ew pulprelated books and periodicals available from Michael Chomko for FebruaryMarch 2012

For a good portion of January, I was updating the PulpFest website. I’m happy to report that the site is now up to date and the convention is accepting registrations for the 2012 convention. Please visit http://www.pulpfest.com/ and check it out. You can stay informed about the convention by subscribing to our email newsletter. Look for the “email list” box on the website. I shipped a good number of books in late January and early February. So you may very well have received something from me. Included in the shipments were several different titles from Battered Silicon’s Lost Treasures of the Pulps series. I have one extra copy of one of these titles, The Compleat Adventures of Satan Hall . If you ordered one of these from me, but have not received it, please drop me a line. I mistakenly wrote down the wrong customer’s name when I recorded this order and cannot find who the book was actually meant for. There was an unexpected death in the month of January. Author and pulp fan Howard Hopkins who, many years ago, published the Golden Perils fanzine, passed away at the age of fifty. PulpFest will be holding a tribute to Howard and David Burton (whose death I announced last month) on Saturday afternoon, August 11th Customer Scott Urban has had another story published by SM Horror Magazine , an online periodical. You can read “Biting the Hand” by visiting http://www.snmhorrormag.com/snmfebmarissue1.htm . My son, Peter, has had an article concerning Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe novels accepted for publication in the journal Clues , published twice a year by McFarland. It will be appearing in fall 2013. Needless to say, I’m very proud of him. Hippocampus Press won the Horror Writers Association’s Specialty Press Award for 2011. John Gunnison’s Adventure House will be selling Frank Robinson’s magnificent pulp collection over the next few months. This is probably one of the finest collections ever assembled. Please visit for http://adventurehouse.com/ for further details. For current pulp-related news and events, you can turn to Bill Thom’s award-winning Coming Attractions website at http://www.pulpcomingattractions.com/index.html as well as Bill Lampkin’s The Pulp.et at http://www.thepulp.net/ . If you want a more regular fix of pulp-related news, there’s a blog called All Pulp . You’ll find it at http://allpulp.blogspot.com/ . And for those of you interested in , you’ll find the latest fanzines at http://efanzines.com/ . Before moving to this month’s books, here are the particulars. I offer a ten percent discount on all publications not marked “no discount.” My shipping charges are $3 – 12 for media mail, depending on your order’s weight (postage rates have risen). If you prefer UPS or priority mail, or are from outside the , shipping will cost more. Checks and money orders can be sent to Michael Chomko at the address noted below. I also accept Paypal payments at [email protected] . However, if you use a credit or debit card to pay me via Paypal or you are from outside the United States, please note that you are responsible for any fees that Paypal may charge me to collect your payment. This allows me to maintain lower prices for everyone. If there’s a book you’d like that is not listed, please ask. There are many other publications available to me. You can get in touch with me via email at [email protected] or [email protected], via regular mail at 2217 W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA, 18104-6542, or by telephone at 610-820-7560. My cell phone number is 610-737-2003. And don’t forget to visit the Mike Chomko Books website at http://sites.google.com/site/mikechomkobooks/ .

RECENT ARRIVALS (for further details, please see my previous catalogs )

