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| 24 November 2006 |  |
| The
100 Best Writers of Fantasy & Horror - Available in bookstores November 28th!
This is the first book of its kind, something fantasy fans have wanted for years: they want to read more about the lives of their favorite authors! Leading fantasy anthologist and literary critic Douglas A. Anderson has now collected a unique assemblage of the English language's top hundred fantasy and horror writers, from classic to current authors. Each entry features a short biography, along with detailed accounts of the author's best books in the genre. A section headed "notable editions" will give the bibliographical details of the first editions, and mention significant revised or illustrated editions. Each entry will also have a section labeled "the author's voice" with some representative quotes by the author (from interviews or essays, or as a sample from a fictional work). And a final, separate bonus section headed "associations" will give brief accounts of similar worthy writers, extending coverage beyond the 100 main authors. Includes an appendix and index. Key authors featured include JRR Tolkien, Stephen King, Phillip Pullman, J. K. Rowling, Lucius Shepard, Clive Barker, Thomas Ligotti, John Crowley, L. Frank Baum, Jack Finney, H. P. Lovecraft, Terry Pratchett, Ursula K. Le Guin, Kenneth Morris, M. R. James, Bram Stoker, Robert E. Howard - among many others! Cold Spring Press Trade paperback, 416 pages ISBN: 1593600402 You can order this title from Amazon.com |  |
| Adventure
House - Now available! HIGH ADVENTURE #91 "The Sign of the Scar" featuring the Phantom Detective from the September 1936 issue. The Phantom makes a frontal attack on the forces of crime when an arch-fiend, dedicated to blackmail, loot, and murder, reaches out avidly to wrest lawless tribute from a great city. 7x10, 112 pages, $7.95 |  |
| Audio
Books - Available in comic shops November 29th! ELRIC VOLUME 1: ELRIC OF MELNIBONE AUDIO EDITION by Michael Moorcock Narrated by Jeff West with a dramatic introduction read by Michael Moorcock, this audio edition of "Elric of Melnibone" brings a new dimension to Moorcock's remarkable epic of conflict and adventure at the dawn of human history. CD EDITION SRP: $24.95 MP3 EDITION SRP: $19.95 | |
| Clive & Dirk Cussler:
TREASURE OF KHAN - Available in bookstores November 28th!
Two years ago, BLACK WIND became one of Clive Cussler’s most audacious, and well-received, Dirk Pitt novels in an illustrious career, while also introducing Clive’s son, Dirk Cussler, as co-author for the first time. Now, in TREASURE OF KHAN, which Putnam will publish on November 28, 2006 ($27.95), the Cusslers create yet another of their inimitable globe-spanning adventures, presenting one of the most remarkable villains ever to challenge Dirk Pitt and his formidable team. Genghis Khan is widely considered to be the greatest conqueror of all time, whose empire at one point stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea. His conquests are the stuff of legend, his tomb a forgotten mystery--until now. When Dirk Pitt is nearly killed rescuing an oil survey team from a freak wave on Russia’s Lake Baikal, it appears a simple act of nature. But when the survey team is abducted and Pitt’s research vessel nearly sunk, it’s obvious there’s something more sinister involved. All trails lead to Mongolia, and a mysterious mogul who is conducting covert deals for supplying oil to the Chinese, while wreaking havoc on global oil markets with deadly acts of sabotage. The Mongolian harbors a dream of restoring the conquests of his ancestors, and holds a dark secret about Genghis Khan that just might give him the wealth and power to make the dream come true. From the frigid lakes of Siberia to the hot sands of the Gobi Desert, Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino find intrigue, adventure, and peril while collecting clues to the mysterious treasure of Xanadu. But first, they must stop the tycoon from spreading his killing spree—one that is about to strike very, very close to home. Filled with breathtaking suspense and extraordinary imagination, his new novel is yet further proof that when it comes to adventure writing, nobody beats Clive Cussler – let alone Clive AND Dirk Cussler. Putnam, Hardcover, $27.95 Visit the NUMA website at http://www.numa.net/index.html |  |
| CONAN:
BOOK OF THOTH -
Available in comic shops November 29th! Written by Kurt Busiek and Len Wein, art by Kelley Jones. Writers Kurt Busiek and Len Wein, creator of Wolverine and Swamp Thing, team up with the grandmaster of horror art, Kelley Jones, to tell the horrifying origin of Thoth-amon‹Conan's greatest adversary! In the dank alleys of a decaying city, a beggar child conjures visions of a future where, instead of spitting on him in the streets, the rich and privileged cower in fear of his terrible authority. Through cunning, murderous means, he ingratiates himself into a benevolent priesthood, only to turn the church and the nation itself over to the terrible snake-god, Set! This essential piece of the Conan mythos reveals the secrets behind the dread sorcerer Thoth-amon for the first time! 192 pages, $17.95 Dark Horse Comics |  |
| CONAN
AND THE SONGS OF THE DEAD #5 -
Available in comic shops November 29th! Written by Joe R. Lansdale, art by Timothy Truman, colored by Dave Stewart. The mad genius of horror and western fiction, writer Joe R. Lansdale, and the twisted visionary artist Timothy Truman bring their unholy alliance to its blood-spattered conclusion with a final issue sure to send shivers down the spines of even the most hardcore Conan fans! An otherworldly abomination shall rend the veil dividing Conan's world from unspeakable terrors beyond as a black-hearted sorcerer's lust for power unleashes an evil that surpasses his control or reckoning. Only the cool head and cold steel of the Cimmerian can save all creation from the slimy, smothering damnation of this unnamable horror. 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  |
| THE
DARK HORSE BOOK OF MONSTERS -
Available in comic shops November 29th! Mike Mignola (W/A), Kurt Busiek (W), Evan Dorkin (W), Sarah Dyer (W), Leah Moore (W), John Reppion (W), Scott Allie (W), William Hope Hodgson (W), Keith Giffen (A), Timothy Green II (A), Jill Thompson (A), Paul Lee (A), Gary Gianni (A), Arvid Nelson (W), Juan Ferreyra (A), and Brian Horton (A) Mike Mignola takes Hellboy on a monster-crunching mission and Gary Gianni provides illustrations for a classic tale of South Seas horror by William Hope Hodgson in this fourth addition to Dark Horse's Eisner-nominated books of Hauntings, Witchcraft, and The Dead. Along with Mignola and Gianni, Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson--who won Eisners in both 2004 and 2005 for their stories in Hauntings and Witchcraft--return to unveil a new painted story starring everyone's favorite evil-fighting strays. Also included is an homage to the great creature comics of Jack Kirby, by Kurt Busiek and Keith Giffen, and many more terrifying yarns by some of the most talented folks in comics! Dark Horse Comics Hardcover, 96 pages, Full Color, 6" x 9", $15.95 |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new review this week. Next weeks review is "The Death Triangle" from October 15, 1933. "The Unburied Dead" by Jonathan Blade is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 700 stories online! "Murder Note" by Johnston McCulley from THRILLING DETECTIVE, January 1935 Featuring: Green Ghost Features the original Green Ghost, who appeared much earlier than the later one created by G. T. Fleming-Roberts. This Green Ghost is considerably different than the later one, and appeared in seven stories 1934-35. "Man About to Die" by Norman A. Daniels from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, November 1948 Detective Steve Murdoch started his strangest assignment on his back - for he had to track down a killer from a hospital bed! | |
| THE FALL OF CTHULHU #1
- Coming in February! by Nelson, Dzialowski, & Mavlian From the writer that Rue Morgue Magazine called "The next Brian K. Vaughn or Robert Kirkman"! Forces are moving in the cosmos. Mankind is on the verge of facing alien beings far beyond its kin. Is another call for Cthulhu just starting to begin? Human innocents are caught in the middle and not prepared for the real truth — which will drive them to the brink of insanity. What happens in a world of Lovecraftian darkness when a god is fated to die? What things are more vast than the Elder Gods? 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 THE FALL OF CTHULHU #1 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC063426 (Mavlian cover). The Diamond Item Code is DEC063427 (Walpole cover). | |
| Girasol
Collectables - New Spider reprint series - Book 2 coming in January! Girasol 'Pulp Doubles' trade paperback series reprints are now available! We are pleased to introduce our new series of Spider reprints. Our 'Pulp Doubles' line features 2 action-packed Spider stories per issue. These 7 x 10" trade paperbacks have re-set text, but feature the original illustrations from the pulps. Unlike our Pulp Replica line, they are NOT facsimile editions, nor do they include the backup stories or the original ads. But for those of you who want action the way only the Spider can provide it, these are for you! This new product line is IN ADDITION to our Pulp Replicas... the Replicas will continue exactly as before. The second Girasol Pulp Doubles issue will feature "Death's Crimson Juggernaut" and "Claws of the Golden Dragon." Click here for more info on the first Girasol Pulp Doubles issue (now available). | |
| Hard Case Crime -
Coming soon! Hard Case Crime has announced that one year from now they will be bringing out a never-before-published book by the great Mickey Spillane. It's called DEAD STREET, and it's the story of a retired NYPD cop who discovers that a woman he'd loved and thought had died in an abduction twenty years earlier is actually still alive -- and still being pursued by the criminals who came after her twenty years ago. Mickey was working on this book at the time of his death earlier this year; most of it was completed, and he'd discussed his plans for the book at length with his good friend (and long-time friend of Hard Case Crime) Max Allan Collins, who stepped in and wrote the last few chapters with the guidance of Mickey's extensive notes and comments. DEAD STREET is Mickey Spillane's final cop/crime novel (he also finished an adventure novel called THE LAST STAND and was working on two Mike Hammer private eye novels), and Hard Case Crime is honored to be its publisher. Look for DEAD STREET in stores in November 2007. Visit the Hard Case Crime website at http://www.hardcasecrime.com | |
| H.P. LOVECRAFT'S SERIES
1 PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE BLACK CTHULHU ACTION FIGURES - Coming in February! H.P. Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, but his works have become highly important and influential among writers and fans of modern horror fiction. In the Southeast Pacific lies the sunken city of R'Leyth. C'thulhu, a hideous creature of enormous size and alien power, waits to return to our world with the other Great Old Ones. Cthulhu has been featured in numerous toys, games, t-shirts, and related merchandise. This 6" Previews Exclusive black version features the same articulated wings and poseable tentacles as the regular green edition, but is limited to 1,200 pieces worldwide. Scheduled to ship in February 2007. SRP: $21.00 THE FALL OF CTHULHU #1 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC064438. |  |
| Night
Shade Books: SUNG IN BLOOD - Now available! A high fantasy Fu Manchu meets Doc Savage in this long out-of-print and impossible to find short novel from Glen Cook. Protector Jerhke has kept Shasessrre peaceful for hundreds of years. After his brutal murder, his son Rider tries to discover his father's murderer. Rider is helped in his search by his companions, as they battle against the agents of the mysterious Kralj Odehnal. But the murderous dwarf turns out to be an introduction to greater terror, as they match wits with Shai Khe, the powerful sorcerer who wants to rule Shaesserre. Jacket illustration by Bob Eggleton. Retail price: $23.95 Night Shade Books |  |
| The
Pulp Connection: A Leslie Scott - Justin Scott Pulp fans are familiar with the name A. Leslie Scott, who wrote some 250 Western novels for the various western pulps. What you may not know is that Scott had a son, Justin Scott, who is also an accomplished writer. Justin Scott has written twenty-three thrillers and mystery novels, including "The Shipkiller," "Normandie Triangle," "A Pride of Royals," "Rampage," "The Widow of Desire," "The Nine Dragons," and "Treasure Island: A Modern Novel.". Scott also created the Ben Abbott detective series ("HardScape," "StoneDust," "FrostLine," and "McMansion"), and was twice nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award by the Mystery Writers of America, for his first novel "Many Happy Returns," and his short story “An Eye for a Tooth” in the Adams Round Table Anthology Justice in Manhattan. Scott has also written mysteries as J.S.Blazer and Alexander Cole. Scott's main pen name is Paul Garrison under which he has written five sea stories: "Fire And Ice" (1998); "Red Sky At Morning" (2000); "Buried At Sea" (2002); "Sea Hunter" (2003); and "The Ripple Effect" (2004). I have read all five of the novels by Paul Garrison and would highly recommend them. The Paul Garrison/Justin Scott webpage is located at http://www.seastoriesbypaulgarrison.com/index.html | |
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! THE WAR OF THE WORLDS by H. G. Wells The classic invasion story by one of the greats in the science fiction field. Illustration with the original American hardcover book artwork. Hardcover with dust jacket $24.95 Trade Paperback $14.95 EDISON'S CONQUEST OF MARS by Garrett P. Serviss A sequel by an American writer of the Wells' classic book, The War of the Worlds. Fully illustrated with the original book artwork (I wasn't able to get good copies of the newspaper illustrations). Hardcover with dust jacket $24.95 Trade Paperback $14.95 | |
| SUPERMAN SERIALS ON DVD
- Available November 28th!
