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| Adventure House - Arriving in comic
shops July 5th! HIGH ADVENTURE #94 - "Captain Future's Challenge" Striking terror on four worlds, a mysterious raider throttles interplanetary commerce—and earth summons Curtis Newton, the Wizard of Science, and his trio of Futuremen to combat this sinister menace. Retail: $7.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. |  | |||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc ComicMix.com has posted an online feature wherein Robert
Greenberger interviews Anthony Tollin. Anthony talks about The Shadow and
the upcoming "Foreshadowing
The Batman" special issue (THE SHADOW Volume 9: "Lingo" & "Partners
of Peril") that reveals how The Knight
of Darkness gave birth to Batman. The interview also announces that Nostalgia
Ventures is planning three new quarterly pulp reprints. The new titles will feature The Avenger, Nick Carter, and hopefully The Whisperer. Anthony also reported that he is expanding a Shadow coffee table history that he wrote. | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc THE SHADOW Volume 8: "The London Crimes" & "Castle of Doom"
Copies have arrived from the printer! Duel subscriptions should begin shipping the middle of next week! "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Knight of Darkness returns in two of Walter Gibson's most extraordinary pulp thrillers. First, two legendary crimefighting agencies join forces when The Shadow teams with England's legendary Scotland Yard to investigate The London Crimes and the master criminal known as The Harvester. Then, The Shadow journeys to a strange Castle of Doom, where murder lurks behind its battlements. Mystery and intrigue abound in this thrilling tale of lost treasure, secret underground passages and ghostly apparitions. In honor of The Shadow's first British adventure, popular culture historian Anthony Tollin chronicles the 1930s and 1950s English pulp reprints and the 1940s Australian Shadow radio series. This classic pulp reprint also showcases George Rozen's dazzling pulp covers and all the original interior art by acclaimed illustrator Tom Lovell. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 |  | |||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc DOC SAVAGE Volume 7: "The Lost Oasis" and "The Sargasso Ogre"Shipped from the printer June 28th! Duel subscriptions should begin shipping the middle of next week! The pulp era's greatest superman battles evil in two of his earliest exploits by Lester Dent (writing as Kenneth Robeson). After stowing away aboard a ghost zeppelin, Doc and his Iron Crew tangle with a bizarre vampiric murderer and villainous Arabs who are protecting the secret of The Lost Oasis. Then, while returning to New York via ocean liner, the Man of Bronze encounters modern-day Amazons in Lester Dent's all-time favorite Doc Savage story, The Sargasso Ogre. This classic pulp reprint also features the original 1933 pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer from the ultra-rare (and expensive!) seventh and eighth issues of Doc Savage Magazine, the unsold 1936 Doc Savage newspaper strip by Lester Dent and Paul Orban and historical commentary by pulp historian Will Murray, author of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W...................................$12.95 |  | |||
| BLACK GATE Magazine - Website update! BLACK GATE has posted an excellent article on Clark Ashton Smith on their website. The Fantasy Cycles of Clark Ashton Smith PART I: The Averoigne Chronicles by Ryan Harvey The Fantasy Cycles of Clark Ashton Smith PART II: The Averoigne Chronicles by Ryan Harvey You may also be interested in reading an interview with Sword & Sorcery writer David C. Smith. While you are there, check out the latest issue of BLACK GATE magazine. BLACK GATE returns with a bang - and an extra 16 pages - with a jam-packed issue filled with the very best in adventure fantasy. Martha Wells graces our pages for the first time with a chilling tale of pursuit into a deadly wood in "Reflections," the first in a series of new Giliead and Ilias stories. Morlock the Maker returns to investigate a deadly tome in a new adventure from fan favorite James Enge, and Iain Rowan's Dao Shi the exorcist continues his escape from the forces of empire in "Welcome to the Underworld." Judith Berman brings us a mini-epic of dark necromancy, haunted ruins, centuries-spanning intrigue, and unquiet dead in "Awakening," the sequel to "The Poison Well" (BG7), and Mark Sumner kicks off a new series of chilling monster tales with "The Naturalist: Going to Applewash." All this plus Harry James Connolly, a Dabir & Asim story from Howard Andrew Jones, a lengthy feature on 70s SF from Rich Horton, and much more. For a complete contents listing and a look at the interior art, visit the BLACK GATE website. Howard Andrew Jones has recently assumed the reins as managing editor of BLACK GATE which will only make an already great magazine even better! Edited by John O'Neill with cover art by Denis Rodier 224 pages, $9.95 BLACK GATE is available in better bookstores or by subscription. Subscribe now to make sure you don't miss out! |  | |||
| Blood ‘n’ Thunder #18 (Summer 2007) - Hot
off the presses! Blood ‘n’ Thunder #18 (Summer 2007) is hot off the presses and will make its debut at this year’s Pulpcon. Our feature article is a career study of the unjustly neglected Neil Martin, whose adventurous early life produced many colorful experiences from which to draw when he began writing for pulps in the late Twenties. Selling regularly to such magazines as Top-Notch, Sea Stories, Five Novels Monthly, and his most steady market, Short Stories, Martin penned thrilling adventure and mystery yarns saturated with atmosphere. Regular BnT contributor Rex W. Layton concludes his series on L. Ron Hubbard with his magnum opus, a comprehensive survey (covering nine genres) of what he believes to be Hubbard’s best work. A companion piece to Rex’s article covers the unusual feud that resulted in Hubbard’s literary “murder” of a popular character created for John W. Campbell’s legendary Unknown by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt. Finally, this issue’s “Series Spotlight” is trained on Anthony Boucher’s famous detective hero, Fergus O’Breen, originally created for a series of hardcover mysteries but later a periodic presence in the pulps. Subscribers attending Pulpcon are urged to pick up their copies at the Blood ‘n’ Thunder table in the dealers’ room. Other subscriber copies will be mailed out immediately after the convention. As always, single copies are available for $6.00 plus $1.50 for shipping. Please send payment to: Ed Hulse, 2467 Route 10 East, Bldg. 15, Apt. 4B, Morris Plains, NJ 07950. http://www.geocities.com/poppub/ |  | |||
| Conan Feature Film - Update! New Line Looking to Take Over Conan Source: Variety, June 28, 2007 Weeks after Warner Bros. lost the rights to Conan the Barbarian, New Line has moved into prime position to make a movie based on Robert E. Howard's mythical conqueror, reports Variety. After posting a bid of mid-six against seven figures for an 18-month option with one extension, the studio entered into negotiations after CAA staged an auction for rights holder Paradox Entertainment. The property drew the interest of several studios and monied producers including Hollywood Gang's Gianni Nunnari and Millennium Films. Strong interest in Conan was attributed to the strong showing of the macho sandal saga "300." Several potential buyers blinked at an initial asking price of $1 million for a year option, with another $1 million for each year's renewal. Studios are sensitive to ticking clock options, particularly when potential writers and actors strikes next year has them putting their resources into films that can be completed before next June. Reinventing Conan didn't come easy for WB, which spent the last seven years trying for a film that veered from the testosterone-laced beefcake fests that launched Arnold Schwarzenegger to something more reverential toward Howard's original pulp novels. Larry and Andy Wachowski, John Milius (who directed the original and wrote the script with Oliver Stone) and Robert Rodriguez took turns developing it. Rodriguez got closest but left the project for Grindhouse. Boaz Yakin was hired last year to start again. If New Line makes the deal, the studio will have to start from scratch, as Warners owns the various drafts it developed. | ||||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new review this week. Next weeks review is "The Crime Ray" from September 1, 1939. "The Velvet Bag of Crime" by John Rallios is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 850 stories online! "Trigger Mortis" by Martin C. Briggs from SECRET AGENT X, February 1934 Tense, wary, Detective Crom Carson silently entered the home of a wanted criminal. His every sense was alert, tuned for a trap. But his cleverness was awkward blundering compared to the uncanniness of the fiend he hunted. "Unofficial" by Johnston Carroll from THE LONE EAGLE, April 1940 At the outset of WWII, Jeff Baker, Newshawk, Sees Flaming Red and Engages Himself in a Furious Air Combat of Life and Death! | ||||
| Indiana Jones - Feature film update! For the first time since 1989, Harrison Ford dons the familiar costume on Thursday, June 21, 2007, as the upcoming Indiana Jones adventure begins production under the direction of Steven Spielberg. The new Indiana Jones movie is set in the 1950s and stars Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, John Hurt, Ray Winstone and Jim Broadbent. The Lucasfilm Ltd. production will be released by Paramount Pictures worldwide on May 22, 2008. http://www.indianajones.com/welcome/ Thanks to Brian Zavitz for the tip! | ||||
| Indiana Jones
- The Adventures of Indiana Jones Trade Paperback! Coming from Del Rey Books in February 2008 is THE ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES. This is a 720 page trade paperback that collects the novelizations of the three previous Indiana Jones films. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" by Campbell Black "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" by James Kahn "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" by Rob Macgregor Thanks to Chris Yates for the tip! | ||||
| James Rollins: THE JUDAS STRAIN - Available in bookstores July 3rd! From the depths of the Indian Ocean, a horrific plague has arisen to devastate humankind--a disease that's unknown, unstoppable...and deadly. But it is merely a harbinger of the doom that is to follow. Aboard a cruise liner transformed into a makeshift hospital, Dr. Lisa Cummings and Monk Kokkalis--operatives of the shadowy covert organization SIGMA Force--search for answers to the bizarre affliction that has inexplicably washed ashore. But there are others with far less altruistic intentions. In a savage and sudden coup, terrorists hijack the vessel, turning a mercy ship into a floating bio-weapons lab. At a Fourth of July celebration a world away, SIGMA's Commander Gray Pierce thwarts the murderous schemes of a beautiful assassin--a would-be killer who holds the first clue to the discovery of a possible cure. With the fate of every man, woman, and child on Earth hanging in the balance, Pierce joins forces with the woman who wanted him dead, and together they embark upon an astonishing quest--one that winds through Venetian tombs, Byzantine cathedrals, and jungle-encrusted ruins, following the trail of the most fabled explorer in history: Marco Polo. But time is an enemy as a worldwide pandemic grows rapidly out of control. And as a relentless madman dogs their every step, Gray and his unlikely ally are being pulled into an astonishing mystery buried deep in antiquity and in humanity's genetic code. And as the seconds tick closer to doomsday, Gray Pierce will realize he can truly trust no one--not the bewitching enigma who runs at his side or even those who are closest to him--for any one of them could be...a Judas. William Morrow, 448 pages, $26.95 Visit James Rollins website at http://www.jamesrollins.com |  | |||
| Leisure Books - Now available! Shadow Kingdoms: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard Volume 1 While it is titled "Shadow Kingdoms" and is based off the Wildside Press series, the Leisure series is combing two or more volumes at a time (as well as taking out some content with copyright questions) to make a new five book series in mass market paperback. 384 pages, $6.99 Contents:
People of the Dark: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard Volume 2 Mass Market paperback, 320 pages, $6.99 Thanks to Paul Herman for the contents listing! |  | |||
| Leonaur Press Leonaur Press is reprinting the works of Jack London, George Allen England, Talbot Mundy, and Edgar Rice Burroughs in hardcover and trade paperback collections. The 10th Series of Releases features: Tros of Samothrace 1: Wolves of the Tiber by Talbot Mundy - Hardcover: $28.99; Softcover: $17.99 Tros of Samothrace 2: Dragons of the North by Talbot Mundy - Hardcover: $29.99; Softcover: $18.99 Tros of Samothrace 3: Serpent of the Waves by Talbot Mundy - Hardcover: $29.99; Softcover: $18.99 Tros of Samothrace 4: City of the Eagles by Talbot Mundy - Hardcover: $28.99; Softcover: $16.99 The Complete Moon Trilogy by Edgar Rice Burroughs - Hardcover: $30.99; Softcover: $19.99 All three classic novels: The Moon Maid, The Moon Men, and The Red Hawk All Leonaur Press books are available in Softcover or Hardcover with dustjacket. All books look good on the outside & the inside. The prices speak for themselves! Find Leonaur titles at your local bookshop or from http://www.leonaur.com, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk or many other online suppliers. Leonaur books printed and delivered in the USA. |  | |||
| Moonstone Books - The Spider Returns! Martin Powell has announced that Moonstone is continuing to publish new adventures of THE SPIDER. Aside from Martin's SPIDER story to appear in Moonstone's Christmas Anthology comic book, illustrated by Tom Floyd, there are two more SPIDER projects coming from Martin. First, Martin is scripting a graphic novel adaptation of Norvell Page's 1941 SPIDER book, THE DEVIL'S PAYMASTER. Second, Martin's proposal has been accepted for an original SPIDER novella, featuring the Master of Men's very first team-up with G-8 and His Battle Aces. Illustrators are to be announced at a later date. Visit Tom Floyd's website for a sneak peek at the art for the SPIDER story in Moonstone's Christmas Anthology. Congratulations and thanks to Martin Powell for the great news! | ||||
| PULPCON
36 - July 5-8, 2007 PULPCON 36 will be held July 5-8, 2006 at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio. PulpCon is pleased, and proud, to announce the Guests of Honor for PulpCon 36. Glenn Lord By way of celebrating the 100th anniversary of Robert E. Howard (2006) and the anniversary of the publication of the first Conan story in WEIRD TALES, Mr. Glenn Lord has accepted our invitation to attend PulpCon 36 as a Guest of Honor. Mr. Lord was instrumental in the revival of Conan and Howard's other characters. Following are just a few other facts gleaned from the internet and individuals concerning Glenn: "For nearly half a century he has been championing Howard and his work, from his landmark publication of the first REH poetry collection, ALWAYS COMES EVENING (Arkham House, 1959) and his legendary REH fanzine, THE HOWARD COLLECTOR (1960-1972), through over thirty years as the literary agent for the owners of Howard's works, to his current involvement in working with the editors of the Wandering Star/Del Rey and Wildside Press Howard books, and the forthcoming updating of his monumental bio-bibliography, THE LAST CELT (Donald M. Grant, 1976), Glenn has befriended, assisted, advised, and mentored two generations of REH fans, scholars, and editors. There is much more but I think you can see why we are honored to have him as a Guest of Honor. David Saunders In honor of celebrating the 100th birthday of noted pulp artist Norman Saunders, David Saunders has also accepted our invitation to be a Guest of Honor at PulpCon 36. David will present a slide show of almost all of Norman's original pulp work and give a brief description of his life and work. He will also talk about his "obsessive process of researching biographical information on pulp artists". I am sure most of you have read some of his work in ILLUSTRATION magazine and other periodicals.In his own words David describes his latest project: "I have just finished my latest biographical essay on the pulp artist ALLEN ANDERSON, who was actually the artist I knew best, since he was my father's lifelong best friend, so this latest essay has been a meaningful sentimental experience to let other people who enjoy his work know what a sweet person he was". (David would also like to speak with anyone who might own any of Anderson's original artwork. If you know of anyone contact me and I will forward the information to him). Previous works by David include biographical articles and checklists on artists such as Ernest Chiriacka, John W. Scott, Rafael DeSoto, and, of course, Norman Saunders. David has been a good friend of PulpCon's and we look forward to having him as a Guest of Honor. Visit the Pulpcon website for complete registration details and a tentative schedule of events. | ||||
| The Pulp Rack - New additions! We continue with our Talbot Mundy theme today with this posting of a short story by that writer, "The Lady and the Lord." Georges Dodds, who maintains the R.U.R.itaninan Muglug web site -- where you'll find a number of electronic texts (including the Talbot Mundy story, "The Soul of a Regiment") -- provides this Mundy story about Kitty Crothers, the first of about half a dozen tales about this character. Many thanks to Georges! This story, originally appearing in the June 1911 issue of All-Story Magazine, is quite different from the exotic action tales that Mundy wrote for Adventure and Argosy. Still, it has elements of the club story, in which some adventurer or explorer recounts a thrilling tale in the smoking room of a gentlemen's club; and from the escapades Kitty relates, one can see how Mundy drew on his own rascally experiences as a sometime confidence man to lend verisimilitude to his protagonist's tale. You'll find this story at this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2007/06/the_lady_and_th.html Today's Put a Penny in the Pulp Rack's Pocket spiel: Check out Wildside Press' edition of "Jimgrim and the Seventeen Thieves of El-Kalil" at Amazon.com. Purchase this item (or any other item at Amazon) during the session that delivers you there through the URL below, and you'll contribute a few sheckels to The Pulp Rack, for which we thank ye: http://www.amazon.com/Jimgrim-Seventeen-Thieves-El-Kalil-Talbot/dp/1557423865/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_a/pulprack-20 As always, thanks for your patronage. Duane Spurlock proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com Sign up for the Pulp Rack email list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulprack/ | ||||
