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DOC SAVAGE Volume 35: "Meteor Menace" & "The Ten-Ton Snakes"

The pulp era's legendary Man of Bronze confronts threats from space in two pulse-pounding pulp novels by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, after the "Blue Meteor" horror brings near-fatal insanity to Ham Brooks, Doc Savage and his Iron Crew are spirited away to Tibet where they confront the mysterious Mo-Gwei to uncover the strange secret behind the "Meteor Menace." Then, a war hero's plea for help and a box of anaconda skins lead Doc to the danger-filled Brazilian jungles in search of "The Ten-Ton Snakes." Will Murray provides historical commentary while Anthony Tollin chronicles "Doc Savage Around the World." This classic pulp reprint also features the original color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, plus Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations. (Sanctum Books) 

• 978-1-60877-022-9 
• Softcover,
• 7x10,
• b&w,
• $12.95

THE SHADOW Volume 36:

"Crime Rides the Sea," "River of Death" & "The Case of the River of Eternal Woe" "The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows! The Dark Avenger takes to the High Seas in two action-packed pulp classics by Walter B. Gibson and Theodore Tinsley and a lost radio thriller by Bob Shaw. First, roaring ocean waters set the scene for an epic battle between The Shadow and another of The Hand's murderous Fingers. Then, the Master of Darkness combats the drowned corpse calling himself "Davy Jones" in "River of Death." BONUS: Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane investigate "The Case of the River of Eternal Woe" in a lost classic from the Golden Age of Radio. This instant collector's item showcases both of George Rozen's color pulp covers, the classic interior illustrations by Edd Cartier and commentary by popular-culture historians Anthony Tollin and Will Murray.  (Sanctum Books) 

• 978-1-60877-021-2 
• Softcover,
• 7x10.
• B&W,
• $12.95

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THE WHISPERER Volume 3: "Murder Queens" & "Kill Them First" 
"He knows no law but Justice!" The secret life of Police Commissioner James Gordon is explored in a pair of two-fisted thrillers by Doc Savage ghost Laurence Donovan writing as "Clifford Goodrich." First, The Whisperer trumps the sinister schemes of four sultry "Murder Queens." Then, when the Black Hood¹s racketeers terrorize the city, Wildcat Gordon vows to "Kill Them First!" BONUS: a magical tale of "prestidigitection" by The Shadow's Walter B. Gibson. This historic collector's item showcases the original covers by Spider cover artist John Newton Howitt, classic interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Books) 

• 978-1-60877-020-5 
• Softcover,
• 7x10.
• B&W,
• $12.95

Invincible, this unholy crew of death-dealing robots held full sway over a panic-stricken city.  Only Secret Agent "X" dared meet the challenge of these inhuman fiends and their master, The Murder Monster, whose pointed finger turned men and women into pyres of flaming agony.

Order From the Dead by G. T. Fleming-Roberts
Museum Sinister by Emile C. Tepperman
Silenced Partner by Jordan Cole

7x10
128 pages
ISBN: 1-59798-223-7

THE SHADOW Volume 37: "The Third Skull" & "Realm of Doom" 
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Knight of Darkness crushes crime in two thrilling mysteries by Walter Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, "The Third Skull" holds the secret to a hidden fortune, but only The Shadow can decipher its cryptic message. Then, as millionaire Lamont Cranston and businessman Henry Arnaud, the Dark Avenger journeys to a "Realm of Doom" to engage the last of The Hand's murderous Fingers in a battle to the death! This classic pulp reprint  showcases both of George Rozen's color pulp covers, the original interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier and commentary by Will Murray.  (Sanctum Books) 

• 978-1-60877-023-6 
• Softcover,
• 7x10.
• B&W,
• $12.95

Richard Curtis Van Loan, the Ace of Sleuths, probes a maze of mysterious murder to greak a chain of death when catastrophe rocks the nation in the wake of a master criminal's fiendish plan! The Phantom goes into action to stem the tide of menace and intrigue ensnaring innocent victims...

