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Age of Aces
New and now available!

Age of Aces is at Pulpfest in Columbus this week
where we are unveiling our latest exciting book -
"Captain Philip Strange: Strange War" by Donald E.Keyhoe.

In Donald E. Keyhoe’s imaginings, the stormy skies of World War I are filled with giant pterodactyls, mystic fireballs and demon aces. But America has it’s own unnatural secret weapon: Captain Philip Strange. A mental marvel from birth, he was so terrifyingly effective that the Allies referred to him as “The Phantom Ace of G-2.” But to the Germans he was “The Brain-Devil,” whose penetrating green eyes were both a legend and a nightmare.

Keyhoe’s Philip Strange stories ran for nine years—from 1931 through 1939—in the pages of Flying Aces magazine. This first volume in our new series contains six exciting tales of terror skies! It also features an introduction by Sid Bradd and is beautifully wrapped up in an exciting new design by Chris Kalb!

Stories include:
“Cocardes of Courage” – Flying Aces, September 1931
“The Drome of Dread” – Flying Aces, November 1931
“The Red Demon” – Flying Aces, July 1932
“Scourge of the Skies” – Flying Aces, November 1932
“Vengeance of V-99” – Flying Aces, February 1933
“The Unholy Horror” – Flying Aces, July 1933
Plus:
“Donald E. Keyhoe and the Brain-Devil of G-2″ by Sidney H. Bradd
A Bibliography of all Philip Strange’s Adventures
An exciting book design by Chris Kalb.

$16.99 Trade paperback
 6″x9″ trade paperback | 346 pages | ISBN: 978-0-9820950-8-9

Available from
Amazon, Mike Chomko Books, and Adventure House
Age of Aces
New and now available!

Donald E. Keyhoe’s seven stories of The Vanished Legion, from the pages of Dare-Devil Aces, have been collected into one volume and is now available to order from Amazon, Adventure House, and Mike Chomko Books.

Surely you remember from History class reading about when the Germans found a way to turn Allied pilots into Dwarfs, and in doing so, driving them mad and sending them back to attack their former squadrons. Or when the grizzly green death struck and left an unsettling learing grin upon it's victims twisted faces. Maybe you recall Germany’s plan to render the Allies defenseless with a ray that would block out all sight and sound. No, this obviously isn't the history they taught you about in school! But here at Age of Aces we are dedicated to furthering your education.

So join Dick Traine, Monte Prince, Bill Hammond and the rest of the Squadron of Forgotten Men as Colonel Meredith sends them out against some of the most bizarre schemes the Boche ever threw against the Allies in WWI!
$16.99 Trade paperback
"The Vanished Legion" is available from
Amazon, Mike Chomko Books, and Adventure House.




Altus Press
Softcover edition now available!
WRITINGS IN BRONZE by Will Murray

Doc Savage! The legendary Man of Bronze! For the first time, Altus Press collects in one volume the incredible history of the pulp hero. Culled from nearly forty years of writings by pulp expert Will Murray, Doc's foremost authority and Doc Savage novelist, here is everything you ever wanted know about the Man of Bronze, his creator and his times — many published for the first time!

Over 50 articles are included, plus a new interview with Will Murray, talking about the exiting new Doc novels he has planned for 2011.
460 pages | $34.95 softcover | $44.95 hardcover - Coming soon!

On sale now at PulpFest (July 29 - July 31)!

Altus Press
Altus Press - Now available!
Riding the Pulp Trail by Paul S. Powers
Edited by Laurie Powers

Most fans of Western fiction know Paul S. Powers as one of the foundation authors of the famous pulp magazine of the 1930s and 1940s, WILD WEST WEEKLY. Now, for the first time, are twelve Paul Powers stories written in the years after WILD WEST WEEKLY stopped publication. Six of these stories were published in magazines such as EXCITING WESTERN, THRILLING WESTERN, THE RIO KID WESTERN, and THRILLING RANCH STORIES. The other six are brand new stories - never before published - that were discovered in 2009. Altogether they make for an outstanding collection of western stories that represent the glory years of the Western short story and the best of Powers’ prolific pulp Western career.
350 pages | $29.95 softcover | $39.95 hardcover (Coming soon!)
Altus Press - Now available!
Alias The Whirlwind
by Johnston McCulley and Tom Johnson

Written in the depths of The Depression, this collects the entire saga of The Whirlwind, Johnston (Zorro) McCulley’s other Southwestern hero of the Old West!

Never before reprinted, this omnibus includes an all-new Whirlwind adventure by novelist Tom Johnson.
228 pages | $19.95 softcover | $29.95 hardcover


Altus Press: Doc Savage in THE DESERT DEMONS
Now available in softcover and hardcover editions!
Coming to comic book shops in October!

Doc Savage returns! Novelist Will Murray teams up with Doc Savage originator Lester Dent for the first authorized exploit of the legendary superhero in 20 years. When the California skies fill with howling red cyclones that devour man and machine alike, the Man of Bronze rushes from his Fortress of Solitude to combat the greatest threat he ever faced. Are The Desert Demons a man-made menace — or things from beyond? Based on an unfinished novel by Lester Dent. Cover by acclaimed artist-sculptor Joe DeVito. Softcover, 6x9, 250 pages, B&W    $24.95
THE DESERT DEMONS is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111427.
The deluxe hardcover and softcover editions can be
ordered now on the Adventures in Bronze website.

The softcover edition is also available on Amazon.com.

Adventures in Bronze    Altus Press   Amazon.com

Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
Coming in September!
DOC SAVAGE Volume 51: "The Land of Fear" & "The Fiery Menace"
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
The Pulp Era's legendary superhero follows terror trails in classic thrillers by Harold A. Davis and Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, the Man of Bronze journeys to "The Land of Fear" hidden deep within Africa to discover the deadly secret behind the "skeleton death" that dissolves human flesh to the bone. Then, a grisly vampire murder in the lobby of his own headquarters building leads Doc Savage and his beautiful cousin Patricia to the South Atlantic in pursuit of "The Fiery Menace." This classic pulp reprint showcases the original color pulp covers by Robert G. Harris and Emery Clarke, Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations and a behind-the-scenes article by Will Murray, writer of eight Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-062-5 Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95

DOC SAVAGE Volume 51 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111428.
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)

Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
Coming in September!
THE SHADOW Volume 53: "Garden of Death" & "The Vampire Murders"
VAMPIRE TRIPLE FEATURE!
The Knight of Darkness investigates deadly vampire attacks in two heart-stopping chillers by Walter Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant" and a classic radio mystery! First, the Master of Darkness must battle a giant vampire bat and enter the dangerous "Garden of Death" to discover the secret behind a deadly drug monopoly. Then, The Shadow enters haunted Haldrew Hall to unearth the bloody secret behind "The Vampire Murders" in a sequel to the legendary Victorian thriller, "Varney the Vampire." BONUS: "Vampires Prowl by Night," a lost thriller from the Golden Age of Radio! This instant collector's item showcases both classic pulp covers by George Rozen, the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban and commentary by popular-culture historians Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-061-8 Softcover, 7x10. 128 pages, B&W, $14.95
THE SHADOW Volume 53 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111433.
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)


Argonotes - New pulp blog now online!
Original Fandom - Golden Age Green Lantern - New!
Dime Novels and Story Papers III
Dime Novels and Story Papers II
Dime Novels and Story Papers
Memorial Day
The Argosy All-Story Weekly - August 5, 1922
An Interesting Find - The New Sabbath Library
The First Marvels - The Short Life of the Fanzine "Marvel Tales;" 1934-1935
An Interesting Find
Frank A. Munsey - V - Munsey; or, The Periodicals' Voice of Progressivism - III and Conclusion
Frank A. Munsey - IV - Munsey; or The Periodicals' Voice of Progressivism - II
Frank A. Munsey - III - Munsey; or, The Periodicals' Voice of Progressivism - I
Frank A. Munsey - II - The Golden Argosy
Frank A. Munsey
Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
 BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER #30 (Summer 2011)
Debut at Pulpfest - Shipping in early August!  
New Issue of BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER and
Two New Murania Press Titles to Debut at PulpFest

The just-completed BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER #30 (Summer 2011) is the biggest yet, coming in at 116 pages. Its highlight is “The Life and Times of Frank A. Munsey: The Man Who Made The Argosy,” an extremely interesting biography of the father of the pulp magazine written by Argonotes blogger Nathan Madison. Part Two of “He Always Knew What Evil Lurked” continues Martin Grams Jr.’s history of The Shadow’s early years on radio, leading up to the period just before Orson Welles assumed the role. A 1939 article by Erle Stanley Gardner laments the sorry state of the pulp market and singles out the weird-menace magazines for criticism. Off-Trail Publications’ John Locke remembers the late Bill Blackbeard, legendary collectors of comics and pulps. Mark Trost tracks down three Ace Publications pulp heroes—Secret Agent X, Captain Hazzard, and The Moon Man—who made it into comic books in heavily altered versions. And Daniel J. Neyer weighs in on Drums of Fu Manchu, the 1940 Republic serial widely believed to be among the best chapter plays ever made. Rounding out the issue is a South Seas yarn written by Robert Leslie Bellem for a 1941 issue of Spicy Adventure.
Ordering
Single copies of BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER can be purchased for $11.95 plus $2.50 postage, although the better deal is a one-year, four-issue subscription for $40 postpaid. Those paying via snail-mail should make their checks or money orders out to editor/publisher Ed Hulse and send them to him at 2467 Rt 10, Bldg. 15-4B, Morris Plains NJ 07950.  Ed accepts inquiries and Paypal payments at bnteditor@yahoo.com.
Please note:
Ed reports that some subscriber copies of the previous issue (#29, Spring 2011) failed to go out due to a shipping snafu, but he will include copies of #29 with copies of the Summer issue, which will ship in early August following PulpFest, where attendees can pick up their copies in person.

Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
Gordon Young’s SAVAGES
Debut at Pulpfest - Shipping Now!    
Also making their formal debuts at PulpFest,
but available for immediate shipping,
are two new Murania Press books:

Gordon Young’s SAVAGES, the first of his Hurricane Williams novels, is a rip-roaring South Seas thriller originally serialized in Adventure magazine during 1919. Murania’s handsome new trade-paperback edition reprints the yarn in its entirety.  It adds “The Unlisted Legion,” the 1918 short story that introduced Williams to pulp readers, and an introduction by Gordon Young scholar Tom Krabacher. 

Ordering
Single copies are $19.95 each plus $5.00 postage. Snail-mail payments can be made to Ed at the above address, but Paypal payments should be made to muraniapress@yahoo.com.


Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
THE BEST OF BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER
Debut at Pulpfest - Shipping Now!  

The long awaited, frequently requested BEST OF BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER is also ready for immediate shipping. Its 340 pages include the cream of the magazine’s long-out-of-print first ten issues. The handsomely packaged trade paperback includes two image galleries that reprint dozens of images: rare movie stills, pulp and dime-novel covers, and candid photos of such favorite pulp writers as Lester Dent and Frederick C. Davis. 

Ordering
Like Savages, THE BEST OF BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER can be purchased from Ed directly or by making a payment of $24.95 plus $5.00 postage to muraniapress@yahoo.com.
Back issues of Blood ‘n’ Thunder (from #23 up)
are still available from Ed as well.
Also, Ed will be offering discounts for PulpFest customers who
purchase all three new publications at his table.
Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press


The Book Cave - New podcast now available online!
Episode 137: Sherlock Holmes - New!
Ron Fortier, Aaron Smith and andrew Salmon join Ric and Art to discuss the latest Sherlock Holmes anthology from Airship27.
Episode 136: PulpFest
Episode 135: The Way They Were Timetable
Episode 134: The Return of Van Plexico
Episode 133: Python Isle Audio Book 
Episode 132: Shelby Vick
Episode 131: How The West Was Weird Volume 2
Episode 130:  Percival Constantine
Episode 129: Brain Boy
CONAN THE BARBARIAN (2011) DVD - Coming in November!
The most legendary Barbarian of all time is back this summer! Having thrived and evolved for eight consecutive decades in the public imagination — in prose and graphics, on the big screen and small, in games and properties of all kinds — Conan's exploits in the Hyborian Age now come alive like never before in a colossal 3D action-adventure film. A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil. Deftly adapted from the original works of Robert E. Howard and faithful to the mythology and psychology of his iconic character, "Conan the Barbarian" stars Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan, Said Taghmaoui, and Ron Perlman.
DVD/BLU-RAY COMBO—Combo Pack    $39.99
DVD    $29.99

CONAN THE BARBARIAN (2011) is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG112169 (DVD/BLU-RAY COMBO).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG112170 (DVD).


CONAN: ROAD OF KINGS #9 - Coming in October!
Roy Thomas (Writer), Dan Panosian (Art), Dan Jackson (Color), and Aleksi Briclot (Cover)

Beneath the city of Tarantia, Conan, his allies, and the child in his care are at the mercy of a horde of zombie Hyborians, while above their heads an even greater menace reveals itself! If they survive the catacombs, can Conan and his charges withstand a siege of the city?

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.50, On sale October 19

CONAN: ROAD OF KINGS #9 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110027.



The Dark Man - New Issue coming in August!
The contents for Vol. 6, No. 1 of The Dark Man have been announced: “Faction and Fiction in Barack the Barbarian” by Jeffrey Kahan, “Gloria” by Rusty Burke and Rob Roehm, “Theosophy and the Thurian Age: Robert E. Howard and the Works of William Scott-Elliot” by Jeff Shanks, plus a letters column. Additional information (cover price, etc.) will be forthcoming – editor Mark Hall is shooting for publication in August.

The Dark Man is an academic journal devoted to the study, discussion, and criticism of the life and literary works of Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936). The journal is intended to provide a scholarly forum for the study of Howard’s legacy, literary achievement, influences, and the impact he has had on other writers and popular culture.

Thanks to Damon Sasser for the tip!
Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West - Now online!
Forgotten Books: Silver Wings by Raoul Whitfield - New!
Review: Doc Savage in "The Desert Demons"
Forgotten Books: Doc Savage - His Apocalyptic Life
Forgotten Books: Doc Savage in PYTHON ISLE by Will Murray
Forgotten Story: "A Man Couldn't Breathe" by David Goodis (writing as David Crewe)
Forgotten Books: The White Circle by Carroll John Daly
Forgotten Coloring Books: The Shadow and The Lone Ranger
Forgotten Stories: "Hunch" and "Death Song" by Paul Cain - Yours via email!

ELRIC: THE BALANCE LOST #2 - Arriving in comic shops August 3rd!
Writer: Chris Roberson; Art: Francesco Biagini
Signs continue to appear throughout the Multiverse that the Cosmic Balance is in peril, and the Eternal Champion is caught in the crosshairs! Across worlds, Elric, Hawkmoon and Corum begin to face the force that threatens to overpower them all, while Eric Beck, a modern-day video game designer, must acknowledge that his reoccurring dreams of a Pale Prince aren't all in his head.

32 pages, Full Color, $3.99
ELRIC: THE BALANCE LOST #4 - Coming in October!
Writer: Chris Roberson; Art: Francesco Biagini
Across all realities, the Eternal Champion makes his way to the American South, hoping to find the key to what has thrown the Balance off so chaotically. Elric, Hawkmoon, and Corum face daunting trials along their journey, encountering creatures and foes from their storied past. All the while, Eric Beck makes his way toward his sword — and his destiny!

32 pages, Full Color, $3.99

ELRIC: THE BALANCE LOST #4 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110900.



E-texts on the net this week
The Shadow in Review:
This weeks Shadow review is "Murder Town" from the June 15, 1936 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
 
Pulpgen-Online Pulps:   Now with over 1000 stories online!
 "Castle of the Doomed" by David M. Norman from 10-STORY DETECTIVE, January, 1942
When Detective Sergeant Evans tried to solve the mystery of the hangtree harvest, he found himself out on a lethal limb.
"Buscadero Crossing" by S. Omar Barker from SHORT STORIES, January 25, 1944
There Was Something About Tough Tuck Mangum That Got a Good Many Fellers.
FLASH GORDON: INVASION OF THE RED SWORD #3 - Arriving in comic shops August 3rd!
Writer: Brendan Deneen; Artist: Eduardo Garcia
The invasion continues! Flash Gordon finds himself in an unlikely alliance with none other than Ming the "Merciful" as they look to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Meanwhile, Dale and Prince Vultan are being hunted relentlessly by the forces of the Red Sword. And if that wasn't enough, Dr. Zarkov, King Thun and Prince Barin make a startling discovery that may kill them all!
32 pages, Full Color, $3.99

FLASH GORDON COMIC BOOK ARCHIVES VOLUME 5 - Coming in December!
Writers: John Warner, Bruce Jones, George Kashdan
Art: Gene Fawcette (P/I), Al Williamson (Pencils/Inks), Carlos Garzón (Pencils), Al McWilliams (Pencils/Inks),
Frank Bolle (Pencils), and Rick Veitch (Colors)

Flash Gordon—hero of Mongo, gentleman scientist, two-fisted fighter, and now savior of the universe! Join Flash, the lovely Dale Arden, and Dr. Zarkov as they make a last desperate stand against alien monsters, corrupt kings, ravenous sharks, and the ultimate supervillain, Ming the Merciless! This volume collects Flash Gordon #28–#37, including the three-issue adaptation of the cult favorite Flash Gordon movie!

Hardcover, Full Color, 6 5/8" x 10 3/16", 280 pages, $49.99, On sale December 28

FLASH GORDON COMIC BOOK ARCHIVES VOLUME 5 is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110053.



FLASH GORDON: THE VENGEANCE OF MING #2
Writer: Brendan Deneen; Artist: Eduardo Garcia
Ardden Entertainment's third story arc in its critically-acclaimed Flash Gordon run! Ming's invasion of Earth continues while Flash and Dale find themselves on the run from their former Mongon allies! Don't settle for a second-rate series; this is the original and best Flash Gordon series out there!
22 pages, Full Color, $3.99

THE VENGEANCE OF MING #2 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110828.

GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES FEATURING THE SPIDER
Now available!

PULP DOUBLES #20 - July 2011
 A 128 page trade paperback reprinting two action packed
1930s & 40s adventures of the pulp-era hero The Spider.

This issue contains:
#59 - August 1938 - The Devil's Candlesticks
#105 - June 1942 - Revolt of the Underworld


GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES FEATURING THE SPIDER VOLUME 21
Coming in October!
Writer: Grant Stockbridge
A 128 page trade paperback reprinting two action packed 1930s & 40s adventures of the pulp-era hero The Spider. The stories are complete including the original pulp black and white illustrations with color covers. This issue contains The Corpse Broker (#72 September 1939) and Volunteer Corpse Brigade (#98 November 1941).
Softcover, 128 pages, B&W    $14.95

PULP DOUBLES FEATURING THE SPIDER VOLUME 21 is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG11082

Gotham Pulp Collectors Club -  August 13, 2011!
Gotham Pulp Collectors Club is a club for pulp collectors to meet in the NYC/Metro area.
It meets the 2nd Saturday of every month.

 Name:  Gotham Pulp Collectors Club
Time: 1-4 PM
Place: Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street, Manhattan (WestVillage)
Contact:  Mark Halegua at msh@pulps1st.com

GREEN HORNET #21 - Coming in October!
Writer: Ande Parks;  Penciller/Inker: Igor Vitorino
Covers: Brian Denham (1/3), Phil Hester (1/3), and Jonathan Lau (1/3)
This stand alone story is jam packed with malevolent Mixed Martial Arts mayhem, as Green Hornet and Kato enter a cage match with the baddest men in Century City! Britt Reid and Mulan have decided to enjoy a nice, street clothes night out at the fights. When an old college buddy of Britt's is seriously injured in the octagon, our heroes join the fray. Now, Green Hornet and Kato have to stay alive in a bloody cage match to the death against the very fighters they bought tickets to see.

32 pages, Full Color, $3.99

GREEN HORNET #21 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110995.

Haffner Press - Third title in new line of mystery books announced!
Earlier this week, Haffner Press announced that they just signed the contract for the third title in Haffner Press' new line of mystery books:

The working title is THE MICHAEL GRAY MURDERS by Henry Kuttner & Catherine L. Moore and contains:
The Murder of Eleanor Pope
The Murder of Ann Avery
Murder of a Mistress
Murder of a Wife

These four novels (paperback originals published by Permabooks 1956-1958) feature San Francisco psychoanalyst Michael Gray solving various murder cases. Haffner Press is currently working with a vintage paperback artist for new cover art.
Haffner Press
Coming to comic book shops in October!
HAMILTON & BRACKETT: STARK AND THE STAR KINGS
Edmond Hamilton, Leigh Brackett

Contains Hamilton's novels: The Star Kings and Return To The Stars; Brackett's "Stark" stories: "Queen of the Martian Catacombs," "Enchantress of Venus," and "Black Amazon of Mars" and the never-published collaboration: "Stark and the Star Kings." Introduction by John Jakes. New art by vintage pulp artist Alex Ebel.

Hardcover, 6x9, 496 pages, B&W, $40.00

STARK AND THE STAR KINGS is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111430.


Haffner Press
Coming to comic book shops in October!
LEIGH BRACKETT: SHANNACH — THE LAST FAREWELL TO MARS
Leigh Brackett
This is the third and final volume that collects all the science fiction stories of Leigh Brackett. This 560-page hardcover collecting the last 17 stories by the "Queen of Space Opera" (and author of the first draft of The Empire Strikes Back). Introduction by Anne McCaffrey. Vintage cover art by Frank Kelly Freas (from the Planet Stories pulp magazine, Summer 1955) and endpapers by Ed Emshwiller.

NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops.

 Hardcover, 6x9, 560 pages, B&W    $40.00

SHANNACH — THE LAST FAREWELL TO MARS is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111431.



Haffner Press
Coming to comic book shops in October!
LEIGH BRACKETT: LORELEI OF RED MIST
Leigh Brackett

This 496-page hardcover collects 12 stories by the "Queen of Space Opera," including a collaboration with Ray Bradbury. Preface by Ray Bradbury. Introduction by Harry Turtledove. Vintage artwork by Frank Kelly Freas. 

NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops.

Hardcover, 6x9, 496 pages, B&W, $40.00

LORELEI OF RED MIST is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111432.




Hard Case Crime: THE CONSUMMATA - Coming in October!
Writer:  Micky Spillane, Max Allan Collins
Begun by mystery master Mickey Spillane in the late 1960s and completed four decades later by Max Allan Collins, The Consummata is the long-awaited follow-up to Spillane's bestseller The Delta Factor. Compared to the $40 million the cops think he stole, $75,000 may not sound like much. But it's all the money in the world to the struggling Cuban exiles of Miami who rescued Morgan the Raider. So when it's snatched by a man the Cubans trusted, Morgan sets out to get it back. A simple favor, but as the bodies pile up the Raider wonders what kind of Latin hell he's gotten himself into! 
Softcover, 5x8, 256 pages, B&W    $9.95

Note: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability.
THE CONSUMMATA is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111347.

Hermes Press - Coming in November!
BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY:
THE COMPLETE NEWSPAPER SUNDAYS VOLUME 2: 1933-1937
Art: Rick Yager
The saga of the Sunday version of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the world’s most famous science-fiction newspaper strip, continues in Hermes Press’ critically acclaimed, full color, large format, complete reprint of this ground-breaking title. Featuring Buddy Deering and Alura, this volume includes four more years of the strip, from 1933 to 1937.

Volume Two also features a special 16 page introductory essay jammed with production artwork, toys, and promotionals.
Hardcover, 11x14, 208 pages, Full Color, $75.00

BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY: THE COMPLETE NEWSPAPER SUNDAYS VOLUME 2
is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111088.


H.P. LOVECRAFT: THE DUNWICH HORROR #1 (OF 4) - Coming in October!
H.P. Lovecraft is known as one of the key founders of modern horror, cited as a major influence by many prominent authors, such as Stephen King. In collaboration with renowned Lovecraft historian and literary caretaker Robert Weinberg, IDW is bringing you the definitive Lovecraft comics updated for a 21st century audience.

This unique series begins by adapting classic Lovecraft tale “The Dunwich Horror” by fright-master Joe R. Lansdale (30 Days of Night: Night, Again) and Peter Bergting (D&D: Dark Sun). The second story brings “The Hound” to life by Weinberg and menton3.
Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

THE DUNWICH HORROR #1 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110348.




KULL: THE CAT AND THE SKULL #1 (of 4) - Coming in October!
David Lapham (Writer), Gabriel Guzman (Pencils), Dan Jackson (Color), Jo Chen (Cover),
and Stephanie Hans (Variant cover)

Few women in all the Seven Kingdoms can equal the beauty of Delcardes, but Kull is more interested in her traveling companion—the cat, Saremes. It is rumored that Saremes is of the old race and Kull is anxious to hear her counsel. The Hate Witch is dead but the serpent cult are rallying under a powerful wizard. In order to protect the people of Valusia, Kull must unravel the mysteries of this wise and ancient creature.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.50, On sale October 12

KULL: THE CAT AND THE SKULL #1 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110029.



JOHN CARTER A PRINCESS OF MARS #2 (OF 5) - Coming in October!  
Based on the Novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Adaptation by Roger Langridge
Art by Filipe Andrade, Cover by Skottie Young
The comic-book adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' tale continues! See John Carter meet the beautiful but deadly Princess Dejah Thoris! Watch him make a dangerous enemy! And discover the fate of those who dare to cross the Martians, when Carter takes the life of a Thark warrior! The world of Barsoom continues to unfold in this brand new interpretation of a great classic.
32 pages, $2.99

JOHN CARTER A PRINCESS OF MARS #2 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110590.


JOHN CARTER OF MARS: WORLD OF MARS #1 (OF 5) - Coming in October!  
Based on the Novel by EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Written by Peter David; Art by Luke Ross; Cover by Esad Ribic
If you thought all the action on Mars began with the arrival of John Carter—are you in for a shock! John Carter: World of Mars is the official prequel to the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures blockbuster film releasing March 2012 and reveals the shocking events that transpire before the hotly anticipated motion picture! Plus it features some of the greatest characters ever conceived by Edgar Rice Burroughs, including Princess Dejah Thoris, the valiant, four-armed Tars Tarkas, John Carter and Burroughs himself!

Dejah Thoris has yet to meet the love of her life, but she has her hands full with the malicious Sab Than, would-be ruler of Zodanga, who sees kidnapping the princess of Mars as a short-cut to winning the thousand year war between his people and her city of Helium.  Meanwhile Tars Tarkas is not yet the leader of his people, but instead an unambitious warrior who is caught between the desires of the female he loves and his best friend who needs Tars's help to become Jeddak of the Tharks...assuming that his ambitions don't kill them all. It’s a compelling tale of romance, court intrigue and an unending war on a distant world. Take an unforgettable journey to Barsoom. It’s a trip you can’t afford to miss!
32 pages, $3.99

JOHN CARTER: WORLD OF MARS #1 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110591.



THE LOVECRAFT LIBRARY, VOL. 1: HORROR OUT OF ARKHAM - Coming in October!
One of H.P. Lovecraft’s most famous creations, the city of Arkham, Massachusetts, plays a prominent role in many of the influential author’s tales of the macabre. This collection of eight classic tales of horror all feature the Lovecraft County locale, including “Herbert West—Reanimator,” “The Unnamable,” “The Colour Out of Space,” “The Dunwich Horror,” “The Shadow Over Innsmouth,” “The Dreams of the Witch House,” The Thing on the Doorstep,” and “The Shadow Out of Time.” Features lavish full-color illustrations by painter Menton3 and an introduction by Arkham House editor and noted author Robert Weinberg. This is one book that true horror fans can’t do without! 

Hardcover, Full Color, 232 Pages,  6” x 9”, $16.99

HORROR OUT OF ARKHAM is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110351.


Moonstone Books: THE SPIDER VERSUS WEREWOLF
Coming in October!
A seething, ferocious nightmare from the Spider’s dark past invades New York City, preying upon the innocent and the helpless. Mutilated victims are strewn in the blood-slick streets, and once normal men have become murderous monsters. The Master of Men must face the deadly demons alone. Not even his beloved Nita Van Sloan can be trusted when everyone—including the Spider himself—may not be what they seem.

Story: Martin Powell
Art: Jay Piscopo
Cover: Dan Brereton
40 pages, grayscale, $3.99

THE SPIDER VERSUS WEREWOLF is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111124.


Moonstone Books: THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE VERSUS FRANKENSTEIN
Coming in October!
"THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE: THE BLOOD OF FRANKENSTEIN"
One of the greatest crimefighters in pulp history crosses paths with the most iconic monster in all of pop culture! Frankenstein’s monster is on a rampage in New York, leaving a trail of destruction—and dead bodies—in his wake, but before the Phantom Detective can stop him, the World’s Greatest Sleuth must contend with the insidious, occult Nazi brotherhood known as the Order of the Black Sun!

Story: Aaron Shaps
Art: Andrew Froedge
Cover: Dan Brereton
40 pages, grayscale, $3.99
THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE VERSUS FRANKENSTEIN is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111123.


Moonstone Books: BLACK BAT VERSUS DRACULA
Coming in October!
For the first time in history three eras collide in one place as Pulp Fiction's newest heroine, Death Angel joins forces with Pulp's enduring vigilante The Black Bat to battle the eternal face of horror, Dracula. Mike (The Phantom) Bullock and rising star Eric Johns bring this spine-tingling tale of darkness, lust and fear to you, wrapped in a visceral cover crafted by horror comic legend Dan Brereton.

Story: Mike Bullock
Art: Eric Johns
Cover: Dan Brereton
40 pages, grayscale, $3.99
THE BLACK BAT VERSUS DRACULA is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111121.


Moonstone Books: DOMINO LADY VERSUS MUMMY
Coming in October!
The Egyptian sorceress Nephthys has promised to build her mummified mistress the perfect mate. Together, they cut a bloody swath across 1930’s Hollywood in search of the last few perfect bodies to harvest to complete the process. The last thing Nepthys or the mummy expected to run across was The Domino Lady, a perfect body that fights back.

Story: Nancy Holder, Bobby Nash
Art: Rock Baker, Jeff Austin
Cover: Dan Brereton
40 pages, grayscale, $3.99
THE DOMINO LADY VERSUS MUMMY is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111122.


Moonstone Books: AIRBOY PRESENTS THE AIRFIGHTERS
Coming in October!
Writer: Jeff Limke;  Art: Giovanni Timpano
"Air Fighters: Insurrection." Starring Airboy, Sky Wolf, Flying Dutchman, Black Angel, and Flying Fool! A botched mission forces the Air Fighters into a standoff against  Vichy soldiers, leaving the fate of concentration camp prisoners teetering in the balance. Cover by Tom Grindberg.
Softcover, 40 pages, B&W    $3.99

AIRBOY PRESENTS THE AIRFIGHTERS is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111125.



Moonstone Books: THE SPIDER: SATAN’S MURDER MACHINES
The Iron Man Novel by Norvell W. Page
Coming in October!
Cover painting by Mark Wheatley.  The first ever limited hardcover edition of The Spider!

