{"id":7199,"date":"2018-03-07T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/?p=7199"},"modified":"2023-07-02T20:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T00:36:12","slug":"adventure-mystery-magazine-and-tales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/2018\/03\/07\/adventure-mystery-magazine-and-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Adventure Mystery Magazine’ and ‘Tales’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'Adventure<\/a>An interesting attempt to start a New Pulp<\/a> magazine came from a group called Hidalgo Publishing Company, headed by pulp fan Mark O. Lambert<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

First was Adventure Mystery Magazine<\/em>, which appeared in early 1999. The first issue was dated Jan.-Feb.-March 1999. A second issue was promised, but instead a year later we got Adventure Mystery Tales<\/em>, the first of a planned new series of large-size book-magazines. But it, too, would be the only issue. It did include all the stories promised for issue #2 of Adventure Mystery Magazine<\/em>, along with two of the three stories from issues #1.<\/p>\n

Both magazines were edited by Lambert, had cover artwork by Tim Faurote<\/strong> and interior artwork by Jeff Fraker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here are the highlights of each issue:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Adventure Mystery Magazine #1<\/em>: The cover story is Joel Jenkins<\/strong>‘ “Black Circle Storm,” a long story. Michael<\/strong> and Candice Thunder<\/strong> are in Australia, where Michael will be auto racing. But they run afoul of a man with strange powers tied to a sinister group called The Black Circle that has political plans. This story would not be reprinted in Tales<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“Dying on the Vine” from Kevin Olson<\/strong> is an origin story for his adventure hero, The Coward<\/strong>. Yes, a strange name for a hero, but you’ll learn why (somewhat) in this story.<\/p>\n

The New Pulp hero The Red Fez<\/strong> is introduced in Seth Kallan Deitch<\/strong>‘s “The Laugh at Midnight.” Actually, that’s what others call him. He calls himself He Who Laughs at Midnight<\/strong>, and in this story he goes up against The Maestro<\/strong>. We learn who the Red Fez really is, and his background, and this Depression-era hero is fairly interesting.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Adventure Mystery Tales #1:<\/em> The cover story is Jos\u00e9ph McCullogh<\/strong>‘s “Eldritch Miers: Reunion,” which introduces this mysterious investigator who goes up against a sinister cult in Boston in the 1920s.<\/p>\n

Kevin Olson is back with The Coward in his second appearance, “Dog-Walking the River Bottom,” along with his first appearance. This time, he deals with something from his youth.<\/p>\n

Joel Jenkins has another story, “The Ikarian Connection.” Singer Matthias Gantlet<\/strong> gets involved in action when he stops a kidnapping, then is joined by a strongman Black Hawkins<\/strong> in fighting off a paramilitary group.<\/p>\n

The Red Fez’s story is reprinted.<\/p>\n

It’s too bad this effort didn’t succeed. While I know Joel Jenkins is a fairly prolific New Pulp author, I’m not as familiar with his other works. I know he has used Sly Gantlet<\/strong>, who I assume is a brother of Matthias (who mentions he is in a band named Gantlet made of his other brothers). No idea if that includes Matthias or Black Hawkins. And no idea if there have been further stories with The Coward, Red Fez, or Eldritch Miers.<\/p>\n

As to the publisher, Hidalgo had previously put out the first Dent bio: Lester Dent: The Man, His Craft, and His Market<\/em> by M. Martin McCarey-Laird<\/strong> in 1995. Lambert would later edit in 2007 Two-Fisted Tales of La Plata<\/em> through Lulu, but using the Hidalgo name and logo on the book. I’ll cover these in other postings.<\/p>\n

I would have thought had they shifted AMT<\/em> to some print-on-demand form, it could succeed. But these were done I think before that emerged. If you look around, you should be able to find Tales<\/em>. The earlier Magazine<\/em> may be harder to find.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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