• BIG BOOK OF BRONZE #4—fourth annual illustrated book contains 26 articles by authors Rick Lai, William Lampkin, , Courtney Rogers, Jay Ryan, Arthur Sippo, Duane Spurlock, and others—$25 (softcover with no discount) • THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN PHILIP STRANGE—Donald Keyhoe wrote these 64 stories for Flying Aces about an American intelligence officer gifted with ESP—$252 (3 folio-sized hardbounds with no discount) • THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF NEEDLE MIKE—William E. Barrett wrote sixteen of these fast-paced crime stories Detective Story Magazine and Dime Detective Magazine . Almost 600 pages—$62 (folio-sized hardbound with no discount) • THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF SATAN HALL—these 24 stories by Carroll John Daly appeared in Detective Story Magazine, Black Mask, Detective Tales, and other pulps. Over 500 pages—$82 (folio-sized hardbound with no discount) • THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF THE SUICIDE SQUAD—Emile Tepperman created the Suicide Squad for Ace G Man, writing 23 such stories. The Squad is a trio of G-men. Over 400 pages—$77 (folio-sized hardbound with no discount) • CONJURE WIFE—Fritz Leiber’s first major horror novel concerns a college professor who learns that his spouse is part of a secret network of wives using magic. Illustrated by Marcela Bolivar—$100 (signed hardbound, limited to 150 copies) • DEAD TITANS WAKEN—an early draft of The of Easter Island and Invisible Sun, both by Donald Wandrei, plus artwork by Beksinski, Jon Armstrom, and Rodger Gerberding—$75 (signed hardbound, limited to 300 copies) • #55—dinosaurs and prehistoric humans survive in “The Time Terror.” Then, a series of crimes is committed by graduates of the Man of Bronze’s Crime College. Plus all the original art and commentary by Will Murray—$15 (softcover) • THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF — Johnston McCulley’s sequel second Zorro story from Argosy AllStory Weekly of 1922. Never before reprinted—$5 (side-stapled with reset type, original interior illustrations, and color cover) • HELL HOUSE—one of the scariest and most inventive haunted house novels ever written, ’s novel is a terror classic. William F. Nolan has written an insightful introduction—$175 (signed hardbound, limited to 100 copies) • HIGH ADVENTURE #122—”I.O.U. Murder,” a Jim Anthony story from SuperDetective —$10 (softcover) • HORROR IN GOLD—The Abolisher decrees that the Man of Bronze must surrender unconditionally to save New York. The second of Will Murray’s “Wild Adventures of Doc Savage”—$25 (softcover) or $40 (limited hardbound at no discount) • INSPECTOR WEST GOES TO WAR—Roger West, a Scotland Yard inspector, was created by John Creasey and appeared in 35 novels. Here are the first five novels of the series, nearly 400 pages—$77 (folio-sized hardbound with no discount) • KARL EDWARD WAGNER: MASTERS OF THE WEIRD TALE—collection of all of Wagner’s . Edited and introduced by Stephen Jones with interior illustrations by J. K. Potter—$295 (signed hardbound, limited to 200 copies) • LEE BROWN COYE: A RETROSPECTIVE—includes nearly all of Coye’s pulp covers, book illustrations, and pulp illustrations, and the complete Weirdisms —$250 (clothbound, slipcased, limited to 100 signed copies) (no discount) • THE for July 1937—Fran Striker’s “Heigh Yo! Silver!” and more—$15 (softcover) • MR. CHANG OF SCOTLAND YARD and MR. CHANG’S CRIME RAY— Elmer Albert Apple’s version of , Mr. Chang was created for Detective Story Magazine . Here are two of the Chang stories—$27 (softcover with no discount) • OPERATOR #5 for December 1936—Emile Tepperman’s “America’s Plague Battalion,” part of the “Purple Invasion” series, the so-called “War and Peace” of the pulps—$35 (pulp replica) • OUR LADY OF DARKNESS—Fritz Leiber’s classic on alienation within the urban environment and its capacity to suck up miseries and spew forth monsters. Illustrated by John Stewart—$100 (signed hardbound, limited to 150 copies) • FANATIC #21—articles on the Corinth Regency pulp reprints, Perry Rhodan, the TNT men’s adventure series, A. Merritt , Gold Medal crime paperbacks, and more—$10.50 (imported digest magazine in color) • THE PAPERS OF —nine new Holmes stories by David Marcum—$27 (softcover with no discount) • THE DETECTIVE for August 1934—Richard Curtis Van Loan meets “The Silent Menace”—$15 (softcover) • for June 1938—”Extra! Extra!” Richard Curtis Van Loan solves “The Front Page Murders,” plus mysteries by Joe Archibald and Ray Cummings—$15 (softcover) • for Summer 1941—space opera written by Nelson Bond, Leigh Brackett, Ray Cummings, Raymond Z. Gallun, Henry Hasse, Sam Moskowitz, Ross Rocklyne, and others—$15 (softcover) • SECRET AGENT X #30—”Death’s Frozen Formula,” written by G-T Fleming-Roberts—$5 (side-stapled with reset type, original interior illustrations, and color cover) • #57—The Shadow battles “The Five Chameleons,” master villains able to blend with their surroundings and feels the savage sting of “The Wasp.” Plus all the original pulp art and commentary by Will Murray—$15 (softcover) • SECRET AGENT X #32—”Slaves of the Scorpion” from the June 1937 issue of the classic hero pulp—$5 (side-stapled with reset type, original interior illustrations, and color cover) • SHIPMATES WITH HORROR—a sea adventure written by Johnston McCulley for The Argosy in 1908-09 about a supposedly haunted sailing ship—$5 (side-stapled with reset type, original interior illustrations, and color cover) • SIGN OF THE SKULL—J. Allan Dunn’s complete novel from the April 18, 1918 issue of Adventure . An exciting story inspired by Stephenson’s Treasure Island —$5 (side-stapled with reset type, original interior illustrations, and color cover) • THE SPIDER for January 1940—”The Spider and the Pain Master,” by Emile Tepperman, plus a Doc Turner story by A. L. Zagat and “Corpse Racketeer,” by G. T. Fleming-Roberts—$35 (pulp replica) • THE SPIDER DOUBLES #22—reprinting “Overlord of the Damned,” from October 1935 and “Dictator’s Death Merchants,” from July 1940. Featuring your choice of front cover art from either of the two issues listed above—$15 (softcover) • TERROR TALES for Nov. – Dec. 1937—weird menace stories from Arthur J. Burks, Bruno Fisher (as Russell Gray), Francis James, John H. Knox, and three others—$35 (pulp replica) • THRILLING DETECTIVE for February 1933—private eye stories penned by Jack D’Arcy, Donald Bayne Hobart, John Lawrence, Wayne Rogers, Perley Poore Sheehan, and others—$15 (softcover) • THRILLING MYSTERY for July 1936—weird menace fiction from the “Thrilling Group” and written by Ray Cummings, Jack D’Arcy, G. T. Fleming-Roberts, John H. Knox, Wayne Rogers, and others—$15 (softcover) • THE TONG OF TERROR: THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF JIMMY WENTWORTH IN CHINATOWN—thirty stories by Sidney Herschel Small from Weekly . 450+ pages—$77 (folio-sized hardbound with no discount) • THE WHISPERER #5—The Whisperer works to close down a “School for Murder” and investigates corruption in the trucking industry in “Murder on the Line.” Plus a Norgil the Magician story, the original art, and more—$15 (softcover)