| Pulpville Press - Now available! PRIVATE SUPER DETECTIVE COMICS #2 Featuring the comic adventures of Girl Friday, Betty Blake, Jerry Jasper, and Ray Hale. All comics taken from the pulp magazines of the Trojan line, such as Private Detective and Super Detective. 36 pages, $8.95 |  | |||
| Robert E. Howard: WINDS OF TIME - Now available! Published by Thomas Kovacs, Zurich, Switzerland, 2007. Hardbound, 224 pages, ISBN 978-3-033-00676-8. Translated by Bernd Karwath. Illustrated by Hubert Schweizer (1 color cover, 1 color frontispiece, 23 black&white illustrations). $80 plus $20 shipping (2nd class postage). Paypal preferred but cash or a personal check is also accepted. paypal to: cartho@gmx.net Thomas Kovacs Schontalstr. 20 CH - 8004 Zurich Switzerland/Europe Contents: Introduction (by Glenn Lord) Die Macht der Toten (German foreword by Hugh Walker) Loomings (foreword by Bernd Karwath) The Poems by Robert E. Howard (English & German):
Bilder im Feuer (essay by Bernd Karwath) Acknowledgements Thanks to Thomas Kovacs and Rusty Burke! |  | |||
| Robert E. Howard Foundation - Coming in 2007! The Last of the Trunk (unpublished fiction) Contents:
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| Wildside Press - Coming in October! The Ultimate Collection Of 20th-Century Adventure Tales Volume 1 A new collection of the greatest adventure stories ever written for the pulp-fiction magazines of the 20th century! Pirates, explorers, detectives and mystics populate these exciting classics and long-lost action tales, written by such greats as Robert E. Howard, Hugh B. Cave, H. de Vere Stacpoole, Nelson Bond and Murray Leinster. 320 pages ISBN-10: 0809572133 $13.95 |  | |||
| Wildside Press - Arriving in comic
shops July 5th! Jimgrim and Allah's Peace by Talbot Mundy Jimgrim is an American secret service agent employed by the British and stationed in the Middle East. His adventures, protecting British interests against the French and other countries meddling in the region following World War I, comprise one of the most interesting creations from the pulp magazines of the early 20th century. 224 pages, $14.95 Secret Agent "X" - The Fear Merchants Ripped from the pages of the March 1936 issue of Secret Agent "X" magazine, here is "The Fear Merchants," a thrilling pulp novel! Includes the great original magazine art. Flame demons swept across the city. And in their scorching wake came a new horror. The firemen fighting the vast inferno suddenly toppled from their ladders, their shrieks piercing the blazing roar. For when the firefighters struck the pavement they were distorted, bloated husks. . . . Secret Agent "X" was at that fire. But his manhunt was blocked by a barrier of the bloated dead. 120 pages, $15 |  | |||
| 'ZINE OF BRONZE #2 - Now available! 'ZINE OF BRONZE #2 is here! The second issue of the magazine for fans of the Man of Bronze is finally out. Contents incude a feature article on Buckaroo Banzai by Dennis Kininger; Doc Savage related book reviews by Sam Gafford; a look at Doc Savage collectibles; Part 2 of our lengthy look into the Doc Savage paperbacks by Dennis Kininger; plus some fabulous art by Tim Faurote(beginning with this issues cover), Greg Woronchak and Studio-Hades. Only $2.50, plus $1.00 S&H (for US) for this full magazine size publication with full color front and back covers. Order from: Jim Main, 13 Valley View Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804, jmain44@aol.com. A few copies of the first issue are still available. Inquire before ordering. |  | |||
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| Adventure House - Coming in
September! HIGH ADVENTURE #96 - The Black Bat in "The Black Bat Strikes Again." A series of mass murders sets Tony Quinn, the Lightning-Fast Nemesis of Crime on the trail of a satanic ring of insurance killers who make a profitable business of slaughter! Follow the Black Bat as he comes to grips with the most vicious gang of criminals he has ever encountered! Retail: $7.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. HIGH ADVENTURE #96 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074010. |  |
| Adventure House - Pulp facsimile
reprint coming to comic shops in September! PHANTOM DETECTIVE - December 1933, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Reprints "The Yellow Murders" by G. Wayman Jones from December 1933. Follow the Phantom Detective, Richard Curtis Van Loan, on the perilous and exciting trail of a nefarious sinister criminal whose pernicious activities are cloaked in grim mystery! PHANTOM DETECTIVE is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074011. Available direct from Adventure House in September SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES - August 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 VICE SQUAD DETECTIVE - 1934, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 |  |
| Adventure House - Coming in
October! PULP ART MASTERS: WALTER M. BAUMHOFER Walter Baumhofer was hailed as "The King of the Pulps" by collectors, authors, artists and publishers. Although his stay in the pulps was barely more than a decade, his work left a lasting impression upon those artists who picked up their paint pallets and tried to duplicate Walter's work and especially young readers who month after month delighted in his four color depictions of action and adventure that graced the magazines of the "Golden Age" of the PULPS! From DOC SAVAGE to FIRE FIGHTERS to DIME WESTERN, Walter Baumhofer's art and style was copied but never equaled. Size: 9X12 Pages: 112 Specifics: Full color softbound book, with full color images of Walter Baumhofer cover paintings. Retail: $20.00 (U.S.) |  |
| Adventure House - Coming in
November! HIGH ADVENTURE #97 - Ki-Gor in two action packed adventures! LAND OF LOST SAFARIS from WINTER 1944 Ki-Gor, White Lord of the Jungle, was invading the treacherous paths of Dismal Swamp, challenging the blood-crazed minions of the Thunder God, with his superb strength and cunning—to save his mate from the juju that had stilled her heart with a sleeping death. THE SILVER WITCH from SPRING 1945 From out of the dank depths of the Swamp of Mists, came the horrible legions of the silver enchantress, terror walking in their wake. Only Ki-Gor, White Lord of the Jungle, stood to face her challenge, and he was helpless—for he was trapped in the witch's lair—his mate marked for death if he should fight the monsters who could not die. Retail: $7.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. |  |
| Adventure House - Coming in
November! G-8 and His Battle Aces #26: "Staffel of Invisible Men" - Originally published - November 1935 "Have all Allied spies in Germany watch for menace of midgets connection aviation." When G-8 read this cable from a fellow secret service agent in America he was puzzled. Why should this information came from the United States? He and his battle aces had been patrolling war skies constantly—yet had seen no sign of midgets . . . But before several hours had passed, G-8 knew that he was embarked on the most daring mission he had ever tackled, knew he must go fighting wings against an invisible staffel! Retail: $9.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. | 
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| Adventure House - Coming in
January 2008! HIGH ADVENTURE #98 - The Crimson Mask in two thrilling adventures! "The Crimson Mask's Scorpion Trail" Crime's most daring avenger buys himself a front row seat for a spectacle of murder when a killer draws the curtain of death! Follow Doc Clarke on a grim trail beset with danger and mystery! "The Money Trail" When sudden death strikes in an armored car robbery—and no loot taken—Doc Clarke, the Crimson Mask, battles to forestall a heinous crime of amazing magnitude! Retail: $7.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. | 
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| Adventure House - Coming in
January 2008! G-8 and His Battle Aces #27: "Staffel of Floating Heads" - Originally published - December 1935 "G-8 saw the grim visitor from the grave; stood startled while the phantom spoke its words of doom . . . "Leutnant Macon," it said, "you have killed me. You have taken my life when I did you no harm. You saw me die and fall—like this. Look at me know, and be cursed for your murder. I will haunt you until the end of your days."—But somewhere the Master Spy knew there would be an answer to this and ghosts or no ghosts, he was going to bring it back. Retail: $9.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. | 
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| Adventure House - Coming in
April! G-8 and His Battle Aces #28: "The Blood-Bat Staffel" - Originally published - December 1935 "The little fiend doktor smiled as he spoke, "It is only a matter of time until the cursed Americaners and the Allies shall grovel at my feet." And as though to echo Herr Doktor Krueger's words, lightning death slashed through the midnight skies. Yankee birdmen folded their wings in the panic of fear. But to another, it was only a challenge, as G-8 saw the hand of his arch enemy and hit the sky on wings of blood and death. Retail: $9.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. | 
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in July! THE SHADOW
Volume 9: "Lingo" & "Partners of Peril" UPDATED solicitation and revised
cover! "Foreshadowing The Batman" Special The Knight of Darkness returns in two historic novels that
gave birth to Batman. First, a powerful new underworld kingpin crosses swords with The Shadow in "Lingo," one of Walter Gibson's all-time masterpieces which introduces The Shadow's customized boomerang which inspired the Batarang. Then, Batman co-creator Bill Finger acknowledged that the first Batman "script was a takeoff on a Shadow story." It certainly was, and we found it! Theodore Tinsley's startlingly bat-haunted Shadow tale is reprinted for the first time ever. In "Partners of Peril," Lamont Cranston investigates chemical syndicate murders in the crime thriller that served as the model for Batman's debut adventure in Detective Comics #27. This extra-length volume also reprints Tinsley's "The Grim Joker," a 1936 tale featuring a clown-faced crime boss called The Joker. Popular culture historian Will Murray documents the Shadowy origins of Batman, while series editor Anthony Tollin chronicles how "Partners of Peril" was adapted as the first Batman story. This classic pulp collection also features a foreword by Golden Age Batman artist Jerry Robinson (creator of The Joker), George Rozen's arresting pulp covers and all the original interior art by acclaimed illustrator Tom Lovell including a lost double-page "Partners of Peril" spread. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. 144 pages, B&W ........................................$12.95 This reprint 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 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 |   |
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc
Coming in September! DOC SAVAGE Volume 10: "Dust of Death" and
"The Stone Man" - NEWLY RESTORED EDITION The legendary pulp superman battles evil in two expanded novels by Lester Dent and Harold A. Davis writing as Kenneth Robeson, incorporating never-before-published text from the original manuscripts. After Long Tom is arrested on spying charges, Doc Savage, Monk and Ham intervene in an Amazon jungle border war as they battle the mysterious Inca in Gray (in the novel that introduced Ham's pet ape, Chemistry). Then, the Man of Bronze and his Iron Crew journey to Arizona and discover a lost race and a strange mist that transforms men into stone. This pulp reprint showcases the classic pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, all of Paul Orban's interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, author of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W...................................$12.95 DOC SAVAGE Volume 10 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074007. |  |
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in September! THE SHADOW Volume 11: "The Road of Crime" & "Crooks Go
Straight" "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" Nostalgia Ventures' sales-smashing revival of Street & Smith's iconic pulp superheroes continues as the Master Avenger proves that "crime does not pay" in two of Walter Gibson's most intriguing mysteries. In "Road of Crime," a former criminal attempts to reform his life with some unseen help from The Shadow, in a 1933 tale of redemption. Then, a series of robberies and murders casts suspicion on two supposedly-reformed criminals. Did the Crooks Go Straight, or has one of them returned to crime? This classic pulp collection also features George Rozen's spectacular pulp covers, all the original interior art by acclaimed illustrator Tom Lovell and historical commentary by popular culture historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 THE SHADOW Volume 11 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074012. |  |
| ATHENA VOLTAIRE: THE LEGEND OF MU-KING
#4 - Coming in
September! by Paul Daly & Steve Bryant The pulse pounding finale! Can Athena Voltaire stop a Japanese warlord from animating the statue army of Emper Qin?! Learn why Tim Bradstreet calls Athena Voltaire "...the most dangerous woman in the genre." 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 DIAMOND HAD CANCELLED RETAILER ORDERS FOR THE FIRST THREE ISSUES IN THIS SERIES. EITHER IT WILL BE RE-SOLICITED OR THE SERIES IS CANCELLED. THE LEGEND OF MU-KING #4 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL073273. | |
| Burroughs
Bulletin #70 - Now available! The Spring 2007 issue (#70) of the THE BURROUGHS BULLETIN is now available. This issue features articles on Burroughs’ 70th story, "Savage Pellucidar." It is profusely illustrated in black & white with full color front and back covers. Articles include: "A Romp in Merry Old Pellucidar" by David A. Adams Picture Gallery by Ronald Wilber "My Friend Tarzan" by Camillo 'Gino" Moscati "A Conversation with A. Lane Batot" by Mary Fabian "A Reconstruction of The Return of Tarzan" by Bobbie M. Rucker "A Letter from ERBs' Doctor" Letters to the Editor and Bibliographer's Corner Subscriptions
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| CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL.13: WHISPERING
SHADOWS AND OTHER STORIES - Coming in November! Written by Roy Thomas, penciled by John Buscema and Sal Buscema, inked by Ernie Chan, colored by Peter Dawes, Ian Sokoliswski, Dennis Kashton and Wil Glass. A new era begins for Conan the Barbarian, as he sets out, once more alone, into the savage heart of Hyboria -- his wit, his strength, and his blade his only allies against a flood of foes both human and super-human! Presenting more of the celebrated Roy Thomas/John Buscema Conan the Barbarian run, as well as a special guest artist appearance by Sal Buscema! All featuring completely re-mastered color; all proving once again why Conan is the greatest and most savage Epic Fantasy character of all time. Collects Marvel's Conan the Barbarian #92 and #101-108. 168 pages, $16.95, in stores on November 7. Dark Horse Comics CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL.13 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL070014. |  |
| CONAN #44 - Coming in September! Written by Timothy Truman, pencils by Cary Nord, colored by Richard Isanove, cover by Nord and Isanove. A favorite of fans and critics alike, the seminal Conan story "Rogues in the House" first appeared in Weird Tales. Now, writer Timothy Truman and artist Cary Nord bring you the tale of the Red Priest, as you've never seen it before. Trapped in the labyrinthine halls of the Red Priest's house, and stalked by a mysterious horror, Conan and Murillo have made a wary alliance with the Priest himself. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on September 19. Dark Horse Comics CONAN #43 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL070013. |  |
| CONAN: RED NAILS animated feature
- Update! CONAN:RED NAILS, the very first animated feature film starring the greatest character in fantasy literature. Steve Gold, Writer/Producer, plans to blog at least once every two weeks, with a goal of twenty blogs over the next forty weeks, as they complete the film. Visit the Conan:RED NAILS website at http://www.conanrednails.com/ From the blog: From the very beginning of this project, our goal has been to bring you a CONAN that is consistent with the passion, style and attitude embodied by Robert E. Howard's prose. You will see an R rated RED NAILS . There will also be a mass-market PG-13 cut and an UNRATED DIRECTOR'S CUT . What you can expect in every cut is amazing art, an epic story and great performances. The entire voice cast was amazing! RON PERLMAN IS CONAN - - The Cimmerian came to life as Ron spoke. If you get anything out of this blog, I want you have a sense of the joy and wonder, the total rush we all felt in that recording studio as Ron yelled, growled and roared. His CONAN was powerful, gritty, tough, smart, nasty and heroic. Everything you'd expect him to be. Thank you Ron, you're the best. And he'll be CONAN for years to come! Ron had great chemistry working with Cree Summer, who plays VALERIA . She brought an amazing power and smoldering sexiness to the role. She was magnificent. Just listening, you knew CONAN and VALERIA were in the room and they were dangerous. Not to be messed with. Ready to draw steel... This was also MARG HELGENBERGER'S first major voice work in animation. She was wonderful and wicked as Tascela! We were very lucky to get her. I think most of you have seen JAMES MARSDEN as "Cyclops" in one of the X-Men Films. After working with him, seeing him create a character, roll on the ground with fear and laughter, I can tell you this: The man is a magician, he chews scenery! His performance fits with Ron's perfectly. You can feel the friendship and camaraderie between CONAN and TECHOTL . I could spend an entire blog just writing about MARK HAMILL . The man is a legend and rightfully so. Hearing Mark perform Howard, as Howard was written , is something I can't wait for all of you to hear. We grabbed Mark for several roles and he dominates one of the film's most tragic moments. I don't want to spoil anything, so that's all I'll say about this, for now. And last, but far from least, CLANCY BROWN was extraordinary as OLMEC . Clancy is a real professional and also a legend in the genre. He brings an amazing insight and wild, chameleon-like skills to his voice work. As good as he is as OLMEC , he did another voice for the picture that still gives me chills. Any discussion of the actors' performances demands commendation for SUE BLU , the film's brilliant voice director. She is uniquely gifted and skilled at this work. Actors trust her and always come through for her. Vic Dal Chele, the director of RED NAILS, has worked with Sue on various productions, but none were more challenging. We all had a great experience collaborating and conquering the many linguistic issues Hyboria presents. Lir an Mannanan Mac Lir! Tlazitlans, etc... I chose to focus this first blog on the film's voice talent for a number of reasons: 1. Everyone loves stars. 2. They were all flat out GREAT!!! 3. YOU get to hear them soon... We are in the process of putting up onsite some film audio files so you can hear RON PERLMAN curse in Cimmerian! And you can also expect new posts with STORYBOARD ART & previously unseen DEVELOPMENT SKETCHES. Hope you enjoyed REDBLOG ONE. Visit the Conan:RED NAILS website at http://www.conanrednails.com/ | |