A Return of the Originals Event! The palm of a powerful steel hand touched the brick wall isolating Sutton Place—and there was a muffled concussion! The Spider saw it emerge from the darkness…. The monster of steel stopped beneath the swaying street light, The Iron Man! Two blank eyes that were plates of glass glared emptily—and the empty glare of those awful eyes was fixed upon The Spider!  This is the legendary epic novel from the December 1939 issue of The Spider magazine featuring the character in power armor with palm blast capability named The Iron Man.

Hardcover bonus includes the rare original pulp illustrations, as well as a very rarely seen short story where Wentworth first meets Nita!
196 pages, 6” 9”, $24.95
This is a re-solicitation!
THE SPIDER: SATAN’S MURDER MACHINES is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG111129.



Mystery*File - Now online!
Pulp Writer VICTOR MAXWELL, Part 2, by Terry Sanford
'New' Mike Hammer Novels by Mickey Spillane - To Be Published between 2012 and 2014!
Titan Books has acquired world publishing rights, including digital, to three newly discovered Mickey Spillane/Mike Hammer thrillers and, in an exclusive deal with award-winning author Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition), will roll out with the first novel Lady, GO DIE! In hardcover in May, 2012, and publish the second, COMPLEX 90 in May, 2013, and third KING OF THE WEEDS in May 2014.

Perhaps the most exciting discovery in Mickey’s papers, Collins explains, is the sizable fragment of what was clearly the second Mike Hammer novel, Lady, Go Die!, written between I, the Jury and My Gun is Quick (even predating the second completed/published Hammer novel, The Twisted Thing, held by Spillane until 1966).

Cath Trechman, Fiction Editor for Titan Books said: “Titan Books are proud to be publishing these “lost” Mike Hammer stories for the very first time, completed with insight and imagination from Spillane’s drafts and notes by his trusted friend Max Allan Collins.  Spillane’s tough-talking, hard-drinking, violent hero Mike Hammer sold millions of books and changed the landscape of popular pulp fiction for good and Titan is delighted to bringing him to a 21st century audience."
The Nostalgia League - Now available online!
New in The Nostalgia League Library:

A reprinting of the short story by Sinclair Lewis entitled, "The Ghost Patrol," including a fully restored text to the story, Lewis's efforts in the pulp magazine field are discussed in the introduction and, as a special afterword, a bit of literary sleuthing has uncovered lots of facts about Ridgway Publishing, the company that produced ADVENTURE MAGAZINE.

While you are visiting, checkout the other material available in The Nostalgia League Library
PULPED! - The Official New Pulp Podcast! - New podcast now available online!
Episode 5: Release Day Special with Christopher Preksta, the Man behind 'MERCURY MEN" on Syfy.com!  - New!  
Episode 4 - Jay Piscopo
Episode 3 - DOC SAVAGE AUDIO-PYTHON ISLE from RADIO ARCHIVES
Release Day Special #1 - Paul Malmont Gets PULPED!
Episode 2 - Deischer Discusses 'THE WAY THEY WERE' and The Pulptress Reviews CROSSOVERS!
Episode 1 - PULPED! For The First Time!




It is not too late to attend if you live in the area!
Watch the following blogs for info over the weekend!

Pulpfest Day One Photos: A Michael Neno Blog

Laurie's Wild West

Registration
Friday or Saturday, single-day memberships will cost $15.
A Sunday only membership, available only at the door, will cost $5.
Please be aware that many dealers will be packing up on Sunday, preparing to depart for their homes.
Children age 15 and younger, accompanied by a parent, will be admitted for free.
PulpFest
ThePulp.Net - New website design is now on display and ready for use!
Version 3.0, the latest incarnation of your link to the online world of the pulp magazines, is now online.
ThePulp.Net hopes the revamped site will make it easier for you to satisfy your pulp cravings.
ThePulp.Net is hands-down one of the best pulp websites on the Internet!
Check it out and bookmark it today!
Pulps1st - New pulp T-Shirt line now available!
Pulps 1st has opened a storefront for pulp image cover t-shirts.
You can reach the storefront from pulps1st.com and clicking on the shirts button.

Pulps1st has obtained a license with Argosy Communication, Inc. to sell shirts with Popular Publications pulp covers. They are starting with the July 1935 issue of Operator #5, Legions of the Death Master.
The shirt is available now in sizes up to 3XL.

Also available is The Spider March 1934, Citadel of Hell and Secret Six, 1st issue, The Red Shadow.
There are now 75 t-shirts available (some images duplicated as 3XL has to be offered as a separate item).

Shirts are available in Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, and XX-Large as well as various colors.
Prices are $20.40 and $22.40 plus shipping.
 

QUEEN SONJA #24 - Coming in October!
Writer: Luke Lieberman; Penciller/Inker: Fritz Casas; Cover: Lucio Parrillo (50%), Adriano Batista (50%)
When finally the forces of Emora and Songoria meet in open battle, who lives and who dies?  Can Queen Sonja stop the Emperor's  onslaught on Songoria from a hundred Leagues away?  And once she sits on the Emperor's throne, will she ever give it up?

32 pages, Full Color,  $3.99  

QUEEN SONJA #24 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110978.



Radio Archives - Now available!
Legendary Superhero Doc Savage Returns
in Second Audiobook Adventure!

The greatest pulp fiction character of the 20th Century is featured in a brand new audio release from
RadioArchives.com!

He was a role model during the Great Depression and World War II and a pop icon for the millions who thrilled to his paperback exploits from the 1960s thru the 1980s. Now Doc Savage, the legendary Man of Bronze, comes to vivid life in "White Eyes", the new and soon to be released audiobook adventure from RadioArchives.com.

In "White Eyes", a new supercriminal emerges from the underworld. Dressed all in white, his face masked, eyes blank as a blind man's, he calls himself White Eyes. Who is he? What are his goals? All of Manhattan reels under the onslaught of the Blind Death, a scourge so terrible that innocent people are struck dead, their eyes turning white as hardboiled eggs. From his skyscraper headquarters high above the streets of New York City to the sugarcane fields of Cuba, Doc Savage races to crush gangland's latest uncrowned king!
Written by Will Murray and produced and directed by Roger Rittner - the same team that created "Python Isle" and "The Adventures of Doc Savage" audio collections also available from RadioArchives.com, "White Eyes" features dramatic narration by Richard Epcar, cover art by Joe DeVito, and two exclusive audio interviews with Will Murray on the continuing history of Doc Savage and the original Lester Dent manuscript that led to the writing of this exciting edge-of-your-seat adventure.

Scheduled for release on July 29, 2011, "White Eyes" will be available as a 10-CD set priced at $31.98 and as a 10-hour digital download priced at $21.98. This Doc Savage thriller is the second in a new line of pulp fiction audiobooks from RadioArchives.com; upcoming releases will feature the classic adventures of The Spider, Secret Agent "X", and more of Will Murray's exciting Doc Savage adventures.

RadioArchives.com is one of the largest creators and distributors of old time radio and pulp fiction entertainment in the United States. Specializing in fully restored radio programs, remastered from original recordings, they are known for their outstanding audio fidelity, impressive packaging, and commitment to top quality customer service.
Doc Savage "White Eyes" Creative Team Biographies
Will Murray (author) is the literary agent for the estate of Lester Dent, and the author of over 50 novels, including several posthumous Doc Savage collaborations with series originator Lester Dent, among them "Python Isle", "White Eyes", and his latest novel "Desert Demons", soon to be released by Altus Press.

Roger Rittner (producer, director) has written, produced, and directed specials and multi-part series for National Public Radio, including the drama series "Darkness", the mystery/macabre series "Midnight", "The Adventures of Doc Savage", and the musical special "Charlie Sent Me!" Other radio projects have been heard on stations KMPC, KFI, and KGBS in Los Angeles. Roger created and directed The Variety Arts Radio Theatre, live recreations of classic radio drama, for 10 years at the Variety Arts Center in Los Angeles.

Richard Epcar (narrator) is well known to animation, anime, and gaming fans, having voiced over 300 characters in his lengthy career. He is "Batou" in "Ghost in the Shell" and he's also featured in a new series from Nickelodeon, "Airbender: The Legend of Korra'. Video game credits include "Robotech", "Kingdom Hearts", "Transformers", "Star Wars", "Mortal Kombat", "Modnation Racers", "Mortal Kombat vs. D.C. Universe", "Call of Duty: Black Ops", "Dead Space", "Star Craft", "Red Faction Guerilla", "Command & Conquer", "Xenosaga", "Guilty Gears", ".Hack", and "Resident Evil", to name only a few. Animation fans have heard his voice in "Bleach", "Bobobo", "X-Men", "Macross Plus", "The New Speed Racer", "Rurouni Kenshin", "Lupin the Third", "Digimon", and "Power Rangers". On camera, Richard has appeared in many films and television shows, including "Memoirs of an Invisible Man", "Columbo", "Diagnosis Murder", "Guns of Paradise", "Beverly Hills 90210", "Matlock", "Who's the Boss?", "Cheers", "Days of Our Lives", and "General Hospital" and he will be featured in the film "Broken Spirits", scheduled for release later this year.
White Eyes – Unabridged Audiobook
Written by Will Murray, based on a concept by Lester Dent
Narrated by Richard Epcar
Produced and Directed by Roger Rittner
Cover Art by Joe DeVito
ISBN: 9781610814027 10
Audio Compact Disc Set $31.98
10 Hour Digital Download $21.98
Release Date: July 29, 2011
Coming soon!
Coming soon!

Radio Archives: New Digital Downloads - Now available!
This week, we're excited to feature our new line of audiobooks for digital download - including the Doc Savage adventures "Python Isle" and "White Eyes". "The Adventures of Doc Savage" radio series is downloadable, too, as well as radio classics like the long-lost daytime serial "Claudia", the mystery whodunits of "Philo Vance", the bizarre tales of "The Unexpected", and the hilarious misadventures of "Fibber McGee and Molly". Whether you're a fan of drama, westerns, comedy, detectives, or musical variety, you'll find it on the Digital Downloads page at RadioArchives.com. Place your order, download your shows and, within minutes, you'll be enjoying some delightful audio entertainment.

Digital downloads from Radio Archive give you the best of everything: great shows, great selection, great sound quality, and all at great prices, too! Stop by RadioArchives.com today and see what's waiting for you!



RED SONJA #64 - Coming in October!
Writer: Eric Trautmann; Penciller/Inker: Walter Geovani; Covers: Walter Geovani (50%), Wagner Reis (50%)
The She-Devil With A Sword has traveled from pastoral Shem to strife-torn Koth and now, into the dark heart of Stygia itself. Sonja's quest: a lost weapon of terrifying power, and perhaps, some measure of atonement. But the sinister schemes of the Phaorah's own witch, Azenathi, may only bring Red Sonja death.
32 pages, Full Color,  $4.99  

RED SONJA #64 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110977.



ROBERT E. HOWARD’S SAVAGE SWORD #3 - Coming in October!
David Lapham (Writer), Paul Tobin (Writer), Jeremy Barlow (Writer), Wellinton Alves (Art), Joshua Williamson (Writer), Patric Reynolds (Art), Cobiaco (Art), Tony Parker (Art), Gerald Parel (Cover), and others

Paul Tobin and Wellinton Alves conclude their Conan adventure, David Lapham and Fabio Cobiaco tell a high-seas adventure featuring King Kull’s right-hand man Brule, Jeremy Barlow and Tony Parker adapt a cowboy adventure by Howard, Joshua Williamson and Patric Reynolds them up to revive Howard’s gritty detective Steve Harrison, and we bring you part one of the classic graphic novel Kull: The Vale of Shadow!

Full Color, 80 pages, $7.99, On sale October 26

ROBERT E. HOWARD’S SAVAGE SWORD #3 is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110028.



Under the Moons of Mars: New Adventures on Barsoom
Coming in February 2012!
Readers of all ages have read and loved Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars series since the first book, A Princess of Mars, was published in 1912. Fans have marveled at the adventures of John Carter, an Earthman who suddenly finds himself on a strange new world: Mars. Now, in time for the 100th anniversary of that seminal work and the release of a Disney feature film, comes an anthology of original stories featuring John Carter of Mars, in brand new adventures. Collected by veteran anthology editor John Joseph Adams, this anthology features a forward by Tamora Pierce, stories and original art from titans of literature and illustrations such as Peter S. Beagle, Garth Nix, Charles Vess, and many more, plus a glossary of Mars by Richard A. Lupoff.

Table of contents:
Foreword by Tamora Pierce
Introduction by John Joseph Adams
The Metal Men of Mars by Joe R. Lansdale, Illustrated by Gregory Manchess
Three Deaths by David Barr Kirtley, Illustrated by Charles Vess
The Ape-Man of Mars by Peter S. Beagle, Illustrated by Jeremy Bastian
A Tinker of Warhoon by Tobias S. Buckell, Illustrated by Chrissie Zullo
Vengeance of Mars by Robin Wasserman, Illustrated by Misako Rocks
Woola’s Song by Theodora Goss, Illlustrated by Joe Sutphin
The River Gods of Mars by Austin Grossman, Illustrated by Meinert Hansen
The Bronze Man of Mars by L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Illustrated by Tom Daly
A Game of Mars by Genevieve Valentine, Illustrated by Molly Crabapple
Sidekick of Mars by Garth Nix, Illustrated by Mike Cavallaro
The Ghost of the Superstition Mountains by Chris Claremont, Illustrated by John Picacio
The Jasoom Project by S. M. Stirling, Illustrated by Jeff Carlisle
Coming of Age in Barsoom by Catherynne M. Valente, Illustrated by Michael Wm. Kaluta
The Death Song of Dwar Guntha by Jonathan Maberry, Illustrated by Daren Bader
Appendix: A Barsoomian Gazetteer, or, Who’s Who and What’s What on Mars by Richard A. Lupoff




TARZAN: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 10 - Coming in January!
Gaylord DuBois (Writer) and Jesse Marsh (Art)

Tarzan faces his most harrowing adventure yet when his treehouse is targeted and destroyed by slavers, who kidnap Jane and Boy! This volume sees Tarzan battle lion-sized wasps, outwit ivory poachers, brave giant spiders to find desperately needed medicine, become stranded in the Valley of Monsters, and even track a murder cult for the British government. Reprinting Dell’s Tarzan #47–#51, from 1953, for the first time.

Hardcover, 7" x 10", Full Color, 224 pages, $49.99, On sale January 4
TARZAN: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 10  is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110054.



Tellers of Weird Tales - New blog now online!
Terence Hanley has created a blog in which he researches and writes about the contributors to Weird Tales magazine and its companion titles, Oriental Stories and The Magic Carpet Magazine.

Weird Tales Books - New!
Jim Causey and Bill Blackbeard - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Artemus Calloway (1883-1948)
Edith Hurley (1903-1997)
"It Happened to Me"
Ralph Rayburn Phillips (1896-1974)
Jack Kytle (1906-1971)
Wilma Dorothy Vermilyea (1915-1995)
WARLORD OF MARS #13 - Coming in October!
Written by Arvid Nelson; Art: Stephen Sadowski
Covers by Joe Jusko (50%), Stephen Sadowski (50%), Lucio Parrillo (1/15)

John Carter returns to Mars to be with his beloved princess and the son he has never know – at least, that was his plan. He arrives on the Red Planet in a forest of horrors, a place he's never seen before. Fortunately, an old friend joins him soon enough. Before Carter can look for answers about where he is, he's going to have to do what he does best – kick a little ass. Well, more than a little! Warlord of Mars #13: A Forest Battle is the thrilling first installment of the Gods of Mars story arc, believed by some, including the writer of this very blurb, to be the finest of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Mars novels. You don't want to miss it!

32 pages, Full Color,  $3.99

WARLORD OF MARS #13 is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110968.



WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #5
Arriving in comic shops August 3rd!
Written by Arvid Nelson; Art by Carlos Rafael
Covers: Arthur Adams (25%), Paul Renaud (25%), Joe Jusko (25%), Alé Garza (25%)

The Mars-shattering conclusion of Colossus of Mars! Dejah Thoris has rallied the free Martian kingdoms to fight the Jeddak of Yorn, who has merged body and mind with a horrific war colossus of the ancients. If Dejah and her allies can't stop Yorn, he will complete his bloody holocaust of the green Martian hordes. All hope lies in Yorn's son, Valian, who has joined the rebels. His knowledge of the inner workings of the Colossus are the only chance they have of smashing Yorn. But Yorn has a spy among the allies... An epic duel in the skies and the emergence of an unexpected hero await you in Dejah Thoris #5: Colossus of Mars, part 5 of 5!
32 pages, Full Color,  $3.99




WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #8
Coming in October!
Written by Arvid Nelson; Art by Carlos Rafael
Covers: Paul Renaud (33%), Joe Jusko (33%), Alé Garza (33%)

Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, and Phondari, Pirate Queen of Mars, find themselves in the clutches of Phodari's old master, Xen Brega. But before Xen was Phondari's master, he was her slave. Phondari wasn't the kindest of mistresses, and Xen's looking for a little vengeance. He's invited Phondari and Dejah to dinner... to be the main course! If Dejah and Phondari can escape the butcher's knife, Dejah might just learn a thing or two about the mysterious coin she discovered, and why Phondari is so interested in it. Get ready for Dejah Thoris #8: The Hoard of Segotha!
32 pages, Full Color,  $3.99

WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS #8 is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110964.



WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS - COLOSSUS OF MARS TPB
Coming in October!
Written by Arvid Nelson; Art by Carlos Rafael; Cover: Paul Renaud

Martians live forever — everyone knows that. So what was Dejah Thoris doing all those hundreds of years before John Carter arrived? Four hundred years before the events of Warlord of Mars took place, Dejah's nation of Helium was divided into two warring city-states. An unscrupulous overlord from afar encouraged that rivalry to his own advantage, until he discovers a terrible secret from Mars's ancient past beneath Dejah Thoris' capital. A secret to kill for!

Collecting the first five issues of the hit series in one volume, with bonus material and a complete cover gallery from artists such as Art Adams, Joe Jusko, Paul Renaud, Sean Chen, and Ale Garza.

Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, Full Color, $16.99

WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS TPB is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110967.


WARLORD OF MARS: FALL OF BARSOOM #4
Coming in October!
Writer: Robert Place Napton;  Penciller/Inker: Roberto Castro;  
Covers: Joe Jusko (main), Francesco Francavilla (1/10)

100,000 YEARS BEFORE THE TIME OF JOHN CARTER! A tribe of Red Martians attacks the Atmosphere Plant just as it's about to go operational.  Meanwhile, the savage Warhoon march on the last stronghold of the Orovar — the city of Horz — determined to wipe the White Martians from the face Mars.  This is the penultimate chapter in the Fall of Barsoom!
32 pages, Full Color,   $3.99

WARLORD OF MARS: FALL OF BARSOOM #4 is solicited in the
August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110971.




ZORRO RIDES AGAIN #1 - Arriving in comic shops August 3rd!
 
Writer: Matt Wagner;  Penciller/Inker: Esteve Polls;  Covers: Matt Wagner

The one and only Matt (MAGE, GRENDEL) Wagner returns to conclude his epic story of Zorro! We return to the story as Alejeandro de la Vega finds out that his son, Don Diego, is pulling double-duty as Zorro.  How will this affect Zorro’s continuing crusade against the alcalde of Los Angeles, Luis Quintero?
Find out in ZORRO RIDES AGAIN #1!

32 pages, Full Color,  $3.99


ZORRO RIDES AGAIN #4 (of 12) - Coming in October!
Writer: Matt Wagner;  Penciller/Inker: Esteve Polls;  Cover: Matt Wagner

Matt Wagner continues the finale of his epic story of Zorro! How will Don Diego’s personal life affect Zorro’s continuing crusade against the alcalde of Los Angeles, Luis Quintero? Find out in ZORRO RIDES AGAIN #4!

32 pages, Full Color,  $3.99

ZORRO RIDES AGAIN #4 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (Available August 3rd).
The Diamond Item Code is AUG110999.








22 July 2011
Adventure House - Now available!

HIGH ADVENTURE #119
Ki-Gor Double Issue

SEVEN SILVER SKULLS OF L'GONDA & SLAVE OF THE JACKAL PRIESTESS

Adventure House - Now available!
Phantom Detective - January 1942, 112 pages, $14.95
"Murder Moon Over Miami" by Robert Wallace
 Thrilling Adventures - July 1933, 128 pages, $14.95
!Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants by Jackson Cole
Drums in the Night by Wayne Rogers
Dry River Ranch [Part 1] by Anthony M. Rud
Mounty Justice by Capt. Kerry McRoberts
The Raid of Captain Lightfoot by Joseph Ivers Lawrence
Green Bottles by G. Wayman Jones
Vengeance by Lieut. Scott Morgan
The White-Haired God by Edmond Du Perrier



Age of Aces
Age of Aces will be at Pulpfest in Columbus next week
where we will be unveiling our latest exciting book -
Captain Philip Strange: Strange War by Donald E.Keyhoe.

In Donald E. Keyhoe’s imaginings, the stormy skies of World War I
are filled with giant pterodactyls, mystic fireballs and demon aces.
But America has it’s own unnatural secret weapon: Captain Philip Strange.
A mental marvel from birth, he was so terrifyingly effective that the
Allies referred to him as “The Phantom Ace of G-2.”
But to the Germans he was “The Brain-Devil,” whose
penetrating green eyes were both a legend and a nightmare.

Keyhoe’s Philip Strange stories ran for nine years
—from 1931 through 1939—
in the pages of Flying Aces magazine.
This first volume in our new series contains six exciting tales of terror skies!
It also features an introduction by Sid Bradd
and is beautifully wrapped up in an exciting new design by Chris Kalb!

So stop by our table and meet the crew and check it out or pick up any of our other titles at special Pulpfest discounts. If you can’t make it—keep your eyes on ageofaces.net to find out more about our new book.


  
Age of Aces
New and now available!

Donald E. Keyhoe’s seven stories of The Vanished Legion, from the pages of Dare-Devil Aces, have been collected into one volume and is now available to order from Amazon, Adventure House, and Mike Chomko Books.

Surely you remember from History class reading about when the Germans found a way to turn Allied pilots into Dwarfs, and in doing so, driving them mad and sending them back to attack their former squadrons. Or when the grizzly green death struck and left an unsettling learing grin upon it's victims twisted faces. Maybe you recall Germany’s plan to render the Allies defenseless with a ray that would block out all sight and sound. No, this obviously isn't the history they taught you about in school! But here at Age of Aces we are dedicated to furthering your education.

So join Dick Traine, Monte Prince, Bill Hammond and the rest of the Squadron of Forgotten Men as Colonel Meredith sends them out against some of the most bizarre schemes the Boche ever threw against the Allies in WWI!
$16.99 Trade paperback
"The Vanished Legion" is available from
Amazon, Mike Chomko Books, and Adventure House.



Airship 27 Productions - Now available!
WEIRD HORROR TALES: LIGHT'S END by Michael Vance

Airship 27 Productions & Cornerstone Book Publishers are thrilled to announce the release of the third and final chapter in Michael Vance’s WEIRD HORROR TALES trilogy. WEIRD HORROR TALES – LIGHT’S END, is an amazing, page turning suspense thriller that is one of this author’s finest works to date and a fantastic culmination to this masterful terror filled series.

Welcome to Light’s End, a small, quaint little fishing town on the rugged coast of Maine.  It’s a quiet place much like many other such communities throughout New England.  And yet there is a presence of evil about the streets and byways of this harmless appearing hamlet. For here, amidst the age old Yankee traditions of its citizens lurks a dark secret, a brooding, religious philosophy which infects every aspect of daily life.

Dare you enter Light’s End and uncover what lies beneath its pleasant, homey façade?  Dare you challenge your sanity and confront the sublime horrors that await you here, in this cursed nexus of dementia.

Award winning author, Michael Vance unleashes his dark imagination in this tense, gripping novel of sheer terror that readers will never forget.  Often compared to the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, Vance’s work is not for the faint of heart, featuring a cover by famed painter Keith Birdsong and ten interior illustrations by Eric York.  Bolt the door, lock the shutters and keep the candle lit, the end is near, Light’s End.

ISBN:  1-613420-14-5
ISBN-13 978-1-613420-14-0
Produced by Airship 27 Productions
Published by Cornerstone Book Publishers

PULP FICTION FOR A NEW GENERATION!

      Airship 27 Productions - PDF Hanger  




Altus Press: Doc Savage in THE DESERT DEMONS
Now available in softcover and hardcover editions!
The softcover is now available on Amazon.com!
ebook editions are coming soon!

Sample chapter now online! Click here to read it!
Awesome review at
Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West

After a 20 year absence, the Man of Bronze and his indomitable men
are back for 7 new nightmare missions,
available in high-quality print and e-book editions.

Written by prolific pulp writer Will Murray, who has won acclaim for his unequalled ten-year tenure ghostwriting Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir’s Destroyer action-adventure series, The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage is a continuation of the well-received Doc novels Murray wrote for Bantam Books back in the 1990s, along with the late Lester Dent. The posthumous collaborations will be published under time-honored byline, Kenneth Robeson.

“These new novels are kicked-up, over-the-top exploits of the Man of Bronze, pitting him against forces and foes never before encountered,” promises Murray. “This is not some comic book scripter’s concept of Doc Savage. It’s the real deal.”

Fully authorized by Condé Nast, trademark holder of Doc Savage and based upon unpublished outlines and manuscripts originally written by Lester Dent, the originating writer of the seminal Street & Smith superman, and licensed from the Heirs of Norma Dent, The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage begins with a searing story set in the summer of 1936, The Desert Demons!  
“In The Desert Demons, a rash of unexplainable tornado-like outbreaks wreak havoc in California, calling Doc Savage and his men into action. And what action! Men and machinery are swallowed up by the scarlet cyclones, never to be seen again. Some chapters read like news reports of the Spring of 2011. Let’s hope we have a happy ending in real life! The entire Doc Savage cast is back for this reintroductory episode, including fan-favorite Patricia Savage.”

Murray also reunites with his other Doc Savage collaborator, award-winning artist and sculptor Joe DeVito, who will paint the covers from never-seen photographs of model Steve Holland, who posed for the best-selling James Bama covers as the living embodiment of the Man of Bronze. These vintage photos were donated to the project by Mr. Bama.

Deluxe Hardcover: $34.95  -   Softcover: $19.45 (Adventures in Bronze) / $24.95 (Amazon.com)
shipping is $5.50 for either edition and $11 for both together
  • 6”x9” trade paperbacks which will be available to bookstores and comic shops everywhere, as well as to individual purchasers through the official Wild Adventures of Doc Savage website, www.adventuresinbronze.com. 
  • 6”x9”deluxe hardcovers which will contain an illustrated Afterword detailing the background creation of each novel, as well as bonus articles and biographies by Will Murray and others—available in this edition only. These will also include signed bookplates autographed by Will Murray, artist Joe DeVito, and “Lester Dent” (in facsimile). Note: signed bookplates will be mailed separately.
  • e-book formats available for all the most popular e-readers: Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble Nook, and Apple’s iBookstore (for the iPad and iPhone).
The deluxe hardcover and softcover editions can be ordered now on the Adventures in Bronze website.
The softcover editon will be featured in the August PREVIEWS (available August 3rd)
and should arrive in comic shops late September or October.

Altus Press - Now available!
Riding the Pulp Trail by Paul S. Powers
Edited by Laurie Powers

Most fans of Western fiction know Paul S. Powers as one of the foundation authors of the famous pulp magazine of the 1930s and 1940s, WILD WEST WEEKLY. Now, for the first time, are twelve Paul Powers stories written in the years after WILD WEST WEEKLY stopped publication. Six of these stories were published in magazines such as EXCITING WESTERN, THRILLING WESTERN, THE RIO KID WESTERN, and THRILLING RANCH STORIES. The other six are brand new stories - never before published - that were discovered in 2009. Altogether they make for an outstanding collection of western stories that represent the glory years of the Western short story and the best of Powers’ prolific pulp Western career.
350 pages | $29.95 softcover | $39.95 hardcover (Coming soon!)
Altus Press - Now available!
Alias The Whirlwind
by Johnston McCulley and Tom Johnson

Written in the depths of The Depression, this collects the entire saga of The Whirlwind, Johnston (Zorro) McCulley’s other Southwestern hero of the Old West!

Never before reprinted, this omnibus includes an all-new Whirlwind adventure by novelist Tom Johnson.
228 pages | $19.95 softcover | $29.95 hardcover


Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books 
Now available!
DOC SAVAGE Volume 49: "The Terror In the Navy" & "Waves of Death"  Restored Manuscript Special Edition
Thrill as the Man of Bronze and his daredevil cousin Patricia Savage battle deadly menaces in two classic pulp novels by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, a fatal force is destroying America's Naval fleet. Can Doc Savage end "The Terror in the Navy" before a weakened America falls victim to a foreign power? (This novel has been restored with the addition of 3,500 never-before-published words from Dent's original manuscript.) Then, Doc and Pat Savage investigate the mystery of bizarre 15-foot "Waves of Death" on Lake Michigan. This classic pulp reprint features the original color pulp covers by Robert G. Harris and Emery Clarke, Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-057-1  Softcover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W, $14.95
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)

Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books 
Now available!
THE SHADOW Volume 51: "The Living Joss" & "Judge Lawless"
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Knight of Darkness battles strange supercrime in two pulp thrillers by Walter Gibson that foreshadowed classic Batman stories. First, The Shadow goes undercover in Chinatown to battle one of his deadliest foes, the legendary oriental demi-god known as Kwa, The Living Joss. Then, what can prevent Judge Lawless from making a mockery of  the law? Only The Shadow knows! BONUS: Djaruti, Goddess of Death, a lost Orson Welles thriller from the Golden Age of Radio! This instant collectors' item features both classic cover paintings by George Rozen, the original interior pulp illustrations by Tom Lovell and Paul Orban and historical commentary by Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-058-8 Softcover, 7x10. 128 pages, B&W,  $14.95
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)

Black Dog Books
Greetings from Black Dog Books.
We have a number of exciting new titles available for purchase Mid-Summer 2011, spanning a variety of genres. Something for every readers tastes: adventure, mystery, science fiction and Westerns.
Perfect for travel and summer reading.

Books will be in hand for shipping at the end of July. 
All U.S. pre-orders of over $20 between now and July 31 will qualify for FREE SHIPPING*.

Black Dog Books will be appearing at Pulpfest, July 29-July 31, 2011 at the
Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Columbus, Oh.
Stop by and say hello. We look forward to seeing many of you there.
* Please note: The manner in which the Paypal cart system is set up automatically charges the buyer a shipping fee on our website and cannot be overridden. This shipping fee will be refunded by Black Dog Books on all pre-orders
Black Dog Books - Available the end of July!

Editor Richard Martinsen was the primary supporter of Lester Dent in the infancy of his writing career. Under promises from Martinsen of regular assignments, in the midst of the Great Depression, Dent quit his day job and moved halfway across the United States to New York City to undertake writing a novel a month for the Dell line of pulp magazines.

