The Return of BASIL WOLVERTON's Bingbang Buster (1950)
Buster and Hedy are back! Here's their third rambunctious adventure, from Black Diamond Western #18, dated Mar-Apr 1950. Thanks to JonTheScanner and comicbookplus.
View ArticleHAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: After the Thin Man - Part 3 (1937)
Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jan. 3, 1937Ithaca Journal, Jan. 12, 1937Waterloo Courier, Jan. 13, 1936Spokesman Review, Jan. 20, 1937Quad City Times, Jan. 24, 1937Big Spring Daily Herald, Jan. 25,...
View ArticleForgotten Books: CLASSIC SLEAZE (Or is it?) by ORRIE HITT
Don't remember these books? Don't want to? Don't sweat it. Art Scott remembers them so we don't have to. (Thanks, Art!)Â I'd never had any interest in reading Orrie Hitt, but Stark House sent me a...
View Article$5 SALE at STARK HOUSE PRESS!
It's true! Stark House is having a Warehouse Sale, and selected titles (these and about ten others) are now available for only FIVE BUCKS, with shipping included. Check 'em out HERE.Â
View ArticleThe Return of The Saint (1942)
Simon Templar is back, and has Mussolini on the run. Just possibly written by Leslie Charteris himself, with art by Ed Ashe. From Silver Streak #20, back in Apr 1942. Scanning by SteveD for comicbookplus.
View ArticleHAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: The Girl With the Silver Eyes - Camden (1938)
Our clips this time come from the Camden Morning Post back in Dec. of 1938.Â
View ArticleKING KONG Comic Strip (1933)
A piece of Kong history. This six-day strip appeared in the original pressbook back in 1933. Has it appeared anywhere since? Don't know!
View Article"Death Trap in Iran!" starring Pete Trask, T-Man (1952)
Globe-trotting Treasury agent got his start in 1950 in Police Comics, and went on the star in his own 38-issue comic book. He was a cool spy three years before Ian Fleming made spies cool. This one is...
View ArticleHAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: Hammett and Hellman (1935-37)
Indianapolis News, Aug 12, 1935Spokesman Review, Aug. 20, 1935Fitchburg Sentinel, Apr. 6, 1936New York Daily News, Apr. 27, 1936Sandusky Register, July 28, 1936Orlando Sentinel, Mar. 25, 1937
View ArticleNot-to-be-Forgotten Books: BLACK FRIDAY at ALTUS PRESS - 30% OFF
Yeah, it's my favorite time of year - The Annual Black Friday Sale at ALTUS PRESS. As usual, there are a bunch of new books premiering just this weekend, including Vol. 6 of The Collected Hard-Boiled...
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