Ep_32_Revenge from the Grave And so ends our re-presentation of "The Strange Dr. Weird". I hope you enjoyed this short run series. Time to dig through the OTR files and see what I can come up with for next week and beyond. Thanks for tuning…
featuring Stop by our table and say "The Sun is Shining" and we'll know who's an agent. If you haven't been to a Pulpfest before this is the year to give it a go. We neighbor up with super pulp aficionado and prolific author, Will Murray. D…
I'd love to love this cover, but I just can't. Exciting? Undoubtedly. Enticing? For sure. So why don't I like it? The figure at the bottom of the cover is just that, riding the bottom edge of the cover. The parachute lays up against the lef…
If you are attending PulpFest July30 - August 2, make sure to stop in a say hi to Tim, Sam or myself at our table. We are launching the first annual con within a con dedicated to The Shadow. This year marks 95 years since the pulp debut of
Let's continue with the Hawks and Death titles. This cover may actually have too much going on. The giant grappling hook dominates this composition and, unfortunately, the bi-plane on the right is a victim of a tangency... a cardinal sin in…
In the grip of DEATH, it would seem. This is a really great looking cover that is very well composed and designed. Every angle leads to the victim being held by the skeleton. The bayonets all point at him. The soldiers are all looking at hi…
Ah, the beauty that is old newsprint and four color printing. Perfectly suited for The Shadow. Over time I have come to appreciate M W Kaluta's art more and more. It felt crude and less than stellar when I came across this 50+ years ago, bu…
Ah, the beauty that is old newsprint and four color printing. Perfectly suited for The Shadow. Over time I have come to appreciate M W Kaluta's art more and more. It felt crude and less than stellar when I came across this 50+ years ago, bu…
Okay, I have no real love for this cover but found it interesting as it relates to The Shadow. What struck me first of the cast shadow and the, ugh, red scarf. Then the title, "Shadow of the Vulture" and finally, the fact that it was publis…
I appreciate what Kaluta accomplished more as time goes by. The detail he put into this book is astounding. Especially at a time when reference was not available via a simple Google search and there was no easy fix with Photoshop. All done
Typical of The Spider, the damsel in peril not only by hanging but apparently she is to be squeezed to death as well. Is The Spider in time to save the lady in red? Guess you'll have to read it to find out. The John Newton Howitt cover sure…
This was the final issue of The Spider. With paper at a premium during the war, the third most popular pulp action hero was benched. Only The Shadow and Doc Savage were more popular and they even survived the war and its restrictions. This