| THE DARK WORLDS OF H. P. LOVECRAFT
VOLUME 8 AUDIO CD EDITION - Coming in September! This audiobook features a selection of blood-curdling tales by the master of modern horror, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, including "The Lurking Fear," "Haunter of the Dark," and "The Thing on the Doorstep." SRP: $25.95 THE DARK WORLDS OF H. P. LOVECRAFT VOL. 8 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074097. | |
| Dashing Diamond Dick and Other Classic
Dime Novels - In bookstores
June 26th! Compiled by J . Randolph Cox Dime novels —as fundamentally American as baseball and jazz—were an inexpensive and inexhaustible source of popular entertainment for millions of Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The five novels in this unique anthology are classic examples of the form, which encompassed Westerns, early science fiction, detective and mystery yarns, and Revolutionary War historicals. From the handsome gambler "Dashing Diamond Dick" and the daring inventor in "Over the Andes with Frank Reade, Jr., in His New Air-Ship" to the mythic baseball player in "Frank Merriwell’s Finish," here are some of the most valiant heroes and notorious rogues in the pantheon. Read together, these novels are fascinating time capsules from a young nation in love with its larger-than-life characters. Trade paperback, 384 pages, $15, Available June 26th! Penguin Classics Thanks to Chris Yates for the tip! |  |
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "The Murder Master" from February 15, 1938. "The Death Trap" by Fred Trickett is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 850 stories online! "When a Body Meets a Body" by Joe Archibald from POPULAR DETECTIVE, September 1947 Featuring: Willie Klump Another humorous adventure of private detective Willie Klump. Here he tackles a missing persons case and finds more than he bargained for. "No Report" by S. Omar Barker from ACE-HIGH MAGAZINE, First April, 1931 Texas Border Patrolman McPhail plays out a hunch to its lead-swapping conclusion with smugglers. | |
| THE FALL OF CTHULHU #8 - Coming in September! by Michael Alan Nelson & Jean-Jacques Diazlowski Boom!'s horror hit continues to make waves with this war in the Lovecraftian universe! Mr. Arkham sees the machinations of the Dreamlands and continues to gather his forces. A self-contained story that focuses on yet another horrific denizen that will be added to Mr. Arkham's growing list of forces, this is an excellent entry point for new readers as well as another must-have chapter of this ongoing epic horror series! Available in two different cover versions! 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Boom Studios THE FALL OF CTHULHU #8 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL073378. (Cover A). The Diamond Item Code is JUL073379. (Cover B). | |
| FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER #3
(of 6) - Available in comic
shops June 27th! Story - Joshua Ortega; Art - Nat Jones & Jay Fotos; Covers - Frank Frazetta, Nat Jones & Jay Fotos The war between Oro and Edani reaches Duke Atar's stronghold in Treya, as the Duke's daughter Adelia learns a shocking secret about the Death Dealer. The Shadow Hordes of Mirahan continue to sweep across the land of Iparsia, while a mysterious stranger makes his way toward Adelia and the Death Dealer. Image Comics 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 |  |
| FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER #6
(of 6) - Coming in September! Story - Joshua Ortega; Art - Nat Jones & Jay Fotos; Covers - Frank Frazetta, Nat Jones, & Jay Fotos Frank Frazetta's legendary creation is brought to life in this epic, ages-spanning tale of dark fantasy, magic, and horror. Critically acclaimed novelist and comics writer Joshua Ortega teams up with cult-favorite artists Nat Jones and Jay Fotos to bring you the first DEATH DEALER tale worthy of Frank Frazetta's blessing-this one's been approved every step of the way by the Master himself! A new era for the DEATH DEALER begins here-don't miss out on the definitive story of Frazetta's most famous creation! Image Comics 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 DEATH DEALER #6 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL071951. |  |
| FRANK FRAZETTA — ROUGH WORK
- Coming September 28th! edited by Arnie & Cathy Fenner Featuring personal and previously unpublished material, this intimate glimpse of Frank Frazetta's creative process showcases not only black-and-white and full-color renderings from the modern master artist's sketchbook, but concept art as well. cd, Hardcover, 7x9, 128 pages, $19.95 FRANK FRAZETTA — ROUGH WORK is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074065. | 
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| GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES: THE SPIDER
- Coming to
comic shops in September! This trade paperback reprints two action packed 1930's adventures of the pulp-era hero: The Spider, Master of Men! The stories are complete with the original black and white interior illustrations. Issue #1 contains the August 1934 story, "Prince of the Red Looters" and the October 1937 story, "The City that Dared not Eat." Issue #2 contains the November 1934 story, "Death's Crimson Juggernaut" and the January 1939 story, "Claws of the Golden Dragon." Girasol Collectibles Inc. VOLUME 1-Softcover, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 VOLUME 2-Softcover, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 http://www.girasolcollectables.com/ PULP DOUBLES #1 and #2 are solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074008. (PULP DOUBLES #1) The Diamond Item Code is JUL074009. (PULP DOUBLES #2) |  |
| H. P. LOVECRAFT'S CTHULHU MYTHOS:
A WEIRD TALES RETROSPECTIVE - Coming in September! by H. P. Lovecraft; edited by Robert Weinberg This definitive collection of short fiction culled from the pages of Weird Tales presents a glimpse into the classic and new contributions to Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Softcover, 5x8, 400 pages, $14.95 H. P. LOVECRAFT'S CTHULHU MYTHOS is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074099. |  |
| H. P. LOVECRAFT: HORROR IN THE MUSEUM
- Coming in September! by H. P. Lovecraft & others This collection features twenty-four tales of terror revised, rewritten, and collaborated on by the Modern Master of Horror, H. P. Lovecraft. Softcover, 6x9, 544 pages, $16.95 HORROR IN THE MUSEUM is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074100. | |
| HIPPOCAMPUS PRESS NEWSLETTER -
06/17/2007 1. Introduction *This is the June 17, 2007 Newsletter from Hippocampus Press. These newsletters are issued when there is new information available from Hippocampus Press. Our official website: http://www.hippocampuspress.com/ The Hippocampus Press Yahoo! Group website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hippocampus-press 2. Recognition for Hippocampus Press titles. *THE FREEDOM OF FANTASTIC THINGS, edited by Scott Connors, has been nominated for the International Horror Guild (IHG) Award for Nonfiction. *SHADOW COAST by Philip Haldeman received a starred review in Publisher's Weekly 4/23/06. 3. News. *We have found some copies of the first edition of Clark Ashton Smith's THE BLACK DIAMONDS which are signed by editor S. T. Joshi and illustrator Jason C. Eckhardt. This first edition was published in 2002, before the discovery by Dr. William Farmer of the "missing pages" which were included in the second edition, so we are making these rare signed items available for just $10.00 with any other purchase. The missing pages are still available as a free download at our site. *In recent months we have accomplished the release of the initial volume of the CAS Complete Poetry, as well as the hardcover COLLECTED ESSAYS Volume 5. The next two volumes of Smith, and the CD-ROM of the entire Lovecraft essays series, are still on track for publication later this year. More recently still, two additional items are newly available. *After having overcome a bottleneck in our production line, we can announce our forthcoming titles, including the hotly anticipated Lovecraft/Derleth letters! 4. Recently released. *Starred Review in Publisher's Weekly 4/23/07! SHADOW COAST - A novel by Philip Haldeman ISBN-13: 978-0-9771734-7-1 2007: 256 pp: $15.00 Barely surviving a spectacular yachting accident, Mark Sayres finds himself in a remote area of the Olympic Peninsula coast in Washington State. He has come to look for his wife, Maggie, who has been troubled by a disturbing discovery at the archeological site where she is working. After recovering at the home of Sandra Torrel, whose mysterious husband bears a disturbing family secret, Mark learns of a succession of terrifying events in the little town of Neah Bay that seem connected with the nearby excavation. Why are archeologists Paul Radwick and Ken Matsamura so secretive about what may have been unearthed? . . . In this chilling novel, Philip Haldeman evokes the rugged seacoast, eerie rainforests, small-town confines, and human interrelationships of a remote corner of the Pacific Northwest, all within a ghostly tale of horror that brings to mind the best work of H. P. Lovecraft and Algernon Blackwood. *New book in the Lovecraft's Library series: AN EXCHANGE OF SOULS by Barry Pain / LAZARUS by Henri Béraud Each with an Introduction by S. T. Joshi ISBN-13: 978-0-9771734-4-0 2007: 220 pp: $15.00 Barry Pain's An Exchange of Souls (1911) deals fascinatingly with a scientist who fashions a machine for exchanging his personality with that of another—but when he "exchanges souls" with his fiancée, only horror is the result. The novel unquestionably influenced Lovecraft's own tale of personality exchange across gender lines, "The Thing on the Doorstep." Henri Béraud's Lazarus (1924) is an even more obscure work, and yet its account of a man who, in an accident, loses his memory and for sixteen years adopts an entirely different personality makes one think immediately of Lovecraft's "The Shadow out of Time," where exactly the same idea is used. This edition is the first in a series of Lovecraft's Library titles reminiscent of the old "Ace Doubles." After reading the first novel, one flips the book over to read the second one! We have even retained the characteristic blue and white spine layout, and are presenting these volumes in a special digest size. *First issue now available: DEAD RECKONINGS - A Review Magazine for the Horror Field Edited by S. T. Joshi and Jack Madison Haringa No. 1 (Spring 2007): 100 pp Single Issue Price: $7.50 Please visit our website for the table of contents for No. 1. 5. Forthcoming titles. WARNINGS TO THE CURIOUS: A Sheaf of Criticism on M. R. James Edited by S. T. Joshi and Rosemary Pardoe ISBN-13: 978-0-9771734-8-8 July 2007: 340 pp: $20.00 British writer Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) is the most influential author of ghost stories in literary history, but his work has not received the attention it deserves. Warnings to the Curious, the first volume on James to be devoted entirely to his ghostly fiction, features a wealth of material old and new about the scholarly author and his supernatural writing. Please visit our website for the table of contents. LAIR OF THE DREAMER: A Cthulhu Mythos Omnibus By Franklyn Searight With an Introduction by Robert M. Price, and Illustrations by Robert H. Knox ISBN-13: 978-0-9793806-0-0 July 2007: 306 pp: $20.00 Frank Searight is the son of Richard F. Searight, Weird Tales author and correspondent of H. P. Lovecraft. The elder Searight invented the evocative Eltdown Shards for use in stories like his "The Sealed Casket" and "The Warder of Knowledge." Lovecraft borrowed the book title and employed it in his own stories. And though the elder Searight made no great effort to carry on the Mythos tradition of Lovecraft, the younger Searight does. Many enthusiasts of the Cthulhu Mythos have been delighted to discover a story of Frank's included in a magazine or an anthology here and there since the mid-seventies. Thus it is a great treat and a privilege for us to be able to draw all his Innsmouth Stories together, along with an unpublished Mythos novel, LAIR OPF THE DREAMER, for a long-overdue single-author collection. Also included here is the father-son posthumous collaboration, "The Mists of Death." W. PAUL COOK: The Wandering Life of a Yankee Printer, with Selected Writings Edited By Sean Donnelly ISBN-13: 978-0-9771734-6-4 August 2007: pp: $15.00 W. Paul Cook is remembered most often as a friend of H. P. Lovecraft; and so he has lingered posthumously in the shadow of his famous friend. He labored with love for half a century as a printer, publisher, editor, and author; the pleasure of the work itself was often the only reward for his labors. The purpose of this book is to place Cook in his own light; to illuminate his own talents as a writer of fiction, essays, and poetry; as a publisher and printer; and as a sincere exponent of amateur journalism. We will re-open the door, as best we can, to understand and appreciate the life of a modest man who styled himself an ordinary printer, but whom friends called "the Colossus of the North" and a "sterling patron of weird literature." LOVECRAFT ANNUAL New Scholarship on H. P. Lovecraft Edited by S. T. Joshi No. 1 (August 2007): 160 pp Single Issue Price: $15.00 Please visit our website for the table of contents for No. 1. SANCTITY AND SIN: The Collected Poetry and Prose-Poems of Donald Wandrei Edited by S. T. Joshi With illustrations by Howard Wandrei April 2007: $15.00 ISBN-13: 978-0-9771734-9-5 Donald Wandrei (1908-1987) is perhaps best remembered as an author of imperishable weird tales; as a co-founder with August Derleth of Arkham House; and as a friend and protégé of H. P. Lovecraft. But from an early age he also showed himself to be a superb and sensitive poet. As his centennial year approaches, we are proud to announce this exciting project. This new edition will collect all the poems which appeared in previous collections of his poetry, together with recently discovered works in both verse and prose-poetry. As an added bonus, illustrations by his brother Howard Wandrei for many of the poems are reproduced, some for the first time. We will also be making Phillip A. Ellis's remarkable concordance of Donald Wandrei's poetry available as a free download, and in a special hardcover format for libraries and institutions. THE LETTERS OF H. P. LOVECRAFT AND AUGUST DERLETH Edited by S. T. Joshi & David E. Schultz October 2007. Limited edition hardcover (Two Volumes) ISBN-13: 978-0-9793806-4-8 Price: $100.00 for the 2 volume set. Individual volumes not sold separately. *Pre-publication discount: order now and pay just $90.00 plus reduced shipping!* We are pleased to announce a limited-edition two volume hardcover set of the correspondence between H. P. Lovecraft and August Derleth. This edition features Smythe-sewn signatures, an illustrated dust wrapper and shrink wrapping. Both volumes will be released simultaneously, later this year. THE ATLANTIS FRAGMENTS By Donald Sidney-Fryer 2008. Limited edition hardcover. ISBN-13: 978-0-9793806-3-1 Price: $55.00. *Pre-publication discount: order now and pay just $50.00 with free priority shipping!* This hardcover omnibus presents the collected edition of the over-all cycle, or trilogy, making up SONGS AND SONNETS ATLANTEAN (series one, two, and three originally published 1971, 2003, and 2005, respectively), as issued by Hippocampus Press. This volume is anticipated to run between 400 and 500 pages, and will measure six by nine, in inches. It will be Smythe-sewn and bound in the usual manner that existed before the advent of the quality trade paperback. It will feature the following: the original cover art by Gordon Barnett created for the volume embodying the first series; nautical decoration by Lance Alexander; and some charts, or maps, of Atlantis by William Boddy. The edition will be limited to 300 copies. 6. Contact information. Hippocampus Press can be contacted at info@hippocampuspress.com. Please visit our website for ordering information. Thank you for your interest in Hippocampus Press! | |
| THE LONE RANGER VOLUME 1 TP - Available in comic shops June 27th! by Brett Matthews & Sergio Cariello; Covers by John Cassaday "A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty hi-yo Silver. The Lone Ranger!" With those words, fans young and old grew to love the Lone Ranger, and now, Dynamite Entertainment proudly presents the definitive collection of their all-new Lone Ranger series! Featuring the all-star creative team of writer Brett Matthews, art director and cover artist John Cassaday, artist Sergio Cariello, colorist Dean White, and letterer Simon Bowland, the Lone Ranger has grown to be the most talked about comic of the year! And now, all six issues are presented in one collection - the complete story of how John Reid was transformed into the Lone Ranger and, along with his partner Tonto, set a new standard of justice in the Old West! Also features a complete cover gallery featuring all of John Cassaday's covers for the series, and more! Available in Regular and Previews Exclusive cover editions! 7x10, Full Color $19.99 | |
| THE LONE RANGER #10 - Coming in September! by Brett Matthews, Sergio Cariello The Eisner Nominated ("Best News Series" and "Best Cover Artist") series continues from Dynamite, writer Brett Matthews, artist Sergio Cariello and art director/cover artist John Cassaday! The Lone Ranger #10 concludes the explosive story arc that began in issue #7 of the all-new ongoing series! Can the Ranger and Tonto fulfill there mission and successfully transport a man accused of murder through the very land owned by the relatives of the man he allegedly killed? Or will they - and the accused - meet their ends? This issue is also available in a special foil cover edition! 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $2.99 Publisher: DynamiteEntertainment THE LONE RANGER #10 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL073443. | |
| Madame Mirage #4 - Coming in September! Written by Paul Dini, art by Kenneth Rocafort, cover by Rocafort. With the answer to the most asked question of the summer answered - "Who is Madame Mirage?", award winning author Paul Dini (COUNTDOWN, LOST) and hot new artist Kenneth Rocafort (HUNTER-KILLER) turn the excitement up to eleven. Mirage cuts loose in this issue and stretches her powers to the limit as she unleashes an all out assault on Aggressive Solutions International's headquarters! Mirage is through toying with the villains of ASI... or is she? Full color, 32 pages, $2.99 Image Comics - Top Cow MADAME MIRAGE #4 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL071979. | |
