A History Of The Doc Savage Adventures In Pulps Paperbacks Comics Fanzines Radio And Film

Author : Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476625157

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A History of the Doc Savage Adventures in Pulps, Paperbacks, Comics, Fanzines, Radio and Film by Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter Pdf

Doc Savage is the prototype of the modern fictional superhero. The character exploded onto the scene in 1933, with the Great Depression and the gathering clouds of war as a cultural backdrop. The adventure series is examined in relation to historical events and the changing tastes of readers, with special attention paid to the horror and science fiction elements. The artwork features illustrations, covers, and original art. Chapters cover Doc Savage paperbacks, pulp magazines, comic books, and fanzines, and an appendix offers biographies of all major contributors to the series.

Author : Tim DeForest
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004-05-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786419029

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Storytelling in the Pulps, Comics, and Radio by Tim DeForest Pdf

The first half of the twentieth century was a golden age of American storytelling. Mailboxes burgeoned with pulp magazines, conveying an endless variety of fiction. Comic strips, with their ongoing dramatic storylines, were a staple of the papers, eagerly followed by millions of readers. Families gathered around the radio, anxious to hear the exploits of their favorite heroes and villains. Before the emergence of television as a dominant--and stifling--cultural force, storytelling blossomed in America as audiences and artists alike embraced new mediums of expression. This examination of storytelling in America during the first half of the twentieth century covers comics, radio, and pulp magazines. Each was bolstered by new or improved technologies and used unique attributes to tell dramatic stories. Sections of the book cover each medium. One appendix gives a timeline for developments relative to the subject, and another highlights particular episodes and story arcs that typify radio drama. Illustrations and a bibliography are included.

Author : Robert Michael "Bobb" Cotter
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781476636481

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The Complete Misfits Discography by Robert Michael "Bobb" Cotter Pdf

A pioneering "horror-punk" band, the Misfits are legends in their own time. This discography tells the story of the band in all of its incarnations through all of their recorded output--both official and unauthorized releases. Discographies are provided for both present and former members' solo projects and bands, along with a wealth of rare record sleeves, photos and vintage posters documenting the evolution of the band and the brand.

Author : Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476626567

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Vampira and Her Daughters by Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter Pdf

From Vampira to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, female horror movie hosts have long been a staple of late-night television. Broadcast on local stations and cable access channels, characters such as Moona Lisa, Stella, Crematia Mortem and Tarantula Ghoul brought an entertaining blend of macabre camp and after-prime-time sexuality to American living rooms in the 1950s through 1990s. Despite a near total lack of local programming today, the tradition continues on the Internet and Roku and other modern media. Featuring exclusive interviews and rare photographs, this book covers dozens of “dream ghouls” with alphabetical entries, from Aunt Gertie to Veronique Von Venom.

Author : Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786491520

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Caroline Munro, First Lady of Fantasy by Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter Pdf

This filmography (including television and music video appearances) chronicles the career of Caroline Munro, a woman of humble beginnings whose chance entry in a “Face of the Year” photo competition propelled her to international fame as a model and actress, and whose work in genre cinema has won her the well-earned title of “First Lady of Fantasy.” It provides complete technical and cast credits for each film, a synopsis, reviews and notes, and a foreword by Caroline Munro.

Author : Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476602011

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The Women of Hammer Horror by Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter Pdf

The Hammer studio is best known for its horror film output from the mid–1950s through the 1970s. This book provides facts about the hundreds of actresses who appeared in those films, including ones released in the twenty-first century by a resurgent Hammer. Each woman’s entry includes her Hammer filmography, a brief biography if available, and other film credits in the horror genre. The book is illustrated with more than 60 film stills and posters.

Author : Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786461899

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Ingrid Pitt, Queen of Horror by Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter Pdf

Ingrid Pitt, icon of horror cinema: her life and career. Full cast and production credits, synopses, reviews and notes are offered for all of her film, stage and television appearances, along with a critical listing of her novels and other published works. An analysis of Hammer Films’ Karnstein Trilogy—of which Pitt’s celebrated The Vampire Lovers (1970) was the first installment—is included, and also examined is the trilogy’s original literary source, Sheridan Le Fanu’s “Carmilla.” Other features are rare photographs and other movie-related graphics from every phase of the actress’ career and a foreword by Ingrid Pitt herself.

