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Overlooked Films: Mattel SNUB-NOSE .38 Commercials
Two weeks ago I posted a couple of Mattel Shootin' Shell Fanner commercials (HERE), harkening back to my days as a half-pint gunslinger. This week I grant equal time to my inner detective. Yep, I had...
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Forgotten Books: THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF SATAN HALL by Carroll John Daly...
This book has two titles, so you can take your pick. The dust jacket calls it The Compleat Adventures of Satan Hall, while the title page, copyright page and embossed spine bear the title The Satan...
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Overlooked Films: CAPTAIN KIDD (1945)
Those E.C. Piracy covers I posted the other day got me in a Yo Ho Ho sort of mood, and this is the result. Toss some popcorn in the microwave and enjoy seeing Randoph Scott and Gilbert Roland play pirate.
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Dan Turner comics: The Case of the Poisoned Puppet (1943)
This adventure is from the July 1943 issue of Dan Turner - Hollywood Detective.More of Dan's comic adventures HERE.
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Forgotten Books: MURDER WON'T WAIT by Carroll John Daly (1933)
Detective Vee Brown, trodding in the bloody footsteps of Race Williams and Satan Hall, was Carroll John Daly’s number three hero. But, I am pleased to report, while he shared characteristics with both,...
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EQMM FEB 2014: "Skyler Hobbs and the Smarter Brother"
Yes, Skyler Hobbs is back, and Ellery Queen's got him.Among the many fine tales in the February Salute to Sherlock Holmes issue is this adventure by yours truly, in which Jason Wilder meets his...
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Toy Soldiers: TIM-MEE COWBOYS - Part 1
Tim-Mee Toys began making these 70mm cowboys in the late '50s, and near as I can tell, they're still making them. They also made Indians, GIs, Civil War soldiers, pirates, knights and others. Though...
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Forgotten (and FREE) Race Williams stories: "A Corpse for a Corpse" by...
Here's a holiday gift from Davy and me (and Skyler Hobbs, too) - a never-reprinted Race adventure from the July 1938 issue of Dime Detective. This time, Race is working for a group of high-minded...
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