The Man in Purple
by Johnston McCulley and Tom Johnson
Fresh off the creation of Zorro, writer Johnston McCulley created a fantastic follow-up masked hero: The Man in Purple! Nearly forgotten today and never before reprinted in its entirety, The Man in Purple series has been restored to its original glory! As a bonus, this collection has been augmented by an all-new adventure of The Man in Purple by pulp writer Tom Johnson.
274 pages, approx. 6"x9"
9 Comments
Tom Johnson
November 12, 2010This is great news! A fantastic and tremendously interesting character for its time. McCulley and pulp fans alike should be thrilled about this volume. Matt, thanks for continuing to reprint such great pulp fare for us fans. We appreciate it!
MBrown
November 12, 2010Ordered. Am looking forward to it. Like how the cover style matches the Bat collection.
was hoping to be asked to proof read other works. whatever happened to that??
Matt
November 14, 2010Michael-
I’ll definitely have more proofing work, but nothing right now. That glut of five books I had this summer has been worked through, thankfully. But I’m sure another backup will occur soon… it always happens.
MB
November 22, 2010see my preliminary review on Amazon.com
I now have 30 Altus Press books.
Chris Yates
January 2, 2011This is my second Altus Press trivia question in two or three days. Thank you for humoring me so far.
“Santa Claus” delivered to me a hardcover copy of The Man in Purple collection. Or maybe it was just my very obese USPS mail carrier.
(Yet another) quality product from Altus!! The yellowed, wrinkled effects of the dust jacket illustration are a nice touch.
When adding this title to my Xmas list, I thought the cover illustration would be a lift from an interior illustration to one of the stories. If that were the case, I could have figured out the cover illustration’s origins on my own. It didn’t pan out that way.
Could you tell me from where this cover illustration originated…maybe even an artist if a signature was visible on the original?
Sincerely,
Chris
Matt
January 2, 2011The original Man in Purple stories didn’t include interior illos nor was he on the front covers. Luckily, I stumbled into the illo I used in a mid-30s issue of Thrilling Detective. That’s actually the villain in the story.
It was done by Thrilling’s main illustrator, but I’ve never come across his name before.
Look for more McCulley books in the near future… there are several more in the pipeline.
Matt
Chris Yates
January 2, 2011Thank you!!! Wouldn’t happen to know the month and year of that interior illustration’s appearance in Thrilling Detective?
Thanks too for the hint of McCulleys to come. Let’s see, you’ve covered The Bat, and The Man in Purple. That leaves Thunderbolt, the Crimson Clown, the Black Star, the Mongoose, and McCulley’s own versions of the Green Ghost and the Spider.
My vote – unsolicited of course – is for The Thunderbolt. I honestly know little to nothing about this character because he hasn’t been reprinted in my lifetime. We’ve seen a patchwork of reprints of The Crimson Clown and The Black Star, and I’m not sure there are enough stories starring the Mongoose, The Green Ghost or the Spider to justify a collected volume.
Maybe I’ll find out soon…
Mike Cleary
July 15, 2011Hi! This book shows out of stock on Amazon. Is it out of print? Any chance the paperback will be available again soon?
moring
July 15, 2011Yes, it should be available next week. Thanks for your patience.