| Mike Chomko - June 2007 newsletter is now available! Mike's June 2007 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, 2217W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542 Contact Mike by email at chomko@enter.net | |
| Moonstone Books - Coming in
September/October! Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent Written by: Lester Dent Interior Art: Tom Roberts Cover Art: Bob Larkin (regular), Doug Klauba (Limited) 352 pages, b/w, Squarebound, 6”x9”, $18.95 (Limited hardcover $49.99) Moonstone Books will offer the first new Doc Savage tales in more than thirty-five years this September when they unveil a collection of radio scripts written in the late 1940s by the enduring character's creator, Lester Dent. Many of these radio scripts have never been seen before and for the most part they have been virtually forgotten for more than half a century. Doc Savage remains one of the most highly regarded pulp characters, with a track record that includes 181 issues of Doc Savage magazine, a wildly successful string of novels, comic books, and a feature film, “the Man in Bronze” has thrilled audiences around the world for more than five decades. Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent collects for the first time these radio scripts for the character's legions of fans. The book will be available in a trade paperback version and a special, limited and signed hardcover edition with a full-color dust jacket. The special edition is limited to 300 numbered copies and features a pulp-era Doc Savage cover by Douglas Klauba. It will be signed by both the artist and the interior illustrator, Tom Roberts. It will also include special Doc color plates by Dave Dorman, Joe Prado, and Ruben Procopio. The trade paperback will retail for $18.95, and limited edition will carry at $49.99 cover price. Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL073728. (Regular trade paperback edition) The Diamond Item Code is JUL073729. (Limited hardcover edition) Moonstone Books |   |
| Moonstone Books - Available in comic
shops June 27th! THE PHANTOM #17 Written by Mike Bullock, art by Silvestre Szilagyi, colored by Bob Pedroza, covers by Marat Mychaels, Adelso Corona and Adam Street, and Darryl Banks, Terry Austin and Bob Pedroza. "Invisible Children," part 1 of 3. Ripped from today's headlines, The Phantom takes on an African Warlord who believes he is a prophet of the Almighty God himself. At stake, are the lives of thousands of children stolen from their homes and indoctrinated into the Warlords Resistance Army through mental, physical and spiritual torture. The Warlord HIM has conscripted these "Invisible Children" to fight his Holy War and assert his self-proclaimed "Divine Will" on the peoples and Governments of Africa in his first step towards world domination. Moonstone Books teams with readers to make a difference in this tragic, continuing real world atrocity. In order to do this, Moonstone has enlisted artists Darryl Banks and Terry Austin to create limited edition B covers for each issue of this story arc. For each limited edition issue of Phantoms #17-19 purchased, Moonstone Books will make a contribution to www.invisiblechildren.com in order to create safe havens with food, healthcare and educations for the children affected by this war. 32 pages, $3.50 (regular edition), $4.50 (Limited charity edition) Moonstone Books |  |
| Night Shade Books - Now available! THE DOOR TO SATURN: THE COLLECTED FANTASIES OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH VOLUME 2 Edited by Scott Connors & Ronald S. Hilger THE DOOR TO SATURN is the second in a five-volume set collecting the definitive texts of Clark Ashton Smith's fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Edited by Scott Connors and Ron Hilger, who have put together a definitive set of texts based on Smith's notes, manuscripts, and letters. Endorsed by Arkham House and authorized by Smith's estate, this is the edition for any self-respecting Clark Ashton Smith fan. Hardcover, 350 pages, B&W, $39.95 Night Shade Books |  |
| PEEPING CTHULHU PLUSH - Coming in
October! This month you had best keep the blinds closed and your naughty bits covered, for the Great Old One himself is at your window! Here comes Peeping Cthulhu, a 16" plush that proves even the Great Cthulhu himself has a voyeuristic side. Whether looking inside your house, outside your bedroom, through your shower door, or just staring down the cars behind you with his evil gaze, Peeping Cthulhu is sure to be loads of fun! Comes with an evil attachment device (sometimes known as a "suction cup"), allowing Peeping Cthulhu stick to any smooth, flat surface. Scheduled to ship in October 2007. SRP: $12.99 PEEPING CTHULHU PLUSH is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL074461. | |
| Pulpville Press - Now available! FIGHTING WESTERN COMICS #1 Featuring the comic adventures of Lariat Lucy and Fighting Bob Dale, taken from Fighting Western pulp magazine. Premiere Issue $8.95 The PULP ART PRESS is now open for business, specializing in framed and unframed artwork of pulp magazine covers, girlie magazine covers, hardcover book covers, paperback book covers, and movie ranch photos and memorialbilia. |  |
| The Pulp Rack - New additions! This week's -- rather, last week's -- update to The Pulp Rack is now available: "The Ice Sphinx: Verne’s Sequel to Poe’s Arthur Gordon Pym" by Brian Taves. This essay was written by Brian as an introduction to The Ice Sphinx, published by Wildside Press as An Antarctic Mystery Or, the Sphinx of the Ice Fields: A Sequel to Edgar Allan Poe's the Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym in 2005. The Wildside edition is a reprint of the 1899 English translation by Mrs. Cashel Hoey published in Philadelphia by J.B. Lippincott Co. Many thanks to Brian for sharing this piece, which you'll find at this URL: http://www.pulprack.com You can purchase the Wildside edition at Amazon.com and drop a penny or two in the Pulp Rack's pocket by using the following link: http://www.amazon.com/Antarctic-Mystery-Sphinx-Ice-Fields/dp/1557423458/ref=sr_1_2/pulprack-20 This post is provided thanks to Georges Dodds, who maintains the R.U.R.itaninan Muglug web site. Today's post is a newspaper clipping from a 1919 issue of the NEW YORK TIMES, which relates basics about Talbot Mundy's suit against a film corporation regarding rights to two of his stories that appeared in ADVENTURE, one of which is KING, OF THE KHYBER RIFLES. You'll find the posting at this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2007/06/talbot_mundy_su.html A check of Amazon shows no DVDs available of the film versions of KING, which is unfortunate. One stars Victor McLaglen and Myrna Loy and was directed by John Ford, the other stars Tyrone Power, Terry Moore and Michael Rennie, and was directed by Henry King. It's Put A Penny in the Pulp Rack's Pocket Time: Age of Aces Books, run by pals of The Pulp Rack Chris and Dave Kalb and Bill Mann, have released their second collection of stories from DARE-DEVIL ACES, the first volume of books collecting Robert J. Hogan's stories about The Red Falcon -- "The Red Falcon: The Dare-Devil Aces Years Volume 1." It's available now from Amazon. To pitch a penny the Pulp Rack's way, purchase it (or any other Amazon) after clicking this link to take you to the book's page, and many thanks: http://www.amazon.com/Red-Falcon-Dare-Devil-Aces-Years/dp/0979409217/ref=sr_1_1/pulprack-20 As always, thanks for your patronage. Duane Spurlock proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com Sign up for the Pulp Rack email list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulprack/ | |
| RED SONJA #23 - Available in comic
shops June 27th! by Michael Avon Oeming & Homs "The Long Way Back Home" continues here as the Red Sonja 35th Anniversary Celebration also continues! Sonja and her companions face an undead group of pirates and the wrath of an Old God as they desperately make their way back to take the battle to Kulan Gath! It's all leading up to Red Sonja #25 and, along the way, new characters are introduced and one of her companions will sacrifice his life to the journey! Plus: More of the Pirate Queen, Valera and her crew, as they face Gath's demonic generals at sea, as well as Kulan Gath's plans for the imprisoned Goddess! Featuring a new series of covers by Stephen Segovia, Homs, Joe Prado and the Red Sonja cover debut of Joyce Chin! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment |  |
| RED SONJA #27 - Coming in September!
by Michael Avon Oeming & Brian Reed, & Homs Stunning sword and sorcery continues featuring the "She-Devil with a Sword" - Red Sonja - from Dynamite Entertainment! In "World on Fire," Red Sonja and crew are back in Hyboria, now subjugated under the iron hand of Kulan Gath. Along with a small, but determined band of resistance fighters, Sonja struggles to make a dent in Gath's proverbial armor. But can she save the very world from the tyranny and evil of Gath? Featuring the tag-team writing duo of Michael Avon Oeming and Brain Reed, along with interior artist Homs, and covers artists for this issue: Mel (Spider-Man vs. Red Sonja) Rubi, Homs, Joe Prado and Dan Panosian! This issue is also available in a Fiery Red Foil edition by Ron Adrian! 32 pages, Full Color SRP: $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment RED SONJA #27 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL073417. | 
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| SAVAGE TALES #4 - Coming in September! The smash series from Dynamite continues with an all-new series of the most brutal and savage comic stories ever told! This issue features the debut of a two-part Red Sonja tale from Death Dealer writer Joshua Ortega (and artist Walter Geovanni)! It's a Savage Sonja tale you won't find anywhere else! Also this month, the debut chapter of writer Doug Murray's "Sellsword" (featuring artist Diego Bernard) - starring a mysterious stranger who rides into town and sets two families at each other's throats, but with a twist you won't see coming! Also look for "The Art of War" by writer Brandon Jerwa and artist Joe Prado, and the first installment of "The Ripper," featuring a shocking tale of brutal murder among the royal court of a most mysterious land (art by Pere "Savage Tales: Elder Things" Perez)! All under two more stunning covers from artists Richard (Dark Tower) Isanove and Stjepan (The Darkness) Sejic! Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment 48 pages, Full Color, SRP: $4.99 SAVAGE TALES #4 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL073429. | 
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| SHEENA #1 - Available in comic
shops June 27th! Author: Robert Rodi; Artist: Matt Merhoff ; Cover Artists: Joe Jusko, Nicola Scott, Khary Randolph, and Tim Seeley Based on a concept by Stephen E. De Souza The first comic book heroine to have her own title returns to comics with a brand new #1! The country of Val Verde is rife with dissent - political, environmental and financial problems plague this country? How does the life of Sheena fit into all of this? Just how did she become the incarnation of the jungle in the first place? The questions and answers begin here! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Devil's Due Publishing |  |
| SHEENA #4 - Coming in September! Author: Robert Rodi; Artist: Matt Merhoff ; Cover Artists: Joe Linsner, Frazer Irving, and Tim Seeley Based on a concept by Stephen E. De Souza SHEENA has been promoted from a mini-series to an ongoing series! With forces pursing her from every side, Sheena makes a run for the only place she knows she'll be safe - and once she makes it into the embrace of the jungle, her pursuers will come to know firsthand what the call of the wild really sounds like! All-out steamy jungle action issue! Don't miss the unbelievable twist on the last page of this issue! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Devil's Due Publishing SHEENA #4 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL073484. |  |
| Wild Cat Books - Now available! STARTLING STORIES... returns at last! This old pulp magazine title featured some of the best ScienceFiction ever written, and now it's back with new stories, artwork, and more. This issue also marks the debut of CAPTAIN DANGER & THE SPACE RANGERS by Tom Johnson, an on-going series of great Space Opera and thrilling tales in the tradition of Captain Future and The Lensmen. Plus another new series, ON OMEGA STATION: The Ballad of Malik Blayne by K. G. McAbee. and an introduction to THE SPACE-HAWK SQUADRON by Wayne Skiver. STARTLING STORIES means Science Fiction at its best. Pick up your copy today! 64 pages, 8.5" x 11", saddle-stitch binding, 60# white interior paper, black and white interior ink, 100# white exterior paper, full-color exterior ink. $10 Printed or $4.20 as PDF Download Available at: http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks |  |
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| Adventure House - June 2007 Catalog now available! The Adventure House June 2007 catalog is now available and jam packed with goodies. There are lots of pulps for sale as well as back issues of HIGH ADVENTURE and lots of other pulp publications from Adventure House, Black Dog Books, Off-Trail Publications, Nostalgia Ventures, and more! The catalog is available in two versions: PDF and EXCEL. | |
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc. "Who
knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" Coming in October! THE SHADOW Volume 12: "The Magigals Mystery" & "Serpents
of Siva" The Dark Avenger explores the worlds of magic and mystery in two of Walter Gibson's most intriguing thrillers. The Shadow is buried alive when he battles Hindu thuggees of an ancient cult as he searches for the strange secrets of the Serpents of Siva (PLUS writer/magician Walter Gibson reveals yogi secrets and the levitation illusion). Then, Lamont Cranston visits a magic convention to investigate The Magigals Mystery (and encounters his raconteur in Walter Gibson's only pulp cameo). This classic pulp collection also features George Rozen's incredible pulp covers, all the original interior art by illustrators Edd Cartier and Paul Orban, plus historical articles on Walter Gibson's magical world by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 |  |
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc.
Coming in October! DOC SAVAGE Volume 11: "Cold Death" & "The South Pole Terror"
The pulp era's greatest superman battles evil in two exciting 1936 thrillers by Laurence Donovan and Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. First, the Man of Bronze battles Var, a faceless fiend whose sinister pronouncements threaten destruction through the eerie "Cold Death." Then, Doc Savage becomes embroiled in a desperate race to Antarctica to block "The South Pole Terror." This collector's item pulp reprint showcases the classic color pulp cover by Walter Baumhofer, original interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical articles byWill Murray, author of seven Bantom Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
Adventure House,
Girasol Collectables,
Bud Plant, Mike
Chomko, Nostalgia Ventures, Shocklines,
Vintage Library,
Curious Book Shop, Borders Books, and your local comic shop through Diamond
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| CHRONICLES
OF CONAN VOL.13: WHISPERING SHADOWS AND OTHER STORIES - Coming in November! Written by Roy Thomas, penciled by John Buscema and Sal Buscema, inked by Ernie Chan, colored by Peter Dawes, Ian Sokoliswski, Dennis Kashton and Wil Glass. A new era begins for Conan the Barbarian, as he sets out, once more alone, into the savage heart of Hyboria -- his wit, his strength, and his blade his only allies against a flood of foes both human and super-human! Presenting more of the celebrated Roy Thomas/John Buscema Conan the Barbarian run, as well as a special guest artist appearance by Sal Buscema! All featuring completely re-mastered color; all proving once again why Conan is the greatest and most savage Epic Fantasy character of all time. Collects Marvel's Conan the Barbarian #92 and #101-108. 168 pages, $16.95, in stores on November 7. Dark Horse Comics | |
| THE
CIMMERIAN, VOLUME 4, NUMBER 3 (June) - Now available! THECIMMERIAN, VOLUME 4, NUMBER 2 Edited by Leo Grin | Illustrated by Andrew Cryer 40 pages Features a look into REH's influence on Heavy Metal music, a piece on Bran Mak Morn as a classic American hero in a European setting, a deep exploration of the history of the Howardian honorific "The Father of Sword-and-Sorcery," a wonderful essay on the thematic undercurrents coursing through Howard's Solomon Kane tales, poetry by Anthony Avacato, a rough-and-tumble Lion's Den, and more. Each issue was printed in two editions. The deluxe edition, numbered 1-75, uses a black linen cover with foil-stamped midnight blue text. The limited edition, numbered 76-225, uses an midnight blue cover with solid black text. Visit The Cimmerian website for complete details. Deluxe edition: $15 Limited edition: $10 each. UNITED STATES 1 Book: First Class (arrives in few days) $4 2-4 books: Priority Mail (arrives in few days) $5 CANADA 1-4 books: Airmail (arrives in a few days) $5 INTERNATIONAL (most other countries — Europe, Australia, Asia, etc.) 1-4 books: Airmail (arrives in 4-7 days) is $10; Surface Mail (by boat, usually takes 4+ weeks) varies from country to country, please inquire with the editor. 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 DELREY,CA 90296 Visit The Cimmerian website for full ordering information and back issue availability. | |
| CONAN
#41 - Available in comic shops June 20th! Written by Timothy Truman, art and cover by Cary Nord, colored by Richard Isanove. The first part of the adaptation of the Robert E. Howard classic "Rogues in the House"! A favorite of fans and critics alike, the seminal Conan story "Rogues in the House" first appeared in WEIRD TALES in 1934. Now, writer Timothy Truman and artist Cary Nord bring you the tale of the Red Priest, as you've never seen it before. With Conan's only friend on the gallows and his light-of-love in another man's arms, the Cimmerian's lot looks grim, indeed. But before Conan's crimes can catch up with him, the plotting of a treacherous nobleman and a dark priest propel him into one of his most chilling adventures yet . . . 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  |
| CONAN
#44 - Coming in September! Written by Timothy Truman, pencils by Cary Nord, colored by Richard Isanove, cover by Nord and Isanove. A favorite of fans and critics alike, the seminal Conan story "Rogues in the House" first appeared in Weird Tales. Now, writer Timothy Truman and artist Cary Nord bring you the tale of the Red Priest, as you've never seen it before. Trapped in the labyrinthine halls of the Red Priest's house, and stalked by a mysterious horror, Conan and Murillo have made a wary alliance with the Priest himself. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on September 19. Dark Horse Comics | |
