MISS FURY RETURNS

If you are a fan of Pulp adventures and crime-fighting ladies in black catsuits (who isn't?), check out the new volume of Miss Fury comics from IDW: "Reprinting every Miss Fury Sunday page from the beginning in April 1941 through April 1944 (where our companion volume picks up), we learn the origins of Miss Fury and her skin-tight panther costume—complete with its sharp claws on her hands and feet! By day, she was socialite Marla Drake—by night, the costumed adventuress Miss Fury. These early exploits introduce all of the memorable characters who remained in the strip for the rest of the decade. Edited by Trina Robbins, Designed by Lorraine Turner." IDW has published two volumes so far: Sensational Sundays 1941-1944 and Miss Fury 1944-1949. 

If that doesn't sound enticing enough, here is the description of IDW's 1944-1949 book from 2011: "Catfights and crossdressers, mad scientists and Gestapo agents with swastikas branding irons - it's one lurid and exciting adventure after another in this lavish, full-color collection of the first female superhero to be created and drawn by a woman. Miss Fury was a sexy adventurer clad in a skin-tight panther costume. By day, she was socialite Marla Drake. By night... Miss Fury! In the first half of the 20th century, women cartoonists could be found in America's newspapers, but Tarpe Mills was one of the few who drew adventure comics, and the only one who drew a costumed superheroine. The Miss Fury Sunday newspaper strip ran from 1941 until 1952 and had millions of readers, among them GIs who painted the beautiful action heroine on the nosecones of their bombers. Eisner- and Harvey-nominated writer and historian Trina Robbins has chosen the best Miss Fury stories for this oversized collection, which also features a biographical essay about Tarpe Mills that places her within the history of women cartoonists, and includes pages from an unpublished and unfinished Miss Fury graphic novel by Mills from 1979."

Dynamite Comics has cornered the market with new pulp comic books. The company has brought back many classic characters -including The Black Bat, Doc Savage, Flash Gordon, The Shadow, and The Spider- with exciting scripts and beautiful artwork. Dynamite Miss Fury page here. 

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PULPFEST 2013

Whispers heard in dark corners and decoded on the internet warn us of a special gathering this summer! People from all over the globe will converge in Ohio for a thrilling weekend to celebrate the adventures of uncanny heroes & mysterious villains with names like The Spider, The Phantom Detective, Doc Savage, and Fu Manchu. If this rogue's gallery is unfamiliar, rest assured that their tales are linked by imagination and adventure to old favorites like Dr. No and agent 007. Pulpfest is an annual convention dedicated to vintage popular fiction, and like familiar comic conventions, the event will feature panels and presentations by artists and writers working on publications, movie screenings, readings, auctions, and a dealer room packed with ultra-rare pulp novels, big little books, cliffhanger serials, original art, new releases, men's adventure magazines, old-time radio shows, first editions, and paperbacks. The schedule for Pulpfest 2013 has just been announced (see below for highlights). Pulpfest will be held in Columbus Ohio from July 25th-28th. Join us there!

Some highlights scheduled for Pulpfest 2013. See the official website for more details here.

*The Pulp Descendants of Fu Manchu- Rick Lai discusses the influence of sax 
  Rohmer's devil doctor on the pulps.
*Hollywood and the Hero Pulps- Blood 'n' Thunder editor Ed Hulse looks at The 
  Spider's Web (1938), followed by a screening of all chapters over two days.
*Doc Savage and the Pulp Heroes of 1933- A panelist of pulp scholars and 
  writers look at eighty years of the "Great Pulp Heroes." 
*Daily readings by writers publishing pulp continuation stories for characters 
  like The Phantom, The Avenger, Fu Manchu, Green Hornet, Honey West, and 
  many more!
*Fu Manchu and the Yellow Peril Pulps- A panelist of pulp scholars and writers 
  discuss Sax Rohmer's infamous creation and the character's influence on pop 
  culture.

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SPY VIBE SUNDAY

Spend Sunday with stylish detectives and fiendish villains over at Spy Vibe's Pinterest page. You'll find image archives devoted to classic Mystery/Adventure, Comic Thrills, Dick Tracy, The Phantom, Cliffhanger Serials, Spy Vibe Style, Ian Fleming, Fantomas, and more!

Ian Fleming on Spy Vibe: recent posts include Ian Fleming Music Series links: Noel Coward,Whispering Jack Smith, Hawaiian Guitar, Joe Fingers Carr, new Ian Fleming Catalog, discovery of one of Ian Fleming's WWII Commandos, James Bond book covers, Ian Fleming's Playboy interview for Kindle, Spy Vibe's discovery of a rare Ian Fleming serialization, Fleming's Royal gold typewriter, Ian Fleming's memorial address, and our Ian Fleming image archive link here.

Check Spy Vibe for recent posts about Op Art, Thomas Allen pulp art, The Shadow, Operation Kid Brother (MST3K), PG Tips Brooke Bond, 1960s espionage writers, my review of SKYFALL, 007 at the Intnl Spy Museum, Syd Cain's comic strip, and more. Spy Vibe is now on Pinterest! Check out our image archives and follow us here.

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