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Blood 'n' Thunder: Spring 2011: Adventure, Mystery, and Melodrama in the Early 20th Century (Volume 29)
Blood 'n' Thunder Spring 2011 Adventure Mystery and Melodrama in the Early 20th Century - Volume 29 Author:Carroll John Daly This issue features a lengthy section devoted to DIME DETECTIVE, the long-running pulp magazine that was more influential to the development of hard-boiled crime fiction than any other save the legendary BLACK MASK. In addition to an overview of DIME DETECTIVE, the Spring 2011 BLOOD 'N' THUNDER also has a never-before-reprinted story from the m... more »agazine's November 1931 debut issue: Frederick Nebel's "Death Alley," starring the inimitable Cardigan of the Cosmos Detective Agency. Also: Martin Grams Jr. presents a detailed history of The Shadow's early years (1930-32) on radio, famous collector Walker Martin reminisces about collecting pulps, Daniel J. Neyer covers the 1937 cliffhanger serial TIM TYLER'S LUCK, Ed Hulse discusses a 1941 Wild Bill Elliott "B" Western adapted from a story by detective-pulp specialist Norbert Davis, and more. This 108-page issue is packed with illustrations.« less