTONISHING STORIES,
the MARVEL titles (Marvel Science Stories, Marvel Tales, etc.), SOUTH SEA
STORIES, and WEIRD TALES, all complete with every issue represented.
This second volume in the series measures 8-1/2 by 11 inches, and is
printed on higher-quality, 70-lb. paper. All cover scans are in full color
and are prefaced by text giving an introduction to the titles.
Essential for collectors, and great fun for those who just want to browse
thru these classic images, AMAZING! ASTONISHING! WEIRD!: THE COMPLETE PULP
COVERS VOL. 2 is a great addition to your book collection or reference library.
With FREE shipping in the continental U.S.
$29.95
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Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery,
Adventure, and the Wild West - Now online!
Mort Künstler Sweat Mag Paintings - New!
Pulp Gallery: DIME WESTERN (1935-36) - New!
Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective comics: "Quicksand Caper"
- New!
AMAZING! ASTONISHING! WEIRD! - New!
Six Scarlet Scorpions: A PAT SAVAGE Adventure by Will Murray
John Carter of Mars
RAFAEL DeSOTO Paperback Covers
James Bama's SAVAGE Paintings
Shadow Comics 67, 68 & 69 (1946)
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The
Digest Enthusiast #5
Now available!
The
fifth spectacular edition of The Digest Enthusiast is now available in print
and Kindle from Amazon.
Contents:
Interview
Bill Crider: inside Dan Rhodes, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine blog bytes,
and Bill's storied career with digests
Articles
News Digest from Dell, Fate, F&SF, Nostalgia Digest and more
Justice: Amazing Detective Mysteries by Peter Enfantino
The Riddle of the Ellery Queen Selects Series by Steve Carper
Magazine of Horror by Peter Enfantino
RAWL: Writing for Publication
Reviews by Gary Lovisi and Richard Krauss
Worlds of Fantasy #4
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction edited by Peter Nicholls
Honky Tonk Girl by Charles Beckman, Jr.
Marvel Science Stories May 1951
Fiction
"Feed the Beast" by Lesann Berryi
"The Obvious Danger" by Joe Wehrle, Jr.
"Fencer's Document Caper" by Richard L. Kellogg
Artwork and Cartoons
Brian Buniak
Brad Foster
Michael Neno
Bob Vojtko
Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Also includes
Haiku by Clark Dissmeyer
Digest indexes and checklists
Monster Laffs by Bob Vojtko
Opening Lines
Cover by Joe Wehrle, Jr.
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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Digest Enthusiast Blog - Now online!
Gary Lovisi’s Vic Powers - New!
Paperback Parade #97 March 2017 - New!
Pulp Horror #5 March 2017 - New!
Men of Violence! #6 - New!
The Paperback Fanatic #36
Arthur C. Clarke: Prelude to Space
New Crime Digest
The origins of Pulp Lit
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EARTH, AIR, FIRE & WATER Four Tales of Elemental
Mythos Horror! - Now available!
By Brian Lumley
Brian Lumley's been writing Mythos tales for 50 years, now: Among
his early stories were "Rising With Surtsey" --August Derleth placed it between
Fritz Leiber and Ramsey Campbell pieces in TALES OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS--
and "The Caller of the Black", in Arkham House's 1971 collection of
that title. As editor after Derleth's passing, Ramsey Campbell put Lumley's
"The Second Wish" after Stephen King's and before Frank Belknap Long's stories
in NEW TALES OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS---- and on and on.
While today he may be best known for the highly-acclaimed NECROSCOPE
books and RPG, Brian has never stopped writing Mythos stories. This collection
spans from 1975 to the present, thematically selected. Developing Derleth's
idea that one way mere humans could try to grasp Mythos horrors was to consider
them as Elementals, these yarns expand upon the pulpiest aspects... if you
like your Mythos with numerology, amulets, and otherworldly talismans, this
one's for you!
Includes "The Gathering"-- a previously-unpublished novel-length story
original to this book, along with "Lord of the Worms," "Born of the Winds"
and "The Changeling." Each introduced by the author.
We are now shipping TRADE EDITIONS starting 5th April!
324 pages hardcover. DUSTJACKET Bob Eggleton; 10 interiors by Jim Pitts
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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 Benito Gallego, featuring new Tarzan adventures.
John Carter: Warlord of Mars by Roy Thomas and Rodolfo Pérez
Garcia.
"Korak the Killer" by Ron
Marz and Rick Leonardi.
"Carson of Venus" by Martin Powell and Tom Floyd.
"The Eternal Savage" by Martin Powell and Steven E. Gordon.
"The War Chief" by Martin Powell and Nik Poliwko.
"The Cave Girl" by Martin Powell and Diana Leto.
"Pellucidar" by Chuck Dixon and Gary Kwapsiz.
"The Land That Time Forgot" by Martin Powell and Pablo Marcos.
"The Mucker" by Ron Marz and Lee Moder
"The Monster Men" by Tom
Simmons, Erik Roman, L Jamal Walton, and Cristian Docolomansky
"The Lost Continent"
by Martin Powell and Oscar González
"The
Jungle Girl" by Martin Powell and Will Meugniot
"The Outlaw of Torn" by Thomas Simmons and Jake Bilbao
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Comics
Featuring art from your favorite ERB comic strips!
Now available!
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Time Forgot Comic Tee
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The War Chief Comic Tee
Carson of Venus Comic Tee
Pellucidar Comic Tee
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Eternal Savage Comic Tee
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Comics
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Calling all ERB fans!!
We have new merchandise available.
New T-shirts
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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!
March 2017
Captain Sharkey returns in the second of Arthur Conan Doyle's
Tales of the High Seas in a tale entitled, "The Two Barques," just as it appeared in the March,
1897 issue of Pearson's Magazine, including the illustrations by Warwick
Goble.
Dan Neyer's introduction is also included as a more modern addition.
February 2017
Pirates...Tall sailing ships...the High Seas...and the villainous
buccaneer, Captain Sharkey...all these, and more, are part of the Arthur
Conan Doyle series, Tales of the High Seas.
Starting this month, we begin the series with "The Governor of St. Kitts," just as it appeared in the
January, 1897 issue of the British version of Pearson's Magazine, including
the illustrations by Warwick Goble.
Dan Neyer provides the introduction to the story and the series.
January 2017
Concluding our reprinting of the first series of Father Brown
stories, we present “The Sign of the Broken Sword” including all the George
Gibbs illustrations and an introduction by Dan Neyer.
Next month, prepare to hoist the jib and steer for clear water!
December 2016
We return this month to the first series of Father Brown stories
from The Saturday Evening Post.
This time, "The Wrong Shape," just as it appeared in the December
10, 1910 issue, including the illustrations by George Gibbs and, as an added
bonus, a newly written introduction by Dan Neyer.
November 2016
Turning our attention to Baroness Orczy, this month you will find
“The Trappist’s Vow” reprinted just as it appeared in
the April, 1899 issue of The Royal Magazine, with illustrations by the Baroness's
husband, Montagu Barstow. Introduction by Dan Neyer.
We've also done some revamping of the Bob's Stuff collections and have expanded many of the
annotations, giving you more information about the items and where they fall
in the history of popular culture.
We've also added a 4th collection and you will be seeing additional collections
on a regular basis after the new year.
October 2016
Since a good portion of the narrative occurs on October 31st,
why not curl up with "The Curse of Yig"by Zealia Brown Bishop and H. P. Lovecraft.
We've done an original layout of the story text for this reprinting and
have also included lots of background information in the introduction by
Bob Gay.
September 2016
Turning our attention back to the work of G. K. Chesterton, we
are pleased to present the fourth Father Brown tale, "The Bolt from the Blue (The Hammer of God)," as it appeared
in the November 5, 1910 issue of The Saturday Evening Post including the
illustrations by George Gibbs. Introduction is by Dan Neyer.
August 2016
Just to prove that we have some small literary interests at FAFF,
we are pleased to present to you "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F. Scott Fitzgerald,
as it appeared in the May 27, 1922 issue of Collier's Magazine.
Our presentation includes the illustrations by James Montgomery Flagg
and an introduction by Bob Gay.
July 2016
Presenting the third (and oddly titled) Father Brown story, Why True Fishermen Always Wear Green Evening Coats, from
the pages of the October 1, 1910 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, including
the illustrations by George Gibb. Introduction to the story is by Dan
Neyer.
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THE FOUR LEGENDARY KINGDOMS - Coming May 2!
by Matthew Reilly
The thrilling new novel featuring Jack West, Jr. from the New
York Times and #1 international bestselling author!