Warner Home Video has announced a Nov. 28 release for Superman Serials: The Complete 1948 & 1950 Collection on DVD. The four-disc set will contain the "Superman" and "Atom Man vs. Superman" serials starring Kirk Alyn. Special features will include "Saturdays with Superman" and a segment of the Look, Up in the Sky!: The Amazing Adventures of Superman documentary. The set will contain a suggest price of $39.98. |  |
| Wild
Cat Books - Now available! THE MOON MAN - Volume One - Detective Sgt. Steven Thatcher, dons a bizarre glass helmet and becomes The Moon Man, one of the most unique heroes ever created! Known as the "Robin Hood of the Pulps", he robs from the Rich and gives to the Poor of Great City, aided by ex-boxer Ned "Angel" Dargan, and is relentlessly pursued by veteran cop, Lt. Gil McEwen, who is unaware that his daughter Sue is also the Moon Man's accomplice!. Written by Lance Curry with art by Rob Davis. Based on the characters created by Frederick C. Davis for 10 Detective Aces, this magnificent volume includes: "Moon Over Haunted Mansion", "Moon Madness", "Midnight Murder", "Moonlight Drive", "Trail Of The Cat", and "Lunar League", a full-length novella featuring a cross-over with Secret Agent "X"! Introduction by Tom Johnson, with an Afterword by Ron Fortier! Cover by Rob Davis, and painted by Rich Woodall, the production design by Anthony Schiavino makes this one book you won't want to put down! From start to finish, it's a masterpiece! 238 pages, 6"x9" Trade Paperback, $16.00 Available at: http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks |  |
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| Adventure House - The November facsimile reprints are now
available! November 2006: SPEAKEASY STORIES - Oct.-Nov. 1931, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - October 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 DETECTIVE SHORT STORIES - March 1939, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Coming December 2006: UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE - December 1938, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - September 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 DETECTIVE SHORT STORIES - August 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Coming January 2007: THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE - February 1934, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 TAILSPIN TOMMY AIR ADVENTURE MAGAZINE - January 1937, 7x10, 98 pages, $14.95 NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - January 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Coming February 2007: The February facsimile reprints are solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE - March 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Diamond Item Code DEC064034 UNCANNY TALES - April-May 1939, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Diamond Item Code DEC064038 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES - April 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Diamond Item Code DEC064036 Coming March 2007: KA-ZAR, THE GREAT - June 1937, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 DETECTIVE SHORT STORIES - November 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES - January 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 |   | ||
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Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and Nostalgia
Ventures Inc THE
SHADOW Volume 5: "The Black Falcon" & "The Salamanders"Coming in February 2007 The legendary super-sleuth returns in two more pulp classics by Walter Gibson (writing as Maxwell Grant). In "The Black Falcon" (1934), Lamont Cranston is abducted by a kidnapper who unearths secrets from The Shadow¹s mysterious past. Then, the Knight of Darkness must defeat a Dragon of Fire before the city becomes a blazing inferno in "The Salamanders," an action-packed 1936 thrill ride. This instant collector's item also features the original pulp covers by George Rozen, interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and "The Island of Ancient Death," a bonus Shadow story adapted from the MBS broadcast to pulp format by radio scriptwriter Gibson Scott Fox. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 THE SHADOW Volume 5 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC064035. DOC SAVAGE Volume 4: "Land of Always Night" and "Mad Mesa" The pulps' legendary superman returns in two of his greatest adventures. In "Land of Always-Night," a strange being who kills with the touch of a finger leads Doc Savage on a quest to a lost underworld civilization, in an epic 1935 collaboration by W. Ryerson Johnson and Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. Then, in 1938's "Mad Mesa," the Man of Bronze awakens to discover that he¹s in another man¹s body‹and imprisoned in a penitentiary; hundreds will die unless Doc Savage can escape and solve the mystery of the mesa madness. These thrilling pulp adventures are reproduced with the original color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical articles by Will Murray (who wrote 7 Bantam Doc Savage novels). (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 DOC SAVAGE Volume 4 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC064033. |   | ||
| Bold
Venture Press -
Coming to comic shops in February! THE SPIDER #9: SATAN'S DEATH BLAST by Norvell Page (June 1934) The wildest Spider pulp novel adventure of all! Includes the original text and artwork from the June 1934 issue of The Spider. A terrorist's dirty bomb rocks Albany, and the Spider searches for the secret of his weapon - an explosive so powerful that a spoonful can destroy a city block! Softcover, B&W, SRP: $9.95 THE SPIDER #9: SATAN'S DEATH BLAST is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC064037. | |||
| CONAN
#34 - Available in comic shops November 22nd! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Cary Nord, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Tony Harris. Deep in the Zamorian hills, a savage tribe of inbred man-beasts has captured Conan and the beautiful Jiara. Into a dank hall carved from the rocky earth the Cimmerian and his buxom companion must descend to please and entertain the lord of these twisted half-breeds -- the abominable Spider King! A monstrous climax to this two-part tale, with bloody consequences for all, told in the Robert E. Howard tradition by the celebrated storytellers Timothy Truman, Cary Nord, and Dave Stewart. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on November 15. Dark Horse Comics |  | ||
| CONAN
#37 - Coming in February! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Cary Nord, colored by Richard Isanove, cover by Tony Harris. Honor among thieves . . . Conan and his companions have escaped the Spider King and made their way to a new city. But even as Conan fights his way through the arena, one of his friends is plotting his betrayal. The first part of the prelude to the Conan classic "Rogues in the House." 32 pages $2.99, in stores on February 21. Dark Horse Comics CONAN #37 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC060021. |  | ||
| CONAN
AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD #2 -
Coming in February! Written by Joshua Dysart, penciled by Will Conrad, colored by Michelle Madsen, cover by Jason Alexander. As his queen mourns the death of their son, Conan mounts an all-out invasion of Stygia, setting events in motion that may change the course of all Hyboria . . . 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on February 7. Dark Horse Comics CONAN AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD #2 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC060022. |  | ||
| CONAN
AND THE SONGS OF THE DEAD -
Coming in April! Written by Joe R. Lansdale, art by Timothy Truman. Renowned horror and western writer Joe R. Lansdale reunites with his Jonah Hex collaborator, visionary artist Timothy Truman, to tell the grittiest, roughest, downright meanest Conan story ever seen in comics. The Cimmerian travels to the aid of an old ally in the wretched wastes of Stygia -- a desert harboring wealth undreamed of, even for the barbarian. Soon his pursuit of the ancient treasure reveals a conniving spirit and undead guards. Dust from the desolate land meets blood, and a dark-hearted sorcerer brings forth strange abominations from this unholy mix. Only the cool head and cold steel of the Cimmerian can save all creation from the horror that awaits, and the blood-spattered conclusion will send shivers down the spines of even the most hardcore Conan fans! Collects the five-issue mini-series. 136 pages, $14.95, in stores on April 11. Dark Horse Comics CONAN AND THE SONGS OF THE DEAD is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC060023. |  | ||
| THE
DARK MAN, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Whole #10) - Off to the printer! A new issue of THE DARK MAN is off to the printer and should be available soon. The contents are: Editorial Comments The Influence of Joseph A. Altsheler's Young Trailers Series on Howard's Pictish Wilderness Fiction by Robert M. McIlvaine Review of The Black Stranger and Other American Tales by Ian Nichols Mind-forg'd Manacles? Back to School with Robert E. Howard by Steve Tompkins Conan the Shakespearean/Hamlet the Barbarian by Jeffrey Kahan News: Contributions by Paul Herman and S. T. Joshi Letters to the Editor Visit THE DARK MAN website for more info and a look at the cover. | |||
| Doc Atlas: MELODY OF VENGEANCE
by Michael A. Black - Now available! MELODY OF VENGEANCE is set in 1947 New York, and features the heroic Doc Atlas and his crew as they are about to embark on a quest to eradicate a mysterious masked vigilante known as The Wraith. But the kidnapping of a prominent newspaper magnate's daughter brings the governor knocking on Doc's door with a personal request to assist in the investigation. Soon, Doc finds the two cases strangely intertwined. Can anyone come out unscathed with the preeminent crime fighter of his day and the shadowy avenger of evil running on a collision course? The novel is, of course, a pastiche in the vein of Phillip Jose Farmer, but it's also an homage to the pulps. The book is set up to look like a pulp, with illustrations augmenting the text. Echelon Press, Softcover, 288 pages, $12.99 Review Quotes: "In this action-packed thriller, adventurer Doc Atlas is up against a mob of killers, the mysterious masked vigilante The Wraith, and a hidden mastermind. This is a novel you won't be able to put down!" –Tom Johnson, author of the Jur series and editor of Pulp Fiction magazine. "In Doc Atlas, author Mike Black has created not just another Doc Savage clone but the best in modern pulp excitement that harkens back to the glory days of pulp adventure, but has real heart, soul, and meaning for today's readers. You're in for a real treat with this one!" –Gary Lovisi, editor of Hardboiled Magazine. Michael A. Black's website is at http://www.michaelablack.com/ |  | ||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "The Devil's Partner" from October 1, 1942. "Murder at Storm House" by John Olsen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 700 stories online! "Roll Out the Coffin" by William Rough from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, September 1943 The only thing that 4F bartender, Feetsy, could do well was to throw darts. And the Army figured a bombardier was better than any beer hall sharpshooter. But the time came when all that Uncle Sam could use to pin back Hitler's ears was Feetsy's feathered needles - and Feetsy was on the lam. "Smoke 'em Down!" by Harry F. Olmsted from ACTION STORIES, June 1942 Hardwick's gun-hirelings barred the trail to Wolftrack. But the Arizona pilgrim figured there never was a spread built with a wide loop that couldn't be torn down with six-guns. Story first published by Fiction House in 1932. | |||
