Paperback Fanatic #29/ #30

Out now; a delicious double-whammy from Fanatic HQ!

Justin Marriott (ed.) – Paperback Fanatic #29 (July, 2014)

Fanatical Thoughts – The Renegade Publishers issue
Fanatical Mails: Readers’ letters. Andrew Kersten, Chris Mikul, Colin Clynes, Dave Hyman, Nigel Taylor, Jim Walker, Tom Tesarek, Stuart Williams, Andy Boot, Kev Demant.

The Renegade Publishers & Friends

American Hysteria – Wisdom House
Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used To Be – Everest publishers
Get Banner – Banner Books
A – Zebra – Early Zebra Books
Top (Shelf) Sellers – Top Sellers And Flamingp
I Fought The Law – The Trials and Tribulations of Freeway Venus Press
Six Continental Sin Publishers – Bedside, Chariot, Magnet (not that one), Bell-Ringer, Gaslight and Imperial Page.
Whacking Off! – Essex House Erotica
Chills & Boom – Laser & Venture books
Never Mind The Haddocks – Peter Haddock Imprints
Major Minor Books – Major Books
Justin Marriott (ed.) – Paperback Fanatic #30 (July, 2014)

PAJ – Interview with SF & Fantasy Artist Peter Andrew Jones
Warm Flesh & Hot Lead – The ‘Adult Western’ Genre
James Doig & Graeme Flanagan – James Workman – A Scot Aus-Pulp Legend
The Human Crossbow – The Crusader fiction of Andrew J. Offult
The Mad Reader – The Mad magazine paperbacks.
Nigel Tatlor – Lure Of The White Worm; Bram Stoker’s other strangely strange horror novel
Dawn Of The Dead– The Horror Movie Tie-ins.

Subscription details, etc from the Fanatic Megastore

See also the Paperback Fanatic 29-30 thread on the Vault forum

Justin Marriott (ed.) – Paperback Fanatic #28

Justin Marriott (ed.) – Paperback Fanatic #28  (Jan, 2014).

Justin Marriott – Fanatical Thoughts. Editorial

Fanatical Mails: Colin Clynes, Lynn Munroe, Dianne Francis, Rob Matthews, Chris Elliott-Cannon, Tom Tesarek, Von doom, Andy Boot, Kev Demant, Nigel Taylor, Ian Millstead, Jim Walker.

Justin Marriott – Don’t Let Your Wife, Girlfriend, Or Mistress Read This Article!: History of Chicago based sleaze publishers, Novel Books (Female Psycho Ward!!!, Nympho Lodge, Torture Love-Cage, etc.).

Justin Marriott – Armada Of Horror. A terrify the small special. Christine Bernard’s Amanda Ghost anthologies, Chetwynd-Hayes Monsters series, Ramsey Campbell’s The Gruesome Book & many more.

Pat Black – Nightmare. Mary Danby’s horror trilogy for younger readers of all ages.

Justin Marriott – Artists Assembled: The Sequel: The comic/ paperback crossover. Continued from previous issue.

Justin Marriott – The Juvies: Teensploitation. Get ready to rumble with the cosh boys, teds, hula hulas, Mary Lou’s & Co.

Justin Marriott – The Wizard Of Gore: Those blood-splattered Hershell G. Lewis tie-ins.

Lynn Munroe – Fargo. Misadventures of John Benteen’s presumably lonesome cowboy.

Graham Andrews – Have Blaster, Will Travel. Richard L. Prather’s ‘Shell Scott’ PI novels.

Justin Marriott – Monster: Why Nelson De Mille’s tough cops, Ryker & Keller were “effectively the same character.” Incorporates ‘The Edson T. Hamill Rykers, published after De Mille quit for Manor books. The Child Killer, The Sadist, The Slasher and – what were they thinking of – Motive For Murder.

Joe Kenney – Glorious Trash: Ryker: A second appraisal of the above.

Paperback Fanatic 24

Out now – just in time for Christmas!

Justin Marriott (ed) – Paperback Fanatic #24 (November 2012)

Fanatical thoughts: anguished wails from ye olde editor.

Fanatical mails: your thoughts on issue 23. Andy Boot, Clive Davis, Colin Clynes, Graham Andrew, James McRobert, Don von Doom, Ian Millsread, Jim Walker, Magnus Gatemark, James Doig, Johan Elzer, Stephen Sennitt, Stuart Williams, Andreas Decker, Nigel Taylor.

Australia’s master of erotic adventure: James Doig and Graeme Flanagan on the prolific sleaze author John Slater.

Col Cameron: original art from the Australian cover artist.

The Survivor: Johnny Mains interviews horror legend James Herbert.

The Obvious Enigma: Andy Boot on Jack Trevor Story.

Soul Cinema: Chris Poggiali provides this issues cover gallery.

Fit to be tied – King Kong: Graham Andrews gives a guided tour of skull island

Canadian Gothic: Graham Andrews on A. E. van Vogt

Top Tens from Stephen Sennitt, Sarah Morgan and James Doig

For subscription info & co., visit the superstore at Paperback Fanatic or email Justin: thepaperbackfanaticATsky.com
(replace AT with @, obviously)

Paperback Fanatic 23

Out now!

