Three noholdsbarred pulp blockbusters by one of the greatest storyspinners of all time, the inimitable norvell page. Of course those arent straight horroror any genre novels, but i think horror fans would find a veritable horn of plenty in any of mievilles books. Featuring the best in pulp fiction, pulp reprints including the spider, operator 5, doc savage, tarzan, and hardboiled detective fiction from black mask. Feb 23, 2011 great cover art from one of the most memorable pulp heroes. Doc savage is a fictional character originally published in american pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. The wilder curse midnight murder to kill a dead man. The spider was created in 1933 by harry steeger at popular publications as direct competition to street and smith publications vigilante hero, the shadow. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. The spider is an american pulp magazine hero of the 1930s and 1940s. The spider is faced by a brutal criminal called the fly haha and must hunt him down and vanquish him. A classic pulp mystery from the creator of zorror, the spider strain originally appeared.
On the heels of the success of street and smiths the shadow, popular publications brought another black hat and black cape wearing hero to the pulps the spider, master of men. Doc savage, the shadow, the avenger, the whisperer, nick carter, black bat and the spider. Mysterious press takes a relaxed view of pulp, but pulp aficionados will find ebooks by lester dent and george h. Stories from the big house by convict 12627 four stories of life inside prison and how men get there, from convict 12627. Pulp magazines often referred to as the pulps, also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. This book is an insightful resource and an unforgettable read. Pictures of death the green killer calling justice inc. A great creepy spider in fiction is the weaver that appears in china mievilles perdido street station and iron council. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long. Another epic exploit of americas bestloved pulpfiction character of the 1930s and 1940s. Pulp fiction magazines were the main source of everyday entertainment for the masses during the first half of the 20th century. Richard wentworth the dread spider, nemesis of the underworld, lone wolf anticrime crusader who always fights in that grim nomans land between law and lawless returns in vintage pulp tales of the spider, reissued for todays readers in electronic format.
Age of aces presents in addition to their printed books, age of aces offers a selection of free pdfs of air combat stories from pulp fictioneers as frederick c. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the spider. The spider strain ebook by johnston mcculley rakuten kobo. He was a newspaper reporter after college, then successfully entered the world of pulp fiction, becoming a regular contributor to the legendary black mask, where. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Spider pulp fiction project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. He is pulp fictions most sensational judge, jury, and executioner he is the spider master of men. The spider strain was published in the april 8, 1919 edition of detective story magazine, the fourth and last story in the spider series and has all the elements any reader of pulp fiction has come to expect.
Spider pulp fiction project gutenberg selfpublishing. Johnston mcculley download free kindle epub ebooks. The spider strikes wikisource, the free online library. Adventure house ebooks adventure house sells a handful of pulps as ebooks, and has a number of free stories. In this series, the spider is portrayed as a noncostumed, heavily armed muscular blond hero. Readers met another wealthy, young manabout town who in reality was a crimebuster, richard wentworth, in the spider strikes. I will be devoting time to my own books from now on, and reading on a personal level. Death and the spider spider, book 5 by grant stockbridge. Extreme prejudice kindle edition by murray, will, henderson, cj, fortier, ron, gentile, joe, hancock, tommy.
Org is a free, noncommercial project with the goal of preserving selected paperbased cultural artifacts for future generations of readers, in the form of cover images in jpg format, and, where available, complete covertocover scans in pdf format. Berkley books then berkleymedallion first reprinted the spider in 1969 and 1970, intending to reprint all 118 novels in order, hoping to tap into the reprint phenomenon of the doc savage novels being published by bantam books. Many of his novels and stories were written under the pseudonyms harrington strong, raley brien, george drayne, monica morton, rowena raley, frederic phelps, walter pierson, and john mack stone, among others. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an ebook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine. Writing as grant stockbridge, pages stories included some of the most bizarre and fun takes on heroes and crime fighting in the history of escapist fiction. These 16 novels became the longest running spider reprint series done for the mass market paperback book market. With sardonic wit and fanatical drive, the spider faces down a literally faceless master villain, stops skyscrapers from melting, and corrals a mindcontrolling madman. Awardwinning books by great authors weve strived to make the bestlooking pulp books available anywhere, collecting the best and the most obscure of the pulps golden age. Oct 08, 20 i dont remember how i found out about munseys. Alone, the spider confronts his greatest challenge, but he is not alone this time. Its a website with links to thousands of outofprint books, with over 1,500 pulp era novels.