| Hippocampus Press -
Now available! TWO GUN BOB: A CENTENNIAL STUDY OF ROBERT E. HOWARD Edited by Benjamin Szumskyj September 2006: 0-9771734-5-3: Pb: $15.00 Robert E. Howard is enjoying a renaissance of interest in his centennial year, and rightly so. Of the triumvirate of Weird Tales authors, only Howard has been so long misunderstood, and his works so thoroughly adulterated, as to permit of little serious study. In fact, some of us here at Hippocampus Press have neglected even to read Howard ourselves, because no definitive editions were available. With the new recently released editions of his fiction, however, we have tasted the waters, and come into the fold of Howard enthusiasts. Towards this end we have commissioned a critical study of his entire body of work, edited by the outspoken and often controversial Benjamin Szumskyj. Like Howard himself, this is a volume that will evoke a variety of strong emotions, perhaps even by our mere announcement of it. Love it or hate it, this volume will not be ignored -- and we are convinced that it will withstand even the most cynical and jaundiced critical evaluation to stand on its own merits. Hippocampus Press boldly steps into the fray with TEXAS REAVER. Hippocampus Press |  | ||
| Hippocampus
Press - Now available! W. H. Pugmire's collection THE FUNGAL STAIN AND OTHER DREAMS will be released in September. The great Lovecraftian artist Robert H. Knox returns to Hippocampus for this title, and will be providing cover art and interior illustrations. RHK is working closely with Mr. Pugmire to develop suitably decadent images that reflect the author's unique vision. Visit the Hippocampus Press website at http://www.hippocampuspress.com | |||
| H.P. LOVECRAFT: CREEPING
DEMENTIA -
Coming in March! Creeping Dementia features a collection of horrifying short stories by the unbridled Master of Horror and the Uncanny, H.P. Lovecraft. Mass market paperback, 5x7, 336 pages, SRP: $7.99 CREEPING DEMENTIA is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC064128. | |||
| Jack
Williamson R. I. P. SF author, Jack Williamson passed away November 10th in Portales, New Mexico. He was 98 years old. Jack's first SF story, "The Metal Man" appeared in the December 1928 issue of AMAZING STORIES. He has written over fifty novels since, plus many short stories, and has won the Hugo and other awards. In the mid 1970s, Williamson was named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction Writers of America. He was only the second person to receive this honor. | |||
| LANKHMAR VOLUME 2: SWORDS
AGAINST DEATH -
Coming in April! Written by Fritz Leiber. With heavy hearts and ready swords, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser journey from the ancient city of Lankhmar, searching for adventure and seeking forgetfulness from the pain of lost love. When a stranger challenges them to find and fight Death on the Bleak Shore, they risk the dangers of the underworld, demonic birds, skeletal armies, living mountains, and evil monks on the way to meet their heroic fate. 288 pages, $12.95, in stores on April 11. Dark Horse Comics SWORDS AGAINST DEATH is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC060049. | |||
| Leanta
Books - Coming to comic shops
in February! H.P. LOVECRAFT: THE BOOK VOLUME 1 by H.P. Lovecraft; illustrated by Shawn Myers H.P. Lovecraft's chilling tales of the Necronomicon come together in The Book, Volume I. Eight chilling tales from the father of modern horror illustrated by artist Shawn Myers, with nearly 20 black-and-white illustrations inside. Softcover, 8x11, 169 pages, B&W, SRP: $29.99 H.P. LOVECRAFT: THE BOOK VOLUME 1 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC064129. This title is now available from Leanta Books. |  | ||
| Leanta
Books - Coming in January! Leanta's January project, Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes is well underway and is proceeding on schedule. The Burroughs community is very excited about David Burton's illustrations for this classic story. Edgar Rice Burroughs is most famous for his stories about the young boy lost in the jungle and raised by a tribe of apes. Though the world knew little about Africa at the time when these stories were written, Burroughs in fact got many of his theoretical ideas absolutely correct about apes and their ways of living. Now, after many years of reprints in standard paperback format with average cover artwork and little to no illustration, David Burton and Leanta Books bring to you this re-imagining of one of the most beloved stories of all time! Preorders will be available on December 1st, 2006! |  | ||
| THE
LONE RANGER #6 - Coming in
February! by Brett Matthews, John Cassaday, Sergio Cariello, & Dean White The beginning ends here! The Lone Ranger and Black Bart duel in the sun, with the fate of all John Reid has - and everything he will become - hanging in the balance! Will the legend be born... or die this day? Issues #1 and #2 sold out faster than Silver can run - even after returning to press - and critical praise is unanimous: don't miss out as origin of the Lone Ranger concludes here! And look for the Lone Ranger's return soon from Dynamite! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 THE LONE RANGER #6 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC063487. | |||
| MIMZY:
THE BEST OF HENRY KUTTNER - Coming in
February! by Henry Kuttner; with an Introduction by Ray Bradbury Originally published in 1975, this collection features a selection of short stories that first appeared between 1939 and 1955 in magazines like ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLING WONDER STORIES, AMAZING STORIES, UNKNOWN, and THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION. Trade paperback, 5x7, 352 pages SRP: $13.95 Del Rey Books MIMZY will be available in bookstores February 27th. MIMZY is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC064122. | |||
| Moonstone Books: KOLCHAK TALES: THE FRANKENSTEIN AGENDA #2 (of 3)
- Coming in February! Story: David Michelinie; Art: Don Hudson; Cover: Bob Layton The military wants very much to contain... and eliminate... a situation up in the Oregon woods. And Carl Kolchak is right in the middle! But when that "situation" is a creature genetically engineered for deep-space survival of their own creation, what other drastic measures... and creations... are they willing to unleash to silence everyone once and for all? This pulse-pounding three-issue monthly miniseries reunites the classic fan-favorite 1980's Iron Man creative team, written by David Michelinie and covers illustrated by Bob Layton! 32 pages, color, $3.50 Moonstone Books THE FRANKENSTEIN AGENDA #2 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC063773. | |||
| Moonstone Books: THE PHANTOM #15
- Coming in
February! Written by Mike Bullock, art by Carlos Magno, colors by Bob Pedroza, cover by Joe Prado and Rod Reis. "Walker's Line," part 2 of 2. In order to save the town of Clarksville from the Grinning Skulls gang, The Phantom must leave his Aunt unguarded in the local hospital. But once the gang's leader puts the pieces together, will The Phantom be too late to stop him from pulling the plug on Aunt Sophie? 32 pages, $3.50 Moonstone Books THE PHANTOM #15 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC063778. |  | ||
| Moonstone
Books: THE PHANTOM CHRONICLES: New Tales Of The Ghost Who Walks! - Coming in May! 17 new prose short stories of the PHANTOM! High adventure and intrigue in the African jungle, on the high seas, and in the city! There is always justice that needs to be served, whether it's in the present...or the past. Nearly five centuries ago, during a daring raid at sea, pirates took the life of merchant ship captain Christopher Standish. In the heat of the pitched battle aboard the ship, Standish's son was knocked overboard to wash ashore on a remote beach where he was found by a friendly pygmy tribe. After stumbling upon the body of his father's killer, young Standish swore an oath on the murderer's skull to devote his life, and the lives of his sons and their sons, to the destruction of piracy, greed, cruelty and injustice. To the outside world, this man, seemingly immortal, has always worn the mask. As the legend grew, it transcended the life of any one mortal. And that legend became THE PHANTOM! Cover: Doug Klauba; Interior illustrations by Disney sculptor extraordinaire Ruben Procopio! Introduction by The Phantom's creator's (Lee Falk) daughter Valerie! Take a look at this great line up of authors:
DIAMOND EXCLUSIVE: LIMITED Hardcover edition (limited to 400) Signed by cover painter Doug Klauba and has a signed and numbered exclusive (to this edition) Phantom Sketch tip sheet! $36.95 (signed copies and tip sheets limited to initial orders only) Thanks to Chris Yates for the tip! | |||
| Pulpville Press - Now available! THE SEX LADDER by Robert Leslie Bellem writing as Anthony Gordon has been added to the Pulpville Press line of books. Better known for his stories of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, Bellem was a prolific writer whose yarns covered many genres, including adult fiction. At least two novels are known: "The Sex Ladder" and "Doctor of Lesbos." We will be reprinting both novels. While this is termed an Adult book, it is only slightly more descriptive than Bellem's Spicy work, and is much less explicit than many of our mystery and science fiction stories of today. When I first began working on it, I was a little dubious as to its quality, but I found it very entertaining and can recommend it to Bellem's fans. Hardcover with dust jacket $24.95 Trade Paperback $14.95 | |||
| RED SONJA #20
- Coming in February! by Michael Avon Oeming & Homs "Animals" the ultimate tale of the "She-Devil with a Sword" continues here as D.E. carries on with their 35th Anniversary celebration! Featuring regular Sonja writer Michael Avon Oeming and new story by Savage Red Sonja artist Homs! As our heroes remain separated in this strange new land, each side races to save themselves from the inhabitants of the far side of the world. Meanwhile, Gath continues to cut a bloody swatch across the land as he consolidates his power and prepares to unleash a new age upon Hyboria! Joining our creative team this month, we have artist Joe Prado and Jonathan Luna providing covers, along with Homs and Adriano Batista! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 Publisher: Dynamic Entertainment RED SONJA #20 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC063469. | |||
