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| Adventure House - Auction
#5 has started! The Adventure House Fifth Auction has begun! Adventure House has expanded the scope of their offerings. DVD's, Folio Society Hardbound Books, Pulps, Magazines and more! To bid, you must register, so please CLICK HERE to go to the auction site and register. Choose your password and away you go! No hassles. Only a small 10% buyers premium. Fair and accurate grading. Well packaged, expert shipping at a reasonable cost. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. | |||||
| Challenger
begins podcasting: Queen Of The Black Coast by Robert E. Howard Are you ready to hear the first ever podcast of a Conan tale? Are you ready for some furious freebooting? What about serious corsairage? Would it bother you if it were buccaneering? Are you truly ready for the blazing prose of the undisputed master of pulp fiction in one of his best loved tales? If the answer is yes to all of these questions then prepare yourself for the first chapter in… Queen Of The Black Coast by Robert E. Howard; Read by Bill Hollweg Podcast - [UNABRIDGED] Podcaster: Broken Sea Audio Thursday Podcast: Started November 29th In the seacoast kingdom of Argos, after a brush with the Hyborian legal system, Conan hops aboard a southward bound ship. Off the coasts of Kush the ship is boarded by black corsairs under the Shemitish she-devil, Bêlit. Conan joins her crew, becomes her consort, and for a long time they harry the Hyborian and Stygian ports. During this stage of his career, Conan gains the name of Amra, the Lion, which is to follow him throughout his later life. Chapter 1 is available as an mp3 download at http://www.sffaudio.com/?p=1677 Thanks to Terry Allen and the REH Comics Group for the tip! |  | ||||
| Crippen
& Landru Crippen & Landru is considering publishing a second volume of Stuart Palmer's Hildegarde Withers stories, and has been unable to find a copy of MYSTERY (the slick sold at Woolworth's), October 1934, which has "The Riddle of the Black Spade." Can anyone send us a xerox or a scan of the story? Many thanks! Contact Doug Greene at dgreene@odu.edu if you can help. | |||||
| Dark Horse Comics Bill "Indy" Cavalier attended Gen Con 2007 in August where Conan editor Scott Allie gave a presentation on "Robert E. Howard in Comics." Allie revealed a little about future Dark Horse plans including: 1. New Kull and Solomon Kane series are in the works with Allie scripting Solomon Kane. 2. Another magazine type anthology like SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN is in the works. 3. Dark Horse will start up a reprint series of the old Marvel REH titles. Thanks to Bill "Indy" Cavalier and THE CIMMERIAN for the info. | |||||
| DOC SAVAGE: THE
LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT - Available
to all! The BRONZE GAZETTE is proud to offer an exclusive 75th Anniversary limited edition of DOC SAVAGE: THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT, the fantastic new addition to the Doc Savage legacy. Each copy of our exclusive edition comes with a full color 5" x 7" bookplate featuring a specially commissioned painting by cover artist Bob Larkin featuring Doc and his beautiful cousin PAT SAVAGE. Each bookplate is signed by both BOB LARKIN and by Doc Savage author/historian WILL MURRAY. This edition is limited to only 100 copies and is offered exclusively through the BRONZE GAZETTE. $28.00 postpaid. The BRONZE GAZETTE is also proud to offer a very special version of the limited edition hardcover of DOC SAVAGE: THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT. The book is already a limited edition to only 300 copies and is signed by Doug Klauba and interior artist Tom Roberts. Our edition also comes with an exclusive bookplate signed by Doc Savage author Will Murray and features a preliminary design of the cover along with an original pencil head sketch of Doc by cover artist supreme, DOUG KLAUBA! Limited to only 15 copies, each with a one-of-a-kind original head sketch! $110.00 postpaid with insurance. ONLY 5 LEFT! Payment is accepted via Paypal to bonanza@sbcglobal.net or via mail. Please make checks or money orders payable to: Terry Allen 508 Bellwood Ln Modesto, CA 95356-1745 Please email to confirm availability of the hardcover or with any other questions. This is a pre-sale. Books are scheduled for publication in December 2007.
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| E-texts on the net this
week The Shadow in Review: There is no new review this week. Next weeks review is "Masters of Death" from May 15, 1940. "Dazzling Crime" written 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! "Example" by Tom Pace from PLANET STORIES, Winter 1946 Malevolent death reared out of inky space before the hurtling liner. From it a frantic voice reached Commander Gray - "You know what to do!" He smiled grimly. Yes, he knew what to do . . . "The Lady in the Case" by Lee E. Wells from CRACK DETECTIVE, March 1943 One by one the jilted men took dry-dives from hotel windows, and the search for the deadly blonde became desperate . . . | |||||
| Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine - Dashiell Hammett reprint! EQMM’s January issue not only has several great holiday-themed stories, it also introduces an exciting new feature: Beginning with this issue, the “Black Mask” department will appear bimonthly, pairing a classic hardboiled tale with a new gem of the genre. This month, we bring you a Dashiell Hammett reprint, which first ran in Black Mask magazine in 1923, along with a brand-new tale from Hammett Prize–winner Chuck Hogan. Visit the EQMM webiste for complete details on the January issue. http://www.themysteryplace.com/eqmm/ Thanks to Will Murray for the tip! |  | ||||
| F. Paul Wilson: BY THE
SWORD - New Repairman Jack novel now available for pre-order! Gauntlet is now taking orders now for the 12th installment of the Repairman Jack series, BY THE SWORD (tentative title). F. Paul Wilson calls BY THE SWORD "the most frenetic and deadly Repairman Jack novel yet.” Gauntlet will take orders now for the 500 copy numbered and 26 copy lettered edition and won't charge credit cards until December 31. Be one of the first 100 to preorder from Gauntlet and receive free a signed print of the Harry O. Morris cover art (as always Harry and F. Paul Wilson work together on the cover concept and the author has final approval on the cover art). For this title F. Paul Wilson did not use an outline (he has "notes" which we might put in the lettered edition). So, those purchasing the lettered edition will receive a signed galley of the book (makes for a nice reading copy or a fine collectible). Available late-Spring 2008, but ONLY those who order from Gauntlet are guaranteed a copy as the last 4 Repairman Jack books have sold out on publication. Visit the Gauntlet website for a description of this upcoming Repairman Jack story. | |||||
| Gotham Pulp Collectors Club -
December 8, 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. Name: Gotham Pulp Collectors Club Time: 1-4 PM Place: Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street, Manhattan (WestVillage) Contact: Mark Halegua at msh@pulps1st.com | |||||
| Paizo Publishing
- ALMURIC update! Bill "Indy" Cavalier attended Gen Con 2007 in August where Paizo Publishing had a booth. He inquired about the planned release of Robert E. Howard's ALMURIC and was informed that Paizo had been a little hazy on the "public domain" aspects of the story and that Paizo has decided to err on the side of caution and not test the Laws of Litigation. After reading the above, I contacted the Director of Sales & Marketing for Paizo Publishing and was told: This book has not been canceled, though there were some concerns over ownership. It has been delayed and we're hoping will release in 2008 as part of a double-book month for Planet Stories. I don't have any official news on this, yet, but will keep you posted when I do. Thanks to Bill "Indy" Cavalier and Paizo Publishing for the info. |  | ||||
| PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S
END - Available December 4th! The DVD release of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END is set for December 4, 2007. Visit Mania.com for details on the 2 disc set. | |||||
| Pulp Art: The Robert Lesser Collection -
Display open thru Dec. 30, 2007! The New Britain Museum of American Art will feature the collection of playwright, writer, and collector Robert Lesser in an exhibition on view from Oct. 26 to Dec. 30, 2007. An opening reception will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday Oct. 26. The exhibition will feature 75 works of pulp style paintings. Robert Lesser began collecting pulp paintings, comic books, and comic-character toys in the 1950s. As a student at the University of Chicago, Lesser’s literature studies combined with his fascination with popular culture kindled his interest in studying and collecting pulp art and comic memorabilia. Lesser now owns 750 pulp paintings and an extensive collection of robots and space toys. In 1975 he wrote A Celebration of Comic Art and Memorabilia, an informational collectors guide; in 1997 he published Pulp Art: Original Cover Paintings for the Great American Pulp Magazines, a full-color collection of pulp paintings and history that includes expert interpretation. “Pulp Art” will be sold in the Museum Shop to accompany the exhibition. In attempts to preserve and celebrate the lost art, Lesser has devoted much of his life to studying and collecting the rare pulp paintings. His collection of space toys and comic character toys was exhibited at the Museum of Science and Industry in 2001 and his rare pulp art collection was featured at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in 2003. The exhibition highlighted works by J. Allen St. John, Raphael DeSoto, artist for The Spider, and George Rozen, artist for The Shadow and Doc Savage. Pulp art dates back to the late 1800s when author and publisher Frank A. Munsey introduced the first pulp style magazines, Argosy (1882), and Munsey’s Magazine(1889). Named for the inexpensive paper they were printed on, pulp magazines were popular for their exciting fiction stories and low cost. The popularity of Munsey’s magazines dwindled from time to time but they were around for nearly a century. The pulp explosion came about in the 1930s at the time of the Great Depression. The low cost magazines began filling the newsstands featuring characters such as Tarzan, Doc Savage, The Spider, and The Shadow. Storylines included action, Western drama mystery, science fiction, horror, and suspense. For many, pulp fiction provided relief from the stresses of the time period. Their popularity lasted until the 1950s. The style of artwork created for pulp magazines is often compared to Norman Rockwell’s cover designs for the “Saturday Evening Post,” but the character of the paintings was quite disparate from Rockwell’s jovial depictions of everyday life. Pulp Art flaunted unsettling images of violence, racism, sex, and crime. The publishing houses that produced pulp fiction such as Popular Publications, Street & Smith, Condé Nast, and Frank A. Munsey Company destroyed much of the artwork produced for the magazines after printing. The offensive images weren’t suitable for display in homes or museums so artists and auctioneers deemed them worthless. Tens of thousands of pulp paintings were created, out of which only a fraction survive today. | |||||
| Pulpdom
- Now available! PULPDOM #49 (November 2007) is now available. The contents include: "Lost Race Fantasy Wrighter: Ganpat" by Richard Dalby "Frank Aubrey is Fenton Ash and is Frank Atkins" by Caz "A Newfoundland Terror" by Frank Aubrey (fiction) Reviews by Mike Taylor ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PULP FICTION WRITERS by Lee Server (Checkmark Books) THE NEW PULPWOOD EDITOR by Harold Hersey (Adventure House) THE SKULL OF SHIRZAD MIR by Harold Lamb (Black Dog Books) THE EMPIRE IN THE AIR by George Allan England (Black Dog Books) Reviews by Caz THE ADVENTURE HOUSE GUIDE TO THE PULPS by Doug Ellis, John Locke & John Gunnison (Adventure House) BOOKERY FANTASY'S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE PULPS by Tim Cottrill (Bookery Press) This issue has full color front and back coversand is profusely illustratedwithfull color and black & white illustrationsthroughout. Copies are $6 each (postpaid) anywhere in USA. Six issue subscriptions are $30. Contact C. E. Cazedessus II, P.O. Box 2340, Pagosa Springs, Colorado
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| Pulpville Press -
Now available! THE OUTLAWS OF MARS by Otis Adelbert Kline For the first time in book form, the complete text of this novel (not the edited down version previously published in book form). When Captain Jerry Morgan, expert swordsman, left the American Army, his scientist uncle, Dr. Richard Morgan, had no difficulty in persuading the adventurous young man to take a trip to Mars in a space ship, directed by mental telepathy. Dr. Morgan had been in mental contact with a Martian scientist, Lal Vak. Jerry arrived in Raliad, largest city on Mars and capital of the Kalsivar empire. He is arrested as a spy, but Princess Junia, daughter of Numin Vil, the emperor, intercedes on his behalf. Manith Zovil, prince of a neighboring empire, kills Shiev Zovil, Junia's brother, in self-defense, but Jerry is accused of the killing and is condemned to death! Jerry soon finds himself, with the aid of Nisha Novil, an outlaw on Mars! Fully illustrated. Published by Pulpville Press. Trade Paperback $14.95 Hardcover $24.95 |  | ||||
| Ramble
House - Now available! INVADERS FROM THE DARK by Greye La Spina An atmospheric masterpiece from 1925 about werewolves and witches that was later published by Arkham House. KILLING TIME AND OTHER STORIES by Joel Townsley Rogers Our second collection of pulp gems from the author of THE RED RIGHT HAND. The concise, rare pulp version of that classic tale of automobile horror is included among the six tales in this collection. There's a superb Introduction and Afterword by Alfred Jan, a man who knows a lot about Joel Townsley Rogers. OLD TIMES' SAKE AND OTHER STORIES by James Reasoner 17 intriguing short stories taken from the MIKE SHAYNE MYSTERY Magazine, never before collected until now. Introduced by Ed Gorman, who spells out why Reasoner is known as THE storyteller among his contemporaries. Check out his bibliography of more than 215 novels! Visit the Ramble House website at http://www.ramblehouse.com/ | |||||
| Robert E. Howard
Foundation - The Last of the Trunk Paul Herman has reported that THE LAST OF THE TRUNK should be shipping from the printer this week. Those who pre-ordered the book can expect to receive it before Xmas. Robert E. Howard generated an enormous volume of written works, around 3.5 million words. In his tiny room in his house in Cross Plains, REH kept a trunk to hold all his output that was still awaiting a sale, as well as works that were rejected, unfinished, something he especially wanted to save, or simply copies of early drafts that he would reuse the back of in typing up another story. At the time of his death, that trunk held literally tens of thousands of pages of material, all hand-typed by REH. In the early 1960s, Glenn Lord obtained the contents of REH's trunk. He had the duty, pleasure, and challenge of sorting it all out, and to begin sheparding those works into print. Hundreds of stories and poems poured forth, to see print in assorted books, magazines, and fan publications. Ever since the publication of Glenn Lord's THE LAST CELT in 1976, collectors of the works of REH have been aware of, but unable to read, more than a hundred unpublished stories and fragments. A few were published in the intervening years, but not many. Finally, in this volume, THE LAST OF THE TRUNK is being revealed. Virtually all the remaining unpublished prose will be included. While this certainly is not his most memorable or impressive work (those works are already in print), it does fill in lots of blank spaces for the scholars and collectors, and perhaps yield a little more understanding of one of the greatest pulp writers. This will be the largest REHF publication to date, at 672 pages. Hardback with dust jacket by Tom Foster. Edited and with an introduction by Patrice Louinet. Design by Dennis McHaney. Many of the works are incomplete or unfinished. Many of the complete stories are either boxing or high school papers. Ordering and payment information Some of the content in these letters could be considered adult in nature and inappropriate for children. Hence, the Robert E. Howard Foundation requires that each purchaser certify that they are at least 18 years of age. The price will be $53 for REHF members, $59 for non-members. Shipping rates PER VOLUME. Shipping options are:
All books will be securely packed. REH FOUNDATION PRESS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS BY THE POST OFFICE. PURCHASE INSURANCE IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE RISK. Those wishing to ship via some other carrier (UPS, FedEx, etc.) will need to contact us at info@rehfoundation.org to make arrangements and determine costs. To order, pay directly via PayPal to paypal@rehfpress.com, via check (personal or cashier's) or money order sent to: The REH Foundation Press, PO Box 251242, Plano, TX 75025. ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE IN US DOLLARS. Be sure that all the necessary shipping information is included and accurate, and that the total price includes correct shipping and insurance (if wanted). Books will not be shipped prior to checks clearing the bank. If you have any questions or comments regarding pricing or shipping, please contact us at info@rehfoundation.org. A detailed list of the contents is below the cover:
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| Solomon Kane - Another
teaser poster available online! A teaser poster for the upcoming feature film of Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane has been posted on the Internet. Click here to view it. | |||||
| THE SWORD OF RED SONJA: DOOM OF THE
GODS #3 - Arriving in comic shops Dec. 5th! by Luke Lieberman & Lui Antonio Sonja confronts Thulsa Doom at the height of his power, while Sonja rages at the height of her infected madness! All the action is brought to you by writer Luke Lieberman and artists Lui Antonio and Will Murai! Featuring cover art by Paul Renaud (50%), Aaron Lopresti (25%), and Mel Rubi (25%)! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment |  | ||||
| UNCLE CTHULHU: "I WANT
YOU" POSTER - Coming in
February!
