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| 20th
Annual NYC Collectable Paperback & Pulp Fiction Expo
- October 19, 2008! The 20th Annual NYC Collectable Paperback & Pulp Fiction Expo will be held on Sunday October 19, 2008 at the Holiday Inn, 440 West 57th Street, New York City. Watch the Gryphon Books website soon for more news and guests on the big 2008 show! | ||||||
| Adventure
House - The September pulp
facsimile reprints are now available! THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE - August 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 THE PHARAOH'S MARK by Robert Wallace Grisly murder and baffling mystery stalk a museum! Is it the curse of ancient Egypt? Follow the Phantom on one of the most exciting cases in his career.... ADVENTURE TRAILS - July 1938, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SINGAPORE THUNDER by Rodney Blake The Sulu Queen's second Mate broke every law of the sea trying to quell that savage mutiny—for the lustful fate of a yellow hell awaited two innocent American girls! EAST OF BORNEO by Rex Evans Mild-looking maybe, but Cork of Borneo was trouble-shooter for that whole wild hill country. And when he found a Scotch lassie and a fortune in gold entangled with ruthless native swine, Cork was hell itself unleashed! DETECTIVE MYSTERIES - November 1938, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 CRACKDOWN ON CORPSES by Nels LeRoy Jorgenson They found Charlie Wiskauer, the whitest guy Tony Donovan had ever known, with his chest torn wide open—and they saw the light that came into Donovan's eyes. . . But read the thrilling story yourself, of a Special Operative's two-fisted fight against metropolitan corruption! THE THIRTEENTH GRAVE by William E. Barrett Somewhere in that eternal bivouac slept the staunch defender of a lost cause where disinheritance of the strong cursed his tragic line for three generations. But a sinister shadow broke that spell with a ghoul's blasphemy, and wove a glamour girl's fate into a Monte Cristo's murder mesh! |    | |||||
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ADVENTURES OF THE SCARLET SHROUD - Now available! “Let Evil Beware… The Scarlet Shroud!” ... He appears like a wraith, stalking the darkness. Emerging from mist to strike fear in the hearts of criminals, The Scarlet Shroud brings justice to New York’s deadliest villains! Aided by inventor Miles Hawkins, and his other ally and pilot, Takeshi Harada, Assistant D.A. Alexander Holt wields various gas and smoke devices, along with a pair of blazing .45's, to battle the forces of evil... The creative team of Chris and William Carney bring you a new action hero in the tradition of The Shadow, The Spider and The Phantom Detective. This is the first-ever anthology of four stories starring The Scarlet Shroud, including three stories never before published! 180 pages, $11.95 ISBN-10: 0982087209 ISBN-13: 978-0982087206
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| Age
of Aces Presents - Downloadable PDF Air War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://ageofaces.home.att.net and look for the "Age of Aces Presents" link. New this week: "The Iron Ace's Fist" by William E. Barrett from the April 1934 SKY BIRDS. In the misty skies of France, Hugh "The Assassin" McQuillen had written history with flaming guns. Cold, grim, unrelenting, he had matched German odds with Yankee steel and smashed his way to fame. Now, in London on leave, he had forgotten France, left war behind. But he was to find that England, too, had a war on—a war that he could not escape. Click on any of the covers to order from Amazon.com!
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Shipping in early October! DOC
SAVAGE Volume 21: "Hex" & "The Running Skeletons" (Halloween Special) The greatest superhero of the pulp era returns in two chilling pulp
thrillers by Lester Dent and William G. Bogart writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First,
after Renny Renwick is sticken by a bizarre malady in Salem, Massachusetts, Doc
Savage and his beautiful cousin Pat journey to Witches' Hollow to investigate
the "Hex" of a strange woman rumored to be a 100-year-old witch. Then, in "The
Running Skeletons," the Man of Bronze and his Iron Men must unravel the mystery
of a horde of skeletal gunslingers. BONUS: "The Cult of Satan," a horrifying lost
1943 Doc Savage radio script, and the Man of Bronze meets Supersnipe in a classic
from the Golden Age of Comics. This instant collector's item showcases both color
pulp covers by Emery Clarke and reprints all the classic interior illustrations
by Paul Orban. Pulp historian Will Murray provides commentary while a descendent
of one of Salem's most famous families examines the 17th century witch trials.
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Shipping in early October! THE
SHADOW Volume 22: "Tower of Death" & "The Hooded Circle" (Halloween Special)
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?
The Shadow Knows!" The Master of Darkness returns in two haunting pulp mysteries
by Walter B. Gibson (writing as "Maxwell Grant"). First, The Shadow investigates
unusual disappearances surrounding a bizarre family kept in seclusion in a decaying
mansion by the terms of an unusual will. What is the deadly secret of the "Tower
of Death"? Then, "The Hooded Circle" commit baffling robberies as they steal the
"Seven Hells," and the Dark Avenger must uncover the secrets of the Stonehenge-like
monuments in Druid Glen. BONUS: Lamont Cranston wages a war of invisibility against
King Malo's voodoo magic when he visits "Terror Island" in a lost thriller from
the Golden Age of Radio. This classic reprint also features both color pulp covers
by George Rozen and Graves Gladney, the classic interior illustrations by Tom
Lovell and Edd Cartier and historical commentary by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray.
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| Cosmos
Books - The Hour of the Dragon: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard Volume 4 Now available! The fourth volume of the
Weird Works of Robert E. Howard continues reprinting Howard's fantasy from Weird
Tales and Strange Tales in order of original publication. All texts have been
meticulously restored to their original pulp appearances. Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Cosmos Books ISBN-10: 0843959258 ISBN-13: 978-0843959253 |  | |||||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks Shadow review is "The Banshee Murders" from January 1946. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Killer's Lunch Hour" by Lloyd Llewell from EXCITING DETECTIVE, Fall (August), 1940 Nurse Judy Raymond, Eye-Witness to a Wanton Killing, Finds Two Lives in Jeopardy! "River of Fire" by Ken Cooper from SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES, March, 1937 When Doctor Bob Carson went into the bayou country with his young wife, he thought only of combating superstition and disease. But he soon found truth in the saying - "Women don't mean nothin' down in this here neck o' the woods!" | ||||||
| Moonstone
Books: DOC SAVAGE: THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT by Lester Dent, with Art by Tom Roberts Diamond has cancelled all retailers orders for this title and it is resolicited in the October PREVIEWS (now available). The resolicitation is due to a price increase. The advertised publication date is 12/31/2008. To the world at large, Doc Savage is a strange, mysterious figure of glistening bronze skin and exotic, gold-flecked eyes. To his unique band of associates — Renny, Monk, Ham, Long Tom, Johnny, and occasionally, his cousin Pat — he is a man of superhuman strength and protean genius, whose life is dedicated to the destruction of evil-doers. Written in the late 1940’s by Doc Savage’s creator, Lester Dent, many of these radio scripts have never been seen before. These astonishing radio scripts are available to his legions of fans across the globe! Assembled together in this single, amazing volume, they are a rare treat for Doc Savage fans everywhere! Available in softcover or in a signed and numbered hardcover edition limited to 300 copies. Moonstone Books LIMITED S&N HARDCOVER, 6x9, 352 pages, B&W SRP: $54.99 SOFTCOVER, 6x9, 352 pages, B&W SRP: $21.95 |  | |||||
| Paizo Publishing - Now available! Swordsman of Mars, by Otis Adelbert Kline, follows Harry Thorne, outcast scion of a wealthy East Coast family, while he seeks the greatest adventure of his life. He exchanges bodies with his look-alike, Martian Sheb Takkor, and is transported millions of years into the past to a Mars peopled with mighty warriors, beautiful women, and fearsome beasts. Sheb Takkor, a great swordsman in his own right, must fight his way across the deserts and jungles of ancient Mars to save the lovely Princess Thaine and to defeat his arch-enemy Sel Han—or die trying! This is the first complete edition of The Swordsman of Mars published since the story's original appearance in Argosy Magazine in 1933. Introduction by Michael Moorcock, author of Planet Stories releases such as Lord of the Spiders and Masters of the Pit. Available in bookstores everywhere this September. 224-page softcover trade paperback, $12.99 |  | |||||
| PHANTASMAGORIA
by Tim Jones - Now available! A shifting, ghostly medley of shadowy wraiths amidst the gloom; Dancing and cavorting beneath the wan light of a sullen moon; Of Morab Doon, sorcerer, arcane wizard of darkness; Of Sarban, the farmer, the warrior, the adventurer; Of a quest to find the stolen princess; Strange lands to cross, seas to sail, and songs to sing; A kingdom to save, a war to wage, a battle to win; A sword, a storm, the wrath of lost kin... Phantasmagoria... Where it ends, it shall truly begin. This is the 5th and final book in the series that includes: A SAVAGE QUEST... THE ETERNAL WARRIOR... THE LEGEND OF KESRIK... and THE WANDRIAN... Sword & Sorcery at it's finest! 139 pages, 6"x9" HARDCOVER w/ DJ: $23.95 TRADE PAPERBACK: $12.95. DOWNLOAD: $4.95 Available now at: http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks Visit the Wild Cat Books website
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| Pulpville
Press - Now available! JOHN THORNDYKE'S CASES by R. Austin Freeman In a league of contemporaries (Sherlock Holmes and Craig Kennedy), Dr. John Thorndyke is certainly the dean of the omniscientist sleuth. In these eight adventures he is at his best. Scarcely has he arrived at Little Sundersley but he notes the telltale footprints on the sand, one set made by a short fisherman in thigh boots and the other by a bowlegged and pigeon-toed person carrying a heavy burden on his back; all this helps in saving the life of an innocent butterfly collector. Then you get the sinister inhabitant of lavender Cottage, an art robbery, the blue sequin, the Moabit cipher, the mandarin's pearl, the aluminum dagger and so forth. This is the second volume in the Dr. Thorndyke Series. Dust Jacketed Hardcover $24.95 Trade Paperback $14.95 Pulpville Press | ||||||
| The
Savage Sword of Conan Volume 4 - Arriving in comic shops October 1st! Editing and charting Conan's course in the influential Savage Sword of Conan magazine, Roy Thomas led a phenomenal assemblage of talented illustrators boldly through the end of the seventies and into the eighties, unfettered by page counts and the limiting thumb of the Comics Code. Thomas scripted the continuing adventures of Conan, drawing from Robert E. Howard's original tales-along with other Conan adventures-and working with such esteemed artists as John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Ernie Colon, Klaus Janson, and the amazing Gil Kane! The Savage Sword of Conan brought the world thrilling adaptations of "Sons of the White Wolf," "The Legions of the Dead," and "The Treasure of Tranicos." The real treasure in this massive tome, however, is the sprawling, ambitious adaptation of the Conan the Buccaneer novel by the powerhouse team of Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Tony DeZuniga! This volume is sure to deliver brutal barbarian violence as well as horrific, chilling surprises. * This volume collects Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian issues 37 to 48. Format: b&w, 500 pages, TPB, 7" x 10" Price: $19.95 Age range: 16+ Dark Horse Comics |  | |||||
| Wildside Press
- Now available! OPERATOR #5: SIEGE OF THE THOUSAND PATRIOTS by Curtis Steele From the pages of the February 1937 issue of the Popular Publications pulp. Over the Rockies and down the Pacific slope rolled the Purple Emperor's great war machine, crushing the last vestige of American resistance. Operator 5, seeing his cause already lost, decided upon the incredibly daring, typically American action -- counter-attack! Read here of his mad, secret sortie through enemy territory . . . across two thousand miles of hell to the guns and ammunition which alone could stave off utter defeat for America! $14.95 (softcover) THE MOON-CALVES AND OTHER TALES FROM THE PULPS by John D. Swain Editor John Gregory Betancourt has assembled a witch's dozen -- 13 -- tales from the classic pulp magazines of the early 20th Century in this collection by long-lost pulp writer John D. Swain. Swain's powerful characterizations always raised his stories above other tales, and these selections will not disappoint readers new to his work. $19.95 (softcover) Included in this volume are are: "Lucifer" (Weird Tales, November 1923) "The Affair at Baker's Bluff" (All-Story Weekly, November 27,1922) "The Old Man of the Sea" (Argosy Weekly, June 8, 1918) "The Goat of Dolores Valdez" (The All-Story Magazine, October 1912) "The Getaway" (Munsey's Magazine, March 1921) "The Fist in Pacifist" (Argosy All-Story Weekly, July 1, 1922) "The Cipher" (All-Story Weekly, May 18, 1918) "The Fascination of Guilt" (Munsey's Magazine, August 1919) "Robbing the Roost" (Detective Story Magazine, April 15, 1922) "Nearly a Football Team" (The Cavalier, November 15, 1913) "Desperate Measures" (All-Story Weekly, November 30, 1918) "Hunger" (Weird Tales, October 1927 issue) "The Moon-Calves" (Argosy All-Story Weekly, August 5, 1922) |   | |||||
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| Adventure House -
Pulp facsimile reprints
coming to comic shops in December! Planet Stories - Summer 1947, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Two cosmic tales from the Golden Age of Science Fiction are reprinted in this replica edition of Planet Stories from Summer 1947! First, in Gardner Fox's "Vassals of the Lode-Star," the outlaw man-beats of the Settlements, caught in a mad space-time snarl and making their last grim stand against a surging android horde, could not see why might-thewed Thor Masterson of Terra chose instead to battle a strange green flame! Then, in Raymond F. Jones' "The Martian Circle" SBI Captain Roal Hartford must dare the death of the Thousand Minds to learn the dreadful secret of a sweet-voiced singer who weaves a spell of dreams and drugs that drove men mad and threatened to smash the System! Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W SRP: $14.95 PLANET STORIES is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT084502. Available direct from Adventure House in December Phantom Detective - June 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Red Blooded Stories - December 1928, 7x10, 144 pages, $14.95 |    | |||||
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Age of Aces -
Coming later this month! Coming
soon from Age of Aces will be the second collection of stories featuring The Three
Mosquitoes by Ralph Oppenheim.
