Comic books in 'Pulp Adventure'

Cover art by Neal Adams. Destiny: The Origin of the Green Hornet, script by James Van Hise, pencils by Dell Barras, inks by John Stangeland; An aging Britt II walks through the family library, stopping to look at a scrapbook, and specifically a preserved Daily Sentinel front page with a headline reading "PROTECTION RACKET MURDERS by Britt Reid." He remembers the story behind it. In 1934, Britt I began working as a crime reporter for the family-owned Daily Sentinel newspaper. A protection racket story leads to his interviewing a grocer about it, when a gun battle between two thug-carrying cars erupts in the street outside. The young man dives for cover, but the businessman freezes, and is killed by wild shots. In the street, Britt finds one of the cars wrecked, its occupants dead. A subsequent discussion with his father, Daniel, leads Britt to the conclusion that the police are incapable of cleaning up the city by themselves, and one man should be able to make a difference. Sometime later, three hoods attempt to kill Britt, who escapes by a combination of daring and luck, which includes their car wrecking and killing them. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Cover pencils by Dell Barras. Destiny: The Origin of the Green Hornet, Part Two, script by James Van Hise, pencils by Dell Barras, inks by John Stangeland; Despite the agreed upon compromise, Ikano works for Britt I as a manservant, much to the latter's displeasure. Daniel Reid "retires" and makes his son the Publisher of the Sentinel. One of his first decisions is to set up a sting operation against the protection racket, by having two reporters, under phony names, open a newsstand, and they are indeed soon approached. That very night, Britt and Ikano discuss the special car Kato has designed and built secretly in a warehouse near, but seemingly separate from, their townhouse (both, says Britt, were originally the property of a prohibition-era bootlegger, who had included a concealed passageway directly connecting the two). Going into the warehouse and looking at the car, which Britt says is a beauty, they discuss the possibility of disguising themselves and using the vehicle and its very unusual attributes to fight the gangs. When Britt hears the car's horn, it sounds to him just like a giant green hornet he encountered on a trip into the African jungle, inspiring his choice of disguise/cover name. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Painted cover art by James Martin. Gun Metal Green, script by James Van Hise, pencils by James Tucker, inks by John Stangeland; A TV news report of a police vs. street gang-bangers shoot-out reminds an aging Britt of a letter the Daily Sentinel received--but never published-- from Dr. Tracy Loring, describing how her personal encounter with the notorious Green Hornet did not jibe with his reputation, and he then thinks back to that day. Accompanied/guarded by Kato, the Hornet surprises the emergency room staff and patients of a major hospital by carrying in a gunshot victim, an eight year old boy, Johnny Fairbanks. After entrusting him to the medicos, he refuses Kato's advice to leave until he knows the child's prognosis. A flashback shows how an attempt to get Jackson Adams to implicate himself in selling firearms to criminals led to a fight with the Red Hook Gang, and the little boy catching a wild shot. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Painted cover art by Eddy Newell. Targets, script by James Van Hise, pencils by James Tucker, inks by John Stangeland; The Hornet's busting of an alliance of racketeers is not entirely successful, as one criminal appropriately known as Scarface gets away, but the encounter leaves him with a second facial mark, and he vows revenge. A trap is set in the tenement district, and it is only with the assistance of some residents that the masked men escape and leave Scarface and his cash for the police. A Sentinel headline proclaims, "City Uses Mob Money To Clean Up Slums." 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Polybagged with Limited-Edition Hologram Card. Cover art by Norm Breyfogle. Death House, script by James Van Hise, pencils by Sal Velluto inks by David Mowry; Sometime in the future, an aging Paul Reid reflects on family history, and the one incident that Britt I would not discuss, though a Sentinel front page clipping and his own journal documented it. 1936: A major, high society party attended by the city's most elite personages is revealed to be a devious trap set by Aaron Vanek, an escaped convict who blames them all for his conviction and five years of incarceration. The mansion is laden with incredible death traps, but among the invitees is Daily Sentinel publisher Britt Reid I, who manages to not only avoid traps, but to overpower one of Vanek's thugs as well. 36 pgs. $2.75. Cover price $2.75.

Unpolybagged and is missing Limited-Edition Hologram Card. Cover art by Norm Breyfogle. Death House, script by James Van Hise, pencils by Sal Velluto inks by David Mowry; Sometime in the future, an aging Paul Reid reflects on family history, and the one incident that Britt I would not discuss, though a Sentinel front page clipping and his own journal documented it. 1936: A major, high society party attended by the city's most elite personages is revealed to be a devious trap set by Aaron Vanek, an escaped convict who blames them all for his conviction and five years of incarceration. The mansion is laden with incredible death traps, but among the invitees is Daily Sentinel publisher Britt Reid I, who manages to not only avoid traps, but to overpower one of Vanek's thugs as well. 36 pgs. $2.75. Cover price $2.75.