FORTHCOMING BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

ADVENTURE HOUSE http://adventurehouse.com/

• G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #41—the master spy teams up with one of his enemies, Herr Doktor Krueger in “Patrol of the Murder Masters,” a story by Robert Hogan from the February 1937 issue of the Popular Publications pulp—$10 (softcover)

• CAPTAIN FUTURE for Winter 1944—Edmond Hamilton’s “Magic Moon,” plus fiction by —$15 (softcover)

• THE LONE RANGER for April 1937—Fran Striker’s “The Phantom Rider” and more—$15 (softcover)

• THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE for May 1935—the world’s greatest sleuth in “Written in Blood”—$15 (softcover)

AIRSHIP 27 http://robmdavis.com/Airship27Hangar/airship27hangar.html

• SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE RETURN OF BARON GRUNER—a hideous murder occurs rife with evidence indicating the villain from Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Illustrious Client” has returned. Soon the Great Detective will learn he has been targeted for death by Baron Gruner, who desires nothing less that the complete and utter destruction of the Great Detective in body and soul. A fast-paced tale of horror and intrigue written by Gary Lovisi—$14 (softcover)

ALTUS PRESS http://www.altuspress.com/

• ADVENTURERS, INC,: SPOOK TRAIL—William Bogart’s trio of heroes in “The Crazy Indian,” plus a brand new story of the three, written by Jeff Deischer—$15 (pulp-sized softcover)

• THE DR. ZHENG OMNIBUS—a complete reprinting of Doctor Zeng Tse-Lin’s battle with crime in San Francisco’s Chinatown. An American who posed as a Chinese scholar, the stories were written by E. Hoffmann Price, W.T. Ballard, and Robert Leslie Bellem. With an introduction by Will Murray—$35 (softcover) or $45 (limited hardbound at no discount)

• KI-GOR: THE COMPLETE SERIES, VOL. TWO—five stories of the jungle lord from 1940-41 issues of Fiction House’s Jungle Stories —$30 (softcover) or $40 (limited hardbound at no discount)

• THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF RICHARD KNIGHT—best known for his Philip Strange series, Donald Keyhoe also penned the Richard Knight yarns for Flying Aces. These wild adventures mix in elements of lost races, dinosaurs and more. This volume reprints the first six stories from 1936-37—$20 (softcover) or $30 (limited hardbound at no discount)