Cthulhu calls, yet again, this time taking on the guise of the iconic Uncle Sam, poster boy for liberty. Featuring art by Fall of Cthulhu cover artist Patrick McEvoy, this 13" x 19" print features a never before seen take on Cthulhu, this time in the style of the classic U.S. Army recruitment poster. Limited to just 1,000 copies, enlist today and show your support for the coming darkness!
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| Wildside
Press - Coming in March! Paul Herman reports that the trade edition of The Neverending Hunt has hit some snags and is now scheduled for March 2008. Paul also reports that he has just updated it again, so it will have virtually everything up through 2007. |  | ||||
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| Adventure House - Now available
and arriving in comic shops November 28th! 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 - Now available and arriving
in comic shops November 28th!! 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 - November pulp
facsimile reprints now available! Phantom Detective - January 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 - arriving in comic shops November 28th! Reprints "Death on Swift Wings" by Robert Wallace from January 1935. The Phantom pursues a fiendish killer in this exciting novel of a murder ray that turns its sinister power on innocent victims! Spicy Detective Stories - November 1940, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 - arriving in comic shops November 28th! Reprints two pulp detective stories. In Robert Garron's "Murder for the Asking" a wronged woman thinks revenge. An Arizona chain gang features in Robert Leslie Bellem's "Premiere in Purgatory." This replica edition is complete with all ads, illustrations, and facsimile pages. Detective Yarns - April 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 - available from Adventure House! DEATH HITS THE JACKPOT by H.M. Appel: They dealt in machines and they dealt in death—and the lucky guy who hit a jackpot could take his nickels with him—covered with blood to his grave! A SIMPLE CASE OF MURDER by Harold Ward: Lizzie's trouble wasn't that she wanted a guy she couldn't have—it was that she thought she was smart enough to kill!
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc. Coming in February! DOC SAVAGE
Volume 14: "The Man of Bronze" and
"The Land of Terror"
The Man of Bronze's origin story is
revealed in the classic Lester Dent novels that launched the superhero genre,
in an extra-length volume commemorating the 75th anniversary of Doc Savage's pulp
debut. First, the mysterious death of Doc's father leads the Man of Bronzeto the
Central American republic of Hidalgo where they discover a lost Mayan empire in
the mythical Valley of the Vanished. Can Doc defeat the Feathered Serpent and
the Red Death and free King Chaac and the beautiful Princess Monja? Then, Doc
Savage trails the murderous master villain Kar (who controls the deadly Smoke
of Eternity) to prehistoric Thunder Island where Doc and his men fight for their
very survival against terrifying dinosaurs. This collector's item pulp reprint
features a never-before-published foreword and autobiographical essay by Lester
Dent, Walter Baumhofer's classic pulp covers, interior illustrations by Paul Orban
and commentary by popular culture historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95DOC SAVAGE Volume 14 - JAMES BAMA variant edition: "The Man of Bronze" and "The Land of Terror" In honor of the Man of Bronze's 75th anniversary. this special commemorative variant edition reprints the classic James Bama cover painting that launched the 1960s Doc Savage revival, along with all the features of the pulp cover edition. Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 DOC SAVAGE Volume 14 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC074061 (Standard Cover). The Diamond Item Code is DEC074062 (Bama Cover). Visit The Shadows Sanctum at: http://www.shadowsanctum.com |   | ||||||
| The Avenger
Chronicles - Coming in March/April! Win Eckert is also writing a story in THE AVENGER CHRONICLES. THE AVENGER CHRONICLES will be solicited in the January 2008 PREVIEWS available December 27th. You can pre-order the Limited Edition online now. | |||||||
| THE BEST OF ROBERT E. HOWARD VOLUME 2: GRIM
LANDS - In book stores Nov. 27th! by Robert E. Howard; illustrated by Jim & Ruth Keegan This compilation of Robert E. Howard's most famous and well-received stories spans all of the characters and genres he scribed in - all restored to the earliest, most definitive versions available today. Softcover, 6x9, 544 pages, $16.95 The contents are :
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| Captain Hazzard - New novel coming in early 2008! Ron Fortier has announced that he has finished writing his fourth Captain Hazzard pulp novel, CAVEMEN OF NEW YORK. Ron said: It is my first solo novel in this series and was quite a challenge to write. I'd given myself a target of 60,000 words, the average length of most pulp novels in the old magazines and came in a little over 61,000. Not a bad finale. Now comes the re-reading/writing and editing. I hope to have it off to artist Rob Davis with a week. He will then begin doing interior illustrations and designing the book. Mark Maddox will be painting the cover. One of the elements in the plot is a new vehicle Hazzard invents to help him and his team defeat their foes. He calls it The Pygmy and Rob did up several sketches from my descriptions in the book for Mark to use a reference as it will mostly likely be featured on that cover. For a sneek-peek, visit Ron's website at http://www.airship27.com/ Ron is also working on a new pulp novel series with Canadian writer, Andrew Salmon called THE GHOST SQUAD. More news on this one when it is available. | |||||||
| Captain Spectre and
the Lightning Legion - Captain Spectre is back! Tom Floyd's Captain Spectre is back up and running with a new strip this week! Chapter 1: "The Mark of Death" is posted in its entirety on line. Chapter 2: "The Electric Soldier" is posted in its entirety on line. Chapter 3: "Secret Worlds" is posted in its entirety on line. Chapter 4: The Day the Sky Screamed!!!!! has just begun! It is a great time to jump on board, with the opening of this new thrilling chapter in the life of Captain Spectre. This chapter is of the jungle/lost world serial genre, complete with jungle princess, dinosaurs, ancient science, and cannibals. Join the Lightning Legion, and get in on the adventures. It's Free!! http://www.captainspectre.com |  | ||||||
| THE COMPLETE
GREEN LAMA FEATURING THE ART OF MAC RABOY - Coming in April! Chanting “Om Mani Padme Hum,” the wealthy Jethro Dumont transformed into the Green Lama—a flying freedom fighter made famous in comics by the distinguished and imaginative artist Mac Raboy (Captain Marvel Jr., Flash Gordon). A unique 1940s Buddhist superhero, the Green Lama used special powers gained in a pilgrimage to Tibet to fight master criminals, monstrous dictators, and inequality across the globe. He made his debut in April 1940 in the pulp fiction anthology Double Detective, but he is most well known in his comic book incarnation—especially the stories drawn by Raboy in the eight-issue Green Lama series. Dark Horse Archives presents the entire Green Lama run in two high-quality hardcovers, starting with these first four issues. In addition to Raboy’s classic covers and stories, these issues contain entertaining and adventurous bonus stories following the adventures of Lieutenant Hercules, Rick Masters, Angus McErc, and others! Our first volume also features an introduction by free speech activist and patron saint of comics collecting Chuck Rozanski! Hardcover, 7x10, 208 pages, Full Color, $49.95 Dark Horse Comics On sale April 30 THE COMPLETE GREEN LAMA is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC070067. |  | ||||||
| Conan #49
- Coming in February! Writer: Timothy Truman; Cover Artist: Tomàs Giorello; Penciller: Tomàs Giorello; Colorist: JD Mettler In this penultimate chapter of Timothy Truman and Tomàs Giorello's epic adaptation of the Robert E. Howard fragment "The Hand of Nergal" Conan must fight for his very life against a foe unlike any other. But how do you kill an enemy that's already dead? The only hope for Conan and his comrades is to destroy the gateway to the demonic underworld and stop the spawn of the evil god Nergal before it's too late! Publication Date: Feb 20, 2008 Format: Full color, 40 pages Price: $2.99 Dark Horse Comics CONAN #49 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC070045. |  | ||||||
| CTHULHU GLOVES
- Coming in February! Created by horror author H. P. Lovecraft, Cthulhu is one of Lovecraft's "Great Old Ones," and is often cited for the extreme descriptions given of its appearance, size, and the abject terror that he invokes. Now you too can invoke the terror of the Old Ones with your very own Cthulhu Gloves! CAUTION: Wearing Cthulhu Gloves under certain astrological alignments is not recommended. Scheduled to ship in February 2008. Gloves SRP: $24.99 CTHULHU GLOVES are solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC074363. | |||||||
| Dial P For Pulp
Podcast - The third show is now available for download! Dial P For Pulp is a podcast for anyone interested in any aspect of the pulps. The third (November) podcast is now available online and highly recommended! There is no cost involved. Just download the mp3 file and enjoy! Dial P for Pulp is the brain child of David Drage and David has done an excellent job putting the program together. The third (November) podcast features:
All three shows are available for download at: http://www.dialpforpulp.com or you can subscribe to the RSS feed at: http://dpfp.libsyn.com/rss/podcasts You can also join the Dial P for Pulp Yahoo newsgroup at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dial-p-for-pulp/ | |||||||
| E-texts on the
net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "The Invincible Shiwan Khan" from March 1, 1940. "The Werewolf of Winslow Estate" 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! "The Knife Thrower" by Joe Archibald from POPULAR DETECTIVE, June 1942 Featuring: Willie Klump Satchelfoot Kelly said it was a perfect crime and couldn't be solved - but for a thousand bucks Willie Klump thought different! "Squared in the Sky" by Kenneth L. Sinclair from THE LONE EAGLE, October 1938 Wolf Landon Swore to Get the Hun Who Fought with Weapons Allied Flyers Could Not Match! | |||||||
| FALL OF CTHULHU
#10 - Coming in February! by Michael Alan Nelson & Greg Scott As tensions between the cultists and followers of the Old Ones rise, the mysterious Mr. Arkham welcomes the arrival of the final member of his war counsel. But as the players move into place, Connor struggles with his role in Mr. Arkham's plan. COVER A—24 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 COVER B—24 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 BOOM! Studios FALL OF CTHULHU #10 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC073488 (Cover A). The Diamond Item Code is DEC073489 (Cover B). | |||||||
| FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER #5
(of 6)- Arriving
in comic shops November 28th! Story - Joshua Ortega; Art - Nat Jones & Jay Fotos; Covers - Frank Frazetta, Nat Jones & Jay Fotos Rian Atar finally reaches the castle of King Strom–only to find a most terrible surprise waiting for him and his men! Adelia, Lambeau and Dreovid follow the Death Dealer to the edge of the Angra Swamp, where the grotesque Dazaka lies in wait… Featuring one of the biggest shocks in fantasy history–this is one twist you won't see coming! Image Comics 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 |  | ||||||
| Frank Hamilton Pulp artist Frank Hamilton has been admitted to a nursing home and doesn't expect to get well enough to ever leave. If anyone is interested in sending a card to Frank, please contact me and I can provide the nursing home address. Frank's work has appeared in just about every pulp fanzine published over the years (Echoes, Pulp Vault, Golden Perils, Bronze Gazette, Aces), pulp reference books (The Night Master, The Pulp Hero, Amazing Pulp Heroes, The Adventures of Doc Savage: A Definitive Chronology, The Duende History of The Shadow Magazine, The Incredible Radio Exploits of Doc Savage Volume 1, The Other Detective Pulp Heroes), and pulp reprint anthologies (It's Raining Corpses in Chinatown, Hades and Hocus Pocus by Lester Dent). Frank used an illustration style known as pen-and-ink stippling. This style was also used by well known pulp artist Virgil Finlay. Thanks to Tom Johnson and Dave Walker for the information. Frank Hamilton's cover for the original Pulp Press edition of THE NIGHT MASTER is shown. |  | ||||||
| HALLOW'S EVE CTHULHU PLUSH - Now available! Every Fall, every Halloween is the night of nights. It is on this holiday the ancestors and Old Ones breech the barrier and creep amongst humanity. Beware, oh ye of mortal substance for the ethereal lurk in the Dark places of Toy Vault. Prepare for Hallow’s Eve Cthulhu! Swathed in a cocoon of black, with shimmering orange highlights, Hallow’s Eve Cthulhu is the perfect 11" plush companion in the dead of an autumn night. $19.99 | |||||||
| ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #21 Gustaf Tenggren — the Swedish artist best known for his work on Walt Disney's features Snow White and Pinocchio — is the subject of an in-depth feature with over 80 full-color illustrations from every phase of his long career. Mary rare and little-seen book illustrations are featured, as well as many productions shot from the original artwork. Also featured in this issue of Illustration is the work of legendary magazine illustrator Al Parker, the father of contemporary illustration. Magazine, 112 pages, Full Color SRP: $15.00 Illustration Magazine NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #21 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC074055. |  | ||||||
| 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 Magazine. This time we look at the November 1939 issue. | |||||||
| LibriVox
Short Horror Story Collection #2 The LibriVox Short Horror Story Collection #2 contains two stories by H. P. Lovecraft and a Solomon Kane story by Robert Howard, plus seven more tales of horror and stories of the weird by the masters at the bargain price of $0.00. "Ex Oblivione" by Howard Phillips Lovecraft; Read by Maxim Lenyadin "The Picture In The House" by H.P. Lovecraft; Read by: Glen Hallstrom "Rattle of Bones" by Robert E. Howard; Read by Paul Siegel Plus stories by Edgar Allen Poe and others! Thanks to Terry Allen and the REH Comics Newsgroup for the tip! | |||||||
| Main Enterprises: Dark Corridor #1 - Now available! Main Enterprises has just launched a new magazine of weird tales and macabre fiction. Dark Corridor #1 features original stories by Michael Vance, Sam Gafford, and Brian Osborne; with illustrations provided by Dan W. Taylor, Greg Woronchak, Sam Gafford, Armando Abeleda, Larry Johnson, Michael Connolly, Roger Foucault, and the late Michael Roden. Dark Corridor #1 is $4.50 postage paid from Main Enterprises, 13 Valley View Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804. Website: http://www.mainenterprises.ecrater.com |  | ||||||
| Moonstone Books - Arriving
in comic shops November 28th! MOONSTONE'S HOLIDAY SUPER SPECTACULAR Written by Mac Rauch, Mike Bullock, Martin Powell and various, art by Zeu, Ron Harris, Silvestre and various, cover by Michael Stribling. Five new holiday-themed stories from five creative teams! You'll get new adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (from the film's creators!), The Phantom (from the Phantom's regular creative team!), Kolchak (from the creative team behind Kolchak Ghost Stories), The Spider (his first color comic book story ever from the guys who brought you part of the Spider Chronicles), and Sherlock Holmes (from the writer of Sherlock Holmes: Clown Prince)! 56 pages, Full Color, $5.99 Moonstone Books |  | ||||||
| Moonstone Books - Arriving
in comic shops November 28th! THE PHANTOM #20 by Bullock & Zeu From the Chronicles of the 13th Phantom comes "Worth Beyond Measure," a swashbuckling tale of adventure on the high seas! In the days after the Musketeers of the Guard were eliminated by King Louis the XVIII, three former members of the King's faithful will do anything to regain their former glory, including stealing the Heart of Lafitte! What is the Heart and why will the Phantom risk his life to get it back? Featuring special guest artist Zeu! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Moonstone Books |  | ||||||
| Moonstone
Books - Coming in February/March! THE PHANTOM: JUNGLE ACTION TPB Written by Chuck Dixon, Ben Raab and Rafael Nieves, art by Rick Burchett, Pat Quinn and Eric J, colors by Art Lyon, Ken Wolak and Joe Bucco, cover by Marat Mychaels. This volume collects the sold out Phantom issues #5-11! Included here are amazing adventure tales of Blood Diamonds, Slavery, Zombies, angry Female Aviatrix, and the ever present sinister Singh Brotherhood! The Phantom also comes to the urban jungle here in America, has a run in with the FBI, is out-gunned on a speeding train, and comes to face to face with a secret from his past! 200 pages, $19.99 Moonstone Books THE PHANTOM: JUNGLE ACTION TPB is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC073815. THE PHANTOM #22 Written by Mike Bullock, pencils by Silvestre Szilagyi, inks by Tomas Coggiola, colors by Bob Pedroza, cover by Eric J and Bob Pedroza. "Checkmate," part 2 of 5. The biggest arc in Moonstone¹s Phantom run, culminating in the double sized issue #25, continues! After the tragic end to last issue, The Phantom must pick up the pieces and move forward to discover who is responsible. However, his mourning is violently interrupted when war comes to the Deep Woods. 32 pages, $3.99. THE PHANTOM #22 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC073813. Moonstone Books | 
