Altus Press

Lester Dent’s Final Story – “Savage Challenge”

Matt — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:25:24 +0000

This is a copy of the February 22, 1958 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, which contains Lester Dent’s last published work during his lifetime, “Savage Challenge.” The copy is in great shape. This story has never been reprinted.

Price: $9.95

Secret Agent “X” – The Complete Series Volume 4

Matt — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:57:13 +0000

For 41 issues from 1934 to 1939, SECRET AGENT “X” battled the forces of evil in the page of his own pulp magazine. Now, for the first time… the complete pulp series is being reprinted in nine deluxe omnibus editions! The text has been reset and all the original interior illustrations have been remastered. This volume contains the next four stories, by Paul Chadwick, Emile C. Tepperman and G. T. Fleming-Roberts: “Devils of Darkness,” “Talons of Terror,” “The Corpse Cavalcade” and “The Golden Ghoul.” This is THE Secret Agent “X” reprint series to own!

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 Crimson Mask Omnibus Volume 1

Matt — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:39:44 +0000

Part of the early 1940s pulp hero revival, pharmacist Bob Clarke takes on the underworld as The Crimson Mask! The first of three volumes collecting the entire series, this first volume includes an all-new introduction by pulp historian Tom Johnson. Volume contains the following: “Enter the Crimson Mask,” “The Crimson Mask’s Murder Trail,” “The Crimson Mask’s Death Gamble,” “Sign of the Crimson Mask,” and “The Crimson Mask’s Scorpion Trail.”

The Big 50

Matt — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:01:20 +0000

I just noticed while setting up a few new titles that we currently have 50 total titles available currently available under the Altus Press banner! Thanks so much for supporting us as we’ve grown to be one of the most prolific pulp publishers in the business! We had the good fortune of working with some of the most knowledgable and supportive authors and contributors over these past 50 books. We look forward to the next 50!

P.S: enjoy the soon-to-be announced title to the right!

Proofreading?

Matt — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:30:39 +0000

First, thanks to everyone for your suggestions for future reprint books. I wish I could tackle them all, but I can tell you that several that were mentioned will happen.

We’ve released a lot of great titles over the past for years, and in order to get them out in a timely manner I’ve had the good fortune to work with a lot of great proofreaders, most recently Ray Riethmeier and Ric Croxton. However, I’ll soon have a glut of completed titles that just need proofreading done on them, and I’m currently looking for other proofreaders who’d like to proof some of them.

I can’t pay for proofreading, but I can give you a free copy of the finished work, as well as a thank you in print. If you’re interested in proofreading, drop me a line using the form on the Contact Us tab.

All right, I’m back to work!

The Finding of Lot’s Wife

Matt — Mon, 31 May 2010 00:39:32 +0000

The mountains near the Dead Sea hide a forgotten people… Quite possibly the best lost race story ever published. Out of print since 1896, it’s another edition in the Altus Press Lost Race Library.

The Weird Adventures of The Blond Adder

Matt — Mon, 31 May 2010 00:38:28 +0000

It’s 1933 and pulp writer Lester Dent has created a new hero who used gadgets to solve mysteries and fight crime. No, it’s not Doc Savage, but Lee Nace, the Blond Adder! This volume collects for the first time all five Lee Nace adventures from the pages of Ten Detective Aces. The majority of these have not seen the light of day since their original publication nearly 80 years ago! We’ve gone back to the original manuscripts to restore deleted passages and also included Lester Dent’s original character Bible for the Blond Adder series. Rounded out by an all-new introduction by pulp historian Will Murray, it’s the must-own pulp publication of the year.

The Curse of the Harcourts

Matt — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:13:52 +0000

A Millennium of Terror! This is the complete history of the grim saga of the house of Harcourt and the fearful doom which for nine centuries overshadowed it… Running for six parts in the pages of Dime Mystery Magazine in 1935, this epic has never been reprinted before. Includes an all-new introduction by John Pelan.

Doc Savage pulp – The Red Skull (August 1933)

Matt — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:27:21 +0000

A coverless copy of this very early Doc Savage issue. The front cover’s been replaced by a color photocopy.

Price: $24.95

Doc Savage pulp – The Golden Man (April 1941)

Matt — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:23:43 +0000

The cover’s missing a good chunk, as is the subsequent page. Otherwise, it’s a nice copy.

Price: $14.95

Doc Savage pulp – Dust of Death (October 1935)

Matt — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:17:32 +0000

This copy is missing the back cover and half of the front. But both have been completed by color photocopies.

Price: $14.95

Doc Savage pulp – Quest of Qui (July 1935)

Matt — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:09:55 +0000

Missing its front cover (which has been replaced with a color photocopy). Some loss to the spine as well.

Price: $14.95

Doc Savage pulp – The Dagger in the Sky (December 1939)

Matt — Sun, 02 May 2010 17:52:14 +0000

The missing front cover has been replaced with a color photocopy. Otherwise, it’s a nice copy.

Price: $14.95

Doc Savage pulp – Death in Silver (October 1934)

Matt — Sun, 02 May 2010 17:47:44 +0000

A coverless copy of this pulp, but both the front and back covers have been replaced with color photocopies.

Price: $14.95

Doc Savage pulp – Resurrection Day (November 1936)

Matt — Sun, 02 May 2010 17:42:26 +0000

One of the best Doc Savage stories. Spine has tape on it, and there’s a large chip out of the front cover. Interior paper is nice.

Price: $14.95

Doc Savage pulp – The Thousand-Headed Man (July 1934)

Matt — Sun, 02 May 2010 17:36:23 +0000

Another early Doc. Missing back cover (replaced with a color photocopy) and there’s plenty of wear to the font. Interior paper’s nice.

Price: $14.95

Doc Savage pulp – Meteor Menace (March 1934)

Matt — Sun, 02 May 2010 17:30:34 +0000

A worn copy of this early Doc from the second year. Missing the back cover. The interior paper is bright.

Price: $14.95

The Black Bat Omnibus Volume 1

Matt — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:52:03 +0000

D.A. Tony Quinn, blinded by a criminal’s acid, begins a new career in his quest to fight crime as the Black Bat! This collection contains the first thee adventures of the Black Bat: “Brand of the Black Bat,” “Murder Calls the Black Bat,” and “The Black Bat Strikes Again,” uncut and restored. The first volume of the complete reprinting of the series.

Seekers of the Glittering Fetish: The Complete Adventures of Armless O’Neil, Volume 1

Matt — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:49:12 +0000

For the first time, Dan Cushman’s exotic locale hard-boiled adventure stories are collected in two editions. This volume collects the first six adventures of Armless O’Neil, from 1945-48 issues of Jungle Stories and Action Stories: “Seekers of the Glittering Fetish,” “Black Mahogany,” “Jackal Kill,” “Five Suns to Angola!,” “Dread Safari,” and “Blood-Spoor of the Devil-Stones.”