Fists of Fury collects the two-fisted adventures of Curt Flagg from the pages of the extremely rare Scotland Yard magazine. Curt Flagg is in many ways a prototype for the characters and situations that Dent became famous for a few years later when penning the escapes of Doc Savage.

With an introduction by historian Will Murray, this book of previously uncollected material, running more than 100,000 words, is a welcomed addition for the legion of fans of Lester Dent!

Bonus: Appendices include submission notes and records from Dent's notebooks.

Included are the following novels:
Wildcat
Doom Ship
One Billion—Gold!
Sign of the Adder introduction by Will Murray
Sign of the Adder
Appendices
Story idea for "The Osage Ogre" (aka "Wildcat')
Outline for "The Osage Ogre" (aka "Wildcat')
Outline for "Death Devil" (aka "Doom Ship")
a 19-page outline for "The Jade Ogre"—an unwritten Curt Flagg adventure!

Plus: Correspondence from editor Richard Martinsen to Lester Dent discussing the new action series for Scotland Yard
Cover art by William Ruesswig.
Trade paperback / 300+ pages / Price: $29.95 US
Black Dog Books - Available the end of July!
The Man Who Found Zero
Edited by Gene Christie

Following in the literary footsteps of The Space Annihilator: Early Science Fiction from The Argosy, 1896-1910, Gene Christie has unearthed another collection of the imaginative, science-fictional stories your great-grandparents enjoyed long before the term "science fiction" was coined.

Decades before the advent of Weird Tales in 1923 and Amazing Stories in 1926, weird fantasy and science fiction was appearing regularly in the pages of popular American publications, included as a part of the routine mix of mysteries, adventures, romances, humor, Westerns and other types of stories.

These 24 uncut gems of the fantastic have been rescued from the chaff of their long-forgotten companion stories in crumbling old magazines, and are now available for the first time in three generations!

Trade paperback / 168 pp. / $16.95 US


Included in The Man Who Found Zero: Early Science Fiction and Weird Fantasy from The Black Cat, 1896-1915, are:

Introduction by Gene Christie
"The Mysterious Card" by Cleveland Moffett
"A Mental Mischance" by Thomas F. Anderson
"My Invisible Friend" by Katherine Kip
"Tunnel Number Six" by Eugene Derby
"Bigler's Barometer" by Sam Davis
"The Cross of Fire" by Bert Leston Taylor & Edward Ward
"A Thousand Deaths" by Jack London
"The Transposition of Stomachs" by Charles E. Mixer
"On the Turn of a Coin" by Cleveland Moffett
"The Annihilator of the Undesirable" by Clifford Howard
"In an Unknown World" by John Durworth
"When Time Turned" by Ethel Watts Mumford
"In the Sierra Madre"s by Newton Newkirk
"A Witch City Mystery" by Frederick van Rensselaer Dey
"The Invisible City" by Frank Lillie Pollock
"The Man Who Found Zero" by Lon Arnold
"The Cold Storage Baby" by Eva L. Ogden
"A Bride in Ultimate" by Don Mark Lemon
"The Skyscraper in B Flat" by Frank Lillie Pollock
"Where is Robert Palmer?" by I. Crane Clark
"A Rule that Worked Both Ways" by Octavia Zollicoffer Bond
"A Man and a Mermaid" by W. George Gribble
"The Mansion of Forgetfulness" by Don Mark Lemon
"John Jones' Dollar" by Harry Stephen Keeler
Appendix— "Jack London and The Black Cat"



Black Dog Books - Available the end of July!

“The origin stories of these heroes are the foundation of the modern Western genre, and should not be missed by any fan who loves Westerns.”—Larry D. Sweazy, Spur Award-winning author of The Badger’s Revenge.

Everyone recognizes the names of the Cisco Kid, Hopalong Cassidy, Zorro and the Lone Ranger.  But how many actually know the characters from their fictional roots? Years before appearing in film, on radio and television, their creators painted a rather different picture of each from what Hollywood presented for these legendary heroes of the silver screen.

Did you know the Cisco Kid first appeared as a villain?
Or that Hopalong Cassidy was an unpolished hard case far removed from "the friend to every man" as he came to be known in film and television?
In this handsome volume Unmasked collects the first appearances of the Cisco Kid, Hopalong Cassidy, Zorro and a forgotten novel of the Lone Ranger.

Included are:
Hopalong Cassidy—The Fight at Bucksin
Hopalong Cassidy—The Vagrant Sioux
Hopalong Cassidy—The Trails of a Peaceful Puncher
Hopalong Cassidy—Hopalong Keeps His Word
Hopalong Cassidy—The Advent of McAllister
Hopalong Cassidy—Holding the Claim
The Cisco Kid—The Caballero's Way
Zorro—The Curse of Capistrano (excerpt from novel)
The Lone Ranger—The Masked Rider's Justice (novel)
With a new introduction by Francis M. Nevins and editorial essays by Tom Roberts.
Black Dog Books - Available the end of July!

A complete collection of all articles and stories of less than novel length written by Mundy for the pages of Adventure magazine between 1914 and 1918, including many rarely reprinted or never reprinted works. Collected are the classic "A Soldier and a Gentleman," "The Gentility of Ikey Blumendall," "A Drop of Two of White," plus eight other tales and non-fiction pieces, along with a new introduction.
The Talbot Mundy Library, volume 7.
Contents
A Soldier and a Gentleman (short novel)
The Gentility of Ikey Blumendall (novelette)
Gulbaz and the Game (short novel)
Nothing Doing (as by Walter Galt )
MacHassan Ah (novelette)
A Temporary Trade in Titles
The Dove With a Broken Wing
A Drop of Two of White
Tucker’s Tongue
The Damned Old Nigger
Blighty
Some Sayings of “Hell-Fire” Smith
Letter to The Camp-Fire, February 1914
Untitled poem from The Campfire, Sept. 1915

With an introduction by Will Murray.
FIRST TIME IN BOOK FORM.
Genre: Adventure
ISBN: 978-1-884449-12-3
Price: $24.95 / Trade paperback / 250 pages



Black Dog Books - Available the end of July!
Dead Man's Brand and other tales of the Old West by Norbert Davis
With an introduction by Spur Award winner Bill Pronzini
And an afterword by Ed Hulse

All the excitement of frontier life—and in contrast, the bleak, violent, powerful nightmare side of the Western myth—come alive in this collection by acclaimed author Norbert Davis (1909-1949), deftly combining memorable characters, plot twists, gunplay and humor into unique tales of the American West. The author's eight best Westerns are reprinted here for the first time since their original magazine appearances, including, "A Gunsmoke Case for Major Cain," the basis for the 1941 film, Hands Across the Rockies.
Contents:
Introduction by Bill Pronzini
A Gunsmoke Case for Major Cain
Their Guardian From Hell
Leetown's One-Man Army
Dead Man's Brand
The Gunsmoke Banker Rides In
Death Creeps
Sign of the Sidewinder
Boot-Hill Bait
Plus: Appendix—A Look at Hands Across the Rockies by Ed Hulse, the film based upon Norbert Davis' "A Gunsmoke Case for Major Cain."


"Any reader who has enjoyed Norbert Davis's mystery and detective fiction should find these Western tales equally satisfying."—Bill Pronzini

ISBN: 978-1-884449-14-7
Price: $22.95 / Trade paperback / 230 pages
FIRST TIME IN BOOK FORM
Cover art by Tom Roberts
Black Dog Books - Now available!
Horse Money by Richard Wormser

Four hard-boiled novellas of crime and intrigue around the Sport of Kings.
"These are perfect reading for anyone who enjoys hard-boiled characters and race track settings. Sit back, relax and start reading—and enjoying."—Robert J. Randisi

Known from Saratoga to Belmont and throughout the racing circuit,  Chief Van Eyck keeps the bookies and fix games in check—whether using a little strong-arm, or the nickel-platted death secured in his wide right fist—in the process.  And Van Eyck is never above picking up a few greenbacks on the side thanks to an inside tip or two from the jockey club.

Grab a stool, order a strong one and slid to the edge of your seat as the ponies and Van Eyck both give a thrill ride from wire to wire!

First time in book form.

With an introduction by Robert J. Randisi, author of the Rat Pack, Joe Keogh, Miles Jacoby, Nick Delvecchio and Henry Po mystery series; founder of the Private Eye Writers of America.

Included are:
The Right Guy
Copper the Bet
Heat of the Moment
Horse Money
Richard Wormser (1908-1977) was the author of dozens of novels, short stories, tie-in novels, and teleplays. His screenplays include such films as Tulsa (1949), The Big Steal (1949) and Crime Wave (1954). He authored three dozen monthly novels from 1933-1936 for Street & Smith's revived detective, Nick Carter, while his shorter works regularly appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's. He was a two-time recipient of the Spur Award for his Western novels.
ISBN: 978-1-884449-16-1
Price: Trade paperback / 108 pages / Price: $10.00 US



Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
 BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER #30 (Summer 2011)
Debut at Pulpfest - Shipping in early August!  
New Issue of BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER and
Two New Murania Press Titles to Debut at PulpFest

The just-completed BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER #30 (Summer 2011) is the biggest yet, coming in at 116 pages. Its highlight is “The Life and Times of Frank A. Munsey: The Man Who Made The Argosy,” an extremely interesting biography of the father of the pulp magazine written by Argonotes blogger Nathan Madison. Part Two of “He Always Knew What Evil Lurked” continues Martin Grams Jr.’s history of The Shadow’s early years on radio, leading up to the period just before Orson Welles assumed the role. A 1939 article by Erle Stanley Gardner laments the sorry state of the pulp market and singles out the weird-menace magazines for criticism. Off-Trail Publications’ John Locke remembers the late Bill Blackbeard, legendary collectors of comics and pulps. Mark Trost tracks down three Ace Publications pulp heroes—Secret Agent X, Captain Hazzard, and The Moon Man—who made it into comic books in heavily altered versions. And Daniel J. Neyer weighs in on Drums of Fu Manchu, the 1940 Republic serial widely believed to be among the best chapter plays ever made. Rounding out the issue is a South Seas yarn written by Robert Leslie Bellem for a 1941 issue of Spicy Adventure.
Ordering
Single copies of BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER can be purchased for $11.95 plus $2.50 postage, although the better deal is a one-year, four-issue subscription for $40 postpaid. Those paying via snail-mail should make their checks or money orders out to editor/publisher Ed Hulse and send them to him at 2467 Rt 10, Bldg. 15-4B, Morris Plains NJ 07950.  Ed accepts inquiries and Paypal payments at bnteditor@yahoo.com.
Please note:
Ed reports that some subscriber copies of the previous issue (#29, Spring 2011) failed to go out due to a shipping snafu, but he will include copies of #29 with copies of the Summer issue, which will ship in early August following PulpFest, where attendees can pick up their copies in person.

Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
Gordon Young’s SAVAGES
Debut at Pulpfest - Shipping Now!    
Also making their formal debuts at PulpFest,
but available for immediate shipping,
are two new Murania Press books:

Gordon Young’s SAVAGES, the first of his Hurricane Williams novels, is a rip-roaring South Seas thriller originally serialized in Adventure magazine during 1919. Murania’s handsome new trade-paperback edition reprints the yarn in its entirety.  It adds “The Unlisted Legion,” the 1918 short story that introduced Williams to pulp readers, and an introduction by Gordon Young scholar Tom Krabacher. 

Ordering
Single copies are $19.95 each plus $5.00 postage. Snail-mail payments can be made to Ed at the above address, but Paypal payments should be made to muraniapress@yahoo.com.


Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
THE BEST OF BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER
Debut at Pulpfest - Shipping Now!  

The long awaited, frequently requested BEST OF BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER is also ready for immediate shipping. Its 340 pages include the cream of the magazine’s long-out-of-print first ten issues. The handsomely packaged trade paperback includes two image galleries that reprint dozens of images: rare movie stills, pulp and dime-novel covers, and candid photos of such favorite pulp writers as Lester Dent and Frederick C. Davis. 

Ordering
Like Savages, THE BEST OF BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER can be purchased from Ed directly or by making a payment of $24.95 plus $5.00 postage to muraniapress@yahoo.com.
Back issues of Blood ‘n’ Thunder (from #23 up)
are still available from Ed as well.
Also, Ed will be offering discounts for PulpFest customers who
purchase all three new publications at his table.
Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press


The Book Cave - New podcast now available online!
Episode 136: PulpFest - New!
Ed Hulse of Blood -N- Thunder magazine joins Ric and Art to discuss this year's upcoming PulpFest.
Episode 135: The Way They Were Timetable
Episode 134: The Return of Van Plexico
Episode 133: Python Isle Audio Book 
Episode 132: Shelby Vick
Episode 131: How The West Was Weird Volume 2
Episode 130:  Percival Constantine
Episode 129: Brain Boy
Centipede Press - Coming in August / September 2011!
Lee Brown Coye, A Retrospective

This large, 10 × 14 collection covers the entire artistic career of Lee Brown Coye. With over 500 pages, this tome includes nearly all of his color pulp covers, all of his known book illustrations, nearly every single pulp illustration, and the complete Weirdisms portfolio, reprinted in its entirety for the first time ever.

Stuart David Schiff has contributed a fine introduction showcasing a number of rare photographs of Coye. Robert Coye has provided an afterword, and there is also a fine appreciation by Gahan Wilson. All copies are signed by Stuart David Schiff and Gahan Wilson. Bound in a three-piece cloth construction and enclosed in a cloth slipcase. This item will be shipping in August or September.

Limited to 100 copies.
Signed by Stuart David Schiff and Gahan Wilson.
Loaded with gorgeous full-page, black & white and full-color prints.
Slipcase, ribbon marker, head and tail bands, stamped cloth on the front, side, and back panels.

PRE-ORDER SPECIAL: $195

Conan: The Adventurer Season 1 - Available July 26, 2011!
FIRST TIME ON DVD FOR THIS ANIMATED SERIES!

Conan The Adventurer originally aired in Saturday morning syndication beginning in 1992, transitioning to a daily airing throughout 1993 in the second season. Hasbro also launched a branded toy line in 1992. The comic book line has been in print 40 years. All 13 episodes from the first season of the original animated series together on a 2-DVD set!

Produced by Sunbow, the animation studio behind Transformers and G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, brought Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery tales to television in Conan The Adventurer which followed Conan and his friends on their quest to rescue Conan’s family from an evil spell, cast by the Serpent Man wizard Wrath-Amon. Armed with his powerful sword Crom, Conan will do all he can to save his family and imprison the evil wizard! Conan The Adventurer originally aired in Saturday morning syndication beginning in 1992, and this DVD set collects all 13 episodes of the first season.

Cost is $19.93 SRP for approx. 270 minutes, presented in full screen video and English stereo sound.




CONAN THE BARBARIAN - Another trailer for the upcoming movie is released!
When blood is spilled... legends are made. Watch a young Conan satisfy his Cimmerian thirst for blood--and begin his legend--in this bloody first scene from Conan The Barbarian!

Conan The Barbarian comes alive in colossal 3D action on August 19th.
CONAN THE BARBARIAN by Michael A. Stackpole - Now available!
Born in the fires of battle, Conan of Cimmeria lost his father and village when they were slaughtered by the cruel warlord Khalra Zym. Wandering the world alone, Conan was forged into a peerless warrior by hardship and bloodshed.

Years later, he crosses paths with Zym and his armies. But before Conan can exact vengeance, he must contend with the warlord's daughter-the seductive witch Marique-and a host of monstrous creatures. Only then will Conan's quest bring him face to gave with Zym in an epic battle to avenge his people and save the world.

Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 0425242064
ISBN-13: 978-0425242063
$7.99
Conan the Barbarian: The stories that inspired the movie
Available in bookstores July 26th!
Conan the Barbarian is one of the greatest fictional heroes ever created—a swordsman who cuts a swath across the lands of the Hyborian Age, annihilating powerful sorcerers, deadly creatures, and whole armies of ruthless foes. Today his name is synonymous with the epic battles of ancient times, but Conan originated in the early decades of the twentieth century with one of the founding fathers of fantasy, the visionary Robert E. Howard. The unforgettable stories collected here form a thrilling adventure, following Conan from his mercenary youth to his bloody conquests on the frontier and even the high seas. Bold and enduring, the legend of Conan the Barbarian continues to grow in popularity and influence.

According to the Conan Movie Blog, the contents of the UK edition are:
“The Tower of the Elephant”
“Rogues in the House”
“The Frost-Giant’s Daughter”
“Queen of the Black Coast”
“A Witch Shall Be Born”
“The People of the Black Circle”
“Red Nails”
“Beyond the Black River”
“The Hyborian Age”
“Cimmeria”

The UK edition is reportedly 416 pages versus 304 pages for the US edition.

Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 034553123X
ISBN-13: 978-0345531230
$7.99

Deerstalker Editions
Shamus and Anthony Finalist's Pulp Mystery Novels for $.99-1.99

Deerstalker Editions, which publishes Anthony and Shamus Awards finalist Jack Bludis' private eye pulp mysteries in ebook form, is selling all the author's ebooks at $0.99 or $1.99. But only at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.

The ebook editions of Bludis' Shamus finalist novel, Shadow of the Dahlia, a noir mystery set in Hollywood during the time of the Black Dahlia murder investigation, and his first-ever collection, Munchies: And Other Tales of Guys, Gals and Gun, will both retail for $1.99 each.

The ebook editions of his private eye thrillers, The Last Sellout and Dirty Work, both set in Southern California in the early 1950s, will retail for $0.99 each.

This special sale price is only currently available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Bludis, who considers his work firmly in the pulp tradition, talks about pulp writing and pulp authors, among other topics, in his Introduction to Munchies. The portion dealing with pulp writing is available free at the Deerstalker Editions blog: http://deerstalker-editions.blogspot.com/

An exclusive audio interview with Jack Bludis, conducted by Deerstalker Editions publisher Jean Marie Stine, covering the author's books, his writing and his thoughts about the private detective story, can be heard free at http://renebooks.com/mp3/deerstalker/deerstalkereditions_interview_jack_bludis_192k.mp3/

Donovan Pike and the City of the Gods - Chapter 19 is now available online and recommended!
Ten years ago, the father of Donovan Pike disappeared while searching for the City of the Gods, a mythical metropolis that  legend says contains technology from the stars. Now a clue turns up that could mean Pike’s father is alive, and the City of the Gods is real.
 
The adventurer must team up with an old enemy to battle a dark army that will stop at nothing to prevent Pike from finding his father and  discovering the location of an ancient city that will change the world – or  destroy it.

Read it online or listen to the podcast!  
 
Visit the Pulp Nocturne website for the adventures of Donovan Pike!
Edgar Rice Burroughs Commemorative Stamp
Coming in 2012!

The Postal Service is proud to honor Edgar Rice Burroughs, one of the most popular and prolific authors of the early 20th century,” said Stephen Kearney, executive director, Stamp Services. “Best known for inventing the iconic character Tarzan, he wrote more than 70 books, including historical fiction and several popular series of science fiction tales. Social media is a great way to preview our stamp program while also making it easy for people to share the news about stamps of interest with their friends.

Restless by nature, Burroughs (1875-1959) served with the U.S. Cavalry, dredged for gold, worked as a door-to-door salesman and a railroad policeman, and perfomed many other varied jobs until he published his first story, “Under the Moons of Mars,” in 1912 — and found his destiny as a writer.

This Forever stamp shows Tarzan, Burroughs’ most famous literary creation, clinging to a tree by a vine with his left hand and wielding a weapon in his right. Burroughs appears in profile in the background. Hulbert Burroughs, the author’s son, took the 1934 photograph that served as the basis for the stamp portrait of Burroughs. The depiction of Tarzan is an interpretation of the character by artist Sterling Hundley of Chesterfield, VA, under the direction of art director Phil Jordan of Falls Church, VA.

This stamp issuance coincides with the 100th anniversary of the publication of “Under the Moons of Mars,” and his first Tarzan story, “Tarzan of the Apes,” in 1912.

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!
"The Peking Parrot" by Walter C. Brown from SHORT STORIES, April 10, 1936
When Peking Court Was Dubbed "Dead Man's Alley" the Chinatown Squad Had to Do Something about Its Sinister Reputation.
"Marked For Evidence" by J. S. Endicott from POPULAR DETECTIVE, October, 1939
The robbery of a subway street coin collection car by a gang of robbers.
"The Lady and the Lord" by Talbot Mundy from ALL-STORY, June, 1911
Poverty and plenty lock hands and do an entirely American cakewalk on very English soil.
GREEN HORNET #17 - Arriving in comic shops July 27th!
Writer: Ande Parks; Artist: Jonathan Lau
Cover:  Phil Hester (33%), Jonathan Lau (33), Brian Denham (33%)
A secret and deadly threat from the past continues to assault the new Green Hornet and Kato. Part two of a four issue storyline that will see everything Britt Reid, Jr. and Mulan have built in the city their fathers once made safe. As their unknown foe tests Green Hornet and Kato with a team of murderous super villains, our heroes have dual missions. They need to figure out who is behind these attacks. They also need to stay alive long enough to do something about it!
32 pages, Full Color, $3.99

The Green Hornet: Still at Large - Coming in 2012!

Win Scott Eckert has announced that there will be a third volume of short stories from Moonstone Books about the 1960s Green Hornet and Kato. Feast your eyes on the cover by Rubén Procopio!

This time around, Win and Joe Gentile will be joined by Matthew Baugh in sharing the editorial duties.
Our lineup of writers is complete and they are getting busy. Look for the book some time in 2012!



Moonstone Books    Win Scott Eckert Blogspot

Haffner Press - July Newsletter!
Upcoming Events

July 28, 2011: The Aldus Society, Columbus, Ohio
"Edmond Hamilton - From Ohio to the Stars"
6:30 PM  Room 150 A/B, Thompson Library, Ohio State University campus
Stephen Haffner will discuss the life and work of Youngstown-born Edmond Hamilton (1904-1977). Hamilton pioneered many themes that later became staples of modern science fiction and wrote Superman and Batman stories for DC comics from 1946 to 1966.

July 29, 2011: Pulpfest 2011 (7/29 - 7/31), Columbus, Ohio
"C. L. Moore–First Lady of Science Fantasy"
9:40 PM in the PulpFest programming area.
Stephen Haffner will offer a 45-minute presentation on the life and career of this respected author, featuring many never-before-seen photographs, images of rare editions, and maybe a word from Ms. Moore herself. Do not be late for this event.
SHANNACH—DELAYED!
Sorry, folks, but we're not going to have this one ready in time for Pulpfest. As of this writing, we look to take finished copies in early September. In addition to our direct and standing orders, and our select re-sellers, you'll see a display ad in the August issue of Diamond Comics' PREVIEWS which goes on sale August 3rd. Along with SHANNACH—THE LAST, Diamond is also soliciting LORELEI OF THE RED MIST and STARK AND THE STAR KINGS. Notice that MARTIAN QUEST is not getting solicited—which means stock is low and will soon be declared out of print.

THE COMPLETE I.V. FROST is coming . . . in 2012 . . .
But if you can't wait, we've got a deal for you!  Prepay for your copy of our edition of all eighteen stories that make up The Complete I.V. Frost, and for an extra $15 (shipping is FREE to the Continental USA), we'll ship you NOW a copy of the Fedogan & Bremer edition of Frost (retail value $29) with the first 8 stories in the series. This is a great way to start enjoying the adventures of I.V. Frost while we assemble the definitive edition of this entertaining character.
John Carter: World of Mars - Coming in 2012!
Marvel Comics has announced a prequel series to Disney's upcoming action-adventure John Carter.

John Carter: World of Mars will give readers an inside look at the history of author Edgar Rice Burroughs's main characters before they come together in Disney's epic adaptation next year.

The four-issue miniseries is being penned by New York Times best-selling author Peter David with interior art from The Dark Tower penciler Luke Ross.

"We're thrilled to bring fans their first look at the world of John Carter before the blockbuster film wows audiences next year," Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso said following the announcement. "It's been a pleasure working with Disney, Peter and Luke to craft a powerful story that will appeal to both the legions of John Carter fans and those who are new to this exciting world."

Cover by Esad Ribic

KATO #11  - Arriving in comic shops July 27th!
Writer: Ande Parks;  Art: Diego Bernard; Main Cover: Alé Garza, Carlos Rafael (1-in-10)
The first issue of the all-new, Kevin Smith vision of Kato to take place after the events of Smith's first smash Green Hornet arc. The complex relationship between the new Kato and the new Green Hornet grows as Kato battles new foes and finds a new friend. Unfortunately, Kato's new friend is none other than the treacherous empath, Ming, who has sworn revenge on Kato. As Kato squares off against new enemies, she better remember to watch her back!
32 pages, Full Color, $3.99
Laurie's Wild West - Now online!
The Pulp Western and Reprinting of Covers - New!
Granddaughters of the Pulps: Researching the Past for Future Generations
The Tarnished Pulp Western: BLUE RIBBON WESTERN
Pulp Fiction Female Pioneers: Cele Goldsmith Lalli


Masters of American Illustration: 41 Illustrators and How They Worked
by Fred Taraba

From 1989 to 2001, author Fred Taraba was a regular contributor to the graphic arts publication, Step-By-Step Graphics. His column, “Methods of the Masters,” documented the lives and working methods of some of America’s finest Golden Age illustrators. While a number of other writers contributed to the regular column, Fred himself wrote 41 installments. This book is a compilation of those 41 classic articles, which have been extensively reworked and revised with completely new artwork especially prepared for this volume.

Featuring 41 of America's greatest illustrators, this book is a showcase for hundreds of reproductions of original paintings, photographs, and tearsheets of vintage printed ephemeral materials. Each artist's life and career is discussed, and their working methods are described in detail. This book is destined to be a classic, and belongs on the bookself of every serious student of American illustration history

432 pages, 9"x12", full-color on premium glossy stock, hardbound with dustjacket.
ARTISTS FEATURED INCLUDE

Constantin Alajalov
McClelland Barclay
Walter Baumhofer
Harry Beckhoff
Rudolph Belarski
Wladyslaw T. Benda
Walter Biggs
Franklin Booth
Austin Briggs
Arthur William Brown
Margaret Brundage
Charles Livingston Bull
Gilbert Bundy
Pruett Carter
 Matt Clark
Walter Appleton Clark
Will Crawford
F.O.C. Darley
Joe DeMers
Albert Dorne
Robert Fawcett
James Montgomery Flagg
John Gannam
Edwin Georgi
Earl Oliver Hurst
John LaGatta
Andrew Loomis
Orson Lowell
 Neysa McMein
Wallace Morgan
Rose O’Neill
Herbert Paus
Edward Penfield
Coles Phillips
Garrett Price
Norman Price
Mead Schaeffer
Alice Barber Stephens
Saul Tepper
Jon Whitcomb
Coby Whitmore


Mike Chomko - July 2011 newsletter is now available!
Mike's July 2011 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

Mike has also establish a website where you can download his current and past newsletters.
The website is located at http://sites.google.com/site/mikechomkobooks/
You can also visit Mike's storefront at Amazon.com.
The Original Silver Screen Superman by Michael J. Bifulco
Now available!
Complete review with a collection of several hundred images dedicated to the first live-action incarnation of Superman on the silver screen. Veteran serial actor, Kirk Alyn, gave movie goers an outstanding performance as both Clark Kent and Superman in spite of the low budget production values, and although he did not continue the work on the television series of the 1950s, he will always hold a respectable place in the evolution of America's favorite action hero.

Price: $16.95
Paperback: 130 pages
8x10 trade paperback
ISBN-10: 146369556X
ISBN-13: 978-1463695569
Michael Bifulco is also the author of "The Original Superman on Television"

Available on amazon.com or direct from the publisher.
Make payment of  $20 ($16.95 plus $3.05 s/h) to:
Michael Bifulco
1708 Simmons NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505

PULPED! - The Official New Pulp Podcast! - New podcast now available online!
Episode 4 - Jay Piscopo  - New!  
Jay Piscopo - Writer, Artist, All Around New Pulp Renaissance Creator!
Episode 3 - DOC SAVAGE AUDIO-PYTHON ISLE from RADIO ARCHIVES
Release Day Special #1 - Paul Malmont Gets PULPED!
Episode 2 - Deischer Discusses 'THE WAY THEY WERE' and The Pulptress Reviews CROSSOVERS!
Episode 1 - PULPED! For The First Time!

On Saturday, July 30th, PulpFest will continue its celebration of the 80th anniversary
of THE SHADOW MAGAZINE with an all-star panel that will discuss the series
and its primary author, Walter B. Gibson.

Joining us for what promises to be a lively and informative discussion will be
J. Randolph Cox, Will Murray, and Anthony Tollin.
All three knew Walter Gibson well and will be able to give the PulpFest audience
rare insights into the man’s personality, in addition to details and critiques of his work.
The panel will be moderated by PulpFest's Ed Hulse. Further details are available at www.pulpfest.com.
Our favorite pulp authors are frequently discussed in panel discussions at conventions,
but usually by fans and historians. This year, PulpFest offers a unique take on such discussions
by giving a forum to female descendants of those authors.
Four talented and articulate ladies will be looking at the great rough-paper scribes of yore
through the prism of familial relationships, telling us how they discovered and came to
revere the works of their famous progenitors.

Please join PulpFest on Friday, July 29th, for "Granddaughters of the Pulps" featuring
Elizabeth Bissette, great-niece of Norvell Page,
Karen Davis Cunningham, granddaughter of Frederick C. Davis,
Laurie Powers, granddaughter of Paul Powers, and
Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson Brown, granddaughter of Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (who also founded DC Comics). The panel will be moderated by BLOOD 'N' THUNDER editor Ed Hulse.
Further details can be found at www.pulpfest.com.
On January 24th, 2011, the 100th anniversary of the birth of C. L. Moore was celebrated.
Catherine Lucille Moore was one of the first women to write in the genres of science fiction and fantasy,
helping to pave the way for other female writers of speculative fiction.

PulpFest 2011 will be celebrating this anniversary with a presentation by science-fiction and fantasy expert
Stephen Haffner, publisher of several volumes of Moore's work.
This 45-minute presentation on the life and career of Moore, featuring many never-before-seen photographs,
images of rare editions, and maybe a word from Ms. Moore herself, will take place on Friday, July 29th at 9:40 PM.

For further details, please visit www.pulpfest.com.
PulpFest's afternoon programming on Friday and Saturday, July 29-30, will be dedicated to
"new pulp fiction," contemporary writing that was inspired by the pulp fiction of the early 20th century.

Win Scott Eckert will be performing a reading on Friday, July 29th at 3 PM
while Bill Craig will be appearing on Saturday, July 30th at 2:30 PM.

Please visit www.pulpfest.com for further details about these events.
We look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks.
For those interested in the genres of science fiction and fantasy, PulpFest 2011 will offer a couple of presentations.

On Friday, July 29th, starting at 9:40 PM, Stephen Haffner, the "Big Poobah" at Haffner Press will offer a 45-minute talk on the life and career of respected author C. L. Moore, featuring many never-before-seen photographs, images of rare editions, and maybe a word from Ms. Moore herself (who was born 100 years ago this past January).