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| Moonstone Books: Doc
Savage: Bronze Adventurer Lithograph - Coming in March! Pulp hero Doc Savage, Man of Bronze and Nemesis of Evil, returns to the public eye in this upcoming limited edition lithograph from Moonstone. Created during the days of the Great Depression, Savage was the pinnacle of human development and achievement. Honed to physical and intellectual perfection by his father, Doc Savage dedicated his life to pursuing and eradicating evil in all its forms. Accompanied by his five assistants, each foremost in his chosen field of endeavor, Doc traveled the globe battling would-be oppressors and world-conquerors. The Doc Savage: Bronze Adventurer lithograph from Moonstone Books is painted by popular Star Wars illustrator Dave Dorman, and printed on heavy 18” x 24” paper stock. It will be available in March 2008 in a limited edition of 200, signed and numbered by the artist, with a remarked edition also available at extra cost. THE Bronze Adventurer Lithograph will be solicited in the January 2008 PREVIEWS available December 27th. Moonstone Books | 
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| Paizo Publishing - Now available and coming soon! CITY OF THE BEAST/WARRIOR OF MARS by Michael Moorcock (Trade Paperback) - $12.99 Now available! Michael Moorcock’s Eternal Champion returns as Kane of Old Mars, a brilliant American physicist whose strange experiments in matter transmission catapult him across space and time to the Red Planet. ... Kane’s is a Mars of the distant past, a place of romantic civilizations, fabulous many-spired cities, and the gorgeous princess Shizala. To win her hand and bring peace to Mars, Kane must defeat the terrible Blue Giants of the Argzoon, whose ravaging hordes threaten the whole planet! Adventure in the Edgar Rice Burroughs tradition from the creator of Elric of Melniboné. Introduction by Kim Mohan. 160-page softcover trade paperback CITY OF THE BEAST is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC074151. BLACK GOD'S KISS by C. L. Moore (Trade Paperback) - $12.99 Now available! First published in the pages of WEIRD TALES in 1934, C.L. Moore’s Jirel of Joiry is the first significant female sword-and-sorcery protagonist and one of the most exciting and evocative characters the genre has ever known. ... Published alongside seminal works by H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, the five classic fantasy tales included in this volume easily stand the test of time and often overshadow the storytelling power and emotional impact of stories by Moore’s more famous contemporaries. A seminal work from one of fantasy’s most important authors, Black God’s Kiss is an essential addition to any fantasy library. Introduction by Suzy McKee Charnas 160-page softcover trade paperback BLACK GOD'S KISS is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC074149. ELAK OF ATLANTIS by Henry Kuttner (Trade Paperback) - $12.99 Expected November 2007 Explore the origins of Sword & Sorcery with Henry Kuttner’s Elak of Atlantis! Published in WEIRD TALES to satisfy fans of Conan the Barbarian in the wake of Robert E. Howard’s death, the four long stories depict a brutal world of flashing swords and primal magic, touched by a hint of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos. Never collected in a mass market edition since their publication in the late 1930s, these exciting tales helped to establish a genre and are a critical part of any fantasy library. Included as a bonus are Kuttner’s two Prince Raynor stories from 1939’s STRANGE TALES. Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale 160-page softcover trade paperback ELAK OF ATLANTIS is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC074150. NORTHWEST OF EARTH: THE COMPLETE NORTHWEST SMITH by C. L. Moore (Trade Paperback) - $12.99 75th Anniversary Edition! Expected January 2008 From the crumbling temples of forgotten gods on Venus to the seedy pleasure halls of old Mars, Northwest Smith blazes a trail through the underbelly of the solar system in 13 action-packed stories you won’t soon forget. Among the best-written and most emotionally complex stories of the Pulp Era, the tales of intergalactic smuggler Northwest Smith still resonate strongly 75 years after their first publication. A staple of Weird Tales in its Golden Age, C.L. Moore’s stories appeared alongside work by H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and Clark Ashton Smith, forming the backbone of the “unique magazine’s” approach to science fiction and planetary adventure. For the first time ever, all of Northwest Smith’s adventures have been collected in a single volume, including “Quest of the Starstone,” which pairs Smith with Moore’s other famous creation, the fierce swordswoman Jirel of Joiry! Introduction by C.J. Cherryh. 220-page softcover trade paperback NORTHWEST OF EARTH is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC074154. LORD OF THE SPIDERS (aka BLADES OF MARS) by Michael Moorcock (Trade Paperback) - $12.99 Expected February 2008 Once more into the matter transmitter for an unforgettable journey to ancient Mars! Pulled back to earth on the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Princess Shizala, brilliant physicist Michael Kane must once again journey to the Red Planet to reclaim a life of swordplay and high adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs! Kane finds himself on a different Mars, a place of blue giants and red revolution that ultimately leads to a ruined obsidian city inhabited by savage spider-men. A fast-paced adventure of swords, sorcery, and super-science awaits in this classic tale by an undisputed master of fantasy! With an introduction by Roy Thomas. 160-page softcover trade paperback LORD OF THE SPIDERS is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC074152. |      | ||||||
| PEEPING CTHULHU PLUSH - Now available! 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. SRP: $12.99 | |||||||
| Peter
Haining Editor/anthologist Peter Haining died November 19th of an apparent heart attack. He was 67. Haining was responsible for a great many fine anthologies of weird and horror fiction. Thanks to Rusty Burke for passing along the information. | |||||||
| Pulp.Net - New
pulp wallpapers available for download! Your computer's desktop looking boring again? Spice it up with the latest pulp wallpaper over at ThePulp.Net's Pulp.Stuff. They have rotated off four old pulp wallpapers and replaced them with six new ones, ranging from science fiction to detective to weird, and hope to replace them regularly with new ones. Download pulp wallpaper for your computer, as well as your mobile phone, at: http://thepulp.net/PulpStuff/ | |||||||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! THE SWORDSMAN OF MARS by Otis Adelbert Kline For the first time in book form, the complete text of this novel (not the edited down version previously published in book form). Harry Thorne's mind is exchanged with a Martian and is given the job of killing another Earthman who was previously transferred to Mars. Along the way to his goal, Thorne encounters many people, weird creatures, and strange adventures on the red planet, and ultimately falls in love--not once, but twice! Fully illustrated. Published by Pulpville Press. Trade Paperback - $14.95 Hardcover - $24.95 |  | ||||||
| RED SONJA #31 - Coming in
February!
by Christos Gage & Pablo Marcos The next Red Sonja event begins here! Beginning last month with issue #30, Red Sonja features a new, different and special creative team each and every month as Dynamite heads towards issue #35! This month, Christos (X-Men) Gage and artist Pablo Marcos continue to explore the world of the She-Devil as she makes her way down the river Styx en route to Hades itself! While in the company of Charon, ferryman of the damned, Sonja recalls an offer made once by a handsome king and how her oath to the Goddess was tempted, with disastrous results! Also, look for the special Paul Renaud cover (50%), as well as alternates by Fabiano Neves (25%) and Pablo Marcos (25%)! 32 pages, Full Color SRP: $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment RED SONJA #31 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC073545. | |||||||
| REELART STUDIOS:
THE SPIDER STATUE
- Coming in
April!
Pulpdom’s The Spider is the most violent vigilante crime fighter of all time and he’s back and bigger than ever in 2008! Licensed by Argosy Communications, Inc., sculptor William Paquet has designed and sculpted a stunning rendition capturing the very essence of The Master of Men. The sculpt includes two interchangeable heads; one of crime fighter Richard Wentworth and one of his alter ego, The Spider. Produced by ReelArt Studios.
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| SPECTRUM PRESENTS: THE COMIC ART
OF FRANK FRAZETTA - In book stores Nov. 27th! Frank Frazetta's creative skill has been showcased in dozens of volumes of published work, but never before have his seminal comic book stories been collected into a retrospective volume. Whether thrilling, frightening, heartbreaking, or funny, the one constant in Frazetta's all-too-brief career in comics was that they were gorgeously drawn. Offering a rare glimpse of the master's creative process, The Comic Art of Frank Frazetta includes Thun'da, the only full-length comic Frazetta ever illustrated, all of his romance stories, and the last story he drew before embarking on a painting career. Hardcover, 7x9, 128 pages, $39.95 Deluxe Hardcover, Signed, Limited, 7x9, 128 pages, $59.95 | 
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| UNCLE CTHULHU: "I WANT YOU" POSTER - Coming in
February!
Cthulhu calls, yet again, this time taking on the guise of the iconic Uncle Sam, poster boy for liberty. Featuring art by Fall of Cthulhu cover artist Patrick McEvoy, this 13" x 19" print features a never before seen take on Cthulhu, this time in the style of the classic U.S. Army recruitment poster. Limited to just 1,000 copies, enlist today and show your support for the coming darkness! 13x19, Full Color, SRP: $11.99 BOOM! Studios UNCLE CTHULHU: "I WANT YOU" POSTER is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC073490. | |||||||
| Wildside Press
- Available in comic shops thru PREVIEWS! THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD by Robert E. Howard The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard presents all of Howard's work from such classic, pulp-era magazines as WEIRD TALES and STRANGE TALES, meticulously restored to its original texts. Featuring such iconic fantasy characters as Bran Mac Morn, King Kull, and Solomon Kane, these works represent literary stepping-stones to Howard's infamous Cthulhu mythos stories and his most famous character of all — Conan the Cimmerian — and ably demonstrate that each of Howard's stories improved and added to his formidable skills as a master of fantasy and adventure. THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD are solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available Nov. 28th). All titles are hardcover, 6x9 in size, with an SRP of $35. Diamond Item Codes are listed below.
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| ZORRO #1 - Coming in
February!
by Matt Wagner & Francesco Francavilla Dynamite presents the return of yet another Legend as Matt Wagner unveils the all-new Zorro! Writer, Art Director and cover artist Matt Wagner is in command of this all-new “year one” Zorro comic series. Similar in tone and scope to Dynamite’s acclaimed Lone Ranger series, Zorro features artist Francesco Francavilla who complements Wagner’s pulp-action writing! Created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley, Zorro made his first appearance in "The Curse of Capistrano," serialized in the pulp magazine All-Story Weekly. From there Zorro has been the star of countless films and has been noted by Bob Kane as a main influence on Batman — Bruce Wayne even went to see The Mark of Zorro the evening his parents were killed! — and recently featured in a best-selling novel by Isabel Allende! Joining Wagner — who also provides covers for the series (50%) — and Francavilla for the return of the legendary Zorro are cover artists Mike Mayhew and Dean White (25%) and Lone Ranger cover artist John Cassaday (25%)! 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment ZORRO #1 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 28th). The Diamond Item Code is DEC073535. |  | ||||||
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| Adventure House - New pulp facsimile reprints for March and beyond! PHANTOM DETECTIVE - August 1933, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 TRUE CRIME MAGAZINE - November 1936 , 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES - , 7x10, 160 pages, $14.95
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in December! THE SHADOW Volume
13: "Six Men of Evil" & "The Devil Monsters" "The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime
does not pay. The Shadow Knows!" The Master of Darkness combats bizarre
menaces in two of Walter Gibson's strangest thrillers. A torturous Aztec transformation
gives "Six Men of Evil" an unexpected advantage in their criminal pursuits. Then,
Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane encounter their most infamous foe?Monstodamous,
master of menace?in "The Devil Monsters." This classic pulp collection also showcases
George Rozen's breathtaking pulp cover, all the original interior art by illustrators
Tom Lovell and Paul Orban, historical commentary by Will Murray and an article
on the Golden Age Shadow Comics by Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 Visit The Shadows Sanctum at: http://www.shadowsanctum.com  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in December! DOC SAVAGE Volume 12: "The Squeaking Goblin"
and "The Evil Gnome" The pulp era's greatest superhero battles
evil in two newly-restored novels by Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. First,
Doc Savage and his Iron Crew journey to Kentucky to investigate the mystery of
a ghostly skeletal sharpshooter and his "disappearing bullets." Can they stop
the mountain feud orchestrated by "The Squeaking Goblin"? Then, serial killings
by a unstoppable foe set the Man of Bronze on the trail of "The Evil Gnome." This
collector's item pulp reprint showcases the classic color pulp covers by Emery
Clarke and Walter Baumhofer, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical
articles by Will Murray, author of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions)Softcover, 7x10, B&W................................ $12.95 Visit The Shadows Sanctum at: http://www.shadowsanctum.com  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Avenger Chronicles -
Coming in March/April! Written by: Max McCoy, Robert Randisi, Ron Goulart, Tom DeFalco, Joe Gentile, Robert Greenberger, Clay and Susan Griffiths, CJ Henderson, Howard Hopkins, Paul Kupperberg, Chris Mills, Will Murray, Mel Odom, Gary Phillips, Martin Powell, James Reasoner, Richard Dean Starr, Win Eckert, and Dan Wickline. Interior Art: Andy Bennett & Dave Aikins Cover Art: Peter Caras, Dave Dorman, Doug Klauba Edited by: Joe Gentile 336 pages, b/w, Squarebound, 6”x9”, $17.95 Moonstone Books The Avenger…All-New Stories for the Next Generation! Moonstone Books is proud to present this
original anthology featuring eighteen never before seen tales of The Avenger,
the first new Justice, Inc. fiction in more than thirty years! The Avenger Chronicles
includes incredible, action-packed stories by some of today’s best writers
in comics and fiction including:In addition to this impressive lineup, The Avenger Chronicles includes stunning cover artwork by one of the original Avenger paperback cover artists, Peter Caras (creator of more than 1,700 cover paintings, & a student of Norman Rockwell), and original interior illustrations by Andy Bennett (Vampire: The Masquerade) and Dave Aikins (Zombie, the Board Game). Out of Tragedy, a Hero Is Reborn… In the roaring heart of the crucible, steel is made. In the raging flame of personal tragedy, men are sometimes forged into something more than human. Wealthy and successful at an early age, Richard Benson was preparing to enjoy a long and happy life with his family when crime took away his wife and young daughter. Once he was just a man, but now he is a machine of vengeance dedicated to the extermination of all crime. A figure of ice and steel, but more pitiless than both, Benson has become a symbol to crooks and killers--a terrible, almost impersonal force, masking cold genius and a nearly supernatural power behind a face as white and still as a dead man’s mask. Only pale eyes, like ice in a polar dawn, hint at what awaits criminals when they invoke the rage of millionaire adventurer Richard Benson -- The Avenger! Now, for the first time in over 30 years, the fearless/expressionless crime fighter; the man with the moldable face, the man with the shock white hair and the pale grey eyes, is back in action in a stunning collection of stories featuring all the action, adventure, and revenge Avenger fans have come to expect! From noir adventure and two-fisted action, to emotional tales of inner demons, join The Avenger for an E-ticket thrill ride! Book Trade version/Cover A: by Peter Caras Direct Market Version/Cover B: by Dave Dorman Limited Edition Hardcover: (limit of 300) original cover art of the entire Justice Inc crew by Doug Klauba AND ALSO includes an exclusive to this hardcover special Avenger story by Chinese/Indonesian Martial Arts (KunTao Silat) master Joe Judt. SRP: $44.00 You can pre-order the Limited Edition online now. |  Cover by Dave Dorman  Cover by Peter Caras | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Avenger: Justice, Inc. Lithograph