• 7x10
• 112 pages
• 1-59798-296-2
• Rudolph Zirm cover artist

I Love The Dead by G.T. Fleming-Roberts
Stark terror hovers over the Haitian jungle as a Voodoo Priest employs weird magic!  A Complete Horror Novelette.

Harvest of Death by Frank Belknap Long
Gruesome death bares vicious fangs to victims of a malevolent, sadistic fiend in this novelette of torture.

Beasts That Once Were Men by Edmond Hamilton
Kurda's Corridor by Arthur J. Burks
Virus of Vengeance by H.M. Appel
Village of Doom by Saunder M. Cummings
Death Rides the Plateau by Carl Jacobi
Halfway to Horror by Ray Cummings
The Well of Doom by John Clemons

• 7x10
• 128 pages
• 1-59798-294-6
• John Drew cover artist

DOC SAVAGE Volume 36: "The Phantom City" & "No Light to Die By"
The pulp era's greatest superhero returns in two exotic pulp novels by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, the attempted theft of the submarine Helldiver and an encounter with a mysterious white-tressed woman bring Doc Savage to the Arabian desert in search of "The Phantom City." Then, a case of mistaken identity and the disappearance of the Moon lead Doc, Monk and Ham into one of their strangest cases in "No Light to Die By," a rare tale told in the first person. This instant collector's item features the color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer and Walter Swenson, Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 

• 978-1-60877-024-3 
• Softcover,
• 7x10,
• b&w,
• $12.95

DOC SAVAGE Volume 36: "The Phantom City" & "No Light to Die By"
JAMES BAMA VARIANT EDITION
The pulp era's greatest superhero returns in two exotic pulp novels by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, the attempted theft of the submarine Helldiver and an encounter with a mysterious white-tressed woman bring Doc Savage to the Arabian desert in search of "The Phantom City." Then, a case of mistaken identity and the disappearance of the Moon lead Doc, Monk and Ham into one of their strangest cases in "No Light to Die By," a rare tale told in the first person. This instant collector's item leads off with one of James Bama's greatest cover paintings and also features the color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer and Walter Swenson, Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 

• 978-1-60877-025-0 
• Softcover,
• 7x10,
• b&w,
• $12.95

GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES VOLUME 15: THE SPIDER
By Grant Stockbridge

Two action-packed 1930s & 40s adventures of the pulp-era hero, The Spider! The stories are complete including the original pulp black and white illustrations. This issue contains "The Mayor of Hell" (#28 January 1936) and "Fangs of the Dragon" (#107 August 1942).

• 7x10
• 128 pages
• $14.95

Con book for Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention, April 2010.  Articles and fiction featuring material on and about ADVENTURE and it's 100th Anniversary.

• 6x9
• 126 pages
• Walter Baumhofer Cover Art
• B&W
• Illustrated

MURDER AMONG THE DYING - Fall 1945
A body hurtles through the air from a skyscraper window—and before it hits the ground the Black Bat is plunged into a baffling mystery of greed and gore!  Follow the trail of Tony Quinn as he speeds into the most perilous criminal chase of his career!

THE SKELETON'S SECRET - Winter 1945
Scheming crews of corrupt politicians plan a foolproof big haul—but they're in for some unexpected opposition when Tony Quinn, the Nemesis of Crime, takes a hand in Haverford's tangled affairs!  Follow the Black Bat as he pits himself against a might machine of murder and plunder.....

7x10
112 pages
Rudolph Belarski cover artist
ISBN: 1-59798-274-1

Through the forest raged the blood-mad B'Kutu, driven by a renegade Zulu prince. In their path rode Helene—and Ki-Gor, Jungle Lord, fought his greatest fight.

White Man's Code by Wyndham Martyn
Dakar Dread  by Armand Brigaud
Bush_mad Bwana by Willian De Lisle
Kraal of Blood-Miracles by Clyde Irvine

• 7x10
• 128 pages
• 1-59798-270-9
• George Gross cover artist