Overlooked Films: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
I was mighty surprised to find this film on YouTube, but as long as it remains, it bears watching. This theatrical release was pieced together from the first three episodes of the Disneyland...
View ArticleTRAILS OF THE WILD (FRONTIER?): Now on Sale!
Davy are I are pleased near to burstin' to be included in this fine new collection from BEAT to a PULP Press. These are all authors we admire and respect, and we're both itchin' for our copy to arrive...
View ArticleForgotten Books: DON'T CRY FOR ME by William Campbell Gault (1952)
Damn. There’s a lot to like to about this one.When I was a kid, William Campbell Gault was my favorite author. I lapped up every one of his hot rod and sports adventures at school and local libraries....
View ArticleWANTED: Thrilling Detective May 1942
A publisher putting together a Frederic Brown collection is seeking scans of the story "Murder in Furs" (and its accompanying artwork) from this issue of Thrilling Detective. Anyone have a copy?The...
View ArticleOverlooked Films: Shootin' Shell Fanner vs. Fanner 45
When I was a young cowpoke, my favorite shootin' iron was the Mattel Fanner 50 (above), which did not shoot plastic bullets. It just looked cool and felt great in the hand.Then Mattel developed...
View ArticleAT LAST! The Complete Black Mask Adventures of MacBride & Kennedy by...
Someone* once called Frederick Nebel "the backbone of Black Mask," and he wasn't kidding. Next to Dashiell Hammett, Nebel was the magazine's most important contributor during the Joe Shaw years, and...
View ArticleForgotten Books: WYATT EARP'S TOMBSTONE VENDETTA by Glenn G. Boyer
Author Glenn Boyer (who headed for the last round-up in February) devoted about thirty years of his life to Earp scholarship, writing many magazine articles and four books on the subject. Boyer had a...
View ArticlePulp Gallery: AMAZING STORIES 13, 14 & 15 (1927)
See the first dozen Amazing covers HERE.
View ArticleForgotten Books Rerun: Have Gun Will Travel, Maverick & Zorro
When I was 13 I discovered the paperback series of Doc Savage, Tarzan and James Bond, and my reading habits changed forever.Before that, I read a lot of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, along with other...
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