- Coming in March/April! One of the forgotten heroes of the adventure pulps, The Avenger, did not achieve the level of fame as such contemporaries as The Shadow or Doc Savage. His self-titled magazine lasted a mere 24 issues, with the writing credited to “Kenneth Robeson, the creator of Doc Savage.” Robeson was actually a “house name” owned by publisher Street & Smith, with staff writers doing the actual writing. The adventures of The Avenger were brought to a new audience when they were reprinted in paperback form in 1973-1974, followed up by 12 new stories written by author Ron Goulart under the Robeson pseudonym. The Avenger also appeared in a 4-issue DC Comics series in 1975, and in a 2-issue mini-series in the early 1980s. The Avenger lithograph from Moonstone Books is painted by Peter Caras, a student of the legendary illustrator Norman Rockwell, and the original cover artist of the ‘70s paperback reprints. It will be available in March 2008 in a limited edition of 200, signed and numbered by the artist, with a remarked edition also available at extra cost Moonstone Books | 
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| Black Dog Books Tom Roberts is trying to locate a copy of EVERYBODY's for January 1928. He is using a story from this issue in a trade paperback collection, but the copy he has is damaged and missing a portion of text. If anyone has a copy that could be photcopied from, (or even read to him, he will type the missing text) would you please contact Tom Roberts. Thanks, Tom Roberts Black Dog Books blackdogbooks_tomroberts@yahoo.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| THE CIMMERIAN, VOLUME 4, NUMBER 5
(October) - Now available! THECIMMERIAN, VOLUME 4, NUMBER 5 Edited by Leo Grin | Illustrated by Andrew Cryer 40 pages Features a pictorial research trip to the site of another famous Howard photograph, full coverage of the Robert E. Howard Days action at Gen Con 2007, a long substantive interview with one of the best Howard-inspired fantasists, poetry, letters, and more. Each issue was printed in two editions. The deluxe edition, numbered 1-75, uses a black linencover 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 Limitededition: $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 checkor money order, made payable to THECIMMERIAN, to: THE CIMMERIAN P. O. Box 5572 PLAYA DELREY,CA 90296 Visit The Cimmerian website for full ordering information and back issue availability. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conan #46 - Arriving in comic shops November 21st! Writer: Kurt Busiek, Artist: Greg Ruth At last, the Battle of Venarium: a tale gorged with blood, death, triumph, loss, glory, and revelation, as Conan reaches the first major turning point in his life before leaving Cimmeria for the world outside and becoming a legend in both. Master storyteller Kurt Busiek and painter Greg Ruth present the grand finale to their critically acclaimed saga of the barbarian's youth! The grand finale of "Born on the Battlefield"! Format: Full color, 40 pages Price: $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conan
#49 - Coming in February! Writer: Timothy Truman; Cover Artist: Tomàs Giorello; Penciller: Tomàs Giorello; Colorist: JD Mettler In this penultimate chapter of Timothy Truman and Tomàs Giorello's epic adaptation of the Robert E. Howard fragment "The Hand of Nergal" Conan must fight for his very life against a foe unlike any other. But how do you kill an enemy that's already dead? The only hope for Conan and his comrades is to destroy the gateway to the demonic underworld and stop the spawn of the evil god Nergal before it's too late! Publication Date: Feb 20, 2008 Format: Full color, 40 pages Price: $2.99 Dark Horse Comics | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Next weeks review is "The Invincible Shiwan Khan" from March 1, 1940. "The Secret Room" 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 Dancing Trees" by Lon Williams from REAL WESTERN STORIES, August 1957 Featuring: Lee Winters Deputy Marshal Winters had been called upon to assist lovely damsels in distress before - but never a damsel like this, and never in this kind of distress! "Murder, She Says!" by Ken Lewis from THRILLING DETECTIVE, June 1945 When Crooner Jerry Frazier, Surrounded By Bobby Socks, Signs His Autograph, He Doesn't Know That Death Will Add a Flourish! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| THE FALL OF CTHULHU #8 - Arriving
in comic shops November 21st! 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 |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green
Lama #1 - Coming in March! Writen by James Ritchey; Art by James Ritchey and Loki Dolza Format: Standard comic book size, 40 pages, black & white with color, covers; saddle-stitched. Retail Price: $6.95 Ship Date: March 5, 2008 Synopsis: An unsuspecting college student falls heir to the powers of The GREEN LAMA, in a darkly contemporary version of the AC Universe. World War III has come and gone, demons run free in the streets- and only The GREEN LAMA can restore order. Guest-starring The FEMFORCE and GOLDEN LAD. AC Comics Green Lama #0 - Now available! Throughout the world there are men- men of evil--who cower with fear when they here the tales of a mighty avenger clad in green, who swoops from the skies bringing justice. OM MANI PADME HUM...the magic Tibetan words echo from a strange temple halfway across the world, and The GREEN LAMA appears!! One of the great super-powered characters originally created during comics' Golden Age gets an exciting solo series from AC Comics, after being a popular and prominent supporting character in Femforce and other AC titles for almost 20 years!! This special, full-sized prequel issue presages the spectacular new series from writer-artist James Ritchey, with a recap of the original characters history, and a retelling of his greatest contemporary adventure, as a new version the Emerald Avenger stops an impending invasion from cyberspace spreaheaded by the most terrifying Facist threat the world has ever known!! See Gordon DuMont, the new Green Lama face off against Adolf Hitler himself!! Guest-starring Lady Luger and Fritz Voltzmann!! Written and drawn by Bill Black, with inks by Mark G. Heike. 40 pages; black & white with color covers, standard comic book size, saddle stitched. Printed in 2007, though this book contains some material originally printed in All Hitler Comics #1. $6.95 |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE
- Coming in 2008! ISSUE #22: The work of Frederick Blakeslee, Morton Roberts, and the history and preservation of the Merrill Company Publishers archive. ISSUE #23: Robert McGinnis, Jim Flora, Murray Tinkelman ISSUE #24: A special issue on the life and work of Mort Kunstler, featuring highlights from every facet of his long career. The issue also features a look at Mort Kunstler the collector, with a special tour of his personal art collection. IN DEVELOPMENT: Robert Schultz, Walter M. Baumhofer, Dean Cornwell, Frank X. Leyendecker, Harold W. McCauley, Norman Lindsay, Arthur Sarnoff, Mel Crair, and many more! ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Williamson Jack Williamson's "Stonehenge Gate" won the 2007 New Mexico Book Award for science fiction. The award was announced last weekend. This is the first year for the award, established to highlight New Mexico authors or books about New Mexico. Anyone who lives in New Mexico, even if you don't write about New Mexico, is eligible. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| THE LONE RANGER #10
- Arriving in comic shops November 21st! 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
Variant The Lone Ranger rides into his next comic book adventure (#10) with a very rare black and white variant cover that portrays the masked man in what some fans say is a “dark and dismal” manner and should be avoided like the plague. Prepared exclusively for Comic Collector Live (Hendersonville, TN) , the John Cassaday (Eisner Award Winning artist) rendition from Dynamite Entertainment is getting powerful “love-hate” reactions from Lone Ranger fans. “When we posted the cover art on our website we thought everyone would be excited about the special variant,” said Joe Butler, CEO of Comic Collector Live. “But while most of the feedback has been positive, there are those who think this particular portrayal is actually a ‘betrayal’ of their favorite comic book hero.” The main complaints have centered on the dark and foreboding manner of the Lone Ranger. Steve Boyd, CCL’s Research Director and event coordinator took a few phone calls from fans of the masked man who thought the hero appeared to be more like the Punisher. “You’ll either love this cover or hate it,” says Boyd. “ Some say they love the strength of the Ranger in this pose and the emotion is really intense.” News concerning the ‘darkness’ of the Lone Ranger’s image began to attract the attention of fan sites and comic news sites as fans of the original Ranger registered their dissatisfaction with the new “anti-hero”. Artist John Cassaday’s interpretation gives the American icon a much more serious and justice-seeking countenance than the original character. Boyd believes the newer version of the Lone Ranger is actually closer to reality. “If you think about being ambushed and left for dead, when you make a ‘comeback’ you’re probably not going to be all smiles and charm—you’re probably going to be PO’ed!”, says Boyd. Butler, in announcing the special variant, was quick to pay homage to Cassaday and Dynamite. “Any time you can work with a great artist like John it’s an honor!” said Butler. “We are especially excited about the Lone Ranger series because it’s an American original. And we are thankful for the folks at Dynamite for allowing us to be part of this Eisner Nominated Best New Series!” Comic Collector Live will be offering the special limited variant issue exclusively on its website www.comiccollectorlive.com and expects to offer a select number of issues at comic book conventions such as Wizard World Texas in Arlington, November 16-18th. Thanks to Dave Macy for the tip! |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger Rides Again -
Now available! The Lone Ranger Rides Again, a lost Republic serial, is now available complete and viewable without subtitles for the first time since 1939! REPUBLIC 1939, 15 Chapters Directed by William Witney, John English Music by William Lava Robert Livingston as The Lone Ranger Billy Bletcher as the voice of the Lone Ranger Chief Thunder Cloud as Tonto Duncan Renaldo as Juan Vasquez Additional Cast: Ralph Dunn as Bart Dolan, J. Farrell MacDonald as Craig Dolan, Jinx Falken as Sue, William Gould as Jed Scott, Rex Lease as Evans, Ted Mapes as Meritt, Henry Otho as Pa Daniels, John Beach as Hardin, Glenn Strange as Thorne, Stanley Blystone as Murdock, Edwin ParKer as Hank, Al Taylor as Colt, Carleton Young as Logan, Ernie Adams as Grover, Eddie Dean as Cooper, Forrest Taylor as judge, Silver Chief as Silver After linking up with a wagon train, the Lone Ranger finds himself in the middle of a cattlemen/nesters struggle. Assumed incorrectly to be the bully boys of all the ranchers, but secretly under the command of Bart Dolan, a rancher's nephew, are the Black Raiders. False accusations, kidnaping, fake kidnaping, attempted lynching, ballot box theft, and the like abound till the closing episodes, which find the settlers gathered inside a fortress for a final showdown. In this serial the Lone Ranger has a second partner in Juan Valdez, who at first wrongly believes the Lone Ranger to have murdered his brother, then fights beside the Masked Rider of the Plains. Unusually, the Lone Ranger appears frequently without a mask in this story, using the alias Bill Andrews. To view some screen captures and the first chapter, visit The Serial Squadron website. |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Night Shade Books: A Vintage from Atlantis
by Clark Ashton Smith - Shipping soon! A Vintage from Atlantis, the third volume in The Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith series, should be arriving at the Night Shade Books warehouse within the next week. Night Shade will begin shipping preorders the moment it arrives. A Vintage from Atlantis is the third 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. Pages: 300 Price: $39.95 If you are awaiting this title, please don't e-mail Night Shade about it until after December 15. Those of you who ignore this warning and complain prior to December 15 will have their orders moved to the bottom of the pile. | 
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| Paizo Publishing I have been hearing that folks are having difficulties locating Paizo Publishing titles. These titles can be ordered online at the Paizo - Planet Stories website. If you are not inclined to order online, you can order the titles listed below through your local comic shop. The Diamond order code is listed for each Paizo Publishing title solicited to date in PREVIEWS.
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| Pulpville Press - Now available! OSCAR, DETECTIVE OF MARS by James Norman From the pages of FANTASTIC ADVENTURE pulp magazine comes the complete tales of Oscar, the Detective from Mars. Martians are a funny looking shape (akin to a penguin) with a tulip shaped nose and do not communicate in sound with each other, but through odors. It is this talent that lends itself to Oscar being able to solve many of the Earth's mysteries when he is magically transferred from Mars to Earth by the magician, Hodar. Through their adventures, "Oscar, Detective of Mars," "Death Walks In Washington," "Oscar Saves the Union," "Oscar and the Talking Totems," and "Double Trouble for Oscar." Oscar, assisted by Hodar solve mysteries using his nose and marvelous deductive reasoning power. Fully illustrated. Hardcover - $24.95 Trade paperback - $14.95 Pulp Tales Press, an imprint of Pulpville Press |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RED SONJA #27
- Arriving in comic shops November 21st! 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 | 
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| SHEENA QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE - Volumes 1, 2, and 3 are now available on DVD! Volume 1 A figure flashes through the trees, swinging on a vine. One glimpse of the long blonde mane and golden skin and you know its Sheena Queen of the Jungle! An orphan raised by wild animals, she commands the resp ect of the local tribesman and of her friend, safari guide Bob Rayburn. Statuesque Irish McCalla played the legendary Sheena in this 1955 television classic. This DVD collects the first five episodes: "The Magic Bag," "The Lash," "The Rival Queen," "The Ganyika Kid" and "The Renegades." 130 minutes, b&w, $9.95 Volume 2 A figure flashes through the trees, swinging on a vine. One glimpse of the long blonde mane and golden skin and you know its Sheena Queen of the Jungle! An orphan raised by wild animals, she commands the respect of the local tribesman and of her friend, safari guide Bob Rayburn. Statuesque Irish McCalla played the legendary Sheena in this 1955 television classic. This second DVD collects five full episodes: "Eyes of the Idol," "Forbidden Cargo," "The Secret of the Temple," "The Leopard Men," and "Forbidden Land." Volume 3 Five black-and-white episodes from this 1950s television series are included here: "Elephant God," "Jungle Pursuit," "Sacred River," "The Test," and "Touch of Death." Alpha Video, 2007 |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kane - Teaser poster available online! A teaser poster for the upcoming feature film of Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane has been posted on the Internet. Click here to view it. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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THRILLING WONDER STORIES - First new issue now available! The
Legendary Science Fiction Pulp Is Back as a Quarterly Anthology! Announcing the Historic
Introductory Volume! LOS ANGELES - Science
Fiction fans will be thrilled by the news that the classic science fiction periodical
THRILLING WONDER STORIES is back after a hiatus of 52 years! The magazine first
appeared in 1929 and continued to enthrall readers through 1955. Now publisher
Winston Engle has revived this legendary publication that figured prominently
in the careers of some of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. Readers
can look forward to four trade paperback volumes a year chock full of classic
stories by iconic SF writers (some previously available only by collecting back
issues), new science fiction in an update of the classic adventure style, film
and print reviews, science articles, revealing interviews, lots of original illustrations,
and more. The roster of writers published over the years in THRILLING WONDER STORIES
is impressive to say the least. A very partial list includes:
Collectors and SF fans won't want to miss the first volume of 2007, now available, featuring several all-new stories from exciting contemporary writers such as Ben Bova, R. Neube, Michael Kandel, and Constance Cooper. There is a rare novelette by Geoffrey Landis, uncollected stories from SF icons Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov, and a classic novella from Jack Williamson! Plus classic stories by Stanley G. Weinbaum, Raymond F. Jones, and Cleve Cartmill. Star Wars designer Iain McCaig has illustrated the cover, and every story comes with an illustration, either new or from its original magazine appearance. In addition to James Gunn's article on "space opera," there are reviews of new DVD's by film expert Bill Warren, an interview with SF "superfan" Forrest J. Ackerman, and a thought provoking science article. In short, a format for every taste and generation! THRILLING WONDER STORIES can be purchased through the Ingram catalog (for retailers), Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and it can be purchased or ordered at most bookstores. Don't miss it! Visit the THRILLING WONDER STORIES website at http://www.thrillingwonderstories.com/ (Coming soon!)