Author : Larry Widen
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781411699687

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Doc Savage: Arch Enemy of Evil by Larry Widen Pdf

A pictorial history of the Doc Savage pulp magazines published between 1933 and 1949. The book also includes all Bantam paperback reprint covers, plus miscellaneous comic book art and other related material. An introduction by pulp historian Will Murray and cover art by Joe DeVito round out the collection.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : UCSC:32106019978219

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Choice by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lester Dent
Publisher : Moonstone Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02
Category : Radio plays, American
ISBN : 1933076275

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Doc Savage by Lester Dent Pdf

Doc Savage is a physician, surgeon, scientist, adventurer, inventor, explorer, researcher, and musician -- a renaissance man. A team of scientists (assembled by his father) trained his mind and body to near-superhuman abilities almost from birth, giving him great strength and endurance, a photographic memory, mastery of the martial arts and vast knowledge of the sciences. Dent described the hero as a mix of Sherlock Holmes' deductive abilities, Tarzan's outstanding physical abilities, Craig Kennedy's scientific education, and Abraham Lincoln's goodness. Lester Dent, a serious man of adventure himself, contributed to the legendary Black Mask Magazine some hard boiled/noir crime tales as well. This edition sports a cover by the also legendary Doc Savage cover artist Bob Larkin

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1046 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : Children's libraries
ISBN : PSU:000061843585

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School Library Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sara Martín
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781527559301

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Representations of Masculinity in Literature and Film by Sara Martín Pdf

How are men represented on the printed page, the stage and the screen? What do these representations say about masculinity in the past, the present, and the future? The twelve essays in this volume explore the different ways in which men and masculinity have been represented, from the plays of William Shakespeare to the science fiction of Richard K. Morgan, passing through classic fiction by Emily Brontë and Charles Dickens, and popular favourites by Terry Pratchett and Isaac Asimov, without forgetting the Star Wars saga. Collectively, these essays argue that, although much has been written about men, it has been done from a perspective that does not see masculinity as a specific feature in need of critical appraisal. Men need to be made aware of how they are represented in order to alter the toxic patriarchal models handed down to them and even break the extant binary gender models. For that, it is important that men distinguish patriarchy from masculinity, as is done here, and form anti-patriarchal alliances with each other and with women. This book is, then, an invitation to men’s liberation from patriarchy by raising an awareness of its crippling constraints.

Author : Nostalgia Ventures, Incorporated,Various
Publisher : Nostalgia Ventures
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005-04-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1932806245

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Doc Savage by Nostalgia Ventures, Incorporated,Various Pdf

2 CD Shows 2 Hours Journey back to a time when radio reigned supreme in the hearts and minds of most Americans! Enjoy 4 Western shows from the golden age of radio. 2 hours of rip-roaring cowboy thrills!

Author : Kenneth Robeson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Adventure stories, American
ISBN : OCLC:1036707539

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The Man of Bronze by Kenneth Robeson Pdf

High above the skyscrapers of New York, Doc Savage engages in deadly combat with the red-fingered survivors of an ancient lost civilization. He journeys with his crew to the mysterious lost valley to search for a treasure and to destroy the mysterious Red Death.

Author : Terrence R. Wandtke
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786490158

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The Meaning of Superhero Comic Books by Terrence R. Wandtke Pdf

For decades, scholars have been making the connection between the design of the superhero story and the mythology of the ancient folktale. Moving beyond simple comparisons and common explanations, this volume details how the workings of the superhero comics industry and the conventions of the medium have developed a culture like that of traditional epic storytelling. It chronicles the continuation of the oral/traditional culture of the early 20th century superhero industry in the endless variations on Superman and shows how Frederic Wertham’s anti-comic crusade in the mid–1950s helped make comics the most countercultural new medium of the 20th century. By revealing how contemporary superhero comics, like Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern and Warren Ellis’s The Authority, connect traditional aesthetics and postmodern theories, this work explains why the superhero comic book flourishes in the “new traditional” shape of our acutely self-conscious digital age.