A RUTHLESS KIDNAPPING
Jack West, Jr. and his family are living happily on their remote farm
when Jack is brutally kidnapped and he awakes in an underground cell to find
a masked attacker with a knife charging at him.
THE GREAT GAMES
Jack, it seems, has been chosen—along with a dozen other elite soldiers—to
compete in a series of deadly challenges designed to fulfil an ancient ritual.
With the fate of the Earth at stake, he will have to traverse diabolical
mazes, fight cruel assassins, and face unimaginable horrors that will test
him like he has never been tested before.
TO HELL AND BACK
In the process, he will discover the mysterious and powerful group of
individuals behind it all: the four legendary kingdoms.
He might also discover that he is not the only hero in this place...
Hardcover: 416 pages
Publisher: Gallery Books
List Price: $26.00
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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.
Pulp replica editions to be
retired in 2017!
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Black Mask #1, #43
Dime Mystery #1
Dr Yen Sin (all 3 issues)
Horror Stories #1, 2, 5
Wu Fang (all 7 issues)
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Pulp replica editions previously
retired!
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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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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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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
#4 January 1935
#5 February 1935
#6 March 1935
#7 April 1935
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#9 June 1935
#10 July 1935
#11 August 1935
#12 September 1935
#13 October 1935
#14 November 1935
#15 December 1935
#16 January 1936
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#18 March 1936
#19 April 1936
#20 May 1936
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#22 July 1936
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#24 September 1936
#25 October 1936
#26 November 1936
#27 December
1936
#28 January 1937
#36 September 1937
#39 December 1937
SPICY-DETECTIVE STORIES ($25 each postpaid)
#1 May 1934
#3 July 1934
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#12 April 1935
#13 May 1935
#14 June 1935
#15 July 1935
#16 August 1935
#17 September 1935
#18 October 1935
#19 November 1935
#20 December 1935
#21 January 1936
#22 February 1936
#23 March 1936
#24 April 1936
#25 May 1936
#26 June 1936
#27 July 1936
#28 August 1936
#29 September 1936
#30 October 1936
#31 November 1936
#32 December 1936
#33 January 1937
#42 October 1937
#76 August 1940
SPICY-MYSTERY STORIES ($25 each postpaid)
#2 June 1935
#3 July 1935
#4 August 1935
#5 September 1935
#6 October 1935
#7 November 1935
#8 December 1935
#9 January 1936
#10 February 1936
#11 March 1936
#12 April 1936
#13 May 1936
#14 June 1936
#15
July 1936
#16 August
1936
#17 September
1936
#18 October 1936
#19 November 1936
#20 December 1936
#21 January 1937
#22 February
1937
#23 March 1937
#26 June 1937
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SPICY WESTERN STORIES ($25 each
postpaid)
#1 November 1936
#2
December 1936
#3 January 1937
#4 February 1937
#14 December 1937
THE SPIDER ($35 each postpaid)
#1 The Spider Strikes!
(October 1933)
#2 The Wheel of Death
(November 1933)
#3 Wings of the Black
Death (December 1933)
#4 City of Flaming
Shadows (January 1934)
#5 Empire of Doom
(February 1934)
#6 Citadel of Hell (March 1934)
#7 Serpent of Destruction (April 1934)
#8 The
Mad Horde (May 1934)
#9 Satan's Death
Blast (June 1934)
#10 The Corpse Cargo
(July 1934)
#11 Prince of the Red
Looters (August 1934)
#12 Reign of the Silver
Terror (September 1934)
#13 Builders of
the Black Empire (October
1934)
#14 Death's Crimson
Juggernaut (November 1934)
#15 The
Red Death Rain (December
1934)
#16 The City Destroyer (January 1935)
#17 The Pain Emperor (February 1935)
#18 The Flame
Master (March 1935)
#19 Slaves of the Crime Master (April 1935)
#20 Reign of the Death Fiddler
(May 1935)
#21 Hordes of the Red
Butcher (June 1935)
#22 Dragon Lord of the Underworld (July 1935)
#23 Master of the Death Madness
(August
1935)
#24 King of the Red
Killers (September 1935)
#25 Overlord of the Damned (October 1935)
#26 Death Reign of the
Vampire King (November 1935)
#27
Emperor
of the Yellow Death (December 1935)
#28 The Mayor of Hell (January 1936)
#29 Slaves
of the Murder Syndicate (February 1936)
#30 Green Globes of Death (March 1936)
#31 The Cholera King (April 1936)
#32 Slaves of the Dragon (May 1936)
#33 Legions of Madness (June
1936)
#34 Laboratory of the Damned (July 1936)
#35 Satan's Sightless Legion (August 1936)
#36 The Coming of the Terror (September
1936)
#37 The Devil's Death Dwarfs (October 1936)
#38 City of Dreadful Night (November
1936)
#39 Reign of the Snake Men (December 1936)
#40 Dictator of the Damned (January 1937)
#41 The Mill-Town Massacres (February 1937)
#42 Satan's Workshop (March 1937)
#43 Scourge of the Yellow Fangs (April 1937)
#44 The Devil's Pawnbroker (May
1937)
#45 Voyage of the Coffin Ship (June 1937)
#46 The Man Who Ruled in Hell (July 1937)
#47 Slaves of the Black Monarch (August 1937)
#48 Machine Guns Over the White House (Sept 1937)
#49 The City That Dared Not Eat (October 1937)
#50 Master of the Flaming Horde (November 1937)
#51 Satan's Switchboard (December 1937)
#52 Legion of the Accursed Light (January 1938)
#53 The City of Lost Men (February 1938)
#54 The Grey Horde Creeps (March 1938)
#55 City of Whispering Death (April 1938)
#56 When Thousands Slept in Hell (May 1938)
#57 Satan's Shackles (June 1938)
#58 The Emperor from Hell (July 1938)
#59 The Devil's Candlesticks (August
1938)
#60 The City That Paid to Die (September 1938)
#61 The Spider at Bay (October 1938)
#62 Scourge of the Black Legions (November 1938)
#63 The Withering Death (December 1938)
#64 Claws of the Golden Dragon (January
1939)
#65 The Song of Death (February 1939)
#66 The Silver Death Rain (March
1939)
#67 Blight of the Blazing Eye (April 1939)
#68 King of the Fleshless Legion (May 1939)
#69 Rule of the Monster Men (June
1939)
#70 The Spider and the Slaves of Hell (July
1939)
#71 The Spider and the Fire God (August
1939)
#72 The Corpse Broker (September 1939)
#73 The Spider and the Eyeless Legion
(Oct. 1939)
#74 The Spider and the Faceless One (Nov.
1939)
#75 Satan's Murder Machines (December
1939)
#76 The Spider and the Pain Master (January
1940)
#77 Hell's Sales Manager (February 1940)
#78 Slaves of the Laughing Death (March 1940)
#79 The Man From Hell (April
1940)
#80 The Spider and the War Emperor (May 1940)
#81 Judgement of the Damned (June 1940)
#82 Dictator's Death Merchants (July
1940)
#83 Pirates From Hell
(August 1940)
#84 Master of the Night-Demons (Sept. 1940)
#85 The Council of Evil
(October 1940)
#86 The Spider and his Hobo
Army (November 1940)
#87 The Spider and
the Jewels of Hell (Dec. 1940)
#88 Harbor of Nameless Dead
(January 1941)
#89 The Spider and the Slave
Doctor (February 1941)
#90 The Spider and the Sons
of Satan (March 1941)
#91 Slaves of the Burning Blade (April 1941)
#92 The Devil's Paymaster (May 1941)
#93 The Benevolent Order of
Death (June 1941)
#94 Murder's Black Prince (July 1941)
#95 The Spider and the Scarlet
Surgeon (August 1941)
#96 The Spider and the Deathless
One (September1941)
#97 The Satan's Seven Swordsmen
(October1941)
#98 Volunteer Corpse Brigade
(November1941)
#99 The Crime Laboratory (December 1941)
#100 Death and The Spider (January 1942)
#101 Murder's Legionaires (February 1942)
#102 The
Gentleman from Hell (March 1942)
#103 Slaves
of the Ring (April 1942)
#104 The Spider and the Death
Piper (May 1942)
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#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)
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1924 - One of the rarest WT's
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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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Gotham Pulp Collectors Club
Typically the 3rd Saturday of every month
Check
the website at the link below for the latest schedule.
Gotham Pulp Collectors Club is a club for pulp collectors to
meet in the NYC/Metro area.
It meets the 3rd Saturday of every month.
Check the website at the link below for exact time and place information.
Name:
Gotham Pulp Collectors Club
Time: 1-5 PM
Place: Muhlenberg Library on West 23rd Street.
Contact: Mark
Halegua at msh@pulps1st.com
Gotham Pulp Collectors
Club
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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!
