One of the most interesting recent Doc Savage pastiches is William Preston‘s The Old Man. At this time he has appeared in three short stories (novellas?), all in...
In the next in this series of articles, I take an overview of one of the major pulp publishers and their pulp heroes: Dell Magazines. Kind of. Established in 1921 by...
Let’s take a look at the fifth collection of The Rook stories by Barry Reese, “The Rook, Vol. 5.” For those who are familiar with the character (i.e...
One of the more unusual pulp heroes is the short-lived Captain Satan from Popular Publications. Lasting five issues of his own series in 1938, the magazine was really a...
Judex is an interesting old proto-pulp character that has returned to prominence in recent years. I’ve previously posted on this character, looking at the...
“Grottos of Chinatown: The Dorus Noel Stories” is an interesting collection of short stories by Arthur J. Burks. Burks was, during his time, very prolific...
Today I’m taking a look at “The Rook, Vol. 4” by Barry Reese. For those who are familiar with the character (i.e., you’ve read the previous...
In the next in this series of articles, I take an overview of one of the major pulp publishers and their pulp heroes: the Frank Munsey Co. Frank Munsey is very important...
Here is the fourth volume of “Tales of Masks and Mayhem,” now from a new publisher, NTD Books. This one is a mix of new and reprinted stories, with stories...
Among original pulp heroes, Capt. Hazzard is sadly a one-hit wonder, and is one of the most blatant Doc Savage clones. Published by Ace Magazines, he got only one issue...