For the unholy power of the meteorite draws james christopher, alias operator 5, and another government agent from the past, known only as g8. Apr 18, 2012 i believe that the spider is on this ship, remarked a pompous little man, waving a bundle of newspaper clippings. A shrill, vicious laugh is one trademark which terrorizes the evildoers. Johnston mcculley was the author of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character zorro. Johnston mcculley 18831958 was the author of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character zorro. New items and upgraded copies will be added to the.
Before there was batman, before peter parkers alter ego got the bug to slip on a mask, one da. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Though similar, the spider was millionaire playboy richard wentworth, who had served as a major in world war i, and was living in new york city unaffected by the financial deprivations of the great depression. Radio archives purchases girasols spider pulp double line october 25th, 2012 7. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. When a weird meteor crashes in the heart of central park on halloween night, its uncanny light attracts the attention of richard wentworthalias the spider. Theres a lot of good stuff to be found here, as well. As a special bonus, will murray has written an introduction especially for this series of ebooks. Radio archives purchases girasols spider pulp double line. All used original the spider pulp magazine artwork for their covers.
Robot titans of gotham, is the first mass market pulp hero reprint book since bantam stopped publishing doc savage in the nineties. Pulp novels are often known for the sensational art on their covers and the shocking stories they contained, but their entertainment value and low price ensured that they had no shortage of readers. Investigating, the millionaire criminologist encounters a maelstrom of madness in the making. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for. In the mid1970s, pocket books reprinted four spider novels, featuring modern pulp cover artwork by robert a. Great cover art from one of the most memorable pulp heroes. Plot synopses adapted from robert sampsons epic recounting of the spider s adventures in his fantastic book spider bowling green, oh. Since 1996, our licsensed electronic pulp novels in adobe acrobat format, have provided you with the most affordable way to read great, classic pulp fiction. Many of the original 119 spider pulp magazine novels have been reprinted over the years in both massmarket paperback and trade paperback editions. These magazines delivered action and heroes that were some of the most creative in literary history. The spider strain by johnston mcculley overdrive rakuten. The spider at the vintage library pulp fiction, old time. The spider at the fifth imperium the fifth imperiums web site hosts a collection of cd images from baen books digital books, including the spider.
They might not be literary masterpieces, but the astounding stories, weird tales and action packed tales in this section still have the power to amuse. Pulp heroes and their authors have influenced every medium including comics, movies, and television. In the smokeroom of the transatlantic liner conversation lowered at mention of the mysterious new york criminal who sealed his deeds with the tiny design of a particularly hideous spider. See more ideas about pulp fiction, fiction and books. The spider first appeared in print in the pulp magazine series the spider, the first two issues of which were written by r. Yet one alone towered above the others in bringing blazing retaliation to murderous cults and criminal masterminds. From audio books by radio archives to exquisite pulp reprints and replicas from girasol collectables and new tales of the spider from moonstone books, the master of men is alive and well in the pulp book store. If you are in the mood for some classic pulp fiction, the spider strain is a light, entertaining read that will sufficiently satisfy your craving. The spider strikeschapter 1 wikisource, the free online. These paperbacks also failed to find an audience, and the series was canceled. Girasol pulp doubles featuring the spider series by grant. The spider s laugh is so menacing partly because the spider really enjoys the battle and the opportunity to deliver and execute justice. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. The spider is an american pulpmagazine hero of the 1930s and 1940s.
He was the seventh pulp character to get his own magazine. The spider s most potent weapon is the ability to instill fear in the criminals once they realize the spider is closing in. Pulps were printed on cheap paper with ragged, untrimmed edges. Wikimedia commons, an online repository of freeuse images, sound and other media files, has a gallery of the spider pulp covers. Doc savage project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. I can only read for a couple hours every day, and this does not allow me to finish a book in reasonable time. With the addition of the spider ebooks, the pulp book store is quickly becoming the best place to find everything spider. Steeger books is pleased to be the publisher of will murrays allnew wild adventures series starring pulp heroes doc savage and tarzan.
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