Cover pencils by Mark Miraglia, inks by Dan Schaefer. Wolf Pack, script by James Van Hise, pencils by Kevin Tuma, inks by Barb Kaalberg; 2023: Paul Reid wants to know how Britt I dealt with having to kill a man early in his Green Hornet career (as detailed in the previous issue), but the man's journals hold no discussion of the aftermath. However, Ikano Kato's do. 1936: Britt's college roommate, Charles Binford, has written to the Daily Sentinel, asking for an investigation into strange happenings near his home in the Canadian hinterlands. Britt takes advantage of the opportunity to get away from the pressures of the paper, the city, and his double life, with Kato deciding to go along to keep an eye on his troubled friend. However, on the first morning, Nazi soldiers break into the cabin and capture the three men, marching them to a nearby location where they are to be slave labor, building a secret airstrip. Photographs of NOW's original Green Hornet artist Jeff Butler, Mr. T, NOW's frequent Green Hornet writer Ron Fortier and inker David Mowry, TV Green Hornet actor Van Williams, and fans Scott Heathcote and Michelle Latimer, costumed as Hornet II and Kato III, at various then-recent conventions. 36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Cover pencils by Mark Miraglia, inks by Dan Schaefer. New Dreams, Old Nightmares, script by James Van Hise, pencils by Dru Woodard, inks by Dave Simons; An aging Paul Reid is looking at scrapbooks of old Green Hornet newspaper clippings. October 4, 1967: The bombing of a bank announces the debut of a new version of a dead criminal, Inferno. 1949: A madman calling himself Inferno was burning various and apparently unrelated targets. Even as the first Hornet/Kato team closed in on him, another masked hero, the Dark Agent, got there first, and a great explosion seemed to take two lives. Now the name and style are being used by someone else, who seems to strike only financial institutions. At a meeting of crime bosses, the Green Hornet tells the others that he suspects that the cash, securities, etc., are being removed first, and they agree to work together to stop Inferno. A shadowy figure has been watching the meeting, however. Photographs of NOW's original Green Hornet artist Jeff Butler, Mr. T, NOW's frequent Green Hornet writer Ron Fortier and inker David Mowry, TV Green Hornet actor Van Williams, and fans Scott Heathcote and Michelle Latimer, costumed as Hornet II and Kato III, at various then-recent conventions. 36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Deluxe Edition, unsigned - 1st printing.

Written by Jake Saunders. Art by Alex Nino. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 256 pages, Text (with B&W and Full Color Chapter Illustrations).

Tarzan and the Cannibal King is an all-new Tarzan tale, a spectacular addition to any Tarzan collection.

In a jungle country little known to the dusky race of man and never visited by the white, there lived a boy, orphaned almost at birth, but reared against all odds by a tribe of apes like none ever seen in a zoo. And so begins this epic adventure.

• Written by veteran Burroughs writer Jake Saunders.
• Hardback format with dust jacket.
• 256 pages printed on 80# paper in a generous 8 x 10 format.
• Smyth-sewn binding covered in Italian Cialux cloth with gold foil-stamped cover.
• Nine full-color paintings by Alex Nino, including three that are fold-out.
• A six-page bonus section featuring Alex Nino's sketches and preliminary artwork.
• Title and endpaper designs by veteran illustrator Zavier Leslie Cabarga.
• Two-color title page, letterpress-printed on 100% cotton Crane Lettra paper.
• Numerous black and white illustrations and page decorations by Alex Nino.
• Published by Hyborean Press.
• A great story in a work-of-art format sure to please any fine quality book lover.

We don't yet have reviews for Tarzan and the Cannibal King, but Saunders' previous book, The Martian Legion: In Quest of Xonthron, received high praise from Burroughs fans, including Richard Lupoff and Harlan Ellison. You can expect the same high quality and high adventure in Jake's newest novel, Tarzan and the Cannibal King!

This from Richard Lupoff (full review at TheMartianLegion.com): "I've never seen or read anything like this astonishing book. And after coming to terms with the magnificent production, there is Jake Saunders' prodigious novel. Like everything else in this book, it's larger than life. Vast stretches of glorious adventure and dazzling imagery."

And these words from Harlan Ellsion (full review at TheMartianLegion.com): "I could go on expounding what a joy, what a pleasure holding and reading this book would be for all of you, but I'll end this review by again expressing my breathless admiration for Jake Saunders' masterful accomplishment."