Garyn G. Roberts, a professor at Northwestern Michigan College and editor of
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy will discuss
"Steampunk in the Days of Dime Novels and Pulp Magazines" on Saturday, July 30th, starting at 7:30 PM.

Both of these events will take place in the PulpFest programming area at this year's convention.
Find out one reason why both of these men are nominees for the 2011 Munsey Award.
For further details on these presentations, please visit www.pulpfest.com
Steampunk pays a visit to PulpFest with a presentation by Professor Garyn G. Roberts
that investigates the roots of what is today a very popular science fiction category.
Join Munsey nominee Roberts at 7:30 PM on Saturday, July 30 in the PulpFest programming area
for a discussion of "Steampunk in the Days of Dime Novels and Pulp Magazines."
As always, further details are at www.pulpfest.com.
This year, the convention will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of THE SHADOW MAGAZINE
and the birth of the hero pulp. There will be a showing of three rarely seen Shadow short subjects from
1931-1932, a presentation on The Shadow of the radio, a look at Philip Jose Farmer's thoughts on
The Shadow, and a panel called "Walter B. Gibson and The Shadow" featuring three gentlemen
who knew Gibson and wrote books about Walter and his character.
FarmerCon, a convention celebrating the life and work of "Grand Master of Science Fiction"
Philip José Farmer, will be held at this year's PulpFest.
Further details about FarmerCon have now been posted to the home page of the PulpFest website.
Read all about what programming the fans of Farmer are planning to present by visiting the PulpFest website.
 "New Fictioneer" readings of Duane Spurlock ("A Quiet Night in the Dark in La Plata, Missouri, 1942" and "Pretty Polly") and Wayne Reinagel ("Pulp Heroes—Khan Dynasty" and "Modern Marvels—Viktoriana").
Tony Davis celebrates the twentieth anniversary of THE PULPSTER with
yet another great issue of his award-winning magazine.

The official program guide for PulpFest 2011, the new issue is 44 pages long and
features a full color cover by SHADOW great Graves Gladney.

There are articles on the first five adventures of "The Dark Avenger,"
an exclusive excerpt from Will Murray's new Doc Savage adventure,
THE DESERT DEMONS, and more.


Almost a full year before his first appearance in the pulps, The Shadow debuted as the mysterious narrator
of The Detective Story Hour, a CBS radio program sponsored by Street & Smith.
On Friday evening, July 29th, popular culture historian Martin Grams
will contribute to PulpFest’’s salute to the 80th anniversary of the first hero pulp by presenting
a fascinating slide show concerning the radio program that inspired the pulp magazine.
Join David Saunders on Friday, July 29th at 8 PM in the PulpFest programming room
for "Wild American Pulp Artists," a presentation on illustrators Emery Clarke, Robert Harris, and
Milton Luros, all of them born 100 years ago in 1911.
All three artists drew black and white interior art and painted front covers for a variety of magazines.

The son of Norman Saunders, David is an accomplished artist himself.
Additionally, he is probably the leading expert on pulp magazine art, having written
and spoken extensively on the subject.
PulpFest Celebrates 100 Years of Talbot Mundy

When it comes to adventure fiction, one of its greatest practitioners was Talbot Mundy,
born William Lancaster Gribbon in 1879.
He began writing in his early thirties, following years of adventuring in India, Africa, and other parts of the world.
Or so the story goes; much of his early life was romanticized over the years, largely by the author himself.

This summer, PulpFest will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Talbot Mundy’s first appearance in print
with a showing of THE BLACK WATCH, a film adaptation of Mundy’s “King of the Khyber Rifles,”
the author's best known work.
Registration
A prepaid, three-day membership to PulpFest 2011 will cost $30.
A three-day membership paid at the door will cost $35.
Friday or Saturday, single-day memberships will cost $15.
A Sunday only membership, available only at the door, will cost $5.
Please be aware that many dealers will be packing up on Sunday, preparing to depart for their homes.
Children age 15 and younger, accompanied by a parent, will be admitted for free.


THE PULPSTER #20 - Coming very soon!
Celebrates the 80th anniversary of The Shadow Magazine with a front cover by Shadow artist Graves Gladney and "The Shadows of 1931," a look at the first five adventures of The Dark Avenger by yours truly. Also includes a previously unpublished ghost story H. Russell Wakefield, excerpts from two manuscripts edited by H. P. Lovecraft, an exclusive excerpt from the new Doc Savage adventure, The Desert Demons, a four-page FarmerCon supplement, a look at Spider illustrator John Fleming Gould, looks at William R. Cox’s the Malachi Manatee series from Dime Detective and H. Bedford-Jones’ Riley Dillon series, a piece on L. Ron Hubbard just in time for the hundredth anniversary of the author’s birth, and a discussion of “new pulp fiction” in “What? New Pulps? How Dare They!” - $8.00
Pulpville Press - Now available!
Pulp Tales Presents #21:
THE SINISTER BARRIER and Other Stories by G. T. Fleming-Roberts
G. T. Fleming-Roberts was best known as a mystery author, writing many tales in The Green Ghost, The Black Hood, Captain Zero, and Dan Fowler series for the Thrilling Group. Included in this collection is his only science fiction story published. Also included is an eight-page comic strip starring Dan Turner Hollywood Detective.

CONTENTS:
THE GOLDEN BARRIER
THE SCOURGE OF FLAME
THE TWISTED TREE
THE TERRIBLE PEOPLE
SHRINE OF THE UNDEAD
THE MAN WITH TWO HEADS
THE CASE OF THE EVIL EYE (The Green Ghost)
MURDER WITH MUSIC (Dan Turner comic)

The stories collected in facsimile format in this book are from Thrilling Mystery and Thrilling Wonder Stories pulp magazines.

Trade paperback, 132 pages, 7 x 10 inches

Pulp Work Press - Coming August 1st!
STRANGE GODS OF THE DIRE PLANET by Joel Jenkins
An ERB-inspired sword and science fiction tale, Strange Gods of the Dire Planet, is now available for pre-order.

Displaced tens of thousands of years in time, astronaut Garvey Dire finds himself caught in Mars' savage past. Winged fiends prowl the nighttime skies and scythed beasts lumber through the violet grasses in the light of the red sun. Lost tribes celebrate strange gods with bloody rituals and crimson-masked assassins target Garvey and his newly-acquired family within the luminescent halls of the underground city of Ledgrim, even while uncovering an ancient technology capable of razing Ledgrim. Garvey Dire must violate the inner sanctums of the Technopriests and uncover their most-guarded secrets in order to defend his family and tribe against those who would destroy both in their ruthless quest for power.

QUEEN SONJA #18 - Arriving in comic shops July 27th!
Writer: Arvid Nelson; Artist: Chris Bolson; Covers: Fabiano Neves (50%), Carlos Rafael (50%)
Sonja's taken enough poison to kill a wooly Rhinoceros. But she's no wooly Rhino, she's Sonja! She awakens from her poison-induced coma into a very new reality: Thulsa Doom has destroyed her capital, and with the help of his evil god, Set, he is rounding up Sonja's subjects, for an unknown but surely extremely unpleasant purpose. Thulsa hires the very mercenary band whom Sonja fielded against the Emorans to hunt the refugee Queen down. Not all of the mercenaries are feeling good  about their new assignment, but don't they have much say in the matter — Thulsa will kill them if they don't succeed!
32 pages, Full Color, $2.99
Robert E. Howard - Now available in Kindle Edition!
Gardens of Fear: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, Volume 6

The definitive 10-volume set of Robert E. Howard's weird fiction and poetry (with all texts meticulously restored to the original versions as published in Weird Tales and other magazines) continues with volume 6, GARDENS OF FEAR! This collection of classic Howard begins with the Conan story "Queen of the Black Coast," and also includes "The Haunter of the Ring," "The Garden of Fear," "The Devil in Iron," "The Voices Waken Memory," "The People of the Black Circle," and "A Witch Shall Be Born."

Edited by REH-scholar Paul Herman. Cover by Stephen Fabian.

Format: Kindle Edition
Publisher: Wildside Press (July 17, 2011)
ASIN: B005D9J2UC

Robert E. Howard - Now available in Kindle Edition!
Beyond the Black River: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, Volume 7

The definitive 10-volume set of Robert E. Howard's weird fiction and poetry (with all texts meticulously restored to the original versions as published in Weird Tales and other magazines) continues with volume 7! This collection of classic Howard fiction begins with the story "The Grisly Horror" and also includes "Jewels of Gwahlur," "Beyond the Black HIlls," "The Challenge from Beyond" (cowritten with C.L. Moore, A. Merritt, H.P. Lovecraft, and Frank Belknap Long), and "Shadows in Zamboula."

Edited by REH-scholar Paul Herman. Introduction by Damon C. Sasser. Cover by Stephen Fabian.

Format: Kindle Edition
Publisher: Wildside Press (July 19, 2011)
ASIN: B005DNTKEQ

The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press - Coming soon!

The REH Foundation Press is coming out with a long awaited collection of Howard’s “spicy” stories.
Information on pre-orders is coming in a week or two. Here are the steamy contents:
This volume features a suitably “spicy” cover by Jim & Ruth Keegan.

Contents:
Introduction by Patrice Louinet
“The Girl on the Hell Ship” (aka “She-Devil”)
“Ship in Mutiny”
“Desert Blood”
“The Purple Heart of Erlik”
“The Dragon of Kao Tsu”
“Murderer’s Grog”
“Guns of Khartum”
“Daughters of Feud”

Miscellanea:
Untitled Synopsis (“John Gorman . . .”)
“The Girl on the Hell Ship”—draft
Untitled Synopsis (“Ship in Mutiny”)
“Ship in Mutiny”—draft
List of Characters (“Desert Blood”)
Untitled Synopsis (“The Purple Heart of Erlik”)
Untitled Synopsis (“Daughters of Feud”)

Sherlock Holmes: THE HOUSE OF SILK by Anthony Horowitz
Coming in November!
First ever new Sherlock Holmes novel authorized
by the Arthur Conan Doyle estate.

Mulholland Books will be the US publisher of the first ever new Sherlock Holmes novel authorized by the Arthur Conan Doyle estate. It will be written by Anthony Horowitz, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Rider series and the award-winning writer of PBS’s Foyle’s War and Collision, as well as many other film and television projects.
The book, entitled The House of Silk, will hit bookstores on November 1st, 2011.




Mulholland Books

Tellers of Weird Tales - New blog now online!
Terence Hanley has created a blog in which he researches and writes about the contributors to Weird Tales magazine and its companion titles, Oriental Stories and The Magic Carpet Magazine.

Jim Causey and Bill Blackbeard - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 - New!
Artemus Calloway (1883-1948) - New!
Edith Hurley (1903-1997)
"It Happened to Me"
Ralph Rayburn Phillips (1896-1974)
Jack Kytle (1906-1971)
Wilma Dorothy Vermilyea (1915-1995)




16 July 2011
The 23rd Annual New York City Collectible Paperback & Pulp Fiction Expo - Sunday, October 16, 2011!
The  23rd Annual New York City Collectible Paperback & Pulp Fiction Expo will be held Sunday, October 16, 2011, at the Holiday Inn on 57th Street in NYC in the BIG ROOM.

A limited number of 6 and 8 foot tables available, but email or call for tables asap, as they go fast.
Call Gary at 718-646-6126 after 5pm EST.
Admission: Preview (8am) $10; General (9am - 3pm) $5; After 3pm FREE

Guest authors and artists so far include:
CHARLES ARDAI, award-winning crime author and editor of the Hard Case Crime series.
LAWRENCE BLOCK, legendry mystery and crime author, creator of the Matt Scudder series & more!
ED BALCOURT, renown artist rep who was a key player in paperback cover art and pb publishing.
LINTON BALDWIN, Lion Books crime author, who wrote Lion classic noir, Sinner's Game.
MARCUS BOAS, fabulous fantasy artist who will display some of his wonderful paintings!
CAROL BUGGE, author of many fine mystery novels and some fine Sherlockian pastiches!
ELAINE DUILLO, famous cover artist and the "Queen of the Romance Paperback!"
RON GOULART, master storyteller, SF writer, pulp and comic book scholar.
JACK FARAGASSO: Famous vintage paperback cover artists and master illustrator!
C.J. HENDERSON, hard-boiled crime, fantasy and horror author.
MORRIS HERSHMAN, original Manhunt author and also Midwood Books author as Arnold English.
MARVIN KAYE, famous fantasy author and renown Sherlockian anthologist and editor of SHMM.
SANDY KOSSIN, vintage paperback cover artist and classic master illustrator!
RON LESSER: Classic paperback book cover artist and master illustrator.
ANNETTE & MARTIN MEYERS, mystery author couple, who also write as Maan Meyers.
S.J. ROZAN, crime author and creator of the famous Lydia Chin series and much more.
NORMAN SPINRAD, legendry science fiction author.
JASON STARR, author of many excellent crime and noir thrillers.
STAN TRYBULSKI, hard-boiled crime author with many fine books to his credit.
KEN WISHNIA, hard crime as well as historical mystery author.

Guest signing times will be posted on our website, www.gryphonbooks.com and also on the Program given out at the day of the show.
Age of Aces
New and now available!

Donald E. Keyhoe’s seven stories of The Vanished Legion, from the pages of Dare-Devil Aces, have been collected into one volume and is now available to order from Amazon, Adventure House, and Mike Chomko Books.

Surely you remember from History class reading about when the Germans found a way to turn Allied pilots into Dwarfs, and in doing so, driving them mad and sending them back to attack their former squadrons. Or when the grizzly green death struck and left an unsettling learing grin upon it's victims twisted faces. Maybe you recall Germany’s plan to render the Allies defenseless with a ray that would block out all sight and sound. No, this obviously isn't the history they taught you about in school! But here at Age of Aces we are dedicated to furthering your education.

So join Dick Traine, Monte Prince, Bill Hammond and the rest of the Squadron of Forgotten Men as Colonel Meredith sends them out against some of the most bizarre schemes the Boche ever threw against the Allies in WWI!
$16.99 Trade paperback
"The Vanished Legion" is available from
Amazon, Mike Chomko Books, and Adventure House.


Age of Aces
Age of Aces is will be at Pulpfest in two weeks
where all our titles will be available at special Pulpfest prices.
We will have lots of copies of last month's release
"The Vanished Legion" by Donald E. Keyhoe,
along with copies of all our other titles.

And be looking for our latest book which will be hot off the presses
just in time for the festivities in Columbus.



 


Altus Press: Doc Savage in THE DESERT DEMONS
Now available in softcover and hardcover editions!
ebook editions are coming soon!

Sample chapter now online! Click here to read it!
Awesome review at
Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West

After a 20 year absence, the Man of Bronze and his indomitable men
are back for 7 new nightmare missions,
available in high-quality print and e-book editions.

Written by prolific pulp writer Will Murray, who has won acclaim for his unequalled ten-year tenure ghostwriting Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir’s Destroyer action-adventure series, The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage is a continuation of the well-received Doc novels Murray wrote for Bantam Books back in the 1990s, along with the late Lester Dent. The posthumous collaborations will be published under time-honored byline, Kenneth Robeson.

“These new novels are kicked-up, over-the-top exploits of the Man of Bronze, pitting him against forces and foes never before encountered,” promises Murray. “This is not some comic book scripter’s concept of Doc Savage. It’s the real deal.”

Fully authorized by Condé Nast, trademark holder of Doc Savage and based upon unpublished outlines and manuscripts originally written by Lester Dent, the originating writer of the seminal Street & Smith superman, and licensed from the Heirs of Norma Dent, The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage begins with a searing story set in the summer of 1936, The Desert Demons!  
“In The Desert Demons, a rash of unexplainable tornado-like outbreaks wreak havoc in California, calling Doc Savage and his men into action. And what action! Men and machinery are swallowed up by the scarlet cyclones, never to be seen again. Some chapters read like news reports of the Spring of 2011. Let’s hope we have a happy ending in real life! The entire Doc Savage cast is back for this reintroductory episode, including fan-favorite Patricia Savage.”

Murray also reunites with his other Doc Savage collaborator, award-winning artist and sculptor Joe DeVito, who will paint the covers from never-seen photographs of model Steve Holland, who posed for the best-selling James Bama covers as the living embodiment of the Man of Bronze. These vintage photos were donated to the project by Mr. Bama.

Deluxe Hardcover: $34.95  -   Softcover: $19.45
shipping is $5.50 for either edition and $11 for both together
  • 6”x9” trade paperbacks which will be available to bookstores and comic shops everywhere, as well as to individual purchasers through the official Wild Adventures of Doc Savage website, www.adventuresinbronze.com. 
  • 6”x9”deluxe hardcovers which will contain an illustrated Afterword detailing the background creation of each novel, as well as bonus articles and biographies by Will Murray and others—available in this edition only. These will also include signed bookplates autographed by Will Murray, artist Joe DeVito, and “Lester Dent” (in facsimile). Note: signed bookplates will be mailed separately.
  • e-book formats available for all the most popular e-readers: Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble Nook, and Apple’s iBookstore (for the iPad and iPhone).
The deluxe hardcover and softcover editions can be ordered now on the Adventures in Bronze website.
The softcover editon will be featured in the August PREVIEWS (available August 3rd)
and should arrive in comic shops late September or October.


Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books 
Coming in October!
DOC SAVAGE Volume 52: "Violent Night," "Strange Fish"
& "The Screaming Man" - Triple-novel World War II Special
The Man of Bronze battles America's enemies in three World War II thrillers by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, Doc Savage has only two days to unmask the disguised Adolf Hitler, who has fled a collapsing Nazi Germany! Then, the Man of Bronze is framed for murder as he hunts an undercover Gestapo officer. Finally, after Johnny Littlejohn vanishes on a secret mission for Army Intelligence, Doc goes on a rescue mission to the Far East. Can he unmask a murderous fugitive from Nazi Germany in time to save his aide? This classic pulp reprint features the original color pulp covers by Modest Stein, Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of eight Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-064-9 Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)


Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books 
Coming in October!
THE SHADOW Volume 54: "The Golden Quest" and "The Masked Headsman"
The Dark Avenger and Harry Vincent share center stage in two thrilling tales of lost treasure by Walter Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, The Shadow and his ablest agent journey to Michigan timber country in a thrilling tale of deadly avarice, betrayal and a forgotten gold mine. Then, a supercrook preys upon aristocratic refugees from the Spanish civil war, leading The Shadow into a deadly dual with The Masked Headsman. This instant collector's item showcases both classic pulp covers by George Rozen, the original interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and commentary by popular-culture historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-063-2 Softcover, 7x10. 128 pages, B&W, $14.95
Anthony Tollin, P.O. Box 761474, San Antonio, TX 78245-1474
1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or $2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class postpaid
Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid]
(includes bonus variant and ring premium)
Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
Check, Money Order, or Paypal (orders@shadowsanctum.com)



Argonotes - New pulp blog now online!
Dime Novels and Story Papers III - New!
Dime Novels and Story Papers II
Dime Novels and Story Papers
Memorial Day
The Argosy All-Story Weekly - August 5, 1922
An Interesting Find - The New Sabbath Library
The First Marvels - The Short Life of the Fanzine "Marvel Tales;" 1934-1935
An Interesting Find
Frank A. Munsey - V - Munsey; or, The Periodicals' Voice of Progressivism - III and Conclusion
Frank A. Munsey - IV - Munsey; or The Periodicals' Voice of Progressivism - II
Frank A. Munsey - III - Munsey; or, The Periodicals' Voice of Progressivism - I
Frank A. Munsey - II - The Golden Argosy
Frank A. Munsey
Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
 BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER #30 (Summer 2011)
Debut at Pulpfest - Shipping in early August!  
New Issue of BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER and
Two New Murania Press Titles to Debut at PulpFest

The just-completed BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER #30 (Summer 2011) is the biggest yet, coming in at 116 pages. Its highlight is “The Life and Times of Frank A. Munsey: The Man Who Made The Argosy,” an extremely interesting biography of the father of the pulp magazine written by Argonotes blogger Nathan Madison. Part Two of “He Always Knew What Evil Lurked” continues Martin Grams Jr.’s history of The Shadow’s early years on radio, leading up to the period just before Orson Welles assumed the role. A 1939 article by Erle Stanley Gardner laments the sorry state of the pulp market and singles out the weird-menace magazines for criticism. Off-Trail Publications’ John Locke remembers the late Bill Blackbeard, legendary collectors of comics and pulps. Mark Trost tracks down three Ace Publications pulp heroes—Secret Agent X, Captain Hazzard, and The Moon Man—who made it into comic books in heavily altered versions. And Daniel J. Neyer weighs in on Drums of Fu Manchu, the 1940 Republic serial widely believed to be among the best chapter plays ever made. Rounding out the issue is a South Seas yarn written by Robert Leslie Bellem for a 1941 issue of Spicy Adventure.
Ordering
Single copies of BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER can be purchased for $11.95 plus $2.50 postage, although the better deal is a one-year, four-issue subscription for $40 postpaid. Those paying via snail-mail should make their checks or money orders out to editor/publisher Ed Hulse and send them to him at 2467 Rt 10, Bldg. 15-4B, Morris Plains NJ 07950.  Ed accepts inquiries and Paypal payments at bnteditor@yahoo.com.
Please note:
Ed reports that some subscriber copies of the previous issue (#29, Spring 2011) failed to go out due to a shipping snafu, but he will include copies of #29 with copies of the Summer issue, which will ship in early August following PulpFest, where attendees can pick up their copies in person.

Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
Gordon Young’s SAVAGES
Debut at Pulpfest - Shipping Now!    
Also making their formal debuts at PulpFest,
but available for immediate shipping,
are two new Murania Press books:

Gordon Young’s SAVAGES, the first of his Hurricane Williams novels, is a rip-roaring South Seas thriller originally serialized in Adventure magazine during 1919. Murania’s handsome new trade-paperback edition reprints the yarn in its entirety.  It adds “The Unlisted Legion,” the 1918 short story that introduced Williams to pulp readers, and an introduction by Gordon Young scholar Tom Krabacher. 

Ordering
Single copies are $19.95 each plus $5.00 postage. Snail-mail payments can be made to Ed at the above address, but Paypal payments should be made to muraniapress@yahoo.com.


Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press
THE BEST OF BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER
Debut at Pulpfest - Shipping Now!  

The long awaited, frequently requested BEST OF BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER is also ready for immediate shipping. Its 340 pages include the cream of the magazine’s long-out-of-print first ten issues. The handsomely packaged trade paperback includes two image galleries that reprint dozens of images: rare movie stills, pulp and dime-novel covers, and candid photos of such favorite pulp writers as Lester Dent and Frederick C. Davis. 

Ordering
Like Savages, THE BEST OF BLOOD ‘N’ THUNDER can be purchased from Ed directly or by making a payment of $24.95 plus $5.00 postage to muraniapress@yahoo.com.
Back issues of Blood ‘n’ Thunder (from #23 up)
are still available from Ed as well.
Also, Ed will be offering discounts for PulpFest customers who
purchase all three new publications at his table.

Blood 'n' Thunder / Murania Press


The Book Cave - New podcast now available online!
Episode 135: The Way They Were Timetable - New!
Jeff Deischer returns to the Book Cave to discuss his newest book The Way They Were.
Episode 134: The Return of Van Plexico
Episode 133: Python Isle Audio Book 
Episode 132: Shelby Vick
Episode 131: How The West Was Weird Volume 2
Episode 130:  Percival Constantine
Episode 129: Brain Boy
CONAN: THE ISLAND OF NO RETURN #2
Arriving in comic shops July 20th!
Ron Marz (Writer), Bart Sears (Pencils/Cover), Randy Elliott (Inks), and Mark Roberts (Cover)
Having broken into a haunted castle to loot its treasures, Conan and his companions discover that stories of the castle’s paranormal past may have been exaggerated. But that doesn’t mean that fabricated ghost stories can’t be used to their advantage when Conan discovers they aren’t the only thieves out for the gold!

32 pages, Full Color, $3.50, On sale July 20



CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE MASK OF ACHERON
Arriving in comic shops July 20th!
Stuart Moore (Writer), Gabriel Guzman (Pencils/Cover), and Jason Gorder (Inks)

After witnessing his wife burned at the stake, warlord Khalar Zym sets out on a quest to find the mythical Mask of Acheron, an ancient artifact that will bring his beloved back to life. In his search across the lands, Zym destroys a village in northern Cimmeria, where a boy born of battle survives and is cast out into the world, alone.

Years later, Zym crosses paths again with the boy who survived—Conan. He must now contend with this barbarian nuisance who is now set on vengeance for the slaughter of his village. Zym and his daughter, Marique, eventually clash with Conan in an epic final battle, the outcome of which will decide the fate of the world.

Based on Conan the Barbarian, the new major motion picture starring Jason Momoa, Rose McGowan, and Ron Perlman.

One-shot, 64 pages, Full Color, $6.99, On sale July 20


Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West - Now online!
Review: Doc Savage in "The Desert Demons"  - New!
Forgotten Books: Doc Savage - His Apocalyptic Life - New!
Forgotten Books: Doc Savage in PYTHON ISLE by Will Murray
Forgotten Story: "A Man Couldn't Breathe" by David Goodis (writing as David Crewe)
Forgotten Books: The White Circle by Carroll John Daly
Forgotten Coloring Books: The Shadow and The Lone Ranger
Forgotten Stories: "Hunch" and "Death Song" by Paul Cain - Yours via email!


E-texts on the net this week
The Shadow in Review:
This weeks Shadow review is "Model Murder" from the July 1947 issue of The Shadow Magazine.

Pulpgen-Online Pulps:   Now with over 1000 stories online!
"Autopsy and Eva" by Joe Archibald from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, September, 1941
Featuring: Dizzy Duo
Snooty Piper gets tangled up with the draft board and a mysterious suicide. The army doesn't want him, so screwball Snooty Piper pulls an about-face to the morgue.
"Key Witness" by Lon Williams from WESTERN ACTION, October, 1954
Featuring: Judge Steele
Judge Steele was beginning to wonder which was really worse - the culprits who came before him, or the lawyers who wrangled over them. Be-consarned if he wouldn't rather hang French Demeree and Wade Claybrook instead of the latest prisoner!
Fantom Press - Now Shipping!
Signed, limited edition of Paul Malmont’s
The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown

Based on an incredible true episode of World War II history, Paul Malmont’s new novel is a rollicking blend of fact and fiction about the men and women who were recruited to defeat the Nazis and ended up creating the future.

In 1943, when the United States learns that Germany is on the verge of a deadly innovation that could tip the balance of the war, the government turns to an unlikely source for help: the nation’s top science fiction writers. Installed at a covert military lab within the Philadelphia Naval Yard are the most brilliant of these young visionaries. The unruly band is led by Robert Heinlein, the dashing and complicated master of the genre. His “Kamikaze Group,” which includes the ambitious genius Isaac Asimov, is tasked with transforming the wonders of science fiction into science fact and unlocking the secrets to invisibility, death rays, force fields, weather control, and other astounding phenomena—and finding it harder than they ever imagined.

When a German spy washes ashore near the abandoned Long Island ruins of a mysterious energy facility, the military begins to fear that the Nazis are a step ahead of Heinlein’s group. Now the oddball team, joined by old friends from the Pulp Era including L. Ron Hubbard (court-martialed for attacking Mexico), must race to catch up. The answers they seek may be locked in the legendary War of Currents, which was fought decades earlier between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. As the threat of an imminent Nazi

invasion of America grows more and more possible, events are set in motion that just may revolutionize the future—or destroy it—while forcing the writers to challenge the limits of talent, imagination, love, destiny, and even reality itself.

Blazing at breathtaking speed from forgotten tunnels deep beneath Manhattan to top-secret battles in the North Pacific, and careening from truth to pulp and back again, The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown is a sweeping, romantic epic—a page-turning rocket ship ride through the history of the future.
Paul Malmont is a great friend of Fantom Press
and we're proud to present  an exclusive signed edition of
Paul's thrilling sequel to The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril.  
Each copy will be hand signed by Paul
on a specially designed signature page
and numbered in an edition of only 100 copies. 
Books are now shipping.  $26.00 plus shipping

Like all our products, proceeds from these sales go to help
Fran and Bob Larkin in their valiant fight against cancer.

For Books’ Sake - Pulp story competition for women!
For Books’ Sake and contemporary pulp publishers Pulp Press have teamed up to announce an exciting new project; a competition to find the best pulp fiction written by women.

Got a story with a heroine hell-bent on vengeance? A gang of girl gangsters, assassins or other deadly dames? If you’re a woman writing pulp fiction, we want to hear from you!

Winning entries will be featured in an anthology of short stories published by Pulp Press later this year, featured on For Books’ Sake, and invited to read their stories at the launch party in London.

We will also be awarding other prizes for our favourites, so come back soon for confirmed details about what these will entail.

Want to be in with a chance to win? All you need to do is send your pulp fiction short story to us by midnight on Monday 15th August 2011 following the instructions on the For Book's Sake website.
Haffner Press - HAFFNER PRESS ANNOUNCES NEW MYSTERY TITLES!
While counting down the days to Pulpfest 2011 in Columbus, Ohio, we're pleased to announce the first two titles in our new hardcover line of
Mystery titles: THE COMPLETE JOHN THUNSTONE by Manly Wade Wellman and THE COMPLETE I.V. FROST by Donald Wandrei.

Both of these titles will be smythe-sewn hardcovers with full-cloth binding and printed on archival-quality acid-free paper. We will have more details, including availability, pricing, and ordering information in the near future. We are currently negotiating for original cover art and comprehensive introductions.
THE COMPLETE JOHN THUNSTONE by Manly Wade Wellman
Conceived by Manly Wade Wellman and Weird Tales editor Dorothy McIlwraith in 1943, John Thunstone is a scholar and playboy who investigates mysterious supernatural events. Large and strong, intelligent, handsome, and wealthy, he has the typical attributes of a heroic character. He is also well-read in occult matters and has access to weapons (such as a sword-cane forged by a saint) that are especially potent against vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures.  In addition to the ghosts and other traditional supernatural beings, several of Thunstone's enemies are Wellman's unique creations. Particularly compelling (or whatever adjective applies) are the the enigmatic (or eery or whatever) shonokins, a race of human-like creatures who claim to have ruled North America before the coming of humans. Thunstone's most persistent foe is  the diabolical (or whatever) sorcerer Rowley Thorne, a character loosely based on the real occultist Aleister Crowley. Thunstone originally appeared in short stories published in WEIRD TALES from 1943 to 1951 with a final short story in 1982. Wellman would later write two novels featuring Thunstone: What Dreams May Come (1983) and The School of Darkness (1985).