| GIANT-SIZED RED SONJA #1 - Coming in February! by Various Featuring an all-new story by Red Sonja writer Michael Avon Oeming and art by Ron (Supergirl) Adrian Giant-Size Red Sonja #1 also contains a selection of classic, never-before-reprinted material - all re-mastered and re-colored - and Chaykin story presented in color for the very first time anywhere! Included are: "Episode" (by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, from Conan Saga #49-re-mastered by Jose Villarrubia); see Frank Thorne and Wendy (Elfquest) Pini perform "The Wizard & Red Sonja Show" in this photo feature from Kull and the Barabarians #2 - re-mastered and presented in color for the very first time, complete with the original text and photos; and "Red Sonja, She Devil With a Sword" by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin - re-mastered and in color for the very first time! 48 pages, Full Color, $4.99 GIANT-SIZED RED SONJA #1 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC063472. | |||
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SAVAGE RED SONJA: QUEEN OF THE FROZEN WASTES #4 - Available in comic shops November 22nd! by Cho, Murray, & Homs In this final issue, Sonja faces off for the last time with the Ice Queen and her army of neanderthals and Yetis, but will the fiery warrior woman prevail against a witch whose blood flows like ice? This month features a fabulous cover art from series cover artist and storyteller Frank Cho (50%), Stjepan Sejic (25%) and interior artist Homs (25%)! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 |  | ||
| Wildside
Press - Coming to comic shops in February! OPERATOR #5: BLOOD REIGN OF THE DICTATOR by Curtis Steele Operator #5, a secret service ace, appeared in more than 48 novels in a classic pulp magazine bearing his name from April 1934 to November 1939. One of the bloodiest pulps ever produced, full of thrill-a-minute action and peril, Blood Reign of the Dictator is a classic entry in the series. Softcover, 6x9, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95 BLOOD REIGN OF THE DICTATOR is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC064157. THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE: STONES OF SATAN (MARCH 1943) by Robert Wallace The wings of death brush past the Phantom Detective as he pits brains and brawn against the sinister cunning of a diabolical criminal's fiendish brand of deviltry in this complete novel originally published in the March, 1943 issue of Phantom Detective magazine. Softcover, 6x9, 120pgs, B&W SRP: $15.00 STONES OF SATAN is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC064158. PULP CLASSICS: SUBMARINE STORIES MAGAZINE (MARCH 1930) by Various This facsimile reprint of the March, 1930 edition of Submarine Stories features thrilling tales by such pulp stalwarts as George Fielding Eliot and Alan R. Bosworth, as well as a vivid, first-hand account of undersea warfare by a genuine German U-boat captain. Softcover, 7x10, 132pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95 SUBMARINE STORIES MAGAZINE is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC064159. SECRET AGENT "X": THE FEAR MERCHANTS by Brant House Ripped from the pages of the March, 1936 edition of Secret Agent "X" comes this complete lead novel - completely retypeset, with original interior art included. Softcover, 5x8, 120 pages, B&W SRP: $15.00 THE FEAR MERCHANTS is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC064160. WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE #344 Don't miss this historic issue, as WEIRD TALES - the world's very first gothic fantasy magazine - unveils a new logo and design for the first time in 75 years! The magazine that introduced H.P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, and Robert E. Howard to the world leaps boldly into the 21st century with stories, art, and comics by a whole new generation of weird creators! Be there for the dawn of a new era! Magazine, 96 pages, B&W, SRP: $5.95 WEIRD TALES is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 22nd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC064039. | |||
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| Adventure House - Now available! G-8 and His Battle Aces #22: "Wings of the Juggernaut" There is something strange going on here in Germany. Watch for a new insignia on Fokkers. I will report more later. J-7" But half an hour later J-7 was dead. What had he suspected? Against what new danger had he tried to warn the Allies? There was just one way to find out—G-8 took it, baited a suicide trap with dynamite wings. And before that night was over he knew he and his battle aces were up against the most deadly menace they had ever faced in fighting skies! Originally published July 1935. 110 pages 7 x 10, $9.95 (U.S.) plus Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. G-8 and His Battle Aces #22 will probably arrive in comic shops November 22nd. |  | |||
| Adventure
House - The
March 2007 facsimile reprints have been announced! KA-ZAR, THE GREAT - June 1937, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 DETECTIVE SHORT STORIES - November 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES - January 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
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| Adventure House - Newest
Pulp Catalog now out! Adventure House has received their biggest and best catalog ever from our printer. Catalog #39 WILL be shipped soon, with 12,000 items, 224 pages, 8 x 11 in size...this is one massive sucker and you won't want to miss it. You may purchase a copy for $10 plus shipping. Spend $50 or more on the catalog with your first order and we will rebate your $10 purchase price...so what do you have to lose? Our special catalogs are available for download, as well as additional catalogs like ARGOSY, HERO, SCIENCE FICTION and more. CLICK HERE for more information. | ||||
| Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Productions and Nostalgia Ventures Inc THE
SHADOW Volume 5: "The Black Falcon" & "The Salamanders"Coming in February 2007 The legendary super-sleuth returns in two more pulp classics by Walter Gibson (writing as Maxwell Grant). In "The Black Falcon" (1934), Lamont Cranston is abducted by a kidnapper who unearths secrets from The Shadow¹s mysterious past. Then, the Knight of Darkness must defeat a Dragon of Fire before the city becomes a blazing inferno in "The Salamanders," an action-packed 1936 thrill ride. This instant collector's item also features the original pulp covers by George Rozen, interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and "The Island of Ancient Death," a bonus Shadow story adapted from the MBS broadcast to pulp format by radio scriptwriter Gibson Scott Fox. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 DOC SAVAGE Volume 4: "Land of Always Night" and "Mad Mesa" The pulps' legendary superman returns in two of his greatest adventures. In "Land of Always-Night," a strange being who kills with the touch of a finger leads Doc Savage on a quest to a lost underworld civilization, in an epic 1935 collaboration by W. Ryerson Johnson and Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. Then, in 1938's "Mad Mesa," the Man of Bronze awakens to discover that he¹s in another man¹s body‹and imprisoned in a penitentiary; hundreds will die unless Doc Savage can escape and solve the mystery of the mesa madness. These thrilling pulp adventures are reproduced with the original color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical articles by Will Murray (who wrote 7 Bantam Doc Savage novels). (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 | | |||
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Coming in March 2007 THE
SHADOW Volume 6: "The Shadow's Justice" & "The Broken Napoleons"
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The legendary supersleuth returns in two of Walter Gibson's most intriguing mystery thrillers. The Dark Avenger journeys to Havana to tip the scales of justice in the law's favor in "The Shadow's Justice" (1933). This classic tale of intrigue, lost treasure and murder showcases The Shadow's brand of deadly justice! Then, the Master of Darkness confronts the mysterious master criminal called Levantour ("the Vulture) who leaves a Napoleonic coin at the scene of his crimes. Who will have the last laugh? This instant collector's item leads off with one of George Rozen's most iconic pulp covers, and also includes all the original interior art by acclaimed illustrator Tom Lovell plus new historical commentary by popular culture historians Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 DOC SAVAGE Volume 5: "The Spook Legion" and "The Submarine Mystery" The pulps' legendary superman battles evil in two exciting adventures by Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. In "The Spook Legion" (1935), the Man of Bronze and his aide Monk Mayfair battle invisible supercrooks led by a criminal mastermind whose scientific brilliance may surpass Doc's own. Then, in 1938's "The Submarine Mystery," Doc Savage investigates modern-day piracy when a Navy sub is destroyed off of Boston Harbor, and it's only survivor is found to be speaking an obscure 16th-century dialect. These classic pulp thrillers are reproduced with the original color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical articles by pulp historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 These
reprints will be available when they are published from: Adventure House, Bud Plant, Mike Chomko, Girasol Collectables, Nostalgia Ventures, Shocklines, and Vintage Library. DOC SAVAGE Volume
1 and THE SHADOW Volumes 1 &
2 are now available! These reprints can also be ordered directly from: Anthony Tollin (via check, money order, or Paypal). 1 book: $12.95 plus $3 (first class) or $2 (media mail) 2 books: $25.90 (cover price) first class postpaid Subscriptions are also now available for either THE SHADOW or DOC SAVAGE: Subscriptions: Six issues for $72 (first class) or $66 (media mail). Anthony Tollin P.O. Box 761474 San Antonio, TX 78245-1474 sanctumotr@earthlink.net |   | |||
| ASTOUNDING HERO TALES - Coming soon! James Lowder has revealed that the table of contents has finally been set for the original pulp-themed anthology ASTOUNDING HERO TALES. All the stories are previously unpublished, including the stories by Lester Dent and Hugh B. Cave. This book has been between publishers since 2002, so James had the honor of working with Mr. Cave before he passed away. If everything goes smoothly with the printer, the book could be available by year's end. It is being published by Hero Games and is their first foray into fiction. Contents: Hugh B. Cave, Foreword Lester Dent, "Death was Silent " Will Murray, "The Mask of Kukulcan" Steve Melisi, "Two-Fisted Crookback" William Messner-Loebs, "Wolf Train West" Steve Eller, "Godmother" Richard Dansky, "Missing Pages" John Helfers, "Running Thunder" Patricia Lee Macomber, "Playback" Darrell Schweitzer, "A Lost City of the Jungle" Ed Greenwood, "It Came From the Swamp" David Niall Wilson, "Slide Home" John Pelan, "Out West" Thomas Reid, "Bandit Gold" Robert Weinberg, "Kiss Me Deadly" Robin D. Laws, "The Forgotten Man" Hugh B. Cave, "House of Shadows" Contributors’ Notes | ||||
| BLOOD AND THUNDER: THE
LIFE AND ART OF ROBERT E. HOWARD By Mark Finn Now available! Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan the Cimmerian,
Solomon Kane, King Kull, and many other characters that helped define the genre
of heroic fantasy, lived all of his thirty years in the small town of Cross Plains,
Texas. While his books remain continually in print, Howard himself has fallen
into obscurity, the details of his personal life become mired in speculation,