April 5, 2017 Production Update from Haffner
Press!
The
first two volumes of the FREDRIC BROWN MYSTERY LIBRARY MURDER DRAWS A CROWD
and DEATH IN THE DARK have been at the bindery long enough to generate proofing
materials for both books!
In our last newsletter, we shared that Volume One (MURDER DRAWS A CROWD)
needed very little updating to make it ready for the new printer.
As for Volume Two (DEATH IN THE DARK), the delay has turned out to be
the die-hard Fredric Brown-collector’s dream!
Not only has enough water gone under the bridge to make the 2nd volume
ready—we’ve used the time to uncover two additional “Colonel Cluck” columns
from Independent Salesman magazine as well as identified the true source
of Brown‘s “Willie Skid“ columns. We have verified that instead of Ford Dealer
Service Bulletin (a phantom title it turns out) the “Willie Skid” columns
appeared in the magazine Ford Dealer & Service Field. Does this really
matter? Well, if it means more newly discovered Fredric Brown “Willie Skid”
stories, you bet it does!
If all goes well, our next newsletter will let you know that we have
finished copies of both Volumes One and Two of FREDRIC BROWN MYSTERY LIBRARY
in hand and that order processing is under way.
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
FREDRIC BROWN MYSTERY LIBRARY
VOLUME 2: DEATH IN THE DARK
(Writer) Fredric Brown, Jack Seabrook
(Cover) Norman Saunders
Available for pre-order!
April 5, 2017 Production Update from Haffner Press!
The first two volumes of the FREDRIC
BROWN MYSTERY LIBRARY MURDER DRAWS A CROWD and DEATH IN THE DARK have been
at the bindery long enough to generate proofing materials for both books!
In our last newsletter, we shared that Volume One (MURDER DRAWS A CROWD)
needed very little updating to make it ready for the new printer.
As for Volume Two (DEATH IN THE DARK), the delay has turned out to be
the die-hard Fredric Brown-collector’s dream!
Not only has enough water gone under the bridge to make the 2nd volume
ready—we’ve used the time to uncover two additional “Colonel Cluck” columns
from Independent Salesman magazine as well as identified the true source
of Brown‘s “Willie Skid“ columns. We have verified that instead of Ford Dealer
Service Bulletin (a phantom title it turns out) the “Willie Skid” columns
appeared in the magazine Ford Dealer & Service Field. Does this really
matter? Well, if it means more newly discovered Fredric Brown “Willie Skid”
stories, you bet it does!
If all goes well, our next newsletter will let you know that we have
finished copies of both Volumes One and Two of FREDRIC BROWN MYSTERY LIBRARY
in hand and that order processing is under way.
“. . . 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 Complete Ivy Frost
by Donald Wandrei
Cover Art by Raymond Swanland
Now available for pre-order!
Production
Update from Haffner Press!
The assembly of Donald Wandrei's colossal 744-page
collection of all 18 stories of sleuth IVY FROST and his partner Jean Moray
(from the pages of CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES) passed another hurdle with the
recent delivery of the interior art by Chris Kalb!
Chris has re-purposed the original black and white pulp illos for each
story as double-page spreads opening each tale. They are simply fantastic!
The introduction by Wandrei expert D.H. Olson is in hand and all that
remains is the last proofreaders pass on three remaining stories with a final
touch-up on the magazine covers reproduced on the full-color endpapers.
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!
With the rigamarole in getting the Fredric Brown
titles back on track, this omnibus of four 1950s mystery novels, THE MICHAEL
GRAY MYSTERIES by Henry Kuttner and Catherine L. Moore, has been pushed down
the publication list.
We can report that aside from acquiring new cover art (the image
at left is a placeholder; yeah, we know it says "Henry Kutter"...), we are
in possession of the proofread manuscript, the Ed Gorman introduction, and
the finished interior design.
We are soon to send out an offer to a new cover artist and hope to hear
back some good news.
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!
June 2017
FOREVER AND
A DEATH By Donald Westlake
An unused plot
for Pierce Brosnan’s 007 has resurfaced - as a novel!
Cover art by Paul Mann
Back in the 1990s, Eon Productions worked with a number of writers
to develop the story for the follow-up to Goldeneye. One of those writers
was Donald Westlake, legendary author of over 100 crime novels, the perhaps
most famous of which were the Parker books (under his pseudonym of Richard
Stark).
In 1995, before Goldeneye was even released, Westlake turned into Eon
two treatments for “Bond 18.” Both his treatments apparently used as their
backdrop Hong Kong’s transfer of sovereignty to China. In one of the treatments,
Westlake had 007 facing off against Gideon Goodbread, an American businessman
who planned to level Hong Kong after robbing its banks – a revenge scheme
for the death of his missionary parents at the hands of the Red Chinese. Westlake
described his Bond villain as “John Goodman with a Southern accent”, and
likened him to the lead character in Jim Thompson’s The Killer Inside Me.
Goodbread commanded an army of Amerasian orphans he called “the Children.”
Westlake floated the following titles for his Bond adventure: Dragonsteeth;
Nobody Dies; Forever And A Death; Never Look Back; On Borrowed Time. That
last title was prophetic; the time-sensitive nature of the Hong Kong chanegover
backdrop was deemed unsuitable, we got Tomorrow Never Dies instead, and Westlake's
script was shelved.
Now Hard Case Crime has resurrected this lost story, which at some point
Westlake rewrote as a novel - Forever And A Death.
It’s no longer a James Bond story and the details described above may
not be included, but the vestigial elements of the story seem to be in place.
As a bonus, the novel will contain an afterword by one of the Bond producers,
describing the history of the project.
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HEADLIGHTS HONEYS: THE "PERFECT PAIR" IN VINTAGE
PAPERBACKS, PULPS, AND COMICS HC - Coming
June 6!
(Writers) Monte Beauchamp, Steven Heller
Once celebrated by skilled painters and sculptors throughout the
history of art, with the advent of the Industrial Age and assembly line production,
scores of "mams" merchandisers soon got in on the act. From "boob" aprons,
t-shirts, sweat-shirts, and baseball caps to salt and pepper shakers, mugs,
coffee cups, and shot glasses, from greeting cards, books, and periodicals
to candied treats, from jewelry to novelty gag gifts, billions of dollars
are generated annually by the objectification of breasts. There was a time,
however, when their low-budget portrayal in comic books, paperbacks, and
pulps came under fervid assault, and effectively squelched, by the media censors.
Headlight Honeys assembles dozens of rare, salacious cover examples and delivers
the scoop on this harrowing, pre-code era in American publishing.
Hardcover, 6x8, 176 pages, Full Color, $19.95, On sale March 22.
Monte Beauchamp is an award-winning art director and founder
of the graphics-illustration-comics annuals BLAB! and Blab World. His books
include: Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (2013), Krampus:
The Devil of Christmas (2010), and The Life & Times of R. Crumb (2008).
He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Society of Illustrator’s
prestigious Richard Gangel Art Director Award for 2012.
Steven Heller wears many hats (in addition to the New York Yankees):
For 33 years he was an art director at the New York Times, originally on
the OpEd Page and for almost 30 of those years with the New York Times Book
Review. Currently, he is co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author Department,
Special Consultant to the President of SVA for New Programs, and writes the
Visuals column for the New York Times Book Review.
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THE HORROR ON THE LINKS: THE COMPLETE TALES OF JULES
DE GRANDIN, VOLUME ONE - Now available!
by Seabury Quinn
Today the names of H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, August Derleth,
and Clark Ashton Smith, all regular contributors to the pulp magazine Weird
Tales during the first half of the twentieth century, are recognizable even
to casual readers of the bizarre and fantastic. And yet despite being more
popular than them all during the golden era of genre pulp fiction, there
is another author whose name and work have fallen into obscurity: Seabury
Quinn.
Quinn’s short stories were featured in well more than half of Weird Tales’s
original publication run. His most famous character, the supernatural French
detective Dr. Jules de Grandin, investigated cases involving monsters, devil
worshippers, serial killers, and spirits from beyond the grave, often set
in the small town of Harrisonville, New Jersey. In de Grandin there are familiar
shades of both Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie’s
Hercule Poirot, and alongside his assistant, Dr. Samuel Trowbridge, de Grandin’s
knack for solving mysteries—and his outbursts of peculiar French-isms (grand
Dieu!)—captivated readers for nearly three decades.
Collected for the first time in trade editions, The Complete Tales of
Jules de Grandin, edited by George Vanderburgh, presents all ninety-three
published works featuring the supernatural detective. Presented in chronological
order over five volumes, and including all thirty-two original Weird Tales
covers illustrated for de Grandin stories, this is the definitive collection
of an iconic pulp hero.