Look for The Adventures of The Three Mosquitoes: The Magic Inferno later this
month.
All Age of Aces books are $16.99 trade paperbacks and are available from Amazon, Adventure House, or Mike Chomko Books. Check out our web site at http://ageofaces.home.att.net for information on all our books. | ||||||
| Age
of Aces Presents - Downloadable PDF Air
War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://ageofaces.home.att.net and look for the "Age of Aces Presents" link. New this week: "The Lost Aviator Contest" from the June 1931 WAR BIRDS. This mail-in contest offered some great prizes to readers who could solve the two parts of the puzzle. The first part had the readers trying to find the flight path of a lost aviator. The second part featured a story by William E. Barrett in which the readers had to identify all the errors in the story. Click on any of the covers to order from Amazon.com!
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| THE ALL-STORY: TARZAN OF THE APES - Available again in December! This is an exact facsimile of the 1912 pulp magazine The All-Story, which introduced Tarzan to the world! On its original publication, The All-Story sold for only 15¢. Advertisements from the publication are enclosed, and inside is an offer to purchase Tarzan movie poster magnets as well. These magnets are of the actual photos of the original movie posters! Softcover, 6x9, 260 pages, B&W, $14.95 THE ALL-STORY: TARZAN OF THE APES is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT084499. | ||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc DOC SAVAGE Volume 24: "The Black, Black Witch,"
"Hell Below" & "The Shape or Terror" Coming in December! The Man of Bronze wages war against the Axis in three pulse-pounding pulp thrillers by Lester Dent (writing as "Kenneth Robeson"). First, a desperate plea from occupied France lures Doc Savage into a Nazi trap as he attempts to discover the 400-year-old secret of "The Black, Black Witch." Then, in "Hell Below," the Man of Bronze and his beautiful cousin Pat Savage journey to Mexico to prevent a fugitive from the Third Reich from creating a New World Order. Finally, Doc Savage must die to prevent the Nazis from obtaining a deadly weapon that could change the outcome of the war. This World War II collector's edition showcases the classic color pulp covers by Emery Clarke and Modest Stein, and also features all the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical commentary by Will Murray, author of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. 128 pages, B&W, $12.95 DOC SAVAGE VOLUME 24 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT084500. |  | |||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc
Coming in December! The book
that rewrote the history of Batman is reissued in the first Shadow variant edition‹as
"The Knight of Darkness" returns in two historic novels that gave birth to "The
Dark Knight." First, a powerful new underworld kingpin crosses swords with The
Shadow in "Lingo," one of Walter Gibson's all-time masterpieces which inspired
the 'Batarang.' In "Partners of Peril" by Theodore Tinsley, Lamont Cranston investigates
chemical syndicate murders in the crime thriller that was adapted by Bill Finger
and Bob Kane as Batman's debut adventure in Detective Comics #27. This extra-length
volume also reprints Tinsley's "The Grim Joker," a 1936 tale introducing a clown-faced
crime boss called 'The Joker'. PLUS: Will Murray documents the "Shadowy" origins
of The Batman, Anthony Tollin chronicles how "Partners in Peril" was adapted as
the first Batman story, and The Joker's creation is recalled in a foreword by
Golden-Age legend Jerry Robinson. This This special variant edition leads
off with the classic George Rozen cover painting that many consider the definitive
portrait of The Shadow, and also reprints all the original interior illustrations
by Tom Lovell including a dynamite two-page spread dropped from the original Street
& Smith pulp. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover,
7x10, 144 pages, B&W, $12.95THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 9: "FORESHADOWING THE BATMAN" VARIANT SPECIAL THE SHADOW VOLUME 9 VARIANT is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT084503. |  | |||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc
Coming in December! THE SHADOW
Volume 25: "The Gray Ghost" & "The White Skulls" "The weed of crime bears
bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow Knows!" The Knight of Darkness continues
his war on crime in two more pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson (writing as "Maxwell
Grant"). First, not even The Shadow's bullets can stop his most formidable foe,
"The Gray Ghost," a seemingly supernatural adversary. Then, Lamont Cranston and
Margo Lane hunt Nazi treasure and a blonde temptress as they attempt to unmask
"The White Skulls," skeletal-garbed terrorists who leave behind a deadly wake
of destruction. BONUS: The Shadow battles killer ants in "The Red Room," a terrifying
script from the Golden Age of Radio. This classic reprint also features both color
pulp covers by George Rozen and Modest Stein, classic interior illustrations by
Tom Lovell and Everett Raymond Kinstler (who also provides a foreword recalling
his early days as a comic book artist and pulp illustrator) and historical commentary
by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin.Foreword by Everett Raymond Kinstler (Sanctum Productions) 978-1-934943-23-6 1-934943-23-1 Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 THE SHADOW VOLUME 25 is
solicited in the November PREVIEWS
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc
Coming in December! THE AVENGER Volume 1: "Justice,
Inc." & "The Yellow Horde" The Pulp Era's most
intriguing superhero returns in his first two epic adventures by Paul Ernst writing
as "Kenneth Robeson." First, a devastating personal tragedy forges adventurer
Richard Henry Benson into a "Man of Steel," leading him to assemble the crime-fighting
team called "Justice, Inc." Then, murder sets The Avenger on the trail of "The
Yellow Horde," the secret treasure of the Aztecs. This instant collector's
item showcases H. W. Scott's classic pulp covers, and reprints all the original
interior illustrations by Paul Orban. Pulp historian Will Murray provides commentary,
revealing how The Shadow's Walter Gibson and Doc Savage's Lester Dent helped develop
The Avenger, a character who also appeared in Street & Smith and DC comics.
