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THE WEIRD DETECTIVE ADVENTURES OF WADE HAMMOND
By Paul Chadwick
All 39 stories in 4 volumes
Volume 1: Meet Wade Hammond, tough and smart, the man who tackles cases the police can’t handle, battling some of the most diabolical killers known to pulp fiction. It takes brains as well as brawn to outsmart these insidious madmen, geniuses at twisting science into terrifying tools of murder, and Wade never shrinks from the challenge. For the first time, ten of the most spine-chilling Wade Hammond stories have been collected from the pages of classic 1930’s pulps: Detective-Dragnet and Ten Detective Aces. In these vivid, atmospheric tales from the pen of Paul Chadwick, author of Secret Agent X and Captain Hazzard, the mood is mysterious, the situation perilous, and the suspense unrelenting. Lock the doors, pull down the blinds, and enter the weird and wonderful world of Wade Hammond. $18 . . . Amazon
Volume 2: In ten more of Wade Hammond’s unforgettable adventures, the globe-trotting adventurer, accomplished newsman, and courageous amateur sleuth, pits his abilities against a frightening series of diabolical villains: The Sloth, The Man with the Grin, The Reaper, The Fiend, and many others. $18 . . . Amazon
Volume 3: The two-fisted, courageous sleuth is pitted against diabolical villains, crazed killers, mad scientists, rampaging apes, a killer octopus, and more, in ten chilling tales. $18 . . . Amazon
Volume 4: In these last nine eerie tales, all from Ten Detective Aces, the indomitable investigator faces off against some of his weirdest enemies, The Spinner, The Purple Hand, the sadistic Flandrin, and many others. $18 . . . Amazon
By Paul Chadwick
All 39 stories in 4 volumes
Volume 1: Meet Wade Hammond, tough and smart, the man who tackles cases the police can’t handle, battling some of the most diabolical killers known to pulp fiction. It takes brains as well as brawn to outsmart these insidious madmen, geniuses at twisting science into terrifying tools of murder, and Wade never shrinks from the challenge. For the first time, ten of the most spine-chilling Wade Hammond stories have been collected from the pages of classic 1930’s pulps: Detective-Dragnet and Ten Detective Aces. In these vivid, atmospheric tales from the pen of Paul Chadwick, author of Secret Agent X and Captain Hazzard, the mood is mysterious, the situation perilous, and the suspense unrelenting. Lock the doors, pull down the blinds, and enter the weird and wonderful world of Wade Hammond. $18 . . . Amazon
Volume 2: In ten more of Wade Hammond’s unforgettable adventures, the globe-trotting adventurer, accomplished newsman, and courageous amateur sleuth, pits his abilities against a frightening series of diabolical villains: The Sloth, The Man with the Grin, The Reaper, The Fiend, and many others. $18 . . . Amazon
Volume 3: The two-fisted, courageous sleuth is pitted against diabolical villains, crazed killers, mad scientists, rampaging apes, a killer octopus, and more, in ten chilling tales. $18 . . . Amazon
Volume 4: In these last nine eerie tales, all from Ten Detective Aces, the indomitable investigator faces off against some of his weirdest enemies, The Spinner, The Purple Hand, the sadistic Flandrin, and many others. $18 . . . Amazon
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GROTTOS OF CHINATOWN: The Dorus Noel Stories By Arthur J. Burks Introduction by John Locke Dorus Noel spent many years in the Far East, and had the torture scars to prove it. Now he was back in New York, working undercover in Manhattan’s Chinatown, confronting the most insidious crimes and criminals imaginable, cases beyond the ability of the police. Burks’ Chinatown is a society of strange alliances, a place of dark menace and mystery, an urban nightmare of secret passageways riddling the district like rabbit warrens, a world under the shadow of China’s past. Collected here for the first time are all eleven Dorus Noel stories from All Detective Magazine (1933-34). Also included is extensive new information on All Detective and the fascinating career of the Speed-King of the Pulps, Arthur J. Burks. 192 pages, $16 . . . Amazon |
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CULT OF THE CORPSES
By Maxwell Hawkins Introduction by John Locke In the early ’30s, a weird element began creeping into the new wave of detective pulps appearing on the newsstands. Maxwell Hawkins was one of the first contributors of these “menace” stories, with two lead novels for Detective-Dragnet Magazine in 1931. This volume includes both of these chilling and entertaining stories. In “Cult of the Corpses,” Benton McCray, of the district attorney’s office, stumbles across a murderous band of voodooists—the culte des mortes—operating out of a Manhattan nightclub. When his fiancée, Nan Collette, is kidnapped, McCray enters a sinister world of horror that challenges his very will to survive. In “Dealers in Death,” an insidious entrepreneur, Mr. Letherius, self-made expert in the art of undetectable murder, leaves a trail of terror in his wake. For Mr. Letherius, killing on contract is a day at the office. And woe unto any client who thinks twice about the bargain. Also included is an exploration of the early ’30s trend toward weird detective stories; and a portrait of author Maxwell Hawkins. 150 pages, $13.95 . . . Amazon |
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THE MAGICIAN DETECTIVE, AND OTHER WEIRD MYSTERIES By Charles Fulton Oursler Edited by John Locke Fulton Oursler was one of the great editors of his time, ruling over the Macfadden publishing empire for two decades. But stage magic was his first love, and, in his heart, he remained a conjurer in a black cape and top hat. In this collection of early fiction, Oursler’s bewitching imagination takes flight in tales of magic, murder and mesmerizing mystery. Apparitions, half-wits, secret panels, devious deceptions, lunatic asylums, warring magicians, criminal masterminds—it’s all here. Also featured is an in-depth exploration of the astonishing career of Fulton Oursler. 210 pages, $18 . . . Amazon |
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GHOST STORIES: THE MAGAZINE AND ITS MAKERS
Volumes 1 & 2
Edited by John Locke
Macfadden’s Ghost Stories magazine (1926-31) offered spooky tales in every flavor, many of them told in the confessional format of Macfadden’s “true”-style magazines.