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| William Murray Graydon The William Murray Graydon website now houses >1,200,000 words of fiction by W.M. Graydon -- with some serial dime novel (e.g. Tip Top Library, etc.) filler short stories soon to be acquired... The new material is: Short stories: "The Bandits of Muskrat Pond" The Argosy 29(3): 233-243 (1894) Boys go camping on the sly, but their plan to hold one of their own hostage to his parents goes awry. Novels: "The Camp in the Snow" New York: Street & Smith (1902, orig. publ. 1894) A New York boy taking time off from college travels to Maine to do some winter hunting, with two local boys as guides. However, nefarious ruffians wish to hold him for ransom, but will they succeed in spite of their infighting and the local boys' efforts to save their friend and employer? "The Fighting Lads of Devon" London: S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd (1910, orig. publ. 1895) A pair of boys, one of mixed Spanish-British heritage are involved in a number of adventure during the events preceding and during the massing of the Spanish Armada. Secrets of one of the boys' true identity are revealed! "From Lake to Wilderness" New York: Street & Smith (1899, orig. publ. 1893) A pair of local Michigan boys go sailing on Lake Superior, only to be driven to shore by a storm, they save a pair drowning boys, return home on a doomed cargo ship, and partially thwart a bank robbery -- of Ontario, where they head off into the interior on a fishing and hunting holiday, but between their Indian guide's bitter and bloodthirsty enemy and the bank robbers their perilous adventures are only beginning. "The River of Darkness" Chicago: Thompson & Thomas (1902, orig. publ.1890) A couple of boys, and a pair of British officers are captured in a town on the east coast of Africa by a Mahdi-like leader and taken to his lair, far inland. They escape with the help of a Greek physician and must navigate an extensive underground river network, complete with vicious 'sea serpents' and a bloodthirsty native lurking in the darkness. Will the food hold out, will they maintain their sanity? "With Boer and Britisher in the Transvaal" New York: Street & Smith (1900, orig. publ. 1896) A Boer boy and an orphaned British boy, whose true identity is hidden in a letter that has been stolen from him, are friends, but fight on opposite sides of the Boer uprising in 1880s Transvaal. They escape certain death repeatedly, steal enemy secrets, and so on. A nefarious Boer leader and a sadistic British army defector make up the complement of 'ruffians' Enjoy, G. Dodds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adventure
House - Auction #4 has started! The Adventure House Fourth Auction has begun! Adventure House has expanded the scope of their offerings. DVD's, Folio Society Hardbound Books, Pulps, Magazines and more! To bid, you must register, so please CLICK HERE to go to the auction site and register. Choose your password and away you go! No hassles. Only a small 10% buyers premium. Fair and accurate grading. Well packaged, expert shipping at a reasonable cost. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. | ||||
| Black
Coat Press - Now available! NICK CARTER vs. FANTÔMAS by Alexandre Bisson & Guillaume Livet adapted by Frank Morlock with an introduction by Jess Nevins New York, 1910. A mysterious criminal mastermind stages a daring escape from the courtroom where he is being tried, after having been arrested by Nick Carter, and challenges the world-famous detective to a contest of wits: Will the mysterious "Mr. Melvil" succeed in kidnapping the rich heiress, Helen Dodler, despite all the resources of Nick Carter and his men? This never before translated play, initially performed at the Theatre de l'Ambigu-Comique in Paris in 1910, was penned by two prolific French vaudeville writers, who had the extraordinary idea of pitting Nick Carter against a villain just as cunning and resourceful as himself: an enigmatic character, who is none other than Fantômas, the Lord of Terror. The play was translated by Frank J. Morlock, author of Sherlock Holmes: The Grand Horizontals. The book also features an extensive introduction by Jess Nevins on the history of Nick Carter. US$20.95/GBP 12.99 5x8 tpb, 232 pages |  | |||
| Conan: Red Nails ROBERT E. HOWARD’s CONAN: RED NAILS website has posted a new blog regarding the upcoming animated feature. REDBLOG TWO (2) showcases the outstanding work of the film's Lead Concept Designer MICHAEL KALUTA. Visit the website at http://www.conanrednails.com/ | ||||
| Crippen & Landru
- Now available! MASQUERADE: TEN CRIME STORIES Max Brand, the pen-name of Frederick Faust, was a master of the fast-action tale. The ten stories in this first collection dedicated to Brand's crime and mystery stories embrace a wide range of protagonists-a boxer paid to take a fall, a treasure-hunting badman, a pickpocket, a stubborn cop, a murderous husband, and a spy in the days leading to World War II. The ten tales were originally published between 1935 and 1938 and most have never been reprinted. Edited with introduction and story prefaces by Faust's biographer, William F. Nolan $29 (hardbound) or $19 (softcover) | 
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| Darkside Press - Coming soon! THE FEASTER FROM AFAR AND OTHER GHASTLY TALES The definitive collection of Joseph Payne Brennan's non-Lucius Leffing tales. The first of four volumes, each containing a mix of the classic, the familiar, and the obscure. From his early appearances in Weird Tales through the run of Macabre magazine in the 1950s, to the renaissance of the supernatural tale in the 1970s, Joseph Payne Brennan was admired for his lyrical prose and outré vision. In this first collection we present a mix of some of Brennan's finest supernatural tales ranging from regional ghost stories to tales of cosmic dread that rank with the best of Lovecraft, Wandrei, & Smith $45 (hardbound, limited to 500 copies) | ||||
| DocCon X The Yellowed Perils website has posted a video from this years Doc Con held on November 3rd. Check it out! | ||||
| DOC SAVAGE: THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT - Now open to all! The BRONZE GAZETTE is proud to offer an exclusive 75th Anniversary limited edition of DOC SAVAGE: THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT, the fantastic new addition to the Doc Savage legacy. Each copy of our exclusive edition comes with a full color 5" x 7" bookplate featuring a specially commissioned painting by cover artist Bob Larkin featuring Doc and his beautiful cousin PAT SAVAGE. Each bookplate is signed by both BOB LARKIN and by Doc Savage author/historian WILL MURRAY. This edition is limited to only 100 copies and is offered exclusively through the BRONZE GAZETTE. $28.00 postpaid. The BRONZE GAZETTE is also proud to offer a very special version of the limited edition hardcover of DOC SAVAGE: THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT. The book is already a limited edition to only 300 copies and is signed by Doug Klauba and interior artist Tom Roberts. Our edition also comes with an exclusive bookplate signed by Doc Savage author Will Murray and features a preliminary design of the cover along with an original pencil head sketch of Doc by cover artist supreme, DOUG KLAUBA! Limited to only 15 copies, each with a one-of-a-kind original head sketch! $110.00 postpaid with insurance. ONLY 5 LEFT! Payment is accepted via Paypal to bonanza@sbcglobal.net or via mail. Please make checks or money orders payable to: Terry Allen 508 Bellwood Ln Modesto, CA 95356-1745 Please email to confirm availability of the hardcover or with any other questions. This is a pre-sale. Books are scheduled for publication in December 2007.
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| E-texts on the net this
week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "Shiwan Khan Returns" from December 15, 1939. "Double Blind" 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! "Fiend's Masquerade" by Preston Grady from SECRET AGENT "X", August, 1934 There was something phony about this storm-lashed island - but how phony, even Hoke Martin didn't guess until he came face to face with the evil monstrosity that lurked in the black shadows of its underground. "Evidence" by Murray Leinster from ALL-STORY WEEKLY, July 12, 1919 Jimmy Calton decides to get involved in a murder case, and takes part in an inquest into the murder. Is there such a thing as too much truth being presented in evidence? "You've Got to be Tough" by Oscar Schisgall from POPULAR DETECTIVE, December 1937 A Hard-Boiled Headquarters Detective Lies in Wait for a Fugitive! | ||||
| Elder Signs Press
- HORRORS BEYOND II is now available! Uncanny contraptions, weird devices, technologies beyond the control of humanity abound in the universe. Sometimes there are things that resist discovery. When science pushes the boundaries of understanding, terrible things push back. Often knowledge comes at a great cost. 21 unsettling tales of dark fiction are gathered in this volume, exploring the horrors beyond our reality. Featuring Lovecraftian horror, dark fiction and science fiction by:
Purchase the signed trade paperback ($17.95) Elder Signs Press Coming in 2008 Elder Signs Press is excited to announce the upcoming title The Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia by Daniel Harms, available mid 2008. This is the third edition of his popular and extensive encyclopedia of the Cthulhu Mythos. Updated with more fiction listings and recent material, this unique book spans the years of H.P. Lovecraft's influence in culture, entertainment, and fiction. The voluminous entries make The Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia invaluable for anyone knowledgeable about the Cthulhu Mythos and necessary for those longing to learn about the Cosmic Horrors from past and present decades. The Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia will be available in signed, numbered, limited edition hardcover, as well as trade paperback. |  | |||
| F. Paul Wilson - Repairman Jack update - 3 new titles in 2008! F. Paul Wilson has contracted to write a trilogy of young adult novels based on Jack. The first, SECRET HISTORIES, starts with Jack at fourteen years old. Gauntlet Press will be publishing a signed limited edition of all three, the first seeing release around February (well before the trade edition is released). Here's what the author says about the first book in the trilogy: Time: 1983 Place: Johnson, NJ, a small town on the edge of the fabled and mysterious Pine Barrens. Among its odd inhabitants: an old woman with a three-legged dog; some call her a witch. There?s the town drunk, Weird Walt Erskine, who always wears gloves, no matter what the temperature. There?s USED, the store that sells all sorts of things from the past. And that?s just a sampling. The Boy: a fourteen-year old named Jack. Nobody knows Jack. Not his parents, not his few friends, not even Jack himself But he's learning. He's discovering that he has a knack for fixing things. Not bikes or toys or appliances—situations. Here is where it all starts—with a withered corpse discovered deep in the Pine Barrens…the victim of ritual murder. And unearthed with it is an ancient artifact carved with strange designs. Where and when is it from? What is the secret of the corpse? What other mysteries hide in the dark, timeless Pine Barrens? And who doesn't want them revealed? The world, Jack's town, the surrounding Barrens, even Jack himself—they all have…SECRET HISTORIES. Read for the first time Jack's formative years. You'll meet his mother and father, big sister Kate and his bully of a brother Tom. While aimed for young adults, F. Paul Wilson doesn't write down and the book is as enjoyable for adults as it is for teens. And, as you can see from the above description there's plenty of foreshadowing of events that were to overtake Jack as an adult (i.e. An old woman with a dog…making herself known to Jack when he's just fourteen!) Gauntlet has also announced that they will publish a limited edition of the Repairman Jack novel, LEGACIES in 2008. This is the only Repairman Jack novel that has not appeared in a limited edition. More news on this in 2008. Finally, Gauntlet will soon have artwork for the new Repairman Jack novel they will be releasing in June/July 2008. This novel will go on sale from Gauntlet in January 2008. | 
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| Hippocampus Press - Now available! Lovecraft Annual No. 1 New Scholarship on H. P. Lovecraft edited by S. T. Joshi 160 pages, $15.00 | ||||
| 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 Magazine. This time we look at the November 1941 issue. | ||||
| Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour -
Lone Ranger/Zorro DVDs coming in December! BCI is preparing to release THE LONE RANGER/ZORRO Volume 1 on DVD on December 18th. This will be a two disc set with 17 cartoons. Volume 2 will be released later in 2008. $14.98 SRP Spotlighting the work of the legendary Filmation Studios, this volume features 11 thrilling adventures of The Lone Ranger and six heart-racing tales of Zorro. With a steellar voice cast that includes William Conrad and Henry Darrow, this pair of action heroes fights for justice for the first time ever, alongside swashbuckling special features. The special feature is "The New Adventures of The Lone Ranger: Spotlight Interview with Lou Schmeimer." THE TARZAN/LONE RANGER ADVENTURE HOUR was produced by Filmation and debuted on CBS in 1981. The second season of the show added Zorro to the mix. The series ran from 1981 to 1983. William Conrad provided the voice of The Lone Ranger. The Edgar Rice Burroughs estate owns the rights to Tarzan, but Entertainment Rights has the rights to The Lone Ranger and Zorro, along with the Filmation library, and the DVD rights were licensed to BCI. |  | |||
| Mike Chomko - November 2007 newsletter is now available! Mike's November 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 | ||||
| MonkeyBrain Books - Now available! SECRET FILES OF THE DIOGENES CLUB by Kim Newman From the 1860s to the present day, the Diogenes Club has been the least-known of Great Britain's intelligence and law enforcement services. Founded by Sherlock Holmes's cleverer brother Mycroft, the Club protects the realm—and this entire plane of existence—from occult menaces, threats born in other dimensions, magical perfidy and the Deep Dark Deadly Ones. In this collection, covering uncanny events from the late 19th Century to the 1970s, the files are opened, and select exploits of the Club's greatest Assets are made available to the public, revealing the truth about fairies and fish-folk, national heroes and national horrors, diabolical masterminds and the Weather. Kim Newman continues the series began in The Man From the Diogenes Club, revealing more of the secrets of the British Empire's most secret service. Kim Newman is the author of Anno Dracula, Life’s Lottery and others; his non-fiction publications include co-editing Horror: 100 Best Books (with Stephen Jones) and Ghastly Beyond Belief (with Neil Gaiman) and writing Nightmare Movies and Apocalypse Movies, plus monographs on Cat People and Doctor Who. $15.95 plus $3.00 shipping & handling for all domestic orders. MonkeyBrain Books |  | |||
| Off-Trail Publications - WADE HAMMOND