BLACK COAT PRESS http://www.blackcoatpress.com/

• THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF JUDITH LEE—there were several notable women detectives in 19th century popular literature, but Richard Marsh’s Judith Lee is unique and amongst the best. Her stories are forgotten classics of with strongly-plotted yarns and a memorable hero: a lip-reading young woman with the busybody nature of a Miss Marple and the jujitsu knowledge of a Sherlock Holmes, facing a variety of dastardly devils, damsels in distress, cads and shady sportsmen. The Judith Lee stories originally appeared in The Strand Magazine , beginning in 1911—$30 (softcover)

• ILLUSIONS OF IMMORTALITY—in this collection of nine ground-breaking science fiction stories, originally published between 1888 and 1919, Edmond Haraucourt describes the rise of the Antichrist, the cataclysmic consequences of the discovery of an immortality serum, a journey across the ruins of Paris in the Year 6983, the fall of the Moon upon the Earth, the last of the Great Wars that ends all life on Earth, and even a futuristic “Planet of the Apes”—$23 (softcover)

• : AGENTS PROVOCATEUR—all-new anthology featuring the monster and the Phantom of the Opera, and the Vampire Countess, the deadly Madame Atomos and the merciless Countess Cagliostro, as well as the Wandering Jew, the slithering Serpent-Men of Lemuria, and others—$23 (softcover)

BLACK DOG BOOKS http://blackdogbooks.net/

• WINGS OF WAR—pilot John Masters was an operative of the U. S. Secret Service when World War I broke out. He became the Lone Eagle of the Skies, displaying an indomitable courage and dynamic driving power to push any secret mission to a successful conclusion. Collected here are the first two adventures, written by F. E. Rechnitzer—$20 (softcover)

CENTIPEDE PRESS http://www.centipedepress.com/home.html

• THE COMPLETE SLAYERS—features the novel Fast One and the fourteen short stories written by Paul Cain for Black Mask and other pulps. This is the first time that many of them have been collected in book format. Lynn Myers and Max Alan Collins have written an outstanding introduction with new research into Cain’s life and there are brief story introductions by leading names in crime writing, including Ed Gorman, Joe Gores, Edward D. Hoch, and Bill Pronzini—$75 (hardbound)

• DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE—Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel of personality transference is one of the most influential novels ever written. This edition, illustrated by Barry Moser, has an introduction by Patrick McGrath, a front cover by James Bama, endpapers by Aeron Alfrey, a back cover by Basil Gogos, and also features six of Stevenson’s best horror short stories and a cover gallery of old film posters in full color—$250 (signed clothbound, slipcased, limited to 200 copies) • THE GOLEM—in the 1970s, the German psychedelic artist Helmut Wenske completed a cycle of twelve paintings based on Gustav Meyrink’s mystical classic, The Golem . For the first time, these paintings are being published with the novel that served as their inspiration. Critic John Clute has written an introduction to the book, which uses Madge Pemberton’s hallucinogenic translation. Includes a bonus story and other extras—$225 (signed clothbound, slipcased, limited to 200 copies)

CRIPPEN & LANDRU http://www.crippenlandru.com/

• A DUEL OF SHADOWS—Barnabas Hildreth, created for a British magazine in 1933, was not only an agent of the British Secret Service but was also known as The Black Monk. He solved some of most bizarre cases ever to confront a sleuth—a bullet fired three centuries earlier wounds a man; an ancient Egyptian curse strikes the members of an archeological expedition; a man is transformed into stone; an ancient Aztec cloak laughs; and other extraordinary tales, all written by Vincent Cornier. Part of Crippen & Landru’s “Lost Classics” series—$18 (softcover) or $28 (clothbound at no discount)

GIRASOL COLLECTABLES http://www.girasolcollectables.com/

• HORROR STORIES for February 1935—second issue of this weird menace pulp from Popular Publications features stories by Arthur J. Burks, Hugh B. Cave, Ray Cummings, Paul Ernst, Arthur Leo Zagat, and two others—$35 (pulp replica)

• SPICY ADVENTURE for August 1935—eleventh issue of this Culture pulp featuring stories by Robert Leslie Bellem, E. Hoffmann Price, and seven others—$25 (pulp replica)

