Download or read book Pulp Adventures 36 written by E C Tubb and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another blend of new and classic fiction, embarking on another safari through the pulp jungle. This issue of Pulp Adventures features a rare story by the creator of Perry Mason - "Bloody Bill Obeys" by Erle Stanley Gardner has been lost since its original publication in 1925. It appears complete in this issue. "Bloody Bill" Sullivan becomes the unwitting "volunteer" in an illusionist act, with crime as the curtain call! A profile of the author precedes the story. David Goudsward examines the complicated publishing history of "Werewoman" by C. L. Moore and "The Tree-Man" by Henry S. Whitehead, two perennial favorite authors from Weird Tales magazine, accompanied by the stories. In the new fiction category, "Mona's Back" by Michael A. Wexler follows the trail of a hardboiled woman everyone would like to forget, if she wasn't blackmailing them. Codename: Intrepid clashes with another strange war-related incident in "Case Gray" by Robert J. Mendenhall. Mystery, science fiction, and horror from classic authors such as E. C. Tubb, Charles Boeckman, and Earle Basinsky, Jr. New pulp fiction by Michael A. Wexler, Conrad Adamson; and Steven L. Rowe.
Download or read book Pulp Adventures for Today full size written by Michael Wallace and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulp Adventures for Today! is a high-speed, low-drag Role-playing game based on the science fiction stories of yesteryear, such as Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, Tarzan of the Apes, John Carter of Mars, etc These rules are designed to be used with any sort of campaign which doesn't rely too much on realism The only things required to play Pulp Adventures for Today! are a group of friends, a handful of standard six-sided dice, a pencil, and your imagination So strap on your blaster, sharpen your saber, climb aboard your war zeppelin and look for adventure Included in this rulebook are: * Rules for character creation, * Skills and how to use them, * Equipment from the past through the future, * A small number of vehicles, * A sampling of critters, * And two sample campaign settings: Terra Reich, in which a horde of evil aliens invade Earth while WW2 is underway and The Atlantean Age, a more typical swords & sorcery setting.
Download or read book The Art of Pulp Fiction An Illustrated History of Vintage Paperbacks written by Ed Hulse and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judge these books by their covers! Get immersed in the definitive visual history of pulp fiction paperbacks from 1940 to 1970. The Art of Pulp Fiction: An Illustrated History of Vintage Paperbacks chronicles the history of pocket-sized paperbound books designed for mass-market consumption, specifically concentrating on the period from 1940 to 1970. These three decades saw paperbacks eclipse cheap pulp magazines and expensive clothbound books as the most popular delivery vehicle for escapist fiction. To catch the eyes of potential buyers they were adorned with covers that were invariably vibrant, frequently garish, and occasionally lurid. Today the early paperbacks--like the earlier pulps, inexpensively produced and considered disposable by casual readers--are treasured collector's items. Award-winning editor Ed Hulse (The Art of the Pulps and The Blood 'n' Thunder Guide to Pulp Fiction) comprehensively covers the pulp-fiction paperback's heyday. Hulse writes the individual chapter introductions and the captions, while a team of genre specialists and art aficionados contribute the special features included in each chapter. These focus on particularly important authors, artists, publishers, and sub-genres. Illustrated with more than 500 memorable covers and original cover paintings. Hulse's extensive captions, meanwhile, offer a running commentary on this significant genre, and also contain many obscure but entertaining factoids. Images used in The Art of Pulp Fiction have been sourced from the largest American paperback collections in private hands, and have been curated with rarity in mind, as well as graphic appeal. Consequently, many covers are reproduced here for the first time since the books were first issued. With an overall Introduction by Richard A. Lupoff, novelist, essayist, pop-culture historian, and author of The Great American Paperback (2001).
Download or read book Pulp Vietnam written by Gregory A. Daddis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this compelling evaluation of Cold War popular culture, Pulp Vietnam explores how men's adventure magazines helped shape the attitudes of young, working-class Americans, the same men who fought and served in the long and bitter war in Vietnam. The 'macho pulps' - boasting titles like Man's Conquest, Battle Cry, and Adventure Life - portrayed men courageously defeating their enemies in battle, while women were reduced to sexual objects, either trivialized as erotic trophies or depicted as sexualized villains using their bodies to prey on unsuspecting, innocent men. The result was the crafting and dissemination of a particular version of martial masculinity that helped establish GIs' expectations and perceptions of war in Vietnam. By examining the role that popular culture can play in normalizing wartime sexual violence and challenging readers to consider how American society should move beyond pulp conceptions of 'normal' male behavior, Daddis convincingly argues that how we construct popular tales of masculinity matters in both peace and war.