Contents:
"The Third Cry to Legba"  - WEIRD TALES, November 1943
"The Golden Goblins"  - WEIRD TALES, January 1944
"Hoofs"  - WEIRD TALES, March 1944
"The Letters of Cold Fire"  - WEIRD TALES, May 1944
"John Thunstone's Inheritance"  - WEIRD TALES, July 1944
"Sorcery from Thule"  - WEIRD TALES, September 1944
"The Dead Man's Hand"  - WEIRD TALES, November 1944
"Thorne on the Threshold"  - WEIRD TALES, January 1945
"The Shonokins"  - WEIRD TALES, March 1945
"Blood from a Stone"   - WEIRD TALES, May 1945
The Dai Sword"  - WEIRD TALES, July 1945
"Twice Cursed"  - WEIRD TALES, March 1946
"Shonokin Town"  - WEIRD TALES, July 1946
"The Leonardo Rondache"  - WEIRD TALES, March 1948
"The Last Grave of Lill Warran"  - WEIRD TALES, May 1951
"Rouse Him Not"  KADATH, July 1982
"What Dreams May Come" Doubleday, 1983
"The School of Darkness" Doubleday, 1985
THE COMPLETE I.V. FROST by Donald Wandrei
It may come as a surprise to some that Donald Wandrei wrote more mysteries than all his horror, fantasy, and science fiction tales combined. This volume collects all eighteen adventures of Wandrei's ratiocinative detective I.V. Frost, who is ably assisted by his beautiful and tough female assistant, Jean Moray. A scientist and inventor, Frost has his own approach to solving mysteries. Rather than following the usual hard-drinking, trench-coated style of many of his contemporaries, Frost's strategy was to mix the logic of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes with the technology of Lester Dent's Doc Savage. In 2000, D.H. Olson edited a volume published by Fedogan and Bremer collecting the first eight of Frost's adventures. A second volume of the remaining 10 tales was promised but never materialized.

Contents:
"Frost" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, September 1934
"Green Man" ? Creeping - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, November 1934
"They Could Not Kill Him" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, February 1935
"Bride of the Rats" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, April 1935
"The Artist of Death" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, June 1935
"Death Descending" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, August 1935
"Impossible" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, October 1935
"Merry-Go-Round" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, December 1935
"Giants in the Valley" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, February 1936
"Bone Crusher" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, April 1936
"Panda" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, July 1936
"The Lunatic Plague" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, August 1936
"Killer19s Bait" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, November 1936
"Stolen from the Morgue" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, January 1937
"Blood in the Golden Crystal" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, March 1937
"A Beetle or a Fox" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, June 1937
"Skeletons, Inc" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, August 1937
"Electric Devils" - CLUES DETECTIVE STORIES, September 1937
iPulpFiction - Summer Celebration:  A New Story Every Day in June, July & August!
iPulpFiction is a cloud-based reading service that publishes classic and contemporary short stories
that are accessible from any device with an up-to-date browser and an Internet connection.

ADVENTURE
July 31st
Starting July 31st iPulp will begin publishing stories from the November, 1914 issue of ADVENTURE including:
"Triplest Triumphant," "The Soft Heart of Jules LeBrun," and featuring Morton St. Clair.
SUPER SCIENCE STORIES
August 1st
Starting August 1st iPulp will begin publishing all six stories in the February, 1942 issue of SUPER SCIENCE STORIES including:
"Cross of Mercrux," "Child of the Green Light," and "Spaceship from Korl." Science fiction historian Raymond Thompson describes Super Science Stories as "one of the most interesting magazines to appear during the 1940s"
Brother Bones from Airship 27
He has been sent to avenge the innocent and punish the guilty. Haunting the dark streets of Cape Noire, he is BROTHER BONES, THE UNDEAD AVENGER. So, put on your slouch hat and grab your twin .45 automatics, thare are werewolves and monsters awaiting to challenge the most macabre here of them all: Brother Bones.

July 23
The Bone Brothers - The origin of the undead avenger.

August 2
Shield and Claw - Bones battles a werewolf with ties to the police.

August 12
Scales of Terror - A monster from another dimension threatens Cape Noire.

August 22
See Spot Kill - A zombie dog is on the prowl.
Secret Agent X Volume 2 from Airship 27
The Greatest Pulp Spy Returns!
When America’s enemies threaten, the Man of a Thousand Faces is on call to defend and protect her against all foes. Pulp action at it’s finest!

August 6
Betty Dale: Gun Moll - The Agent’s most loyal ally has suddenly gone gun-crazy and he must stop her before she kills!
The Plague Doctor: An entire town is quarantined by a diabolical madman. Secret Agent must find an antidote before it is too late.

August 26
The Gateway Machine
Terror looms over all mankind as Agent “X” races to find and destroy a man-made portal into a nightmarish dimension. Author B. C. Bell takes Secret Agent X deep into the Cthulhu Mythos, a shared fictional universe created by horror master, H. P. Lovecraft.
Lance Star from Airship 27
Rev up your props and get ready for high-flying thrills as one of pulpdom's first flying aces makes his glorious return to action and adventure among the clouds.  Lance Star - Sky Ranger is pulp action at its finest. Brand new, action-packed tales of high-flying thrills await you...

Aug 23
Shadows of Kunlun
A government agent sends Lance and his team of flyers off to the roof of the world, Tibet, in search of a lost World War One ace
The Bat Strikes from Altus Press
August 14
"The Bat" may be one of the most obscure pulp series of the Great Depression, but questionably it is also one of the most significant.

One had only to read the riveting origin story, “The Bat Strikes!” to recognize the roots of a very similar but much more culturally significant hero — Batman! Both characters, musing over how to combat crime, are safely ensconced in their respective domiciles when—
JOHN CARTER (OF MARS) - Teaser trailer now online!
Disney has finally released the long-anticipated trailer to their next epic adventure, John Carter. Directed by Andrew Stanton this adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs story features Taylor Kitsch as a Civil War veteran who finds himself on Barsoom. The trailer can be viewed at any of the links below.
Off-Trail Publications - Now available!

New from Off-Trail Publications:
OUTDOOR STORIES by J. Allan Dunn
Introduction by John Locke

OUTDOOR STORIES lasted a mere thirteen issues through 1927-28. Today, it’s one of the rarest pulp magazines. One of its best-known contributors was the prolific J. Allan Dunn. Presented in this volume are three of his long-forgotten tales from OUTDOOR STORIES which rank with his best work; gripping, fascinating adventures set in the exotic places of another day. The featured story is the novelette, "New Guinea Gold," a savage, epic tale of friendship, survival and revenge. Also included is a history of OUTDOOR STORIES, a biography of its editor, Edmund C. Richards, and an examination of Dunn’s role in the magazine.
6x9-inch perfect bound; 190 pages, $16.00 postpaid

Check or Money Order to:
Off-Trail Publications
2036 Elkhorn Rd.
Castroville, CA 95012
Or:
PayPal: offtrail@redshift.com

Checkout  earlier titles by clicking on the link below.
Off-Trail Publications - Still available!
THE CITY OF BAAL by Charles Beadle
Checkout the excellent review at Tangent.com!
Mysterious Africa...
At the turn of the 20th Century, Charles Beadle served the British Empire in the colonies of southern Africa; saw duty in the Boer War. Afterwards, he worked his way north through perilous territory as an oddjobber, trader and explorer. When his travels ended, he tapped his storytelling gifts and turned the Africa of experience into enthralling fiction, becoming a stalwart of the great adventure pulps.    

Included in this collection of seven short stories and novelettes--originally published in ADVENTURE and THE FRONTIER --are strange tales of daring quests, wildlife in riot, treacherous characters, inscrutable witchdoctors, bizarre tribes, gruesome fates--all the mystery, discovery, danger . . . and dread, of unknown lands. From small-scale stories of isolated outposts under stress, to epic sagas of lost races in the depths of the jungle--from the macabre to the breathtaking--here is adventure at its best.  Also included is a detailed discussion of the historical context of Beadle’s stories, and a look at his fascinating life and career.

6x9-inch perfect bound, 240 pages, 7 stories, $20.00 postpaid (media mail) or add $4.50 for priority mail

Check or Money Order to:
Off-Trail Publications
2036 Elkhorn Rd.
Castroville, CA 95012
Or:
PayPal: offtrail@redshift.com

Checkout  earlier titles by clicking on the link below.

PULP 2.0 PRESS - Agent 13 novels to be collected and reprinted!
Pulp 2.0 Press CEO Bill Cunningham today announced that the company has signed an agreement to redesign and republish the adventures of the classic pulp character, Agent 13,  created and written by Flint Dille (Transformers G1) and David Marconi (Enemy of the State). This Pulp 2.0 collector’ edition titled The Agent 13 Dossier will be exclusively in print, and will collect all three of the original Agent 13 novels as well as exclusive features disclosing the secrets behind the mysterious Midnight Avenger.

Agent 13 was originally published in 1986 by TSR in a trilogy of novels - The Invisible Empire, The Serpentine Assassin and Acolytes of Darkness.  The character spawned a set of graphic novels drawn by artist Dan Spiegle (with covers by Jeff Butler) as well as a role-playing game and comic. Kidnapped as a young child in 1907, a gifted boy was brought to The Shrine, the hidden headquarters of the ancient organization known as The Brotherhood. His past memories were erased, he was assigned the title Agent 13 and trained as an assassin and agent in clandestine operations. He became the best disciple and would have risen high in the ranks of the Brotherhood, until he discovered its true evil nature under its cadaverous leader, Itsu - The Hand Sinister. Fleeing The Brotherhood he is hunted by their ninja-like agents, and begins a deadly cat-and-mouse contest against the organization. He fights back, forming his own group of allies against the Brotherhood who dare to plunge the world toward war.

“Agent 13 is Dille and Marconi’s love letter to the pulps, cliffhanger serials and comics. We at Pulp 2.0 are ecstatic to present our readers with these great pulp adventures in an exclusive collector’s print edition,” said Pulp 2.0 CEO Bill Cunningham.  “I remember reading... okay devouring these books when they first came out, and I’ve always loved the world and characters that Flint and David created.  To be able to design a new edition to share these rare novels and the secrets behind Agent 13 is an honor.”
“We were sitting in Flint’s living room one day, and we started jamming ideas back and forth. Flint was a big fan of the pulps and he showed me some of the old materials he had. He had a book featuring the old pulp covers that we looked at that was very inspiring. I had just written some screenplays for Warner Brothers and had good relationships there, and said that if we came up with an interesting story/pitch about this stuff, we can possibly set it up as a screenplay to write.’ So we originally developed AGENT 13 as a studio pitch to set up as a film, and spent quite a lot of time developing the story and characters as we pitched it around to the various producer/buyers around town,” said co-creator David Marconi.

“Then, when the movie wasn’t getting set up as quickly as we hoped, but the story had progressed to the level where we had all the characters and everything else worked out, we decided to just write the book. Flint  had access to Random House through Gary Gygax and TSR, so we were able to get a publishing deal, and dove straight into Agent 13 novel world. Which at the end of the day, was more fun in that it allowed us to go much deeper into the characters and backstory which can’t be explored in great detail in a 2 hour script format.”
More details will be forthcoming as the project progresses. The Agent 13 contract was negotiated on behalf of the creators by Howard Bliss of Union Entertainment.



PULPED! - The Official New Pulp Podcast! - New podcast now available online!
Episode 3 - DOC SAVAGE AUDIO-PYTHON ISLE from RADIO ARCHIVES - New!  
Join Tommy and Derrick on this third action packed episode of PULPED! as they discuss the newest Audio Pulp available from Radio Archives!  Harlan Zinck, Roger Rittner, and Michael McConnohie explain how PYTHON ISLE transposed from novel to audio and all the ins and outs of the directing, acting, and producing of this seminal piece of New Pulp!
Release Day Special #1 - Paul Malmont Gets PULPED!
Episode 2 - Deischer Discusses 'THE WAY THEY WERE' and The Pulptress Reviews CROSSOVERS!
Episode 1 - PULPED! For The First Time!



Our favorite pulp authors are frequently discussed in panel discussions at conventions,
but usually by fans and historians. This year, PulpFest offers a unique take on such discussions
by giving a forum to female descendants of those authors.
Four talented and articulate ladies will be looking at the great rough-paper scribes of yore
through the prism of familial relationships, telling us how they discovered and came to
revere the works of their famous progenitors.

Please join PulpFest on Friday, July 29th, for "Granddaughters of the Pulps" featuring
Elizabeth Bissette, great-niece of Norvell Page,
Karen Davis Cunningham, granddaughter of Frederick C. Davis,
Laurie Powers, granddaughter of Paul Powers, and
Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson Brown, granddaughter of Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (who also founded DC Comics). The panel will be moderated by BLOOD 'N' THUNDER editor Ed Hulse.
Further details can be found at www.pulpfest.com.
On January 24th, 2011, the 100th anniversary of the birth of C. L. Moore was celebrated.
Catherine Lucille Moore was one of the first women to write in the genres of science fiction and fantasy,
helping to pave the way for other female writers of speculative fiction.

PulpFest 2011 will be celebrating this anniversary with a presentation by science-fiction and fantasy expert
Stephen Haffner, publisher of several volumes of Moore's work.
This 45-minute presentation on the life and career of Moore, featuring many never-before-seen photographs,
images of rare editions, and maybe a word from Ms. Moore herself, will take place on Friday, July 29th at 9:40 PM.

For further details, please visit www.pulpfest.com.
PulpFest's afternoon programming on Friday and Saturday, July 29-30, will be dedicated to
"new pulp fiction," contemporary writing that was inspired by the pulp fiction of the early 20th century.

Win Scott Eckert will be performing a reading on Friday, July 29th at 3 PM
while Bill Craig will be appearing on Saturday, July 30th at 2:30 PM.

Please visit www.pulpfest.com for further details about these events.
We look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks.
For those interested in the genres of science fiction and fantasy, PulpFest 2011 will offer a couple of presentations.

On Friday, July 29th, starting at 9:40 PM, Stephen Haffner, the "Big Poobah" at Haffner Press will offer a 45-minute talk on the life and career of respected author C. L. Moore, featuring many never-before-seen photographs, images of rare editions, and maybe a word from Ms. Moore herself (who was born 100 years ago this past January).

Garyn G. Roberts, a professor at Northwestern Michigan College and editor of
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy will discuss
"Steampunk in the Days of Dime Novels and Pulp Magazines" on Saturday, July 30th, starting at 7:30 PM.

Both of these events will take place in the PulpFest programming area at this year's convention.
Find out one reason why both of these men are nominees for the 2011 Munsey Award.
For further details on these presentations, please visit www.pulpfest.com
Steampunk pays a visit to PulpFest with a presentation by Professor Garyn G. Roberts
that investigates the roots of what is today a very popular science fiction category.
Join Munsey nominee Roberts at 7:30 PM on Saturday, July 30 in the PulpFest programming area
for a discussion of "Steampunk in the Days of Dime Novels and Pulp Magazines."
As always, further details are at www.pulpfest.com.
This year, the convention will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of THE SHADOW MAGAZINE
and the birth of the hero pulp. There will be a showing of three rarely seen Shadow short subjects from
1931-1932, a presentation on The Shadow of the radio, a look at Philip Jose Farmer's thoughts on
The Shadow, and a panel called "Walter B. Gibson and The Shadow" featuring three gentlemen
who knew Gibson and wrote books about Walter and his character.
FarmerCon, a convention celebrating the life and work of "Grand Master of Science Fiction"
Philip José Farmer, will be held at this year's PulpFest.
Further details about FarmerCon have now been posted to the home page of the PulpFest website.
Read all about what programming the fans of Farmer are planning to present by visiting the PulpFest website.
 "New Fictioneer" readings of Duane Spurlock ("A Quiet Night in the Dark in La Plata, Missouri, 1942" and "Pretty Polly") and Wayne Reinagel ("Pulp Heroes—Khan Dynasty" and "Modern Marvels—Viktoriana").
Tony Davis celebrates the twentieth anniversary of THE PULPSTER with
yet another great issue of his award-winning magazine.

The official program guide for PulpFest 2011, the new issue is 44 pages long and
features a full color cover by SHADOW great Graves Gladney.

There are articles on the first five adventures of "The Dark Avenger,"
an exclusive excerpt from Will Murray's new Doc Savage adventure,
THE DESERT DEMONS, and more.


Almost a full year before his first appearance in the pulps, The Shadow debuted as the mysterious narrator
of The Detective Story Hour, a CBS radio program sponsored by Street & Smith.
On Friday evening, July 29th, popular culture historian Martin Grams
will contribute to PulpFest’’s salute to the 80th anniversary of the first hero pulp by presenting
a fascinating slide show concerning the radio program that inspired the pulp magazine.
Join David Saunders on Friday, July 29th at 8 PM in the PulpFest programming room
for "Wild American Pulp Artists," a presentation on illustrators Emery Clarke, Robert Harris, and
Milton Luros, all of them born 100 years ago in 1911.
All three artists drew black and white interior art and painted front covers for a variety of magazines.

The son of Norman Saunders, David is an accomplished artist himself.
Additionally, he is probably the leading expert on pulp magazine art, having written
and spoken extensively on the subject.
PulpFest Celebrates 100 Years of Talbot Mundy

When it comes to adventure fiction, one of its greatest practitioners was Talbot Mundy,
born William Lancaster Gribbon in 1879.
He began writing in his early thirties, following years of adventuring in India, Africa, and other parts of the world.
Or so the story goes; much of his early life was romanticized over the years, largely by the author himself.

This summer, PulpFest will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Talbot Mundy’s first appearance in print
with a showing of THE BLACK WATCH, a film adaptation of Mundy’s “King of the Khyber Rifles,”
the author's best known work.
Registration
A prepaid, three-day membership to PulpFest 2011 will cost $30.
A three-day membership paid at the door will cost $35.
Friday or Saturday, single-day memberships will cost $15.
A Sunday only membership, available only at the door, will cost $5.
Please be aware that many dealers will be packing up on Sunday, preparing to depart for their homes.
Children age 15 and younger, accompanied by a parent, will be admitted for free.


Pulps 1st - New pulp poster line now available!
Pulps 1st is now offering a line of pulp posters at http://pulps1st.imagekind.com/
There will be an access button on the Pulps 1st website soon.
There are only a few posters up at the present time, but more will be added. 

Pulps 1st has also created mugs, mousepads, and more at http://zazzle.com/pulps1st
There are about 14 mugs, four or five mousepads, and a couple of iPad covers.
Pulps 1st - New pulp T-Shirt line now available!
Pulps 1st has opened a storefront for pulp image cover t-shirts.
You can reach the storefront from pulps1st.com and clicking on the shirts button.
Currently there are ten images available, including the one and only Capt Hazzard issue.
Also available are the first issue of Masked Rider some Phantom Detective, Black Book Detective with the Black Bat, SF, Western, and an air pulp.

Shirts are available in Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, and XX-Large as well as various colors.
Prices are $20.40 and $22.40 plus shipping.
Some shirts are now available in XXXL size and lots of new cover options have been added!

Pulpville Press - Now available!
Pulp Tales Presents #20: WINGS OF HORROR and Other Stories by Ray Cummings

A compilation of horror and mystery stories by Ray Cummings (and pen name Ray King):
The stories are:
THE FIEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
WINGS OF HORROR
HALFWAY TO HORROR
THE CASE OF THE MUMMIFIED CORPSES
THE DEAD WHO WALK
THE MAN WHO CAST TWO SHADOWS
FLAMES OF HORROR
THE PURPLE HEAD
THE SECRET GRAVE
THE GRUESOME THING
THE DEATH SONG
ASHES OF MURDER

The stories collected in facsimile format in this book are all from 1940 and 1941 issues of Thrilling Mystery pulp magazine. Softcover, 132 pages, 7 x 10 inches




Radio Archives - Coming July 29th!
Legendary Superhero Doc Savage Returns
in Second Audiobook Adventure!

The greatest pulp fiction character of the 20th Century is featured in a brand new audio release from
RadioArchives.com!

He was a role model during the Great Depression and World War II and a pop icon for the millions who thrilled to his paperback exploits from the 1960s thru the 1980s. Now Doc Savage, the legendary Man of Bronze, comes to vivid life in "White Eyes", the new and soon to be released audiobook adventure from RadioArchives.com.

In "White Eyes", a new supercriminal emerges from the underworld. Dressed all in white, his face masked, eyes blank as a blind man's, he calls himself White Eyes. Who is he? What are his goals? All of Manhattan reels under the onslaught of the Blind Death, a scourge so terrible that innocent people are struck dead, their eyes turning white as hardboiled eggs. From his skyscraper headquarters high above the streets of New York City to the sugarcane fields of Cuba, Doc Savage races to crush gangland's latest uncrowned king!
Written by Will Murray and produced and directed by Roger Rittner - the same team that created "Python Isle" and "The Adventures of Doc Savage" audio collections also available from RadioArchives.com, "White Eyes" features dramatic narration by Richard Epcar, cover art by Joe DeVito, and two exclusive audio interviews with Will Murray on the continuing history of Doc Savage and the original Lester Dent manuscript that led to the writing of this exciting edge-of-your-seat adventure.

Scheduled for release on July 29, 2011, "White Eyes" will be available as a 10-CD set priced at $31.98 and as a 10-hour digital download priced at $21.98. This Doc Savage thriller is the second in a new line of pulp fiction audiobooks from RadioArchives.com; upcoming releases will feature the classic adventures of The Spider, Secret Agent "X", and more of Will Murray's exciting Doc Savage adventures.

RadioArchives.com is one of the largest creators and distributors of old time radio and pulp fiction entertainment in the United States. Specializing in fully restored radio programs, remastered from original recordings, they are known for their outstanding audio fidelity, impressive packaging, and commitment to top quality customer service.
Doc Savage "White Eyes" Creative Team Biographies
Will Murray (author) is the literary agent for the estate of Lester Dent, and the author of over 50 novels, including several posthumous Doc Savage collaborations with series originator Lester Dent, among them "Python Isle", "White Eyes", and his latest novel "Desert Demons", soon to be released by Altus Press.

Roger Rittner (producer, director) has written, produced, and directed specials and multi-part series for National Public Radio, including the drama series "Darkness", the mystery/macabre series "Midnight", "The Adventures of Doc Savage", and the musical special "Charlie Sent Me!" Other radio projects have been heard on stations KMPC, KFI, and KGBS in Los Angeles. Roger created and directed The Variety Arts Radio Theatre, live recreations of classic radio drama, for 10 years at the Variety Arts Center in Los Angeles.

Richard Epcar (narrator) is well known to animation, anime, and gaming fans, having voiced over 300 characters in his lengthy career. He is "Batou" in "Ghost in the Shell" and he's also featured in a new series from Nickelodeon, "Airbender: The Legend of Korra'. Video game credits include "Robotech", "Kingdom Hearts", "Transformers", "Star Wars", "Mortal Kombat", "Modnation Racers", "Mortal Kombat vs. D.C. Universe", "Call of Duty: Black Ops", "Dead Space", "Star Craft", "Red Faction Guerilla", "Command & Conquer", "Xenosaga", "Guilty Gears", ".Hack", and "Resident Evil", to name only a few. Animation fans have heard his voice in "Bleach", "Bobobo", "X-Men", "Macross Plus", "The New Speed Racer", "Rurouni Kenshin", "Lupin the Third", "Digimon", and "Power Rangers". On camera, Richard has appeared in many films and television shows, including "Memoirs of an Invisible Man", "Columbo", "Diagnosis Murder", "Guns of Paradise", "Beverly Hills 90210", "Matlock", "Who's the Boss?", "Cheers", "Days of Our Lives", and "General Hospital" and he will be featured in the film "Broken Spirits", scheduled for release later this year.
White Eyes – Unabridged Audiobook
Written by Will Murray, based on a concept by Lester Dent
Narrated by Richard Epcar
Produced and Directed by Roger Rittner
Cover Art by Joe DeVito
ISBN: 9781610814027 10
Audio Compact Disc Set $31.98
10 Hour Digital Download $21.98
Release Date: July 29, 2011
Coming soon!
Coming soon!

Radio Archives
New Digital Downloads Now Available!

For well over a decade, RadioArchives.com has been known for the amazing audio quality of our classic radio compact disc collections – and it’s no wonder. We insist upon finding the absolute best quality masters, then carefully restoring them so that they retain all of the audio luster of the original recordings with none of the crackle, pops, hiss, or muffling so often heard in radio shows from other sources.

So, when we decided to start offering digital downloads of these same collections, we knew that you’d accept nothing but the absolute best quality. That’s why every classic radio collection you download from RadioArchives.com comes to you as a zip file containing each individual show, encoded as a mono 128 kpbs MP3 file with a sampling rate of 44,100.
If you often enjoy audio entertainment on your computer, your cell phone, or a portable device, you’ll be glad to hear that we’ve just added another sizable batch of selections to the digital downloads" page at RadioArchives.com. Included are such long-time customer favorites as the classic police drama “Calling All Cars”, the western adventure series “The Cisco Kid”, the high-flying adventures of America’s favorite free-lance insurance investigator “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar”, and many, many more!

Digital downloads from RadioArchives.com give you the best of everything. Top quality shows in sparkling audio fidelity, available to you for instant delivery around the clock – and, with digital downloads, you’ll pay no postage or delivery charges! Whether you live in Beijing, Basingstoke, or Bakersfield, just place your order and, within minutes, you’ll be enjoying some great entertainment.

Stop by RadioArchives.com often and see what’s new in our digital downloads section. Great shows, great sound, and great prices, too!
Radio Archives
New Podcast Features the Creators of “Python Isle”

About a month ago, RadioArchives.com released "Python Isle", the Doc Savage adventure that is the first in our new line of enhanced audiobooks. Your response to the set has been tremendous, with "Python Isle" quickly climbing to the top of the best-seller list on the Radio Archives website.

But the excitement about this engrossing and dramatic production has spread far beyond the customers of RadioArchives.com. Just this week, in fact, the creators of “Python Isle” were the guests of “Pulped!”, the new podcast hosted by Tommy Hancock and Derrick Ferguson. It was delightful fun to spend an hour with these two knowledgeable gentlemen discussing Doc Savage, audio production, and the details of how “Python Isle” came to be.
This new episode of “Pulped” can be heard in its entirety on our website at RadioArchives.com. Visit the Audiobook section and give it a listen! And if you haven’t yet purchased your copy of “Python Isle”, there’s still plenty of time to add it to your list of "gotta hear it" summer listening! Priced at just $25.98 for the 8 audio CD set or $17.98 for the digital download, this thrilling story of action and suspense is one that you’ll want to share with your whole family – and it’s only available from RadioArchives.com!

Radio Archives - Listen to the Newsletter!
Sit back, relax, and enjoy this newsletter as an Audio Podcast! Click here and you'll automatically hear the Radio Archives Newsletter, enhanced with narration, music, and clips from our latest compact disc collections! This audio version of our regular newsletter is a pleasant and convenient way to hear all about our latest CD sets, as well as the newest pulp fiction reprints, special offers, and much, much more!

The releases we've described in this newsletter are just a small fraction of what you'll find waiting for you at RadioArchives.com. Whether it's pulp fiction classics, colorful and exciting books from Moonstone, timeless movies and televisi on shows on DVD, or the over 150 compact disc collections containing thousands of sparkling and fully restored classic radio shows, we hope you'll make RadioArchives.com your source for the best in entertainment.

We'd love to hear from you! Send an e-mail to Service@RadioArchives.com or call us toll free at 800-886-0551 with your comments, questions, or suggestions.

RED SONJA: REVENGE OF THE GODS #5 (OF 5) - Arriving in comic shops July 20th!
Writer: Luke Lieberman; Art: Daniel Sampere; Cover: Lucio Parillo
In the Ragnorok, even the gods must die.  The question is, who yet lives and what is dead, after the skies go black and the waters red.  Prepare for an epic battle for the ages that will change Sonja's world forever!
32 pages, Full Color,  $3.99  

SETI SAYS - Now online!
The Black Coats: An Introduction - New!
Tellers of Weird Tales - New blog now online!
Terence Hanley has created a blog in which he researches and writes about the contributors to Weird Tales magazine and its companion titles, Oriental Stories and The Magic Carpet Magazine.

Edith Hurley (1903-1997) - New!
"It Happened to Me" - New!
Ralph Rayburn Phillips (1896-1974) - New!
Jack Kytle (1906-1971)
Wilma Dorothy Vermilyea (1915-1995)
Triad Toys: JOHN CARTER OF MARS: TARS TARKAS MIX FORMAT STATUE
 Now available!
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars novels has been hailed as one of the most influential science fiction series of this century. With his opening trilogy, considered one of the landmarks of science fiction, Burroughs created a vast and sweeping epic. Captain John Carter of the Confederate Army is whisked to Mars and discovers a dying world of dry ocean beds where giant four-armed barbarians rule, of crumbling cities home to an advanced but decaying civilization, a world of strange beasts and savage combat, a world where love, honor and loyalty become the stuff of adventure. The world of Barsoom. There, Carter meets the warlord Tars Tarkas, and this four-armed leader of the Tharks is recreated in a 1/4-scale mixed-format statue that stands 20" tall. Limited to 200 pieces worldwide. Scheduled to ship in February 2011.




WARLORD OF MARS #8
Arriving in comic shops July 20th!
Written by Arvid Nelson; Art: Lui Antonio
Covers by Lucio Parrillo (50%), Joe Jusko (50%), Stephen Sadowski (1-in-15)
Dejah Thoris has proclaimed her love for John Carter, but the despicable Warlord of Zodanga has forced her to promise she will marry the Zondangan prince. A Martian woman may not back out of such a pledge, and she may not marry her husband-to-be's killer. John Carter will need an army to change things now. If he can help Tars Tarkas seize control of the Tharks, he might have just that -- but Zodanga's not going down without a fight!

32 pages, Full Color,  $3.99









08 July 2011
Notice: Next weeks Coming Attractions will not be posted until Saturday evening, July 16th!



Altus Press: Doc Savage in THE DESERT DEMONS
Sample chapter now online!

Chapter 1 of the newest Lester Dent - Will Murray
Doc Savage collaboration, THE DESERT DEMONS,
has been posted to the Adventures in Bronze website.

Just click on ORDER THE BOOKS
and then the graphic of Doc Savage
OR
Click here.

Altus Press expects to have books available for ordering in a week or so.

For a review of THE DESERT DEMONS, click here.

Adventures in Bronze

Altus Press - Coming soon!
The Secret 6 Classics: Return Engagement With Death
Authored by Emile C. Tepperman
List Price: $24.95 softcover | $34.95 hardcover
280 pages
Klaw, Murdoch and Kerrigan... the FBI's Suicide Squad return
in this collection of six classic Suicide adventures
from the pages of ACE G-MEN STORIES from 1939-43:

The Suicide Squad Reports for Death: Kerrigan, Murdoch and Klaw in a smashing F.B.I. Novel--In all the Service they were the Law's toughest, shield-bearing crime fighters--and their job was to come through or die!

The Suicide Squad--Dead or Alive!: Storm Troop gangsters took over the Hill City government. Blue-uniformed killers picked up the blood-purge hunt for Kerrigan, Murdoch, and Klaw--the three F.B.I. aces who had to capture a city just to rescue a red-headed girl!