Volume 3 is now available and recommended! THE WEIRD DETECTIVE ADVENTURES OF WADE HAMMOND Volume 3 by Paul Chadwick Wade Hammond returns to battle the forces of strangeness! The two-fisted, courageous amateur sleuth pits his abilities against diabolical villains, crazed killers, mad scientists, rampaging apes, a killer octopus, and more. Here in Volume 3 are ten more chilling tales from the pen of Paul Chadwick, from the great 1930’s pulps, Detective-Dragnet and Ten Detective Aces. 6x9-inch perfect bound; 202 pages, 10 stories, $18.00 plus shipping ($2.50 media mail; $4.00 priority) Also available from Off-Trail Publications: DOCTOR COFFIN: THE LIVING DEAD MAN by Perley Poore Sheehan Introduction by John Wooley Doctor Coffin must rank as one of pulpdom's strangest denizens. He'd been the famous actor, Del Manning, before faking his own death. He returned as the mysterious Doctor Coffin, proprietor of a chain of Hollywood mortuaries by day, crimefighter by night. From 1932-33, Thrilling Detective featured him in a series of novelettes by Perley Poore Sheehan, veteran fictioneer and Hollywood screenwriter. Collected here are eight of Doctor Coffin's exploits, including the first six. 175 pages, 6x9, perfect-bound, $16 plus shipping PULPWOOD DAYS, Volume 1: Editors You Want To Know Edited by John Locke Behind the flashy covers of the pulp magazines, below the famous names of the authors, toiled the hardworking, and usually anonymous, architects of the medium—the editors. Included in this collection from the writers’ magazines of the Pulp Era are their stories, articles by and about the editors, the lives they led, the difference they made. Ample biographical material accompanies the articles, illuminating dim, forgotten corners of pulp magazine history. Illustrated; fully indexed. Among the many editors covered: Frank E. Blackwell (Detective Story, Western Story), Ray Palmer (Amazing Stories, Fantastic Adventures), Robert A.W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications), Edwin Baird (Weird Tales, Detective Tales), Freeman H. Hubbard (Railroad Stories), Harry Maule (Short Stories, West), Carson Mowre (Dell Publishing), Arthur E. Scott (Top-Notch), Daisy Bacon (Love Story), Harold Hersey, Anthony Rud. 180 pages, 6x9, perfect-bound, $16 plus shipping THE CITY OF BAAL by Charles Beadle Mysterious Africa... At the turn of the 20th Century, Charles Beadle served the British Empire in the colonies of southern Africa; saw duty in the Boer War. Afterwards, he worked his way north through perilous territory as an oddjobber, trader and explorer. When his travels ended, he tapped his storytelling gifts and turned the Africa of experience into enthralling fiction, becoming a stalwart of the great adventure pulps. Included in this collection of seven short stories and novelettes--originally published in ADVENTURE and THE FRONTIER --are strange tales of daring quests, wildlife in riot, treacherous characters, inscrutable witchdoctors, bizarre tribes, gruesome fates--all the mystery, discovery, danger . . . and dread, of unknown lands. From small-scale stories of isolated outposts under stress, to epic sagas of lost races in the depths of the jungle--from the macabre to the breathtaking--here is adventure at its best. Also included is a detailed discussion of the historical context of Beadle’s stories, and a look at his fascinating life and career. 6x9-inch perfect bound, 240 pages, 7 stories, $20.00 plus shipping THE WEIRD DETECTIVE ADVENTURES OF WADE HAMMOND Volume 2 by Paul Chadwick Wade Hammond takes on another round of uncanny cases! From the vivid imagination of legendary fictioneer, Paul Chadwick, from the pages of the great 1930's pulps, DETECTIVE-DRAGNET and TEN DETECTIVE ACES, are collected another ten of Wade Hammond's unforgettable adventures, the majority reprinted here for the first time since their original publication! Here in Volume 2, Wade Hammond, globe trotting adventurer, accomplished newsman, and courageous amateur sleuth, pits his abilities against a frightening series of diabolical villains: The Sloth, The Man with the Grin, The Reaper, The Fiend, and many more! 6x9-inch perfect bound; 169 pages, 10 stories, $18.00 plus shipping THE WEIRD DETECTIVE ADVENTURES OF WADE HAMMOND by Paul Chadwick Reporter by day, detective by night, adventurer by blood. Meet Wade Hammond, tough and smart, the man who tackles cases the police can’t handle, battling some of the most diabolical killers known to pulp fiction. It takes brains as well as brawn to outsmart these insidious madmen, geniuses at twisting science into terrifying tools of murder, and Wade never shrinks from the challenge. For the first time, ten of the most spine-chilling Wade Hammond stories have been collected from the pages of classic 1930’s pulps: DETECTIVE-DRAGNET and TEN DETECTIVE ACES. In these vivid, atmospheric tales from the pen of Paul Chadwick, author of Secret Agent X and Captain Hazzard, the mood is mysterious, the situation perilous, and the suspense unrelenting. Lock the doors, pull down the blinds, and enter the weird and wonderful world of Wade Hammond. 6x9-inch perfect bound; 180 pages, 10 stories, $18.00 plus shipping Shipping For one book: $2.50 media mail; $4.00 priority For two or more books: Add $0.50 for each additional book Check or Money Order to: Off-Trail Publications 2036 Elkhorn Rd. Castroville, CA 95012 You can also order by PayPal:offtrail@redshift.com |       | |||
| Paizo Publishing - Coming soon in PLANET STORIES! Masters of the Pit (aka Barbarians of Mars) (Trade Paperback) - Preorder expected May 2008 Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion returns in the form of Michael Kane, a brilliant Earthman stranded on the treacherous deserts of Ancient Mars! In this sweeping, epic sword-and-planet adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Kane and his blue giant companion Hool Haji must travel to the far reaches of the Red Planet to halt the hideous Green Death, an unstoppable disease that rots the mind as well as the body. From gorgeous Karnala, City of Green Mists, to the empty streets of tainted Cend-Amrid to the forgotten weird-science laboratories of the lost, highly advanced Yaksha culture, Masters of the Pit promises stunning locales, disgusting Martian creatures, and relentless action from the Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning creator of Elric of Melniboné! Though Masters of the Pit reads as a thrilling self-contained novel, its characters and locales are also featured in City of the Beast and Lord of the Spiders, both previously released under the Planet Stories line. 160-page softcover trade paperback - $12.99 The Swordsman of Mars (Trade Paperback) - Preorder expected June 2008 Author: Otis Adelbert Kline This edition of The Swordsman of Mars is the first complete edition published since the story's original appearance in Argosy Magazine in 1933. Extremely popular editions released in the 1960s featured viciously cut prose in order to fit the story in a standard novel format. Otis Adelbert Kline was once considered one of the greatest writers operating in the Edgar Rice Burroughs tradition, and his Mars and Venus books are considered by many Burroughs fans to be the only tales worthy of the master. 160-page softcover trade paperback - $12.99 Infernal Sorceress (Trade Paperback) - Preorder expected July 2008 by Gary Gygax The legendary "lost" Gary Gygax novel blazes into print for the first time ever, offering a new glimpse at a master fantasist at the peak of his game. Gary Gygax, co-creator of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game and patron saint to a generation of fantasy game enthusiasts, is best known in fiction for the wily protagonist Gord the Rogue and the cunning detective-sorcerer Setne Inhetep. The long-awaited Infernal Sorceress marks Gygax's triumphant return to fiction with two new characters, the handsome swordsman Raker and his cunning daggerman Ferret, a duo of rough-and-tumble rogues ready for the intrigues and adventures of a hostile world. Swashbuckling swordplay, hideous monsters, and puzzling mysteries abound in this new tale from a master of sword and sorcery. Infernal Sorceress takes place on Aerth, a fantastic planet informed by Earth in the Dark Ages and medieval period. It's also the setting for his novels The Anubis Murders and The Samarkand Solution, also available from Planet Stories. 160-page softcover trade paperback - $12.99 Visit the Paizo Publishing website for the complete lineup of titles. | 
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Adventurecon #8 - March 29, 2008! Pulp Adventurecon #8 will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2008 in Bordentown, at the Ramada Inn, just off exit 7of the New Jersey Turnpike. | ||||
| Pulpville Press - Coming soon! OSCAR, DETECTIVE OF MARS by James Norman From the pages of FANTASTIC ADVENTURE pulp magazine comes the complete tales of Oscar, the Detective from Mars. Martians are a funny looking shape (akin to a penguin) with a tulip shaped nose and do not communicate in sound with each other, but through odors. It is this talent that lends itself to Oscar being able to solve many of the Earth's mysteries when he is magically transferred from Mars to Earth by the magician, Hodar. Through their adventures, "Oscar, Detective of Mars," "Death Walks In Washington," "Oscar Saves the Union," "Oscar and the Talking Totems," and "Double Trouble for Oscar." Oscar, assisted by Hodar solve mysteries using his nose and marvelous deductive reasoning power. Fully illustrated. Pulp Tales Press, an imprint of Pulpville Press | | |||
| Subterranean Press - Now available! THE TAINT AND OTHER NOVELLAS: BEST MYTHOS TALES, VOLUME ONE Prior to the first American publication of Brian Lumley's ground-breaking, dead-waking, best-selling Necroscope® in 1988 -- the first novel in a long-lived, much-loved series -- this British author had for twenty years been earning himself something of a reputation writing short stories, novellas, and a series of novels set against H. P. Lovecraft's cosmic Cthulhu Mythos backdrop. A soldier in 1967, serving in Berlin with the Royal Military Police, Lumley jump-started his literary career by writing to August Derleth, the then dean of macabre publishers at his home in Sauk City, Wisconsin, telling of his fascination with the Mythos, and purchasing books by the "Old Gentleman of Providence, RI." In addition, he sent a page or two of written work allegedly culled from the various forbidden or "black books" of the Mythos. Suitably impressed, the master of Arkham House invited Lumley to write something solid in the Mythos as a possible contribution to a new volume he was currently contemplating, to be titled -- what else but? -- Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos. And as might well be imagined, that set everything in motion. Forty years have passed since then and a good many words of Mythos fiction written, including critically acclaimed and award-nominated work, stories that have appeared in prestigious magazines such as Fantasy & Science Fiction, and hardcover volumes from publishers all over the world from the USA to China and the United Kingdom to Russia. But while Lumley's novels are all currently available, many of them in hardcover format, his Mythos short stories and novellas have until now remained uncollected. Subterranean Press is proud to correct that omission in volumes that are guaranteed to be the pride of any collector's library of Mythos works other than tales written by H. P. Lovecraft himself. Here in this volume are found the novellas; the future companion volume contains the short stories. And thus the very best of Brian Lumley's works in this sub-genre, including such recent tales as The Hymn and The Taint, are collected and presented for the first time in this much more worthy and durable format... Limited: 1500 signed hardcover copies - $40 | 
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| Wild Cat Books -
Now available! STARTLING STORIES # 4 Strap on a Space Helmet and grab your Blaster, because once more we bring you the New Future of Science Fiction & Fantasy! Featuring CAPTAIN DANGER & THE SPACE RANGERS in "Blood and Iron" by Wayne Skiver. A new tale of OMEGA STATION with "The Forever Man" by Tom Johnson, plus an exciting Sword & Sorcery tale, "A Baited Trap" by K. G. McAbee. Ron Wilber provides his usual beautiful artwork to each story, and our SCIENCE NOTES Dept. returns with "Before Jurassic Park" by Tom Johnson. Another great issue of Startling Stories from Wild Cat Books, where Space Opera lives! 64 pages, 8.5"x11" Magazine, $10.00 Printed or $4.19 PDF Download. Available now at: http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks THE WANDRIAN by British Author TIM JONES THE WANDRIAN is the Exciting Prequel to "The Eternal Warrior", where Richard Anthony encounters Adventure & Danger in the Classical "Planetary Romance" Tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lin Carter, and others... From Evil in the Jungles of the early 20th Century Orinoco, to 20,000 years in the dim past, you will learn the beginnings of this great Hero of The Ages. A book not to be missed! Tim Jones brings much-needed life back to a genre of fiction not seen since the early days of the pulp magazines! 211 pages, 6" x 9" Trade Paperback, $14.95 Printed or $6.20 Download... Available now at: http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks |   | |||
| Wildside Press - Now available! WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE #346 It's the buzz of 2007 in the fantasy-horror-science fiction community: WEIRD TALES, the world's very first gothic fantasy magazine, is back on the cutting edge of storytelling freakiness! This issue features bizarre stories from three of the hottest young authors today: Barth Anderson's "The Furious Host," in which a wild young woman getting hammered at every bar in the Midwest just may be one of the legendary Valkyrie of Norse myth; Holly Phillips' "The Past Never Dies," which sees the return of tormented psychic investigator Emily Lake; and a mysterious discovery from Jeff VanderMeer. Could this really be a Bible of Cthulhu? Plus, incredible artwork from indie illustrators Molly Crabapple, Star St. Germain, and more! Magazine, 88 pages, $5.95 Michael Moorcock has sold WEIRD TALES a brand new Elric novella, which will appear in issue #349 next spring! |  | |||
| 'ZINE OF BRONZE #3 - Now available! Have no fear, the publication for fans of the man of bronze, is here again. Issue #3 kicks off with another gorgeous front cover by Tim Faurote. Tim also supplies the art for this issues fantasy fiction piece, "His Last Hand", by Arthur C. Sippo, M.D.,MPH, featuring a group of charcters you may find strangely familiar. Brendan Faulkner supplies an interesting "what if" piece about Doc being a "serial" hero. Dennis Kininger continues his look at the Doc Savage paperbacks by Bantam. "It's A Savage World" features even more collectibles Doc style. The art of James Bama is given an examination by Sam Gafford. And our first letters page appears! Other illustrations are included as well, by Dan Taylor, Jack Bertram and Dave Farley. $4.00 per issue shipped to USA. $4.25 for deluxe shipping. Orders can be placed on the Main Enterprises website. |  | |||
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| Adventure House - Now available! WALTER BAUMHOFER: PULP ART MASTERS by John P. Gunnison For just a few short years, Walter Baumhofer sprang into pop culture history as the first artist to imagine Doc Savage, The Man of Bronze. Baumhofer's unofficial title of "King of the Pulps" was well earned, as most publishers were envious of those few firms that he painted covers and produced art that sold the magazines well beyond the stories themselves. Baumhofer ultimately made the move into lucrative advertising and slick markets in the mid-thirties, but he left behind pulp covers that were imitated for years. Soft Cover, 9x12, 112 pages, Full Color, $20.00 |  | |||||
| Altus Press: Gangland's Doom -
Now available! Back in print for the first time in decades, Frank Eisgruber's "Gangland's Doom: The Shadow of the Pulps" has been completely remastered with old errors corrected and new material added. It's the next volume in our The History of The Shadow series. 97 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, black and white interior ink, $12.95 Available from Lulu.com. Also available from Altus Press: Ka-Zar: The Complete Pulp Magazine Adventure - $24.99 Chronology of Shadows by Rick Lai - $14.95 Secret Agent "X" - Halo of Horror - $12.95 The Secret Agent "X" Companion by Tom Johnson and Will Murray - $14.95 Tales of Masks & Mayhem - Anthology of all-new pulp tales - $19.99
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Now available and shipping to subscribers and retailers! 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 These reprints can also be ordered directly from: Anthony Tollin (via check, money order, or Paypal). 1 book: $12.95 plus $3 (first class) or $2 (media mail) 2 books: $25.90 (cover price) first class postpaid Subscriptions: Six issues for $72 (first class) or $66 (media mail). Anthony Tollin P.O. Box 761474 San Antonio, TX 78245-1474 sanctumotr@earthlink.net Visit The Shadows Sanctum at: http://www.shadowsanctum.com |  | |||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Now available and shipping to subscribers and retailers! THE SHADOW
Volume 12: "The Magigals Mystery" & "Serpents of Siva" "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts
of men? The Shadow Knows!" 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 and 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 encounters Walter Gibson when he visits a magic convention to investigate The Magigals Mystery. This classic pulp collection also features George Rozen's spectacular pulp covers, all the original interior art by illustrators Edd Cartier and Paul Orban, and historical articles on Walter Gibson's magical world by popular culture historians Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. SPECIAL BONUS: "Death Comes to the Magician," a "lost" 1942 Shadow radio classic! (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 These reprints can also be ordered directly from: Anthony Tollin (via check, money order, or Paypal). 1 book: $12.95 plus $3 (first class) or $2 (media mail) 2 books: $25.90 (cover price) first class postpaid Subscriptions: Six issues for $72 (first class) or $66 (media mail). Anthony Tollin P.O. Box 761474 San Antonio, TX 78245-1474 sanctumotr@earthlink.net Visit The Shadows Sanctum at: http://www.shadowsanctum.com |  | |||||
| THE BLACK LIZARD: BIG BOOK OF PULPS - Available in bookstores November 6th! edited by Otto Penzler The biggest, the boldest, the most comprehensive collection of Pulp writing ever assembled. Featuring over forty-five classic stories and two novels, here are the best stories and major writers who ever appeared in celebrated pulps like BLACK MASK, DIME DETECTIVE, and DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY. Presented in the original double column format complete with original illustrations. Weighing in at over a thousand pages, containing over forty-seven stories and two novels, this book is big baby, bigger and more powerful than a freight train—a bullet couldn’t pass through it. Here are the best stories and every major writer who ever appeared in celebrated Pulps like BLACK MASK, DIME DETECTIVE, DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY, and more. These are the classic tales that created the genre and gave birth to hard-hitting detectives who smoke criminals like packs of cigarettes; sultry dames whose looks are as lethal as a dagger to the chest; and gin-soaked hideouts where conversations are just preludes to murder. This is crime fiction at its gritty best. Including: • Three stories by Raymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrich, Erle Stanley Gardner, and Dashiell Hammett. • Complete novels from Carroll John Daly, the man who invented the hard-boiled detective, and Fredrick Nebel, one of the masters of the form. • A never before published Dashiell Hammett story. • Every other major pulp writer of the time, including Paul Cain, Steve Fisher, James M. Cain, Horace McCoy, and many many more of whom you’ve probably never heard. • Three deadly sections–The Crimefighters, The Villains, and Dames–with three unstoppable introductions by Harlan Coben, Harlan Ellison, and Laura Lippman Vintage Crime, Softcover, 8x10, $25.00
