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The Revised Complete Chronology of Bronze

Matt — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:49:38 +0000

Completely revised and expanded, Rick Lai’s authoritative chronology has been heavily updated to include Lester Dent’s radio scripts and new data unearthed from the recent restored Doc Savage reprint editions.

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The Phantom Detective Companion

Matt — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:56:03 +0000

The longest-running hero of the pulp era! For the first time, the history of the Phantom Detective is bought under one volume, completely updated! Includes an index to nearly 175 stories, 100s of pages of articles, two unused Phantom story plots from the mid-1930s and nearly all of the Phantom’s comic book appearances. It’s 400 pages of must-own information for any pulp fan to enjoy.

Rick Lai’s Secret Histories: Criminal Masterminds

Matt — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:27:27 +0000

The follow-up to Lai’s “Daring Adventurers” collection, this volume contains the following: “The Chronological Crimes of Wu Fang and Yen Sin,” “The Secret History of Captain Nemo,” “A Brief Biography of Dr. Caber (1883-1945?),” “The Bride of Shiwan Khan,” “The Mask of Erik,” “The Life of Dr. Antonio Nikola (1856-1898?),” “The Brothers Zaroff,” “The Savage Killer,” “Irma of the Ilsa,” “The Trail of the Feathered Serpent,” “Zanigew the Killer,” “The Balkan Tigress,” “Astar of Opar: The Secret Origin of Sumuru,” “The Hansoms of John Clay,” “The Tiger of Haiti,” “Professor Moriarty’s Other Daughter,” “The Third Most Dangerous Man in London,” “Some Chronological Observations on the Fu Manchu Series,” “Fu Manchu Vs. Cthulhu,” “Ah Ling, Brother to Fu Manchu,” “The Legacy of Hanoi Shan,” “The Secret of Erlik Khan,” “Partners in Crime: Fu Manchu and Carl Peterson,” “Alias Dr. Natas,” “Sirens of the Si-Fan,” “The Hidden Hand of Shiwan Khan,” and “John Sunlight and the Si-Fan Succession.”

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Operator #5: The History of the Purple Wars

Matt — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:18:16 +0000

The entire history of the The Purple Invasion, the War and Peace of the pulps which ran for over a year in the pages of OPERATOR #5! Loaded with illustrations from the original pulps.

Rick Lai’s Secret Histories: Daring Adventurers

Matt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:52:32 +0000

The first in a series of article collections by one of the Wold Newton authors. This volume contains the following: “A Chronology for the Avenger,” “Yasmini of India,” “The Life and Times of Steve Harrison,” “The Legend of El Borak,” “The Life and Times of Wild Bill Clanton,” “The Saga of Singapore Sammy,” “The Sgt. Jaeger Chronology,” “The Mystery of Harry Quatermain and Other Conundrums,” “The Saga of John Gorman,” “Secrets of Sir Henry Merrivale,” “The Lecoq Universe,” “Peter the Brazen: The Inconsistencies,” “Peter the Brazen Vs . Fu Manchu,” “The Hand of Kong,” “The Contradictions of Khlit the Cossack,” “The A .J . Raffles Chronology,” “The Insane Captain Wentworth,” “The Anomaly of Professor Challenger’s Daughter,” “A Scandal in Ruritania,” “The Holmes-Lupin Rivalry,” “The Savage Family of India,” “The Tragic Case of John Blakeney” and “The Jules de Grandin Chronology” (co-authored with Matthew Baugh). Look for the next volume soon!

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Gangland’s Doom: The Shadow of the Pulps

Matt — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:28:08 +0000

Back in print for the first time in decades, Frank Eisgruber’s “Gangland’s Doom: The Shadow of the Pulps” has been completely remastered with old errors corrected and new material added. It’s the next volume in our The History of The Shadow series.

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Chronology of Shadows: A Timeline of The Shadow’s Exploits

Matt — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:27:49 +0000

For the first time in print, Rick Lai’s “Chronology of Shadows” (his timeline of the pulp character The Shadow) has been updated & assembled in an easy-to-navigate package. It’s the first volume in our The History of The Shadow series.

The Secret Agent “X” Companion

Matt — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:26:51 +0000

The classic investigation of Secret Agent “X,” revised and updated by the original writers, Tom Johnson and Will Murray, including new chapters, images and information! It’s the last word on this classic character!