The first volume, The Horror on the Links, includes all of the Jules
de Grandin stories from “The Horror on the Links” (1925) to “The Chapel
of Mystic Horror” (1928), as well as an introduction by Robert Weinberg.
Cover art by Donato Giancola
Hardcover, 512 pages, $34.99
The Devil's
Rosary: The Complete Tales of Jules De Grandin, Volume Two is coming in September!
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Howard Andrew Jones - Now online!
Nominations - New!
REH Palooza - New!
Quick Update, Now with Conan
Belated Birthday
New Worlds For Old
Late Marvel Conan
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JAMES BOND CLASSIC COLLECTION VOLUME 02 GOLDFINGER
1960-1966 - Coming April 11!
(Writer) Ian Fleming & Various
James Bond returns to action in six thrilling adventures, starting
with 007's encounter with the titular Auric Goldfinger, the man with the
Midas touch.
Also included are Risico, From A View To A Kill, For Your Eyes Only,
The Man With The Golden Gun and The Living Daylights, each of which has
been painstakingly restored to create the highest quality reproduction of
the original Express Newspapers' strip available.
Hardcover, 9x12, 240 pages, B&W, $39.95
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1902 to 1945 were years in which global popular culture exploded.
Thanks to new distribution methods, new publishers, and new formats, the
number of series characters appearing in countries around the world skyrocketed
during these decades, growing from a few dozen to many thousands. The genres
of the fantastic–science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror–were among
the most popular genres to appear during these decades.
The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Pulp Heroes is the first collection of
series characters from these genres. Drawing upon pulps, magazines, novels,
movies, radio shows, comic strips, and other media and formats, the Encyclopedia
features the broadest range of characters from the fantastic genres imaginable.
The Encyclopedia has over 1150 character entries from over two dozen
countries, listing the character’s creator(s), where and when the character
appeared, and a thorough description of the character and his or her milieu,
allies, and enemies.
Hardcover, 8.25" x 10.75", 298 Pages, $24.99
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1902 to 1945 were years in which global popular culture exploded.
Thanks to new distribution methods, new publishers, and new formats, the
number of series characters appearing in countries around the world skyrocketed
during these decades, growing from a few dozen to many thousands. The genres
of the fantastic–science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror–were among
the most popular genres to appear during these decades.
The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Pulp Heroes is the first collection of
series characters from these genres. Drawing upon pulps, magazines, novels,
movies, radio shows, comic strips, and other media and formats, the Encyclopedia
features the broadest range of characters from the fantastic genres imaginable.
The Encyclopedia has over 1150 character entries from over two dozen
countries, listing the character’s creator(s), where and when the character
appeared, and a thorough description of the character and his or her milieu,
allies, and enemies.
Kindle Price: $9.99
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1902 to 1945 were years in which global popular culture exploded.
The adventure genre–used here to include everything from stories of mercenaries
in South America to spies to martial arts stories of wüxia masters–was
among the most popular genres to appear during these decades.
The Encyclopedia of Pulp Adventurers is the first collection of series
characters from the adventure genre. Drawing upon pulps, magazines, novels,
movies, radio shows, comic strips, and other media and formats, the Encyclopedia
features the broadest range of adventurous characters imaginable.
The Encyclopedia has over 2300 character entries from over 50 countries,
listing the character’s creator(s), where and when the character appeared,
and a thorough description of the character and his or her milieu, allies,
and enemies.
Hardcover, 8.25" x 10.75", 502 Pages, $30
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1902 to 1945 were years in which global popular culture exploded.
Thanks to new distribution methods, new publishers, and new formats, the
number of series characters appearing in countries around the world skyrocketed
during these decades, growing from a few dozen to many thousands. The mystery
genre was one of the most popular genres to appear during these decades.
The Encyclopedia of Pulp Heroes is the first collection of series characters
from the mystery genre. Drawing upon pulps, magazines, novels, movies, radio
shows, comic strips, and other media and formats, the Encyclopedia features
virtually every fictional series detective who appeared from 1902 to 1945.
The Encyclopedia has over 2800 character entries from over 50 countries,
listing the character’s creator(s), where and when the character appeared,
and a thorough description of the character and his or her milieu, allies,
and enemies.
Hardcover, 8.25" x 10.75", 540 Pages, $30
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1902 to 1945 were years in which American popular culture exploded.
Thanks to new distribution methods, new publishers, and new formats, the
number of series characters appearing in the United States skyrocketed during
these decades, growing from a few dozen to many thousands. The Western genre
was among the most popular genres to appear during these decades.
The Encyclopedia of Pulp Cowboys is the first collection of series characters
from the Western genre. Drawing upon pulps, magazines, novels, movies, radio
shows, and comic strips, the Encyclopedia features virtually every fictional
series cowboy who appeared from 1902 to 1945.
The Encyclopedia has over 450 character entries from the United States
and a variety of other countries, listing the character’s creator(s), where
and when the character appeared, and a thorough description of the character
and his or her milieu, allies, and enemies.
Hardcover, 8.25" x 10.75", 102 Pages, $17.95
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JOHN CARTER THE END #3 - Arriving in comic shops April 12!
(Writer) Brian Wood, Alex Cox (Art) Hayden Sherman
Cover A: Garry Brown Cover B: Juan Doe
A BROTHERHOOD OF WAR? John and Tars Tarkas work to consolidate
power in the hinterlands against the tyrannical force determined to rule
Mars…or destroy it in the process.
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99
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Martin Grams' Blog - Now online!
NEW BOOKS, OLD SUBJECTS: BOOK REVIEWS - New!
BLACK MIRROR: A MODERN DAY OUTER LIMITS
KONG: SKULL ISLAND is a monster of a movie
NBC's TIMELESS makes a major league error
Classic Images Celebrates 5000
The Death of Newsgroups, Hello Facebook
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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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Now available
and pre-orders are shipping!
Meteor House is proud to introduce its second chapbook, The Adventure
of the Fallen Stone: Being the First Part of the Account of The Dynamics
of a Meteor, chronicling Sherlock Holmes’ ongoing efforts to combat the hellish
hun, as recounted by the Great Detective’s Boswell, Dr. John H. Watson, and
edited for publication by Win Scott Eckert!
April 1917. Sherlock Holmes has returned to Mother England following
his 1916 African adventure. In retreat at his country cottage, tending to
his bees, Holmes’ peaceful solitude (or perhaps deadly boredom) is shattered
by a murder at a local inn…
Thrust back into the shadowy fray of Great War espionage, the detective’s
brother Mycroft sets Holmes and Watson on the perilous trail of a cunning
German mastermind.
Join Holmes, Watson, sleuths Harry Dickson and J. Saxon Blake—intriguingly,
both master detectives with digs on Baker Street, who greatly resemble Holmes
in demeanor, speech, and aspect—and the alluring Isis Vanderhoek as they
race across England in pursuit of a master villain and a stolen flower with
remarkable medicinal properties.
WHAT is the mysterious lotus vitae?
HOW is it related to a meteor that fell in Yorkshire in 1795?
WILL Holmes and company success in preventing the nefarious Von Bork’s
latest scheme?
Meteor
House is proud to present our second limited edition chapbook, a 24 page,
8,650 word adventure signed by Win Scott Eckert.
As with most of our books, the print run will be determined by
the number of books preordered.
Only a small number will be printed beyond the preorders, so to
ensure you don’t miss out, be sure to preorder no later than March 10th!
Why
the short preorder period? Win will sign these chapbooks at an event on March
25th at Fleur Fine Books in Port Neches TX.
We can’t guarantee there will be any copies left by the time we
get to FarmerCon XII (at PulpFest) in July.
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Mike Vosburg's THE MAD MUMMY
Now available
for pre-order!
Scheduled for shipping at the
end of May!
Mike Vosburg is planning a very limited print run of his Mad Mummy
series, which will be broken up into a series of three graphic novels.
Sax Rohmer and Dr. Fu Manchu play a big part in the stories.
This is not a commercial venture, as Mike has learned the folly of trying
to sell books as an independent publisher.
Each of the three 92 page volumes will run $15, plus an additional $7
postage/handling.(Postage for orders outside the U.S. will have to
be calculated differently.)
Mike considered lowering the shipping cost by sending the material Media
Mail instead of priority, but tracking/insurance keep this from being a realistic
option. However, you are only stuck with the shipping cost once; if you
order more than one of the volumes the shipping stays the same ($7).