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| Clark
Ashton Smith: "The Black Abbot of Puthuum"- Pre-order
price ends November 4th! In February of 1935, Clark Ashton Smith submitted three stories to WEIRD TALES. Editor Farnsworth Wright accepted all but "The Black Abbot of Puthuum," until the tale was drastically cut and rewritten. When the story finally appeared in the March, 1936 issue, it was 1500 words shorter, a pivotal character was excised from the tale, and the ending was completely different. The rejected manuscript lay buried in the collection of H. P. Lovecraft's executor Robert H. Barlow, and only now, more than seventy years later, is the story published as the author originally conceived it. Complementing the text is a tipped-in illustration reproduced from the original WEIRD TALES artwork of Virgil Finlay. The artwork--long thought lost--was located in the collection of a friend of Clark Ashton Smith's and has not been seen since its first appearance. The RAS Press was founded in 1961 by Roy A. Squires who produced beautiful booklets until 1987, when he printed his final book, his bibliography, The Private Press of Roy A. Squires. Under the guidance and expertise of Master Printer & designer Gerald Lange, Terence McVicker has revived the RAS Press in honor of that notable anniversary with its first publication in twenty years: "The Black Abbot of Puthuum" by Clark Ashton Smith. This digitally produced edition is limited to 250 numbered copies. The tipped-in reproduction of the illustration by Finlay was ink-jet printed by McVicker. The papers are Mohawk 50/10 Matte and Curtis Flannel. The cover was letter-pressed printed by Lange. The book sells for $49.95, but pre-publication subscribers are invited to take advantage of a 20% discounted price of $39.95 (plus 8.25% sales tax for California residents). "The Black Abbot of Puthuum" will debut at the 2007 World Fantasy Convention in Saratoga Springs, New York. Copies of the prospectus for "The Black Abbot of Puthuum" which shows the typefonts, the inking, and the quality of the printing is now ready for mailing. It is printed upon the paper that will be used for the edition. Gratis copies will be mailed to subscribers this week. A hardcopy of the Prospectus is free to anyone who requests one. Inquiries may be directed to Terence McVicker at mcrarebooks@earthlink.net This book is forty-eight pages not counting the covers. The covers are soft-cover, letterpress printed, there is a reproduction of the Virgil Finlay artwork, and the book is handsewn. The book is roughly 4.5 x 8.5. Pre-publication price is $39.95 including shipping. Checks are preferred and should be made out to: Terence McVicker 1745 W. Kenneth Road Glendale, California 91201-1451 You can also pay via Paypal to the email address mcrarebooks@earthlink.net. |  | |||||
| Classicon 32 - November 17, 2007! Thousands of collectable old Pulp Magazines, Digests, and Paperbacks available for sale or trade! Calendars, Pinups, and Glamour Art Magazines! Original Paperback Artwork from the 1950s & 1960s! * Mystery * Detective * Science Fiction * Aviation * Western * Romances * Adventure * Characters/Heroes * Petty * Vargas * Classics from the 20s-60s
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| Clive Cussler: THE CHASE - Available in bookstores November 6th! April 1950: The rusting hulk of a steam locomotive rises from the deep waters of a Montana lake. Inside is all that remains of three men who died forty-four years before. But it is not the engine or its grisly contents that interest the people watching nearby. It is what is about to come next . . . 1906: For two years, the western states of America have been suffering an extraordinary crime spree: a string of bank robberies by a single man who cold-bloodedly murders any and all witnesses and then vanishes without a trace. Fed up by the depredations of the "Butcher Bandit," the U.S. government brings in the best man they can find-a tall, lean, no-nonsense detective named Isaac Bell, who has caught thieves and killers coast to coast. But Bell has never had a challenge like this one. From Arizona to Colorado to the streets of San Francisco during its calamitous earthquake and fire, he pursues what is quickly becoming clear to him is the sharpest criminal mind he has ever encountered, and the woman who seems to hold the key to the bandit's identity. Using science, deduction, and intuition, Bell repeatedly draws near only to grasp at thin air, but at least he knows his pursuit is having an effect. Because his quarry is getting angry now, and has turned the chase back on him. The hunter has become the hunted. And soon it will take all of Isaac Bell's skills not merely to prevail . . . but to survive. Filled with intricate plotting, dazzling signature set pieces, and not one but two extraordinary villains, this is the work of a master writing at the height of his powers. Putnam, 416 pages, $26.95 |  | |||||
| Conan movie ComingSoon.net has your first look at a teaser poster for Millennium Films' new Conan movie, based on Robert E. Howard's mythical conqueror Conan the Barbarian. The company said earlier this year that the new version will be more faithful to Howard's original creation than were the Arnold Schwarzenegger films. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38941 | ||||||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Next weeks review is "Shiwan Khan Returns" from December 15, 1939. "The Number Clue" 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! "Murder Hunch" by John Benton from THRILLING DETECTIVE, August 1951 Ed Corey didn't like it at all. In the ten years he had been a detective on the Center City police force he had always believed in playing hunches, and he had a feeling that there would be serious trouble before this night was over. "Crime Gets a Head" by Milton T. Lamb from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, September 1943 Private Detective Smith found more than he'd expected when he investigated the Droyster suicide. For Smith found that though the ex-millionaire had lost his only face in that shotgun blast, he'd gained a second torso. "Rats Are Smart" by Robert Wallace from THRILLING MYSTERY, Winter 1944 Mike the Mouse Didn't Even Like Cheese! A complete story in one page. | ||||||
| FARMERPHILE: The Magazine of Philip José
Farmer - Now available! Issue No. 10 - October 2007 Farmerphile is a quarterly magazine completely dedicated to works by and about Philip José Farmer. It features the unpublished novel "Up from the Bottomless Pit," a suspense-thriller about the ultimate disaster in the oil industry, serialized over the first ten issues. These ten issues will also include other unpublished stories, speeches and letters by Farmer himself, as well as articles about the Grand Master and his work from his fans and peers. Farmerphile is fabulously illustrated by such talented artists as Jason Robert Bell, Charles Berlin, Keith Howell, Karl Kauffman, Chuck Loridans, and Shannon Robicheaux. Table of contents: "The Roller Coaster Ride with Phil Farmer" by Bette Farmer "A Modest Proposal" by Philip José Farmer "The Smartest Man in the World" by Dr. Bennett L. Oppenheim, Ph.D "Creative Mythography" by Win Scott Eckert "A Peoria Night" by Philip José Farmer, illustrated by Charles Berlin "Farmercon II in Pictures" "White-Skinned Grey-Eyed God" by Dennis E. Power "Remembering the Eyre Incident Three Decades Later" by Danny Adams "Bibliophile" by Paul Spiteri "Up from the Bottomless Pit (part 10)" by Philip José Farmer, illustrated by Keith Howell Complete ordering information for Farmerphile may be found at: http://www.pjfarmer.com/farmerphile.htm |  Cover
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| FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER #1 B&W SPECIAL EDITION
- Arriving in comic shops November 7th! story JOSHUA ORTEGA; art NAT JONES; covers FRANK FRAZETTA 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Showcasing the incredible line work of rising star NAT JONES and printed on high-quality paper, this special edition black and white edition is sure to please any fan of the hit miniseries - or any fan of fine comic art in general! Written by critically acclaimed novelist and comics writer JOSHUA ORTEGA, this is the first DEATH DEALER tale worthy of FRANK FRAZETTA's blessing! Image Comics | ||||||
| GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES: THE SPIDER
- Now available! These 128-page trade paperbacks each reprint two action-packed 1930s adventures of the pulp-era hero The Spider, complete with the original pulp black and white illustrations! Volume 5 contains "Builders of the Black Empire" (#13 October 1934) and "Satan's Shackles" (#57 June 1938). Features writer Grant Stockbridge, cover artist John Newton Howitt, and interior artist John Fleming Gould. Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Girasol Collectables is now taking subscriptions for the 4 Spider Pulp Doubles for 2008, at $50 including s&h (Save $18). They'll be out on the same January, April, July and October schedule. All payments must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed to: Neil Mechem c/o Girasol Collectables 3501 GlenErin Drive, Apt. 1409, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5L 2E9 Girasol Collectibles Inc. |  | |||||
| GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES: THE SPIDER
- Coming in
January! A 128 page trade paperback reprinting two action packed 1930s & 40s adventures of the pulp-era hero The Spider. The stories are complete including the original pulp black and white illustrations. Color covers. This issue contains the December 1935 story ‘Emperor of the Yellow Death’ and the April 1941 story ‘Slaves of the Burning Blade.’ Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Girasol Collectables is now taking subscriptions for the 4 Spider Pulp Doubles for 2008, at $50 including s&h (Save $18). They'll be out on the same January, April, July and October schedule. All payments must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed to: Neil Mechem c/o Girasol Collectables 3501 GlenErin Drive, Apt. 1409, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5L 2E9 Girasol Collectibles Inc. |  | |||||
| Girasol Collectables - November Pulp Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three more issues in its ongoing series of Pulp Replicas. Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger Pulp Replica cover images. Monthly Special: All three for $85 ($10 off) Our first Replica this month is The Spider in "The Cholera King" from THE SPIDER (#31) April 1936. $35 Our second Replica this month is WEIRD TALES #59 from August 1928. $35 Features "Red Shadows," the first Solomon Kane story by Robert E. Howard! Our third Replica is MAGIC CARPET #5 from January 1934. $25 Features "The Shadow of the Vulture" by Robert E. Howard! Subscriptions for Operator #5 and Spider replicas for 2008 are also now available: The Spider (8 issues) - $250 (Save $30) Operator #5 (4 issues) - $125 (Save $15) Both: $360 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 regular info@girasolcollectables.com email address. As always, these reprints are exact copies including the illustrations, ads, and back-up stories and have been printed on off-white paper, staple-bound and finished off with a high quality reproduction of the original cover. The only thing missing is the smell (alas) and the flaking newsprint. Email Girasol Collectables at: info@girasolcollectables.com. A complete listing, along with other items such as books, fanzines and of course pulps, can be found on the Girasol Collectables website at http://www.girasolcollectables.com/ All payments must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed to: Neil Mechem c/o Girasol Collectables 3501 GlenErin Drive, Apt. 1409, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5L 2E9 Here is a complete listing of the Pulp Replicas currently $available for 25, $35, or $50 each postpaid within North America. Overseas will be a few dollars more. |    | |||||
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| Gotham Pulp Collectors Club -
Next meeting is November 10, 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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| Haffner
Press - Coming soon & available for pre-order! The latest releases from Haffner Press will be: LORELEI OF THE RED MIST: PLANETARY ROMANCES by Leigh Brackett Picking up where MARTIAN QUEST: THE EARLY BRACKETT left off, LORELEI OF THE RED MIST: PLANETARY ROMANCES collects 12 more tales of strange adventures on other worlds from the undisputed "Queen of Space Opera." Drawn from Planet Stories and Thrilling Wonder Stories pulp magazines, this tome revels in the 1946 titular collaboration with Ray Bradbury--who also contributes an original poem about Leigh Brackett as well as an essay about meeting & working with Brackett. Harry Turtledove, the modern master of "alternate history," provides the introduction and the book is adorned with Frank Kelly Freas' vintage illustrations from the 1953 reprint of "Lorelei of the Red Mist." In a review of MARTIAN QUEST: THE EARLY BRACKETT, Paul di Filippo says "Plainly, Brackett was growing with every story she wrote, not yet 30 years old by the volume's end, with the best yet to come." LORELEI OF THE RED MIST: PLANETARY ROMANCES is where some of that "best" can found: The Blue Behemoth (from Planet Stories) Thralls of the Endless Night (from Planet Stories) The Jewel of Bas (from Planet Stories) The Veil of Astellar (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) Terror Out of Space (from Planet Stories) The Vanishing Venusians (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) Lorelei of the Red Mist (with Ray Bradbury) (from Planet Stories) The Moon That Vanished (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) The Beast-Jewel of Mars (from Planet Stories) Quest of the Starhope (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) The Lake of the Gone Forever (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) The Dancing Girl of Ganymede (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) So, in Brackett's own words: "The trailways of space are before you, to blaze as you will . . . I'll be looking for you when I get back. Right now my little Fitts-Sothern is warming up in the launching rack, ready to blast off for Venus. There's a situation developing there, up in the high plateaus north of the Sea of Morning Opals. I've got to see what happens." Ordering information: LORELEI OF THE RED MIST: PLANETARY ROMANCES By Leigh Brackett Foreword by Ray Bradbury, Introduction by Harry Turtledove Illustrated by Frank Kelly Freas 496-page 6.25" x 9.25" Smythe-sewn Archival-quality Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1-893887-24-4 1000-copy trade edition: $40.00 (U.S.) Release date: December 24, 2007 GATEWAY TO PARADISE, THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON, VOLUME SIX by Jack Williamson Grand Master Jack Williamson passed away last year at the age of 98, but the ambitious program to collect his short fiction continues. Of the 10 tales in this collection (three of which are full-length novels!) over half have never been reprinted before. GATEWAY TO PARADISE includes ten stories from 1938 to 1940, including the original texts of "The Reign of Wizardry" (later editions were amended by Williamson with the 1953 translation of Minoan Linear B), "Darker Than You Think" (this version is 40,000 words, Jack expanded the manuscript for the 1948 Fantasy Press edition) and "Gateway to Paradise" (reprinted as DOME AROUND AMERICA - Ace Double D-118). Included are two true rarities: two stories that originally appeared in William L. Hamling's 1940 fanzine, Stardust. The author provides an afterword commenting on the genesis of these stories, and reflecting on the economic and cultural mood of the nation during the tail-end of pre-WWII American Science Fiction. Contents include: The Reign of Wizardry (from Unknown) The Sun Maker (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) The Crystal of Death (from Stardust) The Girl in the Bottle (from Super Science Stories) Racketeers in the Sky (from Argosy Weekly) Ashes of Iron (from Stardust) Darker Than You Think (from Unknown) The Star of Dreams (from Comet Stories) The Iron God (from Marvel Tales) Gateway to Paradise (from Startling Stories) As with the previous volumes in THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON, GATEWAY TO PARADISE is a smythe-sewn 6" x 9" hardcover typeset in a format designed to honor the Fantasy Press editions of Williamson's first books from the 1940s & 50s. Full-color endpapers reproduce the pulp magazine cover art for each story's first appearance. Several volumes in this series are already out of print, so make sure to reserve your copy to avoid disappointment. Previous volumes in the series are: THE METAL MAN AND OTHERS (Vol 1) /Out of Print/ WOLVES OF DARKNESS (Vol 2) /Low Stock/ WIZARD'S ISLE (Vol 3) /Low Stock/ SPIDER ISLAND (Vol 4) /Low Stock/ THE CRUCIBLE OF POWER (Vol 5) /Out of Print/ Ordering information: GATEWAY TO PARADISE, THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON, VOLUME SIX By Jack Williamson 540+ page 6.25" x 9.25" Smythe-sewn Archival-quality Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1-893887-26-8 500-copy trade edition: $40.00 (U.S.) Release date: Spring 2008 EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Pre-pay for both books now for $70.00 -- Save $10.00! Be sure to check http://www.haffnerpress.com/ often for updates, changes, and special announcements. For a limited time we are offering free shipping via Media Mail We can accept checks and money orders made payable and sent to: HAFFNER PRESS 5005 Crooks Road Suite 35 Royal Oak, Michigan 48073-1239 We are able to take credit card orders via Paypal at http://www.paypal.com. The remit-to e-mail is info@haffnerpress.com Please contact us anytime if you have any questions or need additional information. Best, Stephen Haffner Publisher HAFFNER PRESS |   EARLY