(Sanctum Productions) ISBNs TO FOLLOWSoftcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 THE AVENGER will be published quarterly. Subscription information has not yet been decided. THE AVENGER VOLUME 1 is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (Available October 29th). |  | |||||
| ATHENA VOLTAIRE VOLUME 2: FLIGHT OF THE
FALCON TP - Arriving in comic
shops September 24th! by Paul Daly & Steve Bryant As tensions among world powers escalate to the inevitability of World War II, another war already rages between the forces of white and black magic. When Athena Voltaire is hired to transport an ancient artifact from Burma to the United States, she finds herself the target of Nazi forces led by her opposite number — S.S. Aviatrix Hannah von Helm! Can Athena stop the Third Reich from opening a portal that could spell the end for mankind? This volume collects the critically-acclaimed Flight of the Falcon mini-series, and includes a cover and pin-up gallery. NOTE: Not available in Germany. Softcover, 7x10, 120 pages, Full Color, $16.95 APE ENTERTAINMENT | ||||||
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| Conan
Volume 6: The Hand of Nergal HC - Arriving in comic
shops September 24th! A mysterious curse lingers, following Conan as he attempts to return to his homeland, and a great darkness looms ahead in the doomed city of Yaralet. This latest collection in Dark Horse's smart, innovative Conan series finds the cunning Cimmerian chased by both unfinished business from his past and a strange novice magician who seeks to deliver a dire warning to the wandering barbarian. A great evil from Conan's past moves ever closer while unfathomable terrors awaken and come into view. Conan is, of course, eager to meet both head on! * "[Truman] knows Conan. He knows how the barbarian speaks. He knows how he acts. He knows how he swings his blade and thinks at the same time. Conan has been written as little more than mindless eye candy . . . [but] never by Truman. He has love and respect for the character and this comes through in every issue he scribes." -Broken Frontier Publication Date: September 24, 2008 Format: Full color, 152 pages, Hard cover, 7" x 10" Price: $24.95 Age range: 16+ ISBN-10: 1-59582-179-1 ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-179-9 Dark Horse Comics |  | |||||
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| CONAN
THE CIMMERIAN #6 - Coming in December! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Tomas Giorello and Richard Corben Colored by Jose Villarrbuia, cover by Frank Cho. Richard Corben illustrates another gripping Connacht flashback, as we witness how Conan's grandfather returned to Cimmeria, found a bride, and tamed his wanderlust in order to become an integral part of his tribe. In Conan's present, Conan has overcome impossible odds and trials to return to the Cimmerian village he grew up in -- only to find that much has changed in the years he's been away. With Brecan and his men closing in on the fugitive Caollan, will Conan's reunion with his former Cimmerian lover get cut short? 40 pages, $2.99, in stores on December 17. Dark Horse Comics CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #6 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT080013. |  | |||||
| CTHULHU
TALES #5 - Arriving in comic
shops September 24th! by Michael Alan Nelson, Todd Lepre, Chee & Jon Reed Set sail for death! Well okay, first, unspeakably mind-bending terror on the cruise ship out of time — and then death! Sorry to give away the surprise ending. Also, a sneak peek at the new companion book, Fall of Cthulhu: Godwar by horror scribe Michael Alan Nelson! BOOM! STUDIOS COVER A-SC, 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 COVER B-SC, 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 | ||||||
| CTHULHU
TALES #10 - Coming in December! by Michael Alan Nelson, Raven Gregory & Drew Rausch Fall of Cthulhu and Hexed writer Michael Alan Nelson pens a special tale of creeping chaos that ties directly into the events of the Fall of Cthulhu: Apocalypse series, providing new insights and background into that epic tale! Also: "The Zoo," written by Raven Gregory (Return To Wonderland)! Features two alternate covers by Shane Oakley and Crank! BOOM! STUDIOS COVER A, 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 COVER B, 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 CTHULHU TALES #10 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT083937. The Diamond Item Code is OCT083938. | ||||||
| E-texts on the
net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Hand of Guilt" by Sam Bayne from POPULAR DETECTIVE, March, 1948 Nancy hurried into the hotel suite to give that millionaire customer a manicure, but what he needed more was - a coffin! "A Year and a Day" by Lon Williams from WESTERN ACTION, January, 1958 Featuring: Judge Steele Judge Steele was ready to chew nails. Be-consarned, but if it turned out that this victim had died more than a year and a day after he'd been shot, then the monkey who shot him couldn't be tried for murder! | ||||||
| FALL OF CTHULHU: APOCALYPSE #2 - Coming in December! by Michael Alan Nelson & Mark Dos Santos The Apocalypse is upon us! The culmination of the sweeping storyline that began in the original Fall of Cthulhu series comes to a head in Apocalypse as the ultimate war between gods and men is upon us! Features two alternate covers, one by Jeffrey Spokes! BOOM! STUDIOS COVER A-24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 COVER B-24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 FALL OF CTHULHU : APOCALYPSE #2 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT083940. The Diamond Item Code is OCT083941. | ||||||
| FALL
OF CTHULHU: GODWAR #2 - Arriving in comic
shops September 24th! by Michael Alan Nelson & Mateus Santolouco Open warfare between the Cult of Cthulhu and the followers of Nodens has spilled out onto the streets of Arkham, but as their struggle continues to rage, the Harlot reveals that she has no intention of staying on the sidelines during the Godwar. With the help of Lucifer, the Harlot sets her own plans in motion and welcomes back an old friend! Features two alternate covers, by Mateus Santolouco or Nick Percival. BOOM! STUDIOS COVER A-24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 COVER B-24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 | ||||||
| FLASH
GORDON #1 - Arriving in comic shops September 24th! by Brendan Deneen & Paul Green America's beloved sci-fi hero is back in a brand new ongoing series, based on Alex Raymond's original ideas but with a modernized twist for the 21st century! CIA Agent Dale Arden draws a reluctant Flash Gordon back into the world of espionage to track down the allegedly insane Hans Zarkov - who's been accused of creating a weapon of mass destruction. Elsewhere in the universe, Ming the "Merciful's" tyrannical shadow looms over Mongo, where an impending civil war is escalating! Ships with two covers in 50/50 ratio. 36 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Ardden Entertainment |  | |||||
| FLASH GORDON
#4 - Coming in December! by Brendan Deneen & Paul Green As Flash, Prince Thun, and the mysterious Arborian ranger Eldun storm the floating prison city of the Hawk Men to rescue Dr. Zarkov, Prince Barin attempts to defend the ice-bound land of Frigia against an unending horde of the Emperor's troops. Meanwhile, Dale and Ming continue to grow dangerously close! This item ships with 2 covers in 50/50 ratio - "Ming & Dale" and "Barin & Ice Dragon." 36 pages, Full Color, $3.99 FLASH GORDON #4 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT083855. | ||||||
| FRANK FRAZETTA'S
SILVER WARRIOR #1 (OF 4) - Coming in December! Story JOSHUA ORTEGA; Art NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS; Cover A FRANK FRAZETTA; Cover B NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS The creative team from last year's hit series FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER team up to tell the story behind of one Frazetta's most famous paintings: The Silver Warrior! North of Iparsia, there is a land of frost known as Icevald. Akrila Sangrilak, the Silver Warrior, has watched over this land for decades, but now a deadly threat from beyond Icevald's shores threatens the entire continent! Critically acclaimed novelist and comics writer Joshua Ortega (GEARS OF WAR, THE NECROMANCER) teams up with superstar artists Nat Jones (SPAWN: THE DARK AGES, ROB ZOMBIE'S THE NAIL) and Jay Fotos (BEOWULF, '68) to bring you the first SILVER WARRIOR tale worthy of Frank Frazetta's blessing-this one's been approved every step of the way by the Master himself! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Image Comics SILVER WARRIOR #1 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT082241. |  | |||||
| GIRASOL PULP
DOUBLES: THE SPIDER VOLUME 9 SC-VARIANT COVER EDITION - Coming to comic shops in December! A special 75th anniversary variant edition of The Spider Volume 9 featuring an alternate cover from the story "Satan's Workshop". Two action-packed adventures of the 1930s and 1940s pulp-era hero The Spider are reprinted in this single volume, complete with their original illustrations - the October 1933 story, "The Spider Strikes!", and the March 1937 story, "Satan's Workshop". Softcover, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95 Girasol Collectables SPIDER DOUBLE #9 VARIANT is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT084501. |  | |||||
| ILLUSTRATION
MAGAZINE #25 - Coming in December! The new issue of Illustration is a celebration of the fabulous pulp magazines of the 20s, 30s and 40s. The first story features an extensive look at the pulp and paperback illustrations of Rudolph Belarski. Dozens of reproductions from his original paintings and rarely seen, mint-condition proof sheets are included. Also featured in this issue is the work of Weird Tales artist Hugh Rankin, known for his fantastic pen and ink illustrations. Rounding out the issue is an in-depth feature on Gloria Stoll, one of the few female artists to have worked in the pulp illustration field. This feature showcases dozens of mint-condition proof sheets, and beautiful original artwork photographed from the artist's personal collection. Also included are the usual book reviews, and a run down of the latest exhibitions and other events related to illustration history. Illustration Magazine Magazine, 80 pages, Full Color, $15.00 ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #25 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT084507. | ||||||
| KULL #2 -
Coming in December! Written by Arvid Nelson, penciled by Will Conrad, colored by Jose Villarrubia, cover by Andy Brase. Before the blood from his last battle has a chance to soak into Valusian soil, Kull faces new threats to his throne. As representatives from all corners of his kingdom seek his counsel, the new warrior-king accepts a strange invitation from a hotheaded Pict emissary. Kull will need to discard ancient prejudices and find allies in former foes if he's to save the newly united Valusian empire from a clandestine enemy that once threatened to enslave and exterminate mankind! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on December 3. Dark Horse Comics KULL #2 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT080015. |  | |||||
| THE LONE RANGER #16 - Coming in December! by Brett Matthews & Sergio Cariello; Cover: John Cassaday Dynamite, Brett Matthews, Sergio Cariello and cover artist John Cassaday are proud to present a special epilogue to the "Scorched Earth" storyline with this issue, titled "Ostinato"! Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment MATURE THEMES 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 THE LONE RANGER #16 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT084046. | ||||||
| Moonstone Books
- Coming in December! SHERLOCK HOLMES & KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER: CRY OF THUNDER #3 by Joe Gentile, Andy Bennett & Carlos Magno Not a dream, not a hoax, not a parallel universe! Two of the most unique investigators of all time try to untangle the same mystery - one hundred years apart from each other! Kolchak follows Holmes' investigation of a not-so-innocent man who voluntarily wants to be imprisoned, a murdered domestic, and a showdown with the world's most deadly anarchist/assassin. Kolchak is on the run for his life - and the truth, and all that he hold dear, may die with him! Available with a regular cover from Dan Padrosian and a black and white cover from Paul Guinan, limited to 200 copies! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Moonstone Books CRY OF THUNDER #3 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT084293. (Regular) The Diamond Item Code is OCT084294. (Guinan) | ||||||
| Moonstone Books: TALES OF ZORRO - Arriving in comic
shops September 24th! An anthology of new Zorro short stories! Creative Team: Jan Adkins, Isabel Allende, Robin Wayne Bailey, Mike Bullock, Max Allan Collins, Greg Cox, A. C. Crispin, Peter David, Loren D. Estleman, Ed Gorman, Robert Greenberger, Nancy Holder, Wendy Hornsby, Tim Lasiuta, Andy Mangels, Jeff Mariotte, Michael A. Martin, Elizabeth Massie, Robert Morrish, Kathleen O'Malley, Richard Dean Starr, and Guy Williams, Jr. Synopsis: Moonstone Books is proud to present Tales of Zorro, a brand-new anthology featuring eighteen tales of the fox--the first collection of original Zorro short fiction ever published! This landmark compilation, edited by Richard Dean Starr (Hellboy, Kolchak: The Night Stalker), includes all-new stories and essays by some of today's top writers in film and literature. Moonstone Books |  | |||||
| MYSPACE
DARK HORSE PRESENTS VOLUME 2 - Coming in February! Written by Zach Whedon, Gerard Way, Steve Niles and John Arcudi Art by Guy Davis, Gabriel Ba, Kyle Hotz, Eric Canete and various. In this volume you'll find: The premiere of Zack and Joss Whedon's superhero creation Captain Hammer; an untold tale of the Umbrella Academy from Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá featuring the Kraken and Vanya as two rebellious teens, a unique look at Conan creator Robert E. Howard's famous creations; the agents of Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D. as they face off against a terrifying new foe; and a pair of smart and creepy passages from the ongoing tales of occult detective Cal McDonald via Steve Niles. This volume also features great stories from creators like Tara McPherson, Evan Dorkin, Fábio Moon, Gilbert Hernandez, and Francisco Ruiz Velasco. 176 pages, $19.95, in stores on February 18. Dark Horse Comics MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS VOL. 2 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT080018. | ||||||
| Off-Trail Publications - Now available and coming to comic shops in December! PULPWOOD DAYS VOLUME 1: EDITORS WANT YOU TO KNOW by John Locke Behind the flashy covers of the pulp magazines, below the famous names of the authors, toiled the hardworking, usually anonymous, architects of the medium - the editors. This collection from the writers magazines of the Pulp Era includes the stories, articles by and about the editors, the lives they led, the difference they made. Ample biographical material accompanies each article, illuminating the dim, forgotten corners of pulp magazine history. Softcover, 6x9, 184 pages, $16.00 PULPWOOD DAYS VOLUME 1 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT084603. Click here or on the image at the right for a larger image and
a complete listing of Off-Trail Publications fine line of pulp reprints!