What you are getting for that price is a one of kind book, because
Mike does not have any plans to print and sell this commercially. Also, you
will receive a piece of signed artwork from series from one of the thumb
nailed pages or a series of panels from one of the pencil roughs. While he
won’t guarantee you can pick whatever page you desire, he will try and give
you options. And when the original art goes on sale, if you have purchased
one of the volumes you will always get a 15% discount on anything you might
be interested in.
If you are interested in having any of the Mad Mummy Exclusive Trade
Paperback editions, send Mike an email at VOZART@GTE.NET
and reserve your copy today.
The order goes in late in April, so don’t delay if you have any interest.
Mike is planning on having the books ready to ship to any who
are interested by the end of May, 2017.
Sample pages/artwork can be seen at Mike's Blog at the link below.
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Mystery*File - Now online!
Stories
I’m Reading: EDMOND HAMILTON “What’s It Like Out There?” - New!
A 1001 Midnights Review: JACK BOYLE – Boston Blackie
- New!
THE LOST BOOKS OF PETER CHEYNEY, Part Two, by Keith Chapman
THE LOST BOOKS OF PETER CHEYNEY, Part One, by Keith Chapman
COLLECTING PULPS: A Memoir, Part 18, by Walker Martin:
THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDS
JONATHAN LEWIS: Music I’m Listening To, Halloween Edition:
Original Sound Track – THE DUNWICH HORROR (1970)
A Pulp Fiction Mystery Review by Walter Albert: PAUL MALMONT
– The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril
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PAPERBACK PARADE #97 - Now available!
PAPERBACK PARADE #97, the brand new March, 2017 issue, the magazine
for paperback readers and collectors -- 100 pages in Full Color!
Contents
“Paperback Talk” by Gary Lovisi
“All About Girls: Early Vintage Paperback Girlie Pin-up Cartoon
Covers” by Gary Lovisi
“The Mutiny” on The Bounty Saga of Mass-Market Paperbacks” by Dan
Roberts
“Early Bee-Line Books: Sleaze Lampoons Literature’s Greatest Titles!”
by Gary Lovisi and Chris Eckhoff
“Gil Cohen Paintings for Sale”
“The Pseudonymous Paperback Originals of Lawrence Block” by Don
Z. Block
“Sin in Space The Beacon Galaxy Novels” by Steve Carper
“Philip Wylie & the Tragic Gladiator” by Richard L. Kellogg
“Matchless Paperbacks: Tom Murphy’s Ballet!” by Richard Greene
“Great Sherlock Holmes Adventures” by Gary Lovisi
“Short Run Series: UK Key Books True Crime Mystery” by Gary Lovisi
$15.00 + $3.00 postage from Gryphon Books, www.gryphonbooks.com.
You can pay via Paypal or with a check to our address:
Gryphon Books, PO Box 280209, Brooklyn, NY 11228, USA. (Inquire on subscription
rates and outside USA).
Thank you and all best to you for 2017! Enjoy!
Back issues also available while they last!
ORDERING INFORMATION:
We accept VISA, Mastercard, US checks drawn on a US bank, (in USD only)
or Paypal to our email address at “gryphonbooks@att.net”
You can also purchase Paperback Parade at our ebay store at the link
below.
You can pay via check to our mailing address:
GRYPHON BOOKS, PO Box 280209, Brooklyn, NY 11228-0209,
USA
Paperback Parade single issue is $15.00 + postage. Query on back issues
AND ON AD RATES.
Subscriptions: Domestic: 3 issues for $40.00;
ALL INTERNATIONAL: 3 issues $65.00
POSTAGE RATES:
Domestic: the first item (book) is $3.00 media mail + 50 cents each additional
item.
International: the first book is $14.00 via First Class International,
$2.00 each additional book.
All books and magazines are mailed through the U.S. Postal Service.
Query on Priority Mail or other mailing methods.
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DoubleTree
by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry, Pennsylvania.
Thursday, July 27 through
Sunday, July 30, 2017
PulpFest 2017 will take place July 27 – 30 at
the newly and beautifully renovated DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh
– Cranberry. We are currently arranging guest accommodations for our members
at the hotel. Conveniently located at the intersection of three major roadways,
the DoubleTree boasts a world-class restaurant in an open air setting. There
are many other restaurants nearby — some within walking distance — suitable
for a variety of tastes. The more adventurous can discover plenty of dining,
shopping, and nightlife just a short drive away in downtown Pittsburgh. The
DoubleTree offers ample free parking as well as free wifi for its guests.
Please stay tuned as we iron out the details by bookmarking pulpfest.com.
Start planning to attend PulpFest 2017, “Summer’s Hardboiled Pulp Con.”
We’ll be celebrating pulp fiction and pulp art, and the many ways they’ve
inspired writers, artists, filmmakers, game designers, and other creators.
Join us next July outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as we explore “Hardboiled
Dicks, Dangerous Dames, and a Few Psychos” at PulpFest 2017.
By staying at our host hotel, you help to defray the convention’s substantial
costs. You also help demonstrate to our hotel that PulpFest is a top-notch
convention that will help their bottom line. Thanks for helping to make PulpFest
look good.
There are still rooms available at the newly and beautifully renovated
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry. You can book your room
directly through the PulpFest website. Along the right hand side of our
home page at pulpfest.com you’ll find a link that reads “Book a Room for
2017.” Click on this link and you’ll be redirected to a secure site where
you can book a room at our host hotel.
You can also reserve a room by calling 1-800-222-8733. Be sure to mention
PulpFest in order to receive the convention rate of $125 plus tax per night.
Included in the room rate are free Wi-Fi and two complimentary breakfasts
per room for both Friday and Saturday. Parking is free!
If you have yet to register for PulpFest 2017 — taking place place July
27 – 30 — the convention is now accepting advance registrations from all
parties.
Full details are available at the link below.
The premininary programming
schedule has been announced!
Thursday, July 27
Dealers’ Room
4:00 PM – 11:00 PM — Dealers’ Room Set-Up
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM — Early Registration
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM — Dealers’ Room Open for Early-Bird Shopping (free
if you stay at the Double-Tree)
Programming
9:10 – 9:40 PM — Robert Bloch’s PSYCHO: SANITARIUM — A Reading by Chet
Williamson
9:45 – 9:55 PM — Pulp-Pourri Theatre Presents Robert Leslie Bellem, a
Dan Turner Reading
10:00 – 10:20 PM — Somewhere a Roscoe: Dan Turner and SPICY DETECTIVE
STORIES (John Wooley)
10:20 – 10:30 PM — Intermission
10:30 – 10:50 PM — The Dangerous Dames of Maxwell Grant: Myra Reldon,
Margo Lane, and Carrie Cashin (Anthony Tollin)
11:00 – 11:30 PM — Pulp-Pourri Theatre Presents Dirk Jonas in “The Case
of the Self-Made Widow”
11:35 – 11:55 PM — Compliments of the Domino Lady (Michele Nolan)
Friday, July 28
Dealers’ Room
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM — Early Registration and Dealers’ Room Set-Up
10:00 AM – 4:45 PM — Dealers’ Room Open to All
Programming
1:00 – 4:00 PM — New Fictioneers Readings — (to be announced)
6:55 – 7:00 PM — Welcome to PulpFest 2017 (Convention Chairman Jack Cullers)
7:00 – 7:20 PM — The Psychos of Philip José Farmer — The Nine
(Win Scott Eckert, Frank Schildiner, and Art Sippo)
7:20 – 7:30 PM — The Psychos of Philip José Farmer — Win Scott
Eckert Reads from THE MONSTER ON HOLD
7:30 – 7:50 PM — Philip José Farmer and Robert Bloch (Mike Croteau
of Meteor House)
7:50 – 8:00 PM — Intermission
8:00 – 8:40 PM — 100 Years with the Author of Psycho: Robert Bloch (Garyn
Roberts)
8:40 – 8:50 PM — Scarlet Adventuress — The Domino Lady — A Reading by
Ron Fortier
8:50 – 9:30 PM — Hardboiled and Dangerous: The Many Characters of Erle
Stanley Gardner (Jeffrey Marks)
9:30 – 9:40 PM — Intermission
9:40 – 10:20 PM — A Few Psychos: The Villains of THE SHADOW MAGAZINE
(Tim King)
10:20 – 10:30 PM — Philip José Farmer’s Most Dangerous Dame —
Win Scott Eckert Reads from THE SCARLET JAGUAR
10:30 – 10:55 PM — The Dangerous Dames of Kenneth Robeson: Pat Savage,
Nellie Gray and Rosabel Newton (Chuck Welch)
11:00 – 11:30 PM — Pulp-Pourri Theatre Presents “Return to the Sabbath,”
a WEIRD Audio Play by Robert Bloch
Saturday, July 29
Dealers’ Room
10:00 AM – 4:45 PM — Dealers’ Room Open to All
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM — Gaming Track at the DoubleTree
3:00 – 4:30 PM — Auction Viewing at the DoubleTree
Programming
1:00 – 2:00 PM — The Dicks, Dames, and Psychos of New Pulp (Ron Fortier
and a Panel of New Pulp Writers)
2:00 – 3:00 PM — New Fictioneers Readings — (to be announced)
3:30 – 4:00 PM — Pulp-Pourri Theatre Presents Dirk Jonas in “The Case
of the Self-Made Widow” (encore presentation)
5:00 – 6:50 PM — PulpFest 2017 Group Meal at Ember & Vine in the
DoubleTree (Volunteer Coordinator Sally Cullers)
7:00 – 7:20 PM — PulpFest 2017 Business Meeting (meet the convention
organizers)
7:20 – 7:30 PM — 2017 Munsey Award Presentation (presented by Laurie
Powers)
7:30 – 8:00 PM — Hard-Boiled at 100: The Don Everhard Stories of Gordon
Young (Tom Krabacher and John Wooley)
8:00 – 8:10 PM — Intermission: Nine Years of PulpFest (The Cake Is on
Us)
8:10 – 8:50 PM — Our Guest of Honor: To Be Announced
8:50 – 9:00 PM — The Wild Adventures of Pat Savage by Will Murray
— A Reading by Pulp-Pourri Theatre
9:00 – 9:40 PM — Hardboiled Dicks: A Look at DIME DETECTIVE MAGAZINE
(Matt Moring)
9:40 – 10:00 PM — Intermission (Auction Viewing)
10:00- 12:00 AM — Saturday Night at the Auction (John Gunnison, Auctioneer)
Sunday, July 30
Dealer’s Room
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM — Dealers’ Room Open to All (many dealers will be packing
up; buying opportunities may be limited)
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Pulpgen-Online Pulps - Now online!