| CONAN:
THE HALL OF THE DEAD AND OTHER STORIES - The trade paperback edition will be available in comic shops June 20th! Kurt Busiek (W), Mike Mignola (W), Tim Truman (W), Cary Nord (P), and Dave Stewart (C) Know, O Prince, that in an age undreamed of, shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. Hither came Conan the Cimmerian; black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet . . . Conan: The Hall of the Dead concludes writer Kurt Busiek's ( JLA/Avengers , Astro City ) critically acclaimed run, paving the way for new writer Tim Truman ( Conan and the Songs of the Dead ) and featuring a story by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola! Eisner award-nominated artist Cary Nord ( Daredevil ), and Eisner award-winning color artist Dave Stewart ( Ultimate Fantastic Four , DC: The New Frontier ) continue their groundbreaking run on Dark Horse's best-selling Conan series with three of the best writers in comics today . Dark Horse Comics Trade Paperback, Full Color, 200 pages $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 Murder Master" from February 15, 1938. "The Coral Dragon" by Jonathan Blade is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 850 stories online! "Lined With Death" by John L. Benton from THRILLING DECTIVE, August 1944 Detective Nelson runs into a slick scheme for loot and mixes it with a crew of greed-maddened killers. "Service Weight" by A. R. Thurman from THRILLING SPORTS, Fall 1944 Army Baseball and Big-League Baseball Are Horses of a Different Feather - and it Took Sergeant Nulty and ex-Bruin Hack Freeman Some Time to Learn They Could Run in Pairs. | |
| Girasol Collectables -
PULP DOUBLES #4 will be available in July! Girasol is pleased to introduce their new series of Spider reprints. The '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 the Pulp Replica line, these 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. Girasol Spider Pulp Doubles #4 reprinting The Spider #22 and #51 "Dragon Lord of the Underworld" (July 1935) & "Satan's Switchboard"(Dec 1937) Our new trade paperback series featuring 2 Spider novels continues right on schedule as promised! Issue #4 will be out in July and features 2 great Spider stories complete with the original pulp illustrations. Unlike our Replica series, these trade paperbacks have re-set text, and do not include the backup stories or ads. #3 - Spider #19 & #71: "Slaves of the Crime Master" (April 1935) & "The Spider and the Fire God" (Aug. 1939) The third issue in our new trade paperback style pulp reprint series. 128 pages with 2 action-packed Spider stories. Reset text, but includes the original illustrations. #2 - Spider #14 & #64: "Death's Crimson Juggernaut" (Nov. 1934) & "Claws of the Golden Dragon" (Jan. 1939) The second issue in our new trade paperback style pulp reprint series. 128 pages with 2 action-packed Spider stories. Reset text, but includes the original illustrations. #1 - Spider #11 & #49: "Prince of the Red Looters" (Aug. 1934) & "The City That Dared Not Eat" (Oct. 1937) 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! The price per issue is $14.95 + $2.05 s&h for a total of $17 per issue (within North America). 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/ | 
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| MADAME MIRAGE #1 - Available in comic
shops June 20th! Written by Paul Dini, art by Kenneth Rocafort, covers by Greg Horn and Rocafort. Paul Dini makes an explosive return to Top Cow in 2007 when he brings brand new character Madame Mirage to the Top Cow Universe. But who is this beautiful woman who appears out of the mist? As deadly as she is beautiful, she is cutting a bloody path through the city's villains, who now wear suits and have "legitimate" businesses. But who is her ultimate prey? And how does this Mirage take form? And why is her destiny and that of her sidekick Harper so irrevocably entwined? These and many other questions will be asked along with the most pivotal question of all Who is Madame Mirage? Dini weaves a tale of murder, intrigue and revenge in a world of high-tech espionage and treachery. Joining Dini is rising artistic star, Kenneth Rocafort with his atmospheric and kinetic style. The first issue features two covers by sensual cover artist Greg Horn as well as a stunning cover by series artist Rocafort. Madame Mirage -- you'll never forget her... if you can make her acquaintance and live to tell the tale... Image Comics 32 pages, $2.99 |  |
| Oregon Literary Review - Manly Wade Wellman articles in the Summer issue! Jeremiah Rickert is doing a long piece on Manly Wade Wellman for the upcoming issue of the Oregon Literary Review. It will be online in the Summer issue. It will include a couple essays, "Why Wellman?" and "The William Faulkner Incident" (a chronicle of the 1946 Ellery Queen Mystery Award won by Wellman over Faulkner), interviews with David Drake, Wellman's friend and owner of the Wellman literary estate, and Jeremy Lassen of Night Shade Books...an essay on writing by Wellman, and two stories, one a John story and one space opera. Visit the Oregon Literary Review website at http://www.oregonlitrev.org Thanks to Jeremiah Rickert for the tip! | |
| Pulp
Adventurecon #7 - November 3rd, 2007! Pulp Adventurecon #7 will be on November 3rd at : Ramada Inn 1073 Route 206 Bordentown, NJ Just off Exit 7 of the New Jersey Turnpike 10 am - 5 pm No confirmed guests yet. More news when available. | |
| Pulp
Fiction Art: Cheap Thrills & Painted Nightmares - Coming July 31st! The artwork found on pulp fiction magazine covers has rankled American sensibilities since before your grandparents time. Now for the first time on film, PULP FICTION ART: CHEAP THRILLS & PAINTED NIGHTMARES takes an in-depth look at these incredible yet misunderstood works of art; some of which, due to their controversial content, are rarely seen in public today. Pulp fiction art is more than simply an American art form; it is a state of mind. Politically incorrect, shocking, offensive and deliciously fun, it is unforgettable. PULP FICTION ART: CHEAP THRILLS & PAINTED NIGHTMARES takes you behind the scenes of this forgotten art form with interviews of the artists who created these sinfully entertaining paintings and the collectors who have kept it alive. Winner of the 2006 Best Documentary award at both the Dragon*Con Film Festival and The International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival, documentary filmmaker Jamie McDonald gained exclusive access to the world's largest pulp art collection - owned by pulp art historian Robert Lesser. Whether you are a true fan of the art form or a curious newcomer, PULP FICTION ART: CHEAP THRILLS & PAINTED NIGHTMARES will leave you thinking differently about what constitutes true art. Visit the Pulp Fiction Art website for a peak at the DVD. DVD Release Date: July 31, 2007, 1disk, $19.99 |  |
| Pulpville Press - Now available! SPICY WESTERN COMICS #1 Featuring the comic adventures of Polly of the Plains, taken from Spicy Western pulp magazine. From the November 1936 to December 1937 issues of SPICY WESTERN STORIES come twelve of the Polly of the Plains 2-page comic stories. 28 pages, 6.63" x 10.25", saddle-stitch binding, black and white interior ink $8.95 | 
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| SAVAGE TALES #2 - Available in comic shops June 20th! Issue #2 features the conclusion of a special Red Sonja story from Ron Marz and Adriano Batista! Savage Tales #2 also features: "Battle for Atlantis" Part Two from writers Leah Moore and John Reppion with artists Pablo Marcos and Stjepan Sejic: The world around the Atlanteans is changing and growing ever more savage and brutal, can the majestic state find its way in this harsh new world? "The Hunter" Part Two -- from the pages of Red Sonja -- from writers Luke Lieberman and Michael Avon Oeming with artist Kevin Sharpe: The Hunter finds a new ally in his quest to avenge the death of his master - the Borat Na-Fori -- and seek the ultimate revenge on Kulan Gath! "Cthulhu and The Old Ones" by Mike (Marvel's ZOMBIE) Raict and artist Pere Perez: Continuing the tale of the stranded Cthulhu as a desperate band of islanders attempts to stave off his ever-growing madness! Covers from Arthur Suydam, Richard Isanove and Stjepan Sejic! Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment 48 pages, Full Color, SRP: $4.99 |  |
| Wild
Cat Books - Now available! THE CAPTAIN FUTURE HANDBOOK - Compiled by Chuck Juzek, this is the Definitive Reference Guide for all fans of this Pulp Magazine Space Adventurer! Previously available only as a small-press softcover edition, this Newly Updated & Edited Hardcover version contains even more Articles, References, and Artwork (over 100 pieces alone in glorious Full-Color!) Includes Complete Story Summaries, along with all the Pulp Magazine, Paperback, and Video Covers, including German and Japanese editions. Also featuring a Complete Bibliography, Index, Comic Book and Internet information, as well as "An Inside Look at Captain Future" by Edmond Hamilton! With pages from the "Under Observation" departments, this is a "Must Have" for all fans of this world-wide Pulp Hero! 246 pages, 8.25" x 10.75", casewrap-hardcover binding, 80# white interior paper, full-color interior ink, 100# white exterior paper, full-color exterior ink, $75.00 http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks |  |
| Wildside
Press: THE RETURN OF THE NIGHT WIND - Available late June
or July, 2007! THE RETURN OF THE NIGHT WIND by Varick Vanardy Written by the “father of [serial detective] Nick Carter,” Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey, and published by the man who introduced the “pulp” magazine to the world, Frank A. Munsey, the Night Wind was a super-endowed character whose fictional life-span ran from 1913 to the early 1920s. Bingham Harvard, alias the Night Wind, used his prodigious strength (roughly 5 times that of the average man) to rescue himself, friends and family from various plots of “frame-ups,” extortion and outright physical violence. His exploits were serialized in Munsey’s THE CAVALIER and ALL-STORY WEEKLY just a few months after the appearance of Tarzan in October 1912 and wrapping up just before the first appearance of Zorro on August 1919 by the same publisher. Upon the close of a pulp magazine serial, the installments were bound and reissued in hardcover format. There were a total of four hardcover novels starring the Night Wind: ALIAS “THE NIGHT WIND,” THE RETURN OF THE NIGHT WIND, THE NIGHT WIND’S PROMISE, and LADY OF THE NIGHT WIND. In 1923 the first novel was adapted for the silent screen and released with much popular appeal as ALIAS “THE NIGHT WIND.” After almost 100 years out of print, ALIAS THE NIGHT WIND was re-released by Wildside Press in March 2007. Now the sequel: THE RETURN OF THE NIGHT WIND will soon see reprint. Re-typeset - but not revised or abridged in any way, this edition comes with an informative introduction by Peter Coogan, author of “Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre” (MonkeyBrain Books, 2006) placing the Night Wind in context with the entire superhero genre. In addition, the hardbound and paperback formats of this book sport the color cover from the original, first appearance of THE RETURN OF THE NIGHT WIND in THE CAVALIER magazine from October 4, 1913. ALIAS THE NIGHT WIND is available now from Barnes & Noble.com, Amazon.com and Diesel eBooks in hardcover, paperback and ebook formats Hardcover, 256 pages, $29.95 Trade paperback, 252 pages, $14.95 THE RETURN OF THE NIGHT WIND will soon be available from the same retailers, in the same formats, at the same noted prices. Stay tuned for the pending release of the next two Night Wind titles from the original series and a new, exciting fifth installment with a foreword by Win Scott Eckert and cover and interior illustrations by Mark Maddox... | Cover for ALIAS THE NIGHT WIND 
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| Adventure House
- The June facsimile reprints are now available! HEADQUARTERS DETECTIVE - March 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES - July 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SECRET AGENT X - June 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
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- The complete set of October facsimile reprints
are announced! SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES - December 1940, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 TEN STORY GANG - January 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 SECRET AGENT X - December 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
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| Age
of Aces Books - The Red Falcon: The Dare-Devil Aces Years
is now available! Age of Aces Books is proud to announce the release of our second book, THE RED FALCON: THE DARE-DEVIL ACES YEARS Volume 1 by Robert J. Hogan. It is 248 pages and contains all of the original Blakeslee illustrations. Like our first release, CAPTAIN BABYFACE: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES, this 6 x 9 trade paperback has been designed by the great team of David and Chris Kalb. It is available for $16.99 from Amazon.com. Buy both at once and have them shipped for free. This is the first of five volumes that will be collecting all of the Red Falcon's appearances in Popular Publication's DARE-DEVIL ACES magazine. Volume 2 should be available in the Fall of 2007. Also, coming in July 2007 will be Ralph Oppenheim's THE ADVENTURES OF THE THREE MOSQUITOES. Check out our web site for information on these and future releases. http://ageofaces.home.att.net/index.htm Who is The Red Falcon? Meet Barry Rand. Unjustly wanted for a firing squad on his own side of the lines and facing death from the Germans on the other! A man abandoned by his own country, but still willing to die for it! Along with his aide, the great African warrior Sika, The Red Falcon fights WWI on his own terms. Flying the blood-red crate they built themselves from parts of crashed planes, they are the strangest pair on the Front. And the most deadly. Before Signal Corp pilot and airplane demonstrator Robert J. Hogan created G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES, he created The Red Falcon which ran for five years in DARE-DEVIL ACES before moving to G-8. Here is the premiere volume of his exploits collected for the first time, including the first Red Falcon-G8 crossover,"Dynamite Cargo"! Stories in Volume 1: "The Red Falcon," "The Bat Squad," "The Masked Drome," "Hurricane Buzzard," "Midnight Staffel," "The Death Squadron," "The Hooded Squadron," and "Dynamite Cargo." Still available: CAPTAIN BABYFACE: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES by acclaimed hard-boiled writer Steve Fisher. These ten tales tell the story of Captain Jed Garrett, of the US Special Agent Corps, and his struggle to defeat the evil German genius, Mr.Death. Garrett, known as Captain Babyface because of his youthful appearance, is assisted by his dog, Click the hellhound. Together, they try to foil Mr. Death's bloodthirsty schemes, which threaten defeat for the Allies in WWI. For Jed Garrett, his orders are simple: Kill Mr. Death! But who is Mr. Death? One of Germany's brightest chemists and inventors, he had grown weary of life and entered a monastery near Alsace-Lorraine. But war came and the monastery was bombed. Severely injured, German surgeons patched him back together, though he was left horribly disfigured. And now, sworn to vengeance against the Americans, he uses his evil genius for Germany in the “War to End All War.” Author Steve Fisher is best known for his hardboiled work in BLACK MASK MAGAZINE and in novels like “I Wake Up Screaming”. In Popular Publications long-running aviation pulp DARE-DEVIL ACES, he created the ten titanic tales of Captain Babyface. For the first time, they are presented together in one volume. This is the first in a series from Age of Aces Books that will feature some of the greatest aviation pulp heroes of the 1930's. CAPTAIN BABYFACE: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES was designed by the great Chris Kalb and features Frederick Blakeslee's original illustrations. It is 230 pages and is now available on Amazon.com for $16.99. |   | ||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Knight
of Darkness returns in two of Walter Gibson's most extraordinary pulp thrillers.
First, two legendary crimefighting agencies join forces when The Shadow teams
with England's legendary Scotland Yard to investigate The London Crimes and the
master criminal known as The Harvester. Then, The Shadow journeys to a strange
Castle of Doom, where murder lurks behind its battlements. Mystery and intrigue
abound in this thrilling tale of lost treasure, secret underground passages and
ghostly apparitions. In honor of The Shadow's first British adventure, popular
culture historian Anthony Tollin chronicles the 1930s and 1950s English pulp reprints
and the 1940s Australian Shadow radio series. This classic pulp reprint
also showcases George Rozen's dazzling pulp covers and all the original interior
art by acclaimed illustrator Tom Lovell. Coming later this month! THE SHADOW Volume 8: "The London Crimes" & "Castle of Doom"
(Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 | | ||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc The pulp era's greatest
superman battles evil in two of his earliest exploits by Lester Dent (writing
as Kenneth Robeson). After stowing away aboard a ghost zeppelin, Doc and
his Iron Crew tangle with a bizarre vampiric murderer and villainous Arabs who
are protecting the secret of The Lost Oasis. Then, while returning to New
York via ocean liner, the Man of Bronze encounters modern-day Amazons in Lester
Dent's all-time favorite Doc Savage story, The Sargasso Ogre. This classic pulp
reprint also features the original 1933 pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer from the
ultra-rare (and expensive!) seventh and eighth issues of Doc Savage Magazine,
the unsold 1936 Doc Savage newspaper strip by Lester Dent and Paul Orban and historical
commentary by pulp historian Will Murray, author of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels.
(Sanctum Productions) Coming later this month! DOC SAVAGE Volume 7: "The Lost Oasis" and "The Sargasso Ogre" Softcover, 7x10. B&W...................................$12.95 | | ||||||
| Beb
Books - Now available! Beb Books is bringing three new books to the Windy City Pulp and Paperback show. The new books are: Secret Agent "X" #2, "The Spectral Stranger" - $7 The Spectral Strangler is a about a mysterious conspiracy to steal military secrets. They strike by seeming to strangle people when no one is around. Secret Agent "X" #4, "Ambassador of Doom" - $8 The Ambassador of Doom takes place in Washington, DC where spy wearing a Green Mask and using Malay torturers is trying to steal plans for a death ray. Secret Agent "X" #6, "Hand of Horror" - $8 The Hand of Horror is claustophobic tale of political machinations and blackmail. Still available!