• SPICY DETECTIVE for August 1934—fourth issue of this Culture pulp featuring stories by Robert Leslie Bellem, Norman Daniels, and seven others—$25 (pulp replica)

• THE SPIDER for February 1940—”Hell’s Sales Manager,” by Norvell Page, plus a Doc Turner story by A. L. Zagat—$35 (pulp replica)

• THE SPIDER for March 1940—”Slaves of the Laughing Death,” by Norvell Page, plus short fiction by Wayne Rogers—$35 (pulp replica)

• for March 1925—weird fiction from Arthur J. Burks, C. M. Eddy, Greye La Spina, Seabury Quinn, Henry S. Whitehead, Jack Woodford, and eighteen others—$35 (pulp replica)

HAFFNER PRESS http://www.haffnerpress.com/

• THUNDER IN THE VOID—over 600 pages of space opera written by Henry Kuttner for magazines such as Weird Tales, , Marvel Science Stories, and Planet Stories. Most of these tales are appearing in book form for the first time, along with the previously unpublished story, “The Interplanetary Limited.” Featuring an introduction by the award- winning author and PulpFest guest of honor Mike Resnick and vintage cover art by Norman Saunders—$40 (hardbound)

HEADPRESS http://www.headpress.com/

• HIP POCKET SLEAZE: THE LURID WORLD OF VINTAGE ADULT PAPERBACKS—charting the rise of sleazy pulp fiction during the 1960s and 1970s and reviewing many of the key titles, this book takes an informed look at the various genres and markets from this prolific era, from groundbreaking gay and lesbian-themed books to the Armed Services Editions. Influential authors, publishers and cover artists are profiled and interviewed by author John Harrison—$23 (softcover)

H. P. LOVECRAFT HISTORICAL SOCIETY http://www.cthulhulives.org/toc.html

• THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS—horror and science fiction collide in H. P. Lovecraft’s tale of a Miskatonic University investigator looking into legends of strange creatures rumored to dwell in the remote mountains of Vermont. His investigation leads him to a discovery of horrors quite beyond anything he ever imagined—$25 (DVD)

ILLUSTRATED PRESS http://illustration-magazine.com/

• ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #36—science fiction artist John Berkey is the cover feature of this issue. Specializing in hard science fiction with realistic-looking space stations, starships and planets, Berkey created countless science-fiction paperback covers and movie posters for Star Trek, Star Wars , , III, and more. He also worked in advertising and commercial art. The work of Rose O’Neill, best known for her Kewpie art, is also examined; particularly her rare “monsters” series as well as her fantasy and book illustrations. Plus the usual editorial material, book reviews, etc—$15 (magazine)

LEONAUR PUBLISHING http://www.leonaur.com/

• DETECTIVE GRYCE, N.Y.P.D, VOL. 1-6—these tales are set against the colorful world of the city of New York in the last two decades of the 19th century. This special Leonaur edition of the Detective Gryce casebooks comprises six substantial volumes and includes both novels and short stories featuring the famous criminal hunter created by Anna Katherine Green— $27 (softcover) or $38 (hardbound) (price is per volume)

• THE COLLECTED SUPERNATURAL AND WEIRD FICTION OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, VOL. 1-4—Hawthorne was one of the earliest admired American novelists and short story writers. His tales were invariably set in New England and were often concerned with the occult and witches and their works in particular. Predictably Hawthorne’s stories contain puritanical messages on the themes of sin, guilt and fundamental evil which go well with stories that contain uncanny and, sometimes, almost surreal elements—$25 (softcover) or $36 (hardbound) (price is per volume)

MCFARLAND PUBLISHING http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/

• HAMMER FILMS: AN EXHAUSTIVE FILMOGRAPHY—from The Public Life of Henry the inth (1935) to The Lady Vanishes (1978), this is the definitive work on Hammer’s 165 films. Complete data are provided for each film, including release dates in the United Kingdom and the United States, running time, length, distributor, complete cast and production credits, and alternate titles. These data are followed by an extensive plot synopsis, including contemporary critical commentary and behind-the-scenes information from many of the players and crew members—$25 (softcover)