half-truth, and lies. This engaging biography traces the roots of his writings,
correcting many long-standing misconceptions, and takes us on a tour of Howard's
world as he saw it best: through his own incomparable imagination.Mark Finn is an award-winning scholar, author, essayist and playwright. He was the recipient of the 2005 Cimmerian Award for Outstanding Achievement in Robert E. Howard studies, and he has presented papers on the author at many international conferences. He lives in Austin, Texas. This book is now available from MonkeyBrain Books and arrives in comic shops November 15th! Paperback: 400 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 6 x 9 List Price: $15.95 |  | |||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no review this week. Next weeks review is "The Devil's Partner" from October 1, 1942. "The Uncrackable Crib" written by Jonathan Blade is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 700 stories online! "Seven Big Bills" by S. I. Kishor from CRACK DETECTIVE STORIES, January 1945 Hank had no intention of taking those thousand-dollar bills, but it looked as if he were being forced into it! Short with an ironic ending. "Death Has a Deep Voice" by Hal K. Wells from CRACK DETECTIVE, May 1943 Twenty-five hundred spectators stared aghast, as the sonorous voice of Rodney Blaine was suddenly cut short by death at his new premiere. And Lt. Detective Burke had to change the murder-master's script before the stage was set for the next killing! | ||||
| Moonstone Books: THE PHANTOM #13 -
Available in comic shops November 15th! Written by Mike Bullock, art by Carlos Magno, cover by Joe Prado, Magno and Rod Reis. "Tiger's Blood," part 2 of 2. The Phantom is as much a part of the jungle as any wild animal, but what happens when the jungle comes to life with the intent of ending the Phantom¹s days? How does this tie in to the recent rash of poaching and who's behind it all? Find out right here, as this storyline slides to a breathtaking end! 32 pages, $3.50 Moonstone Books |  | |||
| Nelson
Bond - R. I. P. Nelson Bond passed away on November 4, 2006 of natural causes. Bond was born November 23, 1908, in Scranton PA, and grew up in Philadelphia. He wrote over 250 short stories for the pulps. He later adapted many of his stories for radio and television, as well as producing many original scripts. He leaves behind his wife Betty Bond and his two sons. He was living in Las Vegas at the time of his death. Nelson Bond's home page is located at http://www.marshall.edu/library/speccoll/virtual_museum/bond/default.asp | ||||
| Old
Tiger Press: INTERIORS - Now available! This is a collection of black and white art by the great 20th century artist J. Allen St. John. It contains much of his work for the books of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and contains most of the art he did for the pulps AMAZING STORIES and FANTASTIC ADVENTURES. A wide range of his other book and magazine illustrations are included as well in this BIG 304 page book. 304 pages, 8.50" x 11.00", perfect binding, black and white interior ink INTERIORS can be ordered on the Lulu.com website for $29.95. Click here for a preview of this book. For information on ordering a signed copy, e-mail the author at dennismch@inbox.com. |  | |||
| The
Pulp.Net - 10th anniversary online! ThePulp.Net is celebrating its 10th anniversary online this year. To celebrate, they have posted several nifty gifts for you. They've created a Pulp.Stuff section where you can download pulp desktop images and icons, as well as order limited-edition t-shirts, bumper stickers and other swag if you wish. So surf on over to http://thepulp.net and check out the celebration. They will be updating the Pulp.Stuff throughout the year. ThePulp.Net has spiced things up for November’s TPN T-shirt. This one sports “I like my pulps... spicy” on the back and a pulp hero and TPN logo on the front. It’s the 11th limited-edition shirt, which means there is only one new design to come this year. | ||||
| Pulpville Press - Now available! VENGEANCE OF GWA by S. Fowler Wright has been added to the Pulpville Press line of books. This book is fantasy to the extent that it is set in a remote period of the Earth's history, and populates it with races of men, and some other creatures, which cannot be precisely identified with any of which remains or fossil impressions have been discovered. It is realism in that the conditions which it presents are logical and credible, and include nothing which may not quite probably have occurred in the immense period during which the human race has existed. But it is primarily an exciting story of adventure and romance. Hardcover with dust jacket $24.95 Trade Paperback $14.95 |  | |||
| The
Robert E Howard Foundation Robert E. Howard Foundation created in support of Howard’s literary legacy First project to publish book of very rare poems. The Board of Directors of the Robert E Howard Foundation today announced the creation of the non-profit organization to promote greater awareness and understanding of the author’s life and works and to honor his legacy as a skillful, prolific and successful writer of fantasy, regional, horror, action and adventure stories. Among the objectives of the new Foundation are the acquiring and maintaining of an archive of Howard’s work, serving as a resource for scholars, actively promoting Howard scholarship, providing support for Howard-related programs, and shepherding all of Howard’s works into print. Directors of the Board are Rusty Burke, Paul Herman, Patrice Louinet, Fredrik Malmberg and Peter Sederowsky. Glenn Lord has been awarded the honorary title of Director Emeritus of the Board. The Foundation will work in cooperation with Paradox Entertainment, owners of the rights to the works and characters of Robert E. Howard. “The long-term goals of the Foundation are ambitious. We want to see Howard’s work widely available all over the world, and we want to actively promote him as a subject who richly rewards scholarly and critical attention. We also hope to promote the efforts of younger writers who are working the same literary veins,” said Rusty Burke, Chairman of the Board and President. Fredrik Malmberg of Paradox Entertainment said, “It became apparent to us when we acquired the rights to all Howard works that the author, recognized as the creator of the Sword & Sorcery genre, is one of the greatest American adventure scribes of the 20th century. We believe this foundation is an integral, independent part which will ensure that the greatness of Howard’s literary legacy remains intact, and is one that can be enjoyed by both fans and the general public for years to come.” The first project of the new Foundation will be the publication of a new edition of the rarest Howard poetry book, with over one hundred poems not found in any other collection. The book, entitled “Rhymes of Salem Town and Other Poems,” is planned for release before year-end and can soon be pre-ordered on the foundation website. The Foundation is also planning a release early in 2007 of the complete collected letters of the Texas author, whose most notable correspondent was his fellow weird fictionist H.P. Lovecraft. A volume of previously unpublished Howard material is also planned for early 2007. The Robert E Howard Foundation website is located at http://www.rehfoundation.org For more information, contact the Foundation board members at info@rehfoundation.org. | ||||
| Solace of Fortitude Publications
- Two new Doc Savage books are now available! HOW I DISCOVERED DOC SAVAGE by Jay Ryan and Courtney Rogers This incredible book contains 92 stories penned by fans of Doc Savage and chronicles how each fan “discovered” The Man of Bronze in their own unique way and are described in their own words. The cross section of authors range from top pulp scholars and illustrators to the average Doc Savage fan…from across the 50 states to other countries around the globe. Whether a story is heart-rending or humorous, spontaneous or adventurous, the one thing they do is create a compelling and enjoyable reading experience. The reader will be amazed how any one of these stories could very well be their own! The book has a brilliant full-color cover and is fully illustrated with pulp and paperback covers. No Doc Savage or pulp magazine fan should miss this publishing event! So, here are the stories behind the stories-how fellow fans have “discovered” Doc Savage, and their own adventures in collecting and enjoying this great hero from the 30’s and 40’s. 196 pages, 6.00" x 9.00", perfect binding Trade paperback (color edition) $48.95 Strictly limited to 100 copies Trade paperback (black & white edition) $19.95 Click here for a preview of this book. THE COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF BRONZE by Jay Ryan This truly amazing volume contains every known collectable Doc Savage item. And, includes pictures, descriptions, interesting facts and the most complete Doc Savage Checklist ever compiled, featuring 2418 Doc Savage items. In all, The Collector’s Handbook of Bronze contains 941 additional items not listed in the previous editions. This edition of the definitive guide to Doc Savage has been expanded by close to one hundred pages and includes twice the number of pictures and graphics. You will find expanded lists and updated information on all aspects of Doc Savage:
Trade paperback $28.95 Click here for a preview of this book. |   | |||
| Western
Heroes of the Pulp Page The latest Chad Cull novel-APACHE GUN HAWK, is now available for purchase at Amazon and Borders. The Western Heroes of the Pulp Page website has been updated with a link to Amazon for purchase. If you haven't seen the new Rio Kid free PDF's posted on the website, please check them out. | ||||
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| 2007 Windy City Pulp and
Paper Con - May 4 thru 6, 2007! Next years con will be held May 4th thru May 6th at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest, 3400 West Euclid Avenue, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 60005. The show will celebrate WEIRD TALES and the 75th anniversary of Robert E. Howard's Conan. Watch the Windy City website for details as they become available. http://www.windycitypulpandpaper.com/ | |||||
| Battered Silicon Dispatch Box:
LOST TREASURES FROM THE PULPS - Now available! #10 THE GOLDEN AMAZON (Fearn/Harbottle) Volume 2 $80 During the postwar years, readers across Canada were treated to these eight "Golden Amazon" adventures series. They appeared in the Toronto Star Weekly and were the work of the English pulp writer John Russell Fearn. Among the eight serials are "Lord of Atlantis", "Daughter of the Amazon", and "World out of Step". This collection includes editor and agent Philip Harbottle’s detailed study of the stories titled "The Golden Amazon Returns". #11 THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF THE PARK AVENUE HUNT CLUB (Philips) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-593-4 $150.00 This handsome, two-volume set called The Compleat Park Avenue Hunt Club makes available for the first time all thirty-six serials that chronicle the adventures of three lively, New York-based "gentlemen adventurers" (plus their manservant Wu). The author of these lively and well-written serials was Judson P. Philips (1903-1989), who occasionally employed the pseudonym "Hugh Pentecost". His serials originally appeared in pulp magazines between 1934 and 1944 and were hailed for their fast-moving action and vivid characterization. Volume One reprints 17 serials and includes essays by collector Robert Weinberg and editor Garyn G. Roberts. Volume Two reprints 19 serials and includes, as well, Rodney Schroeter’s essays about this amazing, long-lasting series. 2 Folio Hard Cover, 600+p. ISBN 1-55246-593-4 $150.00 #12 THE GREAT MERLINI OMNIBUS (Rawson/Roberts/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover The inventive stories collected in The Compleat Great Merlini Saga were written by author, illustrator, and magician Clayton Rawson (1906-1971). Rawson is identified with the creation of his crime-solving magician The Great Merlini, but also with his other series hero Don Diavolo, the fabulous Scarlet Wizard. The Merlini stories were published in pulp magazines and then collected in book form between 1938 and 1942. Thanks to editor Garyn G. Roberts, they appear in this two-volume collection complete with editorial and other notes. This set of two volumes comprises #12 of the series "Lost Treasures from the Pulps" edited by Robert Weinberg. Included also are "Memories of Clayt" by Edward D. Hoch and "Merlini of the Movies" by Rodney Schroeter. 2 Volume Hard Cover, 425 + 475 pages ISBN 1-55246-646-9 $100.00 Lost
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| Bold
Venture Press -
Coming soon! According to publisher Rich Harvey, "Satan's Death Blast," Bold Venture Press' newest Spider reprint, should be available at Pulp Adventurecon #6, to be held in Bordentown, NJ on November 11, beginning at 10 AM. | |||||
| BLOOD 'N' THUNDER #16 -
Coming soon! This issue has a crime/detective/mystery theme. A special section devoted to Black Mask editor Joseph T. "Cap" Shaw reprints E. R. Hagemann's 1981 article about the behind-the-scenes wrangling that accompanied the creation of Shaw's classic 1946 anthology, The Hard-Boiled Omnibus. Hagemann's piece is augmented with other Shaw-related material that appeared in writers' magazines of the '20s and '30s. Alfred Jan contributes "Doan, Carstairs, and Ludwig," which discusses famed philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein's surprising fondness for popular series characters created by detective-pulp regular Norbert Davis. Gary Lovisi supplies an overview of hard-boiled British paperbacks of the '50s. Monte Herridge looks at the "Senor Lobo" stories written by Erle Stanley Gardner for Detective Fiction Weekly. "Pulp Page to Silver Screen" compares the 1937 Warner Brothers whodunit, Smart Blonde, with its source, a 1936 MacBride-Kennedy thriller written by Frederick Nebel for Black Mask. Additionally, Will Murray weighs in on Grace Culver, the hard-boiled heroine of a back-up series that appeared in mid-'30s issues of The Shadow. The articles are illustrated with cover reproductions and interior illustrations from the pulps, as well as rare photos-magazine. $6 BLOOD 'N' THUNDER Single issues are $6 postpaid. Double issues are $12. Four issue subscriptions are available for $25. Make checks or money orders payable to Ed Hulse, 2467 Route 10 East, Mountain Club, Bldg. 15, Apt. 4B, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 Contact Ed Hulse to check back issue availability. | |||||
| Burroughs Bulletin #68
- Now available! The Fall 2006 issue (#68) of the THE BURROUGHS BULLETIN is now available. This issue features articles on Burroughs’ 68th story, "Llana of Gathol." It is profusely illustrated in black & white with full color front and back covers. Articles include: "Llana of Gathol: A Jungian Interpretation" by David Arthur Adams "Numa - Lord of the Beasts" by Leonard Nielsen Picture Gallery: "Thark on Thoat" by William Stout "The Munsey Heading Artists and Illustrators" by Robert R. Barrett "Visions of Yesterday: Florence Gilbert's Scrapbook" by Frank Puncer "Bob Hyde's Last Dum-Dum" by Jack Daly "The Master of Other Worlds" by Samuel A. Peeples Letters to the Editor and Bibliographer's Corner Subscriptions are $35 for four quarterly
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| Captain
Spectre and the Lightning Legion -
Captain Spectre on a brief hiatus! The adventures of Captain Spectre will be taking a brief hiatus while creator Tom Floyd illustrates The Spider for the upcoming prose anthology from Moonstone Books! In the meantime, you can preview two Spider illustrations on the Captain Spectre website! Captain Spectre Chapter 1: "The Mark of Death" and Chapter 2: "The Electric Soldier" are posted in their entirety on line. Chapter 3: "Secret Worlds" of Captain Spectre is in progress and this is a great time to jump on board! Pages 1 through 17 of "Secret Worlds" are now posted online for your reading pleasure. It is a great time to jump on board, with the opening of this new thrilling chapter in the life of Captain Spectre. This chapter is of the jungle/lost world serial genre, complete with jungle princess, dinosaurs, ancient science, and cannibals. Join the Lightning Legion, and get in on the adventures. It's Free!! http://www.captainspectre.com | |||||
| THE CIMMERIAN, VOLUME 3,
NUMBER 10 (October) - Now available! Edited by Leo Grin Features a long interview with Norris Chambers, one of the few surviving people who knew Robert E. Howard and his family, Howardian eulogies for both Sword-and-Sorcery writer David Gemmell and fan extraordinaire Darrell C. Richardson, a new poem by Weird Tales editor Darrell Schweitzer, Halloween illustrations of Howard’s “Wolfshead” and “Black Canaan,” and a meaty and contentious Lion’s Den. This issue was printed in two editions. The deluxe edition, numbered 1-75, uses a black linen cover with foil-stamped gold text. The limited edition, numbered 76-225, uses an gold cover with solid black text. Visit The Cimmerian website for complete details. Deluxe edition: $15 each. Limited edition: $10 each. 1 Book: First Class (arrives in few days) $4; Media Mail (arrives in few weeks) $3. 2-4 books: Priority Mail (arrives in few days) $5; Media Mail (arrives in few weeks) $3. You can only pay with a credit card or bank account by using PayPal. Send PayPal payments to editor@thecimmerian.com. You can also send check or money order, made payable to THE CIMMERIAN, to: THE CIMMERIAN P. O. Box 5572 PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90296 Visit The Cimmerian website for full ordering information and back issue availability. | |||||
| CLASSICON 31 - Pulp, Paperback and Glamour Art Show -
November 18th! CLASSICON 31, a Pulp, Paperback and Glamour Art Show will take place on SATURDAY, November 18 at the Day's Inn, 6501 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing MI. This show has about 35 tables and will also offer a wide variety of original artwork, a few comics and related materials. Some tables are still available at $25 per table. The show runs from 10 AM - 4 PM and admission is $3. Please note that this is a day change, previous shows have been on Sunday, but the hotel was not available on that day. More information is available at our website: http://www.curiousbooks.com Please feel free to call Ray Walsh if you have any questions at Curious Book Shop, (517) 332-0112 | |||||
| CONAN #37
- Coming in February! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Cary Nord, colored by Richard Isanove, cover by Tony Harris. Honor among thieves . . . Conan and his companions have escaped the Spider King and made their way to a new city. But even as Conan fights his way through the arena, one of his friends is plotting his betrayal. The first part of the prelude to the Conan classic "Rogues in the House." 32 pages $2.99, in stores on February 21. Dark Horse Comics | |||||
| CONAN AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD
#2 -
Coming in February! Written by Joshua Dysart, penciled by Will Conrad, colored by Michelle Madsen, cover by Jason Alexander. As his queen mourns the death of their son, Conan mounts an all-out invasion of Stygia, setting events in motion that may change the course of all Hyboria . . . 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on February 7. Dark Horse Comics | |||||
| CONAN
AND THE SONGS OF THE DEAD -
Coming in April! Written by Joe R. Lansdale, art by Timothy Truman. Renowned horror and western writer Joe R. Lansdale reunites with his Jonah Hex collaborator, visionary artist Timothy Truman, to tell the grittiest, roughest, downright meanest Conan story ever seen in comics. The Cimmerian travels to the aid of an old ally in the wretched wastes of Stygia -- a desert harboring wealth undreamed of, even for the barbarian. Soon his pursuit of the ancient treasure reveals a conniving spirit and undead guards. Dust from the desolate land meets blood, and a dark-hearted sorcerer brings forth strange abominations from this unholy mix. Only the cool head and cold steel of the Cimmerian can save all creation from the horror that awaits, and the blood-spattered conclusion will send shivers down the spines of even the most hardcore Conan fans! Collects the five-issue mini-series. 136 pages, $14.95, in stores on April 11. Dark Horse Comics | |||||
| Del Rey Books -
Michael Moorcock's original Elric
novels return to print! Del Rey Books has announced that they have acquired the rights to publish Michael Moorcock's original Elric novels plus stories, essays, a comic book script, and other material featuring Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone. The works will be released in matching trade paperback omnibus editions, illustrated throughout by well-known fantasy artists. Included are the following titles: ELRIC OF MELNIBONE, STORMBRINGER, THE FORTRESS OF THE PEARL, THE SAILOR ON THE SEAS OF FATE, THE WEIRD OF THE WHITE WOLF, THE VANISHING TOWER, THE REVENGE OF THE ROSE, and THE BANE OF THE BLACK SWORD. The books will be published in the order in which they were written, rather than in the chronological order in which they have appeared since the 1970s. Moorcock will be writing new introductions for each volume. Michael Moorcock states on his website that the collections will contain new material, much of which has either not been collected in the Elric books before or hasn't been collected at all, including scripts of graphic novel versions and so on. There will be one volume every three months in much the same style as Del Rey's Robert E. Howard volumes, with new specially commissioned illustrations as well as 'archive' pictorial material. Trade paperback format. The first volume, THE STEALER OF SOULS, will be illustrated throughout and with cover artwork by award-winning artist John Picacio. Five additional omnibus volumes will follow. | |||||
| Doc Con IX - November 11th, 2006 To the world at large, Doc Con IX is a scheduled gathering in Peoria, Arizona on Saturday November 11th, 2006. To the Arizona Fans of Bronze, it is a chance to have people come from all over the country to celebrate the great pulp hero Doc Savage. To Doc Savage fans, it is a chance to attend a unique experience not available anywhere else, and enable them to forge new and stronger ties with fellow Brothers of Bronze. TOWER OF BRONZE POWER This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Empire State Building! And Doc Con will celebrate the HQ of Doc Savage in a BIG way. It’s the 9th annual Arizona meeting of Bronze. Don’t miss the ULTIMATE Doc Savage Adventure of 2006! DON’T MISS ANY OF THESE AMAZING DOC SAVAGE ACTIVITIES!