All books are postpaid. Pay via check or money order made payable to Brian Brown. Send money to: Brian Earl Brown 11675 Beaconsfield Detroit, MI 48224 beb01@sprynet.com |  
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| Bison
Books - Now available! PULP WRITER, a memoir by Paul S. Powers with biographical essays by his granddaughter, Laurie Powers. Powers wrote under at least eight pseudonyms, published hundreds of short stories and novellas in pulp magazines, and lived a life at times as outrageous as his fiction. PULP WRITER tells of Paul S. Powers’s travels from serious literary ambitions to the pages of WILD WEST WEEKLY, of his seeking his fortune (or material, at any rate) in the ghost towns and mining camps of Colorado, and of his life in Arizona and California as he reaped the rewards of his wildly successful WILD WEST WEEKLY characters such as Sonny Tabor and Kid Wolf. Extending from the Great Depression to the golden age of the pulps, Powers’s career, chronicled here in often laugh-out-loud style, is an American success story of true grit and commercial savvy and of a larger-than-life character with questionable but endlessly entertaining Western lore to spare. In the process, he provides a valuable and rarely-chronicled look at the business of writing and publishing pulp fiction during its golden years. Powers’s granddaughter Laurie never knew her grandfather and lost touch with his side of the family. In her biographical essays, she finds her lost family and discovers the Pulp Writer manuscript. Her essays also provide a valuable historical context for pulp publications such as WILD WEST WEEKLY and their importance during the Great Depression. Paul S. Powers (1905–71) was a writer of pulp westerns for twenty years and the author of Doc Dillahay, published by Macmillan in 1949. During his life he earned a reputation as an expert in western Americana and rare books. Laurie Powers a writer, editor, and book collector, has a degree in American studies and wrote the introduction to the reprint of Paul S. Powers’s "Desert Justice." |  | ||||||
| Black
Coast Press: REH: TWO GUN RACONTEUR #11 - Now available! Now available is the eleventh issue of The Definitive Howard Journal This issue is chock full of rare Howard fiction, outstanding articles and essays by top Howard scholars and fantastic artwork by a variety of artists. Number 11 will made its debut at the annual Howard's Days on June 7th. Contents include: Full Color Solomon Kane Cover by Bo Hampton Back cover by Stephen Fabian "A Touch of Color" by Robert E. Howard, illustrated by Bill Cavalier "The Image of Conan" by Leon Nielsen "An Atlantean Book Burning" by Rob Roehm, illustrated by David Burton "Reflections on Hyborian Africa" by Charles Saunders, illustrated by Joe Wehrle "Beyond the Black River: A Conan Portfolio" by Michael L. Peters "Blooming Madness and Death" by Danny Street A review of Joe Lansdale's Conan and the Songs of the Dead by Morgan Holmes Plus additional artwork, news and features Price is $18.75 per copy ($15.50, plus $3.25 for US shipping and handling). Order from and make checks and money orders payable to: Damon C. Sasser 6402 Gardenspring Brook Lane Spring, TX 77379 Payment also accepted via PayPal through this email address: orders@rehtwogunraconteur.com Website: http://www.rehtwogunraconteur.com |  | ||||||
| THE
CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL by Paul Malmont - Now
available! Enter at your own risk into the dark and dank lair known as The White Horse Tavern, and meet Walter Gibson (creator of The Shadow) and Lester Dent (creator of Doc Savage). The era's greatest scribes are also its greatest rivals who, in debating the nature of pulp for L. Ron Hubbard, are propelled into a genuine pulp adventure of their own as they race to stop a madman destined to create a new global empire born of and based in pure gaseous evil! Vintage Books, Trade paperback, 6x9, 384 pages, SRP: $14.00
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| CHRONICLES
OF CONAN VOLUME 12: THE BEAST KING OF ABOMBI AND OTHER STORIES - Available in comic shops June 13th! Roy Thomas (W), John Buscema (A), Ernie Chan (A), and Sal Buscema (A) Conan and Bêlit, Queen of the Black Coast, reunite with their pirate crew aboard the Tigress only to be drawn into the vermin-infested swamps of Stygia. In the dark depths of this haunted land, they battle for their lives amidst stately pleasure gardens transformed into treacherous dens of deceit. There, a twisted beast-king reigns supreme, his hordes of abominations descending mercilessly upon the Cimmerian and his lover. Together, the two shall face monstrous man-crabs and a sultry sea-witch, but when an ancient secret is unleashed it means only one thing for a member of their heroic party-death! Featuring ten more issues from the famed Roy Thomas/John Buscema run on Conan the Barbarian, stories showcasing Conan's adventures with Bêlit the She-Pirate, one of Robert E. Howard's most powerful and beloved female characters. Trade Paperback, Full Color, 168 pages, 7 x 10, $16.95 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||||
| CONAN
AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD #4 - Available in comic
shops June 13th! Written by Joshua Dysart, art by Will Conrad, colored by Juan Ferreyra, cover by Jason Alexander. King Conan's quest for vengeance takes him past the boundaries of life and death and into the heart of evil as the sinister events in Stygia escalate into a deadly crescendo. 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||||
| CONAN:
THE HALL OF THE DEAD AND OTHER STORIES - Available in comic shops June 13th! Kurt Busiek (W), Mike Mignola (W), Tim Truman (W), Cary Nord (P), and Dave Stewart (C) Know, O Prince, that in an age undreamed of, shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. Hither came Conan the Cimmerian; black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet . . . Conan: The Hall of the Dead concludes writer Kurt Busiek's ( JLA/Avengers , Astro City ) critically acclaimed run, paving the way for new writer Tim Truman ( Conan and the Songs of the Dead ) and featuring a story by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola! Eisner award-nominated artist Cary Nord ( Daredevil ), and Eisner award-winning color artist Dave Stewart ( Ultimate Fantastic Four , DC: The New Frontier ) continue their groundbreaking run on Dark Horse's best-selling Conan series with three of the best writers in comics today . Dark Horse Comics Hardcover, Full Color, 200 pages $24.95 |  | ||||||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "Crime Out Of Mind" from February 1946. "Death in Alabaster" by Charles W. Johnson II is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 850 stories online! "Inform Mr. Sweeney" by Samuel G. Camp from ALL-STORY WEEKLY, May 15, 1920 Baseball player Bud Reynolds has a slight problem when he becomes interested in a girl whose father is a baseball umpire who can't stand him. "Too Many Angles" by Calvin L. Boswell from POPULAR DETECTIVE, June 1942 Branded as the chief suspect in a bowling alley murder, Jim Trent matches wits with a crafty killer! | |||||||
| La
Plata Doc Con - Stories wanted for new anthology! "Tales from La Plata" "La Plata Adventures" "Two-Fisted La Plata Tales" "Savage Tales of La Plata, Missouri" Mark Lambert is going to publish a trade paperback book of (mostly) action-adventure short stories, to be revealed at the La Plata Doc Con this October. He is looking for short stories that feature either La Plata, or Lester and/or Norma Dent. The stories can be any length up to 6,000 words. No minimum word count (so, yes, short-short stories are perfectly acceptable). Here are the rules: 1. DEADLINE: August 15, 2007. 2. FORMAT: Send by e-mail only, please. The story can be in the Best Word Processing Software Ever, WordPerfect, or in its evil clone, MS Word. Send to: hidalgo@mchsi.com. 3. The stories must either take place in or around La Plata, Missouri or have La Plata play some sort of key role. Or, the stories can feature Lester and/or Norma Dent in some fashion (e.g., you might write a story about Lester having an adventure on the Albatross in the Florida Keys; that's fine, just make sure La Plata gets a brief mention in the story). Stories can take place in any time period – current or past, prehistoric or future if you wish! 4. Nothing either mildly dirty or outright obscene or anythingin between. No sex scenes. I certainly have nothing against stories that contain such things, but they don't fit in this collection. Keep it clean, please. "Damn" or "hell" are okay for characters swearing, but nothing stronger. 5. Payment will be one copy of the book and one dollar (so you can honestly say you got paid for your story! For those of you who have never been paid for a story, here's your chance!). No additional payment based upon sales of the book (hey, I'm likely to lose money on this anyway! This is a labor of love kind of thing). 6. No use of others' copyrighted material or trademarked characters. So, no, you can't write about Monk & Ham getting stranded in La Plata and wrapped up in a mystery. Being a lawyer and a judge, I prefer to avoid litigation against myself, and therefore I wish to avoid pastiches about Doc Savage or related characters. Also, please do not include real people (from La Plata or elsewhere) in your stories (except for Lester and/or Norma Dent, that is). 7. For every story chosen for publication, the author will have to sign a simple agreement that I prepare stating that they understand they will get paid one copy of the book and one dollar, that all works are completely original, and that you hold me harmless from any copyright or trademark infringement claims or any other lawsuit regarding your story. (Sorry, I'm not willing to be held liable for other people's copyright or trademark infringements, advertent or in-). Other than the publication in this book, you retain all the rights to your story. 8. Mark Lambert will be solely responsible for deciding which stories go into the collection. Decisions may be made because of space considerations, or other valid reasons, or pure arbitrary whim, the mood I'm in, the phase of the moon, or any other reason, from sublime to ridiculous!! :-) Seriously, if it meets the guidelines, is half-way decent, and we have space, you'll likely see it in print. 9. Action-adventure stories preferred, but not absolutely required. Other genres will be considered, too. Again, August 15, 2007 is the deadline, to give Mark plenty of time to pull the book together before October 20. If you are planning to submit a story, need to send Marcan e-mail soon to let him know. Again, send to hidalgo@mchsi.com (that's MCHSI.com, as in Monk Called Ham Sartorially Ignorant). That way he can check with you as I get close to the deadline. | |||||||
| Michael
Moorcock's Elric - Coming to the big screen! Empire Online reported that Chris Weitz will move from The Golden Compass to Michael Moorcock's Elric, with his brother, Paul. The Weitz brothers will adapt the fantasy saga, about Elric of Melniboné (aka Elric Kinslayer or The White Wolf) for the big screen, the site reported. "Of the great classic fantasy series, it's the one that hasn't been done yet," Chris Weitz told Empire Online. "My brother, Paul, and I liked those books growing up, and we've met Michael Moorcock, and he trusts us to take those books forward." The Weitz brothers' Depth of Field production company will develop the adaptation, although no director is yet attached. "I'd really like it if my brother directed them," Chris said. | |||||||
| Moonstone
Books - Airboy, The Avenger, Domino Lady, G-8 and his
Battle Aces, & Zorro! Moonstone Books announced that they will be bringing back Airboy in new adventures written by Chuck Dixon. According to Moonstone editor Joe Gentile, ""He wanted to finish this Airboy story, and do a whole new project with Airboy and G-8. He came to us because G-8 is owned by the same licensors that owns The Spider, so we have the license to do a comic with G-8 if we are so inclined. I only peripherally know about G-8. He's a post WWI era fighter pilot -- a part of a secret spy organization. He's very similar in a way to Captain Midnight. I do know that G-8 was one of the longest running pulp characters." Moonstone will be producing ALL NEW tales of The Avenger, starting with an anthology of new prose stories! With contributing authors: Tom DeFalco, Joe Gentile, Bob Greenberger, Clay and Susan Griffith, Ron Goulart, CJ Henderson, Howard Hopkins, Robert Jeschonek, Paul Kupperberg, Max McCoy, Christopher Mills, Will Murray, Gary Phillips, Martin Powell, Robert Randisi, James Reasoner, Richard Dean Starr, Robert Weinberg, & Dan Wickline. Moonstone Books will be producing ALL NEW tales of CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT, including an anthology of new prose stories, and color comics (by Christopher Mills and Rich Clark)! Anthology authors to include: Max Allan Collins, Tom DeFalco, Win Scott Eckert, Joe Gentile, Bob Greenberger, Howard Hopkins, Robert Jeschonek, Mark Justice, Tim Lasiuta, Steve Mertz, Christopher Mills, Martin Powell, & Trina Robbins. Moonstone Books will be publishing new prose adventures of Domino Lady. These will be NEW stories by: Nancy Holder, Chuck Dixon,CJ Henderson, Martin Powell, Ron Fortier, James Chambers, Bobby Nash, Gail MCabee, and Lisa Bandemer. The Domino Lady will be teaming up with The Phantom, Sherlock Holmes, Airboy, and the Black Bat! Covers by: Jeff Butler and Uwe Jarling with interior art by Ver Curtiss. Moonstone Books will be publishing new short story adventures featuring Zorro! The anthology will feature material by New York Times best selling authors Isabelle Allende, Max Allan Collins, Greg Cox, A.C. Crispin, Peter David, Loren D. Estleman, and Ed Gorman! It will also include material by Jan Adkins, Robin Wayne Bailey, Mike Bullock, Robert Greenberger, Nancy Holder, Wendy Hornsby, Doug Klauba, Tim Lasiuta, Jeff Mariotte, Elizabteh Massie, Robert Morrish, Kathleen O'Malley, Ruben Procopio, Richard Dean Starr, and with an introduction by Guy Williams Jr! |  | ||||||
| Planetary
Stories - #7 is now available! Planetary Stories #7 is now available online at http://www.planetarystories.com/PS7.htm. This issue is dedicated to Ray Bradbury, with Bradbury-inspired stories and poems. | |||||||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! PRIVATE SUPER DETECTIVE COMICS #1 - Premiere Issue! Featuring the comic adventures of Girl Friday, Betty Blake, Jerry Jasper, and Ray Hale. All comics taken from the pulp magazines of the Trojan line, such as Private Detective and Super Detective. Private Super Detective #1 contains pulp comic stories from Private Detective and Super Detective magazines. Featured in this issue are: Gail Ford in "Ghostly Killer"; Jerry Jasper in "The Hanging Corpse"; Betty Blake in "Betty Carries On"; and two stories for Ray Hale: "Trail of Terror" and "The sinister Guest!". 36 pages, 6.63" x 10.25", saddle-stitch binding, black and white interior ink, $8.95 Pulp Art Press PULP ART PRESS is open for business featuring PULP ART, BOOK ART, and MOVIE POSTER & MOVIE RANCH ART. |  | ||||||
| The
Pulp Rack - New additions! This thrilling headline appeared in a New York newspaper in 1909. Our thanks to Georges Dodds for today's posting to The Pulp Rack -- Dodds, who maintains the R.U.R.itaninan Muglug web site -- where you'll find a number of electronic texts (including the Talbot Mundy story, "The Soul of a Regiment") -- dug up the following newspaper stories about Talbot Mundy, which appeared soon after his arrival in New York. These columns of type provide a look at Mundy's life while he was still something of a rascal, before he settled down to being a popular author of adventure fiction. You'll find the articles here: http://www.pulprack.com This posting ties in nicely with our Put A Penny in The Pulp Rack's Pocket clarion for the week: Amazon.com offers Mundy scholar Brian Taves' recent volume, "Talbot Mundy, Philosopher of Adventure: A Critical Biography." Purchase that book, or any other item at Amazon during the same session there after clicking the following link, and you'll drop some shekels in our coffers for supporting the Pulp Rack, for which we thank you. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Talbot-Mundy-Philosopher-Adventure-Biography/dp/0786422343/ref=sr_1_6/pulprack-20 As always, thanks for your patronage. Duane Spurlock proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com Sign up for the Pulp Rack email list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulprack/ | |||||||
| Thrilling
Wonder Stories Ansible, David Langford's infamous British SF/fan newsletter, announced in the June issue that THRILLING WONDER STORIES will be relaunched in July under a new editor/publisher, Winston Engle: `It's not a pastiche or nostalgia exercise as much as modern SF with the entertainment, inspirational value, and excitement of the golden age.' Contents will include old sf reprints but also new articles and new fiction (25,000 words max). Payment up to 10 cents/word." | |||||||
| Wild
Cat Books - Coming soon! STARTLING STORIES, a major title from the "Thrilling Group" of pulp publishers, has been revived for the new millennium. Based on classic pulp fiction, this Science Fiction-themed magazine will offer some of the best adventure stories you've ever read. New stories by acclaimed authors in every issue! Featuring CAPTAIN DANGER & THE SPACE RANGERS, this is an on-going series in the tradition of Captain Future, The Lensmen, and others. Then we have OMEGA STATION by K. G. McAbee. This brings new life to a wide universe of characters and situations... Both series offer great entertainment, and are supplemented by additional tales of wonder, and updates for all fans of the fantastic! STARTLING STORIES, 8.5"x11", Saddle-stitched, w/ Color covers, B&W interior. |  | ||||||
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| 24 Declassified: Chaos Theory - Now available! A brilliant madman dedicated to anarchy has dark plans for the U.S. In twenty-four hours, America will be plunged into chaos—the result of an unthinkable assassination to be carried out flawlessly—and the government has no inkling of the catastrophe that is about to occur. Only one man can prevent the nightmare: disgraced rogue CTU operative Jack Bauer. But Bauer's been cut loose, is wanted for murder, and is running from the police, who have orders to shoot to kill. And there's no one he can turn to for help—because a high-level traitor in CTU wants Jack Bauer dead. HarperEntertainment, 336 pages, $6.99 |  | ||
| Baen Books: The Spider: Robot Titans
of Gotham - Now available in bookstores and arriving in comic shops June 6th! The upcoming new Spider reprint, ROBOT TITANS OF GOTHAM, will be published by Baen Books in June 2007. Chris Kalb has forwarded the final cover version to me for your enjoyment! Click here or on the image at the right for a larger version. This trade paperback collection will reprint: 1) The Spider #75: "Satan's Murder Machines," by Norvell Page, originally published in December 1, 1939 2) The Spider #26: "Death Reign of the Vampire King," by Norvell Page, originally published November 1, 1935 There will also be a bonus story, "The City Condemned to Hell," from the sole issue of THE OCTOPUS originally published February-March 1939. "The City Condemned to Hell" was originally credited to Randolph Craig, but Craig is believed to be a house name used by Norvell Page. For more information on The Octopus, visit Jess Nevin's Pulp Heroes website. The book will also include two illustrations by Steranko -- one drawing of the Spider from a character model-sheet for a never produced Spider comic, and a newly commissioned rendering of The Octopus. ROBOT TITANS OF GOTHAM will be supported this summer at the San Diego Comic Con with a signing by Steranko and a new Spider Ring giveaway. A second Baen book of Spider stories, City of Doom!, is planned for June 2008. For an interview with Chris Kalb, visit http://www.baen.com/Interviews/intkalb.htm. Trade Paperback , 316 pages, $15 Simon & Schuster Amazon.com Thanks to Chris Kalb for sending the final cover version! |  Click on the cover for a larger image. | ||
| BLACK
GATE Magazine BLACK GATE has posted an excellent article on Clark Ashton Smith on their website. The Fantasy Cycles of Clark Ashton Smith PART I: The Averoigne Chronicles by Ryan Harvey You may also be interested in reading an interview with Sword & Sorcery writer David C. Smith. While you are there, check out the latest issue of BLACK GATE magazine. BLACK GATE returns with a bang - and an extra 16 pages - with a jam-packed issue filled with the very best in adventure fantasy. Martha Wells graces our pages for the first time with a chilling tale of pursuit into a deadly wood in "Reflections," the first in a series of new Giliead and Ilias stories. Morlock the Maker returns to investigate a deadly tome in a new adventure from fan favorite James Enge, and Iain Rowan's Dao Shi the exorcist continues his escape from the forces of empire in "Welcome to the Underworld." Judith Berman brings us a mini-epic of dark necromancy, haunted ruins, centuries-spanning intrigue, and unquiet dead in "Awakening," the sequel to "The Poison Well" (BG7), and Mark Sumner kicks off a new series of chilling monster tales with "The Naturalist: Going to Applewash." All this plus Harry James Connolly, a Dabir & Asim story from Howard Andrew Jones, a lengthy feature on 70s SF from Rich Horton, and much more. For a complete contents listing and a look at the interior art, visit the BLACK GATE website. Howard Andrew Jones has recently assumed the reins as managing editor of BLACK GATE which will only make an already great magazine even better! Edited by John O'Neill with cover art by Denis Rodier 224 pages, $9.95 BLACK GATE is available in better bookstores or by subscription. Subscribe now to make sure you don't miss out! | | ||
| Captain
Spectre and the Lightning Legion - Chapter 3 is now complete
online! Captain Spectre Chapters 1 through 3 are now posted online for your reading pleasure. Chapter 4, "The Day the Sky Screamed," will be starting as soon Tom Floyd gets caught up with other work! This is a great time to read Chapters 1 through 3 and prepare for the start of the next exciting chapter. Join the Lightning Legion and get in on the adventures. It's Free!! http://www.captainspectre.com |  | ||
| Clive Cussler: THE NAVIGATOR - Available in bookstores June 5th! By Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos Years ago, an ancient Phoenician statue known as the Navigator was stolen from the Baghdad Museum, and there are men who would do anything to get their hands on it. Their first victim is a crooked antiquities dealer, murdered in cold blood. Their second very nearly is a UN investigator who, were it not for the timely assistance of Austin and Zavala, would now be at the bottom of a watery grave. What's so special about this statue? Austin wonders. The search for answers will take the NUMA team on an astonishing odyssey through time and space, one that encompasses no less than the lost treasures of King Solomon, a mysterious packet of documents personally encoded by Thomas Jefferson, and a top secret scientific project that could change the world forever. And that's before the surprises really begin . . . Putnam, 448 pages, $26.95, On sale June 5, 2007 |  | ||
| The Collected Letters of Robert E.