MOONGOON BOOKS

• —a reprint of the entire run of William Crawford’s classic science-fiction fanzine. Crawford published “The Creator” by Clifford Simak and “The Titan” by P. Schuyler Miller, both stories previously rejected by professional magazines. Other contributors included Robert Bloch, with his first published fiction, “Lillies”, Miles J. Breuer, , George Allen England, Ralph Milne Farley, John Beynon Harris (John Wyndham), Robert E. Howard, Carl Jacobi, David H. Keller, Amelia Reynolds Long, Frank Belknap Long, and H. P. Lovecraft. From the publisher that brought you the complete The Fantasy Fan in 2011—$50 (hardbound)

MOONSTONE BOOKS http://www.moonstonebooks.com

• SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE CROSSOVERS CASEBOOK—anthology featuring never-before-seen tales of the world’s first consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, as he teams up with other investigators and notables of his time—Arsene Lupin, Lawrence of Arabia, Calamity Jane, Sexton Blake, Houdini, The Thinking Machine, and Doc Savage’s father. Featuring short stories from , Joe Gentile, Will Murray, Martin Powell, and other contemporary writers—$19 (softcover)

OFF-TRAIL PUBLICATIONS http://members.cox.net/comingattractions2/offtrailpublications.html

• IF SHE ONLY HAD A MACHINE GUN—this volume includes all eighteen of Richard Credicott’s stories, originally published from 1929-33, in Mobs, The Underworld, Racketeer Stories, Gangland Stories, Detective Dragnet, Dime Detective, and others. His work ranks with the very best to be found in the gangster pulps—$20 (softcover)

• QUEEN OF THE GANGSTERS: BOARDWALK EMPIRE—Margie Harris was the first female, hardboiled crime fiction writer in history. She wrote some of the toughest, roughest, most remorseless stories to be found in thirties gangster pulps like Gangland Stories, Racketeer Stories and Mobs . A collection of eight explosive stories—$18 (softcover)

PAIZO PUBLISHING http://paizo.com/paizo

• CHALICE OF DEATH—three complete novels of mystery in space from Grand Master Robert Silverberg explode back into print for the first time in decades in this collection. Originally published in the Ace Double novel series, “Starhaven,” “Shadow on the Stars,” and the title story are early masterworks of a gifted and celebrated storyteller—$16 (softcover)

PAPERBACK FANATIC http://www.thepaperbackfanatic.com/

• PAPERBACK FANATIC #21—featuring articles on the Corinth Regency pulp reprints, the Perry Rhodan science fiction series, the TNT men’s adventure series, Abraham Merritt paperbacks, a definitive guide to the Gold Medal crime paperbacks, plus columns, letters from readers, and more—$11.50 (imported digest magazine in color) PULPVILLE PRESS http://www.angelfire.com/film/locationbooks/whatsnew.htm

• TALES FROM THE PULPS #4—anthology of pulp fiction featuring stories by Eando Binder, Raymond Z. Gallun, A. Hyatt Verrill, Robert Moore Williams, and five others, plus a Radio Man story by Ralph Milne Farley—$15 (softcover)

RAMBLE HOUSE http://www.ramblehouse.com/

• THE BASIL WELLS OMNIBUS—Wells made his debut as a professional writer in with a short story, “Rebirth of Man,” in the issue dated September 1940. His last appearance in a recognized, commercial came in Venture Science Fiction in 1970. In between, he wrote for a variety of magazines including Crack Detective Stories, Ten Detective Aces, Mike Shayne’s Mystery Magazine, DoubleAction Western, Thrilling Western, Planet Stories, Future Science Fiction, and Fantasy Book . Around 1950, FPCI published two collections of his works. Planets of Adventure and Doorways to Space are collected here with an introduction by Richard Lupoff—$20 (softcover) or $35 (hardbound)

• THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD AND OTHER STORIES—in this collection of fiction written between 1937 and 1941 by Mary Dale Buckner, we find some of the most violent, over-the-top stories from the weird menace and horror genres. John Pelan’s introduction tells about Buckner and her time in the pulps, and an autobiographical essay by the author explains how she saw her role in what she considered a man’s world. Featuring stories from Dime Mystery Magazine, Horror Stories, The Scorpion, and Terror Tales —$20 (softcover) or $35 (hardbound)

• THE KLEINERT CASE—involves a mysterious German named Kleinert who hires the occult detective Gees to protect him from “nothing.” As you can guess, the “nothing” turns out to be a lot more than Gees bargained for. E. Charles Vivian wrote eight novels featuring Gees, all using the Jack Mann pseudonym—$18 (softcover) or $24 (hardbound)

