John Charters becomes ill and takes on the characteristics of a bat, developing cannibalistic and vampiric features, while being eternally parted between his once human nature and his present animal condition. This tale of metamorphosis mixes Kafkaesque elements with the typical pulp fundamentals that would, later on, inspire the atmosphere and the characteristics of one of the most iconic "bat-inspired" comic book character of all time.Also in the book a restored version of "The Case of the Missing Heir" the very first Bob Kane's dark comic book story in the style that would make Batman a lasting success!

Bat Man in the Pulps

Comics & Graphic Novels

MERRILL, LEW

Kane, Bob

Graphic Novels

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Pulp Magazines were popular culture for nearly seventy years. Their colorful covers beckoned the world weary reader to step into a new vibrant world of action, romance and adventure fiction. Pulp magazines filled the entertainment void for as little as a dime for millions of readers each and every week. Printed on cheap high bulk pulp paper, "The Pulps," bridged the gap between juvenile nickel weeklies and the more expensive glossy magazines and hardbound editions. Stories and titles of magazines varied as much as their readers. Come along with us and drink deep the adventure and excitement of "The Pulps."

Spicy Mystery Stories – 02/38: Adventure House Presents:

Literature & Fiction

Cave, Hugh B.

Bellem, Robert Leslie

Genre Fiction

Adventure House

Spurned by the blue noses, SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES churned the imaginations of American men just prior to World War II. Stories of adventure in far off lands, with a touch of sex thrown in for titillation. Features a science fiction themed story WHEN PLANET MATE, along with a South Seas adventure penned by Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective's author, Robert Leslie Bellem.

Spicy Adventure Stories, Sept. 1941: Adventure House Presents

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Spurned by the blue noses, SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES churned the imaginations of American men just prior to World War II.  Stories of adventure in far off lands, with a touch of sex thrown in for titilation.

Spicy-Adventure Stories 8/36

Erotica

Bondage, babes, and evil doers abound in SPICY MYSTERY STORIES. Published by DC Comics founder, SPICY MYSTERY pushed the envelope on acceptable sex and bondage.

Spicy Mystery Stories: July 1941

Features a story by Robert Leslie Bellem. This book has its cover designed by veteran artist, H J Ward.

Spicy Mystery Stories – 07/42: Adventure House Presents:

Garron, Robert A.

Hanna, Paul

Trent, Clive

RED DAWN by Lew Merrill His own countrymen would have none of him, but, though he fought in Saracen armor, he was first of all Anglo Saxon. LEND ME YOUR EARS by Jose Vaca They each had a part to play—the dope peddlers, the Kid, and the girl. Particularly the girl! She would go to any length to avenge her sister—even though it meant to sacrifice of life and honor. DEATH RIDES THE DRIVE by Roy Herrick In the Backwash settlement they made their own laws and they broke them. And now they were birling logs with a woman as a prize!Red Dawn * Lew Merrill Sandakan Shake-Up * Robert Leslie Bellem Diana Daw * Clayton Maxwell Sheriff Barbara * Hugh Speer Cumshaw for the Corpse * James A. Lawson Tables Turned * Harley L. Court

Spicy-Adventure Stories: August 1939

Vaca, Jose

Herrick, Roy

Maxwell, Clayton

Speer, Hugh

Lawson, James A.

Court, Harley L.

Action & Adventure

Ordeal By Nitro by E. Hoffmann Price 
Tuareg Treasure by Robert Leslie Bellem 
A Man Rides Home by Cary Moran 
Traitress' Wages by Lew Merrill 
Master of Paradise by Carl Moore 
Diana Daw by Clayton Maxwell 
Dark Victory by Arthur Wallace 
Here Come the Devils by C.A.M. Donne 
Cursed Be the Head by Ellery Watson Calder 
Code of the Northland by Hugh Speer 7x10 128 pages Cover Artist: H. Parkhurst Adventure House Published: 11/21

Spicy-Adventure Stories – 11/35

The Thrills of Horror! Romantic Tales of the Eerie and Occult! You'll find them in Spicy Mystery—stories of red-blooded men and lovely girls in dangerous situations, in an atmosphere of chills and thrills. Real life is never so tense and dramatic as when a girl is in peril—or as when a siren as deadly as she is beautiful sets her snare for a man…. Are you bored of typical weird menace plots, many of which crept into Spicy Mystery? Then sample these tales which break out of that tired formula where every ending is happy, and the only challenge is guessing which minor character gets exposed as the villain in a rubber monster suit and demon mask! THE BEST OF SPICY MYSTERY VOLUME 1 contains 11 classic stories by the masters of the genre, complete, uncut, and with the original illustrations. It also includes an all-new introduction by editor Alfred Jan, one of the leading experts on the series.

The Best of Spicy Mystery Volume 1

Case, Justin

KUTTNER, HENRY

Bard, John

Lansing, Mort

Norman, Rex

Quinn, Colby

Perry, Jerome Severs

Altus Press

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