Download or read book Zorro written by Audrey Parente and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's first masked hero in 16 all-new adventures! Introduction by Michael Uslan, executive producer of the Batman film franchise. In the early 1800s, California was still under Spanish rule. Some military commanders plundered and won riches at the expense of the peace-loving settlers. Against these agents of injustice the settlers were powerless, until one man arose whose courage stirred the hearts of Californians. He alone gave them the spirit to resist tyranny. That man was Zorro! New exciting stories wherein the "Curse of Capistrano" joins forces with Sgt. Garcia to halt an insurrectionist, teams with The Scarlet Pimpernel's descendant, rescues damsels, gypsies and even a hog, and clashes with the Devil! Danger, swashbuckling adventure and romance await in Reina de Los Angeles, and Zorro always answers the challenge with a smile and his flashing sword! 16 original stories written by: John L. French, Richard A. Lupoff, Will Murray, Francisco Silva, Joseph A. Lovece, William Patrick Maynard, Linda Bindner, Susan Kite, Diana Barkley, Bret Bouriseau, Daryl McCullough, Mari K. Ross, Robert Scott Cranford, Eugene Craig, Pamela Elbert Poland. Zorro created by Johnston McCulley Zorro ® & © 2020 Zorro Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.
Download or read book The Pulp Adventure MEGAPACK written by H. Bedford-Jones and published by Wildside Press. This book was released on 2024-06-03 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you think of the pulp magazines that flourished in the first half of the 20th century, it’s hard not to think of adventure—the term “pulp fiction” these days has come to mean slam-bang action. That’s what this volume of our MEGAPACK® is here to celebrate: great adventure stories. Included are: HE SWALLOWS GOLD, by H. Bedford-Jones PLANE JANE by Frederick C. Davis ARCTIC ANGELS, by A. DeHerries Smith THE TAKING OF CLOUDY McGEE, by W.C. Tuttle ESPECIALLY DANCE HALL WOMEN by Alma and Paul Ellerbe ISLAND HONOR, by Murray Leinster NERVE ENOUGH, by Richard Howells Watkins BY ORDER OF BUCK BRADY, by W.C. Tuttle CODE, by L. Paul SALVAGE, by Roy Norton THE LUCKY LITTLE STIFF, by H.P.S. Greene WHEN EVERYBODY KNEW, by Raymond S. Spears THE SOUL OF HENRY JONES, by Ray Cummings THEN LUCK CAME IN, by Andrew A. Caffrey TOO MUCH PROGRESS FOR PIPEROCK, by W.C. Tuttle
Download or read book Saucy Romantic Adventures August 1936 written by Lars Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2006-02-22 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SAUCY ROMANTIC ADVENTURES - August 1936, includes The Domino Lady, one of the few women heroes that graced the almost all male pulp line.
Download or read book The Whispering Gorilla and Return of the Whispering Gorilla written by Don Wilcox and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic science fiction double novels. The first novel is "The Whispering Gorilla" from the master of wild science fiction, the "mad man," Don Wilcox. Even reporter Steven Carpenter didn't suspect the incredible future that lay in store for him. It had all started because he'd found out too much about a corrupt businessman named Swangler. And Steven Carpenter-being the crusading type-was never afraid to splash what he knew all over the big city newsstands. Then one day someone took a shot at him. So before he knew it, Carpenter was whisked off to the wilds of Africa for his own safety. Hiding on the remote jungle estate of a reclusive scientist, he continued to pound out his finger-pointing news stories. Then one evening a stranger showed up and lit a match, and soon Steven Carpenter was written into the annals of medical history. The second novel is "Return of the Whispering Gorilla" by veteran sci-fi author, David V. Reed. Steven Carpenter had a reputation as one of the best reporters in the business. Tough assignments were his forte, and he was known to be cool, calm, and fearless in the face of danger. Then a paid assassin brought his life to an abrupt end late one sultry African night... Yet he still lived! A strange, fantastic experiment had seen to that. His brain was now inside the skull of a gorilla-and the gorilla could speak and reason. But the life he had once known was gone, and slowly but surely the blood that flowed through his veins began to take over, dulling his humanity and increasing the latent jungle instinct inside of him. And when a regiment of German soldiers turned up, they decided he was the perfect specimen for a new kind of Nazi soldier! Soon the fate of those he cared for depended on Steven Carpenter holding onto his humanity for just a little while longer.
Download or read book Pulp Adventures 34 written by Robert Leslie Bellem and published by . This book was released on 2020-02 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Master of Mystery written by Will Murray and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is The Shadow? How did he come to be? Master of Mystery: The Rise of The Shadow delves into the murky origins of perhaps the most significant media creation of all time. Between 1930 and 1954, The Shadow was a dominant figure in American popular culture. A multi-media sensation, he emerged from the creative cauldron of the earliest days of radio drama, and soon migrated to magazines, comic books, film and eventually paperback books. Only Superman and Batman, who were created a few years later, rivaled The Shadow in global public recognition. A century later, this enigmatic personality and his famous mantra, "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" remains recognizable to new generations born long after his remarkable reign. Popular culture historian and novelist Will Murray explores radio's first superstar and talks to the writers and artists who took a nebulous radio personality and brought him to blazing life in the pages of more than 300 classic pulp novels. Packed with revelations, Master of Mystery reveals how The Shadow inspired the creation of Batman in 1939! Including rare interviews with Walter B. Gibson, Theodore Tinsley, John L. Nanovic, Graves Gladney and Edd Cartier.