Volume 1 includes 19 stories, complete with original illustrations. Extensive nonfiction material includes the history of Ghost Stories, as well as detailed biographies of every Ghost Stories editor, and every author whose stories appear in this volume. 256 pages, $24 . . . Amazon
Volume 2 includes 15 stories, complete with original illustrations. Extensive nonfiction material includes detailed biographies of every author whose stories appear in this volume, and every Ghost Stories cover artist. Also included is a gallery of all 64 Ghost Stories covers. 272 pages, $24 . . . Amazon
Volumes 1 & 2
Edited by John Locke
Macfadden’s Ghost Stories magazine (1926-31) offered spooky tales in every flavor, many of them told in the confessional format of Macfadden’s “true”-style magazines.
Volume 1 includes 19 stories, complete with original illustrations. Extensive nonfiction material includes the history of Ghost Stories, as well as detailed biographies of every Ghost Stories editor, and every author whose stories appear in this volume. 256 pages, $24 . . . Amazon
Volume 2 includes 15 stories, complete with original illustrations. Extensive nonfiction material includes detailed biographies of every author whose stories appear in this volume, and every Ghost Stories cover artist. Also included is a gallery of all 64 Ghost Stories covers. 272 pages, $24 . . . Amazon
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DOCTOR COFFIN: THE LIVING DEAD MAN
By Perley Poore Sheehan Introduction by John Wooley Doctor Coffin must rank as one of pulpdom’s strangest denizens. He’d been the famous actor, Del Manning, before faking his own death. He returned as the mysterious Doctor Coffin, proprietor of a chain of Hollywood mortuaries by day, crimefighter by night. From 1932-33, Thrilling Detective featured him in a series of novelettes by Perley Poore Sheehan, veteran fictioneer and Hollywood screenwriter. Collected here are eight of Doctor Coffin’s exploits, including the first six. See him transform the actors’ mastery of disguise into a potent force for justice. See him haunt the City of Stars. See him turn his life into the greatest masquerade of all. Featuring an introduction by John Wooley, world’s foremost authority on Hollywood detectives. 150 pages, $16 . . . Amazon |
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 “Legion of Robots” (November 1940)
Introduction by John McMahan; “Murder’s Migrants” (March 1943) Introduction by John Wooley |
SUPER-DETECTIVE FLIP BOOK: TWO COMPLETE NOVELS
A joint presentation of Off-Trail Publications and Reverse Karma Press In the late-1930s, Culture Publications added a new imprint, Trojan Publications, and gave comic-book fans a reason to stay with the pulps. The reason was Super-Detective, introduced in 1940, a pulp featuring the novel-length adventures of Jim Anthony, detective extraordinaire. But Anthony was no mere sleuth. He possessed phenomenal physical and mental abilities. Patterned after Doc Savage, he battled super-villains bent on the destruction of the United States. After ten amazing adventures, Super-Detective transformed the Jim Anthony novels to a hard-boiled detective-story mode. The criminals were less ambitious, and more susceptible to guns and fists. Here, in the Super-Detective Flip Book, are two Jim Anthony novels, one from each phase of Anthony’s career. Flip the book and read the second novel. Also included are introductions that explore the dual worlds of Jim Anthony, and the authors who brought him to life. 174 pages, $18 . . . Amazon |
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FROM GHOULS TO GANGSTERS: THE CAREER OF ARTHUR B. REEVE
Volumes 1 & 2
Edited by John Locke
When journalist Arthur B. Reeve (1880-1936) turned his talents to fiction, he couldn’t have foreseen the results. His “scientific detective,” Craig Kennedy, took the world by storm in 1911. Kennedy was labeled “the American Sherlock Holmes” while Reeve quickly became the most popular American detective-story author. For the next quarter-century, Reeve worked tirelessly at the writing game. His stories were published in a variety of magazines, slick and pulp, then turned into bestselling books. His newspaper serials were read in homes across the country. He wrote hit movies; reported on the notorious crimes of the day; hosted a national radio program. He was friend to police chiefs and presidents. Kennedy appeared in print, on stage, in films, comic strips and, eventually, television. By the time of his death, Reeve—and his famous detective—were American institutions.