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Publications - Now available and coming to comic shops in December! THE WEIRD DETECTIVE ADVENTURES OF WADE HAMMOND VOLUME 1 Wade Hammond was tough and smart, the man who tackles cases the police can't handle, battling some of the most diabolical killers known in pulp fiction! It takes brains as well as brawn to outsmart these insidious madmen, geniuses at twisting science into terrifying tools of murder. For the first time, ten of the most spine-tingling Wade Hammond stories have been collected from the pages of classic 1930's pulps, Detective-Dragnet and Top Detective Aces. In these weird and wonderful tales from the author of Secret Agent X and Captain Hazzard, the mood is mysterious, the situation perilous, and the suspense unrelenting. Softcover, 6x9, 180 pages, $18.00 WADE HAMMOND VOLUME 1 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT084504. Click here or on the image at the right for a larger image and
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| Pulpville
Press - Now available! CAPTAIN BLOOD by Rafael Sabatini How many men there are in this broad land who have at some period of their lives cherished the ambition of becoming pirates? Captain Blood is the very ideal of a pirate. Lawless he is, but who shall say he has not sufficient provocation. He is idolized by his comrades and feared by his enemies. Made famous by the Errol Flynn motion picture, Captain Blood is a classic. Dust Jacketed Hardcover $26.50 Trade Paperback $16.00 Pulpville Press |  | |||||
| RED SONJA #41 - Coming in
December!
Brian Reed (w); Walter Geovani (a); Covers: Fabiano Neves, Adriano Batista, Jackson Herbert The next thrilling Red Sonja story arc begins here as we set the stage for the next years worth of Red Sonja adventures, starting with another exciting saga by Brian Reed and Walter Geovani! Featuring a trio of incredible covers by Fabiano Neves, Adriano Batista, and Jackson Herbert! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment RED SONJA #41 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT084035. | ||||||
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| THE SAVAGE
SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 5 - Coming in February! Written by Roy Thomas, art by various. This volume contains some of the most ambitious adaptations of Conan material to date, reprinting the epic battle that leads to Conan becoming the king of Aquilonia in "Conan the Liberator," the sword-and-sorcery classic "Sword of Skelos," and the exhilarating "Conan and the Sorcerer." Collecting selections from The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian issues 49 through 60, this volume also includes the frontispieces and pinups from each issue, drawn by such amazing talent as Ernie Chan, Carl Potts, and Neal Adams! As a special bonus, you'll find a companion piece to Savage Sword Volume 1's "A Witch Shall Be Born" story -- that hasn't seen print since its original publication in 1980! For the first time ever, these classic, uncensored tales are being collected in a series of omnibus-style books, with over 500 pages of sword-and-sorcery adventure in each volume -- for the complete Conan collector! 544 pages, black and white, $17.95, in stores on February 18. Dark Horse Comics SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOL. 5 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT080014. |  | |||||
| Sherlock
Holmes VARIETY reports that Jude Law is in negotiations to join Robert Downey Jr. in Warner Brothers' fresh take on "Sherlock Holmes." The reports states that Law is "close to a deal" to play useful sidekick Watson to Downey's Holmes in the Guy Ritchie-directed feature. Ritchie and Anthony Peckham's script is based on Lionel Wigram's upcoming comic book, which draws inspiration from Arthur Conan Doyle's classic character, but emphasizes the action-oriented side of Holmes' personality, particularly his vaunted skills as a boxer and a swordfighter. Warner Bros. will begin production on "Sherlock Holmes" next month in London. The studio appears to be comfortably ahead in the race against a Judd Apatow-produced Sherlock Holmes comedy set up at Columbia with Sacha Baron Cohen as Holmes and Will Ferrell as Watson. Several key roles in Ritchie's "Holmes" remain uncast, including main villain Blackwood. | ||||||
| SOLOMON
KANE #1 (of 5) - Arriving in comic
shops September 24th! Written by Scott Allie, penciled by Mario Guevara, colored by Dave Stewart, covers by John Cassaday and Joe Kubert. Robert E. Howard's vengeance-obsessed puritan begins his supernatural adventures in the haunted Black Forest of Germany in this five-issue adaptation of Howard's "The Castle of the Devil." When Solomon Kane stumbles upon the body of a boy hanged from a rickety gallows, he goes after the man responsible--a baron feared by the peasants from miles around. Something far worse than the devilish baron or the terrible, intelligent wolf that prowls the woods lies hidden in the ruined monastery beneath the baron's castle, where a devil-worshipping priest died in chains centuries ago. 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  | |||||
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#4 - Coming in December! Written by Scott Allie, penciled by Mario Guevara, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by John Cassaday. An action-filled frenzy! With his host wounded -- and bodies piling up in both the Black Forest and the Castle of the Devil -- Solomon Kane tries to keep himself and his deceptively simple companion, John Silent, from quick deaths on the gallows. The lovely, scheming Mahasti is missing, supernatural horrors lurk in the forest, and Baron von Staler becomes a bit unhinged. Expanding upon Robert E. Howard's unfinished "Castle of the Devil" story. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on December 24. Dark Horse Comics SOLOMON KANE #4 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT080016. |  | |||||
| ZORRO
#7 - Arriving in comic
shops September 24th! by Matt Wagner & Francesco Francavilla With a flick of the wrist, Zorro leaves his mark! And Dynamite has left their mark with the all-new Dynamite comic book series from writer/cover artist/art director Matt Wagner and artist Francesco Francavilla! Featuring covers by Wagner and Ryan Sook (Countdown)! 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment |  | |||||
| ZORRO #10
- Coming in December! Matt Wagner (W), Caesar Razek (A), Covers: Matt Wagner, Francesco Francavilla The thrilling second arc from series mastermind and cover artist Matt Wagner continues as we continue to explore the early adventures of el Zorro! Featuring two covers, one by Matt Wagner and the other a chase cover by Francesco Francavilla! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment ZORRO #10 is solicited in the October PREVIEWS (Available September 24th). The Diamond Item Code is OCT084045. | ||||||
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| 3rd Annual LaPlata Doc Con 75th Anniversary
- Saturday, Oct. 11th and Sunday October 12th! Attention Brothers in Bronze! Make plans to attend the BIGGEST Doc Con yet! This years LaPlata Doc Con will be held in the Silver Rails Event Center in LaPlata. That means we will be centrally located for the event! Vendors, TWO big screens, concessions, a stage, all within short walking distance of the Dent home, library, and the museum! This years guests include:
It all goes down Saturday, Oct. 11th and wraps up on Lester Dent's Birthday, Sunday, Oct. 12th. Now, due to the fact that we will be utilizing an actual event facility we will have to charge an admission/registration to cover our expenses. A whopping $10.00 DEALERS and VENDORS you can get your registration as well as a table for only $15.00! That registration will also get you into the one day Comic/Sci-Fi Con the day before Doc Con (Friday, Oct. 10th: http://crawldog.com/precon/ ) Long live the man of bronze! | ||||||
| The 3rd Annual Mid-Atlantic
Nostalgia Convention - September 18 - 20, 2008! The Clarion Hotel, Aberdeen, Maryland Events include: A history of Hopalong Cassidy in print and film. A history of The Cisco Kid in print and film. A history of The Phantom in print and film. Television Spies and International Intrigue. Film Screenings Include: The Studio Murder Mystery (1929), The Fighting Cowboy (1933), Dragnet, 77 Sunset Strip, the 1956 TV pilot of The Phantom with Paulette Goddard and Lon Chaney Jr. and much more. Guests include: Francis M. Nevins (author of the Cornell Woolrich biography), Terry Salomonson (expert on The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet), Ed Hulse (editor of Blood n' Thunder), Edd Byrnes (Kookie on 77 Sunset Strip), Larry Storch (F-Troop), Patty McCormack (The Bad Seed), Margaret Kerry (Little Rascals and model for Tinkerbell), Conrad Brooks (Plan 9 from Outer Space), Mickey Freeman (Sgt. Bilko) and Kathleen Hughes (Ray Bradbury's It Came From Outer Space). For more info: 443-286-6821 http://www.midatlanticnostalgiaconvention.com | ||||||
| 20th Annual NYC Collectable Paperback
& Pulp Fiction Expo
- October 19, 2008! The 20th Annual NYC Collectable Paperback & Pulp Fiction Expo will be held on Sunday October 19, 2008 at the Holiday Inn, 440 West 57th Street, New York City. Watch the Gryphon Books website soon for more news and guests on the big 2008 show! | ||||||
| Adventure House - Now available! HIGH ADVENTURE #102 featuring BLACK BAT in "Blind Man's Bluff" by G. Wayman Jones A returning wanderer, a substitute corpse, a faithless girl, a vague-minded musican and a murdered man are all parts of the grim jigsaw of crime that Tony Quinn must fit together! From the pages of Black Book Detective - Winter 1946 7x10, 112 pages, $7.95 |  | |||||
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House: Early issues of PULP REVIEW - Now available! Adventure House is reprinting some of the earliest copies of PULP REVIEW. The issues have had their old ads replaced, and those that originally were printed with black and white covers have an all-new look. They also are now perfect bound. Pulp Review #2 MARK OF THE SPIDER by John Grange Many a time Jim Anthony had saved his life by his ability to predict a criminal's next move. But here he had to cope with a capricious woman—now cruel, now tender. Ready to kill, today—and tomorrow killing to betray a murderer . . . BLACK LEGION by Lars Anderson "The pitcher went too often to the well." The Black Legion runs afoul of a pretty girl. (Domino Lady) Pulp Review #4 NEGATIVES OF DEATH by Norman Daniels Jerry Wade turns his lens on a slaughter scene and take flash shots of a sinister crime! THE ISLAND OF THE DAMNED by Anatole Feldman A moll can split up two pals—even pals like "Ike the Blood" and Atkins—guys so tough they feared nothing—but sometimes the same moll can bring them together again. The yarn of a guy in stir and a moll who went through hell to get him out. Pulp Review #5 BATMAN by Lew Merrill Was he animal or was he human? Sometimes he loved the woman who had been his fiancée; at other times he cared only for his furry mate. What had happened to John Charters? BLACK WIND BLOWING by Robert E. Howard Even the heavens howl in pity as devil worshippers seize their helpless prey! SOULS FOR SATAN'S CREATURES by Russell Gray There was Marko, who looked like a bloated god of obscenity, and there was the second creature, the shriveled, slavering half-woman, and they'd come from nowhere to bring madness to our souls. For Marko would take my own lovely Meta as blood-bride, and the half-woman would be forgotten as another young girl the lust-fed monster had wooed! Pulp Review #6 TOO SMART TO LIVE by Theodore A. Tinsley Canyons of steel echo the man-hunt howl—and Lacy makes a trade in pawns of disaster. THE CRIMSON CLOWN RETURNS by Johnston McCulley It's a dangerous game—dodging police and criminals at the same time—but it's the game this daring avenger of crime elects to play when he takes the trail of vicious racketeers! GALLOWS GHOST by Norvell Page Down out of the black maw floated the grisly gallows. A tribunal of terror sat the judgment over the lives of the mighty. And a fiendish executioner dropped his victims out of the night. To the victim's breast was attached a placard. That placard cried vengeance for an ancient hate. Pulp Review #10 THE FLYING TANK by Ralph Oppenheim And Shorty's anguished features suddenly straighten determinedly, and he yelled in fierce agreement, The X tank was forgotten. The only thing left to do was to fight, even though it must be a losing fight. CRIME IN THE ABBATOIR by William G. Bogart Blood! Not unusual in a slaughter-house proves the undoing of a pair of criminals. THE CRIMSON FLAME by Robert Leslie Bellem Trapped by an oriental gang! On a volcanic island in the China Sea, Tate Shevlin is once more plunged into a stark, thrilling adventure with the Golden Girl! Pulp Review #11 GHOUL'S GAMBLE by Frederick C. Davis Clayton Kennard was missing, and over the wire came the demand for a hundred grand ransom. Lieutenant Gil McEwen was sure he knew the