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Pulp Gallery: MYSTERY ADVENTURES (1935-36)
1935 - H.J. Ward1936 - Norman Saunders1936 - Norman Saunders
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Forgotten Books: The Executioner 42 - THE IRANIAN HIT by Stephen Mertz
Back in the '70s, The Executioner was one of my favorite series. Don Pendleton's prose was stylish and compelling. The plotting was tight, and the action came fast and furious. Mack Bolan was a new...
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Toy Soldier Saturday: REL Cowboys
I think this Rel outfit put most of their efforts into making dollhouses and dollhouse furniture and dollhouse people, but they took time out to make some odd-looking cowboys too. These guys were made...
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Cap Gun Monday: Hubley RIFLEMAN
Hubley began making this super-cool 32" rifle in 1958, to please small-fry fans of the TV series. Good show, despite the insufferable kid. I was amazed to see (on the Nichols Cap Guns site HERE) that...
View ArticleOverlooked Films: RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE in "Custody"
Here's the second episode of this series, originally broadcast in July 1957, when the show still retained some of its noir roots. The title "Call Mr. D" was used when the show went into syndication....
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A Recycled Forgotten Book: DEAD AT THE TAKE-OFF by Lester Dent
Left Coast Crime started yesterday and has me in its grip. I'm busting my butt to get ready for tomorrow's panel on Pulp Detectives. So... I'm falling back on that great American tradition - a...
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Toy Soldier Saturday: The Return of the Pirates of the MPC
Am I brain dead after day two of Left Coast Crime? You bet your ass I am. So here's another recycled post. It's a pretty good one, though.In the late 50s and early 60s, the Multiple Plastics...
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Cap Gun Monday: Hubley COYOTE
This one's on the small side - 8 inches long - but it's all metal and has plenty of scrollwork, giving it a cool ornate look. Why's it called Coyote? Beats me. There's nothing mangy about it.More Cap...
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It happened at Left Coast Crime
Well, a swell time was had by all. I moderated a panel called "Without a Fedora: New Directions in Noir" (wearing a fedora, of course) with Bret R. Wright, Roger Hobbs, Robert Downs and Baer Charlton,...
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"The Continental Opposite" in AHMM
I'm mighty pleased to announce that the May 2015 issue of AHMM is now on sale, featuring a story inspired by Mr. Dashiell Hammett - and the great nonfiction book Portland Confidential by Phil Stanford....
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Forgotten Books: THE CONTINENTAL OP (1974) by Dashiell Hammett
I'm in an Op mood this week because my story "The Continental Opposite" (bringing the old guy out of retirement) appears in the just-out May 2015 issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. I blabbed...
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Coming Soon: The ARGOSY LIBRARY from Altus Books
We take time out from our Continental Op tribute to share this great news from Altus Press. Pretty dang soon (hopefully by May) Altus will roll out the first ten books of their ARGOSY LIBRARY. Argosy...
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THE CONTINENTAL OP (1945, 1946) by Dashiell Hammett
Yeah, I have the Continental Op (and my new AHMM story "The Continental Opposite," previewed HERE) on the brain, so I'm presenting this encore performance of a Forgotten Book post from 2012. I'll...
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Pulp Gallery: THE CONTINENTAL OP (Part 1)
"Arson Plus" Oct 1 1923Today and tomorrow we proudly present peeks at the covers of all but one of the 36 magazines featuring first appearances of Continental Op stories. Most of these were borrowed,...
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Pulp Gallery: THE CONTINENTAL OP (Part 2)
"The Gutting of Couffignal" Dec 1925Here's the big finish to our galley of mags featuring the adventures of the Continental Op. All these but one (you can guess which) was borrowed from Galactic...
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