Howard - Volume 1 starts shipping June 1st! The REH Foundation is proud to present "The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard". This three-volume, limited-edition series collects all the known letters written by REH. The collection will include dozens of previously unpublished letters and hundreds of poems (see list below) not found in any other collection. "The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard" reveal a side of Howard’s personality that readers of his fiction might not suspect existed. Full of humor, philosophical musings, travelogue, historical sketches, and opinions on contemporary politics and events — local, national, and international — Howard’s letters provide important insight into the life and times of one of the most influential pulp-era writers of the twentieth century. This three-volume set collects more than 330 letters, from the early ones to his Texas friends, most notably Tevis Clyde Smith, and continuing through correspondence with fellow writers Clark Ashton Smith, E. Hoffmann Price, and others. Also included are Howard’s letters to H. P. Lovecraft, which constitute one of the most intriguing correspondence cycles in the history of Fantasy fiction. Each volume will be printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited quantity of 300 copies, each individually numbered. Cover design and artwork is by Jim & Ruth Keegan. The price for Volume 1 is $44 for REHF Members, $49 for non-members (all prices in US dollars) plus shipping. (How to become a member? See here.) Note that Volume 2 (1930-1933) and Volume 3 (1934-1936) will be somewhat larger, and cost $53 apiece for REHF member, $59 apiece for non-members. These two later volumes are expected to ship in June and August, respectively. All three volumes may be ordered together for $143 for REHF members, $159 for non-members. Further, if you order all three at once, you will be guaranteed to receive the same number of each volume. Texas residents must add 8.25% to the total for sales tax. If you’d like confirmation on the final total of your order, please contact us at info@rehfoundation.org. How to order: For this volume, shipping options in the US are via USPS Priority, for $8, or USPS Book Rate, for $3. Shipping to Canada will be $13 for Global Priority. Shipping to Europe (UK, France, Germany, etc.) and Australia is $20 for Global Priority. Insurance to anywhere is $2 extra. All books will be securely packed. Payment is accepted by personal check, cashiers check or preferably PayPal. REHFP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS BY THE POST OFFICE, PURCHASE INSURANCE IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE RISK. Those wishing to ship via some other carrier (UPS, FedEx, etc.) will need to contact us at info@rehfoundation.org to make arrangements and determine costs, which will certainly be higher. To order, pay directly via PayPal to paypal@rehfoundation.org, or via check or money order sent to: The REH Foundation Press, PO Box 251242, Plano, TX, 75025. ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE IN US DOLLARS. Be sure that ALL the necessary shipping information is included and accurate. If you desire a specific number, please notify us as soon as possible at info@rehfoundation.org, and we will do our best to accommodate your preference. Those not requestingspecific numbers will receive lowest numbers available. Books will be shipped after payment has cleared. Any questions or comments, contact us at info@rehfoundation.org. Note that after the first printing is sold out, sales will shift to print-on-demand, possibly in both paperback and hardback, likely at a lower price. So this book will hopefully be staying in print for a while. Full details are available on the Robert E. Howard Foundation website. Contents in addition to letters:
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| CONAN: THE HALL OF THE DEAD AND OTHER
STORIES Last week I mistakenly listed this title as available in comic shops May 31st based on bad information I received from Diamond Comics. This book is not yet available. Kurt Busiek (W), Mike Mignola (W), Tim Truman (W), Cary Nord (P), and Dave Stewart (C) Know, O Prince, that in an age undreamed of, shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. Hither came Conan the Cimmerian; black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet . . . Conan: The Hall of the Dead concludes writer Kurt Busiek's ( JLA/Avengers , Astro City ) critically acclaimed run, paving the way for new writer Tim Truman ( Conan and the Songs of the Dead ) and featuring a story by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola! Eisner award-nominated artist Cary Nord ( Daredevil ), and Eisner award-winning color artist Dave Stewart ( Ultimate Fantastic Four , DC: The New Frontier ) continue their groundbreaking run on Dark Horse's best-selling Conan series with three of the best writers in comics today . Dark Horse Comics Hardcover, Full Color, 200 pages $24.95 | | ||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new review this week. Next weeks review is "Crime Out Of Mind" from February 1946. "The Clue At Midnight" by John Olsen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 850 stories online! "The Music Box Murders" by Glenn Low from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, October 1946 Detective Sully Heath had to obtain a mysterious music box for his entry fee to the McCullochs' tower of terror. But when Heath heard the ghoulish tunes that eerie clockwork picked off, he knew the price of the tower's secret was death. "Fokker Fodder" by Robert Sidney Bowen from THE LONE EAGLE, April 1940 A Big Appetite is Pilot Cox's Weakness Until a Tail-Spin Drops Him into the Frying Pan. | |||
| The
Eldritch Dark - Clark Ashton Smith spoken-word recordings! The Eldritch Dark website has posted spoken-word recordings of Clark Ashton Smith's works online to listen to. Numerous short stories, prose poems, poems, and non-fiction are all available. Visit The Eldritch Dark website at http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/spoken-word | |||
| Erle
Stanley Gardner's The Patent Leather Kid - Looking for stories! Bill Pronzini is in the process of putting together the next Erle Stanley Gardner collection of pulp stories for Crippen & Landru, THE EXPLOITS OF THE PATENT LEATHER KID. There are fourteen Patent Leather Kid stories, all but one was originally published in DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY. Bill is looking for the following stories for the reprint collection: "The Gems of Tai Lee" -- CLUES, 3/25/30 "The Kid Makes a Bid" -- DFW, 2/18/33 "The Kid Takes a Cut" -- DFW, 5/20/33 "The Kid Covers a Kill" -- DFW, 11/4/33 "The Kid Clears a Crook" -- DFW 2/3/34 "The Kid Clips a Coupon" -- DFW 4/21/34 "The Kid Cooks a Goose" -- DFW, 7/14/34 Anybody who can supply at least one of the above will get a free copy of EXPLOITS. You will be reimbursed for the photocopying and postage costs. Bill is particularly eager to have the story from CLUES, since it was the first in the series. If you can help, contact Bill Pronzini directly at pronhack@comcast.net | |||
| F. Paul Wilson: BLOODLINE -
To begin shipping June 1st! F. Paul Wilson's 11th Repairman Jack novel, Bloodline starts off simply (as it always does)... Jack has been on hiatus since the events in Harbingers. With Gia’s encouragement he dips his toe back into the fix-it pool. Christy Pickering’s 18-year-old daughter is dating Jerry Bethlehem, a man twice her age. Christy sensed something shady and sinister about him, so she hired a private investigator to look into his past. But the P-I isn’t returning her calls. Will Jack find out why? Jack learns there’s a very good reason for the unreturned calls: The P-I is dead, a victim of a bizarre water-torture murder. As Jack delves into Jerry Bethlehem’s past he learns that the man is not who he says he is. Who—and what—he is will have a devastating effect on Jack’s life and future, adding another piece to the puzzle of who Jack really is and why he’s been drafted into this cosmic shadow war. The Numbered edition of Bloodline will have a cover price of $66 (Gauntlet Press customers pay $60), and $20 for the slipcase. The 26-copy Lettered edition will be priced at $200. For those ordering only through Gauntlet you will receive the chapbook, Bloodline: An Outline. It's the outline F. Paul Wilson wrote for Bloodline, providing a unique opportunity to see what the author was planning for the book. Visit the Gauntlet website to order. Don't delay, this edition is close to being sold out. |  | ||
| Flash Gordon - Debuts August 10th! Entertainment Weekly has an article online about the new Flash Gordon series with a few pictures. Check it out at http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20036782_20037403_20039742,00.html The show debuts on Friday, August 10th. | |||
| Girasol Collectables
- The Complete ORIENTAL STORIES! Girasol Collectables Inc. is pleased to announce the newest addition to our hardcover series of facsimile pulp reprint volumes. Due for release in late Fall 2007 will be a massive 3 volume set totaling more than 1200 pages completing ALL 9 issues of ORIENTAL STORIES MAGAZINE, scanned from the original pulp pages! No editing, no reset text, plus all the original illustrations. The back of the dust jacket will show the original covers in color. The books will be similar in style to our 'Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard' and 'Exotic Writings of Robert E. Howard' volumes. At present, we haven't set the quantity, but the Limited Edition will be a small, numbered run. Pre-release price $210/set of 3 + $10 ($15 off regular price) s&h within North America, valid to October 1st. 2007.
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| Girasol
Collectables - June 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 2007 with eight new issues of SPIDER and four new issues of OPERATOR #5. Also coming in 2007 are the 5 issues of MAGIC CARPET! Monthly Special: Allthree for $75 ($10 off) Our first Replica this month is The Spider in "The Mayor of Hell" from THE SPIDER (#28) January 1936. $35 Our second Replica this month is SPICY ADVENTURE #23 from August 1936. $25 Our third Replica is GOLDEN FLEECE #3 from December 1938. $25 Girasol also accepts Paypal as an alternate
method of payment. Other than Replicas, please confirm availability first before
ordering items such as pulp magazines or other books. Payments can be made to
our regularinfo@girasolcollectables.com
email address. Any of you with the oldgirasol@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 withinNorth America. Overseas will be a few dollars more. |    | ||
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| Gotham Pulp Collectors Club -
Next meeting is June 9, 2007! 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.
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| Hard Case Crime -
Coming in June and beyond! June 2007 BLACKMAILER by George Axelrod, Cover art by Glen Orbik From the Academy Award-Nominated Screenwriter of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S and THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE Comes a Breathtaking Story of Murder and Mischief... IT’S THE STORY of a big-game hunter, fisherman, fighter, visitor to Cuba, drunk, and Nobel Prize-winning author, recently deceased of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, whose final unpublished manuscript could fetch a mint... IT’S THE STORY of a short, balding man with a high-pitched voice and a vicious wit, whose cocktail parties are the talk of the town, especially when a beautiful woman dies at one of them... IT’S THE STORY of Hollywood’s sexiest starlet, who manages to conceal things even when she’s wearing nothing but a towel... ...and it’s the story of Dick Sherman, intrepid New York publisher, on the trail of the literary find of the century—and the killer who will stop at nothing to keep it from being found. July 2007 SONGS OF INNOCENCE by Richard Aleas, Cover art by Glen Orbik Three years ago, detective John Blake solved a mystery that changed his life forever—and left a woman he loved dead. Now Blake is back, to investigate the apparent suicide of Dorothy Louise Burke, a beautiful college student with a double life. The secrets Blake uncovers could blow the lid off New York City’s sex trade...if they don’t kill him first. August 2007 FRIGHT by Cornell Woolrich, Cover art by Arthur Suydam A man. A woman. A kiss in the dark. That is how it begins. But before his nightmare ends, Prescott Marshall will learn that kisses and darkness can both hide evil intent—and that the worst darkness of all may be lurking inside him. Lost for more than half a century and never before published under Cornell Woolrich’s real name, FRIGHT is a breathtaking noir crime novel worthy of the writer who has been called "one of the giants of mystery fiction" and “the Hitchcock of the written word.” |   | ||
| Hippocampus Press - Now available! The Complete Poetry and Translations of Clark Ashton Smith Volume 3 In addition to being a prolific and innovative poet in his own right, Clark Ashton Smith was a noted translator of French and Spanish poetry. Teaching himself French in the mid-1920s, Smith undertook the ambitious program of translating the entirety of Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil) into English. Over the next several years he succeeded in translating all but six of the 157 poems that comprised the definitive (1868) edition of Les Fleurs du mal. Smith would begin with a relatively literal prose translation and would later render it into verse; in the end, Smith versified about a third of the poems, the rest remaining in prose. His mentor George Sterling testified to the remarkable spiritual affinity between Smith and Baudelaire, rendering him the perfect translator of this difficult poet. Smith also translated other noteworthy French poets-Paul Verlaine, Victor Hugo, Alfred de Musset, and Théophile Gautier, among others-as well as such obscure poets as Marie Dauguet and Tristan Klingsor. In the 1940s Smith taught himself Spanish, making splendid verse translations of such poets as Amado Nervo, Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, and and Jorge Isaacs. The great majority of the poems included in this volume are unpublished. The current edition presents, for the first time, Smith's complete translations in French and Spanish, also printing the French and Spanish texts on facing pages. All texts are annotated by S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz. Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961) is a towering figure in American poetry and in the literature of fantasy and horror. Born and raised in California, Smith early fell under the tutelage of George Sterling, and later established friendships with H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, Benjamin de Casseres, and other leading figures. His tales of exotic fantasy have achieved a worldwide audience, while his meticulously crafted poetry, published here in a complete edition for the first time, will establish him as a leading poetic voice in his time. S. T. Joshi is a leading authority on H. P. Lovecraft, Lord Dunsany, and other writers of fantasy and horror. He is the author of The Weird Tale (1990) and H. P. Lovecraft: A Life (1996) and the coeditor of World Supernatural Literature: An Encyclopedia. He has edited Smith's juvenile novel, The Black Diamonds, for Hippocampus Press. David E. Schultz is a pioneering scholar on H. P. Lovecraft. He is the editor of Lovecraft's Commonplace Book (1987) and the coeditor (with S. T. Joshi) of Smith's The Last Oblivion: Best Fantastic Poems (2003) and The Shadow of the Unattained: The Letters of George Sterling and Clark Ashton Smith (2005). Hardback - $50.00 Visit the Hippocampus Press website to order and for a complete list of the contents. |  | ||
| H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos:
A Weird Tales Retrospective - Coming in
September! by John Gregory Betancourt and Robert Weinberg Selected carefully by well-respected editor Robert Weinberg, H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos: A Weird Tales Retrospective offers both readers and scholars a definitive collection of short fiction from the pages of Weird Tales - presenting from the past to the present a look into the classic and new contributions to Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Wildside Press, 400 pages, $14.95, available September 2007 | | ||
| It's
A Pulp World It's A Pulp World is Eric Jamborsky's blog that has now posted the next installment of his look at STARTLING STORIES. This time we look at the July 1940 issue. | |||
| John Carter of Mars Pixar's Ed Catmull and John Lasseter spoke briefly about their upcoming John Carter of Mars film: Ed said that John Carter will be different when compared to other kid friendly Pixar/Disney Animated films because it will be based on the book. John Lasseter would only say is that it’s moving forward and that he can’t say much more than that. | |||
| Leisure Books - Coming in
July and November! Shadow Kingdoms: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard Volume 1 Mass Market paperback, 384 pages, $6.99, available July 2007 People of the Dark: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard Volume 2 Mass Market paperback, 320 pages, $6.99, available November 2007 |  | ||
| Leonaur Press Leonaur Press is reprinting the works of Jack London, George Allen England, and Edgar Rice Burroughs in hardcover and trade paperback collections. Now available are: The Complete Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter Of Mars Volumes 1 through 6 by Edgar Rice Burroughs Pellucidar - The Inner World Volumes 1 through 4 by Edgar Rice Burroughs Carson of Venus Volumes 1 and 2 by Edgar Rice Burroughs Darkness and Dawn 1 The Vacant World by George Allen England Darkness and Dawn 2 Beyond the Great Oblivion by George Allen England Darkness and Dawn 3 The After Glow by George Allen England The Star Rover & Other Stories by Jack London The Iron Heel & Other Stories by Jack London Before Adam & Other Stories by Jack London | |||
| THE LONE RANGER #6 - Available in comic shops June 6th! 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 |  | ||
| Moonstone Books - Xmas anthology comic to feature The Spider! Moonstone is now planning a special anthology comic book that will feature all their most popular licensed characters and each tale have a Christmas theme. These short graphic stories will feature Kolchak, the Phantom, Buckaroo Banzai, Sherlock Holmes and the Spider. The Spider story, called "City of Bleeding Snow," is being written by Martin Powell and will be fully illustrated by artist Tom Floyd. Look for this special comic to be out during the holiday season later this year. Thanks to Martin Powell for the tip! | |||
