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Forgotten Stories: "A Slug for Cleopatra" - a complete DAFFY DILL mystery by...
Here's the third in our all-too-infrequent visits with Richard Sale's witty but hardboiled reporter, Daffy Dill. This one, from the March 30, 1935 Detective Fiction Weekly, is early in Daffy's career....
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A FREE Preview from EQMM
I've already told you that "Skyler Hobbs and the Smarter Brother" appears in this latest issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. What I didn't know was that there's also a lengthy preview of the...
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Forgotten Stories: "One Man Died" - a complete novelette by NORBERT DAVIS
Norbert Davis is best known these days for his quiet but deadly detective Doan and Doan's imperturbable partner, Carstairs the Great Dane. Four Doan & Carstairs adventures, "Holocaust House,"The...
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Marx WWII German Soldiers
More toy soldier artistry from Louis Marx & Co. Damn, those guys were good.
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Overlooked Films: DICK TRACY (1945)
From the look of these lobby cards (and half sheet) from the first Dick Tracy feature, you'd think the star of the film was Mike Mazurki. Maybe he was. I invite you to see for yourself. Technically,...
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The Country I Lived In: A great new novel by Boston Teran
I went into this book cold. I was only vaguely familiar with the name Boston Teran and had read none of his works. Bottom line: I’m now a big fan, and already enjoying my third Teran novel.The Country...
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Forgotten Books: SAINT JOHNSON by W.R. Burnett (1930)
Here’s a mighty peculiar book. This novel bears the following information prior to the title page:Why Burnett went to such lengths to change all the names - and then tell the reader what he'd changed...
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Toy Soldier Saturday: Tim-Mee Pirates
These pirates, made by Tim-Mee Toys in the '50s and '60s, were sold in bags in dime stores. Who remembers them?More Toy Soldier pics HERE.
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Comic Gallery: Mickey Spillane's MIKE DANGER 4, 5 & 6 (1995-96)
See the first three Mike Danger covers HERE.
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Flying Freebooters: A new Adventure collection by FREDERICK NEBEL
I’ve been waiting thirty years to read some of Frederick Nebel‘s air adventure fiction. And guess what? It was worth the wait.In the first five years of his pulp writing career, Nebel sold dozens of...
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Overblown Films: MAN OF STEEL
Having failed to catch Man of Steel when it played our local second-run pizza and beer theaters, I got the DVD from the library. And even though it was free, I wanted my money back.This is the most...
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