• MAKER OF SHADOWS—Jack Mann was actually E. Charles Vivian, who decided to use a pseudonym for his supernatural novels involving Gees. In this novel, Gees meets a beautiful illusion named Gail, but he also runs into more illusions that are far more sinister—$18 (softcover) or $24 (hardbound)

• A NICHE IN TIME AND OTHER STORIES—fifteen stories by William F. Temple that represent some of the most inventive examples of fifties science fiction. Arthur C. Clarke considered Temple to be his favorite science fiction writer. Also includes an introduction by science fiction historian, Mike Ashley—$20 (softcover) or $35 (hardbound)

SANCTUM PRODUCTIONS http://www.shadowsanctum.com/

• DOC SAVAGE # 56—Doc Savage attempts to discover the secret behind “The Black Spot” murders. Then, a bidding war leads to the abduction of Monk Mayfair. Can the Man of Bronze uncover the sinister secret of “The Terrible Stork?” Also includes all the original pulp art and commentary by pulp expert and Doc Savage author Will Murray—$15 (softcover)

• DOC SAVAGE # 57—Doc becomes involved in a South American war in “Dagger in the Sky,” searches for an heiress who disappeared into the Brazilian jungles in “The Death Lady,” and is featured in a strange adventure narrated in the first person in “The Monkey Suit.” Also includes all the original pulp art and commentary by pulp expert Will Murray—$15 (softcover)

• THE SHADOW #58—The Shadow and G-man Vic Marquette hunt enemy agents sabotaging shipping from a mysterious “Castle of Crime.” Then, a sea captain’s dying words lead to serial slayings along the long-buried trail to a “Dead Man’s Chest” and Cuban gold. Also includes all the original pulp art and commentary by Will Murray—$15 (softcover)

• THE SHADOW #59—The Shadow seeks the deadly secret of “The Green Box” in the story that introduced his aides Hawkeye and Tapper. Then, the Master of Darkness investigates “The Getaway Ring,” a racket that helps mobsters evade capture via a modern-day “underground railway.” Plus, “The Crawling Death,” a lost thriller scripted by radio Shadow Bret Morrison. Also includes all the original pulp art and commentary by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray—$15 (softcover)

• THE SHADOW 80TH-ANNIVERSARY 4-PACK COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION—Sanctum’s first four Shadow volumes plus new bonus material collected in a special cover sleeve—$40 (softcover)

SIMON & SCHUSTER http://books.simonandschuster.com/

• UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS: NEW ADVENTURES ON BARSOOM—in time for the 100th anniversary of ’ A Princess of Mars , comes an anthology of brand new adventures. Features stories and original art by Peter S. Beagle, Joe Lansdale, Michael Kaluta, Charles Vess, and others, plus a glossary of Mars by Richard Lupoff—$17 (softcover)

STARK HOUSE PRESS http://www.starkhousepress.com/

• RAPTURE ALLEY, WINTER GIRL, STRICTLY FOR THE BOYS—three novels by Harry Whittington. Rapture Alley is a complicated relationship tale that becomes his evil-of-drugs-come-to-redemption story; Winter Girl may be one of Whittington’s best stories, with small town intrigue and prejudice taking the place of a genre mystery story; and Strictly for the Boys is another tale of obsession, yet of a far more domestic and chilling kind—$22 (softcover)

TITAN BOOKS http://titanbooks.com/

• THE WEB WEAVER—a mysterious gypsy places a cruel curse on the guests at a ball. When a series of terrible misfortunes affect those who attended the ball, Sherlock Holmes is engaged to find out what really happened that night. Written by Sam Siciliano—$10 (softcover)

WILDSIDE PRESS http://www.wildsidebooks.com/

• BATTLING BOXING STORIES—anthology of fifteen of the most intense and hard-hitting stories about the pugilistic arts collected in one place and written by some of the best of today’s new crop of exciting writers—Michael A. Black, Wayne D. Dundee, Ron Fortier, C. J. Henderson, Gary Lovisi, Marc Spitzer, and nine others—$15 (softcover)

• SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES, JUNE 1936—features one of Hugh B. Cave’s “Eel” stories as well as “Desert Blood,” a Wild Bill Clanton story written by Robert E. Howard using his Sam Walser pseudonym—$15 (softcover)