New this week
"Murder is the Main Thing" by Wayland Rice from G-MEN DETECTIVE,
Fall (September) 1945
On his first private detective job, former Army Intelligence Man Vance
gives a big hand to the police in a crime case!
"Freight Trouble" by L. K. Frank from THRILLING
DETECTIVE, November, 1942
A private detective takes a vacation - and finds himself between the
eight-ball and a grim mess of roaring guns!
"Off Stage" by Raymond Lester from ALL-STORY
WEEKLY, May 15, 1920
The conflict between two chorus girls, and the robbery that occurred
as a result of it.
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Pulp Den - Now online!
Behind The Mask Volume 4 - New!
Writers of The Future Volume 33
- New!
The Red Pole of Macau - New!
Legends
Sunrise On The Ice Wolf
Legitimate Power
The Coming Catastrophe
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Pulp Flakes - Now online!
A new pulp blog on pulp magazines, authors and their stories,
adventure and detective pulps.
Presidential artist got his training in the pulps...
- New!
Ray Millholland – Engineer, Sailor, Author
Alfred Batson – Soldier, Journalist, Author
Issue Review - Blue Book magazine, January 1936
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The Pulp Hermit - Now online!
Gundown At Golden Gate - New!
The Year of The Tiger
The Disappearance of Flight 412
Death Is My Shadow
The Skin Swindle
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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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The Pulp.Net - Now online!
The Pulp.Net features
three ongoing blogs!
Pulp Super-Fan blog written by Michael
R. Brown, That's Pulp by John Olsen, and the long-running Yellowed Perils
written by William Lampkin.
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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 #36 Audiobook
The Coming of the Terror
by Norvell W. Page writing as Grant Stockbridge
Read by Nick Santa Maria
Now available!
Stripped of his wealth, cut off
from his faithful helpers, Richard Wentworth, known and feared throughout
the Underworld as the avenging Spider, struggles with his most powerful and
wily foe — the Man who came out of the East! With Wentworth's best friend,
Police Commissioner Kirkpatrick framed for murder; with the entire city capitulating
before that new and cruelly cunning menace from the Orient, the Spider himself
seems doomed to die on the torture racks of the Far East!
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One man against more evil than anyone could ever imagine, enemies feared
by any normal man. The Spider knew that, but it did not check the wild impulse
to laughter that squeezed his lungs. It was no wonder that men call the Spider
mad!
Once, in a typical blood-and-screaming-bullets carnage of urban combat,
Police Commissioner Kirkpatrick ticked off a long list of suspects. Wentworth
blurted out this self-revealing truth. “I’m suspicious of everyone,” he admitted,
“even of myself sometimes.” And well he should be. For Richard Wentworth
was an undiagnosed manic-depressive—if not paranoid schizophrenic—subject
to violent mood swings, climbing to unutterable heights of exultation in one
scene, then crashing into the blackest depths of despair the next. When the
Spider-madness came over him, he might pick up his treasured Stradivarius
violin and launch into a night-long serenade to soul-searching. Or, he might
putty up his face, don black hat and cape, go out Spidering.…
Nick Santa Maria brings the action to vibrant life, narrating with a
fever-pitch intensity. The Coming of the Terror originally published in
The Spider magazine, September, 1936.
5 hours - $9.99
Download / $19.98 Audio CDs
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Radio Archives
Captain Future #11 Audiobook
The Comet King by Edmond Hamilton
Read by Milton Bagby
Now available!
Trapped in the depths of Halley’s
Comet, the Futuremen battle fourth-dimensional monsters in a titanic struggle
to save the system’s solar energy!
Captain Future learned much of what he knew from perhaps the oddest surrogate
father in fiction - The Brain. Simon Wright, a brilliant scientist and companion
to Curtis Newton’s father, became so riddled with age and sickness that the
only option to continue his life meant literally living as a brain in a
specially designed box. When Captain Future’s parents were killed, Wright
not only serves as Captain Future’s mentor, but also as the leader of the
trio of Futuremen who join Captain Future on his wild escapades.
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Grag is most definitely the brawn of the Futuremen. A robot constructed
by the Brain and Captain Future’s father, Grag stands over seven feet tall
and may be the strongest creation in the solar system. Constructed of ‘inert’
metal, Grag is almost indestructible and powered by atomic energy deep in
his chest. Grag’s greatest desire is to be considered human, a point that
Otho tends to agitate him over again and again, leading to some of the funniest
moments in the stories.
Truly one of a kind, Otho is a unique android created by Captain Future’s
father and the Brain. The synthetic man does not naturally resemble an Earthman,
but Otho is well known for his mastery of disguise, a skill that has been
useful for Captain Future on many occasions. Otho also is faster and more
nimble than nearly any other being alive and he is responsible for teaching
Captain Future much of what he knows of speed and agility. Otho also enjoys
the danger of each mission they undertake, almost as much as he likes to
antagonize the humorless Grag about not being human.
Rocket into science fiction adventure and discover new worlds. Ripped
from the pages of the Summer 1942 issue of Captain Future magazine, “The
Comet King” is read with wonder and excitement by Milton Bagby.
5 hours - $9.99
Download / $19.98 Audio CDs
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Radio Archives Pulp Classics
G-8 and
His Battle Aces #105 eBook
August 1943
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.
G-8 and His Battle Aces rode the nostalgia boom ten years after
World War I ended. These high-flying exploits were tall tales of a World
War that might have been, featuring monster bats, German zombies, wolf-men,
harpies, Martians, and even tentacled floating monsters. Most of these monstrosities
were the work of Germany’s seemingly endless supply of mad scientists, chief
of whom was G-8’s recurring Nemesis, Herr Doktor Krueger. G-8 battled Germany’s
Halloween shock troops for over a decade, not ceasing until the magazine
folded in the middle of World War II. G-8 and His Battle Aces return in vintage
pulp tales, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
Table of Contents:
Introduction to G-8 and His Battle Aces by Will Murray
Under Hun Leadership the Jungles of Africa Spawn —
Winged Beasts Of Death As told by G-8 to Robert J. Hogan
Flaming red in the East is the dread omen of a new and more terrible
adventure for G-8 — a trail that will take him into the jungles of darkest
Africa, where the Master of Evil is arming his terrible legions — men with
the strength of twenty wild beasts, whom no bullet can kill!
Drums Of The Red Avenger — A Red Falcon Story
The Senegalese warriors do a grim dance of death, as Sika and
the Red Falcon fly alone to lock wings with murder — murder for which they
would be branded as guilty!
Fly ‘Em, Cowboy! — A Smoke Wade Story
A West Point Major and a cowhand captain don’t make good squadron
mates — until you get ‘em into enemy skies!
G-8 Speaks — Special Air Department
The Master American Flying Spy tells you of a heroic Club Member.
