The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 3) May-June 1983

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 3) May-June 1983
Author: Guy M. Townsend
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1434406385

The Mystery Fancier, Volume 7 Number 3, May-June 1983, contains: "Closing the Gap: A Critique," by John Nieminski, "The Fattest Man in the Medical Profession," by Bob Sampson and "Deadly Edges of the Gay Blade," by Martha Alderson.

Yesterday's Faces, Volume 4

Yesterday's Faces, Volume 4
Author: Robert Sampson
Publisher: Popular Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1987
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780879724153

For the fourth volume of this series, Robert Sampson has selected more than fifty magazine series characters to illustrate the development of the character of the detective. Included here are both the amateur and professional detective, female investigators, deducting doctors, brilliant amateurs, and equally brilliant professional police. There are private detectives reflecting Holmes and hard-boiled cops from the parallel traditions of realism and melodramatic fantasy. Characters include Brady and Riordan, Terry Trimble, Glamorous Nan Russell, J. G. Reeder, plus many others.

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 6) November-December 1983

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 6) November-December 1983
Author: Mickey Spillane
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1434406415

Volume 7 Number 6 of The Mystery Fancier, November-December 1983, contains: "A Few Kind Words for Ashton-Kirk," by Bob Sampson, "The Violent World of Mike Hammer," by Jim Traylor, "The Old Man in the Corner," by Earl F. Bargainnier and "C. B. Greenfield: The Metaphor is the Man," by Jane S. Bakerman.

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 4) July-August 1983

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 4) July-August 1983
Author: Dorothy L. Sayers
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1434406393

The Mystery Fancier, Volume 7 Number 4, July-August 1983, contains: "The Complexity of The Nine Tailors," by Joe R. Christopher, "Spy Series Characters in Hardback, Part XIV," by Barry Van Tilburg and "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard," by Earl F. Bargainnier.

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 1) January-February 1983

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 1) January-February 1983
Author: Guy M. Townsend
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1434406369

The Mystery Fancier, Volume Seven Number One, January-February 1983, contains: "Captain Joseph T. Shaw's Black Mask Scrapbook," by E. R. Hagemann, "Detection by Other Means," by Bob Sampson, "Joe Orton's and Tom Stoppard's Burlesques of the Detective Genre," by Earl F. Bargainnier, "Bloody Balaclava: Charlotte MacLeod's Campus Comedy Mysteries," by Jane S. Bakerman and "Spy Series Characters in Hardback, Part XIII," by Barry Van Tilburg.

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 5) September-October 1983

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 5) September-October 1983
Author: Guy M. Townsend
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1434406407

The Mystery Fancier, Volume 7 Number 5, September-October 1983, contains: "Bleeding the Fun Out," by Fred Isaac, "German Secondary Literature," by Greg Goode and "The Crime Story in Sweden," by K. Arne Blom.

Yesterday's Faces, Volume 3

Yesterday's Faces, Volume 3
Author: Robert Sampson
Publisher: Popular Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1983
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

More than forty criminal heroes are examined in this volume. They include evil characters such as Dr. Fu Manchu, Li Shoon, Black Star, the Spider, Rafferty, Mr. Clackworthy, Elegant Edward, Big-nose Charlie, Thubway Tham, the Thunderbolt, the Man in Purple, and the Crimson Clown, plus many, many more! The development of these characters is traced across more than two decades of crime fiction published in Detective Story Magazine, Flynn's, Black Mask, and other magazines. The conventions that made these stories a special part of popular fiction are examined in detail.

Mystery Fanfare

Mystery Fanfare
Author: Michael L. Cook
Publisher: Popular Press
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1983
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780879722302

This work is a composite index of the complete runs of all mystery and detective fan magazines that have been published, through 1981. Added to it are indexes of many magazines of related nature. This includes magazines that are primarily oriented to boys' book collecting, the paperbacks, and the pulp magazine hero characters, since these all have a place in the mystery and detective genre.

The Official Overstreet Comic Book Companion, 11th Edition

The Official Overstreet Comic Book Companion, 11th Edition
Author: Robert M. Overstreet
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2010
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0375723080

Describes and lists the values of popular collectible comics and graphic novels issued from the 1950s to today, providing tips on buying, collecting, selling, grading, and caring for comics and including a section on related toys and rings.