kidnaper. He promised to send the Moon Man to the chair, promised even while the Moon Man stood at his side in the person of Detective Sergeant Steve Thatcher. Blood stained the floor of a crypt in Sanctuary Cemetery. And beside that blood was a mark of the Moon Man. When McEwen demanded an inspection in the mausoleum murder, Steve Thatcher knew that the dice had been loaded against him in the Ghoul's Gamble. THE DIVING DEAD by Lester Dent The man in black looked like a crow in mourning. He said he was an undertaker—and had a coffin ready for Detective Lee Nace. The police sergeant looked like trouble—went out of his way to make things tough for Lee Nace. The redheaded girl looked like a million. She brought haunted memories to Nace. The corpse in the cabin looked like a horrible nightmare. It plunged Lee Nace into an amazing race with a grim and terrible death. Pulp Review #12 THE CRIMSON MASK'S DEATH GAMBLE by Frank Johnson A nemesis of crime pits himself against vicious racketeers who prey on the poor! Follow Bob Clarke (The Crimson Mask) as he takes a long chance on life to bring killers to book! HOUSE WHERE EVIL LIVED by Russell Gray It would not do, now, that Sandra had welcomed this Man-shape from hell to her arms, this writhing disembodied mass she must henceforward call husband—she must now become part of It! REVENGE ON SCYLLA by Richard Tooker Zenith Rand, Planet Vigilante, fights mutiny and death far above the slime seas of Scylla! Pulp Review #13 HELL'S ICE-BOX by John Grange Death beckons to Jim Anthony in Hidden Valley, luring him to sinister depths where even the Devil himself would not dare to go. BLACK TALONS by Robert E. Howard Horrible witchery, they called it, that a man's body should carry the soul of a jungle beast; but even the claws of a killer sometimes deal strange justice. Pulp Review #14 WHITE HOT CORPSES by Lester Dent (Crime Spectacularist) DISCIPLE OF DOOM by Emile C. Teppermen (Marty Quade) CLUE OF COURAGE by Norvell Page FANGED FURY by Frederick Davis | 
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| Adventure House - The January pulp facsimile reprints are announced! Phantom Detective - September 1934, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Secret Agent X - June 1936, 7x10, 144 pages, $14.95 Thrilling Detective - December 1931, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
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Age of Aces -
Coming later this month! Coming
soon from Age of Aces will be the second collection of stories featuring The Three
Mosquitoes by Ralph Oppenheim.
Look for The Adventures of The Three Mosquitoes: The Magic Inferno later this
month.
All Age of Aces books are $16.99 trade paperbacks and are available from Amazon, Adventure House, or Mike Chomko Books. Check out our web site at http://ageofaces.home.att.net for information on all our books. | ||||||
| Age
of Aces Presents - Downloadable PDF Air
War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://ageofaces.home.att.net and look for the "Age of Aces Presents" link. New this week: "The Bat Brood" by Robert Burtt featuring Battling Grogan from the Jan. 1934 FLYING ACES. Battling Grogan and his men knew there was something strange, menacing about the crest of Ming Kung Chan hill. Nothing visible was there, yet every man on that Dragon flight heard whispered warnings of impending doom from the cliff below. And when Grogan received word that no night patrols should go out from his squadron, he knew that somewhere on that sinister cliff lurked a weapon that could strike at the Dragons only in the inky darkness of night. Click on any of the covers to order from Amazon.com!
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| CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #3 - Arriving in comic shops September 17th! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Tomas Giorello and Richard Corben, colored by Jose Villarrubia, cover by Frank Cho. A young Cimmerian huntress--a character seen in Conan Vol. 0: Born on the Battlefield--and Horsa--an Aesir leader from The Frost Giant's Daughter--both cross paths with Conan as he continues his dangerous trek through the snowy mountain passes of Cimmeria. Fighting his way through the natural dangers of his barbaric homeland has been a welcome change from the mind games and treachery Conan found in the cities of the East, but there's an unfortunate lesson in treachery in store for Conan here, too. In a Richard Corben flashback sequence, Connacht--Conan's grandfather--seems to have found a role for himself working in a busy city, but as the old saying goes, "Fleas will find a dog . . . and trouble will find a Cimmerian." 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on September 17. Dark Horse Comics |  | |||||
| CONAN
THE CIMMERIAN #6 - Coming in December! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Tomas Giorello and Richard Corben Colored by Jose Villarrbuia, cover by Frank Cho. Richard Corben illustrates another gripping Connacht flashback, as we witness how Conan's grandfather returned to Cimmeria, found a bride, and tamed his wanderlust in order to become an integral part of his tribe. In Conan's present, Conan has overcome impossible odds and trials to return to the Cimmerian village he grew up in -- only to find that much has changed in the years he's been away. With Brecan and his men closing in on the fugitive Caollan, will Conan's reunion with his former Cimmerian lover get cut short? 40 pages, $2.99, in stores on December 17. Dark Horse Comics | | |||||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks Shadow review is "The Silver Scourge" from July 15, 1933. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Toole o' the Trolley" by Charles Wesley Sanders from ALL-STORY WEEKLY, July 19, 1919 Toole, the trolley driver, and his conductor witness a train wreck and become involved in the aftermath to their regret. A somewhat offbeat story. "Monster's Malice" by Robert Leslie Bellem from DAN TURNER-HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE, May, 1943 Featuring: Dan Turner It was a screwy assignment. The Hollywood horror actor thought he was going crazy! "I want you to save me from myself, Mr. Turner," he said. "I'm turning into a werewolf. And I want you to keep me from hurting my wife . . ." | ||||||
| E.
E. Doc Smith - Lensmen film in the works! Publishers Weekly has announced that Bill Contardi just closed a deal on behalf of the Virginia Kidd Agency, and has sold film rights to E.E. Doc Smith’s pulp sci-fi series from the 1930s, Lensman, to Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment. Rumors have floated as far back as January about Howard’s interest in the property, but Contardi confirmed that the deal has just closed after negotiations lagged for months. Imagine optioned all seven books in the series about an intergalactic law enforcement/militia—the lensmen are the officers—charged with preserving civilization. After various fits and starts, Contardi said that Imagine has a screenwriter on the project, which is being fast tracked. It is rumored that J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5) is adapting the Lensmen saga. | ||||||
| Hippocampus Press
- Shipping within 2 weeks! The second issue of LOVECRAFT ANNUAL is ready, and will be shipping within two weeks! This latest installment is much longer than usual, thanks to the inclusion of a masterful 80-plus page survey of Lovecraft's astronomical motifs. Last year's superb edition remains in print, also; and each issue is still only $15.00. Lovecraft Annual No. 2 New Scholarship on H. P. Lovecraft, Edited by S. T. Joshi 216 pages: ISBN 9780981488868: $15.00 Table of Contents: Dispatches from the Providence Observatory: Astronomical Motifs and Sources in the Writings of H. P. Lovecraft, T. R. Livesey The Sickness unto Death in H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Hound”, James Goho Queer Tales? Sexuality, Race, and Architecture in “The Thing on the Doorstep”, Joel Pace “Clever Lines”: Some Thoughts on Lovecraft’s Ad Criticos, Phillip A. Ellis “The Rats in the Walls,” the Rats in the Trenches, Robert H. Waugh Knowledge in the Void: Anomaly, Observation, and the Incomplete Paradigm Shift in H. P. Lovecraft’s Fiction, Kálmán Matolcsy H. P. Lovecraft and the Archaeology of “Roman” Arizona, Marc A. Beherec Reviews http://www.hippocampuspress.com | ||||||
| INDIANA JONES AND THE TOMB OF THE GODS
#2 - Arriving in comic
shops September 17th! Rob Williams (W), Steve Scott (P), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Tony Harris (Cover) Indiana Jones continues to uncover clues that point to a discovery unlike any other while his enemies attempt to silence him forever in part two of Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods! For Dr. Henry Jones Jr., impossible odds and death-defying escapes are all in a day’s work, but when rumors of an ancient artifact of unthinkable power prove to be more than simply legend, Hitler’s legions of evil redouble their efforts to destroy the do-good Professor Jones before he foils their ambitions for global domination once again! Full Color, 40 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics | ||||||
| KULL #2 - Coming in December! Written by Arvid Nelson, penciled by Will Conrad, colored by Jose Villarrubia, cover by Andy Brase. Before the blood from his last battle has a chance to soak into Valusian soil, Kull faces new threats to his throne. As representatives from all corners of his kingdom seek his counsel, the new warrior-king accepts a strange invitation from a hotheaded Pict emissary. Kull will need to discard ancient prejudices and find allies in former foes if he's to save the newly united Valusian empire from a clandestine enemy that once threatened to enslave and exterminate mankind! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on December 3. Dark Horse Comics | | |||||
| MYSPACE DARK
HORSE PRESENTS VOLUME 2 - Coming in February! Written by Zach Whedon, Gerard Way, Steve Niles and John Arcudi Art by Guy Davis, Gabriel Ba, Kyle Hotz, Eric Canete and various. In this volume you'll find: The premiere of Zack and Joss Whedon's superhero creation Captain Hammer; an untold tale of the Umbrella Academy from Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá featuring the Kraken and Vanya as two rebellious teens, a unique look at Conan creator Robert E. Howard's famous creations; the agents of Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D. as they face off against a terrifying new foe; and a pair of smart and creepy passages from the ongoing tales of occult detective Cal McDonald via Steve Niles. This volume also features great stories from creators like Tara McPherson, Evan Dorkin, Fábio Moon, Gilbert Hernandez, and Francisco Ruiz Velasco. 176 pages, $19.95, in stores on February 18. Dark Horse Comics | ||||||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! All of our Pulp Tales 8.5 x 11 inch magazines are now on sale for $8.95 each. We are in the process of phasing out this size of the magazine and this will be your last chance to purchase these issues in the large format size. Stay tuned for further announcements concerning our Pulp Tales line of magazines: Tales From The Pulps, Private Detective Stories, Fantastic Adventure Stories, Jungle Stories and The Magazine of Edgar Rice Burroughs: Fact & Fiction. Pulpville Press
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| THE SAVAGE
SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 5 - Coming in February! Written by Roy Thomas, art by various. This volume contains some of the most ambitious adaptations of Conan material to date, reprinting the epic battle that leads to Conan becoming the king of Aquilonia in "Conan the Liberator," the sword-and-sorcery classic "Sword of Skelos," and the exhilarating "Conan and the Sorcerer." Collecting selections from The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian issues 49 through 60, this volume also includes the frontispieces and pinups from each issue, drawn by such amazing talent as Ernie Chan, Carl Potts, and Neal Adams! As a special bonus, you'll find a companion piece to Savage Sword Volume 1's "A Witch Shall Be Born" story -- that hasn't seen print since its original publication in 1980! For the first time ever, these classic, uncensored tales are being collected in a series of omnibus-style books, with over 500 pages of sword-and-sorcery adventure in each volume -- for the complete Conan collector! 544 pages, black and white, $17.95, in stores on February 18. Dark Horse Comics | | |||||
| SOLOMON
KANE #4 - Coming in December! Written by Scott Allie, penciled by Mario Guevara, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by John Cassaday. An action-filled frenzy! With his host wounded -- and bodies piling up in both the Black Forest and the Castle of the Devil -- Solomon Kane tries to keep himself and his deceptively simple companion, John Silent, from quick deaths on the gallows. The lovely, scheming Mahasti is missing, supernatural horrors lurk in the forest, and Baron von Staler becomes a bit unhinged. Expanding upon Robert E. Howard's unfinished "Castle of the Devil" story. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on December 24. Dark Horse Comics | ||||||