The Suicide Squad and the Murder Bund: Murdoch, Kerrigan and Klaw, the F.B.I.'s dauntless Suicide Squad, must daily fight with dogged, unbelievable courage--merely to earn the right to live! Could this fabulous team of crime-fighters lock guns in deadly combat with the Skull and Swastika Corps--and still remain a trio?
The Masked Marksman's Command Performance: What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable body? The answer, we'll bet, would be something like the meeting between Ed Race, the Masked Marksman--and the Suicide Squad!

The Suicide Squad's Dawn Patrol: The Japs were planning a barbarous air raid on America--that much was known to Kerrigan, Murdoch and Klaw, the F.B.I.'s indomitable Suicide Squad. When, where and bow this hellish blitzkrieg was to come, they were grimly determined to find out, even if that meant permitting the lovely, evil Madam Sail to lure them to the reincarnated Japanese Diva-King--who could command men to
destroy themselves!

Move Over, Death!: Kerrigan, Murdoch and Klaw--the fabulous fighting Feds--had finally been given the assignment which no G-man could take--and live! Gladly, with grins on their battle-scarred faces, they walked into the Nazi trap, with blazing guns punctuating their war cry: "Move over, Death!"
Altus Press - Coming soon!
Ki-Gor: The Complete Series Volume 2
Authored by John Peter Drummond
List Price: $29.95 softcover | $39.95 hardcover
386 pages

For the first time, the Ki-Gor series from the pages of JUNGLE STORIES is collected, complete, uncut and in order! Volume 2 includes the next five stories:

"Ki-Gor and the Paradise That Time Forgot" (Fall 1940)
"The Empire of Doom" (Winter 1940-41)
 "Lair of the Beast" (Spring 1941)
"Ki-Gor and the Temple of the Moon-God" (Summer 1941)
"White Savage" (Fall 1941)
Altus Press - Coming soon!
The Complete Adventures of Richard Knight Volume 1
Authored by Donald E. Keyhoe with an Introduction by Will Murray
List Price: $19.95 softcover | $29.95 hardcover
approximately 230 pages

Best known for writing the adventures of Philip Strange, UFO legend Donald E. Keyhoe also wrote another long-running aerial hero for the pages of FLYING ACES: Richard Knight. These wild adventures also mix in elements of lost races, dinosaurs and more! Volume 1 collects the first six stores from 1936-37:

"Vultures of the Lost Valley"
"Hell Flies High"
"Death Flies the Equator"
"Falcons from Nowhere"
"Masks Over Madrid"
"Wings of the Emerald"

The Book Cave - New podcast now available online!
Episode 134: The Return of Van Plexico - New!
Van Plexico drops by The Book Cave to talk about his Sentinels books.
Episode 133: Python Isle Audio Book 
Episode 132: Shelby Vick
Episode 131: How The West Was Weird Volume 2
Episode 130:  Percival Constantine
Episode 129: Brain Boy
The Bronze Gazette #61 (July 2011) -  Now available!
New Doc Savage novel reviewed!
This issue features:
Editorial
"Doc Savage Returns" by Howard Wright
Review: "The Desert Demons" by Howard Wright
News Update
Cover: Tim Faurote
Interior illustrations: Edd Cartier, Joe De Vito, Tim Faurote, Bobb Cotter, and David Burton
Now accepting subscriptions for The Bronze Gazette issues #62, 63, 64.
Prices are as follows:
Cost is $15.00/3 Issues US
Cost is $16.00/3 Issues Canada
Cost is $20.00/3 Issues Overseas
For those that have stuck with TBG all of these years, thanks for your continued support.

Send orders and back issue inquiries to:
Green Eagle Publications
2900 Standiford Ave 16B
PMB #136
Modesto, Ca 95350
Checks and money orders should be payable to: Green Eagle Publications

Collecting Fantasy Art  by Robert Weinberg - Chapter 7 is now online!
Collecting Fantasy Art is a series of articles by Bob Weinberg who owns one of the finest collections of original science fiction and fantasy art in the world.  Checkout the first three installments in the series at the Tangent Online website.

Collecting Fantasy Art #7: Susan and Betsy  - New!
Collecting Fantasy Art #6: An Art Potpourri  
Collecting Fantasy Art #5: Lail, It Rhymes with Gail
Collecting Fantasy Art #4: Art Mania!  
Collecting Fantasy Art #3: Meet Marty G.
Collecting Fantasy Art #2: Aces and Earls
Collecting Fantasy Art #1: Starting at Zero
CONAN: ROAD OF KINGS #9 - Coming in October!
Roy Thomas (Writer), Dan Panosian (Art), Dan Jackson (Color), and Aleksi Briclot (Cover)

Beneath the city of Tarantia, Conan, his allies, and the child in his care are at the mercy of a horde of zombie Hyborians, while above their heads an even greater menace reveals itself! If they survive the catacombs, can Conan and his charges withstand a siege of the city?

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.50, On sale October 19

Conan Television Special
On July 4th at 9pm, French time, the Fantasy Tavern did a one hour special show on Conan and Robert E. Howard. The show was broadcast live, in French, with special guests Miguel Martins and Patrice Louinet.


Crippen & Landru Publishers - Now available!
The Exploits of the Patent Leather Kid
by Erle Stanley Gardner, edited by Bill Pronzini

The Patent Leather Kid is an elegant crook, hiding his identity with mask, gloves, and shoes made out of black patent leather. In truth, he is a wealthy, seemingly indolent socialite, who becomes a terror to the underworld. In the gang-ridden world of the Depression, The Kid knows that “the rulers of today were the corpses of tomorrow, where survival was the price of keen observation and rapid thought.” His enemy, Inspector Brame, believes that The Kid “is apparently one who loves adventure. His crimes are committed for excitement, rather than gain. And, in everything he does, he gives proof of a superior mentality.”

This is the third volume in Crippen & Landru's collections of Erle Stanley Gardner's short stories. The book is edited by the modern master of the private-eye story, Bill Pronzini. It is also the 30th volume in our “Lost Classics” series.

Trade softcover: $19.00
Clothbound: $29.00

Doc Con XIV - November 12, 2011!
The annual Doc Savage Convention gathered together for the first time on October 24, 1998. The convention also known as Doc Con is the brainchild of Rob Smalley who together with Jay Ryan, Paul Cook and Courtney Rogers have hosted the event each year in Arizona. Doc Con attracts residents from around the country, for a weekend of planned Doc Savage events as well as discussions and camaraderie.

Doc Con 2011 will be hosted by Courtney Rogers on November 12, 2011. William Lampkin and Glenn Horner will oversee Saturday's planning and already they have a wealth of ideas in store for the day. We’ve expanded the Con to two days with Jay Ryan hosting a dinner Friday evening as well as a radio play recording of Radium Scrambe by Lester Dent. Talking is expected to continue into the wee hours of the morning. Saturday's Doc Con events should take us well into the evening again. Finally, things conclude with breakfast on Sunday.

If you are a Doc Savage fan, Then Doc Con XIV is for you!
Contribute!  Be a Big Part of the Big Book of Bronze #4!!

Last years BBoB3 came in at 200 pages and contained incredible articles and artwork from Americas top Doc Savage authorities. You are invited to contribute your article or artwork in this years BBoB4!
Check out the Big Book of Bronze #1,#2 and #3 at: http://www.lulu.com/jryands

Follow Doc Con on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/azdoccon



DOC SAVAGE #16 - Arriving in comic shops July 13th!
Written by J.G. Jones, Art by Phil Winslade, Cover by J.G. Jones

The quest for the Apis Bull continues! While Doc fends off a horde of bruiser Neanderthals, the elusive Russian woman gives him the slip. Can he catch her and convince her to share her story? And The Fabulous Five put their survivalist knowledge to the test as they traipse across the unforgiving Russian steppes!

32 pages, Full Color, $2.99

Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - To be published online, with text available free!
The third edition of the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, the definitive reference work in the field, will be released online later this year by the newly-formed ESF, Ltd, in association with Victor Gollancz, the SF & Fantasy imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, whose support will enable the text to be available free to all users. This initial "beta" version,containing about three-quarters of the total projected content, will be unveiled in conjunction with Gollancz's celebrations of its 50th anniversary as a science fiction publisher.

The first edition of the Encyclopedia, whose founder and general editor was Peter Nicholls, appeared in 1979, and contained over 700,000 words. A second edition, edited by John Clute and Peter Nicholls, appeared in 1993 and contained over 1.3 million words. Both editions won the Hugo Award from the World Science Fiction Convention, in addition to numerous other honours. The beta version of the third edition will contain some 3 million words, including about 12,000 entries and well over 100,000 internal links. The entries cover every area of science fiction, including authors, illustrators, movies, music, games, and fanzines. The text will be completed, through monthly updates, by the end of 2012.

The third edition has been produced by editors John Clute and David Langford, Editor Emeritus Peter Nicholls, and Managing Editor Graham Sleight. Contributing Editors for the third edition include Mike Ashley on magazines, Paul Barnett on artists and illustrators, Jonathan Clements on all aspects of Japanese and Chinese SF, Nick Lowe on movies, Abigail Nussbaum on  television, John Platt on comics, and Adam Roberts on music. During the Encyclopedia's development, the project has been supported by Clare Coney as Technical Editor, Roger Robinson as Research Editor, John Lifton-Zoline, and Pamela Lifton-Zoline. Robert Kirby of United Agents, The Bookseller's Literary Agent of the Year 2011, represents the Encyclopedia.

On behalf of Gollancz, Orion Deputy CEO and Group Publisher Malcolm Edwards commented: "We're delighted to have been able to facilitate the online publication of this monumental and definitive work -- more than ever the single, reliable reference source which anyone interested in SF needs.  As a contributing editor to that long-ago first edition, it's a particular pleasure to me to have been able to play a part in making this happen."

Anyone interested in signing up for the latest news on the project can do so at http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com.
The Encyclopedia is also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sf-Encyclopedia/138995776178949
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!
"Treachery Pulls the Trigger" by Robert Leslie Bellem from HOLLYWOODd DETECTIVE, November, 1946
Featuring: Dan Turner
Dan Turner was startled to discover why the monocled publisher-gambler didn't answer the big detective's questions - the guy was dead, although he looked alive! And from there on in the gumshoe trail became rougher and rougher with bruising bumps!
"The Story Basket" by Herman Howard Matteson from ALL-STORY WEEKLY, February 22, 1919
The Indians of the San Juan islands in Puget Sound have a tradition where a maiden weaves a basket, called the Story Basket, telling of her life and her hopes which is set aside until she marries and becomes the principle basket of their family. Little Tuk was a white girl whose father had been a miner there. After he died she stayed on, having no where else to go.


Fantom Press - Now available!
Showcase Presents Doc Savage signed limited edition!

Written by DOUG MOENCH
Art by JOHN BUSCEMA, TONY DEZUNIGA ,
VAL MAYERIK, ERNIE CHAN & MARIE SEVERIN
Cover by Ken Barr
Pulp fiction hero Doc Savage is back in this value-priced title collecting his
1970s black-and-white magazine adventures for the first time.

Originally published in 1975, these tales include:
"The Doom on Thunder Island"
"Hell-Reapers at the Heart of Paradise"
"The Inferno Scheme"
"The Earth Wreckers!"
 "The Crimson Plague!"
"Ghost Pirates from The Beyond"
"The Sky Stealers"
"The Mayan Mutations"
 
Each copy will include a Fantom Press exclusive book plate
designed by Tony DeZuniga and signed by writer Doug Moench and
artists Tony DeZuniga, Val Mayerik and Ernie Chan
Limited to 100 copies
 
$25.00 plus shipping

Fantom Press - Shipping July 22nd!
Signed, limited edition of Paul Malmont’s
The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown
Based on an incredible true episode of World War II history, Paul Malmont’s new novel is a rollicking blend of fact and fiction about the men and women who were recruited to defeat the Nazis and ended up creating the future.

In 1943, when the United States learns that Germany is on the verge of a deadly innovation that could tip the balance of the war, the government turns to an unlikely source for help: the nation’s top science fiction writers. Installed at a covert military lab within the Philadelphia Naval Yard are the most brilliant of these young visionaries. The unruly band is led by Robert Heinlein, the dashing and complicated master of the genre. His “Kamikaze Group,” which includes the ambitious genius Isaac Asimov, is tasked with transforming the wonders of science fiction into science fact and unlocking the secrets to invisibility, death rays, force fields, weather control, and other astounding phenomena—and finding it harder than they ever imagined.

When a German spy washes ashore near the abandoned Long Island ruins of a mysterious energy facility, the military begins to fear that the Nazis are a step ahead of Heinlein’s group. Now the oddball team, joined by old friends from the Pulp Era including L. Ron Hubbard (court-martialed for attacking Mexico), must race to catch up. The answers they seek may be locked in the legendary War of Currents, which was fought decades earlier between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. As the threat of an imminent Nazi invasion of America grows more and more possible, events are set in motion that just may revolutionize the future—or destroy it—while forcing the writers to challenge the limits of talent, imagination, love, destiny, and even reality itself.
Blazing at breathtaking speed from forgotten tunnels deep beneath Manhattan to top-secret battles in the North Pacific, and careening from truth to pulp and back again, The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown is a sweeping, romantic epic—a page-turning rocket ship ride through the history of the future.
Paul Malmont is a great friend of Fantom Press and we're proud to present an exclusive signed edition of
Paul's thrilling sequel to The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril.  
Each copy will be hand signed by Paul on a specially designed signature page and numbered in an edition of only 100 copies. 
Books will ship July 22nd, 2011.  $26.00 plus shipping

Like all our products, proceeds from these sales go to help
Fran and Bob Larkin in their valiant fight against cancer.

Paul Malmont’s
The Astounding,
the Amazing,
and the Unknown
signature page!


Fantom Press

Showcase Presents
Doc Savage signed bookplate!


Fantom Press
FLASH GORDON COMIC BOOK ARCHIVES VOLUME 5 - Coming in December!
Writers: John Warner, Bruce Jones, George Kashdan
Art: Gene Fawcette (P/I), Al Williamson (Pencils/Inks), Carlos Garzón (Pencils), Al McWilliams (Pencils/Inks),
Frank Bolle (Pencils), and Rick Veitch (Colors)

Flash Gordon—hero of Mongo, gentleman scientist, two-fisted fighter, and now savior of the universe! Join Flash, the lovely Dale Arden, and Dr. Zarkov as they make a last desperate stand against alien monsters, corrupt kings, ravenous sharks, and the ultimate supervillain, Ming the Merciless! This volume collects Flash Gordon #28–#37, including the three-issue adaptation of the cult favorite Flash Gordon movie!

Hardcover, Full Color, 6 5/8" x 10 3/16", 280 pages, $49.99, On sale December 28

THE GREEN HORNET: AFTERMATH #4 (of 4) - Arriving in comic shops July 13th!
Writter: Jai Nitz; Art & Cover: Nigel Raynor
The Triad think they have the Green Hornet and his sidekick, but they have a pair of Sentinel employees instead.  Can Green Hornet and Kato save their friends in time?  And what happens when other costumed vigilantes, cops, and federal agents make the scene?  The conclusion to the movie sequel may spell the end of the Green Hornet and Kato!

32 pages, Full Color,  $3.99
KULL: THE CAT AND THE SKULL #1 (of 4) - Coming in October!
David Lapham (Writer), Gabriel Guzman (Pencils), Dan Jackson (Color), Jo Chen (Cover),
and Stephanie Hans (Variant cover)

Few women in all the Seven Kingdoms can equal the beauty of Delcardes, but Kull is more interested in her traveling companion—the cat, Saremes. It is rumored that Saremes is of the old race and Kull is anxious to hear her counsel. The Hate Witch is dead but the serpent cult are rallying under a powerful wizard. In order to protect the people of Valusia, Kull must unravel the mysteries of this wise and ancient creature.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.50, On sale October 12

KULL VOLUME 2: THE HATE WITCH - Arriving in comic shops July 13th!
Written by David Lapham, penciled by Gabriel Guzman, inked by Mariano Talbo, colored by Dan Jackson, cover by Tom Fleming.

David Lapham pits Robert E. Howard's original barbarian king against a terrifying magical foe from his doomed homeland of Atlantis. The Hate Witch has waited from the beginning of time for a great man of uncertain destiny whom she can use to bring about the destruction of civilization. She believes that King Kull is that man, and has launched an all-out assault on Valusia, slaughtering its people, in an attempt to draw him to her seat of power -- the wilds of Atlantis! Kull will have to return to his savage origins if he wants to hold onto the throne in Valusia, and save it from civil war!

Collecting issues #1-#4 of the miniseries.
104 pages, $15.99
 

Laurie's Wild West - Now online!
Granddaughters of the Pulps: Researching the Past for Future Generations - New!
The Tarnished Pulp Western: BLUE RIBBON WESTERN
Pulp Fiction Female Pioneers: Cele Goldsmith Lalli



Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
The Complete Series of the '50s Show Starring Darren McGavin Comes to DVD!
A&E Home Video has announced a DVD release for Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer - The Complete Series, the original 1958 show starring Darren McGavin (Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Outsider, Riverboat, the original Six Million Dollar Man pilot telefilm). The 12-disc set will cost $89.95 SRP in the USA, and CA$99.95 SRP in Canada.

Although Amazon's discounted pre-order listing currently shows a release date of September 6th, the official studio information we were given instead says the title is scheduled for September 20th.

Monte Herridge: THE SERIES CHARACTERS FROM DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY - Now online!
Monte Herridge has a new series at the Mystery*Files Blog on series characters from DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY.

#5 - Secret Agent George Devrite  - New
#4 - Colin Haig
#3 - Arty Beele
#2 - Happy McGonigle by Paul Allenby
#1 - Shamus Maguire by Stanley Day
Mystery*File: Mike Nevins on Dashiell Hammett, Erle Stanley Gardner & Bernard Herrmann - Now online!
FIRST YOU READ, THEN YOU WRITE by Francis M. Nevins
PULPED! - The Official New Pulp Podcast! - New podcast now available online!
Release Day Special #1 - Paul Malmont Gets PULPED!   - New!  
Tommy and Barry get Pulpy with Paul Malmont, New Pulp author, about his latest book-THE ASTOUNDING, THE AMAZING, AND THE UNKNOWN, released July 5th from Simon and Schuster!    
Episode 2 - Deischer Discusses 'THE WAY THEY WERE' and The Pulptress Reviews CROSSOVERS!
Episode 1 - PULPED! For The First Time!


Steampunk pays a visit to PulpFest with a presentation by Professor Garyn G. Roberts
that investigates the roots of what is today a very popular science fiction category.
Join Munsey nominee Roberts at 7:30 PM on Saturday, July 30 in the PulpFest programming area
for a discussion of "Steampunk in the Days of Dime Novels and Pulp Magazines."
As always, further details are at www.pulpfest.com.
This year, the convention will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of THE SHADOW MAGAZINE
and the birth of the hero pulp. There will be a showing of three rarely seen Shadow short subjects from
1931-1932, a presentation on The Shadow of the radio, a look at Philip Jose Farmer's thoughts on
The Shadow, and a panel called "Walter B. Gibson and The Shadow" featuring three gentlemen
who knew Gibson and wrote books about Walter and his character.
FarmerCon, a convention celebrating the life and work of "Grand Master of Science Fiction"
Philip José Farmer, will be held at this year's PulpFest.
Further details about FarmerCon have now been posted to the home page of the PulpFest website.
Read all about what programming the fans of Farmer are planning to present by visiting the PulpFest website.
 "New Fictioneer" readings of Duane Spurlock ("A Quiet Night in the Dark in La Plata, Missouri, 1942" and "Pretty Polly") and Wayne Reinagel ("Pulp Heroes—Khan Dynasty" and "Modern Marvels—Viktoriana").
Tony Davis celebrates the twentieth anniversary of THE PULPSTER with
yet another great issue of his award-winning magazine.

The official program guide for PulpFest 2011, the new issue is 44 pages long and
features a full color cover by SHADOW great Graves Gladney.

There are articles on the first five adventures of "The Dark Avenger,"
an exclusive excerpt from Will Murray's new Doc Savage adventure,
THE DESERT DEMONS, and more.


Almost a full year before his first appearance in the pulps, The Shadow debuted as the mysterious narrator
of The Detective Story Hour, a CBS radio program sponsored by Street & Smith.
On Friday evening, July 29th, popular culture historian Martin Grams
will contribute to PulpFest’’s salute to the 80th anniversary of the first hero pulp by presenting
a fascinating slide show concerning the radio program that inspired the pulp magazine.
Join David Saunders on Friday, July 29th at 8 PM in the PulpFest programming room
for "Wild American Pulp Artists," a presentation on illustrators Emery Clarke, Robert Harris, and
Milton Luros, all of them born 100 years ago in 1911.
All three artists drew black and white interior art and painted front covers for a variety of magazines.

The son of Norman Saunders, David is an accomplished artist himself.
Additionally, he is probably the leading expert on pulp magazine art, having written
and spoken extensively on the subject.
PulpFest Celebrates 100 Years of Talbot Mundy

When it comes to adventure fiction, one of its greatest practitioners was Talbot Mundy,
born William Lancaster Gribbon in 1879.
He began writing in his early thirties, following years of adventuring in India, Africa, and other parts of the world.
Or so the story goes; much of his early life was romanticized over the years, largely by the author himself.

This summer, PulpFest will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Talbot Mundy’s first appearance in print
with a showing of THE BLACK WATCH, a film adaptation of Mundy’s “King of the Khyber Rifles,”
the author's best known work.
Registration
A prepaid, three-day membership to PulpFest 2011 will cost $30.
A three-day membership paid at the door will cost $35.
Friday or Saturday, single-day memberships will cost $15.
A Sunday only membership, available only at the door, will cost $5.
Please be aware that many dealers will be packing up on Sunday, preparing to depart for their homes.
Children age 15 and younger, accompanied by a parent, will be admitted for free.


Pulpville Press - Now available!
Pulp Tales Presents #19: THE GREEN GHOST DETECTIVE by G. T. Fleming-Roberts
G. T. Fleming-Roberts, pulp writer, was born in Lafayette, Indiana. As G. T. Fleming-Roberts and numerous other pen names, he wrote mostly stories in the mystery field and was the lead writer on many series, including "Dan Fowler", "Captain Zero", "The Black Hood", and "The Green Ghost".

The stories are:
THE CASE OF THE MURDEROUS MERMAID
THE CASE OF THE ASTRAL ASSASSIN
CASE OF THE BACHELOR'S BONES
THE CASE OF THE BROKEN BROOM

The stories collected in facsimile format in this book are all from 1942 and 1943 issues of Thrilling Mystery pulp magazine.


 
PulpWork Press - Coming August 1st!

Strange Gods of the Dire Planet
By Joel Jenkins
Cover art by M.D. Jackson
$12.95
Available at PulpWork.com, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble

Displaced tens of thousands of years in time, astronaut Garvey Dire finds himself caught in Mars' savage past. Winged fiends prowl the nighttime skies and scythed beasts lumber through the violet grasses in the light of the red sun. Lost tribes celebrate strange gods with bloody rituals and crimson-masked assassins target Garvey and his newly-acquired family within the luminescent halls of the underground city of Ledgrim, even while uncovering an ancient technology capable of razing Ledgrim. Garvey Dire must violate the inner sanctums of the Technopriests and uncover their most-guarded secrets in order to defend his family and tribe against those who would destroy both in their ruthless quest for power.

Coming Attractions readers may pre-order copies of Strange Gods of the Dire Planet
at a 20% discount by visiting the PulpWork Store
and punching in the code ZUEEWBQV before completing the order. 
This pre-order offer is good until August 1st.




Pulps 1st - New pulp T-Shirt line now available!
Pulps 1st has opened a storefront for pulp image cover t-shirts.
You can reach the storefront from pulps1st.com and clicking on the shirts button.
Currently there are ten images available, including the one and only Capt Hazzard issue.
Also available are the first issue of Masked Rider some Phantom Detective, Black Book Detective with the Black Bat, SF, Western, and an air pulp.

Shirts are available in Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, and XX-Large as well as various colors.
Prices are $20.40 and $22.40 plus shipping.

Radio Archives - Now available!
New in Digital Downloads: The Baffling Mysteries of Philo Vance
When we think of radio's detective shows, we tend to think of the film noir adventures of such great names as Phillip Marlowe and Johnny Dollar. But not all of radio's criminal investigators came dressed in gumshoes and rumpled trench coats. In fact, one of the most popular and long-running series featured a detective who was something of a dandy - and his name was Philo Vance.

Vance first appeared in a series of novels written by S. S. Van Dine. In the books, Vance was portrayed as a stylish fop, a New York bon vivant with a highly intellectual bent - and a nose-in-the-air attitude to match. But by the time he hit the airwaves, he was far less a know-it-all and far more down to earth. As portrayed by radio veteran Jackson Beck, Vance was knowledgeable but accessible, working closely with the police to solve their most baffling crimes.
For armchair detectives, the series offered an extra bonus: in traditional whodunit fashion, at the end of each show, Vance would usually gather the suspects, restate all of the clues, and then pause a moment before announcing the name of the person responsible for the crime. This subtle little feature, along with excellent performances by the cream of the New York radio world, resulted in a series that was popular on radio stations throughout the country for many, many years.

If you're a mystery buff, you can't go wrong with "Philo Vance" in four great sounding classic radio collections from RadioArchives.com. Long a customer favorite, these popular audio compact disc collections are now also available as digital downloads, playable on your computer, mobile phone, and also on your favorite portable device. And when you visit our website, you'll also see the many other collections also available as digital downloads, including "The Adventures of Doc Savage", "The Jimmy Durante Show", "The Unexpected", and many other entertaining programs. Visit RadioArchives.com and add the baffling cases of "Philo Vance" to your library right away!

Radio Archives - Listen to the Newsletter!
Sit back, relax, and enjoy this newsletter as an Audio Podcast! Click here and you'll automatically hear the Radio Archives Newsletter, enhanced with narration, music, and clips from our latest compact disc collections! This audio version of our regular newsletter is a pleasant and convenient way to hear all about our latest CD sets, as well as the newest pulp fiction reprints, special offers, and much, much more!

The releases we've described in this newsletter are just a small fraction of what you'll find waiting for you at RadioArchives.com. Whether it's pulp fiction classics, colorful and exciting books from Moonstone, timeless movies and televisi on shows on DVD, or the over 150 compact disc collections containing thousands of sparkling and fully restored classic radio shows, we hope you'll make RadioArchives.com your source for the best in entertainment.

We'd love to hear from you! Send an e-mail to Service@RadioArchives.com or call us toll free at 800-886-0551 with your comments, questions, or suggestions.

Radio Archives - Now available & Coming soon!
Doc Savage Audiobook: Python Isle - 8 hours
$25.98
Doc Savage Audiobook: White Eyes - 10 hours
$31.98
Now available!

Don't miss the Book Cave interview with
Will Murray, producer/director Roger Rittner,
and narrator Michael McConnohie.
Coming July 29th!

Doc Savage Audiobook: The Frightened Fish - 8 hours
 $25.98
Doc Savage Audiobook: The Forgotten Realm - 8 hours
 $25.98
Coming soon!

Coming soon!

Radio Archives - Coming soon!

The Spider Audiobook
Prince of the Red Looters - 8 hours
 $25.98
Featuring two voice actors:
Nick Santamaria as Richard Wentworth / The Spider
Robin Riker (tentative) as Nita Van Slone!
Also featuring a musical score with sound effects!

Tentative release date of September 2011!

Other Spider novels in the works include:
WINGS OF THE BLACK DEATH
THE FLAME MASTER
GREEN GLOBES OF DEATH
Also coming soon!

Secret Agent X in THE TORTURE THRUST!

Radio Spirits: THE SHADOW: MYSTERY MAN OF THE CENTURY by Elizabeth McLeod
Now online!

Radio Spirits has posted THE SHADOW: MYSTERY MAN OF THE CENTURY
by Elizabeth McLeod online in celebration of the 81st anniversary of the radio premiere
of The Shadow on July 31st.

CELEBRATE THE 81ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHADOW THIS MONTH ON
WHEN RADIO WAS!
Air Date   
Program
 Episode Title
 Original Air Date
Sun, 7/10/2011
 The Shadow
Shadow Documentary
 The Voice of the Trumpet
Part 1
 7/3/1938
1985
Wed, 7/20/2011
 The Shadow
 The White God
 7/10/1938
Sun, 7/31/2011
 The Shadow
Shadow Documentary
 Mark of the Bat
Part 2
 7/24/1938
1985




Bret Morrison as
The Shadow

ROBERT E. HOWARD Radio Plays - Now online!
KBOO, a non-profit radio station in Portland, Oregon, is producing radio plays adapting Robert E. Howard’s stories under the direction of Howard fan Matthew Clark. The plays are part of a program called Gremlin Time which regularly presents plays based on horror, adventure and science fiction classics. To date, three Howard stories have appeared: “Wild Water,” “Pigeons From Hell,” and “The Valley of the Lost.”

KBOO Radio    Wild Water    Pigeons From Hell     The Valley of the Lost

Thanks to Damon Sasser for the tip!
ROBERT E. HOWARD’S SAVAGE SWORD #3 - Coming in October!
David Lapham (Writer), Paul Tobin (Writer), Jeremy Barlow (Writer), Wellinton Alves (Art), Joshua Williamson (Writer), Patric Reynolds (Art), Cobiaco (Art), Tony Parker (Art), Gerald Parel (Cover), and others

Paul Tobin and Wellinton Alves conclude their Conan adventure, David Lapham and Fabio Cobiaco tell a high-seas adventure featuring King Kull’s right-hand man Brule, Jeremy Barlow and Tony Parker adapt a cowboy adventure by Howard, Joshua Williamson and Patric Reynolds them up to revive Howard’s gritty detective Steve Harrison, and we bring you part one of the classic graphic novel Kull: The Vale of Shadow!

Full Color, 80 pages, $7.99, On sale October 26

Sentinels: Stellarax - Now available!
White Rocket Books is proud to announce the publication of the sixth
novel in the critically acclaimed Sentinels Saga from Van Allen Plexico: STELLARAX!

The situation is dire. Four vast and powerful cosmic entities stand poised to destroy the Earth, while the spaceborne nano-virus called the Blight turns everyone--human and alien--into mindless zombies. With the mighty Ultraa near death and powerful Vanadium a captive of the enemy, Lyn Li and Esro Brachis have no other choice. They must lead a ragtag group of heroes and villains on a desperate mission. If they’re going out, they’re going out with a bang. It’s one last hurrah-- before the end of the world! Filled with action and adventure, SENTINELS: STELLARAX sees our heroes through their greatest challenges ever--and no one is the same afterward. With five full-page illustrations by Chris Kohler.

“Nobody - not even Abnett and Lanning - is doing cosmic superheroes as well as Van Allen Plexico is doing them. Period.” --Barry Reese, award-winning author and creator of The Rook

In addition, White Rocket is pleased to announce that--for the first time ever--all six SENTINELS novels are available for the Kindle, as well as in Epub format for Nook and other e-readers, at the low price of only $2.99 each!