http://www.supremeadventurer.com/DocConMainPage.html | |||||
| Doc
Savage and the Cult of the Blue God - SUBTERRANEAN MAGAZINE #5
-Now available! Subterranean Press announced that SUBTERRANEAN MAGAZINE #5 is shipping to subscribers and retailers. This issue has great cover art by Tim Truman. Here is the table of contents:
You can order single issues from Shocklines! |  | ||||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "The Mask of Mephisto" from July 1945. "The Destroying Angel" by Jonathan Blade is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 700 stories online! "Rockets on the Mound" by Jim Moore from SUPER SPORTS, September 1954 Science fiction story of baseball in the year 2044. Contains flying umpires who bail out of stratojets, and other futuristic touches. "Delivery to the Dead" by Stuart Friedman from 10-STORY DETECTIVE MAGAZINE, September 1943 There was nothing beautiful about the corpse in the beauty shop - but plenty that was strange. For the finger pointed to the driver of the laundry truck parked outside. And why would a laundryman make a delivery to the dead? | |||||
| FARMERPHILE: The Magazine of Philip
José Farmer -
Now shipping! Issue No. 6 - October 2006 - Doc Savage related issue! FARMERPHILE is a quarterly digest devoted to making available previously unpublished writings by Hugo Award-winning author and SFWA Grandmaster Philip José Farmer. The first ten issues of FARMERPHILE will serialize the first-time publication of Up from the Bottomless Pit, Philip José Farmer’s “lost” novel about the ultimate ecological disaster in the oil industry. Each of the initial ten issues will also feature a heretofore unpublished short story or article by Farmer, as well as a regular column on Creative Mythography by Wold Newton scholar Win Scott Eckert, editor of Myths for the Modern Age: Philip José Farmer’s Wold Newton Universe. Future issues are scheduled to include articles on PJF & Tarzan, Ancient Opar, and tributes from the top science fiction authors of our day. Fabulously illustrated by such talented artists as Charles Berlin, Keith Howell, and Karl Kauffman. Contents for Issue No. 6 - October 2006: The October 2006 issue of Farmerphile features Philip José Farmer’s previously unpublished short story “Keep Your Mouth Shut” and the sixth exciting installment of Up from the Bottomless Pit. Also spotlighted is an insightful look at Farmer’s “writings in bronze” by Doc Savage author and expert Will Murray. Carrying on the theme of Murray’s essay, Danny Adams (co-author of The City Beyond Play), Win Scott Eckert (editor of and contributor to Myths for the Modern Age: Philip José Farmer’s Wold Newton Universe), and Christopher Paul Carey (contributor to Myths for the Modern Age: Philip José Farmer’s Wold Newton Universe) all pay tribute in this issue to Farmer’s Doc Savage-related work; and Bette Farmer shares behind the scenes reminiscences from the Farmers’ visit to the home of Lester Dent, the first “Kenneth Robeson.” Also included is an essay on collecting PJF worldwide by Rias Nuninga (webmaster of The Philip José Farmer International Bibliography) and a Bibliophile column on Farmer’s only mainstream novel, Fire and the Night, by Ramble House publisher Fender Tucker. Table of Contents: The International Appeal of Philip José Farmer - Rias Nuninga Bibliophile: a discussion on Fire and the Night - Fender Tucker Keep Your Mouth Shut - Philip José Farmer, illustrated by Jason Robert Bell The Roller Coaster Ride with Philip José Farmer - Bette Farmer Caliban - Will Murray A Box within a Box - Danny Adams Creative Mythography: Doc Wildman: Out of Time - Win Scott Eckert, illustrated by Chuck Loridans Through the Seventh Gate - Christopher Paul Carey Up from the Bottomless Pit - Philip José Farmer, illustrated by Keith Howell Complete ordering information for Farmerphile may be found at: http://www.pjfarmer.com/farmerphile.htm |  | ||||
| Girasol Collectables -
Now available! THE EXOTIC WRITINGS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD is another hardcover edition of approximately 500 facsimile pages, similar in format to WEIRD WRITINGS, and will cover most of REH's exotic, historical, and detective adventure fiction. This single volume archive will include Howard's works from ORIENTAL STORIES and MAGIC CARPET, STRANGE TALES, SPICY ADVENTURE (as Sam Walser), GOLDEN FLEECE, THRILLING MYSTERY, THRILLING ADVENTURES, SUPER DETECTIVE, STRANGE DETECTIVE STORIES plus a few other goodies. We will not be including any of his boxing stories, Breckenridge Elkins or other western material. Included will be his pieces written under the Patrick Ervin pseudonym. Many of these pulps are extremely difficult to come by, and we're quite excited to be able to offer this companion volume to the WEIRD WRITINGS set. Once again, these high quality facsimile pages will be scanned right from the original pulps, with all the illustrations and no edits or omissions. Girasol Collectables Complete contents listing:
Regular Edition: $95 Shipping (either edition) +$5 (within North America, call for overseas pricing) |  | ||||
| Girasol Collectables -
New Spider reprint series - First book now available! Girasol 'Pulp Doubles' trade paperback series reprints are now available! We are pleased to introduce our new series of Spider reprints. Our 'Pulp Doubles' line features 2 action-packed Spider stories per issue. These 7 x 10" trade paperbacks have re-set text, but feature the original illustrations from the pulps. Unlike our Pulp Replica line, they are NOT facsimile editions, nor do they include the backup stories or the original ads. But for those of you who want action the way only the Spider can provide it, these are for you! This new product line is IN ADDITION to our Pulp Replicas... the Replicas will continue exactly as before. This first Girasol Pulp Doubles issue is now available, and will be shipping next week. The price per issue is $14.95 + $2.05 s&h for a total of $17 per issue (within North America). There will be 4 new issues in 2007, and we'll be taking subscriptions starting in January for the year's worth. Subscriptions will be by calendar year only (no part-year subs) and the price for a full year will be $50/year including s&h. (within North America) #1 - Spider #11 & #49: August 1934 'Prince of the Red Looters' and October 1937 'The City That Dared Not Eat' The Spider battles a daring gentleman killer who has dubbed himself 'The Fly' in issue #11, August 1934. So confident is The Fly of his ability, that he dares challenge the Spider himself to a duel... to the death! In issue #49, October 1937, Richard Wentworth matches wits against a master criminal who is impersonating the Spider and turning the city against their champion. By seizing control of the very food supply through mass poisonings and murder, this criminal fiend plans to loot all of New York! All payments must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed to: Neil Mechem c/o Girasol Collectables 3501 Glen Erin Drive, Apt. 1409, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5L 2E9 Visit the Girasol Collectables website at http://www.girasolcollectables.com/ |  | ||||
| Girasol
Collectables - November Pulp Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three more issues in its ongoing series of Pulp Replicas. Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger Pulp Replica cover images. The SPIDER/OPERATOR #5 rotation continues in 2006 with eight new issues of THE SPIDER and four new issues of OPERATOR #5. Monthly Special: All three for $85 ($10 off) Our first Replica this month is "Master of the Death Madness" featuring The Spider from August 1935. $35 Our second Replica this month is TERROR TALES #11 from July 1935. $35 Our third Replica is SPICY DETECTIVE #13 from May 1935. $25 Girasol will be finishing up the 9 issues of ORIENTAL STORIES this calendar year then moving on to MAGIC CARPET in 2007, so watch for those as they come by! A hardcover collection of ORIENTAL STORIES is planned for 2007! We
have also recently begun accepting Paypal as an alternate method of payment. Other
than Replicas or the upcoming REH book, please confirm availability first before
ordering items such as pulp magazines or other books. Payments can be made to
our regular info@girasolcollectables.com
email address. Any of you with the old girasol@interlog.com address please note
the new address for Paypal payments. 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. Email
Girasol Collectables at: info@girasolcollectables.com. All
payments must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed to: Here is a complete listing of the Pulp Replicas currently available for $25, $35, or $50 each postpaid within North America. Overseas will be a few dollars more. |    | ||||
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| Gotham
Pulp Collectors Club - Next meeting is December 9, 2006! The November meeting is cancelled because the library is closed for Veteran's Day. Head on down to Pulp Adventurecon instead! Gotham Pulp Collectors Club is a club for pulp collectors to meet in the NYC/Metro area. It meets the 2nd Saturday of every month. Name: Gotham Pulp Collectors Club Time: 1-4 PM Place: Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street, Manhattan (West Village) | |||||
| Hard
Case Crime - Coming in November and beyond! November 2006 GRAVE DESCEND by John Lange, Cover art by Gregory Manchess Diver James McGregor is used to being hired to explore sunken ships. But there’s something strange about the wreck of the luxury yacht Grave Descend. No one who was aboard tells quite the same story about what happened. Then there’s the matter of the mysterious cargo they were carrying... In one of the most beautiful places on Earth, a sinister plot is about to unfold. And if McGregor’s not careful, he may find himself in over his head. December 2006 THE PEDDLER by Richard S. Prather, Cover art by Robert McGinnis In the cutthroat world of organized crime, Tony Romero was headed straight for the top. His territory: the brothels of San Francisco. But the path was littered with bodies and broken dreams—some of them his. February 2007 LUCKY AT CARDS by Lawrence Block, Cover art by Chuck Pyle On the mend after getting run out of Chicago, professional cardsharp Bill Maynard is hungry for some action—but not nearly as hungry as Joyce Rogers, the tantalizing wife of Bill’s latest mark. Together they hatch an ingenious scheme to get rid of her husband. But in life as in poker, the other player sometimes has an ace up his sleeve. March 2007 ROBBIE'S WIFE by Russell Hill, Cover art by Richard B. Farrell Jack Stone fled Los Angeles, a failed marriage, and a failing career as a screenwriter to spend six months in the remote English countryside, hammering out the new script that would put him back on top. But what he found wasn’t solitude and peace—it was temptation. Because Maggie Barlow, the wife of the man putting him up, had something irresistible about her. Something that could drive a man to kill... |   | ||||
| LANKHMAR
VOLUME 2: SWORDS AGAINST DEATH -
Coming in April! Written by Fritz Leiber. With heavy hearts and ready swords, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser journey from the ancient city of Lankhmar, searching for adventure and seeking forgetfulness from the pain of lost love. When a stranger challenges them to find and fight Death on the Bleak Shore, they risk the dangers of the underworld, demonic birds, skeletal armies, living mountains, and evil monks on the way to meet their heroic fate. 288 pages, $12.95, in stores on April 11. Dark Horse Comics | |||||
| Mike Chomko - November 2006 newsletter
is now available! Mike's November 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view/download it. Orders over $20 are discounted approximately 10%. Shipping is between $2-6, depending on the weight of your order (media mail or bound printed matter). Michael Chomko, 2217 W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542 Contact Mike by email at chomko@enter.net | |||||