| Subterranean
Press: The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume One: Crimson Shadows - Coming in February 2009! Illustrated by Jim and Ruth Keegan Limited: $150 Deluxe Limited: $400 The UK based small press Wandering Star issued glorious editions of Robert E. Howard’s work, including The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, The Ultimate Triumph, as well as two volumes of Howard’s Conan tales. Subterranean Press is proud to continue this series of limited editions, beginning with Kull: Exile of Atlantis, exquisitely illustrated with color plates and black and white illustrations illuminating the text. We now continue with our second offering, Crimson Shadows, The Best of Robert E. Howard, volume one. We plan to match or better the quality of materials used in the Wandering Star editions, and will be doing a number of other books in the series. Among the great pulp writers whose work continues to enthrall new generations of readers -- Edgar Rice Burroughs, H.P. Lovecraft, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler--few were as versatile as Robert E. Howard. Best known as the creator of Conan, Howard also wrote not only of other memorable fantasy characters, such as Puritan swordsman Solomon Kane and Pictish king Bran Mak Morn, but hundreds of stories of boxing, detection, westerns, horror, “weird menace,” desert adventure, lost race, historicals, “spicies”, even “true confessions.” To all of them he brought his gift for exciting, fast-paced action and a poetic economy of language. The two volumes in The Best of Robert E. Howard bring together the most outstanding of his tales, enabling both long-time fans and new readers alike to sample the varied repertoire of “the greatest pulp writer in the whole wide world.” Jim and Ruth Keegan are going to touch up a few of their black and white illustrations, and we've commissioned some brand new color art for the volume - though we don't yet know how it'll be used, for contractual reasons. We've also decided that the Best Of volumes will be the most limited yet (with only 750 limited edition copies and 50 deluxe copies) so get your order in early. Limited: 750 numbered copies, signed by the artists - $150 Lettered: 50 numbered leatherbound copies, signed by the artists - $400 Pre-orders can now be placed on the Subterranean Press website. | ||||||
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| Age
of Aces - Coming later this month! Coming
next from Age of Aces will be the second collection of stories featuring The Three
Mosquitoes by Ralph Oppenheim.
Look for The Adventures of The Three Mosquitoes: The Magic Inferno later this
month.
All Age of Aces books are $16.99 trade paperbacks and are available from Amazon, Adventure House, or Mike Chomko Books. Check out our web site at http://ageofaces.home.att.net for information on all our books. | ||||||
| Age of Aces Presents - Downloadable PDF Air
War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://ageofaces.home.att.net and look for the "Age of Aces Presents" link. New this week: "Channel Skimmers" by Joe Archibald from the January 1934 SKY BIRDS. This story features the wacky duo of Elmer Hubbard and Pokey Cook. See how they manage to get themselves into and out of hot water once again. And while you are visiting the Age
of Aces website, make sure you checkout their fine Air War pulp reprints. Click on any of the covers to order from Amazon.com!
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in September! THE SHADOW Volume
22: "Tower of Death" & "The Hooded Circle" (Halloween Special) "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!"
The Master of Darkness returns in two haunting pulp mysteries by Walter B. Gibson
(writing as "Maxwell Grant"). First, The Shadow investigates unusual disappearances
surrounding a bizarre family kept in seclusion in a decaying mansion by the terms
of an unusual will. What is the deadly secret of the "Tower of Death"? Then, "The
Hooded Circle" commit baffling robberies as they steal the "Seven Hells," and
the Dark Avenger must uncover the secrets of the Stonehenge-like monuments in
Druid Glen. BONUS: Lamont Cranston wages a war of invisibility against King Malo's
voodoo magic when he visits "Terror Island" in a lost thriller from the Golden
Age of Radio. This classic reprint also features both color pulp covers by George
Rozen and Graves Gladney, the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and
Edd Cartier and historical commentary by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (Sanctum
Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 |  | |||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in September! DOC SAVAGE Volume 21: "Hex" & "The Running Skeletons" (Halloween Special) The greatest superhero of the pulp era returns
in two chilling pulp thrillers by Lester Dent and William G. Bogart writing as
"Kenneth Robeson." First, after Renny Renwick is sticken by a bizarre malady in
Salem, Massachusetts, Doc Savage and his beautiful cousin Pat journey to Witches'
Hollow to investigate the "Hex" of a strange woman rumored to be a 100-year-old
witch. Then, in "The Running Skeletons," the Man of Bronze and his Iron Men must
unravel the mystery of a horde of skeletal gunslingers. BONUS: a horrifying lost
Doc Savage script from the Golden Age of Radio. This instant collector's item
showcases both color pulp covers, and reprints all the classic interior illustrations
by Paul Orban. Pulp historian Will Murray provides commentary while a descendent
of one of Salem's most famous families examines the 17th century witch trials.
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| Black Dog Books - Coming soon! CITY OF CORPSES: THE COLLECTED WEIRD MYSTERIES OF KEN CARTER Read the stories that led to Norvell Page receiving the commission to write The Spider. Included are: "Hell's Music," "City of Corpses," "Statues of Horror," "Gallows Ghost," "The Devil's Hoof," "The Sinister Embrace," and "Satan's Sideshow," reprinted from Ten Detective Aces Also included are Page 's nonfiction article, "How I Write," photos, a biography of the author, and an introduction by Robert Weinberg. Trade paperback, $19.95 DEMONS OF THE NIGHT and Other Early Tales of Suspense by Seabury Quinn Best known as a prolific contributor to WEIRD TALES, Seabury Quinn created an impressive body of literature prior to and parallel with his first sales to that magazine. DEMONS OF THE NIGHT spotlights those early works, including his first published article, his first fiction sale, and stories from his extremely rare "Washington Night's Entertainment" and "Problems of Professor Forrester" series. Three of the works in this volume were previously unknown, and five have never been reprinted in their entirety anywhere since the original magazine appearances, as long as nine decades ago. Cover art by Greg Hildebrandt Trade paperback, $16.95 OLD SAILS by Captain A. E. Dingle Eleven thrilling tales of adventures at sea written by a master mariner. Read: "The Light on Little Hope", "Piracy", "Recognition", "The Rusty Cutlass", "water", "The Burden Paternal", "Doc", "The Killer", "The Siren's swan Song", "Old Sails", and the pirate novella, "Three Palms Cay". Also included are a nonfiction article, and a bibliography of written works by Dingle. Trade paperback, 198 pages, $19.95 HELL'S HOOFPRINTS by Lester Dent For the first time, HELL'S HOOFPRINTS collects the complete works of Lester dent from WESTERN TRAILS, including his fiction, articles, vignettes and letters to readers - with a bonus story written for WESTERN TRAILS but never appearing there. Trade paperback, 230 pages, $22.95 THE RED ROAD TO SHAMBALLAH by Perley Poore Sheehan High in the mystic Himalayas, weilding the sacred sword of Kubla Kahn, Pelham Shattuck sets off to establish an empire - and recreate the fabled Shamballah! Can he fullfill the prophecy before the monks of the Black Arts can stop him? Trade paperback, 185 pages, $18.95 Cover art by Tom Roberts THE TALBOT MUNDY LIBRARY, VOLUME ONE: A TRANSACTION IN DIAMONDS A collection of all of the stories and articles published by Mundy during 1911, his first year as a professional writer. Introduction by Brian Taves, author of Talbot Mundy-Philosopher of Adventure. Trade paperback, $19.95 THE TALBOT MUNDY LIBRARY, VOLUME TWO: THE SOUL OF A REGIMENT Contains the bulk of Mundy's sales during 1912 to ADVENTURE magazine, his primary outlet during this period. It will include a new introduction by prolific and popular writer S. M. Stirling. Trade paperback, $19.95 Shipping is $4.50 for the first title and $1 for each additional title. Orders of 4 or more titles can be sent USPS Flat Rate for $8.95, or Media Mail for approx. $5.00. Visit our new BLOG, Black Dog Books News From the Dog Pound, for news of upcoming titles and developments regarding projects from Black Dog Books, announcements, as well as occasional random thoughts and other information to share. Black Dog Books 1115 Pine Meadows Ct. Normal, Il 61761-5432 http://www.blackdogbooks.net/ info@blackdogoboks.net |   | |||||
| CLASSICON 34 - Pulp, Paperback and
Glamour Art Show - November
15, 2008! CLASSICON 34, a Pulp, Paperback and Glamour Art Show will take place on November 15, 2008! 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 * Vintage Comics * Petty * Vargas * Classics from the 20s-60s * November 15, 2008 10 AM - 4 PM $3.00 Admission $25 for a Dealer Table 35 Tables of Goodies UNIVERSITY QUALITY INN 3121 EAST GRAND RIVER LANSING, MI Just off US-127, Exit 78 More information is available at our website: http://www.curiousbooks.com Please feel free to call Ray Walsh if you have any questions at Curious Book Shop, (517) 332-0112 | ||||||
| Cosmos Books - The Hour of the Dragon:
The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard Volume 4 Arriving
September 30th! The fourth volume of the
Weird Works of Robert E. Howard continues reprinting Howard's fantasy from Weird
Tales and Strange Tales in order of original publication. All texts have been
meticulously restored to their original pulp appearances. Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Cosmos Books (September 30, 2008) ISBN-10: 0843959258 ISBN-13: 978-0843959253 |
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| Cosmos Books - Black Hounds of Death:
The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard Volume 5 Arriving
November 25th! The fifth volume of the
Weird Works of Robert E. Howard continues reprinting Howard's fantasy from Weird
Tales and Strange Tales in order of original publication. All texts have been
meticulously restored to their original pulp appearances. Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Cosmos Books (November 25, 2008) ISBN-10: 0843959460 ISBN-13: 978-0843959468 |  | |||||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Murder on the Menu" by Michael O'Brien from POPULAR DETECTIVE, June, 1944 When death is dished up at the Golden Harvest nightclub, a drummer and a cigarette girl make solid with the sleuth stuff! "Big Target" by Roger Fuller from BLACK BOOK DETECTIVE, September, 1948 When a millionaire playboy disappears overboard from his yacht, it's time to see just who slipped up - and where. | ||||||
| Flesk Publications: Al
Williamson's Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic - Coming in January! Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic, collects all the major works of the artist featuring the character. At 256 pages, it encompasses Williamson’s three stints of depicting Flash in comic book format: the legendary King Comics stories from the 1960s, the 1980 adaptation of the Universal Flash Gordon motion picture, and the Marvel Comics miniseries of 1994. In addition to these classics of sequential storytelling, Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon features Williamson’s Flash drawings done for commercial illustration and prints, his assists on the Flash Gordon comic strip, a variety of Flash images contributed to amateur publications, and a selection of largely unpublished images spanning his interest in the character from childhood to the conclusion of his career. With an introduction by Sergio Aragones, text by Mark Schultz, and images reproduced directly from the artist’s original drawings, this long-overdue collection of evocative artwork documents the lifelong impact that Flash Gordon had on Williamson and the particular impact that Williamson had on Flash Gordon. Hardcover, 256 pages, $44.95 ISBN-10: 193386513X ISBN-13: 978-1933865133 Flesk Publications |  | |||||
| Flesk
Publications: Jules Verne's Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Adapted and Illustrated by Gary Gianni Coming
soon! Flesk Publications is proud to present a graphic
novelization of Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by the
celebrated illustrator and writer of books, comics, and comic strips, Gary Gianni.