"Jake, It was the reading of Tarzan and the Cannibal king that gave me a platform to move to your Martian Legion book. Tarzan and the Cannibal King is so skillfully written that I cannot think of another author beyond ERB that could have bettered your vision of Tarzan as a youth. The quality of your work is obvious. I read as much as possible concerning ERBs works while still touching base with old favorites. In your writing, youve created a sturdy bridge between the old and the new. Like yourself, I am a dyed-in-the-wool Burroughs fan. It is a lifelong allegiance once you are smitten. – John E."

Your order packed with nuke-proof Mycomicshop care to insure safe, mint condition delivery. Cover price $49.99.

Deluxe Limited Signed Edition - 1st printing.

Written by Jake Saunders. Art by Alex Nino. Signed by Jake Saunders (Author), Alex Nino (Illustrator), Jim Gerlach (Project Manager), and Zavier Leslie Cabarga (Book Designer). Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 256 pages, Text (with B&W and Full Color Chapter Illustrations).

NOTE: Limited to 300 signed and numbered copies.

Tarzan and the Cannibal King is an all-new Tarzan tale, a spectacular addition to any Tarzan collection.

In a jungle country little known to the dusky race of man, and never visited by the white, there lived a boy, orphaned almost at birth, but reared against all odds by a tribe of apes like none ever seen in a zoo. And so begins this epic adventure.

• Written by veteran Burroughs writer Jake Saunders.
• Hardback format with dust jacket.
• 256 pages printed on 80# paper in a generous 8 x 10 format.
• Smyth-sewn binding covered in Italian Cialux cloth with gold foil-stamped cover.
• Nine full-color paintings by Alex Nino, including three that are fold-out.
• A six-page bonus section featuring Alex Nino's sketches and preliminary artwork.
• Title and endpaper designs by veteran illustrator Zavier Leslie Cabarga.
• Two-color title page, letterpress-printed on 100% cotton Crane Lettra paper.
• Numerous black and white illustrations and page decorations by Alex Nino.
• Published by Hyborean Press.
• A great story in a work-of-art format sure to please any fine quality book lover.

We don't yet have reviews for Tarzan and the Cannibal King, but Saunders' previous book, The Martian Legion: In Quest of Xonthron, received high praise from Burroughs fans, including Richard Lupoff and Harlan Ellison. You can expect the same high quality and high adventure in Jake's newest novel, Tarzan and the Cannibal King!

This from Richard Lupoff (full review at TheMartianLegion.com): "I've never seen or read anything like this astonishing book. And after coming to terms with the magnificent production, there is Jake Saunders' prodigious novel. Like everything else in this book, it's larger than life. Vast stretches of glorious adventure and dazzling imagery."

And these words from Harlan Ellsion (full review at TheMartianLegion.com): "I could go on expounding what a joy, what a pleasure holding and reading this book would be for all of you, but I'll end this review by again expressing my breathless admiration for Jake Saunders' masterful accomplishment."

"Jake, It was the reading of Tarzan and the Cannibal king that gave me a platform to move to your Martian Legion book. Tarzan and the Cannibal King is so skillfully written that I cannot think of another author beyond ERB that could have bettered your vision of Tarzan as a youth. The quality of your work is obvious. I read as much as possible concerning ERBs works while still touching base with old favorites. In your writing, youve created a sturdy bridge between the old and the new. Like yourself, I am a dyed-in-the-wool Burroughs fan. It is a lifelong allegiance once you are smitten. – John E."

Your order packed with nuke-proof Mycomicshop care to insure safe, mint condition delivery.

The Martian Legion: In Quest of Xonthron Leatherbound Green Thoat Edition limited to 3,000 copies

An Epic Adventure Novel in the Grandest ERB Tradition! The Finest ERB Collectible Ever Produced! Investment Quality!
Written in spirit by Edgar Rice Burroughs with an assist from Jake Saunders. A completely new ERB adventure of Homeric proportions! A quarter million words of high adventure! Like getting four ERB novels in one!

Featuring 130 illustrations by Tom Grindberg, Michael C. Hoffman, and Craig Mullins, including:

• Cover by Craig Mullins
• 106 spot illustrations
• 21 full page paintings and color illustrations
• 3 double-page paintings and color illustrations

In more ways than one, you will find The Martian Legion to be a mighty BIG book!