BIRD SPECIAL: Pre-pay for both books now for $70.00 Save $10.00! or Feed your Leigh Brackett fix get Lorelei of the Red Mist with Stark and the Star Kings for $75.00 Save $10.00! | |||||
| Hard Case Crime - Coming in November and beyond! November 2007 DEAD STREET by Mickey Spillane, Cover art by Arthur Suydam THE FINAL CRIME NOVEL FROM THE KING OF PULP FICTION For 20 years, former NYPD cop Jack Stang has lived with the memory of his girlfriend’s death in an attempted abduction. But what if she weren’t actually dead? What if she somehow secretly survived—but lost her sight, and her memory, and everything else she had...except her enemies? Now Jack has a second chance to save the only woman he ever loved—or to lose her for good... First publication anywhere! December 2007 DEADLY BELOVED by Max Allan Collins, Cover art by Terry Beatty Marcy Addwatter killed her husband—there’s no question about that. Shot him dead in the motel room where he was trysting with a blonde hooker. Shot the hooker, too. But where the cops might see an open-and-shut case, private eye Michael Tree—Ms. Michael Tree—sees a conspiracy. For Ms. Tree, digging into it could mean digging her own grave...and digging up her own murdered husband’s. Based on the longest-running private-eye comic book series of all time, DEADLY BELOVED brings you an all-new adventure of the legendary Ms. Tree—the groundbreaking female P.I. who put the ‘graphic’ into graphic novel... First publication anywhere! From the bestselling author of ROAD TO PERDITION Original cover painting by Ms. Tree co-creator Terry Beatty January 2008 A DIET OF TREACLE by Lawrence Block, Cover art by Chuck Pyle SEX, DRUGS, AND MURDER IN THE LAND OF THE LOTUS EATERS Anita Carbone was a good girl—and it bored her. That’s why she took the long subway ride down to Greenwich Village, home of the Beats and the stoners, home to every kind of misfit and dropout and free spirit you could imagine. It was where she met Joe Milani, the troubled young war veteran with the gentle touch. But it was also where she met his drug-dealing roommate—a man whose unnatural appetites led to murder. |  
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| 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 Magazine. This time we look at the September 1941 issue. | ||||||
| LANKHMAR BOOK 3: SWORDS IN THE MIST
by Fritz Leiber - Now available and arriving in comic shops November 7th! Lean times in Lankhmar force brothers-in-arms Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser to part ways. Only after a joust of wits and swords do the friends join together again, stealing the ship the Black Treasurer and sailing round and through The Claws. Fighting sea kings, curses, and seven-eyed wizards, the pair set out on their heroic wanderings through the wilds of Nehwon. Trade paperback, 5 x 8, 224 pages, $12.95 Dark Horse Books | 
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| Moonstone Books
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Now available! The Kolchak Papers: The Original Novels In 1972, Jeff Rice’s novel "The Night Stalker" introduced Carl Kolchak to the world. This spine-tingling novel of supernatural terror became an instant bestseller and served as the basis for the film of the same name, starring Darren McGavin and adapted by legendary Twilight Zone screenwriter Richard Matheson. After "The Night Stalker" became the one of the highest rated television movies of all time, a sequel, "The Night Strangler," was released the following year to great acclaim. Carl Kolchak, as the world’s first paranormal investigator, would prove to be an irresistible draw for viewers and inspire a weekly dramatic television series which debuted in 1974. Now, after more than three decades out of print, Kolchak’s creator Jeff Rice has agreed to release the original novels which sparked a television phenomenon! At last, "The Night Stalker" and "The Night Strangler" are together in one volume… Story: Jeff Rice Cover Art: Doug Klauba 272 pages, Squarebound, 6” x 9”, $16.95 Moonstone Books | ||||||
| NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS There is a new trailer for the upcoming film NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS available online. Ed Harris and Helen Mirren join Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight & other returning cast members in the film. Click here to watch the trailer. | ||||||
| Paizo Publishing
- Coming in November! ELAK OF ATLANTIS by Henry Kuttner (Trade Paperback) - $12.99 Explore the origins of Sword & Sorcery with Henry Kuttner’s Elak of Atlantis! ... Published in WEIRD TALES to satisfy fans of Conan the Barbarian in the wake of Robert E. Howard’s death, the four long stories depict a brutal world of flashing swords and primal magic, touched by a hint of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos. Never collected in a mass market edition since their publication in the late 1930s, these exciting tales helped to establish a genre and are a critical part of any fantasy library. Included as a bonus are Kuttner’s two Prince Raynor stories from 1939’s STRANGE TALES. Note: ALMURIC by Robert E. Howard has been pushed back until January 2008! The creator of Conan looks to the stars in one of fantasy’s most enduring science fantasy classics! ... Robert E. Howard’s Almuric is a savage planet of crumbling stone ruins and debased, near-human inhabitants. Into this world comes Esau Cairn, Earthman, swordsman, murderer. Only he can overthrow the terrible devils that enslave Almuric, but to do so he must first defeat the inner demons that forced him to abandon Earth. Filled with vile beasts and thrilling adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Almuric is one of Howard’s few novels, and an excellent yarn from one of America’s most distinct literary voices. | | |||||
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- Now available! BLACK GOD'S KISS by C. L. Moore (Trade Paperback) - $12.99 First published in the pages of WEIRD TALES in 1934, C.L. Moore’s Jirel of Joiry is the first significant female sword-and-sorcery protagonist and one of the most exciting and evocative characters the genre has ever known. Published alongside seminal works by H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, the five classic fantasy tales included in this volume easily stand the test of time and often overshadow the storytelling power and emotional impact of stories by Moore’s more famous contemporaries. A seminal work from one of fantasy’s most important authors, BLACK GOD'S KISS is an essential addition to any fantasy library. 160-page softcover trade paperback
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| Pulp Art: The Robert Lesser Collection
- Oct. 26 thru Dec. 30, 2007! The New Britain Museum of American Art will feature the collection of playwright, writer, and collector Robert Lesser in an exhibition on view from Oct. 26 to Dec. 30, 2007. An opening reception will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday Oct. 26. The exhibition will feature 75 works of pulp style paintings. Robert Lesser began collecting pulp paintings, comic books, and comic-character toys in the 1950s. As a student at the University of Chicago, Lesser’s literature studies combined with his fascination with popular culture kindled his interest in studying and collecting pulp art and comic memorabilia. Lesser now owns 750 pulp paintings and an extensive collection of robots and space toys. In 1975 he wrote A Celebration of Comic Art and Memorabilia, an informational collectors guide; in 1997 he published Pulp Art: Original Cover Paintings for the Great American Pulp Magazines, a full-color collection of pulp paintings and history that includes expert interpretation. “Pulp Art” will be sold in the Museum Shop to accompany the exhibition. In attempts to preserve and celebrate the lost art, Lesser has devoted much of his life to studying and collecting the rare pulp paintings. His collection of space toys and comic character toys was exhibited at the Museum of Science and Industry in 2001 and his rare pulp art collection was featured at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in 2003. The exhibition highlighted works by J. Allen St. John, Raphael DeSoto, artist for The Spider, and George Rozen, artist for The Shadow and Doc Savage. Pulp art dates back to the late 1800s when author and publisher Frank A. Munsey introduced the first pulp style magazines, Argosy (1882), and Munsey’s Magazine(1889). Named for the inexpensive paper they were printed on, pulp magazines were popular for their exciting fiction stories and low cost. The popularity of Munsey’s magazines dwindled from time to time but they were around for nearly a century. The pulp explosion came about in the 1930s at the time of the Great Depression. The low cost magazines began filling the newsstands featuring characters such as Tarzan, Doc Savage, The Spider, and The Shadow. Storylines included action, Western drama mystery, science fiction, horror, and suspense. For many, pulp fiction provided relief from the stresses of the time period. Their popularity lasted until the 1950s. The style of artwork created for pulp magazines is often compared to Norman Rockwell’s cover designs for the “Saturday Evening Post,” but the character of the paintings was quite disparate from Rockwell’s jovial depictions of everyday life. Pulp Art flaunted unsettling images of violence, racism, sex, and crime. The publishing houses that produced pulp fiction such as Popular Publications, Street & Smith, Condé Nast, and Frank A. Munsey Company destroyed much of the artwork produced for the magazines after printing. The offensive images weren’t suitable for display in homes or museums so artists and auctioneers deemed them worthless. Tens of thousands of pulp paintings were created, out of which only a fraction survive today. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Robert E. Howard Foundation - The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2 Now shipping - The Collected Letters
of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: 1930-1932 This volume
has over 100 letters, and is well over 500 pages. This volume attempts to collect
all known REH letters written during this time span. Several of these letters
have never been published before, and many, many others have only been published
in a redacted state, missing poetry, fiction, or other content. All that has been
restored for this volume.For those wishing to learn about REH, this is one of the core collections to have. REH talks politics, current events, and the occasional bohemian humor with his friends, rips into HPL over civilization v. barbarism, swaps Texas folklore with August Derleth, chats it up with editors and fans. A fascinating collection. It also includes another fine cover by Jim & Ruth Keegan. Complete ordering information is posted on the REH Foundation website: http://www.rehfoundation.org/book-letters.php |  | |||||
| 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 REH Foundation is now a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Memberships and donations are now tax-deductible, including donations to the REH Collection. Purchase of REHF Press publications is not tax-deductible. The Robert E. Howard Foundation | ||||||
| The Robert E. Howard Foundation
Newsletter #2 - Starts shipping next week! From the introduction: This issue of the REH Foundation Newsletter features several never before published items of interest. Leading off is an untitled and previously unpublished short horror work that starts "The Seeker thrust . . ." This story is from an undated letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, the letter actually beginning with this story. This story will also be published in The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 3, when it arrives. It would appear that the three evil characters in it are in fact REH and a couple of his friends. We will leave to you to decide who is whom. The name of "Seeker" is also used in a couple poems written to TCS, but it is not readily apparent if this is meant to be the same person, or just a generic persona. Next comes a few previously unpublished synopses, all presented in facsimile reporduction of the original typescript pages. These are mostly from REH's later years of writing boxing stories, and is likely an illustration of how he was becoming more professional in his work habits; in particular, generating a short synopsis before he wrote the actual story. At least one of these was likely written as early as 1931. The titles of the stories that go with each synopsis are listed in the Table of Contents. ["The Slugger's Game" / "A Knight of the Round Table" / "General Ironfist" / "Sluggers on the Beach" / "Dark Shanghai" / "The Silver Heel"] A couple notes on these, the synopsis for "A Knight of the Round Table" features Steve Costigan, whereas the version of the story first published many years after REH's death features Dennis Dorgan. The synopsis for "The Silver Heel" is numbered as page 3, the other two pages presumably lost. This is followed by a short biographical piece on Hernando de Guzman, who would become the hero of "Nekht Semerkeht". The sketch originally appeared on a single page by itself, we have included it at the bottom of the page with the "The Silver Heel" synopsis to conserve space. This is followed by one of REH's high school papers, in original holographic form, titled "A Boy, A Beehive, and a Chinaman". A nice example of his handwriting, and this story has never been published in this original form before. This is followed by the same story typed out, in case you have some challenges reading the paper as written. Then comes three newly discovered poems among the Glenn Lord collection, all previously unpublished. Then comes a page of REH's doodlings, in this case a couple heads and lots of weapons. Be sure to note the names on the blades. Finally, on the back cover is a color example of the yellow paper REH used near the end of his life. This particular example is page 15 of "Nekht Semerkeht". Note how the story dwindles to just a synopsis in the last couple paragraphs. This is a practice that one can see several examples of in REH's writing, in which an early draft will end abruptly with just a synopsis. Hopefully all this material provides some education, some new REH to read, and some new insight into our favorite author. Sound interesting? The Newsletter is NOT for sale. Only REHF members, those with a Friends of REH ($50) or Legacy Circle ($100) membership, get copies. And they get them for FREE. Along with discounts on all our books. And I'd LOVE to send out more of them. So come join us! To become a member, pay either with PayPal to paypal@rehfoundation.org, or by sending a check to The Robert E. Howard Foundation, PO Box 251242, Plano, TX, 75025. Your membership will be valid for one full year from the date you sign up. The Robert E. Howard Foundation | ||||||
| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels
by Christopher
R. Yates Wolverine: Violent Tendencies, Marc Cerasini, Pocket Star, $7.99, October 30, 2007 - Now available! The Last Days of Krypton, Kevin J. Anderson, Harper Entertainment, $25.95, November 01, 2007 - Now available! The Blue-Haired Bombshell, John Zakour, DAW, $7.99, December 04, 2007 Heroes: Saving Charlie, Aury Wallington, Del Rey, $23.95, December 26, 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 22, 2008 Hellboy: Emerald Hell, Tom Piccirilli, Dark Horse, $7.99, February 25, 2008 Iron Man (novelization), Peter David, Del Rey, $6.99, March 25, 2008 Wolverine: The Nature of the Beast, Dave Stern, Pocket Star, $7.99, April 29, 2008 Wolverine: Election Day, Peter David, Pocket Star, $7.99, August 26, 2008 |  | |||||
| WEIRD TALES: THE 21ST CENTURY VOLUME
1 MMPB - Now available and arriving in comic shops November 7th! by Various Originally founded in the 1920s with the mission of finding and publishing "the next Edgar Allan Poe," the dark-fantasy magazine WEIRD TALES has featured such mind-bending authors of unearthly fiction as H. P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, Robert E. Howard, Robert Bloch, and Stephen King. Now, discover the myriad horrors of WEIRD TALES in this brand-new format! Softcover, 160 pages, B&W SRP: $6.95 Prime Books |  | |||||
| Wild Cat Books - Now available! With permission from Fading Shadows publisher, Tom Johnson, Wild Cat Books is pleased to announce a renewal of one of their long-running titles: DOUBLE DANGER TALES! DOUBLE DANGER TALES, Volume 1: DR. SATAN & THE BLACK BAT return in 4 All-New Exciting Tales of Mystery, Magic, and Adventure! Pulp Fiction at its finest!. Includes: DR. SATAN starring in "Symphony in Death Minor" by Wayne Skiver, and "The Prisoner" by Sean Ellis. THE BLACK BAT features "Death Smiles Back" by Wayne Skiver, and "Murder Under the Big Top" by Tom Johnson. Cover Art & Interior illustrations are by Rich Woodall. Join us in these Thrilling and Chilling series of stories featuring 2 Heroes & Villains, in 2 stories each. DOUBLE DANGER TALES! 6"x9" Trade Paperback, 218 pages SPECIAL OFFER: For a Limited Time Only, you can purchase this great new book for only $14.95 Printed and $6.06 as a PDF Download. This offer expires Nov. 30, 2007, at which time it will return to it's Regular Retail Price of $19.95. So pick up your copy today! http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks |  | |||||
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