Jusin Marrott – Paperback Fanatic # 23 (August, 2012)

Fanatical Mails: Paperback fanatics unite!
Andy Boot, Alan Brennert, Alan Keegan, Scott Forrest, Barry Sandoval, Mike Chivers, John Croot, Colin Clynes, Sandy Robertson, Sukhdev Sandhu, Kev Demant, Andreas Decker, Michel Parry, Nigel Taylor, David Hyman, Graeme Flanagan, Bam!!!

Joe Kenney – The Marksman/ Sharpshooter Connection
Len Levinson – My So-Called Literary Career
Joe Kenney – As Though As They Come: An Interview With Len Levinson
Jim Walker – Fantastic Adventures (incorperating cover gallery)
Andreas Decker – Kiss My Assassin: Rod Gray’s Eve Drum, The Lady From L.U.S.T..
Graham Andrews – Dastardly Digits: Edgar Wallace in Digit paperback
Justin Marriott – The Werewolf Scrapbook
Ray Bradbury covers gallery.

Subscriptions only: available from Fanatic HQ

Justin Marriott – Paperback Fanatic #22

Justin Marriott (ed.) – Paperback Fanatic #22  (May 2012)

Fanatical Thoughts
Results Of Reader Survey: Justin Marriott, Brian Emrich, Clive Davies, David Barraclough, James McRobert, Don Bailey, Murray Ewing, and a cast of thousands.
Fanatical Mails: Bill Halvorsen, Dwayne H. Olson, Colin Clynes, Clive Davies, David Drage, David Southall, Bam!!!, John Gallagher, Andy Boot, Johnny Mains, Nigel Taylor, Kev Demant, Andreas Decker.

Justin Marriott – Forbidden Knowledge: Tandem & Award Occult Paperbacks.
Justin Marriott – Fading Galaxies: The History of two legendary SF publications, Galaxy and If
Justin Marriott – Double Agent: Martin Cruz Smith’s pseudonymous Nick Carter and Inquisitor titles.
Justin Marriott – Confessions Of A Sex Researcher: Bernardt J. Hurwood. Private investigations and horror anthologies.
Justin Marriott & Michel Parry – The Monster Club: Charles Birkin & R. Chetwynd-Hayes. The Tandem-Award paperbacks.
Cranston McMillan – Planet Of The Tie-ins. Those Planet Of The Apes novelisations in full.
Robert Bloch cover gallery

The Paperback Dungeon
Johnny Mains – Confessions of a Compulsive Book Buyer
Joe Kenney – Glorious Trash: David Alexander’s Phoenix series.
Graham Andrews – Robert Bloch’s The Couch

Another astonishing issue of Justin’s sub-only publication. 88 pages of pure pulp heaven & hell!

 

Paperback Fanatic, #20

OUT NOW! i will let my friend and colleague severance give you the lowdown since he put so much graft into typing it for the forum!

take it away, mr guns & lingerie!

Justin Marriott (ed.) – Paperback Fanatic, #20   (September. 2011)

PF20 is a themed issue focusing on Universal’s many imprints – including Award, Tandem, Beacon and Softcover Library in its new 88-page format.

Contents:

Fanatical Thoughts (editorial) by Justin Marriott

Fanatical Mails by Adam Collins, Alan Brennert, Bam!!, Andrew Byers, Chris Wells, Darren Wellings, Colin Clynes, David Barraclough, Derek Smith, David Whitehead, David Southall, Graham Andrews, Mark Rodman, Holger Haase, Paul Ansell, Jeff Mejia, Keith Lyas, Karl Newton, Peter Wrobel, Scott Forrest, Stephen Sennitt, Von Doom, Nigel Taylor, Keith Tree, David Drage, Andy Boot, Johnny Mains, Kev Demant and Andreas Decker.

Glorious Trash by Joe Kenney – The first of Joe’s new columns explores the men’s adventure series The Enforcer by Andrew Sugar.

The Universal Story by Justin Marriott – JM chronicles Universal Publishing, and their many imprints.

The High Priests of Sleaze by Justin Marriott – JM unearths the collectible and interesting from Universal’s sleazy imprint, Beacon Books, includes a mini-checklist.

The Sleazy Side of the Street by Brian Ritt – Brian looks at the works of one of Beacon’s most collectible authors, the prolific Orrie Hitt.

Bibliography of Orrie Hitt’s paperback originals.

Beacon Art Gallery by Brian Emrich – a gallery of original art that graced several Beacon Books.

Tandem Science-Fantasy by Justin Marriott – Justin looks at the offerings from this Tandem line including: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lin Carter, John Jakes, Jane Gaskell and Talbot Mundy.

Fully Illustrated Throughout by Justin Marriott – the big boss-man details the reprinting efforts of the UK arm of Softcover Library.

For a Few Dollars Less by Cranston McMillan – the first of Cranston’s new columns details the tie-in novels based on Sergio Leone’s “The Man With No Name” spaghetti westerns.

Checklist of Softcover Library UK’s first 100 titles.

 

Order your copy from Fanatic HQ but be sharp about it – these magazines fly out of the superstore!

see also the Paperback Fanatic 20 thread on the Vault forum