$15.95 paperback; $2.99 Kindle
ISBN 978-0984139248

SHERLOCK HOLMES: YEAR ONE #5 (OF 6) - Arriving in comic shops July 13th!
Writer: Scott Beatty; Art: Daniel Indro  
 Covers: Francesco Francavilla (50%), Aaron Campbell (50%) and Daniel Lindro. (1-in-10)
As the mystery of the "Twelve Caesars" deepens, Holmes is reunited with a woman from his past with heartbreaking news for the young sleuth. While Watson follows a hunch, the good doctor closes in on the identity of the serial killer terrorizing London when an intended victim is spared an ignoble end! Unfortunately, the mad murderer will not be satisfied until a dozen deaths are done, even if it means slaying someone close to the intrepid detectives!
32 pages, Full Color, $3.99  

Silver Fox Comics - Zorro returns!

The new Silver Fox Comics Zorro Issue One is now available. This has been described by Zorro Productions as "the boldest and most daring Zorro comics ever created."

A 52 page double feature as the original dark avenger returns with "Samurais to the left, Zombies to the right. Will Zorro survive?". Brace yourself for with a Zorro unleashed as never before!

This issue contains two stories. Links to previews of both stories are below.
52 pages, 2 Story Special! 
$7 including postage and handling for postage in Australia.
$10 for overseas customers. 




SOLOMON KANE: RED SHADOWS #4 (OF 4)
Arriving in comic shops July 13th!

Bruce Jones (Writer), Rahsan Ekedal (Pencils), Dan Jackson (Colors), Dave Stewart (Colors)
Guy Davis (Cover) and Gregory Manchess (Variant Cover shown)

Solomon Kane faces two of his greatest foes in Africa, as Bruce Jones (Conan, The Incredible Hulk) brings his thrilling “Red Shadows” adaptation to a close!

Seeking to avenge the horrible murder of a young girl, Solomon Kane chases the feared swordsman Le Loup across the globe, where he finds the villain in league with Songa, the powerful leader of a deceived jungle tribe. Kane finds an ally in the frail, ancient form of magic man N’Longa—but will the old, deposed witch doctor really be able to challenge Songa and save Solomon’s life?

Rising stars Rahsan Ekedal (Creepy, The Cleaners) and Dan Jackson (Kull, Star Wars) illustrate this thrilling adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s classic tale!

32 pages, Full Color, $3.50

TARZAN: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 10 - Coming in January!
Gaylord DuBois (Writer) and Jesse Marsh (Art)

Tarzan faces his most harrowing adventure yet when his treehouse is targeted and destroyed by slavers, who kidnap Jane and Boy! This volume sees Tarzan battle lion-sized wasps, outwit ivory poachers, brave giant spiders to find desperately needed medicine, become stranded in the Valley of Monsters, and even track a murder cult for the British government. Reprinting Dell’s Tarzan #47–#51, from 1953, for the first time.

Hardcover, 7" x 10", Full Color, 224 pages, $49.99, On sale January 4

Teel James Glenn: Wake of the Red Mistress - Now available!
The book is a fantasy tale of thwarted love and piratical lust, blood and treasure! Sister Shinara of the Yulinites is on a ship that is attacked by Aurzia- the Red Mistress. When the pirate’s men are going to kill Shinara and the five novices in her care the sister makes a deal with the pirate queen to lead her to a ‘great treasure’ in a distance monastery.

The Red Mistress leads her brigands on a cross-country trek to loot the monastery with Shinara and the sisters in tow. When these characters come together and how they interact is the tale.

Written by Teel James Glenn
Edited by  Ellen Tevault
Published by Eternal Press

Digital ISBN: 978-1-61572-419-2
Print ISBN: 978-1-61572-420-8
59 Pages

Available from Eternalpress.biz
Fictionwise.com and Amazon.com
Teel James Glenn: Shadows of New York - Now available!
In the 1930s, the world stands at the brink of war, Japan is intent on its conquest of China, and criminal masterminds are using the confusion to carve out their own empires. Into this world strides Dr. Shadows.

When his plane was shot down over Korea by the Japanese, Dr. Shadows was nearly killed, being rescued by Korean monks who nursed him back to health with an herbal treatment that turned his skin an ashen gray, but that also gives him a speed and agility unmatched by others. After years of healing and martial arts training, Dr. Shadows is back in New York where he's established the Shadows Foundation for Justice. Through this organization (and with the help of sidekicks Slugger Harris and monk and martial artist Dr. Hoon and perky Lee Han Ku (Hank)) he'll attempt to right wrongs, solve crimes, and defeat crimelords whose greed is spurring the world toward war.

Dr. Shadows’ New York is not the glamorous stage for theater and the super-rich, but bars, Chinatown, and secret societies.

Fans of pulp fiction will chuckle over the name-dropping of mostly-forgotten characters, and his careful reconstruction of an era that is now in the past and perhaps never fully existed. As for his characters, Dr. Shadows just a bit of angst, and gives us a full range of villains, from classic arch-fiends to surprisingly complex and honorable enemies.

Published by BooksforaBuck.com
Available from Amazon.com and fictionwise.com
About the Author:
Teel James Glenn was born in Brooklyn though he’s traveled the world for thirty years as a stuntman, fight choreographer, swordmaster, jouster, book illustrator, storyteller, bodyguard, and actor. He studied under the head of the Seoul Military Academy and Errol Flynn’s last stunt double.
He has choreographed realistic violence for every Shakespeare play at least once, many several times and literally hundreds of different productions.
And as a performer of he’s done 52 Renaissance Faires, been in many genre films and TV series including, Spenser for Hire, the Equalizer, The Bog Creatures and most famously as Vega in the manga/gaming web series “Street Fighter: the later years.”

All of this life experience informs his writing; he has 25 books in print from five different publishers (all of them well reviewed) and have sold short works to magazines like Mad, Blazing Adventures, Black Belt, Classic Pulp Fiction, Fantasy Tales, AfterburnSF, Fantasy World Geographic and others.



Tellers of Weird Tales - New blog now online!
Terence Hanley has created a blog in which he researches and writes about the contributors to Weird Tales magazine and its companion titles, Oriental Stories and The Magic Carpet Magazine.

THE TERRIBLE TROLL by Martin O’Hearn - Now available!
WHO IS KING HUDSON?
To the world at large in the 1930s, King Hudson is unknown, the secret vanquisher of criminal masterminds. To his archenemy, he is an avenger out of the past, where their destinies first crossed paths on a blazing battlefield. To the girl swept along in his most desperate adventure, King is a vexing mystery: gadgeteer, wizard of disguise, and master of more skills and abilities than any one man should be able to claim.

TERROR OF THE TROLL
Günther Grieg’s labyrinthine plot has left his victims in New York living corpses. King Hudson and Robin Pace pursue the Troll’s zeppelin trail to a stronghold in Nazi Germany, and beyond—through the gateway to a hidden domain whose super-science weapons could destroy the world!

Don't miss this amazing King Hudson novel!
Available in a $2.99 Kindle edition where Amazon eBooks are sold





01 July 2011
2011-2012 Film Release Dates
July 15, 2011
July 18, 2011
July 22, 2011
July 29, 2011
August 19, 2011
October 21, 2011
 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS 2
SINBAD: THE FIFTH VOYAGE (LIMITED)
THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA
COWBOYS & ALIENS
CONAN
THE THING
March 9, 2012
May 4, 2012
June 8, 2012
 JOHN CARTER OF MARS
THE AVENGERS
PROMETHEUS


Adventure House: FRANK M. ROBINSON COLLECTION - Auction will begin on September 24th, 2011!
There are several videos available on Youtube of the collection. Visit the links below.


Adventure House is taking advance orders for a Full Color Book with over 500 pages of full color pulp covers from the Robinson Collection. 
Sale price will be $65 plus $5 shipping. 
Send orders to: Adventure House - 914 Laredo Road - Silver Spring, MD 20901
Paypal to gunnison@verizon.net
Age of Aces
New and now available!

Donald E. Keyhoe’s seven stories of The Vanished Legion, from the pages of Dare-Devil Aces, have been collected into one volume and is now available to order from Amazon, Adventure House, and Mike Chomko Books.

Surely you remember from History class reading about when the Germans found a way to turn Allied pilots into Dwarfs, and in doing so, driving them mad and sending them back to attack their former squadrons. Or when the grizzly green death struck and left an unsettling learing grin upon it's victims twisted faces. Maybe you recall Germany’s plan to render the Allies defenseless with a ray that would block out all sight and sound. No, this obviously isn't the history they taught you about in school! But here at Age of Aces we are dedicated to furthering your education.

So join Dick Traine, Monte Prince, Bill Hammond and the rest of the Squadron of Forgotten Men as Colonel Meredith sends them out against some of the most bizarre schemes the Boche ever threw against the Allies in WWI!
$16.99 Trade paperback

 "The Vanished Legion" is available from Amazon, Mike Chomko Books, and Adventure House.



Argonotes - New pulp blog now online!
Dime Novels and Story Papers II - New!
Dime Novels and Story Papers
Memorial Day
The Argosy All-Story Weekly - August 5, 1922
An Interesting Find - The New Sabbath Library
The First Marvels - The Short Life of the Fanzine "Marvel Tales;" 1934-1935
An Interesting Find
Frank A. Munsey - V - Munsey; or, The Periodicals' Voice of Progressivism - III and Conclusion
Frank A. Munsey - IV - Munsey; or The Periodicals' Voice of Progressivism - II
Frank A. Munsey - III - Munsey; or, The Periodicals' Voice of Progressivism - I
Frank A. Munsey - II - The Golden Argosy
Frank A. Munsey


Astounding Worlds - Now online!

The Astounding Worlds website contains over 30 free and original stories in the planetary romance, science fiction adventure and fantasy genera. New stories are added at the rate of about one every 2 months, depending upon length. Planetary romance isn't everyone's cup of tea, but there may be SF fans who are tired of re-reading novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Otis Adelbert Kline and Leigh Brackett, and would be interested at having a look at contemporary stories that pay tribute to the pulp era style.


Altus Press - Now available!
Secret Agent "X" - The Complete Series Volume 5
by Paul Chadwick & G.T. Fleming-Roberts
Introduction by Tom Johnson

For 41 issues from 1934 to 1939, SECRET AGENT "X" battled the forces of evil in the pages of his own pulp magazine. Now, for the first time... the complete pulp series is being reprinted in nine deluxe omnibus editions! The text has been reset and all the original interior illustrations have been remastered.

This volume contains the next five stories, by Paul Chadwick and G.T. Fleming-Roberts: "Monarch of Murder," "Legion of the Living Dead," "Horde of the Damned," "Ringmaster of Doom" and "Kingdom of Blue Corpses." This is THE Secret Agent "X" reprint series to own!

 576 pages | $34.95 softcover | $44.95 hardcover

Black Coat Press - The July releases are now available!

THE GREAT CATACLYSM
by Henri Allorge; adapted by Brian Stableford

Henri Allorge's The Great Cataclysm (1927) takes place in the Age of Science in the year 9978 when Earth has cooled down and a population of scientists and artists live in a handful of great cities scattered across the globe. They spend their time studying the ruins of the great cities of the past and are served by a population of advanced apes. But the stability of this utopia is threatened when all their electricity suddenly vanishes...

"The Great Cataclysm might well owe the fact that it won a literary award to the stridency of its pacifism, but the more interesting aspect of its moralistic argument is probably its ardent condemnation of waste in the exploitation of natural resources." Brian Stableford.

US$19.95 / GBP £12.99
5x8 trade paperback, 208 pages

CITY OF GLASS
by Alphonse Brown; adapted by Brian Stableford

Twenty years before Peary, a French scientific expedition to the North Pole becomes stranded in the ice. Because of their knowledge and local resources, they manage to build a super-scientific city dubbed Crystalopolis. However, rival American and Russian explorers threaten the new conquerors of the Arctic...

Alphonse Brown was one of the first French writers to follow in the footsteps of Jules Verne, penning a series of "extraordinary voyages," relying on air power and futuristic inventions. He was one of the main contributors to the leading scientific anticipation magazines La Science illustrée (in which City of Glass first appeared in 1890) and Le Journal des Voyages, for which he wrote the 1901 classic The Rain Makers, predicting the science of weather control.

US$22.95 / GBP £14.99
5x8 trade paperback, 328 pages

THE BLACKCOATS: THE SWORD-SWALLOWER
by Paul Féval; adapted by Brian Stableford

1866. After the disappearance of their master, Colonel Bozzo-Corona, fourteen years earlier, the Black Coats are a mere travesty of their former selves. Taking advantage of the situation, young Saladin, nicknamed the "Sword-Swallower," the son of Similor, a gang member, now the wily Marquis de Rosenthal, steps into the void and becomes the new Godfather. His ambitious plan to restore the once-powerful criminal empire to its invicible criminal glory consists of stealing the fortune of young Justine, kidnapped as a baby and turned into a rope-dancer with the name of Mademoiselle Saphir. Justine, in reality the daughter of the wealthy Justin de Vibraye, is also desired by the evil Duc de Chaves, a deadly adversary for the Sword-Swallower...

Written third, but chronologically last in the series, The Sword-Swallower (1867) was intended by Paul Féval to be the final tale in the criminal saga of the Black Coats. "It is a unique work, which might arguably benefit from being read in isolation, without any reference to its companions," notes Brian Stableford.

US$24.95 / GBP £16.99
6x9 trade paperback, 360 pages

Black Coat Press



Black Dog Books - Coming soon!


Assembled from years three and four of its history, this collection brings together 20 of the best tales that appeared in Adventure, including rarely or never-before reprinted works by Talbot Mundy, Rafael Sabatini, Edgar Wallace, H.D. Couzens, J. Allan Dunn, George Washington Ogden, Stephen Chalmers and others.
The stories, include authors both familiar and forgotten to today's readers, represent historical and modern-set fiction (modern as in circa 1914) in all corners of the globe.

Selected and with an introduction by Doug Ellis.

Included are:
"Orders Gray" by Marion Polk Angellotti [Medieval Italy]
"The Black Violin" by Nevil G. Henshaw [New Orleans]
"The Capture of Lone Bill" by Hapsburg Liebe [Western]
"Paid" by W. Townend [Afghanistan]
"The Shanghaied Policeman" by S.B.H. Hurst [New York]
"In a Righteous Cause" by Talbot Mundy [India]
"Messire Richard" by Warwick Deeping [Medieval England]
"The Word of Borgia" by Raphael Sabatini [Renaissance Italy]
"The Getting of Boh Na-Ghee" by Gordon McCreagh [Burma]
"Clearing a Snarl" by Frederick William Wallace [North Atlantic fishing]
"Down the River" by G.W. Ogden [Colonial Mississippi]
"The Impulsiveness of Black Douglas" by Stephen Chalmers [Northwest Mounties]
"The Chang-Hwa Pearl" by H.D. Couzens [China; South Seas; Hawaii]
"Queen of the Species" by Prince Sarath Ghosh [India]
"The Taking of Peter Pan" by George Brydges Rodney [Mexico; humorous]
"The Sea-Wife's Challenge" by Henry Oyen [Brooklyn; North Atlantic; some fantasy elements]
"A Maker of Wars" by Edgar Wallace [Africa; humorous]
"Safe or Out?" by Hugh S. Fullerton [Ohio; baseball; humorous]
"The Greenstone Mask" by Allan Dunn [South Seas]
Black Dog Books - Coming soon!

Editor Richard Martinsen was the primary supporter of Lester Dent in the infancy of his writing career. Under promises from Martinsen of regular assignments, in the midst of the Great Depression, Dent quit his day job and moved halfway across the United States to New York City to undertake writing a novel a month for the Dell line of pulp magazines.

Fists of Fury collects the two-fisted adventures of Curt Flagg from the pages of the extremely rare Scotland Yard magazine. Curt Flagg is in many ways a prototype for the characters and situations that Dent became famous for a few years later when penning the escapes of Doc Savage.

With an introduction by historian Will Murray, this book of previously uncollected material, running more than 100,000 words, is a welcomed addition for the legion of fans of Lester Dent!

Bonus: Appendices include submission notes and records from Dent's notebooks.

Included are the following novels:
Wildcat
Doom Ship
One Billion—Gold!
Sign of the Adder introduction by Will Murray
Sign of the Adder
Appendices
Story idea for "The Osage Ogre" (aka "Wildcat')
Outline for "The Osage Ogre" (aka "Wildcat')
Outline for "Death Devil" (aka "Doom Ship")
a 19-page outline for "The Jade Ogre"—an unwritten Curt Flagg adventure!

Plus: Correspondence from editor Richard Martinsen to Lester Dent discussing the new action series for Scotland Yard
Cover art by William Ruesswig.
Trade paperback / 300+ pages / Price: $29.95 US
Black Dog Books - Coming soon!
The Man Who Found Zero
Edited by Gene Christie

Following in the literary footsteps of The Space Annihilator: Early Science Fiction from The Argosy, 1896-1910, Gene Christie has unearthed another collection of the imaginative, science-fictional stories your great-grandparents enjoyed long before the term "science fiction" was coined.

Decades before the advent of Weird Tales in 1923 and Amazing Stories in 1926, weird fantasy and science fiction was appearing regularly in the pages of popular American publications, included as a part of the routine mix of mysteries, adventures, romances, humor, Westerns and other types of stories.

These 24 uncut gems of the fantastic have been rescued from the chaff of their long-forgotten companion stories in crumbling old magazines, and are now available for the first time in three generations!

Trade paperback / 168 pp. / $16.95 US


Included in The Man Who Found Zero: Early Science Fiction and Weird Fantasy from The Black Cat, 1896-1915, are:

Introduction by Gene Christie
"The Mysterious Card" by Cleveland Moffett
"A Mental Mischance" by Thomas F. Anderson
"My Invisible Friend" by Katherine Kip
"Tunnel Number Six" by Eugene Derby
"Bigler's Barometer" by Sam Davis
"The Cross of Fire" by Bert Leston Taylor & Edward Ward
"A Thousand Deaths" by Jack London
"The Transposition of Stomachs" by Charles E. Mixer
"On the Turn of a Coin" by Cleveland Moffett
"The Annihilator of the Undesirable" by Clifford Howard
"In an Unknown World" by John Durworth
"When Time Turned" by Ethel Watts Mumford
"In the Sierra Madre"s by Newton Newkirk
"A Witch City Mystery" by Frederick van Rensselaer Dey
"The Invisible City" by Frank Lillie Pollock
"The Man Who Found Zero" by Lon Arnold
"The Cold Storage Baby" by Eva L. Ogden
"A Bride in Ultimate" by Don Mark Lemon
"The Skyscraper in B Flat" by Frank Lillie Pollock
"Where is Robert Palmer?" by I. Crane Clark
"A Rule that Worked Both Ways" by Octavia Zollicoffer Bond
"A Man and a Mermaid" by W. George Gribble
"The Mansion of Forgetfulness" by Don Mark Lemon
"John Jones' Dollar" by Harry Stephen Keeler
Appendix— "Jack London and The Black Cat"


Black Dog Books - In production!
The Doom of the Gods by Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur

The Northmen were a favorite fictional theme for Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur. Intimately familiar with the Viking sagas (having translated "The Prose Edda: Tales From Norse Mythology" by Snorri Sturluson),  from his earliest story, "In the Grip of the Minotaur" (co-written with Farnham Bishop) to his last, "He Rules Who Can," Brodeur clove a path of bloody destruction through the historical fiction field.

The Doom of the Gods reprints for the first time three of Brodeur's Viking tales from Adventure—the title novel plus two long novelettes: "Vengeance" and "The Honor of a King." Drawing on sources such as the Volsunga Saga and "Beowulf," and ranging in time from the third to the tenth centuries A.D., these stories are as gritty and action-packed as the Viking era they portray.

Included are:
The Doom of the Gods
Vengeance
The Honor of a King


Black Dog Books - In production!

The Altar of the Legion
by Farnham Bishop and Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur

This is a tale of the lost land of Lyonesse—that last far-flung colony of Rome in Britain—whose marble palaces and beautiful terraces, tradition says, once shone in the sunlight at the very end of Cornwall and now lie buried fathoms deep under the waters that roll between Land's End and the Scilly Isles. Here dwelt the last "Romans"—half Romans, half Britains—who gloried in the power and grandeur of the great Roman Empire, and joined with their savage Welsh and Irish and Celtic neighbors in repulsing the marauding Saxon heathen who poured down upon the coast of Britain to seize the land and enslave the peoples.

To Bellerium, the great city of Legionis Asa comes as envoy Meriaduc, son of King Owain of Wales, to ask for troops. Drusus, the Prefect, for the honor of Rome, goes forth with an inadequate following to join the harassed Britons, to strive to outwit and outfight the Saxon.

Originally serialized in Adventure, The Altar of the Legion is a stirring story of daring and historical adventure, telling of events that could have given rise to the legends of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Black Dog Books - In production!

THE SHARK STRIKES: The Collected Adventures of Shark Gotch
by Albert Richard Wetjen
Edited and with an introduction by Doug Ellis.
The terror of the South Seas lives again!

Few heroes of fiction are like Shark Gotch: cruel, often a killer by nature, ruthless; yet absolutely an honest man loyal to his creed that would got to any length to avenge a wrong done to himself or his friends. Shark Gotch's name struck terror from Sydney to Singapore. Known as the fastest man with a gun, strong men thought it wise to steer clear of Gotch and his wrath.

One of the most thrilling characters to emerge from the action-adventure magazines, the volume assembles more than two dozen stories, collected from the pages of Danger Trail, Action Stories and other sources.

Bonus: included are non-fiction articles, photographs and additional background material by and about Albert Richard Wetjen.
Black Dog Books - In production!

Empire of the Devil by Frederick L. Nebel

From a master crime-detective fiction writer, author of the Captain Steve McBride & noisy newshound Kennedy series, as well as the Tough Dick Donahue series for Black Mask, and the Dime Detective Cardigan series, comes this first collection of Frederick L. Nebel's  tales of exotic adventure.

Stories include:
Empire of the Devil
Doom Drums
The Crimson Diamond
Hell's Back Door
and others!
 
Cover art by Fred Craft.
Volume 12 in the Black Dog Books Signature Series.
Black Dog Books - In production!

Paths of Fire by Albert Richard Wetjen

Leaving home for the sea at age fourteen, Albert Richard Wetjen (1900-1948), was shipwrecked twice before his sixteenth birthday. On the later occasion he survived five weeks on an island before being rescued.

Once back to sea, to pass the time between ports, Wetjen began to read. Less than impressed by some of the fiction he read, which lacked believability, he knew he could tell a better story himself by simply drawing upon his working knowledge of ships and the tribulations of men at sea.

By age twenty-two, only a few years after his first attempts at composing fiction, Dick Wetjen was a regular contributor to the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's, simultaneously selling stories to the pulp magazines Action Stories, Adventure, Short Stories and Everybody's.

Paths of Fire assembles eight of the author's riveting tales of adventure.

The Book Cave - New podcast now available online!
Episode 133: Python Isle Audio Book  - New!  
Will Murray, Roger Ritner and Michael McConnohie join the Book Cave crew to discuss Python Isle and future audio books.
Episode 132: Shelby Vick
Episode 131: How The West Was Weird Volume 2
Episode 130:  Percival Constantine
Episode 129: Brain Boy
Episode 128: Post Pulp Ark Wrap-up
Episode 127: Pulp Ark
Episode 126: Pre Pulp ARK Chatting
Episode 125: Kim Williamson
CONAN: THE FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #8
Arriving in comic shops July 6th!
Timothy Truman (Writer), Tomás Giorello (Pencils), José Villarrubia (Colors), Frank Frazetta (Cover)

Running from the army of Turan, Conan and fellow fugitive Olivia hide out on a small island in the Vilayet Sea, but they soon find themselves stalked by a huge, unseen terror in the jungles and threatened by a group of pirates! These may be the least of their concerns, though, because the ruins of a lost civilization stir when a full moon rises over the isle—and even deadlier creatures awaken!

72 pages, Full Color, $6.99

Dancing Tuatara Press - Now available!
MAN OUT OF HELL The Selected Stories of John H. Knox
This is the second volume of short stories from the menacing pen of John H. Knox. Introduced by John Pelan, it collects seven stories from the pulps, plus a poem by the author.

Here are the stories in this volume, and where they first appeared:
Man Out of Hell — Originally appeared in Dime Mystery Magazine March 1934
When the Blood God Ruled — Originally appeared in Horror Stories November 1935
Tenement of the Damned — Originally appeared in Terror Tales Nov/Dec 1937
Buyer of Souls — Originally appeared in Horror Stories August 1936
Merchants of Damnation — Originally appeared in Thrilling Mystery January 1937
The Pain People — Originally appeared in Horror Stories Feb/Mar 1937
Playground of the Tiny Killers — Originally appeared in Dime Mystery Magazine February 1938
Deserted Kiva (Poem) — Originally appeared in The Golden Stallion
Dancing Tuatara Press - Now available!
LADY OF THE YELLOW DEATH and Other Stories
This is the second volume of weird tales from Wyatt Blassingame. In John Pelan’s introduction he tells why Blassingame is one of the masters of the horror pulps: because he knew so much about the legends and lore of humanity’s civilizations.

Here are the stories in this volume, and where they first appeared:
Lady of the Yellow Death — Horror Stories, June/July 1939
Back from Beyond — Dime Mystery Magazine, March 1934
River of Pain — Terror Tales, November 1934
Love Comes from the Grave — Horror Stories, February/March 1936
Flesh for the Swamp Men — Dime Mystery, April 1937
Three Hours to Live — Dime Mystery Magazine, October 1934
The Beast Woman — Dime Mystery Magazine, September 1935
Dead Man’s Bride — Terror Tales, September 1934
Prey of the Living Dead — Dime Mystery, November 1935

Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West - Now online!
Forgotten Books: Doc Savage in PYTHON ISLE by Will Murray - New!
Forgotten Story: "A Man Couldn't Breathe" by David Goodis (writing as David Crewe)
Forgotten Books: The White Circle by Carroll John Daly
Forgotten Coloring Books: The Shadow and The Lone Ranger
Forgotten Stories: "Hunch" and "Death Song" by Paul Cain - Yours via email!



ELRIC: THE BALANCE LOST #1 - Arriving in comic shops July 6th!
Writer: Chris Roberson; Art: Francesco Biagini; Covers: Francesco Mattina, Benjamin Carre
Afterword by Neil Gaiman!

For 40 years comic fandom has thrilled to the exploits of Elric since his introduction in Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian in the early 1970s.  Neil Gaiman called Elric's creator Michael Moorcock "my model for what a writer was" while Warren Ellis said he is one of the "eight core sites in my creative genome." Now the godfather of the Multiverse teams up with hot New York Times bestseller Chris Roberson (Superman, iZombie, Stan Lee's Starborn) for an ongoing series that sees a crisis break out across multiple worlds with Moorcock's other two most famous fantasy franchise characters, Corum of the Scarlet Robe and Dorian Hawkmoon! 

The workings of Fate are being tampered across the Multiverse, upsetting the Cosmic Balance. Elric is on a quest to restore The Balance and save the Multiverse from ruin! Elric, Corum, and Hawkmoon are forced into action far and wide, but will they fight on the side of Law... or Chaos?
32 pages, Full Color, $3.99

E-texts on the net this week
The Shadow in Review:
This weeks Shadow review is "The Masked Headsman" from the April 15, 1937 issue of The Shadow Magazine. 

Pulpgen-Online Pulps:   Now with over 1000 stories online!
"The Eyes of Durga" by Emile C. Tepperman from SECRET AGENT "X", April, 1934
Twice in ten minutes drawn guns threatened death to Denison if he did not deliver the Eyes of Durga. The first time a stranger saved him. But nothing could save him a second time, for Denison had never even heard of the Eyes of Durga.
"The Gent From Australia" by S. Omar Barker from SHORT STORIES, September 10, 1940
"Claims He Wants a Bronc Stomper - and Picks Him a Leather-Puller on Purpose!" Rodeo action for a competition.
Fantom Press
Pre-order The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown signed edition!

Paul Malmont is a great freind of Fantom Press and we're proud to present
an exclusive signed edition of Paul's thrilling sequel to The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril.

Each copy will be hand signed by Paul on a specially designed signature page
and numbered in an addition of only 100 copies. 
The book will ship approximately July 15th, 2011

Like all our products, proceeds from these sales go to help
Fran and Bob Larkin in their valiant fight against cancer.
The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown
Based on an incredible true episode of World War II history, Paul Malmont’s new novel is a rollicking blend of fact and fiction about the men and women who were recruited to defeat the Nazis and ended up creating the future.

In 1943, when the United States learns that Germany is on the verge of a deadly innovation that could tip the balance of the war, the government turns to an unlikely source for help: the nation’s top science fiction writers. Installed at a covert military lab within the Philadelphia Naval Yard are the most brilliant of these young visionaries. The unruly band is led by Robert Heinlein, the dashing and complicated master of the genre. His “Kamikaze Group,” which includes the ambitious genius Isaac Asimov, is tasked with transforming the wonders of science fiction into science fact and unlocking the secrets to invisibility, death rays, force fields, weather control, and other astounding phenomena—and finding it harder than they ever imagined.

When a German spy washes ashore near the abandoned Long Island ruins of a mysterious energy facility, the military begins to fear that the Nazis are a step ahead of Heinlein’s group. Now the oddball team, joined by old friends from the Pulp Era including L. Ron Hubbard (court-martialed for attacking Mexico), must race to catch up. The answers they seek may be locked in the legendary War of Currents, which was fought decades earlier between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. As the threat of an imminent Nazi invasion of America grows more and more possible, events are set in motion that just may revolutionize the future—or destroy it—while forcing the writers to challenge the limits of talent, imagination, love, destiny, and even reality itself.

Blazing at breathtaking speed from forgotten tunnels deep beneath Manhattan to top-secret battles in the North Pacific, and careening from truth to pulp and back again, The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown is a sweeping, romantic epic—a page-turning rocket ship ride through the history of the future.
Friends of Old Time Radio Convention - October 20-23, 2011!
As it has for the past 35 years, the Friends of Old Time Radio will meet at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Newark, N.J., on the third weekend in October, this year the 20th-23rd, to gather stars and fans to celebrate dramatic radio.  The big difference this year is that it will be our final convention and we want to go out with the biggest, best convention we've had in years.

No expense will be spared to bring in as many of the living radio acting veterans we can find.  We have great historians, directors, authors and actors clamoring to put on their very best programs - and we hope that the annual excuse we hear from so many "I don't have time, I'll get there one of these years" just won't apply.

So far, we know that Arthur Anderson, veteran of The Mercury Theater, 29 years as the spokes-leprechaun for Lucky Charms, and author of the definitive history of radio program "Let's Pretend," will direct an episode of this series as his personal sign-off of more than 20 years attending our events.  Outstanding actors such as Rosemary Rice of Archie on the radio and I Remember Mama on TV, Tommy Cook of Red Ryder, Nan Warren of Let's Pretend, Richard Herd of Theater 5 and (later) Seinfeld, Will Hutchins of Sugarfoot, legendary X-1 writer George Lefferts, actor/d.j. Michael C. Gwynne, the son of big band leader Frankie Kaye, are already confirmed with many more to come.