| A
Princess of Mars - Coming in January! Penguin Classics will be reissuing Edgar Rice Burroughs' A PRINCESS OF MARS in January 2007. 208 pages Release date: January 30, 2007 ISBN: 0143104888 |  | ||||
| Pulp Adventurecon #6 - November 11, 2006 Pulp Adventurecon #6 will be November 11 at the Ramada Inn in Bordentown New Jersey. Update! All 48 tables in our main room are sold out. There may be a arrangements for a secondary room, possibly for a reduced rate. Pulp Adventure Con has a zippy new website design where people can find updated info for the show. The site will probably be updated on Friday or Saturday evening. Joel Sater Publications just published a swell article/press release by Bold Venture Press maestro Rich Harvey in TWO of their publications. A sidebar, "What is a Pulp, Anyway?" accompanies the main article, "Fifty Years After Their Demise, Pulp Magazines Still Pack a Collecting Wallop." The article appears in the November 2006 issue of PAPER & ADVERTISING COLLECTORS MARKETPLACE and the October 6, 2006 issue of ANTIQUES & AUCTION NEWS. The article is illustrated with pulp covers from THE SPIDER, WILD WEST WEEKLY, ALL-STORY LOVE and THE ALL-STORY (featuring Tarzan of the Apes). These are free newspapers, distributed to shows and flea markets. GETTING THERE: By car -- This location is JUST OFF exit 7 of the New Jersey Turnpike. A traditional paper map or a site like Mapquest.com will get you there. By train: From the Trenton Rail Station, take the new RIVERLINE light rail (www.riverline.com). Within 10-15 minutes, you will arrive in Bordentown City. Use the payphone to call the Ramada Inn (609-298-3200).We'll run shuttles to and from the Ramada, which is two miles from the Bordentown light rail station. Ramada Inn 1083 Route 206 Bordentown, NJ (Just off NJ Turnpike Exit 7) 50+ dealer tables, pulps, vintage films and more. $6.00 admission. http://www.boldventurepress.com | |||||
| Pulp Fiction Reviews -
New website! For the past few years Ron Fortier has been writing reviews of modern pulp novels. The internet sites where the reviews ran had all shut down, but Ron's reviews are now back online at the PULP FICTION REVIEWS blog site. Click on over a read Ron's review of the new Charles Saunder's IMARO novel from Night Shade books. | |||||
| 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. 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 set up 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/ CoverUps: Sharing and trading of Pulp Fiction covers. Discussion not only allowed, but encouraged! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cover_Ups/ 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/ Flearun: This group is for fans of all the incarnations of Doc Savage. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flearun/ Edgar Rice Burroughs Group: This group is dedicated to the study and appreciation of one of the great masters of literary adventure, Edgar Rice 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/ Pulp Swap Group: Place your swappable pulps and digest, plus wants, in the file section or individual messages. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpSwap/ | |||||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! The Big Binge/The Miracle of Ronald Weems by Robert Bloch The first Pulpville Double! "Pyscho" author Robert Bloch at his insane best with these two fantasy stories concerning a flying brassiere salesman, pink elephants, a talking gorilla, vampires, and more. Hardcover $24.95 Trade Paperback $14.95 | | ||||
| RED SONJA #16
- Available in comic shops November 8th! by Michael Avon Oeming, Mel Rubi with Steve Sadowski THE RETURN OF KULAN GATH: Part 5 "A Clash of Red!"—The ultimate Red Sonja story continues by the all-star team of Michael Avon Oeming, Mel Rubi, Brian Buchellato and friends! This issue: Red Sonja, Osin and Suumarro are joined by Blyke, former bard of Suumaro’s father, and a host of ice men on the journey into the frozen wastes to recruit the aid of the old gods. Meanwhile, Gath continues to push the boundaries of his prison as he seeks to escape his chains and take over the very world! This issue features covers by E-Bass, Mel Rubi, Stephen Sadowski, and Dick Giordano, all shipping in an equal ratio! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 | |||||
| Robert E. Howard Bibliography -
"The Neverending Hunt" by
Paul Herman - Now available! THE NEVERENDING HUNT is the first major bibliography of REH to see print since THE LAST CELT in 1975. This volume is hardback, a serious quality binding, with jacket. Around 630 pages, virtually all data, all in 10 point, no artwork. This volume has perhaps double the amount of information that was in THE LAST CELT, as a LOT of REH publishing and discoveries have occurred since 1973, the cut off date for THE LAST CELT. This volume is split into two main sections: The Works and The Publications. The Works includes the following listings:
Also included at the end is a previously unpublished complete REH story "Over the Rockies in a Ford", as well as a few "Best Of" lists by various REH scholars. The first printing will be by Hermanthis Press, and limited to 100 copies, signed and numbered. As a number of these will be sent out as gifts, there will be perhaps 80-90 of these available for sale, and Paul Herman is taking pre-orders now. The price is $50, which includes shipping. PayPal, cashiers check, or money order only. PayPal and contact via paul.herman@halliburton.com If you have a particular number you want, please let Paul know as soon as possible. #1-10 are reserved for Paul, and #13 is already promised. Note that there will possibly be a second printing by Hermanthis, depending on how the first printing sells. Likely starting around the first of the year, printing will move over to Wildside, for POD versions. The price of these versions is unknown at this time, but if you'd rather wait for that version (and credit card availability, Diamond Distributors, etc.), you certainly could. |  | ||||
| The
Surgeon of Souls - Now available! Reprinted at last -- Victor Rousseau's tales of terror of from WEIRD TALES Magazine in the 1920s centering around Dr. Ivan Brodsky. Additionally, 'The Surgeon of Souls' also includes a bonus 12th installment not previously printed in WEIRD TALES magazine. He was an expert hypnotist and received delicate cases from all parts of the country; lost and multiple personality, amnesia, agraphia, aboulia, all the odds and ends of neurouses that had been give up in despair by the "regulars." He was at that time professor of nervous diseases at the hospital. Ivan Brodsky, he called himself, and it was said that he was a cross between two races whose blend of shrewdness and mysticism was probably accountable for the production of so remarkable a personality as his own. Dr. Ivan Brodsky -- The Surgeon of Souls. Publisher: The Spectre Library Format: Smythe-Sewn Hardcover Retail price: $40.00 Only 200 copies are being produced of this smythe-sewn hardcover. The Surgeon of Souls can now be ordered from Shocklines and Mike Chomko. |  | ||||
| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels
by Christopher R. Yates Infinite Crisis, Greg Cox, Ace, $15, October 3, 2006 - Now Available! Wolverine: Road of Bones, David Alan Mack, Pocket Star, $7.99, October 31, 2006 - Now Available! Batman: Inferno, Alex Irvine, Del Rey, $7.99, October 31, 2006- Now Available! DC Universe: Helltown, Dennis O’Neil, Warner Books, $6.99, November 1, 2006 - Now Available! I Am The Law: The Judge Dredd Omnibus,Gordon Rennie, Black Flame, $10.99, November 14, 2006 Subterranean (Hellblazer series), John Shirley, Pocket Star, $7.99, November 28, 2006 The City of the Living Dead (Scorpion #2), Warren Stockholm, Black Death Books, $9.99, December 1, 2006 The Frost-Haired Vixen, John Zakour, DAW Books, $7.99, December 5, 2006 The Baxter Effect (Fantastic Four), Dave Stern, Pocket Star, $7.99, December 26, 2006 Ghost Rider (movie novelization), Greg Cox, Pocket Star, $7.99, December 26, 2006 From Russia with Lust: The Nikolai Dante Omnibus, David Bishop, Black Flame, $11.99, February 6, 2007 Anderson PSI Division: Sins of the Father, Mitchell Scanlon, Black Flame, $7.99, January 30, 2007 From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain, Minister Faust, Del Rey, $13.95, January 30, 2007 Wolverine: Lifeblood, Hugh Matthews, Pocket Star, $7.99, February 27, 2007 Batman: Fear Itself, Michael Reaves, Del Rey, $7.99, February 27, 2007 DC Universe: Trail of Time, Jeff Mariotte, Warner Books, $6.99, March 1, 2007 Spider-Man 3 (movie novelization), Peter David, Pocket Star, $7.99, March 27, 2007 Hellboy: The Dragon Pool, Christopher Golden, Pocket Star, $7.99, March 27, 2007 Caballistics, Inc.: Better the Devil, Mike Wild, Black Flame, $7.99, March 27, 2007 X-Men: The Return, Chris Roberson, Pocket Star, $7.99, April 24, 2007 Wild Cards XVIII: Inside Straight, George R.R. Martin, ed., Tor, $24.95, August 1 2007 The Last Days of Krypton, Kevin J. Anderson, HarperCollins, $24.95, October 15, 2007 Delayed - No new publication date available. Astounding Hero-Tales, James Lowder, editor, Hero Games, $15.99 Wild Cards: Deuces Down (softcover), George R.R. Martin, ed., ibooks, $6.99 Wild Cards 4: Aces Abroad, George R.R. Martin editor, ibooks, $7.99 Rising Stars: Book 3; Change the World, Arthur Byron Cover, ibooks, $6.99 The Science of Superman, Mark Wolverton & Howard Zimmerman, ibooks, $7.99 Fathom: Book 2: Tides of Destiny, Kevin Andrew Murphy, ibooks, $6.99 Justice Society of America: Book 1, Geoff Johns & Paul Kupperberg, ibooks, $6.99 Crisis on Infinite Earths (softcover), Marv Wolfman, ibooks, $12.95 |   | ||||
| Vintage
Library - The free Spider paperback offer returns! Experience the pulp action and hard hitting adventure from one of the most ferocious of all pulp heroes, The Spider! Vintage Library has some extra Spider paperback books, in like new, never before read condition. They would like to introduce you to the Spider and Norvell Page's non-stop action. Just click the Add to Cart option and they will include a FREE Spider paperback book originally published by Carroll and Graf with any order. Limit, one (1) per customer. Each Spider paperback contains two full length Spider pulp novels and your FREE Spider paperback will be one of the following:
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| Wild
Cat Books - Now Available! Wild Cat Books is pleased to present it's newest release, a tale of Sword & Sorcery written in the grand tradition of Robert E. Howard, Lin Carter, and other masters of the fantastic!... THE LEGEND OF KESRIK by Tim Jones... This is the story of a king who no longer wanted to be a king, and of a thief who, despite everything he did to avoid it, would ultimately become a king. This is an adventure set in a world where the civilizations of Old Earth are crumbling, where conflict and strife are the everyday realities of life, where people struggle to survive beneath the sadistic heels of power-mad emperors. This is a tale of tragedy, war, pain, deceit, treachery, death, heroism and love; of evil men and of dark esoteric powers. This is a saga of bloody and barbarous war, a yarn of romance, a saga of friends, allies and enemies, a fable of humanity's endless conflict. 6"x9" Hardcover with Dust Jacket... 228 pages... $25.00 Also available as a PDF Download Available at: http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks |  | ||||
| Wildside
Press - Coming soon! Wildside Press reports that STRANGE TALES #10 will be heading to the printer shortly! Here is the table of contents for STRANGE TALES #10. "Blood of the Moon God" (An Elak of Atlantis story) by Adrian Cole "In An Octopus’s Garden" by Kevin L. O’Brien "Petroglyphs" by Richard A. Lupoff "Missing" by Charles Ensminger "Millstone" by Skadi Macc Beorh "The Third Sister" by Andrew Kelly |  | ||||
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