Comments on: Will Murray’s Pulp Superhero Index is up

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:33:17 +0000

…and I just realized I didn’t answer you! I expect it to be out in a few months.

Matt

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:32:14 +0000

Hi Bruce-

I’m working on it now. Will Murray and Tom Johnson are currently going through it to update any author credits which have become clearer to ID. It’s looking to be around 400 pages, believe it or not!

I am jealous of your covers! Which ones do you have? I saw a PD cover at Windy City last year… very nice pieces.

best,
Matt

By: Bruce Anderson

Bruce Anderson — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:31:35 +0000

Hello Matt! My commercial radio and television sound studio’s walls are decorated with many Rudolph Belarski Phantom Detective cover reprints and two actual covers that I purchased on ebay and had professionally framed. Needless to say, I am quite interested in the Phantom Detective novels–might you tell me when Tom Johnson’s book will be available?

Thanks so much-

Bruce Anderson
President & Production Manager
FOX/CW/OKC Productions KOKH/KOCB Television
&
The Bruce Anderson Project–Creative For Broadcast

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:49:49 +0000

Good news; we have plans for the Green Ghost, Black Hood, Captain Zero and the Belmont Shadow material. All of it and more will be reprinted soon.

By: MBrown

MBrown — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:39:32 +0000

Oooh, good to hear.

I was recently going thru my collection of pulp studies from various publishers (Tattered Pages Press- where did Doug Ellis go?, Golden Perils Press, and Fading Shadows [Tom Johnson]).

Of the ones that Tom did, I have:
Secret Agent X (reprinted by Altus)
History of the Purple Wars (reprinted by Altus)
The Black Bat
The Green Ghost (also included articles on Black Hood & Captain Zero)
From Shadow to Superman (focus on the Belmont Shadow)

Since the printing was a bit primative (a step up from photocopies), I would certainly be willing to get updated and better published (including better pictures/artwork) of these and other works.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:23:55 +0000

Yes, Tom’s 72 (or so) page on the Phantom Detective was written in the mid 1980s. We are currently updating it, including other PD-related articles, PD comics, and (the special treat) two unpublished 1930s PD synopses, one of which has never seen the light of day. It’s still early, but the book is looking to clock in at around 350-380 pages.

There’s also a companion Black Bat study (also by Tom) which will also receive the same treatment as the PD. Look for these this spring/summer.

By: MBrown

MBrown — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:53:12 +0000

I didn’t know Tom Johnson had done a book on the Phantom Detective. Might we see this reprinted by Altus soon?

Where is The Octopus/The Scorpion? Don’t see it on the list.

By: Tom Johnson

Tom Johnson — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:15:52 +0000

I’m glad to see Will’s index up, this is a big help to researchers. Will needs to look over my PD book again, and I think he will clear up several authors on the Phantom Detective listing. We might disagree on some of the authorship, though (lol). But, gosh, Will has done a tremendous amount of digging into these pulp authors, and his research is monumental.

By: Pete Miller

Pete Miller — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:40:33 +0000

Both Mr. Murray’s hero pulp timeline and this Index are amazingly useful items. Thank you.

However, I am wondering why the Green Lama was left off this list…