Radio Archives Pulp Classics line of eBooks are of the highest
quality and feature the great Pulp Fiction stories of the 1930s-1950s. All
eBooks produced by Radio Archives are available in ePub and Mobi formats
for the ultimate in compatibility. If you have a Kindle, the Mobi version
is what you want. If you have an iPad/iPhone, Android, or Nook, then the
ePub version is what you want. $3.99
Radio Archives
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Robert E. Howard Days
June 9-10, 2017!
Registration forms are now available!
You may use the form here to register for Howard Days in June.
Please note that the registration taking place is primarily for the Friday
Celebration Banquet.
ALL the activities at Howard Days: admission to the Howard Museum and
grounds, the Bus Tour, all panels, swap meet, readings and other activities
are presented FREE of charge!
The $15.00 fee gets you a seat at the Banquet plus helps defray the cost
of drinks, donuts, and a hot dog lunch.
You won't find a better deal all summer.
Plus you get to hang out with a great group of people!
Hope to see you in June - it's never too late to come on down to Howard
Days.
It's in Texas - there's plenty of room!
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Robert E. Howard Foundation
Join the Robert E. Howard Foundation
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Robert E. Howard Foundation
Press
The REH Foundation Press is proud to present The Adventures of Breckinridge
Elkins, Vol. 2. This volume collects the novel, A Gent from Bear Creek, as
well as the exploits of Howard’s other funny western heroes–including Pike
Bearfield and Buckner J. Grimes–all restored to the original text, where
available.
This volume checks in at 414 pages, and will be printed in hardback with
dust jacket, in a limited quantity of 200 copies, each individually numbered.
Cover art by Richard Bernal; introduction by James Reasoner; and edited by
Paul Herman and Rob Roehm. This collection is expected by the end of March.
Pre-order yours today!
Price
The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins is $40 for REHF Premium members,
$44 for Regular members and non-members (all prices in US dollars) plus
shipping.
(How to become a member? See here.)
Shipping
Shipping options
Domestic via USPS Priority: $9
Domestic via USPS Book Rate: $3
Canada via Global Priority: $33
Australia via Global Priority: $46
Europe via Global Priority: $46
Purchasing more than one book? For combined shipping prices, click here.
Insurance to any US location is $2 extra. For international shipments
(including Canada), insurance is not available for 1st Class, but is automatically
included in Global Priority. All books will be securely packed. REH FOUNDATION
PRESS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS BY THE POST OFFICE. PURCHASE INSURANCE
IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE RISK. Those wishing to ship via some other
carrier (UPS, FedEx, etc.) will need to contact us at info@rehfoundation.org
to make arrangements and determine costs.
Ordering
To order, pay directly via PayPal to paypal@rehfpress.com, via check
(personal or cashier’s) or money order sent to: The REH Foundation Press,
PO Box 2641, Sugar Land, TX, 77478-2641.
ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE IN US DOLLARS.
Be sure that all the necessary shipping information is included and accurate,
and that the total price includes correct shipping and insurance (if wanted).
NO FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS.
Books will not be shipped prior to checks clearing the bank. If you have
any questions or comments regarding pricing or shipping, please contact us
at info@rehfoundation.org.
Contents
Make ’Em Laugh: Howard’s Humorous Westerns, introduction by James
Reasoner
-Breckinridge Elkins
A Gent from Bear Creek (novel)
-Bearfield Elston
A Elston to the Rescue
-Buckner J. Grimes
Knife River Prodigal
A Man-Eating Jeopard
Ring-Tailed Tornado
-Pike Bearfield
A Gent from the Pecos
Gents on the Lynch
The Riot at Bucksnort
While the Smoke Rolled
-Miscellanea
West Is West
Mayhem and Taxes (unfinished)
The Peaceful Pilgrim
Letter: March 1935 (Byrne to Cooper)
Untitled Synopsis (Ring-Tailed Tornado)
Letter draft: April 21, 1936 (Howard to Byrne)
The Diablos Trail (unfinished)
Untitled Synopsis (A Gent from the Pecos)
Untitled Synopsis (Gents on the Lynch)
Untitled Synopsis (While the Smoke Rolled)
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The Serial Squadron
UPCOMING DVD RELEASE
AND ARCHIVE ADDITION SCHEDULE
SHIPPING NOW
JUNGLE MENACE (Archive title) featuring Frank Buck
MARCH 2016
ADVENTURES OF FRANK MERRIWELL Featuring Don Briggs and Jean Rogers
PIRATE TREASURE (Archive title) Featuring Richard Talmadge
SERIAL SQUADRON MEMBERSHIP KIT
Including the Squadron Guide to Movie Serials & more
APRIL 2016
THE FLAME FIGHTER Featuring Herbert Rawlinson
MAY 2016
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS Featuring Harry Carey
A WOMAN IN GRAY Featuring Arline Pretty
MORE TO COME
THE LIGHTNING RAIDER starring Pearl White and Warner Oland
BEST OF SERIALFEST DVD MAGAZINE
Featuring Nick Carter Detective, The Liberty Boys, Mr. Foo,
the Leather Pushers & More (not a subscription title)
CLIFFHANGER TREASURY #3 featuring the new serials
SILVER BULLET and THE BLACK CIRCLE
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The Serial Squadron
THE SERIAL SQUADRON POCKET GUIDE TO MOVIE
SERIALS
Now available!
Now available
from THE SQUADRON as part of the new Serial Squadron Membership Kit
THE SERIAL SQUADRON POCKET GUIDE TO MOVIE SERIALS includes concise
descriptions of every US serial ever made from 1912 to 1956 in chronological
order, lists of serials by studio, feature version and re-release titles,
revised and unproduced serials, serial star vital statistics, movie serial
costumed heroes and villains, great lines from serials, serials on 8mm, serial
premiums, and lots more.
This is a collaborative work produced over a number of years and includes
contributions by Squadron members including Ron Stephenson, The Green Hornet
and Tom Lyon, and serial descriptions by Raymond William Stedman, GH, and
yours truly,
It's comprehensive in its scope but not intended to be a massive tome,
and does not include pages of reviews or commentary but instead short 1-3
sentence summaries of all the plots of all the serials, all 500+ of them.
It's intended to be useful to those who'd like to be able to consult it
for information about serials conveniently and easily and will include at
least some information about every American serial except 2 or 3 of which
almost nothing is known, and there's even a little about them in there too.
It will be offered as part of the new Membership Kit package which will
be available when the new Squadron Cliffhanger Channel is ready to debut.
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The Shadow 365 - Now online!
A new Shadow blog, "The Shadow 365," is now online.
Every day it will be posting and discussing in chronological order the
legendary pulp and comic book covers of "The Shadow."
Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men? The Shadow 365 knows!
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Simon Price Private Investigator - Now available!
by Ron Fortier & Bill Gladman
DETROIT GUMSHOE Chief of Detectives Walter Pryce was a career
cop in Detroit and his son, Simon, followed in his footsteps by joining
the DPD. But when he discovered many of his brothers in blue were as corrupt
as the criminals they went after, he became disillusioned and quit. His father
has never forgiven him for that and Simon’s sister, Claire, has to keep
the between them. Especially since Simon went on to open his own private
investigation office and metes out justice on a more personal basis. He is
aided and abetted by his lovely secretary Joan Spivey; the winner of an
Olympic Silver medal. Joan carries a .38 revolver in her purse and has no
qualms on using it to back up her boss. Veteran comics writer Ron Fortier
and newcomer Bill Gladman, have created an old fashioned hero straight out
of the paperbacks of the 60’s and 70’s and deliver up three stand-alone mysteries
wonderfully illustrated by Brian Laterim, Rob Davis and Barry McCalin Jr.
Welcome to Motor City and its newest hero, Simon Pryce, Private Eye.
Softcover, 68 pages, $7.99
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Skelos Press
SKELOS #2
Now available!
Table of Contents
Short Fiction
The Keeping of Eleanor May – Angeline Hawkes
Slayers at the Gate – Adrian Cole
Of Mist, and an Heirloom Sword – Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Medicine For the Dead (excerpt) – Arianna “Tex” Thompson
Bigger Than God – Cynthia Ward
A Binding of Souls – W. H. Pugmire
The Skin Man – Milton Davis (illustrated by Stanley Weaver, Jr.)