The Verne novel, which has been adapted into films and illustrated in numerous
forms, receives an exciting fresh visual approach allowing the reader to experience
the story anew. A life-long fan of Verne’s novel, Gianni proves the perfect
foil for this visually stunning recreation, penned by the “Father of Science
Fiction.” Gianni’s adaptation wholly preserves the sense of wondrous
adventure, while sacrificing nothing by way of plot or the finer nuances of character.
This finely distilled narrative combines skillfully rendered depictions of the
men and the machines they command. Their encounters with astounding marvels and
terrible monsters, above and below the waves, create a rich and rewarding reading
experience unlike any other. This oversized, hardbound volume will also include
the full text of “The Sea Raiders,” a short story by H.G. Wells, accompanied
by ten original illustrations created for this edition by Gianni. Jim Keegan supplies
the colors. Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea promises
to be a book which will be treasured for years to come by readers of all ages.
Hardcover, 64 pages, $24.95 ISBN-10: 1933865083 ISBN-13: 978-1933865089 Flesk Publications | 
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| Girasol Collectables - Coming this Fall!
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| Girasol Collectables - September 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 "City of Dreadful Night" from November 1936. $35 Our second Replica this month is WEIRD TALES #53 from February 1928. $35 Our third Replica is SPICY MYSTERY STORIES #23 from March 1937. $25 Girasol also accepts Paypal as an alternate method of payment. Other than Replicas, please confirm availability first before ordering items such as pulp magazines or other books. Payments can be made to our 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 September 13, 2008! 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. This is the 75th anniversary of the hero pulps with The Phantom, Doc Savage, Nick Carter (in the pulp), Lone Eagle, Spider, G-8, and Moon Man making their debuts. It's also the 85th anniversary for Weird Tales debut. All are invited to attend, so, if you have an interest in pulp magazines, please come and share tales of your interest in and collections with other pulp collectors. Some of us will bring representative issues of Doc Savage and Weird Tales to show from our collections and tall tales of how we got these books. All meetings are free and open to the public.
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| Hard Case Crime - Coming in September and beyond! September 2008 THE MAX by Ken Bruen, Jason Starr, Cover art by Glen Orbik When last we saw Max Fisher and Angela Petrakos, Max was being arrested by the NYPD for drug trafficking and Angela was fleeing the country in the wake of a brutal murder. Now both are headed for eye-opening encounters with the law—Max in the cell blocks of Attica, Angela in a quaint little prison on the Greek island of Lesbos... First publication ever! October 2008 THE FIRST QUARRY by Max Allan Collins, Cover art by Ken Laager Crime fiction readers know Quarry, the ruthless killer-for-hire, from Max Allan Collins’ acclaimed novels—most recently THE LAST QUARRY, which told the story of the assassin’s final assignment (and was the basis for the feature film The Last Lullaby). But where did Quarry’s story start? For the first time ever, the best-selling author of ROAD TO PERDITION takes us back to the beginning, revealing the never-before-told story of Quarry’s first job: infiltrating a college town and eliminating a professor whose affair with one of his beautiful, young students is the least of his sins... November 2008 GUN WORK by David J. Schow, Cover art by Joe DeVito Life isn't always cheap south of the border—some lives are worth a million dollars. That’s what the Mexican kidnapping cartel was demanding for Carl Ledbetter’s wife. So Carl reached out to the one person he knew with a chance in hell of saving her, a deadly man whose own life he’d saved in the sands of Iraq. It was time to call in some favors. Because some situations call for negotiation, but some...call for gun work. December 2008 FIFTY-TO-ONE by Charles Ardai, Cover art by Glen Orbik CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF HARD CASE CRIME! Okay, not really. But what if, instead of having been founded 50 books ago, Hard Case Crime had been founded 50 years ago, by a rascal out to make a quick buck off the popularity of pulp fiction? Such a fellow might make a few enemies—especially after publishing a supposed non-fiction account of a heist at a Mob-run nightclub, actually penned by an 18-year-old showgirl. With both the cops and the crooks after them, our heroes are about to learn that reading and writing pulp novels is a lot more fun than living them... |   | |||||
| THE LONE RANGER #13 - Arriving in comic shops September 10th! by Brett Matthews & Sergio Cariello Hi-Yo Silver, The Lone Ranger rides again! Issue #13 continues our four part "Scorched Earth" storyline by Brett Matthews, Sergio Cariello and cover artist John Cassaday! With Cavendish aiming to re-stake his claim on the Western world (and Winthrop), the Ranger and Tonto learn more about each other as the two battle a wildfire! Also available is a Dynamite "Authentix" cover edition - each unsigned and unsketched! Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment MATURE THEMES 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 | ||||||
| Lost Continent
Library - Issue 9 is now available! Lost Continent Library Magazine #9 is now online for free download at http://www.mottimorphic.com. The window-framed skull cover will take you to the PDF, which is a 20.5 MB download. Lots of old-fashioned pulp adventure and related features in this one, so enjoy! | ||||||
| McFarland - Now available! Buster Crabbe - A Biofilmography Jerry Vermilye Buster Crabbe. Mention his name, and chances are that there will be a question like “Buster Crabbe: Didn’t he play Tarzan?” Of course, Crabbe did portray that celebrated jungle hero, but he only did so once. This athlete-turned-actor went on to create a lengthy and successful career in several areas of show business. Crabbe’s chief claim to fame, aside from his Olympic gold medal (for the 400-meter freestyle event in 1932), rests in the trio of movie serials in which he played the popular science-fiction hero Flash Gordon. In fact, Crabbe was the only actor to play the roles of Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers, the top three pulp action heroes of the 1930s. Crabbe carved out a career that would also include more than 100 B-movies and program Westerns, a TV adventure series, and a successful physical fitness enterprise. All of this and more is detailed in the work, which includes a complete filmography providing cast and crew information for each of his 103 feature films and serials. ISBN 978-0-7864-3605-7 ca. 75 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index Hardcover, $49.95 | ||||||
| Mike Chomko - September 2008 newsletter is now available! Mike's September 2008 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 Please note that Mike Chomko has a new E-mail address. It is listed in his catalog. | ||||||
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| Off-Trail Publications -
Now available! THE
GANGLAND SAGAS OF BIG NOSE SERRANO Volume 1: DAMES, DICE AND THE DEVIL By Anatole Feldman Introduction by Will Murray Featuring the first four Big Nose Serrano novels from Gangster Stories, 1930-31. Serrano started off as a gangland version of Cyrano de Bergerac, a guy with a large nose who supplies romantic poetry to a better- looking friend. But Big Nose evolved into his own force of nature, a Tommy gun toting berserker who rhymed as he slew. From the pen of top gang pulp author, Anatole Feldman, who wrote down-and-dirty gang fiction like he was born to the cause. Big Nose is reprinted for the first time since original publication. Unique, unforgettable. Stories complete with original illustrations. 6x9-inch
perfect bound; 266 pages, $20.00 Shipping: $2.50 media mail; $4.50 priority Click
here or on the image at the right for a larger image and
a complete listing of Off-Trail Publications fine line of pulp reprints!