Download or read book The Rocketeer Cargo of Doom written by Mark Waid and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cliff Secord and the Rocketeer take to the skies once again as Mark Waid and Chris Samnee spin a yarn in the best tradition of Dave Stevens, bringing us a tale of great adventure, suspense, and humor! A ship docks in Los Angeles harbor from a far-off and exotic locale-with a big, mysterious... and living... cargo! Danger and mayhem abound as our hero leaps into the fray! Plus, the emergence of a lovely new character who will be vying against Betty for Cliff's affections!
Download or read book Noir A Collection of Crime Comics written by Ed Brubaker and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder, passion, and criminal enterprise are presented here at their darkest, directly from the most talented writers and artists in crime comics! In these thirteen pitch-black noir stories, you'll find deadly conmen and embittered detectives converging on femme fatales and accidental murderers, all presented in sharp black and white by masters of the craft. Featuring stories by Brian Azzarello, Jeff Lemire, Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and many more of crime comics' top talent!
Download or read book Pulp Empire written by Paul S. Hirsch and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Paul Hirsch's revelatory book opens the archives to show the complex relationships between comic books and American foreign relations in the mid-twentieth century. Scourged and repressed on the one hand, yet co-opted and deployed as propaganda on the other, violent, sexist comic books were both vital expressions of American freedom and upsetting depictions of the American id. Hirsch draws on previously classified material and newly available personal records to weave together the perspectives of government officials, comic-book publishers and creators, and people in other countries who found themselves on the receiving end of American culture"--
Download or read book Saucy Movie Tales June 1936 written by Frank E. Marks and published by . This book was released on 2007-03-10 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulp Magazines were popular culture for nearly seventy years. Their colorful covers beckoned the world weary reader to step into a new vibrant world of action, romance and adventure fiction. Pulp magazines filled the entertainment void for as little as a dime for millions of readers each and every week. Printed on cheap high bulk pulp paper, "The Pulps," bridged the gap between juvenile nickel weeklies and the more expensive glossy magazines and hardbound editions. Stories and titles of magazines varied as much as their readers. Come along with us and drink deep the adventure and excitement of "The Pulps."
Download or read book Adventures Into the Unknown written by and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2012 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systematic reprint of the periodical that began in Fall 1948.
Download or read book Pulp Culture written by Frank M. Robinson and published by Collectors Press, Inc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulp fiction' s lurid adventures were vividly reflected on the magazines' eye-catching covers. Hard-boiled dames, bizarre monsters, dicks and ' tecs, sinister villains, and muscled warriors all appeared each month to tempt readers out of their hard-earned dimes. This gorgeous full-color compilation features hundreds of the genre' s most thrilling covers and includes an index. Taken collectively, they provide a dazzling panorama of some 60 years of illustration and social commentary.
Download or read book The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier Clay with bonus content written by Michael Chabon and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic, beloved novel of two boy geniuses dreaming up superheroes in New York’s Golden Age of comics, now with special bonus material by the author “It's absolutely gosh-wow, super-colossal—smart, funny, and a continual pleasure to read.”—The Washington Post Book World One of The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • One of Entertainment Weekly’s 10 Best Books of the Decade • Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize A “towering, swash-buckling thrill of a book” (Newsweek), hailed as Chabon’s “magnum opus” (The New York Review of Books), The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a triumph of originality, imagination, and storytelling, an exuberant, irresistible novel that begins in New York City in 1939. A young escape artist and budding magician named Joe Kavalier arrives on the doorstep of his cousin, Sammy Clay. While the long shadow of Hitler falls across Europe, America is happily in thrall to the Golden Age of comic books, and in a distant corner of Brooklyn, Sammy is looking for a way to cash in on the craze. He finds the ideal partner in the aloof, artistically gifted Joe, and together they embark on an adventure that takes them deep into the heart of Manhattan, and the heart of old-fashioned American ambition. From the shared fears, dreams, and desires of two teenage boys, they spin comic book tales of the heroic, fascist-fighting Escapist and the beautiful, mysterious Luna Moth, otherworldly mistress of the night. Climbing from the streets of Brooklyn to the top of the Empire State Building, Joe and Sammy carve out lives, and careers, as vivid as cyan and magenta ink. Spanning continents and eras, this superb book by one of America’s finest writers remains one of the defining novels of our modern American age. Winner of the Bay Area Book Reviewers Award and the New York Society Library Book Award