A First Edition of 4,100 leather bound copies available under the following options:

• #1–3 Worldbuilder edition, bound in Banth, signed and numbered with presentation box and genuine platinum commemorative coin.
• #4–21 Legion Members and Jeddaks edition, bound in Banth, signed and numbered with presentation box and 22 karat gold commemorative coin.
• #22–100 Warriors of Barsoom edition, bound in Banth, signed and numbered with presentation box and 99.9% silver commemorative coin.
• #101–1,100 Wonders of Barsoom edition, bound in Banth, unsigned but numbered, with presentation box and bronze-finish pewter commemorative coin.

Leather used in the production of this book is of the finest quality including Banth from the low hills surrounding the dead seas of ancient Barsoom and premium Gatholian thoat. We are indebted to Napier Industrial & Mercantile for its valuable assistance.

Dimensions

• 11-1/4-in. x 12-1/4-in. x 1-1/2in.
• 423 pages
• Lavish book and cover design by Zavier Leslie Cabarga.
• Barsoomian map endpapers.
• Printed in China on Gold East archival acid-free paper.
• Book text typeset in the Cartier Family, designed in 1967 by Carl Dair.
• Chapter headings typeset in Saber, and picture captions in Jake Ultra. Both fonts were designed especially for this book.
• Russ Cochran, publisher.

The Martian Legion: In Quest of Xonthron
Copyright 2014 Jake D. Saunders, all rights reserved.
Edgar Rice Burroughs TM is a trademark of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and is used by permission.
This limited edition was published by The Russ Cochran Company, Ltd.

The Martian Legion: In Quest of Xonthron , #101–1,100 Wonders of Barsoom edition, bound in Banth, unsigned but numbered, with presentation box and bronze-finish pewter commemorative coins

An Epic Adventure Novel in the Grandest ERB Tradition! The Finest ERB Collectible Ever Produced! Investment Quality!
Written in spirit by Edgar Rice Burroughs with an assist from Jake Saunders. A completely new ERB adventure of Homeric proportions! A quarter million words of high adventure! Like getting four ERB novels in one!

Featuring 130 illustrations by Tom Grindberg, Michael C. Hoffman, and Craig Mullins, including:

• Cover by Craig Mullins
• 106 spot illustrations
• 21 full page paintings and color illustrations
• 3 double-page paintings and color illustrations

In more ways than one, you will find The Martian Legion to be a mighty BIG book!

A First Edition of 4,100 leather bound copies available under the following options:

• #1–3 Worldbuilder edition, bound in Banth, signed and numbered with presentation box and genuine platinum commemorative coin.
• #4–21 Legion Members and Jeddaks edition, bound in Banth, signed and numbered with presentation box and 22 karat gold commemorative coin.
• #22–100 Warriors of Barsoom edition, bound in Banth, signed and numbered with presentation box and 99.9% silver commemorative coin.
• #101–1,100 Wonders of Barsoom edition, bound in Banth, unsigned but numbered, with presentation box and bronze-finish pewter commemorative coin.

THE EDITION OFFERED HERE:

• Wonders of Barsoom edition. Unsigned, but numbered.
• Deluxe clamshell presentation box with coin case compartment.
• Personalized ownership certificate from Napier Industrial & Mercantile Co.
• Beautifil Silver-Dollar-sized Martian coin struck exclusively for this book, bronze finish over pewter, with black coin box stamped in gold with Edgar Rice Burroughs colophon.
  

Leather used in the production of this book is of the finest quality including Banth from the low hills surrounding the dead seas of ancient Barsoom and premium Gatholian thoat. We are indebted to Napier Industrial & Mercantile for its valuable assistance.

Dimensions

• 11-1/4-in. x 12-1/4-in. x 1-1/2in.
• 423 pages
• Lavish book and cover design by Zavier Leslie Cabarga.
• Barsoomian map endpapers.
• Printed in China on Gold East archival acid-free paper.
• Book text typeset in the Cartier Family, designed in 1967 by Carl Dair.
• Chapter headings typeset in Saber, and picture captions in Jake Ultra. Both fonts were designed especially for this book.
• Russ Cochran, publisher.

The Martian Legion: In Quest of Xonthron
Copyright 2014 Jake D. Saunders, all rights reserved.
Edgar Rice Burroughs TM is a trademark of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and is used by permission.
This limited edition was published by The Russ Cochran Company, Ltd.

Volume 32, Issue 1 - March, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 52, Issue 3 - June, 1946. 6.75" x 9.75", 80 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Volume 5, Issue 5 - June, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 3 - July, 1935. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 4, Issue 3 - November, 1935. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

"Corpses Ride the Waves" a full-length novel by Ray Cummings.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - October, 1936. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.