The Black Lion – Howard Andrew Jones
Amarante: A Tale of Old Tharduin – Scott Oden
Novelettes
The Eleventh Scarlet Hell – Robert M. Price (A Thongor tale illustrated
by Val Mayerik)
Reverse the Charges – Jess Nevins
Poetry
Carmilla – K. A. Opperman (illustrated by Esteban Maroto)
The Line of Late Retreat – Michael Walton
Xyre – Ashley Dioses
The Night Realm – Chad Hensley
Ride of the Witchfinder – Wade German
The Mockingbird – Pat Calhoun
A Revelation Dream – Kenneth Bykerk
The Wood – Frank Coffman
Shade of a Murdered Child – James McNew
Essays
Clark Ashton Smith in Carmel – Scott Connors
“The Shadow Kingdom” and the Origins of Gothic Horror in Robert E. Howard’s
Heroic Fantasy – Charles Hoffman
The Alexander Romance as Weird Fiction – Benjamin Garstad
Special Features
Skull Session – Editorial by Mark Finn
Warrior Women of History – An illustrated gallery by Samuel Dillon (text
by Jeffrey Shanks)
Cracking Skulls with Arianna “Tex” Thompson – An interview by Mark Finn
By Crom! – Rachel Kahn
The Bone Yard – Reviews
Dave Brzeski, Bobby Derie, Mike Hunter, Deuce Richardson, Jake Vander
Weide, Keith West
Artists
Front cover: Ernst Fuchs; Back cover; Allen Koszowski; Interior:
Hieronymus Bosch, Samuel Dillon, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Mike
Hunter, Rachel Kahn, Allen Koszowski, Esteban Maroto, Val Mayerik, Hugh
Rankin, Stanley Weaver, Jr.
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SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS - Coming
April 26!
Edited by Paula Guran
Flashing swords and fearsome magicks . . . high adventure and
wondrous wizardry . . . dread monsters and vast rewards . . .
Tales of sword and sorcery at their best offer keen wit, ingenious perception,
freewheeling imagination, and canny invention. From its swashbuckling beginnings
of good versus evil battles to clashes of more nuanced principles set in
complex settings to havoc shaped by grittier perspectives, ambiguous morality,
deep history, and expansive worldbuilding―readers continue to be thrilled
by the exploits of great warriors and mighty mages.
Swords Against Darkness: an epic anthology of short stories and novellas
from classic to modern, each tale a memorable vision from masters of mistresses
of heroic fantasy past and present!
Contents
Paula Guran, Introduction: “Knowledge Takes Precedence Over Death”
Forging & Shaping
Robert E. Howard, “The Tower of the Elephant”
C. L. Moore, “Hellsgarde”
Clark Ashton Smith, “The Dark Eidolon”
Jack Vance, “Liane the Wayfarer”
Leigh Brackett, “Black Amazon of Mars”
Fritz Leiber, “Ill Met in Lankhmar”
Michael Moorcock, “While the Gods Laugh”
Normalizing & Annealing
Tanith Lee, “Hero at the Gates”
C. J. Cherryh, “A Thief in Korianth”
Karl Edward Wagner, “Undertow”
Katherine Kurtz, “Swords Against the Marluk”
Mercedes Lackey, “Out of the Deep”
Michael Shea, “Epistle from Lebanoi”
James Enge, “Payment Deferred”
John Balestra, “The Swords of Her Heart” (original)
Tempering & Sharpening
Joanna Russ, “Bluestocking”
Samuel R. Delany, “The Tale of Dragons and Dreamers”
Elizabeth Moon, “First Blood”
Saladin Ahmed, “Where Virtue Lives”
Scott Lynch, “The Effigy Engine: A Tale of the Red Hats”
Steven Erikson, “Goats of Glory”
Elizabeth Bear, “The Ghost Makers”
Kameron Hurley, “The Plague Givers”
Trade Paperback, 6" x 9", 576 pages, $19.95
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Tellers of Weird Tales - Now online!
Terence Hanley has created a blog in which he researches and writes
about the contributors to Weird Tales magazine and its companion titles,
Oriental Stories and The Magic Carpet Magazine.
Zombibliography-Zombies! - New!
Zombibliography-Monsters and Mad Scientists - New!
Zombibliography-Caligari's Children - New!
Zombibliography-Zombie: The Living Dead
Zombibliography-Horror!
Weird Tales Books-Black Medicine by Arthur J. Burks
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THIS RAY GUN FOR HIRE . . . AND OTHER TALES - Now available!
by John M Whalen
Who is Frank Carson? A paid assassin? A killer for hire? Or just
a tough trouble shooter for rent? Hero or villain? You decide. Some say he's
the kind of guy you call for a job so dirty or so dangerous nobody else
will touch it. He knows danger and what can happen to people in the noir
world of Tulon in the 22nd Century. There's nobody tougher or smarter. Frank
Carson. John M. Whalen's THIS RAY GUN FOR HIRE . . . AND OTHER TALES. In
addition to the five sci-fi noir stories featuring Frank Carson, this collection
includes four tales about some of the other characters who lived in the
Tulon universe Whalen first created for the novel, THE BIG SHUTDOWN. There's
plenty of space opera action and sci-fi noir intrigue in THIS RAY GUN FOR
HIRE ...AND OTHER TALES.
Paperback, 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches, 150 pages, $10.99
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Tom Johnson
BEHIND THE MASK
VOLUME 1
Now available
in a Kindle edition!
BEHIND THE MASK Returns:
An anthology series by Tom Johnson returns in Kindle format in early February
with Volume One.
Right now only four issues are planned between February and July.
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Tom Johnson
BEHIND THE MASK
VOLUME 2
Now available
in a Kindle edition!
BEHIND THE MASK Volume Two, a short story collection
by Tom Johnson. Coming soon from FADING SHADOWS.
Titles and design by Tom TV Powers. Contains four stories: Satan’s Minions,
a Phantom Detective story, The Star of Africa, a Funny Face story, Guns of
Vengeance featuring The Black Bat, and Seven Men of Greed featuring The Man
In Purple.
Kindle edition only for now.
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Tom Johnson
BEHIND THE MASK
VOLUME 3
Now available
in a Kindle edition!
When the mayor of New York City is murdered at a New
Year’s Party, Theodore Warwick calls in the only man who can unravel the
deep mystery. But The Crimson Mask may be at the mercy of a diabolical Devil
who won’t hesitate to kill again!
Stuntmen Steve Oakes and his pal, Jack Quinn, return to New York after
their latest film shoot in Hollywood. They encounter a young girl running
from the Devil – literally! The case intrigues the stuntmen so much, it
leads to complications, and The Angel has to step in to solve the case before
murder catches up to them!
Police Commissioner Edward Standish enlists the aid of magician George
Chance in his investigation of the strange case of a murdered soldier. The
Green Ghost takes a hand in solving the mystery. But why was the soldier
murdered, and where are his eyes? Could even a ghost solve the riddle of
the blind soldier?
When the British Ambassador to America is assassinated, the Embassy Attaché
asks the Americans for help in unraveling the mystery. Gentle Jones, Ace
of America’s Secret Service is assigned, and quickly discovers a Nazi spy
ring operating in Washington. But what could be the reason for the assassination,
and who is the mysterious couple, Countess Catherine Mayberry and Claude
Du Val, and what do they have to do with the case?
Kindle Price: $2.99
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Tom Johnson
BEHIND THE MASK
VOLUME 4
Now available
in a Kindle edition!
The Master Crime Fighter, Secret Agent
X, is called back to duty when an overseas agent warns of an unknown deadly
attack aimed at America! But even the unconquerable “X” is not prepared for
the deadly menace that has been brought to our shores under cover of darkness.
Will the Intrepid Fighter be in time to save his beloved, Betty Dale, when
she falls into the den of …Horror’s monsters from hell!
The Lone Eagle must penetrate German skies to rescue two friends, and
complete his latest mission. Perhaps the strangest case in his career, he
is destined to meet an old enemy from World War 1, as well as face a new
danger. A danger that means disaster to America and the Alies, should the
German scientists succeed in their new experiments. Can even this master
Ace of the skies win through, to bring victory to the Alies?
A mystifying murder mystery ensnares the famous criminologist and sharpshooter,
Colonel Jeremiah Custer when his team encounter a young boy accused of mayhem.
The lad cannot deny the charges for he can neither hear nor speak. The scientific
brain of the greatest manhunter is put to task as he attempts to unravel
this new crime!
When murder strikes the Museum of Natural History, Doc Clarke dons the
red velvet mask that sends fear into all the underworld, the Crimson Mask
nemesis of all crimedom, but this time he is faced by another creature in
a mask, Anubis, the Egyptian god of the Dead! Will he succeed, or become
another walking corpse, doing the bidding of an evil master of the dark netherworld?
What did the miniature coffins signify? When men of great wealth and
industry begin receiving these tiny replicas of crimson caskets, their days
of life are numbered. Who is the fiend behind the murders? Young millionaire
playboy, Jimmy Gilmore wants to know, and the dreaded Mr. Death goes in
search for coffins of death!
Kindle Price: $2.99
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