But the astonishing breadth of his career has never been fully explored—until this two-volume set, a major advance in what has previously been known about Reeve and his works.
Volume 1 collects stories from all phases of Reeve’s career. Included are tales of Craig Kennedy, and Reeve’s lesser-known detectives. The early stories that made Reeve famous are here, as well as stories written for specialized markets, and obscure works written for pulps and newspapers; all taken from their original appearances. Since Reeve’s early stories were rewritten for book publication, and his later stories were never reprinted, the stories here are freely available for the first time. 255 pages, $20 . . . Amazon
Volume 2 consists of nonfiction material by and about Reeve. Included is a lengthy narrative describing Reeve’s fascinating career; articles by Reeve on crime solution, detective fiction, and his career; a 75-page guide to Reeve’s work, covering his magazine and newspaper appearances, film credits, stage, radio, books, comic strips, and more; an extensive Art Gallery featuring cover reproductions, interior illustrations, cartoons, ads, and ephemera; and a complete bibliography and index. 251 pages, $20 . . . Amazon
Volumes 1 & 2
Edited by John Locke
When journalist Arthur B. Reeve (1880-1936) turned his talents to fiction, he couldn’t have foreseen the results. His “scientific detective,” Craig Kennedy, took the world by storm in 1911. Kennedy was labeled “the American Sherlock Holmes” while Reeve quickly became the most popular American detective-story author. For the next quarter-century, Reeve worked tirelessly at the writing game. His stories were published in a variety of magazines, slick and pulp, then turned into bestselling books. His newspaper serials were read in homes across the country. He wrote hit movies; reported on the notorious crimes of the day; hosted a national radio program. He was friend to police chiefs and presidents. Kennedy appeared in print, on stage, in films, comic strips and, eventually, television. By the time of his death, Reeve—and his famous detective—were American institutions.
But the astonishing breadth of his career has never been fully explored—until this two-volume set, a major advance in what has previously been known about Reeve and his works.
Volume 1 collects stories from all phases of Reeve’s career. Included are tales of Craig Kennedy, and Reeve’s lesser-known detectives. The early stories that made Reeve famous are here, as well as stories written for specialized markets, and obscure works written for pulps and newspapers; all taken from their original appearances. Since Reeve’s early stories were rewritten for book publication, and his later stories were never reprinted, the stories here are freely available for the first time. 255 pages, $20 . . . Amazon
Volume 2 consists of nonfiction material by and about Reeve. Included is a lengthy narrative describing Reeve’s fascinating career; articles by Reeve on crime solution, detective fiction, and his career; a 75-page guide to Reeve’s work, covering his magazine and newspaper appearances, film credits, stage, radio, books, comic strips, and more; an extensive Art Gallery featuring cover reproductions, interior illustrations, cartoons, ads, and ephemera; and a complete bibliography and index. 251 pages, $20 . . . Amazon
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THRILLING DETECTIVE HEROES
Edited by John Locke & John Wooley Published by Adventure House From the ’30s through the ’50s, madmen, mayhem, and murder ruled the malignant world of the Thrilling detective pulps. To the rescue came a succession of intrepid investigators fearing nothing but injustice. These were the Thrilling Detective Heroes. Some of their names are legend in pulpdom. Most of them remain to be discovered in this collection of ten colorful tales taken from Thrilling’s flagship detective pulps, Thrilling Detective and Popular Detective. Each story features a series hero in one of his most entertaining exploits. The detectives range from the flamboyant figures of the ’30s to the hardboiled, hard-bitten private dicks of the late-’40s. Accompanying each story is a tribute to the life and works of the author. Included as a bonus is the complete history of the Thrilling pulp chain, based on original research. Here, for the first time, is the three-decade rise and fall of one of the major pulp houses. It’s the story of how two young men, in the depths of the Depression, took a little money and a lot of know-how and revolutionized the business; of how their great variety of titles were created; of how they struggled to survive through turbulent times. And it’s the story of Leo Margulies, chief editor, who became one of the giant personalities of the era. 276 pages, $20 . . . Amazon |