JACK COLE and the "Vengeance of the Mounted" (1948)
Owlhoot Dale Goble is a fan of the great Jack Cole, and has a particular interest in tales of the Northwest Mounted Police. This one's for you, Gobe! From True Crime Comics #3, July-Aug 1948. Thanks to...
View ArticleHAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: The Thin Man Radio Show (1941) Part 4
Fresno Bee Republican, Aug. 26, 1941Honolulu Advertiser, Aug. 31, 1941Shreveport Times, Sept. 10, 1941Fresno Bee Republican, Sept. 30, 1941Honolulu Advertiser, Oct. 19, 1941Minneapolis Star, Nov. 5, 1941
View ArticleEQMM 1946: Clayton Rawson's GREAT MERLINI Unfinished Murder Mystery Contest 1
From Feb. 1947:Â From March 1947:
View ArticleGRAHAM INGELS goes up against "The Bandits of Eagle Rock" (1949)
From Gunfighter #12, back in '49, comes this pre-ghastly yarn featuring Mr. Gunfighter himself. Them thar scribblin's on the silverprint are color codes to guide the printer.Â
View ArticleHAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: The Maltese Falcon (1941) Part 7
Oakland Tribune, Dec. 19, 1941Miami Daily News-Record, Dec. 21, 1941Miami Daily News-Record, Dec. 21, 1941Oakland Tribune, Dec. 23, 1941Birmingham News, Dec. 26, 1941Quebec Gazette, Dec. 27,...
View ArticleThe Shadow Knows You Want It: THE SHADOWED CIRCLE #1
 The Shadow Knows you’re going going to like this fanzine. So he suggests you waste not a minute, but proceed immediately to The Shadowed Circle Facebook Page (that’s HERE) for info on getting a copy,...
View ArticleEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine: Issues 38, 39 & 40 (1947)
With this March 1947 issue, to my regret, EQMM ceased collecting reprint credits in a single spot. Instead, they revealed this info on the first page of each story, making it unreasonable to reproduce.Â
View ArticleKIT CARSON Really Happened! (1944)
Yes, he really did. Here's proof, from It Really Happened #1, published sometime in 1944. Thanks again to ComicBookPlus and freddyfly.
View ArticleHAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: The Thin Man Radio Show (1941) Part 5
Louisville Courier-Journal, Nov. 12, 1941Atlanta Constitution, Nov. 19, 1941Harrisburg Evening News, Nov. 19, 1941Shreveport Times, Dec. 3, 1941Tampa Tribune, Dec. 3, 1941Tampa Times, Dec. 10, 1941
View ArticleMoments in Paperback History: LANCECON 1988
Wouldn't be LanceCon without Lance Casebeer.The action begins.A fine selection of sleaze.Bruce Taylor shops. Tom Lesser talks.Larry Paschelke, Judy Paschelke's hair, Frank Portwood's forehead, Richard...
View ArticleEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine: Issues 41, 42 & 43 (1947)
As lamented in last week's installment, at this point EQMM was no longer including a combined statement of previous publications. Instead, that info was on the title page of each story. Pfui.
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