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| Pulp
Adventurecon - Saturday, November 1, 2008! Since November 2000, Pulp Adventurecon has been the only show on the east coast devoted specifically to pulp fiction magazines, and their paperback descendants. For the first time, we’re attempting two great shows this year – March 29th and November 1st, 2008. Our first spring show was a success, with plenty of happy customers who entered the Ramada and remained with us for most of the day. As collector/dealer Rick Hall said, “There was BUZZ in the room.” People were buzzing over the latest selection of pulp reprint editions at Mike Chomko’s table; some were buzzing over the John Gunnison’s captivating Adventure House wall display. John brought several issues of Black Mask, the legendary pulp magazine that cultivated the careers of Raymond Chandler, Earl Stanley Gardner, and many others. If John had brought copies with Dashiell Hammett stories, right now I’d be in serious financial trouble. Rich Greene displayed an intriguing selection of original artwork, including Boris Vallejos’ painting for The Red Terrors, a Doc Savage paperback thriller. Dan Roberts brought several boxes of $1 paperbacks. I scoured through them and purchased some detective-hardboiled gems from the 1950s and 1960s. CJ Henderson chatted up several fans regarding his stories in new anthologies featuring The Domino Lady, The Spider, and The Avenger. His novel “To Battle Beyond” unites the unlikely trio of The Black Bat, The Domino Lady, and Inspector Lagrasse against the Cthulhu menace. Our next show will be NOVEMBER 1, 2008 at the Ramada Inn, 1083 Route 206, Bordentown, NJ. Past attendees can attest to the convenience of this location –immediately off the New Jersey Turnpike, Exit 7, when you take the Route 206 north ramp, heading toward Trenton. The Ramada is less than 500 feet from the ramp. We’ll have the usual 50 tables with something for everyone … the only thing missing is YOU … Collectors and dealers come from as far away as Virginia and New Hampshire. If you love the old pulp fiction, and live within a few hours of the Trenton, New Jersey area, there is simply no reason not to attend. PULP ADVENTURECON Saturday, November 1, 2008 Ramada Inn 1083 Route 206 Bordentown, NJ (Just off exit 7 of NJ Turnpike) Bold Venture Press | ||||||
| Pulpcon - Pulpcon 38
will be held August 14-16, 2009! The Pulpcon website has been updated with some additions that you might want to check out. Reports of the 2007 and 2008 Pulpcons, a list of all the Pulpcon Guests of Honor from the first Pulpcon to the present, and a history of the Lamont Award have all been added. Visit the Pulpcon website at http://www.pulpcon.org/. | ||||||
| PULPDOM #52 (August
2008) - Now available! The contents include: " Epic Pulps: ARGOSY WEEKLY, 1919" by Mike Taylor "The Nameless Thing" by Robert W. Sneddon "1938-A Year Full of Action" by Vince Nowell Sr. This issue has a full color front cover and is profusely illustrated with full color and black & white illustrations. Back issues are available as print on demand: $10 (color) and $6 (black & white) each (postpaid) anywhere in USA. Five issue subscriptions are $30. Contact C. E. Cazedessus II, P.O. Box 2340, Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147 Email: ridgefire@frontier.net Visit the new PULPDOM website at http://pulpdom.com |  | |||||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! THRILLING DETECTIVE STORIES - Now available in hardcover! From the pages of Crack Detective, Detective Dragnet, Double Action Gang, Headquarters Detective, Thrilling Detective, and Thrilling Mystery. Thrill to stories by John K. Butler, Eugene A. Clancy, Ben Conlon, George Harmon Coxe, Steve Fisher, Leo Hoban, Lew McCoy, G. Morris Sand, C.K.M. Scanlon, and Albert Edward Ullman, with titles such as "The Hick Cop", "Flies on the Ceiling", "Carnival Killer", "The Death Kiss", "Hell's Siphon", "Talkie Murder", "Death on the Hook", "The Butcher of Hell", "Staten Island Ferry", and "Close to a Corpse". From Pulpville Press/Various Collections. Hardcover w/dust jacket - $24.95 Pulpville Press |  | |||||
| Pulp Newsgroups - Now online! There are numerous pulp newsgroups that are of potential interest to pulp fans. Information on several of these groups and a link to sign up is posted below. Abraham Merritt: This group is dedicated to all of the fiction of ABRAHAM MERRITT. Merritt's novels, short stories, paperbacks, hardcovers, pulps, reprints, and any movies based on these works can all be discussed here. Also, any artwork from any of the above pertaining to Merritt's writing can be discussed and displayed. If interested, questions and statements about other authors that copied or imitated Merritt's style can be posted. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABEMERRITTFANS/ to join! CoverUps: Sharing and trading of Pulp Fiction covers. Discussion not only allowed, but encouraged! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cover_Ups/ Edgar Rice Burroughs 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/ Flearun: This group is for fans of all the incarnations of Doc Savage. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flearun/ Otis Adelbert Kline: This group is devoted to Otis Adelbert Kline. His works in the science fiction, weird and historical fiction genre and his general biography can also be discussed here. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OTISKLINE/ to join! Pulp Fiction Uncensored: is for all fans of Pulp Fiction! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pulp_Fiction_Uncensored/?yguid=321995096 PulpMags: If you're interested in the old pulp magazines, this forum is the place to be. We deal with OLD pulps only! If you're looking for something dealing with modern "pulp fiction" style writing, you'd be bored here.This moderated list is setup along the lines of PEAPS, the Pulp Era Amateur Press Society, and all pulp fans across the world are welcome. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpMags/ Pulp Swap Group: Place your swappable pulps and digest, plus wants, in the file section or individual messages. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpSwap/ REH Comics Group: This group is dedicated to the characters created 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/ 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 | ||||||
| RED SONJA #37 - Arriving in comic
shops September 10th! by Brian Reed & Walter Geovani Know this, reader of these texts ? Red Sonja has perished! Fallen in battle with the vile sorcerer Kulan Gath, Sonja gave her life to save all of Hyboria. For a time, the red-maned warrior did journey through Hades at the side of the boatsman Charon. Here, she did learn the truth of her own creation at the hands of the false Goddess Scathach. Twenty winters have passed since last Sonja walked the land. However, now that she has returned, her new incarnation self has yet to learn the truth of her existence, or the reason for her miraculous rebirth! The all-new adventures of Red Sonja continue from the creative team of writer Brian Reed, artist Walter Geovani, and cover artists Mel Rubi, Carlos Rafael and Pablo Marcos! 32 pages, Full Color SRP: $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment | ||||||
| Starlog
- New Will Murray article! The October issue of STARLOG features a five page article by Will Murray, "How to Edit Batman." The article features Jack Schiff recalling his days editing both pulps and comics. STARLOG |  | |||||
| Tarzan
- New feature film in the works! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Stephen Sommers is in negotiations to co-write and direct the Warner Bros. take on "Tarzan." Warner Bros. had originally attached Guillermo Del Toro to its adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs classic, but Del Toro is otherwise occupied with "The Hobbit." Sommers will co-write the "Tarzan" script with Stuart Beattie. Reportedly, the duo doesn't plan to stick to Burroughs' novel. An entirely new approach is in the works, though more details beyond that are being kept under wraps. Jerry Weintraub is producing through his Jerry Weintraub Prods. Jessica Goodman and Jesse Ehrman will oversee for the studio. | ||||||
| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp
Novels by Christopher
R. Yates The Darker Mask, Gary Phillips & Christopher Chambers, editors, Tor, $24.95, August 19, 2008 - Now available! The Darker Mask, Gary Phillips & Christopher Chambers, editors, Tor, $14.95, August 19, 2008 - Now available! Wolverine: Election Day, Peter David, Pocket Star, $7.99, August 26, 2008 - Now available! Last Days of Krypton, Kevin Anderson, HarperCollins, $7.99, August 26, 2008 - Now available! Heroes: Saving Charlie, Aury Wallington, Del Rey, $7.99, August 26, 2008 - Now available! Jinx, Jennifer Estep, Berkley, $7.99, September 02, 2008 - Now available! Hellboy: The All-Seeing Eye, Mark Morris, Dark Horse, $12.95, October 15, 2008 Spider-Man: Requiem, Jeff Mariotte, Pocket Star, $7.99, October 28, 2008 The 4400: Wet Work, Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore, Pocket Star, $7.99, October 28, 2008 Wild Cards XVIII: Inside Straight, George R.R. Martin, ed., Tor, $7.99, November 4, 2008 Fantastic Four: Doomgate, Jeffrey Lang, Pocket Star, $7.99, November 25, 2008 The Flaxen Femme Fatale, John Zakour, DAW, $7.99, December 02, 2008 Wild Cards XIX: Busted Flush, George R.R. Martin, ed., Tor, $24.95, December 09, 2008 Wonder Woman, S.D. Perry & Britta Dennison, Pocket Star, $7.99, December 30, 2008 Captain Freedom, Gregory Xavier Robillard, Harper, $13.95, February 3, 2009 Iron Man (original novel), Del Rey, $7.99, March 24, 2009 Ballistic Babes, John Zakour & Lawrence Ganem, DAW, $8.99, April 7, 2009 |  | |||||
| WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE #350 - Now available! Another milestone: Weird Tales hits its 350th issue! Sci-fi legend Norman Spinrad (Star Trek: “The Doomsday Machine”) gives us the strange story of one unlikely knight’s battle to win the hottest, canniest, and most perverse damsel in distress ever. Plus: Mike Mignola talks about Hellboy! Mobsters mix it up with angels! H.P. Lovecraft's triumphant world tour continues! And mysterious weirdness abounds... WEIRD TALES | ||||||
| Wildside Press - Now available! Invasion of the Dark Legions by Curtis Steele Trade paperback, $14.95, ISBN: 1-4344-7487-9, 156 pages. Ripped from the pages of the October, 1934 issue of "Operator #5" magazine, here is the lead novel -- Invasion of the Dark Legions! A ghost ship sailed silently through the moon-lit night, manned by a crew of dead men. Jimmy Christopher stands frozen with terror at the sight before his eyes -- an evidence of bacteriological warfare, of a foreign dictator's first death-blow at the heart of a nation. It foreshadows the epidemics of ravishing, man-made plagues which are to come -- the midnight of a powerful, secret army, already assembled within the land their power-maddened master covets. What vicious undercover emissary plots this wholesale murder? How can Operator 5 hope to save the country he loves from the slave-yoke of a greedy, foreign demagogue? The Phantom Detective: The Black Ball of Death by Robert Wallace Trade paperback, $15, ISBN: 1-4344-7577-8, 144 pages. Ripped from the pages of the Fall, 1949 issue of "The Phantom Detective" magazine, here is the complete lead novel (including illustrations) -- The Black Ball of Death! Marked for murder, the Phantom tackles the puzzling "eight-ball" mystery -- in which a sinister clue at the feet of slain Arthur Arden is a harbinger of further violence! Pirates' Gold by H. Bedford-Jones Trade paperback, $11.95, ISBN: 1-4344-7080-6, 136 pages Hardcover, $29.95, ISBN: 978-1-4344-7401-8, 136 pages From the pages of the December, 1920 issue of Adventure magazine comes this thrilling tale of pirate adventure on the high seas -- a rousing action-adventure from H. Bedford-Jones, King of the Pulps! These titles can be ordered from Mike Chomko! |    | |||||
| Wildside Press - Coming soon! OPERATOR #5: HOSTS OF THE FLAMING DEATH From the pages of the August 1935 issue of the Popular Publications pulp comes this tale a gold-masked evil doer who attempts to destroy the American economy. $12.95 (softcover) OPERATOR #5: SIEGE OF THE THOUSAND PATRIOTS From the pages of the February 1937 issue of the Popular Publications pulp. $14.95 (softcover) SHERLOCK HOLMES in THE GREAT DETECTIVE AT THE ROOF OF THE WORLD One of the rare stories to come to light involving "Sigerson," the name Sherlock Holmes went by during the years when the world thought he was dead. This story also has the distinction of being the true first sequel to Horace Holly's "She," which was published in 1887 under the byline of Holly's agent, H. Rider Haggard. A Holmes/Haggard pastiche by Thomas Kent Miller. $14.95 (softcover) SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES for June 1936 Replica of the issue featuring stories by Robert E. Howard ("Desert Blood" by Sam Walser), Hugh B. Cave, Lew Merrill, and others. $19.95 (softcover) These titles can be pre-ordered from Mike Chomko! | ||||||
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