WORDSWORTH EDITIONS http://www.wordsworth-editions.com/

• THE SIMON IFF STORIES AND OTHER WORKS—the first complete publication of the detective series featuring Aleister Crowley’s most memorable fictional creation, the mystic-magician-philosopher-psychoanalyst-detective Simon Iff. Wise, knowing and unfailingly humorous, Iff applied psychoanalysis, Taoism, and his own religious philosophy of Thelema to divine the depths of human nature and solve a wide array of crimes and mysteries. Also included is Crowley’s other major short fiction series, the eight stories of his legendary Golden Twigs , inspired by Sir J. G. Frazer’s The Golden Bough —$7 (softcover)

Here are the remaining books from my clearance sale, reduced by 60-70%. There will be no additional price reductions.

• ADVENTURE TALES #6—stories by H. Bedford Jones, Nelson Bond, Arthur O. Friel, Johnston McCulley, , Anthony Rud, Vincent Starrett, and John D. Swain—$5 (softcover) • AGENTS OF TREACHERY—fourteen espionage stories selected by Otto Penzler—$5 (Vintage Crime softcover) • ARCHIVES, VOL. 2—collection of preliminary sketches by the artist—$8 (Flesk Pubs. softcover) • THE DEATH DEALERS—stories featuring Wade Hammond, the Moon Man, Lynn Vickers of the FBI, and G-man Drover Dunn, reprinted from Ten Detective Aces and Federal Agent . Originally published as Pulp Classics #21 —$5 (softcover) • DOC SAVAGE #4—featuring “Land of Always Night” and “Mad Mesa”—$5 (Sanctum Books softcover) • DOC SAVAGE #6—featuring “The Polar Treasure” and “Pirate of the Pacific”—$5 (Sanctum Books softcover) • DOC SAVAGE #8—featuring “The Sea Magician” and “The Living Fire Menace”—$5 (Sanctum Books softcover) • DOC SAVAGE #11—featuring “Cold Death” and “The South Pole Terror”—$5 (Sanctum Books softcover) • DOC SAVAGE #40—featuring “Mystery on Happy Bones,” “Jiu San,” and “The Lost Giant”—$6 (Sanctum softcover) • DOC SAVAGE #42—featuring “The Men Who Smiled No More” and “The Pink Lady”—$6 (Sanctum Books softcover) • THE FAT MAN—tongue-in-cheek Christmas noir novel written by Ken Harmon—$8 (Dutton hardbound) • THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF THE GRIFFON, VOL. 1—first six stories of the aerial crime fighter—$8 (softcover) • HE IS LEGEND—Stoker Award-winning anthology inspired by the work of Richard Matheson—$7 (Tor Books softcover) • THE HYPNOTIST—bestselling psychological thriller written by Lars Kepler—$8 (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux hardbound) • ILLUSTRATION #23—Dean Cornwell and Lovecraft artist Murray Tinkelman are profiled—$5 (magazine) • ILLUSTRATION #25—Popular Publications cover artist Gloria Stoll Karn is profiled—$5 (magazine) • ILLUSTRATION #28—McClelland Barclay and paperback artist Rudy Nappi are profiled—$5 (magazine) • LI’L ABNER DAILIES, VOL. ONE—Al Capp’s daily comic strip from 1934-1935—$7 ( softcover) • THE MAN WHO CHANGED ROOMS—Johnston McCulley story from Clues , Feb. 2, 1929—$3 (softcover) • PAPERBACK PARADE #75—John Creasey, Dirty Harry, Philip Wylie, Norman Spinrad, etc.—$5 (Gryphon Books digest) • PAPERBACK PARADE #77—largely devoted to pulp and digest author Charles Beckman, Jr.—$5 (Gryphon Books digest) • SECRET AGENT X #1—“The Torture Trust” from Feb. 1934—$5 (softcover) • THE SHADOW #13—featuring “Six Men of Evil” and “The Devil Monsters”—$5 (Sanctum Books softcover) • THE SHADOW for 08/01/33—Girasol pulp replica of “The Black Hush,” with George Rozen cover—$50 (pulp replica) • SUBMARINE STORIES for March 1930—pulp replica with stories of underwater war—$5 (softcover)