{"id":7250,"date":"2018-03-14T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/?p=7250"},"modified":"2025-04-10T11:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:26:08","slug":"tales-from-the-pulp-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/2018\/03\/14\/tales-from-the-pulp-side\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Tales From the Pulp Side’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'Tales<\/a>Tales From the Pulp Side<\/em> is a collection of three New Pulp<\/a> stories published in 2013 from Purloined Pendant Press (part of Dark Quest Books<\/a>). The stories feature a trio of New Pulp heroes: The Nightmare<\/strong>, The Pink Reaper<\/strong>, and Doc Atlas<\/strong> by a trio of New Pulp authors: Michael A. Black<\/strong>, John L. French<\/strong>, and Patrick Thomas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

First up is a Nightmare story by French. I’m not familiar with the character, but he has appeared in several other anthologies. He seems your standard pulp vigilante, wearing a dark suit, full face mask, and using a pair of .45s. He is really wealthy man-about-town Michael Shaw<\/strong>, who some suspect he is The Nightmare. He has no agents, but he does have a police contact.<\/p>\n

In a prior story, The Nightmare was killed and resurrected. Now, Shaw is planning on letting The Nightmare “stay dead.” But if that was the case, we wouldn’t have a story as The Nightmare works to take down a crime lord he has gone up against for too long.<\/p>\n

Thomas provides us with the next story starring The Pink Reaper, a female pulp heroine in the mold of The Domino Lady<\/strong>. I believe this may be her first appearance, but I’m not sure. I she has had further stories. The Nightmare is mentioned, as well as another character of Thomas’, Detective Mydnight<\/strong>. In this story, The Pink Reaper goes up against a new pulp villain, The Green Hood<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The final story is a new Doc Atlas story by Black and Ray Lovato<\/strong>. I have previously posted on Doc Atlas, a Doc Savage<\/strong> pastiche who had adventures during and after WWII. This story is set in 1948 in Brazil, and has Doc Atlas and his two associates, Mad Dog Deagan<\/strong> and Ace Assante<\/strong>, dealing with new evil called The Green Death while looking for a missing heir.<\/p>\n

Sadly, I don’t believe there have been any further Doc Atlas stories since, but<\/em> we should see more new ones soon from Airship 27<\/a>. I also hope they reprint the prior ones for new readers.<\/p>\n

Tales From the Pulp Side<\/em> is a good collection of stories. I’m not familiar with some of these characters, and need to check them out. I see that there is a collection of Nightmare stories, The Nightmare Strikes,<\/em> that includes this one and eight others, and a Pink Reaper collection is planned. And there is the upcoming Doc Atlas volume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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