For the first time in one collection, all five of Ravenwood's adventures have been collected in one volume, as written by one of the greats of the pulp era, Frederick C. Davis. Also features an all-new introduction by Will Murray.
From 1933 to 1935, Frederick C. Davis chronicled the cases of Hollywood P.I. firm Secrets, Inc. Led by Clay "Oke" Oakley and assisted by Cherry Morris and Archibald Brixey, Secrets, Inc., investigated some of the weirdest and most ingenious crimes in the long history of Dime Detective Magazine-all centering around the film industry. Volume 2 collects the final five mysteries.
One of the strangest pulp heroes is finally available from Altus Press! Created by pulp fiction legend Frederick C. Davis for the pages of the ultra-rare title, Ten Detective Aces, the Moon Man fought the forces of the underworld in 38 unforgettable tales. Volume 7 collects the last five stories from this series: "Preview to Murder," "Ghoul's Carnival," "Skeleton's Snare," "Murder for a Pastime" and "Blackjack Jury." And it includes an all-new introduction by Moon Man expert Andrew Salmon.
One of the strangest pulp heroes is finally available from Altus Press! Created by pulp fiction legend Frederick C. Davis for the pages of the ultra-rare title, Ten Detective Aces, the Moon Man fought the forces of the underworld in 38 unforgettable tales. Volume 6 collects the next four stories from this series: "Homicide Dividends," "Robe of Blood," "The Whispering Death" and "Corpse's Plunder." And it includes an all-new introduction by Moon Man expert Andrew Salmon.
One of the strangest pulp heroes is finally available from Altus Press! Created by pulp fiction legend Frederick C. Davis for the pages of the ultra-rare title, Ten Detective Aces, the Moon Man fought the forces of the underworld in 38 unforgettable tales. Volume 2 collects the next six stories from this series: "Silver Death," "Mark of the Moon Man," "Crimson Shackles," "Blood Bargain," "The Black Lash" and "The Murder Master." And it includes an all-new introduction by Moon Man expert Andrew Salmon.
One of the strangest pulp heroes is finally available from Altus Press! Created by pulp fiction legend Frederick C. Davis for the pages of the ultra-rare title, Ten Detective Aces, the Moon Man fought the forces of the underworld in 38 unforgettable tales. Volume 1 collects the first seven stories from this series: "The Sinister Sphere," "Blood on the Moon," "Moon Wizard," "The Silver Secret," "Black Lightning," "Night Nemesis," and "Murder Moon." And it includes an all-new introduction by Moon Man expert Andrew Salmon.
One of the strangest pulp heroes is finally available from Altus Press! Created by pulp fiction legend Frederick C. Davis for the pages of the ultra-rare title, Ten Detective Aces, the Moon Man fought the forces of the underworld in 38 unforgettable tales. Volume 5 collects the next five stories from this series: "The Dial of Doom," "The Bleeding Skeleton," "The Masked Scourge," "The Master of Murder River" and "Counterfeit Corpse." And it includes an all-new introduction by Moon Man expert Andrew Salmon.
The Fight Against the lawless! Mark Hazzard, red-headed, fiery-tempered District Attorney of King's County was a man of the Law, but when the law didn't get justice, the guilty were then the prey for the Juggernaut of Justice and his own iron rules. Bucking the police and the underworld alike, Hazzard kept a secret that would send him to burn in the electric chair. Written by Frederick C. Davis, the author of the Moon Man series. Featuring all six of Mark Hazzard's adventures in one volume!
One of the strangest pulp heroes is finally available from Altus Press! Created by pulp fiction legend Frederick C. Davis for the pages of the ultra-rare title, Ten Detective Aces, the Moon Man fought the forces of the underworld in 38 unforgettable tales. Volume 3 collects the next six stories from this series: "Moon Doom," "Calling Car 13!," "Fingers of Fear," "Corpse's Alibi," "The Sinister Snatch" and "Badge of Blood." And it includes an all-new introduction by Moon Man expert Andrew Salmon.
One of the strangest pulp heroes is finally available from Altus Press! Created by pulp fiction legend Frederick C. Davis for the pages of the ultra-rare title, Ten Detective Aces, the Moon Man fought the forces of the underworld in 38 unforgettable tales. Volume 4 collects the next five stories from this series: "Ghoul's Gamble," "The Silver Snare," "The Crimson Shrine," "Satan's Stepson" and "The Silver Spectre." And it includes an all-new introduction by Moon Man expert Andrew Salmon.
Meet "Lora Lorne," the love advice columnist for the Recorder newspaper... in actuality, gruff reporter Bill Brent. Created by Frederick C. Davis, Brent stumbled through 16 stories published between 1941 and 1946 in the pages of Dime Detective, the prestigious crime pulp second only to the legendary Black Mask in its impact on the genre.
These eight tales of horror represent the best of Frederick C. Davis, as determined by John Pelan, who wrote the introduction for this collection and series. The pulps were supported by many authors but John Pelan knows them all and tells you why Davis was at the pinnacle. The eight stories and their sources are: When the Bat Man Thirsts, Dime Mystery Magazine, March 1937 The Vat of Doom, Dime Mystery Magazine, January 1934 Goddess of Evil Revelry, Dime Mystery Magazine, December 1936 The Smiling Killer, Dime Mystery Magazine, January Mistress of Satan's Hounds, Terror Tales, May/June 1938 I Married a Madman, Dime Mystery Magazine, February 1938 Daughter of the Snake, Terror Tales, November/December 1936 Nameless Brides of Forbidden City, Uncanny Tales, April/May 1939
Big-city residents on both sides of the law regard him with equal measures of fear and reticence. They know that whatever they're doing, right or wrong, will sooner or later come to the attention of Guy "Keyhole" Kerry, a wise-cracking, hard-charging journalist who knows all and tells most of it. Kerry's profession brings him into contact with all kinds of people, and the law of averages guarantees that some of them are better left alone. But Keyhole Kerry will risk anything for a scoop, even if it means becoming embroiled in murder mysteries and making himself a target. This relatively brief series (eight late Thirties entries) was written for Dime Detective by Frederick C. Davis, a tireless pulp scribe who sold more yarns to the magazine-73 in all-than any other contributor save T.T. Flynn. With a half-dozen recurring characters in this one rough-paper periodical, Davis was one of the many talented contributors who made Dime Detective a prestigious crime pulp second only to the legendary Black Mask in its impact on the genre.
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