| Moonstone
Books - DOC SAVAGE AND
THE PHANTOM GET HARDCOVER TREATMENT! Moonstone Books offers one of a kind, hardcover prose collections for preorder! With the ever-growing success of their new prose line (featuring Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Spider and more), Moonstone Books has decided to create limited hardcover editions for their two newest collections, The PHANTOM CHRONICLES and DOC SAVAGE: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent! "We haven't tried to produce this kind of product before," stated Moonstone Editor-in-Chief Joe Gentile, "but what better way to start than with these two iconic characters? There is a big demand for this kind of high end product, and we just want to be sure that our devoted fans have the opportunity to guarantee themselves a copy. In addition, to commemorate the publishing of the first new Doc Savage book of Lester Dent material in decades, we thought we had to do something really special for Doc fans everywhere. We think you'll agree, this is it." THE PHANTOM CHRONICLES limited edition hardcover is the first ever collection of short prose stories featuring The Phantom! Authors include: Mike Bullock (International Award Winning Com ic Writer and Phantom scribe) Clay & Susan Griffith ("The Tick", "The Simpsons") Ron Fortier ("Green Hornet") CJ Henderson (Academy of Science Fiction Award winner) Jim Alexander (DC's "Birds of Prey") Will Murray (Pulp fiction scholar, writer of the "Destroyer" novel series) Mike Oliveri (Bram Stoker award winner) Nancy Kilpatrick (Arthur Ellis mystery award winner, Bram Stoker finalist) Ed Rhoades (One of the world's leading authorities on The Ghost Who Walks) David Bishop ("Dr Who" novelist, & winner of "The Best Phantom Story" award) Grant Sauve (writer of TV's "Falcon Beach") Trina Robbins ("Wonder Woman") Richard Dean Starr ("Hellboy") Dan Wickline ("30 Days of Night") David Michelinie ("Spiderman", "Iron Man") Martin Powell (Eisner Award nominated) and Craig Shaw Gardner! ("Battlestar Galactica" and "Buffy" novelist) Interior illustrations by Disney sculptor extraordinaire Ruben Procopio wrapped with a hand painted cover by Doug Klauba. And an introduction by Valerie Falk, daughter of the Phantom's Creator Lee Falk! This limited edition, dust-jacketed hard cover will be signed and numbered (limit of 400) by Doug Klauba, and will also include an exclusive signed and numbered Phantom art chap book by Ruben Procopio. Hurry over to your favorite comic retailer or the Moonstone website and reserve yourself a copy today, while supplies last! ($46.99) DOC SAVAGE: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent Written by: Lester Dent Interior Art: Tom Roberts Cover Art: Bob Larkin (regular), Doug Klauba (LTD) 352 pages, b/w, Squarebound, 6"x9", (LTD hardcover $49.99) Now, Moonstone Books is proud to announce the first printing of new Doc Savage tales in more than thirty-five years! Written in the late 1940's by Doc Savage's creator, Lester Dent, many of these radio scripts have never been seen before. Their background shrouded in mystery, these incredible adventures have been virtually forgotten for more than half a century! Now, for the first time ever, these astonishing radio scripts are available to his legions of fans across the globe! Assembled together in this single, amazing volume, they are a rare treat for Doc Savage fans everywhere! Available in both a trade paperback and a special, limited and signed hardcover edition with a full-color dust jacket! The special edition, limited to just 300 numbered copies, features a stunning, pulp-era Doc Savage cover by Douglas Klauba, and will be signed by both the artist and the interior illustrator, Tom Roberts! Best of all, this collectible hardcover will also include special Doc color plates by Dave Dorman, JoePrado, and Ruben Procopio! Hurry over to your favorite comic retailer or the Moonstone website and reserve yourself a copy today, while supplies last! ($46.99) |  | ||
| The
Nostalgia League - Now available
online! Starting on June 1 and continuing through June 29, The Nostalgia League will be presenting the first Zorro novel, "The Curse of Capistrano" by Johnston McCulley. New chapters will be presented each Friday until the final novel is done and typos and misprints from previous editions have been corrected. Also included is a biography of Johnston McCulley by Dan Neyer and Bob Gay. Visit The Nostalgia League website at http://thenostalgialeague.com/ | |||
| The Pulp Rack - New additions! For the third week in a row we present info on the mysterious fictioneer, Emile Tepperman. This week, with many thanks to pulp enthusiast and researcher Al Tonik, we offer a listing of Tepperman's publications. This bibliography nicely complements Victor Berch's two-part "The Tepperman Quest," which chronicles Victor's efforts to track down the pulp writer who worked on The Spider, Secret Agent X, The Avenger, and more. You can find "Emile Tepperman: A Bibliography" at this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2007/05/emile_c_tepperm.html Put a Penny in the Pulp Rack's Pocket spiel: Because Emile Tepperman wrote several of the entries in The Spider series, today's recommendation is THE SPIDER CHRONICLES, an anthology of new stories featuring the Master of Men. Published by Moonstone, this collection features John Jakes, Mort Castle, Bill Crider, Chuck Dixon, Steve Englehart, Howard Hopkins, and many more, and interior illustrations by Captain Spectre writer and artist Tom Floyd. By using this link to visit Amazon and purchase THE SPIDER CHRONICLES (or any other item), you'll drop a few shekels our way to help support The Pulp Rack, and for that we thank you muchly: http://www.amazon.com/Spider-Chronicles-John-Jakes/dp/1933076186/ref=pd_bbs_1/pulprack-20 By the way, to see Tom's pulp-inspired web comic, CAPTAIN SPECTRE AND THE LIGHTNING LEGION, visit this URL: http://www.captainspecter.com/ Thanks for your patronage! As always, thanks for your patronage. Duane Spurlock proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com Sign up for the Pulp Rack email list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulprack/ | |||
| Robert E. Howard Days -
June 7, 8, and 9 2007! Robert E. Howard Days 2007 are fast approaching! Visit the REHupa website for complete details. | |||
| PULPCON
36 - July 5-8, 2007 PULPCON 36 will be held July 5-8, 2006 at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio. PulpCon is pleased, and proud, to announce the Guests of Honor for PulpCon 36. Glenn Lord By way of celebrating the 100th anniversary of Robert E. Howard (2006) and the anniversary of the publication of the first Conan story in WEIRD TALES, Mr. Glenn Lord has accepted our invitation to attend PulpCon 36 as a Guest of Honor. Mr. Lord was instrumental in the revival of Conan and Howard's other characters. Following are just a few other facts gleaned from the internet and individuals concerning Glenn: "For nearly half a century he has been championing Howard and his work, from his landmark publication of the first REH poetry collection, ALWAYS COMES EVENING (Arkham House, 1959) and his legendary REH fanzine, THE HOWARD COLLECTOR (1960-1972), through over thirty years as the literary agent for the owners of Howard's works, to his current involvement in working with the editors of the Wandering Star/Del Rey and Wildside Press Howard books, and the forthcoming updating of his monumental bio-bibliography, THE LAST CELT (Donald M. Grant, 1976), Glenn has befriended, assisted, advised, and mentored two generations of REH fans, scholars, and editors. There is much more but I think you can see why we are honored to have him as a Guest of Honor. David Saunders In honor of celebrating the 100th birthday of noted pulp artist Norman Saunders, David Saunders has also accepted our invitation to be a Guest of Honor at PulpCon 36. David will present a slide show of almost all of Norman's original pulp work and give a brief description of his life and work. He will also talk about his "obsessive process of researching biographical information on pulp artists". I am sure most of you have read some of his work in ILLUSTRATION magazine and other periodicals.In his own words David describes his latest project: "I have just finished my latest biographical essay on the pulp artist ALLEN ANDERSON, who was actually the artist I knew best, since he was my father's lifelong best friend, so this latest essay has been a meaningful sentimental experience to let other people who enjoy his work know what a sweet person he was". (David would also like to speak with anyone who might own any of Anderson's original artwork. If you know of anyone contact me and I will forward the information to him). Previous works by David include biographical articles and checklists on artists such as Ernest Chiriacka, John W. Scott, Rafael DeSoto, and, of course, Norman Saunders. David has been a good friend of PulpCon's and we look forward to having him as a Guest of Honor. Visit the Pulpcon website for complete registration details and a tentative schedule of events. | |||
| 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 setup along the lines of PEAPS, the Pulp Era Amateur Press Society, and all pulp fans across the world are welcome. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpMags/ CoverUps: Sharing and trading of Pulp Fiction covers. Discussion not only allowed, but encouraged! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cover_Ups/ REH ComicsGroup: This group is dedicated to the characters created byRobert 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 RiceBurroughs Group:This group is dedicated to the study and appreciation of one of the greatmasters 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/ Wild Cat Books: Here we share a mutual love of the great, thrilling literature from the early to late 20th Century, and focus on Discussion, Promotion, and any topic related to the "Bloody Pulps" and Classic Heroes such as TARZAN... JOHN CARTER OF MARS... SECRET AGENT X... KI-GOR... DOMINO LADY... THE MOON MAN... THE LENSMEN... and many more... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wildcatbooks_pulps | |||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! THE LONE RANGER #3: VALLEY OF SHADOWS and THE CAVE OF TERROR From issue #4 and #5 of THE LONE RANGER MAGAZINE comes the next two novels starring The Lone Ranger, his horse Silver, and Tonto. Fully illustrated. Hardcover, $24.95 Softcover, $14.95 |  | ||
| Robert E. Howard Foundation Membership - Support the
Foundation by becoming a member! The Foundation will use annual membership fees to reach its missions and goals. The different levels of membership are:
NOTE: The Robert E. Howard Foundation is completing its paperwork and governmental review process to receive its 501(c)(3) status, and this should be completed sometime in 2007, hopefully by summer. At the current time, we do NOT have this status, and so membership fees will NOT be tax-deductible donations if made prior to our achieving the 501(c)(3) status. The Robert E. Howard Foundation | |||
| Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter - Now available and shipping soon
to members! The very first issue of the REH Foundation newsletter is ready to go. This newsletter is one of the free membership benefits for Legacy Circle and Friends of REH members of the REH Foundation. The newsletter will be handed out at REH Days to Foundation members in attendance and the rest will be shipped to members not in attendance thereafter. All the newsletters will only be printed in sufficient quantity to supply the current members, and any left over at the end of a year will be destroyed. The print run on #1 will be relatively small. Volume 1, #1 features a facsimile reproduction of an original REH typescript, in particular, an earlier draft of "Rattle of Bones" that features a far less sympathetic villian. This will be the first publication of this particular version of this Solomon Kane story. There will be three more newletters this year. Information on becoming a member is above. | |||
| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels
by Christopher
R. Yates The City of the Living Dead (Scorpion #2), Warren Stockholm, Black Death Books, $9.99, June 2006 Soon I Will Be Invincible, Austin Grossman, Pantheon, $22.95, June 05, 2007 Leaper: The Misadventures of a Not-Necessarily-Superhero by Geoffrey Wood, WaterBrook Press, $13.99, June 19, 2007 Fantastic Four: What Lies Between, Peter David, Pocket Star, $7.99, June 26, 2007 52 - The Novel, Greg Cox, Ace, $15.00, July 3, 2007 The Darkness, Volume 1 by Kerri Hawkins, Top Cow,$14.99, July 25, 2007 Baltimore: Or the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire, Mike Mignola & Christopher Golden,Spectra, $25, Aug. 28, 2007 The Ultimates: Against All Enemies, Alex Irvine, Pocket Star, $7.99, August 28, 2007 The Last Days of Krypton, Kevin J. Anderson, Harper Entertainment, $24.95, October 01, 2007 Wolverine: Violent Tendencies, Marc Cerasini, Pocket Star, $7.99, October 30, 2007 The Blue-Haired Bombshell, John Zakour, DAW, $7.99, December 04, 2007 Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder, Christopher L. Bennett, Pocket Star, $7.99, December 26, 2007 WildCards XVIII: Inside Straight, George R.R. Martin, ed., Tor, $24.95, January 1 2008 | | ||
| Wildside Press - According to
Amazon.com, the following titles are available! Jimgrim and a Secret Society by Talbot Mundy "Jimgrim and a Secret Society" originally appeared in the classic pulp magazine Adventure, in the August 10, 1922 issue. It is part of Mundy's series featuring James Schuyler Grimm, better known as Jimgrim, a British agent. In this volume, he resigns from the British military service to take a job (along with his friends Jeff Ramsden, Narayan Singh, and Jeremy Ross) as a freelance agent combatting criminals who threaten world peace. Hardcover, 132 pages, $29.95 Wild Noreen (Wildside Pulp Classics) by Johnston McCulley Captain Bill Adams was a relic of the old, tough days of sea-dogs and privateers. He ran a tough ship, demanding discipline, loyalty, and respect above all else... even the law. When he tries to run guns to Mexican revolutionaries, he finds his first mate has betrayed him to the authorities. But before he can exact his revenge, a newcomer drives his first mate away, insults Captain Adams' daughter, and upsets all plans. But Adams will have his revengs - and his money. With his daughter, he shanghais the newcomer and makes a run for Mexico with his illegal cargo, determined to have his way - and his revenge - at any cost! A thrilling lost adventure tale from the creator of Zorro! Softcover, 120 pages, $12.95 The Masked Woman (Wildside Pulp Classics) by Johnston McCulley The masked woman called herself Madame Madcap, and she gathered a gang of cutthroats determined to loot high society of all its riches... starting with the notorious womanizer Hamilton Brone. She worked her criminal magic... and grew rich as millionaires swooned at her feet. Members of her gang worshipped her. She could do no wrong. And yet a curious pattern began to emerge, and a strange vengeance took shape - not just against the men of high society, but against the men of her own brave band of criminals! Softcover, 120 pages, $12.95 Planet of Peril by Otis Adelbert Kline Derring-do on a world of primitive monsters! When Robert Grandon swapped bodies with a prince of the planet Venus, he was concerned only with the thrill and interest of living on a different world. But the situation he found himself in was hardly that of a leisurely sightseer. Instead, he found himself smack in the center of a whirlwind of intrigue, danger, and desperation. Planet of Peril is a science-fiction adventure on a world of semi-barbaric nations, ferocious beasts, gigantic reptiles, and maidens in distress! Softcover, 136 pages, $13.95 The Skylark of Space by E.E. "Doc" Smith Finding that his government laboratory coworkers do not believe his discovery of a revolutionary power source that will enable interstellar flight, Dr. Richard Seaton acquires rights to his discovery from the government and commercializes it with the aid of his friend, millionaire inventor Martin Crane. When a former colleague tries to steal the invention, not only the future of Dr. Seaton and his allies, but ultimately the entire world hangs in the balance! The first of the great "space opera" science fiction novels, The Skylark of Space remains a thrilling tale more than 80 years after its creation. Softcover, 210 pages, $14.95 Skylark Three by E.E. "Doc" Smith Seaton and Crane return in this exciting sequel to "The Skylark of Space!" In Skylark Three, Seaton has developed a "Zone of Force" to protect his ship, the Skylark. But with the Zone up and running, he can no longer control his vessel. Can this new invention help them prevail against the Fenachronians, with their advanced technology...and their determination to conquer the galaxy, starting with the destruction of Earth? And what of DuQuesne and his villainous plans? "Skylark Three" is classic space opera at its best! Hardcover, 208 pages, $29.95 Softcover, 208 pages, $14.95 Wandl the Invader by Ray Cummings There were nine major planets in the Solar System, and it was within their boundaries that man first set up interplanetary commerce and began trading with the ancient Martian civilization. And then they discovered a tenth planet -- a maverick! This tenth world, if it had an orbit, had a strange one, for it was heading inwards from interstellar space, heading close to the Earth-Mars spaceways, upsetting astronautic calculations and raising turmoil on the two inhabited worlds. But even so none suspected then just how much trouble this new world would make. For it was WANDL THE INVADER and it was no barren planetoid. It was a manned world, manned by minds and monsters and traveling into our system with a purpose beyond that of astronomical accident! Softcover, 128 pages, $12.95 The Girl in the Golden Atom by Ray Cummings Ray Cummings -- one of the earliest pulp science fiction writers -- crafted this early masterpiece in 1922. The tale of a scientist who sees a beautiful woman in the atoms of his mother's wedding ring (and his adventures when he shrinks himself down to join her microscopic world), The Girl in the Golden Atom is a classic of science fiction. Originally published in 1922. Softcover, 248 pages, $9.95 The White Invaders by Ray Cummings Softcover, 104 pages, $11.95 | |||
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