The convention will as always feature live recreations of classic shows, panel discussions with the stars, music, the biggest nostalgia dealer rooms around, selling movies, TV, hundreds of thousands of hours of old time radio recordings and more, and unique opportunities to directly interact with the stars and ask about their amazing careers.  No one is behind a velvet rope charging for autographs at Friends of Old Time Radio.  The stars are having just as much fun as you are, if not more.

The program is split between a day session that lasts from 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. and features many of the panels and discussions, as well as live recreations.  The evening program includes a buffet dinner followed by two recreations as well as awards to the special guests and raffles and the like.  We try to make the dinner recreations our most star-studded, exciting theater.  The guests are distributed across the tables at dinner, so you will always have at least one celebrity at your table.  Dinner rates are inclusive of the day rates.  We haven't set final pricing yet but in recent years, the day admission has been $25 ($20 in advance) and dinners ranged from $60 - $75 or so depending on the day, which packages available for people staying for all four days.

We're also looking for any old time radio actors or other professionals such as writers, sound effects specialists, producers, casting agents, etc., who are interested in attending to contact us.
Girasol Collectables: THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM print - Now available!

Girasol Collectables is pleased to be able to offer a high quality, offset-printed reproductions of acclaimed Australian artist Patrick J. Jones' barbarian masterpiece 'The Forbidden Kingdom.'

The prints are 16" x 24" on sturdy 8pt stock, and capture all the magnificent detail of the original.

Patrick J. Jones is a much sought-after fantasy artist from down under, originally from Ireland, who works in both traditional oil paints as well as digital media. In addition, he teaches art rendering techniques and has written an action-packed sf/f novel 'The Sentinels'  about post-apocalyptic LA.

Prints of The Forbidden Kingdom are available at $20/per print, + $9 s&h for 1 - 2 prints, $12 for 3 - 5 prints (within North America, for overseas orders add $5 for additional postage). Shipped airmail directly from us in sturdy mailing tubes.

GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES FEATURING THE SPIDER
Coming later this month!
This 128-page trade paperback reprints two action packed adventures of the pulp-era hero The Spider.
The stories are complete including the original pulp black and white illustrations. Color covers.

This issue contains "The Devil's Candlesticks" (#59 August 1938) and
"Revolt of the Underworld" (#105 June 1942).
Softcover, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95

Girasol Collectables - July 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 $95 ($10 off)

Our first Replica this month is THE SPIDER #70 featuring "The Spider and the Slaves of Hell" from July 1939. $35

Our second Replica this month is OPERATOR 5 #27 from August-September 1936. $35

Our third Replica is TERROR TALES #29 from June-July 1937 - $35

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






ALL DETECTIVE MAGAZINE  ($25 each postpaid)
#27 January 1935

BLACK MASK MAGAZINE  ($35 each postpaid)
April 1920 - First issue!
June 1,1923 - The rare KKK issue

CIVIL WAR STORIES ($25 each postpaid) 
Spring 1940

DAN TURNER  ($25 each postpaid)
Dan Turner Hollywood DetectiveNo. 1 (January 1942)
Dan Turner Hollywood Detective No. 2 (April 1942)

DOCTOR DEATH  ($25 each postpaid)
#1 February 1935
#2  March 1935
#3  April 1935

DR. YEN SIN  ($35 each postpaid)
#1 May/June 1936
#2 July/August 1936
#3 September/October 1936

EERIE TALES($20 eachpostpaid)
#1 July 1941

GOLDEN FLEECE  ($25 each postpaid)
#1 October 1938
#2 November 1938
#3 December 1938
#4 January 1939
#5  February 1939
#6  March 1939
#7  April 1939
#8 May 1939
#9 June 1939

HORROR STORIES ($35 each postpaid)
#1 January 1935
#5  July 1935

MAGIC CARPET ($25 each postpaid)
#1 January 1933
#2 April 1933
#3 July 1933
#4  October 1933
#5  January 1934

THE MYSTERIOUS WU FANG ($35 )each postpaid
#1  September 1935
#2  October 1935
#3  November 1935
#4  December 1935
#5  January 1936
#6  February 1936

MYSTERY ADVENTURE MAGAZINE  ($25 each postpaid)
November 1936 with a rare Domino Lady cover appearance

THE OCTOPUS ($35 each postpaid)
February/March 1939

OPERATOR 5  ($35 each postpaid)
#1  The Masked Invasion (April 1934)
#2  The Invisible Empire (May 1934)
#3  The Yellow Scourge (June 1934)
#4  The Melting Death (July 1934)
#5  Cavern of the Damned (August 1934)
#6  Master of Broken Men (September 1934)
#7  Invasion of the Dark Legions (October 1934)
#8  The Green Death Mists (November 1934)
#9  Legions of Starvation (December 1934)
#10 The Red Invader (January 1935)
#11 The League of War Monsters (February 1935)
#12  The Army of the Dead (March 1935)
#13  March of the Flame Marauders (April 1935)
#14 Blood Reign of the Dictator (May 1935)
#15 Invasion of the Yellow Warlords (June 1935)
#16 Legions of the Death Master (July 1935)
#17  Hosts of the Flaming Death (August 1935)
#18 Invasion of the Crimson Death Cult (September 1935)
#19 Attack of the Blizzard Men (October 1935)
#20 Scourge of the Invisible Death (November 1935)
#21 Raiders of the Red Death (December 1935)
#22  War-Dogs of the Green Destroyer (January 1936)
#23 Rockets From Hell (February 1936)
#24  War Masters from the Orient (March 1936)
#25 Crimes Reign of Terror (April 1936)
#26 Death's Ragged Army (June-July 1936)
#27 Patriot's Death Battalion (August-Sept. 1936)

ORIENTAL STORIES ($25 each postpaid)
#1  Oct./Nov. 1930                        
#2  Dec. 1930/Jan 1931
#3  February/March 1931
#4  Spring 1931
#5  Summer 1931
#6  Autumn 1931
#7  Winter 1932
#8  Spring 1932
#9  Summer 1932

PIRATE STORIES ($25 )each postpaid
#1  November 1934

THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE ($25 )each postpaid
#1  February 1933

SAUCY MOVIE TALES  ($25 each postpaid)
#3   December 1935 (#1 after a title change)
#4   January 1936  (#2 after a title change)
#5   March 1936 
#11 September 1936

THE SCORPION ($35 each postpaid)
April/May 1939

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE ($25 each postpaid)
October 1931

SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES  ($25 each postpaid)
#2  November 1934 [#1 after the ashcan]
#3  December 1934
#4  January 1935
#5  February 1935
#6  March 1935
#8  May 1935
#10 July 1935
#12 September 1935
#13 October 1935
#14 November 1935
#16 January 1936
#17 February 1936
#18 March 1936
#19 April 1936
#20 May 1936
#21 June 1936
#22 July 1936
#23 August 1936
#24 September 1936
#25 October 1936
#26 November 1936
#27 December 1936
#28 January 1937
#39 December 1937

SPICY-DETECTIVE STORIES  ($25 each postpaid)
#1  May 1934
#3  July 1934
#5  September 1934
#6  October 1934
#7  November 1934
#8  December 1934
#9  January 1935
#10 February 1935
#11 March 1935
#13 May 1935
#14 June 1935
#15 July 1935
#16 August 1935
#17 September 1935
#18 October 1935
#19 November 1935
#20 December 1935
#21 January 1936
#24 April 1936
#25 May 1936
 #26 June 1936
#27 July 1936
#29 September 1936              
#30 October 1936
#31 November 1936
#76 August 1940
 SPICY-MYSTERY STORIES  ($25 )each postpaid
#2  June 1935
#3  July 1935
#4  August 1935
#5  September 1935
#6  October 1935
#7  November 1935
#8  December 1935
#9  January 1936
#10 February 1936
#11 March 1936
#12 April 1936
#13 May 1936
#14 June 1936
#15 July 1936
#16 August 1936
#17 ­ September 1936
#19 November 1936
#20 December 1936
#21 January 1937
#22 February 1937
#23 March 1937
#26 June 1937

SPICY WESTERN STORIES  ($25 each postpaid)
#2   December 1936 
#3   January 1937
#14 December 1937 

THE SPIDER  ($35 each postpaid)
#1  The Spider Strikes! (October 1933)
#2  The Wheel of Death (November 1933)
#3  Wings of the Black Death (December 1933)
#4  City of Flaming Shadows (January 1934)
#5  Empire of Doom (February 1934)
#6  Citadel of Hell (March 1934)
#7  Serpent of Destruction (April 1934)
 #8  The Mad Horde (May 1934)
#9  Satan's Death Blast  (June 1934)
#10 The Corpse Cargo  (July 1934)
#11 Prince of the Red Looters (August 1934)
#12 Reign of the Silver Terror (September 1934)
#13  Builders of the Black Empire (October 1934)
#14  Death's Crimson Juggernaut (November 1934)
#15  The Red Death Rain (December 1934)
#16 The City Destroyer (January 1935)
#17 The Pain Emperor  (February 1935)
#18  The Flame Master (March 1935)
#19 Slaves of the Crime Master (April 1935)
#20 Reign of the Death Fiddler (May 1935)
#21 Hordes of the Red Butcher (June 1935)
#22 Dragon Lord of the Underworld (July 1935)
#23 Master of the Death Madness (August 1935)
#24 King of the Red Killers (September 1935)
#25 Overlord of the Damned (October 1935)
#26 Death Reign of the Vampire King (November 1935)
#27 Emperor of the Yellow Death (December 1935)
#28 The Mayor of Hell (January 1936)
#29 Slaves of the Murder Syndicate (February 1936)
#30 Green Globes of Death (March 1936)
#31 The Cholera King (April 1936)
#32 Slaves of the Dragon (May 1936)
#33 Legions of Madness (June 1936)
#34 Laboratory of the Damned (July 1936)
#35 Satan's Sightless Legion (August 1936)
#36 The Coming of the Terror (September 1936)
#37 The Devil's Death Dwarfs (October 1936)
#38 City of Dreadful Night (November 1936)
#39 Reign of the Snake Men (December 1936)
#40 Dictator of the Damned (January 1937)
#41 The Mill-Town Massacres (February 1937)
#42 Satan's Workshop (March 1937)
#43 Scourge of the Yellow Fangs (April 1937)
#44 The Devil's Pawnbroker (May 1937)
#45 Voyage of the Coffin Ship (June 1937)
#46 The Man Who Ruled in Hell (July 1937)
#47 Slaves of the Black Monarch (August 1937)
#48 Machine Guns Over the White House (Sept 1937)
#49 The City That Dared Not Eat (October 1937)
#50 Master of the Flaming Horde (November 1937)
#51 Satan's Switchboard (December 1937)
#52 Legion of the Accursed Light (January 1938)
#53 The City of Lost Men (February 1938)
#54 The Grey Horde Creeps (March 1938)
#55 City of Whispering Death (April 1938)
#56 When Thousands Slept in Hell (May 1938)
#57 Satan's Shackles (June 1938)
#58 The Emperor from Hell (July 1938)
#59  The Devil's Candlesticks (August 1938)
#60  The City That Paid to Die (September 1938)
 #61  The Spider at Bay (October 1938)
#62  Scourge of the Black Legions (November 1938)
#63  The Withering Death (December 1938)
#64  Claws of the Golden Dragon (January 1939)
#65  The Song of Death (February 1939)
#66  The Silver Death Rain (March 1939)
#67  Blight of the Blazing Eye (April 1939)
#68  King of the Fleshless Legion (May 1939)  
 #69  Rule of the Monster Men (June 1939)
#70  The Spider and the Slaves of Hell (July 1939)

STRANGE DETECTIVE STORIES ($25 each postpaid)
#2 December 1933

STRANGE STORIES  ($25 each postpaid)
#1 February 1939

STRANGE TALES  ($25 each postpaid)
#1 September 1931
#2 November 1931
#3 January 1932
#4  March 1932
#5 June 1932
#6 October 1932
#7 January 1933

TERROR TALES  ($35 each postpaid)
#1  September 1934
#2  October 1934
#3  November 1934
#4  December 1934
#5  January 1935
#6  February 1935
#7 March1935
#8 April 1935
#9 May 1935
#10 June 1935
#11 July 1935
#12  August 1935
#13  September 1935
#14  October 1935
#15  November 1935
#16  December 1935
#17 January 1936
#18 February 1936
#19 March 1936
#20 April 1936
#21 May 1936
#22 June 1936
#23 July/Aug 1936
#24 Sept-Oct 1936
#25 Nov-Dec 1936
#26 Jan-Feb 1937
#27 March/April 1937
#28 May-June 1937
#29 July-August 1937

THRILLING MYSTERY ($25 each postpaid)
#1 October 1935

WEIRD TALES  ($35 each postpaid)
#1  March 1923
#2  April 1923
#3  May1923
#4  June 1923
#5  July/August 1923
#6  September 1923
#7  October 1923
#8   November 1923
#9   December 1923/January 1924 
#10  February 1924
#11  March 1924
#12  April 1924
#13  Anniversary Issue May/June/July/24 ($50)
#14  November 1924 - One of the rarest WT's
#15  December 1924
#16  January 1925
#17 February 1925
#19 April 1925
#21 June 1925
#22  July 1925
#23  August 1925
#24  September 1925
 #25  October 1925
#26  November 1925
#27  December 1925
#31  April 1926
#40  January 1927
#53  February 1928
#59  August 1928
#117 September 1933
#118 October 1933
#128 August 1934
#143 November 1935
Last Months Replicas

Gotham Pulp Collectors Club -  July 9, 2011!
Gotham Pulp Collectors Club is a club for pulp collectors to meet in the NYC/Metro area.
It meets the 2nd Saturday of every month.

Name:  Gotham Pulp Collectors Club
Time: 1-4 PM
Place: Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street, Manhattan (WestVillage)
Contact:  Mark Halegua at msh@pulps1st.com

Hermes Press: THE PHANTOM: THE COMPLETE DAILIES VOLUME 3: 1939-1941
Arriving in comic shops July 6th!
Writen by Lee Falk,   Art by Ray Moore
The first, original, and best masked hero to ever grace the pages of comic strips and comic books returns in the third volume of Hermes Press' complete reprint of The Phantom. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips. Included in this volume are four complete Phantom adventures utilizing original King Features syndicate press proofs.
Hardcover, 9x12, 288 pages,  SRP: $49.99

"Iron and Bronze" by Christopher Paul Carey & Win Scott Eckert
Now available on the Kindle and Nook!

Taduki-inspired visions draw an intrepid adventurer and a madman to a lost African outpost of Atlantis where they must confront an ancient mystery from the stars... Drawing on diverse sources such as Jules Verne’s The Barsac Mission, H. Rider Haggard’s She and Allan, Guy d’Armen’s Doc Ardan (who has been called the “French Doc Savage”), J.-H. Rosny âiné’s L’Étonnant Voyage de Hareton Ironcastle, Pierre Benoit’s L’Atlantide, and Philip José Farmer’s “monomyth,” “Iron and Bronze” hearkens back the classic SF adventure pulps of the 1920s and ’30s.

This story first appeared in the anthology Tales of the Shadowmen 5: The Vampires of Paris.

KATO ORIGINS #10 - Arriving in comic shops July 6th!
Writer: Jia Nitz; Artist: Colton Worley; Cover: Colton Worley, Francesco Francavilla (1-in-10)
FINAL ISSUE! Kato is undercover investigating business collusion for the Sentinel when a whodunit murder happens.  Kato’s undercover identity as a Siamese prince quickly erodes.  What will the guests do when they find him out?  Will they think he’s the killer?
32 pages, Full Color, $3.99
 
Martin Grams - New blog now online!
Martin Grams has started his own blog at http://www.martingrams.blogspot.com/
Martin is the author of : The Shadow - The History and Mystery of the Radio Program, 1930-1954

Each post so far has been long and filled with lots of information for collectors.

Posts to date include:
Bruce Lee on the Green Hornet - New!
The Lone Ranger and The Mystery Ranch
Boris Karloff: The “Lost” Radio Broadcasts
Cincinnati Old Time Radio Convention
Batman: The TV Series
Cavalcade of America, A History in Pictures
Duffy’s Tavern: Year One
Meteor House: The Worlds of Philip José Farmer 2: Of Dust and Soul
Now available for pre-order!
Pre-Order Your Copy before August 1st and Save $5!

Edited by Michael Croteau, this new anthology is another tour through SF Grand Master Philip José Farmer’s many creations, featuring essays by the likes of Charles Platt and James Sallis, stories set in Farmer’s expanded worlds by Spider Robinson, Mary A. Turzillo, and others and featuring an all new novella by Philip José Farmer & Christopher Paul Carey, along with much more by Farmer himself.

Complete contents list at the link below.
US$ 25.00
6×9 trade paperback, 264 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0-983-74610-2
LIMITED EDITION of 500 copies



Three days of nostalgic fun! Over 180 vendor tables, celebrities signing autographs, movie room runs all 24 hours, panels and seminars,
live old time radio recreations on stage, drive-in movie theater outside the hotel on Friday night and much more!
PATTY DUKE  (The Patty Duke Show, Valley of the Dolls)
TONY DOW  (Leave It To Beaver)
DAVY JONES  (The Monkees)
BILLY GRAY  (Day The Earth Stood Still, Father Knows Best)
LAUREN CHAPIN  (Father Knows Best)
KAREN VALENTINE  (Hollywood Squares, Room 222)
CHARLES HERBERT  (The Fly, Invaders From Mars)
HIGHLIGHTS
The History of Buck Rogers Slide Show Presentation
Rare screening of The Great Charlie Chan documentary
The Complete Films of Gummo Marx
Charity Auction for St. Jude Children's Hospital
The Restoration of Classic Motion Pictures

RARE MOVIE SCREENINGS
Hollywood Museum (1965)
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (with Boris Karloff)
BEAUTY PARLOR (the "lost" 1932 movie)
Alfred Hitchcock's ELSTREE CALLING (a rarely seen Hitchcock film)
Olsen and Johnson on Television (1952)
World War II Cartoons
1954 Television Grudge Match
Queen Elizabeth (with the great Sarah Bernhart)
LEAGUE OF FRIGHTENED MEN  (the 1936 "lost" Nero Wolfe movie)
Come spend three days (or at the very least, one day) at the Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Convention!
Last year we broke attendance records and we anticipate doing so again with the larger facilities!
Larger vendor room, larger seminar room and larger movie room this year! Bring a friend! Help spread the word!
Check out the convention web-site for complete details, schedule of events, photos and more!
If you are staying overnight, there are still rooms available at the special discount rate!
www.MarriottHuntValley.com
Phone:  1-410-785-7000

The Nostalgia League - Now available online!
New in The Nostalgia League Library:
Another pair of tales by the Baroness Orczy featuring her character The Old Man in the Corner: "The Liverpool Mystery" and "The Edinburgh Mystery."  Both can be found in the Baroness Orczy Solarium or the main Library page.

While you are visiting, checkout the other material available in The Nostalgia League Library
Off-Trail Publications - Now available!

New from Off-Trail Publications:
OUTDOOR STORIES by J. Allan Dunn
Introduction by John Locke

OUTDOOR STORIES lasted a mere thirteen issues through 1927-28. Today, it’s one of the rarest pulp magazines. One of its best-known contributors was the prolific J. Allan Dunn. Presented in this volume are three of his long-forgotten tales from OUTDOOR STORIES which rank with his best work; gripping, fascinating adventures set in the exotic places of another day. The featured story is the novelette, "New Guinea Gold," a savage, epic tale of friendship, survival and revenge. Also included is a history of OUTDOOR STORIES, a biography of its editor, Edmund C. Richards, and an examination of Dunn’s role in the magazine.
6x9-inch perfect bound; 190 pages, $16.00 postpaid
Check or Money Order to:
Off-Trail Publications
2036 Elkhorn Rd.
Castroville, CA 95012
Or:
PayPal: offtrail@redshift.com

Checkout  earlier titles by clicking on the link below.

Paul Malmont: THE ASTOUNDING, THE AMAZING, AND THE UNKNOWN
Now available!
The epic sequel to The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril in which a band of writers led by Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein must confront the Nazi threat.

Based on an incredible true episode of World War II history, Paul Malmont’s new novel is a rollicking blend of fact and fiction about the men and women who were recruited to defeat the Nazis and ended up creating the future.

In 1943, when the United States learns that Germany is on the verge of a deadly innovation that could tip the balance of the war, the government turns to an unlikely source for help: the nation’s top science fiction writers. Installed at a covert military lab within the Philadelphia Naval Yard are the most brilliant of these young visionaries. The unruly band is led by Robert Heinlein, the dashing and complicated master of the genre. His “Kamikaze Group,” which includes the ambitious genius Isaac Asimov, is tasked with transforming the wonders of science fiction into science fact and unlocking the secrets to invisibility, death rays, force fields, weather control, and other astounding phenomena—and finding it harder than they ever imagined.

When a German spy washes ashore near the abandoned Long Island ruins of a mysterious energy facility, the military begins to fear that the Nazis are a step ahead of Heinlein’s group. Now the oddball team, joined by old friends from the Pulp Era including L. Ron Hubbard (court-martialed for attacking Mexico), must race to catch up. The answers they seek may be locked in the legendary War of Currents, which was fought decades earlier between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. As the threat of an imminent Nazi invasion of America grows more and more possible, events are set in motion that just may revolutionize the future—or destroy it—while forcing the writers to challenge the limits of talent, imagination, love, destiny, and even reality itself.

Blazing at breathtaking speed from forgotten tunnels deep beneath Manhattan to top-secret battles in the North Pacific, and careening from truth to pulp and back again, The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown is a sweeping, romantic epic—a page-turning rocket ship ride through the history of the future.

Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10: 1439168938
ISBN-13: 978-1439168936


PULPDOM #65 (June 2011) - Now available!
The contents include:
"Pellucidar Revisited" Part 1 by Mike Taylor - A nostalgic look at the first three novels in the series.
This issue contains five full page BLUE BOOK pulp covers featuring the serialization of "Tanar of Pellucidar," interior art from the pulps illustrating the story, plus art by Frank Frazetta, Reed Crandall, and J. Allen St. John.

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: moonfire@frontier.net



This year, the convention will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of THE SHADOW MAGAZINE
and the birth of the hero pulp. There will be a showing of three rarely seen Shadow short subjects from
1931-1932, a presentation on The Shadow of the radio, a look at Philip Jose Farmer's thoughts on
The Shadow, and a panel called "Walter B. Gibson and The Shadow" featuring three gentlemen
who knew Gibson and wrote books about Walter and his character.
FarmerCon, a convention celebrating the life and work of "Grand Master of Science Fiction"
Philip José Farmer, will be held at this year's PulpFest.
Further details about FarmerCon have now been posted to the home page of the PulpFest website.
Read all about what programming the fans of Farmer are planning to present by visiting the PulpFest website.
 "New Fictioneer" readings of Duane Spurlock ("A Quiet Night in the Dark in La Plata, Missouri, 1942" and "Pretty Polly") and Wayne Reinagel ("Pulp Heroes—Khan Dynasty" and "Modern Marvels—Viktoriana").
Tony Davis celebrates the twentieth anniversary of THE PULPSTER with
yet another great issue of his award-winning magazine.
The official program guide for PulpFest 2011, the new issue is 44 pages long and
features a full color cover by SHADOW great Graves Gladney.
There are articles on the first five adventures of "The Dark Avenger,"
an exclusive excerpt from Will Murray's new Doc Savage adventure,
THE DESERT DEMONS, and more.
Almost a full year before his first appearance in the pulps, The Shadow debuted as the mysterious narrator
of The Detective Story Hour, a CBS radio program sponsored by Street & Smith.
On Friday evening, July 29th, popular culture historian Martin Grams
will contribute to PulpFest’’s salute to the 80th anniversary of the first hero pulp by presenting
a fascinating slide show concerning the radio program that inspired the pulp magazine.
Join David Saunders on Friday, July 29th at 8 PM in the PulpFest programming room
for "Wild American Pulp Artists," a presentation on illustrators Emery Clarke, Robert Harris, and
Milton Luros, all of them born 100 years ago in 1911.
All three artists drew black and white interior art and painted front covers for a variety of magazines.

The son of Norman Saunders, David is an accomplished artist himself.
Additionally, he is probably the leading expert on pulp magazine art, having written
and spoken extensively on the subject.
PulpFest Celebrates 100 Years of Talbot Mundy

When it comes to adventure fiction, one of its greatest practitioners was Talbot Mundy,
born William Lancaster Gribbon in 1879.
He began writing in his early thirties, following years of adventuring in India, Africa, and other parts of the world.
Or so the story goes; much of his early life was romanticized over the years, largely by the author himself.

This summer, PulpFest will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Talbot Mundy’s first appearance in print
with a showing of THE BLACK WATCH, a film adaptation of Mundy’s “King of the Khyber Rifles,”
the author's best known work.
Registration
A prepaid, three-day membership to PulpFest 2011 will cost $30.
A three-day membership paid at the door will cost $35.
Friday or Saturday, single-day memberships will cost $15.
A Sunday only membership, available only at the door, will cost $5.
Please be aware that many dealers will be packing up on Sunday, preparing to depart for their homes.
Children age 15 and younger, accompanied by a parent, will be admitted for free.

PULPED! - The Official New Pulp Podcast! - New podcast now available online!
Episode 2 - Deischer Discusses 'THE WAY THEY WERE' and The Pulptress Reviews CROSSOVERS!  - New!  
Episode 1 - PULPED! For The First Time!
PULP FICTION TV Documentary - Now online!
This program traces the golden years of pulps, beginning in the 1920s, by highlighting numerous writers (including Erle Stanley Gardner and Edgar Rice Burroughs who turned out hundreds of stories. In interviews, popular and prolific authors Ray Bradbury and Frederik Pohl recall nominal pay, short deadlines, and insatiable demand for copy. Original cover art featuring beautiful women, space creatures, and blazing weapons, as well as B-movie clips, enhance the coverage.

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/

Doc Con:  The annual Doc Savage Convention gathered together for the first time on October 24, 1998. The convention also known as Doc Con is the brainchild of Rob Smalley who together with Jay Ryan, Paul Cook and Courtney Rogers have hosted the event each year in Arizona. Traditionally held the second Saturday of each November, Doc Con attracts residents from around the country, for a weekend of planned Doc Savage events as well as discussions and camaraderie. Follow along with the planning each year by participating in this group.  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Doc_Con/

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/

FictionMags: The purpose of this mailing list is to discuss the history of fiction magazines, and to exchange information about magazines which have carried fiction, past or present. Particular emphases are on the "Gaslight" magazines of circa 1880-1914, the pulp magazines of the first half of the 20th century, the "Big Slick" magazines of the mid-20th century, the digest-sized magazines of the 1950s and 1960s -- and any other areas of magazine publishing which have been important for fiction. Discussion may cover aspects of the publishing history of the magazines concerned, their editors and editorial policies, the authors they published, and so on.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/fictionmags/

Flearun: This group is for fans of all the incarnations of Doc Savage. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flearun/

Justice Inc.: This group is dedicated to the [1940's pulp version] of Richard Benson and his group of crime fighting adventurers , Justice Inc. Everything about this group can be discussed [ comics, pulps, radio shows, paperbacks, current news]also if anyone is interested in Paul Ernst---In the roaring heart of the crucible...... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JUSTICEINC/

Otis Adelbert Kline: This group is devoted to Otis Adelbert Kline. His works in the science fiction, weird and historical fiction genre and his general biography can also be discussed here.
Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OTISKLINE/ to join!

Pulp Fiction Uncensored: is for all fans of Pulp Fiction!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pulp_Fiction_Uncensored/?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 by Robert E Howard that have appeared in comic book form from Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Cross Plains Comics, Dynamite Entertainment etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheREHcomicsgroup/

Vintage Paperbacks:  A forum for readers and collectors of classic paperback books, primarily from the "vintage era" of 1939 to 1960 (roughly speaking). Ace Doubles, Dell Mapbacks, L.A. Bantams, Gold Medal, Avon, Handibooks, and many more - we cover them all. Discussion of all genres is welcome and we particularly want to hear about any rare and unusual paperbacks or stories *about* paperbacks that you might be able to share. We discuss the cover artists, the writers, the publishers, and anyone and everyone connected with the great world of vintage paperback books. Read a great old book lately? Come on in and tell us about it! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VintagePaperbacks/

Western Pulps: This list is dedicated to the discussion of Western pulp magazines -- the characters, the authors, the stories, the paperback reprints, and anything else connected with Western pulps. Though the primary emphasis is on pulps, we also discuss non-pulp Western novels, movies, comics, etc.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WesternPulps/

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
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: DOC SAVAGE TP - Arriving in comic shops July 6th!
Written by DOUG MOENCH and others; Art by JOHN BUSCEMA, TONY DEZUNIGA and others
Cover by ROGER KASTEL
Pulp fiction hero Doc Savage is back in this value-priced title collecting his 1970s black-and-white magazine adventures for the first time.

Originally published in 1975, these tales include:
“The Doom on Thunder Island”
“Hell-Reapers at the Heart of Paradise”
“The Inferno Scheme”
“Ghost Pirates from The Beyond”
“The Sky Stealers”
“The Mayan Mutations”
"The Earth-Wreckers!"
"The Crimson Plague"

Trade paperback, 448 pages, B&W, $19.99


Upcoming Modern Hero - Pulp Novels by Christopher R. Yates
Hunt Among the Killers of Men, David J. Schow, Dorchester Press, $14.00, June 6, 2011 - Now Available!  
Ghosts of War, George Mann, Pyr, $16.00, June 20, 2011 - Now Available!
Solomon Kane [Movie novelization], Ramsey Campbell, Titan Books, $7.99, June 21, 2011 - Now Available!
Wild Cards XXI: Fort Freak, edited by George R.R. Martin, Tor, $27.99, June 21, 2011 - Now Available!
The Plain Man [Max August], Steve Englehart, Tor, $25.99, June 21, 2011 - Now Available!
Countdown: The Novel, Greg Cox, Ace, $7.99, June 28, 2011 - Now Available!
Ghosts of War, George Mann, Snowbooks, $24.99, July 1, 2011
Hunt Through Napoleon’s Web, Raymond Benson, Dorchester Press, $14.99, August 8, 2011
Fantastic Four: The Baxter Effect,  Dave Stern, Pocket, $19.99, September 3, 2011
The Society of Steam, Book 2: Hearts of Smoke & Steam, Andrew Mayer, Pyr, $16.00, November 22, 2011
Invasion: Book 1 of the Secret World Chronicle, Mercedes Lackey, et al., Baen, $7.99, December 27, 2011
Pax Britannia: Pax Omega, Al Ewing, Abaddon Books, $9.99, March 2012
The Hunt: Book 2 of the Secret World Chronicle, Mercedes Lackey, et al., Baen, $26.00,  March 2012
Pax Britannia: Time’s Arrow, Jonathan Green, Abaddon Books, $9.99,  May 2012
The Arena Man [Max August], Steve Englehart, Tor, $24.99, June 2012


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