Blood 'n' Thunder returns after a long hiatus with the Winter 2008
issue (better late than never). The last of the subscriber and
wholesaler copies are being packaged this weekend and mailed on
Monday.
To begin with, there's a rare behind-the-scenes look at pulp
publi****ng by re****ting on and analyzing the "ashcan" issues prepared
for Harry Donenfeld's Spicy line. Turns out that these slender
magazines, whipped up quickly for copyright-registration purposes and
never intended to be seen by the public, contain some pretty
interesting stories from well-known fictioneers.
BnT celebrates the 75th anniversary of Doc Savage's debut with another
of Will Murray's incisive articles about principal series scribe
Lester Dent. In "The Secret of Fear Cay," Will reveals long-hidden
details about Dent's mid-'30s breakdown and speculates as to its exact
timing and cause.
Paperback Parade editor Gary Lovisi returns to BnT's pages with a
lengthy piece, "The Three Daring Divas of Paperback Pulp Fiction,"
which covers the careers of three formidable female writers whose
startlingly frank novels about *** and crime were simultaneously part
of and beyond the pulp tradition.
Monte Herridge rounds out the Winter '08 number with a brief overview
of a Detective Fiction Weekly series, "Crimes of the Year 2000,"
written by SF pioneer Ray ***mings.
In the interest of getting back on schedule, the Spring 2008 issue of
BnT is already in preparation and will debut later this month at the
Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention. Among other things, it will
include Part One of Martin Grams Jr.'s lengthy study of the Sam Spade
radio show, Arch Whitehouse on writing for the aviation pulps, a
"Cliffhanger Classics" installment covering two Pathe serials of the
late silent era (illustrated with rare stills from the leading lady's
personal collection), and a fascinating piece on the lengthy process
involved in compiling Adventure's 1935 Golden Anniversary issue.
Copies are available from me at 2467 Route 10 East, Bldg. 15, Apt. 4B,
Morris Plains, NJ 07950. Single copies are $6.00 plus $1.50 for
postage. A four-issue subscription is $25.00 postpaid. And, of
course, copies of The Blood 'n' Thunder Guide to Collecting Pulps are
still available from me exclusively for $19.95 plus $5.00 for Priority
Mail ****pping.
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